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“Lazy prof, likes to tell stories in class that are not relevant”
BAB140 - 1.0 rating“Other than that, he is a nice guy and an amazing person to go for coffee with”
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He's a cool guy with a plan.
He's a great prof, really know's his stuff, always willing to help. He's really the best teacher I have ever had my entire life.
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It's really easy to get an A in his class.
Terrible teacher. He doesn't teach at all, and has a very weird marking scheme. Just kills the class time with nonsense. Don't take him.
I DONNO Y PPL ARE SAYING THAT HIS MARKING IS HARD OMG HE IS THE EASIEST MARKER EVER, HE'S SO NICE, AND ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP, VERYYYYYY EASY MARKER
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he is one of the best teachers, very helpful, interesting, knows his stuff,and wants the students do well in the class.
Very helpful in class and works hard to help students get ahead. He is one of the best teachers, very helpful ,and enjoys to see students do well.
d guy is so perky. u can't fall asleep in his 8'o clock class. he is click happy. beware he is very happy.his happiness is overwhelming.
I really like John,he is a very nice and energetic professor.He smiles all the time.He taught us just a half of the semester,so I am very upset that he will not continue to teach us.I never saw him upset or angry,but I saw him all the time happy.I really was happy to listen his lectures.He is very polite and intelligent.Thank you John.
He's a great teacher, very helpful. He will tell you what's in the exam and test. You will get a good mark if you go to his class. He's always happy, and like to tell jokes. I take his classes every semester.
He is a interesting guy!
He always kills class time.He is not helpfull at all. Sometimes he makes the test harder and he wants students to do it on his way not the book's way. He is very stupid and selfish some-times.
He spends most of the time spewing nonsense in class, and somehow (magic!), all the textbook has been covered. It's quite astounding! And he's vague about tests too. Our first test, which was supposed to cover chapter 3 only, has somehow expanded to cover chapters 6 and 7 as well.
he doesn't teach anything in the class, u have to go back home to study yourself. The exercise he provided are very easy, however,the test and exam is very very hard......so u can't get a good mark even u have do all the homeworks.
best professor i had. goes through material clearly if you ask him too. he made sms interesting
He teaches nothing in the class, sometimes chats outside with other person, otherwise sits before the computer to do his own business. Students just do the homework by themselves. But he still gets salary. It must be the best job in the world. Easy money especially in nowadays economic situation.
I do not understand how he can keep this job. He does not teach anything. He says " it's college, you have to study yourself". Why do I pay for tuition??
DO NOT TAKE HIM. IF YOU CHOOSE HIM AS A PROFESSOR FOR SMS314,YOU WILL HAVE TO TAKE IT AGAIN. YOU DO NOT LEARN ANYTHING.
I don't know why some students comments he is a good professor.He didn't teach anything.He sits before the computer to do his own business. Students just do the homework by themselves. He give us a lot of homework and it is easy.but the exam is very difficult and we felt confused about his questions.
is he still teaching seneca? haha it's a joke
I think he is actually a great guy and yes he says a lot of stories but i think they are interesting and i think hes smart. i learn a lot in his class and im happy hes one of my profs
If you take any computer courses, make sure you get John. He doesn't teach, because these courses are hands-on. You're supposed to learn on your own, it'd be a waste of time if he teaches but you need to practice to get it anyway. He gives a lot of hints prior tests. If you do your part, getting an A is easy.
Great Prof!!! very friendly and understanding, healpfull and makes the horible computer course as fun as it can be... he actualy tries to make jokes and brighten up the horible course that sms213 is!
I have never seen a poorer teacher like him. Very helpless. Doesn't teach at all, but gives exams much harder than other teachers. Sometimes he even cannot give right answers to the question he is teaching. Poor!
do not not not pick him never teach and always bs in class and make not funny jokes whenever you ask question he just say i dont know i wonder if you dont know how can you be a teacher
He doesn't have sense of responsibility. He is a hard mark. He doesn't teach in class, just make meaningless "jokes". Overall, choosing him is a bad idea.
he is good professor. all you have to do is practice and come to class
All I want to say is that he is not a bad professor. Although he is not teaching in class, his final exam is easy to pass because he has given us many exercises which are relevant to the exam.
