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Quality3.7
Difficulty52%
Would Retake99
Reviews52%
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What Students Say
“This prof will make you interested during the lectures, and cry during the exams”
ENH122 - 1.0 rating“very very difficult as an introduction class”
ENH122 - 2.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
59%
Textbook Required
5%
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B+
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ENH866
5.0
(4)ENH712
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(10)ENH122
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(50)ENH733
2.7
(7)PUB508
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ENH12
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Reviews (99)
Says "um" a whole lot. Does not provide enough practice questions for students to understand the concepts. A very hard marker.
her classes and experiences inspired me to go to grad school
Teaching style could be better.
Dr. Tustin clearly loves what she teaches and goes out of her way to show interesting examples and bring presenters to her class. Definitely attend class because she doesn't include everything in the slides. Also, her tests are quite specific--make sure you know the differences between theories and such.
Terrible prof.... She may be a good epidemiologist but teaching isn't her thing... Her slides are useless ... No one knew what to study for final Her exam was like she wrote it the day before and forgot to edit it
Took this course as an elective out of interest, the prog is very knowledgeable in the course material. Beware: hard marker
Holy Good God. This prof will make you interested during the lectures, and cry during the exams. Her midterms and final consist of extreme amounts of calculations, which she will not be able to explain in class. She does bell curve at the end (although she wont tell you), but if you can, try to take another prof.
Lots of experience in public health and international health. Knows her stuff. Classes are really big so easy to get lost if you aren't paying attention to the lecture
Dr. Tustin's experience is so inspirational she makes you fall in love with public health and international health. She is a tough grader but I thought she was fair. You need to attend lectures that is wheat the exams are based on. I like that she is your and you can talk to her
Clear instruction, fair grading & can crack a joke! Good real-world examples!!
Great prof, knew her epi and lots of examples from Africa, need to study ur stuff tho
This prof always talk about Africa especially West Africa, most of the information she has about Africa are not correct because I was born and raised in West Africa. She also needs to make her lectures more engaging than just talking about Africa and telling people to stop talking/chatting. Her exams are easy but coming to lectures is always a pain
She has accomplishments in life and is available outside class for career guidance, which is nice, just simply not made to be a prof Dull, boring lectures, mostly not posted on time. Heavy materials in terms of information and loosely organized. Poorly designed assignment for ENH733 in particular. Affected student learning experience negatively
looks like a very intelligent lady (had a Ph.D. after all). cannot teach, doesn't know how to lecture. lecture content is poorly organized. all her material is from the CDC (it just doesn't flow). it was my first insight into epi-what a disappointment. the internet does a better job. oh ya, and her examples on Africa were very narrow minded.
She's an amazing prof! Previous reviews are exaggerated to the max. She provides you with amazing slides and the CDC link is a guide to help so you don't need to buy a text book. I would recommend to purchase the Disease Manual. She explains everything clearly and always answered all my questions one on one at the end of every lecture! Go to class!
Great prof! No where else would you get the same real-world experiences mixed in with lecture content. The prof was clear in what was expected and gave students extra resources if they did not fully grasp the concept. Jordan is an invaluable resource for students who enjoy epidemiology and global health. I plan on taking more of her classes.
Real life experience - not just an academic - knows what she is talking about and makes it interesting
Awesome class but you should attend or you won't do well. If you go and see her she will help you. I hope to take another class with Prof Tustin
She was very fair, her classes were interesting
During my first lecture with her I was completely in awe. She has worked with Doctors Without Boarders, is a member of the elite group of Canadian Field Epidemiologists and just came back from Africa after working with the World Health Organization during the Ebola crises. Never in my life have I had a professor with so much real world experience.
Jordan is a firm but extremely fair professor. Everything that appears on the exam is within the slides she provides you with. You only are surprised with her finals if you didn't study. If you work hard you will do well. She is very approachable and always available for extra help. She also incorporates real world experiences into her teachings
Extremely knowledgable of the content she is teaching as she has worked for WHO/UN, Doctors w/out Boarders, and field epi during H1N1&Ebola. She is super friendly and always makes a point to attend the pubs with proffs night to get to know the students. She is a great mentor &will go out of her way to help you. She has inspired me to get into epi.
