great kick ass teacher, you learn a hell of alot in this class

allright class. its time for a smoke break

Moodums, Rooters and Bit Errors oh my.

Good teacher -- but marks VERY hard and unfairly

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too difficult

Good - but does not know anything about grades over 'D' He tinks D is for Dataco

I am an A but got a C+. I still like the old Rrrrooooterrrr.

Very enthusiastic teacher. You'll learn to smoke a lot!

too hard

ONE OF THE BEST PROFESSORS IN SENECA COLLEGE. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!

what did we learn today??? AAAAAAL

Very good teacher, explains topics very clearly and makes the class interesting

Stop whining I got an A, study and dont flame the prof, geeks

So the happy networking guy... Hard marker, wants a ton of info on tests

ON EASINESS I understand. Class 1 he gives assignment 1 then tells us his name

god be prepared to work

Learn how to spell jerk, he is not one

you may hate hime now, but wait till later, you'll thank him now lets have a milk break

O my god does this guy make hard tests !! I like his milk brakes though !

say what you will, Ya his tests are long to the extreme but he knows his stuff and he's a funny guy.

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He is a very hard marker but he care about his students and he knows his stuff inside and out

Good prof, but you have to spend A LOT of time for his class.

He is the best prof they have. If you dont learn anything from Ian, drop out of networking, your an idiot. Great guy.

funny guy... ASCII chart... knows his stuff well, tries to make it interesting, HARDEST MARKER THOUGH

This was the best teacher I've ever had at Seneca. "quadratrature modulation... you! tell me what this means!". he smelled of rum everyday, but he made me interested in boring networking protocols

You can learn more from this guy in three periods than you can in the whole night school semester.If you wanna learn about how data com is used in the real world then have him for dcn, if u just want a high mark with no idea what your talking about,night

good teacher, but getting marks on tests from him is like pulling teeth

knows his stuff but doesn't like to repeat himself but teaches very well a class you go in and even if you failk you learn something.

lol is all what i can say to this guy.. he have excellent way of teaching, easy to way to make you understand the topics on that class. Passing his is like a miracle but yes its possible. Ro00oters all the way! Microsoft, Cisco guy ;)

HE ROCKS!

MAN..theres nothing bad you can say about this teacher besides him making you learn how to configure the ROOTERS by yourself(which is a good thing in real life).He is really a good teacher that knows his stuff. I still have the exam left to do so its DO or DIE. This class aint for powerpoint LOSERS!

Great teacher howevver the tests are ridiculosly hard.

By far the most difficult course I took at Seneca. He is one of the craziest, but smartest teachers I've ever had. He knows his datacom inside out. Loved his "datacom party" analogies. Tests were lenghty but not difficult to pass if you study. Great teacher. Made networking and data communications come to life!

he is one of the best teachers i ever had in Seneca, smart he knows what he is teaching and makes you understand every thing about data come but his problem is in the tests were he gets you a grooooooooooooooooovy tests asking for 2 pages easy for each question

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Mr. Allison is the best!! C-Bear

He is old. We are not.Someday soon he will retire. Then we will pass.

Mr. Allison completely changed my path in life. He encouraged me to pursue my dream of becoming a paleonthology artist despite the fact that he is a computer teacher. Although his accent is somewhat weird and hard to follow, ( is he English?)I think he is a cool guy and feel lucky to have had him as a prof.

AS LONG AS YOU STAY ON HIS GOOD SIDE, YOU WILL PASS. HIS TESTS MAY BE HARD MARKED, BUT REMEMBER, IF HE LIKES YOU, YOU WILL PASS EVEN IF YOU GET 60% ON A TEST AND GET A "B" IN THE COURESE. TAKE A MILK BREAK WITH HIM. SCOTCH RULES!!

Ian Allison is an great teacher. He explains things very well, and prepares you for the tests and exams. Just remember to take really good notes, and spend a lot of time preparing for his tests. They're all essay format, and the trick is to work FAST in the exam.

