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“Joerg saved me as a person”
B2710 - 5.0 rating“This man saved my life”
BUS2710 - 2.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
38%
Textbook Required
34%
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4.0
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Reviews (97)
I have no idea how a person seemingly so intelligent, a Doctor, could be lacking in so much common sense. The classes are exactly taught from the text by power point, this is a math course, students need EXAMPLES. His exams load up with problems worded confusingly and never seen before. Horrible professor!Class average: 40!
Dr. Evermann's tests are brutal! Worst prof I've had at MUN.
Midterm average was a 46 while the other classes average was above 70. Could not give any useful info for the final because even 2 days before the final he had not seen it (final made by other prof due to number of complaints). midterms were not reasonable in length. gave no examples in class for practice and often made silly mistakes.
It pretty bad when more then half the class is depending on a 100% final because the final is made by someone other than him! His midterms are ridiculous and the average was 30 marks lower then the other classes. He had to grade up both midtersm so he wouldn't look like such a bad prof!
WORST experience I have EVER had with a prof. Expects 14 week end journals related to classe and 28 pre class reading breifs summarizing journals ( usually about 30-60 pages of reading per class) alll for a whooping 10%. As a student with GPA of 3.6 this was my first 50 i have ever received....
worst. prof. EVER. Honestly if you can avoid him do it. AT ALL COSTS. expects you to dedicate all your spare time to his course. He didn't use a textbook which was good...too bad he made us read over 600 pages of articles and then to journals on them. Presentations were a waste of time, I learned absolutely nothing in that course.
Worst mark I've gotten since my entrance to the business faculty. By far my worst mark actually. The work required in his course is absolutely ridiculous. SIX presentations? honestly is that even necessary
Useless. Prof reserved the last class for comments about the course and how it was taught, everyone in the class showed up, while the average attendance was 12/50 all year. Too much work for too few marks. Material was drier than a desert.
Worst prof ever! Every other class was learning access and excel, while his 2 classes were presenting on the history of info systems. Students pretty much taught the course, and gave no marks for attending class, yet wanted the class to participate in presentations when no one was there! Worst prof I ever had at MUN!
I think people need to give him a chance. He is not half as bad as people on here say he is. Course is a lot of work but if you do all of the work you will do fine. Nice prof, helpful, very intelligent, and easy on the eyes. I would recommend him for the course.
Too much workload...When you ask him some question, he cannot explain clearly. You need to write 3 journals every week, two for reading brife one for reflection.
He tried hard to make the material interesting and to relate it to a career in business instead of focusing on the technical aspects of the material. A nice, helpful prof if you ask him questions. To do well on the assignments & reflections you should follow his grading schemes very closely. I would definitely suggest him for 3700.
Do not understand how this man is still a professor. Not alowed to give tests! Only assignments - which are worth hardly any marks and are ton of work. He does know what he's talking about, but does not have the skills to communicate it to the class.
He is a fairly hard marker and course is a lot of work but i thought he did a good job teaching the material
Wouldnt recommend this teacher for the course. All the assignments are done in a group selected at random. Each day we were taught something, but it was never clear what it was for. Requirements for assignments we not clear as well. The course is actually really important for businesses today,unfortunately it isnt being taught the right way
This prof is useless. Expectations were not clear for learning or for assignments. Groups were chosen at random which was an awful experience in itself and he is not interested in dealing with group issues. He asks for feedback/concerns about the course but does not take constructive criticism well. Avoid at all costs.
Professor doesn't know how to explain the material and doesn't know what he is trying to teach most of the time. Marking is very hard. Its all up to his mood and specially for international students, avoid him.
Dr. Evermann is a friendly and approachable prof, but he is by no means helpful in my experience. His classes are dry and drawn out when more enthusiasm could easily be added. He is by far the hardest marker I have ever seen with by far the strangest marking scheme I have ever witnessed. Avoid this prof by all means
I found this professor disorganized, unprofessional, impartial, and incredibly hard to work with. He is a hard marker which isn't a bad thing, however, he is unable to explain how to improve but rather jumps around questions he is unsure about. I do not recommend this class given the professors hostile demeanor and unhelpful manner.