She is an amazing proff and I am very lucky that I have been instructed by her. Very knowledgable and constantly applies her real world experience into teaching.
great proff with tonnesof knowledge
Awesome to have a prof with real-world experiences to reinforce what she's teaching. Credit her for my interest in Epi. MC tests but you still need to understand the material. Did really well on the midterm with advanced studying, but waited until the day before for the final and got a lower grade. Moral of the story: you get what you put into it!
Consider yourself lucky if you're taught by her. You will have been instructed by the best in the field.
She will tell you about her experiences in the field which will help you apply the content into a real world setting. This will help you studying. Study well in advance
If you study for her exams you will find it completely fair. As one of the students said on here, you get what you put in to it. Her lectures are very interesting so if you just pay attention in class, the exam will be a piece of cake
You get to do a really cool assignment where she gives you an outbreak scenario and you have to solve the mystery of the etiological agent responsible. I have to say that was such a fun assignment and you really feel like a detective. When you enjoy yourself it makes the work (and grades!) come easy. Make sure you BUY the Manual though!!
Some people just are not meant to be profs Her lectures have 1/10 organization, the powerpoint slides she provides are basically useless and do an awful job at outlining the most important material. Her lectures are also incredibly. Final assignment basically only covered material that was learned 1-2 years ago. None of those notes were posted.
She has at least 1-2 mistakes/typos in EVERY lecture. These typos are significant and can lead you to misunderstand the material (example: she wrote macroaerophilic instead of microaerophilic). Last lecture of the semester (Friday) she made a list of her typos and has not corrected her slides as of now (Saturday night) and the final is on Tuesday.
very unorganized
HORRIBLE, the hardest professor. All exams are consist questions that are HIGHLY detailed and lots of math.
Overall all not a bad professor knows her stuff and will give gratuitous amounts of examples. Sadly, a little disorganized making it frustrating to study and make notes. Doesn't give you much of a focus on tests. Go to classes, many blanks on slides that are usually very important. Reading helps, but minimally.
Really great prof who's obviously very knowledgeable in the field of epidemiology and international health. She seems to care a great deal and has very interesting lectures. Exam questions can be a bit confusing to read, but it's pretty easy to get a good grade.
Great professor, while she does just read from the slides, the course itself is interesting. You have to go to class as she does leave blanks in the slides that are important. Assignment was a good experience and the exams are fair, basically everything straight from lectures and manual. Definitely recommend.
Jordan has had lots of experience in the field of epidemiology which is nice to hear about. Her lectures are very heavy with many blanks, it is a lot to grasp in a 3hour class. Lectures are okay, lots of blanks to fill in. Tests are hard but fair, questions can be pretty confusing. Know your calculations. MARKS TAKE VERY LONG TO GET BACK.
her exams are very detailed so you have to remember literally everything she says in class. I don't like the way she teaches because it's very disorganized and some of the info is wrong. Her stuff is cumulative and requires thorough reading.
Really cool assignment where you get to do an outbreak investigation. Important to have the book. One of the coolest professors in the program with the best real world experience.
Overall great prof and a good lecturer despite presenting relatively dry material. If you attend class and take notes her tests are not too bad. Exams are lecture based and she asks very specific questions so know your stuff!
She's knowledgeable in Epidemiology but should not teach. She acts like she doesn't want to be there and her attitude is very dry. The only thing getting her through the lecture is her venti Latte. The assignment was marked VERY hard by the TA and was knit picked! The comments were barely legible. The midterm and final were way easier. PREPARE
Great prof. Would recommend any course with her.
Hard prof... Disorganizd
very very difficult as an introduction class. VERY dry material. Students almost always leave halfway through lecture. Would not recommend to take unless you absolutely have to.
worst prof ever, do not reccommend to take unless hav to
She is knowledgeable, more interested to share own experiences rather than TEACHING the course material. Disorganized lecture, tough grader with specific examples for exam. would not reccommend.
her lectures are full of pictures, graphs and links which is great but when its time to study you're wondering what the heck you're supposed to study for? Her lectures are painfully boring and repetitive she shows more videos than lecturing, her exams are terrible and overly specific it's like she doesn't want people to pass.
