very smart and honest with his students, also fun!

he really stimulates thinking; makes your brain sweat

Excellent teacher!

A teacher with a heart! Excellent experience!

An interesting course. He's very easy going and not at all intimidating.

One of the best.

Great prof! But disrespectful of Leo at the end!

Very intelligent, easy-going and kind prof.

Great Prof. Absolutely amazing...great thinker. Great guy..Best in York

This guy is awesome! His wit is almost English, hee hee.True political spirit!

cool class but too bad is in the morning

Here's your chili

[He] is the smartest guy you will ever meet. (Dwyer, comments in class, 2002)

he's the average joe. but really smart

great professor, love coming to his class and he actually wants you to succeed

someone who wants you to be you, & inspires to seek the best of it

Interesting character.Enjoys to swear to get class attention.Favoriticism isgood

Great prof, tough course...

A very tought prof, but good, bad readings, poor class discussion leader

I actually look forward to Saturday morning classes with him

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Hilarious. His jokes were some of the funniest I have ever heard. He loves sterotyping people but its in good nature. The readings were awesome. It real peaked my interest in European literature.

Great lectures. Entertaining and interesting to listen to.

He is by far, my favourite professor...his jokes make me ****my pants, he has the greatest insight to the female mind.

He has a very fertile imagination and intellect. He can inspire a class, even while criticizing students on their presentation styles. I know how to do a proper business-style presentation because of him.

Lecture notes on internet very informative and useful. Was tough with the marking and was a little too fast when speaking in lectures

Entertaining lecturer, but has a very high opinion of himself and his beliefs, which is really evident in his lectures. The course involved a lot of reading, from 2 ridiculously big course kits. Lecture notes online are very good though, better than most.

He is an amazing prof. His lectures were very interesting, but most importantly, he is able to identify a student's faults and give recommendations to improve. Throughout his course, my grade for essays improved from a C+ to and A+. very helpful prof.

Good prof. Consistently filled up a Saturday morning class. He is the prof by which I judge other profs. Had AMAZING discussions in his class (Business, Tradition & Culture) and became friends with amazing people too. Very thankful to Dwyer.

This was the easiet course i've takin at York. Never bought the course kit, i think i did 2 or 3 readings, which i photocopied. Essay last minute, the exams which were given to us, was the only thing i studied for. All in all a great course.

great prof. very clear, to the point. great notes. not a sight for sore eyes honestly, but a great speaker.

This class IS NOT super EZ, dont listen to the guy above. It requires alot of reading and alot of focus. In Depth Analysis is req'd for normative theories. DWYER keeps u well entertained, goes very quickly during lectures NO POWERPT or slides .OK

Great Prof. To the point & above all entertaining!

Super professor, the ideal prof and lecturer who has ever taught on planet earth. Extremely consistent, very smart, good sense of humor, and hell yeah, he told the dean to **** off.

Great Professor! In regards to the comments below, his lack of notes represents adeuqate preperation and advanced knowledge on the topic. His jokes are not merely time fillers; would you rather he bore you? His book is not related to course material, but if you were smart enough you would see it will help you manage the course material well.

Awsome prof. very interesting and knowledgeable in the course material. Brings up interesting ideas in his lectures and at the same time makes the really boring material less boring. I would definitely suggest taking his courses. And I’m not even going to comment on the ignorant comments below.

Well, since we know he reads this ;) Actually, I despise the subject and only took it as I need a SOSC. Surprisingly I DO enjoy the lecture as I think he does a good job - and so what if he doesn't have notes? That means you should actually LISTEN and learn it, as opposed to just copying what he has on display. The lectures are easy to understand

very thought provoking prof. knows his subject well and will teach you HOW to think criticaly.He has only one rival when it comes to lecturing: Cicero!! thanks for your time and effort Mr. Dwyer, your course was worth every penny!

Dwyer is hands down one of my favourite profs. He has a way of making every single class interesting and thought-provoking. Unlike a lot of other profs, he does not have to read off notes or powerpoints coz he is always well prepared and knows the material well. He also has the best jokes, and makes the class material much less boring. He rocks!