Worst prof ever. Very hard marker, not helpful at all.
Worst prof I have ever had at MUN. In no way helpful. If you are suck with him and are unhappy with the marks you have received, get them read by another prof. I had all my exams reread and was given a much higher grade.
This is by far the worst prof I have EVER experienced at MUN. He has no consideration for students and how he grades them. His grading scheme is one of the hardest I have seen and he has no idea what he's talking about. I haven't learned one thing the whole semester & he makes you buy a bunch of articles that are $7.00 each. AVOID HIM AT ALL COSTS!
Marks extremely hard, lectures were confusing and all over the place. Places too much emphasis on knowledge of software and not enough on knowledge of course concepts. Multiplies writing grade by content grade on assignments, so that an 80% in writing and an 80% in content gives an overall mark of 64%.
Terrible prof, has horrible expectations and even worse grading schemes, avoid at all costs!
He is an extremely hard marker, classes are really boring, fought to stay awake at the classes I did show up to. Never prepared us at all for the final just gave us a practice final...which was nothing like the final at all. If you want a good grade go for Mary Furey or Terry Hussey.!!
He is in fact a difficult marker. It's not easy to earn the marks, but if you attend class and put some efforts into understanding the materials, it is actually not so bad. He knows what he's talking about and the lab exercises are interesting.
he is up tight and his classes were so boring. He made the course material very complicated. I wouldn't recommend him to anyone.
Awful instructor, awful course. The grading is off the charts ridiculous, it barely makes any sense and he is very tough.
got mad nobody had the reading done 2nd class, lectures were ill-prepared and rambling. grades that weekly log really hard. my notes from class were bare jot notes, it was videos and discussions in small groups to teach each other the material. started the final exam 10 minutes earlier than supposed to, ended 10 mins early too, questioned someone
Just a horrendous prof, probably the worst in the faculty. Expectations are never clear, and marks extremely tough. Lectures are very disorganized and super boring.
AVOID at all costs! Class is mostly group work where you teach each other the material and he walks around in case you have questions but if you have a question his only response is "you tell me". Also if you ask what the course is about he just says "modelling the business process" as if thats not literally the name of the course.
Very unorganized and unsure of what he's teaching. I found the lectures unclear and shows lots of videos that are not relavent. The weekly reflections are often not about what happened in class. Overall he is a very unclear prof and I would definitely not recommended. If I had time back I would of switched into online slot with another prof.
Wost professor in mun
Lectures are unclear, unbelievably tough grader but gives little information on what he actually wants, not helpful when asked questions what so ever
The worst professor I have ever had. AVOID. This course is a second level business course and should NOT be this difficult. In fact it is not difficult WITH ANY OTHER PROF.
AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!!!!!! Worst prof in the business department, makes everything so confusing, tough grader on assignments and weekly reflections! lectures suck, do not learn anything, but if you don't go you will also learn nothing!! Not clear on what is expected on papers, etc. and expects students to know things without being taught!!
WORST professor I have EVER encountered. Avoid by any means necessary; success is near impossible in this course.
Awful lectures, awful assignments, super tough grader, incredibly strange grading scheme, plus what he wants on the assignments is unclear. His lectures were very poor, he barely explained the concepts, as if we knew what he was talking about, and then graded the assignments like we were all experts or something. Avoid this guy, my worst prof yet.
Not the worst teacher lectures wise. However, the evaluation of this course is beyond bizarre. Both the group and individual assignment are so long and broad that I've spent the majority of my semester on one course. Hardest marker I've ever encountered. Feel like I'm leaving an English course, not a business.
Worst professor I have ever had. His grading rubric makes no sense what so ever. I feel as though if I wrote the final on the first day of class, I would know as much as I do on the last day of classes. I would take this course at another University and transfer it over before taking it with this "professor" ever again.