Why not select another professor who teaches this course in a more professional manner, who teaches and give adequate tutoring about the knowledge and skills about Excel and more patient and respect his students' questions?
ONE OF THE BEST PROF I EVER HAD IN SENECA.... LOL WISH HE WAS YOUNG OR I WAS BORN 20 YRS EARLIER.. LOL
He doesn't care whether you come to class or not. Even though you come to class, you should do self-study using your textbook. Sometimes he teachs something with very many mistakes. It will make you confuse. Test papers always have lots of mistakes so students should ask what the questions mean exactly. Double check your marks, it might be wrong.
He do not teach you. He only give you a paper and let you pass the exams with many mistakes. You will confuse what should to do.
IF YOU GET THE CHANCE TO TAKE this professor do it, you will be happy as a student in seneca... Trust this comment... everyone in my class GOT AN A, unless they were really stupid!!
easy marker, if u want to learn something don't take him. he's a cool, chill professor but bad teacher. in sms213 he was talking about home land security. if u learn quick with computers, self learner u should take him
he doesn't teach because in this course you are suppose to practice on your own. he only teach if there is something important, otherwise it would be basically pointless for him to teach
Keep away from this "professor" if you ever want to learn something. Really, Attending his class is wasting your time.He has no knowledge to share with you.
I still don't know what I did in his class. It's more of a DIY class. You go to class and just do textbook work. He tells all these stories which don't really relate to the course in any way. Overall, he does mark fairly. It's up to you to figure out what is going on in class.
had him for the second time. the course is just a waste first of all. and secondly he just skips through a 40 slide power point in like 10 minutes. i didn't learn much but in this course your textbook is your best buddy because he really cannot help you.
Guaranteed A...
For most of the class you just follow the steps in the textbook so there is no real teaching but for the last test using a new book he was very helpful in teaching the new concepts
This course is just waste of time. As an accounting student, I didn't see any value for taking this course. And its mandatory to take. Anyways, John likes to joke around more than lecturing. You have learn by yourself from the textbook. But at least an easy marker, never gives clue about first two tests, but last two he kind of tells what's on.
Well, he loves to tell stories, then he forgets where he's at!You need to read the book on your own to follow him.But just do as he asks and he'll help you pass with good mark!At least, he won't make you suffer, then give you low mark.The best way is ask his former students what to study to help you outFor me, he's not too bad..I enjoyed his class!
Just goes on and on about random things. most not even related to the class. There is no point of going to his classes, and he is a very hard marker.
Basically, be prepared to read every page of the textbook. All he does is go through the Powerpoint slides and leave you there for practice. Since he is also a university professor, the learning environment is of that. You're REALLY independent in his class and on your own. Dedicate ALOT of hours for his class.
Tells you that the mark average will be a C. Is this fair evaluation? Says marks are too high, won't help with studying. Better yet he says he will make the tests hard because we need it like that or that he will make sure the average is a C. Good luck here Doesn't teach. Runs through 1 chapter in 15 minutes, or 2 chapters ppt in 20 minutes
Lazy prof, likes to tell stories in class that are not relevant.
He depends too much on given textbook questions for tests. Requires you to purchase $170 textbook to pass the course. You will spend a lot of time studying on your own. I strongly would not recommend taking this course if you can avoid it. Although he is better than the previous prof.
John is a good teacher. He knows his stuff yet most of the time in class is spent explaining his career life story to his students instead of teaching the class properly. I think that the use of a textbook with sample software would prove most effective in this class. Other than that, he is a nice guy and an amazing person to go for coffee with.
The John is very good person. The way he teaches better than what you can find in the textbooks. He shows his real experience in Project Management.
Most annoying prof ever. Spends the entire class joking around w/ ppl, telling boring life stories rather than teaching - no point coming to lectures. He also gets pretty rude when u ask him questions, so no help there. The only silver lining is that he's an easy marker. Take the course w/ another teacher if you can.