Awesome teacher. At first I didn't like him, but he's a really funny guy. His tests aren't all that hard, he gave us the questions to the tests beforehand, you just find the answers and memorize them. Whats so hard about that? Great, great teacher.

If you take his class you will learna LOT even if you fail. He makes the tests really hard JUST so you push yourself to the limit, he explains very well and will help you with your notes before the tests and exam. TAKE THIS CLASS IF YOU WANT TO BE SOMEBODY IN LIFE.

Ian is very passinate about his class. But you better study or you WILL fail

What can you say, hes a hard ass, laughs the evil laugh at his students 'ha ha ha ha', and loves to teach. :)'I'm going for a shhhhmoke! ha ha ha ha'

This Guy's been teaching me my whole life. He is, and always will be my hero. Brother Mark.

I love this guy! He's just plain magic!! He got the accent that I always wanted and Ya, he's old but he ain't heavy, he's my brother. M

Ian Allison will kick your ass! You will walk into his class soft and leave carved out of wood... ask him to teach you assembly if you're breezing through Datacom.

He is an idol for "old school". I felt like an illiterate during his lectures. Never seen a professor giving a lecture completely from his head without using any visual aid and without a single mistake in technical description. No wonder all other profs tell you go to him for datacom questions.

Well after a stop at the blueberry hill and a smoke he will always fill the class with excitement, walking around the class to each student this guy will keep you on your feet. He knows his stuff, the only teacher i have had at Seneca that teaches 100% true without aid, and for people who think you can skip, his basement is already full of scotch!!

Hard classes, nice prof. Very charismatic and funny. Has a very peculiar way to teach. Usually on his breaks u can spot him at the bar (... Hill) at York Lanes taking beers with Scott.

He is a good teacher. His lectures are really good. The way he teaches about the various protocols is interesting and easy to remember. However you need to put hard work else you will fail this course, because his expectation is very high. He is not much helpful in labs. However if you put your effort and learn it you will understand.

The Midterm and Final Exam are both given in essay/question format. Each mark is basically one paragraph on what is lectured weekly. You will need to other students and friends for notes and/or do research on your own. Put in WORK. Do not feel bad if you fail the first time. One of the harder courses in the program, but you will come out a WINNER.

Best prof. And by best I mean he is the hardest marking dude around. Despite this, I managed to pass when 75% didn't. He decided to give us an "easy" final in order to get his rating up here on this site while he was away on vacation. I guess he hoped people would think he changed his ways but...he definitely won't. Cheers Ian!

Awesome, especially when it's steak day!

Ian is a great teacher, he really knows his stuff. If you walk into his class ready to learn and write a lot, you'll do really well. Study at least a week in advance for both the midterm and the exam as you'll be writing about 45 paragraphs for each. Tests are more of memorization than knowledge, but if you know it, you'll remember it. He's awesome

Good teacher, knows his stuff. expects a lot from students come midterm time. expect to write 10 essays in less than 2 hours. No one finishes his midterm. Cool guy, just a hard marker and hard on students. get on his good side and he'll get on yours.

Hands down the best lecturer I've ever had. Makes boring and obsolete topics interesting. He's informal and it makes it easier to relate to him. He's a super hard marker and his tests are killer. TAKE NOTES. Write down EVERYTHING he says, as the tests are directly based on the lectures. Essay format, one mark per paragraph.

I love this guy! He's just plain magic!! He is a good teacher. His lectures are really good. The way he teaches about the various protocols is interesting and easy to remember. Ian is a great teacher, he really knows his stuff. If you walk into his class ready to learn and write a lot, you'll do really well. Ian Allison is an great teacher.

His lectures are fun to attend to since its as if he's story telling. His tests are essay writing but he will tell you about whats going to be on it as early as week #2. The key points to passing his class is to sit around the front row, take notes during his lecture and make sure they're neat AND most importantly, don't miss any lectures or labs!