His course was so bad I literally changed my major. Safe to say he is by far the worst prof in the faculty and more than likely the entire university. How he still has a teaching position is beyond me. Extremely unclear and difficult to learn from. Deserves an average rating of -5 but thats not an option on this site unfortunately.
Joerg is the main reason I left the faculty of business. If at all possible you should avoid him. He had very high expectations for a lower difficulty class, and used a lot of complicated tech to teach. If you're not tech savvy then he will make this course hell. He completely turned me away from business and I would advise to never ever take him.
He's a very tough grader and not clear when he teaches. The weekly reflections were graded very critically as were the other assignments.
The bottom line is avoid at all costs, I ignored the warnings on this site due to my schedule and regretted it significantly. Evermann is vague with both his lectures and answers to questions, and is the hardest marker that I have seen in the business faculty. Averages of both term papers and the final were low 50s. Do NOT take.
This guy is getting a bad rep. This man saved my business education career multiple times. Very helpful and GREAT grading scheme makes sense to people with brains.
Great man overall, he's a caring kindhearted. I ended up receiving a 32in the course but i'm back at it for more this time round! My business career is off to great start and I hope to one day become an engineer!. Thanks Jogre! I'll be picking you again and getting triple what i got last time!
I honestly believe this man is making fake reviews. Grading scheme is an absolute nightmare. Drop and take any other prof at all cost
I've got 99 problems and Evermann certainly is one of them. If you enjoy to suffer then you've found your prof
Arguably the best prof at MUN! I got 99% in his course and I'm going to retake it to get the 100%! The grading scheme is very easy and he is very good at teaching the material! I would recommend him to anyone
Simply bad at teaching. Poor at communicating. Deplorable overall, but I managed to survive and pull out a 60 something.
Joerg saved me as a person. He picked me up when I was feeling down and gave me that 20 on my assignment and told me keep up the good work. not sure if he was serious or not. but i went to every class and worked really hard and the hard work paid off got a 33 overall THANKS! Hopefully one day i can be in the NHL
What a beauty guy, real gem 10/10 fella
grading sceme is horrible, the topic of business process is nonsense and evermann is unbelievably horrible at teaching this content in ways for students to understand. ��
He is really good at what he's doing, but he is a horrible grader and his expectations are super high. There are 3 assignments, one of them is presentation and easier than other assignments. However first and third assignments were horrible. It takes forever to get only %60. I would suggest not taking this course until he's gone from the faculty.
Worst prof Ive ever had. Bizarre grading scheme, unclear objectives, and an overall nightmare! The assignments are a joke, as they are too hard and time consuming. Like others have said, if you like to suffer, youve found your prof. Avoid at all costs!!!!
Joerg is such an inspiration to the world of business process management.. i cannot wait to take another class with joerg evermann.
Joerg Is just getting a bad rep for himself from intellectually challenged students. With proper brain power (which 99% of my class didn't have, me being the 1% that did) this course is sooo easy. I may take it again just to see the look on my classmates faces when they fail their test and me Joerg are up in the front of class fist bumping my A+
One of the most respected professors in MUN history, Mr. Evermann combines his use of knowledge and humor to bring together a truly extraordinary 2710 experience. The grading scheme is truly a gift from the heavens, as it ensures an easy A+, and the use of the YAWL program ensures a maximun learning experience. A must have for 2710!!
Right off the rip here I just have to say that the Joergdaddy is just an absolute beauty when it comes to being a professor. Me and the boys: Blonde Hair, NL Hydro, and Stripes walked in the first class and just knew that we were gonna be the heroes of that class. We got a 99 average and we are all redoing the course because of how good Joerg is.
Joerg is by far the worst professor, teacher, or instructor I have ever in countered. Avoid this professor at all costs, if this means you have to do a course over the summer or something else do that instead. He uses a terrible grading scheme that does not use graded average but somehow is still able to included in your GPA. Guy sucks.