He always forgets that he is not in a story telling class. He never provides proper instructions for assignments. You have do lot of research work to complete class assignments.
His lecture is all about his life story and he doesnt give enough information for assignments.
always answers vaguely no matter what the question is about. Doesn't give clear and useful instructions. Tells weird and hilarious stories tho, take his classes if you're into that sort of things nut don't expect to benefit much from his teachings. He mixes his lectures with these irrelevant stories and leaves you in a state of confusion.
I thought that this guy just likes to talk about his life but NO, he's an actual storyteller. Spends the first 5 minutes of class opening the powerpoint which he never discussed. Spends the rest of class story telling. Two assignments of accounting entries and financial statements-prepare to study yourself. Online quizzes, a midterm and final test.
Taught us during my project management days. Good human being but doesnt know how to teach. Telling personal Caribbean experience was necessary rather than teaching the course. College should appoint teachers wisely considering we pay a lot for the education not for the stories.
Lecture is not very organized.
He goes on long boring stories about things that have nothing to do with accounting. Will spend most of the class telling you about his Caribbean trip instead of balance sheets. Textbook is mandatory and expensive. Online quizzes plus 2 assignments. Expect to study on your own.
Worst prof/teacher I have ever had. Tells stories the entire class and is the most arrogant guy Ive ever seen. Hell act like hes a nice guy but in reality hes so disorganized that you shouldnt trust anything he says. He was so bad our section tried to get him thrown out. DO NOT TAKE THIS PROF.
worst professor please do not take him if you have option . in lecture he talk all about timhortan,starbucks, and other companies but never teach anything in class' going to his class is waste of time. study from wiley you will score good. but he just came in class waste student time and in the last half hour of class just go rapidly over stuff.
John seems to love nothing more than the sound of his own voice. Unfortuately, the words themselves rarely convey the specific subject matter at hand. He goes on more tangental journeys than my 95 y/o grandma attempting to tell us about her first day of school. Unfortunately it rarely actually relates to the course content being discussed.
if you love history,take his class because he is going to talk about his old life history all day :) .
Hes a nice guy in terms of marking. He gives out easy marks as long as you do the work. Just be prepared when he goes off topic like all the time. Use that time to do your other assignments.
He takes forever to replies his emails. Disorganized and complicate the stuff. Don't deliver the knowledge well. Don't take this.
At the first half of the term, he did sometimes get out of topic. However, he did that less when it gets close to the end of the semester. You will have to study by yourself a lot. But if you do that well and prepare for the tests, you will get good marks.
Not honest, confused, takes hard way to make students learn(which is not a good way)
Problems: 1. Issue with marking, gives incorrect marks many times. 2. Digresses from the topic when teaching in class. 3. Self-centered and tyrannic, with Rhetoric of how great a professional he was. 4. No prior information of expectations/format during our class in york. 5. Same old style of teaching in class, word for word reading of slides.
It's so ironic that someone who teaches Project Communications could be the most ineffective communicator. He would talk about how in presentations we shouldn't be reading the words, and not make it too wordy. But his lectures are exactly like that. * He also makes cheating accusations * His instructions are confusing * Lots of spelling errors
He taught PM Communication class. Irony is he would never reply to any Students email. If you ask any assignment related problems to him, he would find a way to blame you. Also, get ready for Plagiarism tag(Youll know if you take his class.) knowledgeable professor with experience but do not know how to treat his students properly.
Lecturer might be from slides but if you do well in assignments and quizs he will give good grades
Exaggerates about his work which is irrelevant and unnecessary. Talk about plagiarism whereas his own work is plagiarised.
1st Gave incorrect grading for the almost the whole class - 2nd only talks about, how great a professor he is - 3rd Never replied to emails - 4th pet phrase - you are the project manager you have to figure it out - if you want to make your student journey hell and worst, please join the professor.
Awful Professor, every work you have done are plagiarism in his eyes.
This is the worst professor I have ever met in my life. He graded student tough but the critical thing is that he didn't give valuable or specific feedback for the assignments in which student don't know what's wrong and how to improve. More than half of the student in class are charged plagiarism without detail investigation on each case.