A teacher that knows all his material by heart, and very easy to talk to. Anyone will do very well in his class if they go to the lectures and actually listen. A great prof in general.

He knows what he is talking about, until you reach the 20th century. He is ok, nothing special and he likes to lecture straight through class without a break. Sometimes he easily loses the class because of this and while he triest o be funny and is sometimes, other times you are like 'what is he talking about'

I don't know why some people are shootin this guy down. he's a good prof who cuts the **** and gets straight to it in the lectures. He's funny and he rags on his ex-wife all the time. Whats not to like?

good prof... gets his point across, really clarifies the theories involved... and his jokes about his ex-wife.. hilarious

John Dwyer is the best professor I have had at York in my two years there. His lectures were the only ones I looked forward to. Every week he proved to be intelligent, funny, charming. His insight into the issues gave me a whole new perspective, the resources in the course kit are excellent, he is hilarious, and I thoroughly enjoyed his course.

Interesting class

excellent prof! socialist at heart, clearly not a class for the overly conservative. assignments arent too hard...one really big essay with a draft due in advance and exams. covers lots of topics leaving u to choose ur preference. u need to have some business/poli sci knowledge before taking this course though.

Without sounding like too much of an elitists, only morons were unable to appreciate this man's talent. Was a socialist at heart, but was willing to discuss any matter one-on-one. Funny, witty, kept things interesting, and definately a bright spot in the day.

really good

He explains things in the most comprehendible form possible…if you don’t understand him your definitely a dumbass. He has some serious talent and keeps me from falling asleep, which is more than I can say for many York professors. He has strong view points but keeps an open mind. I never miss his lectures, this man cracks me up! Also, as a plus I’v

He was truly one of the best profs i have ever had, his talent of keeping everyone awake and intrested in all his lectures was amazing. I sometime forgot i was in class and thought i was in a comdey club. The readings were intresting for good mark stay on your TA's good side. :)

he is smart and funny

great teacher. It is not even my major and it is my favorite class because his lectures are so interesting.

HO my! Such a great prof. It was a good class. I have learned a lot from it and I am sure that if not prof Dwyer I would not have liked it at all. He managed to make everything, even the driest material interesting.

Loved this course. Loved this Prof. The course material can be difficult, but it is well worth your time. Would take the course all over again if I could.

John Dwyer is a great professor, lecturer and a downright good guy. While the class itself is hard and most would find the material to be too much, John makes it easy and clear. If you are an idiot, do not take his class for he will own you up! If you have a genuine enthusiasm for learning John has a doubled enthusiasm for teaching. A+ Prof.

John Dwyer?s lectures are very interesting and entertaining. I learned a lot from his class. I would say the course isn?t exactly easy and it?s not really hard either. I believe I received a fair mark. My TA (Yemi) was also one of the better ones at York but likely not there anymore.

Wonderful course due to a wonderful professor! If you can handle reading a book a week and writing at a high level you will get the A if you are an idiot and are taking this because 'it fits in your schedule' do NOT take this course because you are likely to either drop out half way losing money or suffer through and scrape by with a C... Go Dwyer!

One of the best lecturers at York. His classes are well prepared, poignant, and extremely interesting. The material can be challenging at times, but that helps 1st year students prepare for uni. Do the readings prior to lecture, and you will get so much out of this course. Unfortunatley, Dwyer only teaches the first half of this course.

My favourite lecture to attend! He's a very funny, interesting and passionate prof, really gets you into the lecture and books that we read every week. No tests/essays but novel responses to 2-4 questions in a discussion forum every week. It's not hard, just read the book and the answers would always be based on your personal opinion. :)

The absolute best Professor I've ever had. Fair with marking, teaches engaging material, very approachable, very funny. I definitely recommend taking one of his courses.

Prof Dwyer's lectures were so long and intense. These lectures go for two hours straight and he does expect you to memorize it come exams. So take good notes. Tough course, but fair marker.