This man saved my life. I was about ready to give up when Joerg emailed me notifying me that I was failing the course with a 7%. I changed my life around and started to work for something. With his EXCEPTIONAL grading format I knew I had to push myself. Anyways I ended up getting a 16% in the course so I more than doubled my grade. Great man.
Joerg wants to see you put in the effort, and if you do he'll give you the mark for it. The course material is dry, and he knows that so he tries to make it interesting, but requires students to participate for that to happen. He is a tough grader but a fair one. Your opinion in a discussion is correct as long as you can back it up. Goodluck
Worst class ive had
joerg is infamous for his grading scheme, but he doesn't even mark that harsh. he wants you to pass and if you put in effort you definitely will.
This prof is one of the hardest I have ever came across. His exams contains much more than what he teaches in class. That is because his class average is usually 50% and he hates giving marks. I just want say to you Good luck if you take his course, because trust me when I say you will need that.
Guys I am telling you, this prof will try his hardest to make sure you fail his course. His grading criteria is absolutely atrocious. He will teach a few things in class, and expect us to master in that particular subject by ourselves. You need all the luck in the world to pass this course. good luck in trying to pass this course
Overall the worst experience I have ever had at MUN. What a joke of a grading scheme. What he expects students to know the the YAWL system and WoPed is ridiculous. By all means do not take this prof unless you have to
Joerg is honestly not a bad prof. His grading scheme is difficult, but the tests are straight from the slides! He answered e-mails in a timely fashion, and provided extra time in the lab to help! His assignments were difficult and took a long time to complete, but they were not impossible!
Dr. Evermann is not the worst prof ever, I personally don't know why he has such horrible reviews. He is a nice man and is quite approachable.
Overall great man who really cares about his students. His grading scheme is the best and he will always ensure his students do exceptionally well in the course. My only complaint is he usually has a putrid smell of alcohol and wears the same clothes everyday. Other than that, he is a great teacher and his lectures are quite entertaining.
I took Joerg for 2710 this semester and don't see why he has such a bad rep. He makes the course harder than it needs to be, but makes up for it with his teaching skills. He likes to drink a lot and sometimes comes to class with a jag on which can be entertaining. Overall fun guy.
Joerg will make you throw up, either from the anxiety of trying to do well in his class or his constant odor of alcohol. I would sooner change faculties than redo this course if I failed. He is overall a terrible prof, but it is half funny when you think about how bad he was in retrospect.
This professor provides a a grading rubric to follow. Then promptly ignores every requirement for each aspect of the rubric. He ignores entire sections of essays in order to fit with his preconceived notions of what your grades "should be," instead of what they actually contain. Horrible professor. Would rather drop out then have him again.
This guy has almost no teaching skills and his standards for work change every two seconds. I found that he made the models seem audacious when they could have been easier if he was clearer and concise. His class was one of the main reasons why I switched faculties, just hope that there's a second prof option when you need to do the course.
Joerg is super accessible outside of class but the material can be dry and overwhelming. Not as bad as some of these reviews make him out to be. Don't leave things till the last minute cuz he'll look at your assignment before you submit
One of the worst profs I have had, all group projects and every class average for each test was 65% or lower. Just avoid.
Not horrible like the ratings say. He doesn't teach as well as he could be he is always there to help through emails and office hours. His grading is not the best, but it is not impossible to complete his assignments and tests. You cannot procrastinate in his class though. The difficult assignments and tests will hurt you bad if you do.
Worst professor I have ever taken. Gave me a 0, emailed him twice and never responded. Please do not take it with him, even if you have to wait A YEAR.
Absolutely awful. Does not know how to teach and is a very hard grader. You have to read the book and learn it yourself. An assignment worth 20% of our grade had a 21% class average with only two people passing the assignment. Awful professor, stay clear.