1. Easy grader 2. DONT take it if you want to learn 3. NO plagiarism PROS: 1. grade easily without reading your content CONS: 1. NOT teaching in the lesson: just talking about his life experience
So this is a 100 perecent self study class, you wont get knowledge, you just listen to john's stories.
Tbh he is not that bad he gives life lessons not what cpr is about i studied my self from google and other websites and passed all u need to do is the quizes and the homework and you will pass
Not only was he an extremely tough grader, but he wasn't teaching us anything of value. He could have responded more when I tried to ask him for help. It was clear that he didn't care about his student's success, which made it hard for me to feel motivated to do well in his class. Don't take courses with this professor if you can avoid it.
Honestly this course itself is not structured well, but John makes it harder to get good grades. He actually never reviews any of our quizzes, activities and projects; instead he gives random grades between 70~80% even if you put all your effort in. He accuse you for asking for correction even though he made a mistake of grading quizzes.
Worst professor
I failed :(
He is an awesome professor. His professional experience far exceeds any other professor in the field. His class is very interactive because he shares his life experiences , gives professional advice, entertains the class with his sarcasm and humour. If you want a class that does not just rely on textbook knowledge then his class is the best.
I would recommend taking his class. He is one of the best professors I've ever had to date. He frequently shares jokes and narrates personal experiences. The quizzes are quite easy if you review the notes he provides. Additionally, he is both helpful and amusing, making the learning experience enjoyable. Overall, making my first sem awesome!!!
probably he is one of the few professors that grades the students with fair, unlike some professors of seneca he is not racist and not a tough grader, i do recommand him but only if you have no choice for the classes!
He is a good grader but always tells stories of his life in class. Best class to do your other classes' homework. He just talks and talks and talks, and he is very weird :D. If you want the mark, get him you most probably end up with an 80+ grade overall, but you won't learn anything.
Test's are in paper so you know what will you recieve. Be carefull.
Choose him. You will not regret. You can do other course's assignment on his class.
CPR is a boring subject and John will make jokes and try hard to make this class entertaining and easy grader. I loved his class just follow his intructions and videos you will be fine.
I just wish he'd stop talking about how mighty his career is in every single class. It can be passed but I'd suggest take someone else.
He talks way too much about how awesome his career is.
he dont teach anything in entire semester, just talk about his wife, vaccation, Trump and , USA politic, i dont know how seneca have these kind of persons, he earn money for doing nothing, also he is very rude in answring emails, DO NOT CHOOSE HIM one of the worst calsses i ever had was with him
Was understanding of circumstances and nice. assignments and tests were soo easy and NO Exams. Loved hearing about his experiences loved communicating with him!
Overall he is good,but a lot of groupwork and assignments. The quiz are totally different according to his lecture and he is a boring teacher.But still if you want to pass this course with good grade take him.
Of a 3-hour class, spent the first 40 minutes saying how good his career was from working at Mcdonalds to working with Bill Gates. The next 40 minutes asking everybody's name and origin spent the last 10 minutes on some course materials. Then there is an assignment on that same week, including a 40-slide pdf containing complex information
His lectures were long winded rants, packed with content and still somehow insanely boring. The class felt pointless, but he could've at least used the time to lecture what would be on the quizzes. Picture your dad's endless monologues during car trips, except it's from a guy you couldn't give a shit about. That's what John Kucharczuk excels at.
I don't even know how he's allowed to 'teach'. He gives random grades! By that I mean: you can do 100% and still fail his quiz! His lectures are full of nonsense and the learning material that he gives is even worse. What the hell Seneca?!
He doesn't teach. 95% of his lectures are just anecdotes from his life. His grading criteria is also unclear. Seems like he grades randomly depending on his mood. Choose any other professor, but not him.
Useless lectures, extreme difficult quizzes and assignments, random grading, never feedback, marks were often misjudged. He doesn't care about his students at all. John made this course a nightmare for the first semester. But you would be forced to learn the debug skill of Microsoft Word.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
33%
Textbook Required
62%
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