The worst prof at MUN. Can't teach, can't grade. He is awful stay away if you want to succeed in Business 2710 and Business 3700 and not have a headache listening to him every day.
Difficult to follow and very poor teacher.
Avoid at all costs
He doesn't know even 1 line of python. He leaves lots of assignments individually. marking is so tough. he doesn't support students. harsh behavior when it comes to grading time.
This professor barely cares about his students and his assignments were worth 65% but his grading is pretty harsh and requires documents as long as 30-35 pages in order to get an 80% and above. He graded us below 50% so that you study for finals but he is not helpful in teaching as he barely teaches online he expects us to study on our own. Avoid!!
i found out most of the class failed because he was such a poor teacher, assignment instructions were unclear and he was a harsh grader. The final was also awful and incredibly hard
Professor is demanding and his expectations are high from students. He is accommodating and wants students to put effort so goes easy on them for grading. Course was tough but grading was good. There is a final exam but students can discuss to manage course work. He listens and accommodates
He is one of the Worst Prof for Business Analytics course. Please AVOID AT ALL COST. NEVER REPLY TO EMAILS AT ALL. THE WHOLE CLASS FAILED HIS MIDTERM EXAM.
Personally don't recommend him at all for students looking to take this course. The content is written as if it was made from ChatGPT. The professor isn't easily accessible outside of the course, and he is probably the toughest grader I've ever had for a course seeing as the majority of the students failed their midterm. Avoid him if possible.
Joerg leaves much to be desired. The class average on the midterm was an outstanding 25%, and expected Business students, respectively, to write lines of code on paper. Despite the abundance of emails sent to Joerg from his students requesting lectures, he simply refused the idea and insisted we get AI tools to teach us instead!
4720 as a course is an absolute joke. Each of the 21 modules requires a deep understanding of fairly complex AI and CS material (which business students have little past course knowledge on). Pair that with a prof who, instead of creating actual lectures, used AI to create a video of someone simply reading slides after 7/65 passed the midterm.Avoid
Joerg does not provide tutorials, and only offered TA instructed tutorials after dozens of students complained post midterm, which had a class average of 24, with 3/63 students passing. Not to mention in the “tutorials” the TA had to use chat gpt to learn half the sample questions to even try to teach the material. Worst course I've ever taken.
He knows Computer Science well, but is unforgiving with how he assesses the content he provided. This course is very complex and technical for business students, and the relevance is questionable for business careers. After repeated pleas to reasonably accommodate the class, he refused and now the class must suffer.
Dr. Evermann created the textbook for this course, which suffers from severe content and pacing issues. He has 21 modules covering two per week, such as two advanced ML topics a week, which is insane, considering the level of depth is typically taught at a graduate level. He has the role of a data scientist and business analyst, highly mismatched.
Average for the Midterm was 24%, and it seems that it won't be far from that in the final exam as well. Joerg seems like a great and funny person outside his work. But it seems that he does not understand how to set the difficulty of his exams - and this could be that he hasn't been a student himself for a while. He would've been great.
most of my class failed and I ended up dropping the course and doing it with another prof who was so much better. He is knowledgeable but has no clue how to teach. So many students have complained about him but the faculty doest replace him! im an international student who pays thousands for one course and this was a waste of my tuition and time.
The prof is not only rude but I noticed that when selecting groups, he put all the students who are minorities or had handicaps together. He makes his lectures purposefully and takes himself too seriously. Avoid at all costs.
Hilariously bad. If Joerg has a million haters I'm one of them, if Joerg has one hater it's me, if Joerg has no haters I'm dead. Light a match too close to his breath and it would probably light up.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
38%
Textbook Required
34%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
C+
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Stable
+0.01 avg changeRatings by Course
BUSI9903
4.0
(1)BUSI3700
2.6
(8)2710002
2.5
(2)BUS2710
2.5
(20)BUSI003
2.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
2710002
5.0
BUSI4401
5.0
BUS3700
5.0
BUSI003
5.0
BUSINESS2710
5.0