One of the worst profs I've ever had at Ryerson. She is a very knowledgeable prof with a lot of experience in the field, but fails in teaching by using terms and concepts far too advanced for an intro course. She spends too much time talking about herself. She's a tough marker, but going to class helps significantly! Her TA's are a problem as well
She cannot deliver intro courses at an appropriate caliber. Her content is very heavy and very dry. It's like she's more bored than we are. And quite often go off tangent by talking about her own experiences in the field which bombards us with unnecessary information on top of her lecture heavy classes. Would not recommend it tbh
Her lectures are heavy and dry she tells u alot of unnecessary information.. not a good prof however, the course itself isn't too bad.
She really knows what she is talking about but there are too many students in a mandatory class which makes it hard to participate. She is fair If you know the work -mostly from lectures - you will pass. If you don't you won't pass.
Dr. Tustin has amazing experience that make the lectures real. It is too bad there are so many students in the course. she is approachable after class and will go out of her way to help students when they ask. She has helped me many times.
I really don't understand how she is a professor! Her lectures are so boring and her voice is so monotone. She doesn't put everything on her slides (good luck commuters). She really isn't that understanding either. Unfortunately she does teach a lot of Public Health courses!!! :(
Jordan makes it nearly impossible to pass the course. Her exams has things that arent even important on it, and her assignments wont give you a good mark either. She doesnt care about students, youll work hard and still finish with a 60
Literally the worst prof ever unorganized, rambles about irrelevant subjects, and does not care about students
Did not officially take the course, but had a negative interaction with her while trying to listen in during the lecture. Seems to be controlling/on a power trip. Matches the previous ratings.
Professor Tustin is one of the worst professors I've had at Ryerson. Her lectures are blanks and you have to go to class to get the missing info. She grades extremely hard and is very unapproachable. Avoid her if you can.. unless she's the only prof teaching the course... which unfortunately is the case for me. :(
If you have her, DROP. Such a hard marker, I'd give her 0s if I could.
Unfair marker, uncaring, discriminatory and rude rude rude . Lecture slides are mostly graphs that look fancy but are not part of tests, assignments, or anything else, and simply there to distract from the fact that she can't teach. Marks UNFAIRLY, on request for regrade will DO NOTHING (third party marker noted huge disparities!). Worst prof ever.
I really enjoyed Dr. Tustin as a professor. She is understanding and has helped me many times. She is fair and approachable if you make an effort! The content is heavy but she makes it understandable by giving her own experiences in he field.
Dr. Tustin is great. She answered all my questions quickly and made the class interesting.
She is a very knowledgeable and experienced prof, but she is definitely a hard marker. Both midterm and final exams were pretty lengthy, and you should definitely do the group project with a partner rather than on your own. The actual content is beneficial (career wise) but you have to work for this class. But if you do as she says, you'll be fine.
Definitely work on assignment with a group, helps to have a second set of eyes on your outbreak investigation project. I find her test questions hard to answer because she and her TA are looking for a specific answer, and you will lose all marks if you don't write what they are expecting you to write. Some prompts were just unclear. Think like aPHI
Do you enjoy stress? Get ready to learn introductory epidemiology on your own. Do not expect assistance from the Professor/TA beyond the slides. You better do well on everything in the course or plan to re-take. Limited opportunity to recover your grade. AVOID!
Where do I begin? This is a watch a video and learn type course. The few on-line live sessions provided created more confusion than help. Get ready to read a ton, do not rely on lecture slides. The graded criteria provide minimal chance to perform well overall. Set your expectations low so not to be disappointed.
Worst professor ever literally avoid her. She takes the easy route out and has only three assessments which are all weighted over 30% of your mark. So if you get a low mark on one assignment you better pray you do fantastic on the others.
This course was by the far the most dreadful and awful one I have ever had. The content was interesting however the way the professor taught it was not understandable. The TA most importantly did not acknowledge or help the students which is vital playing this role. Questions would be constantly ignored and not answered by both the prof and TA.
This class literally DRAINED me. No other course has made me feel like that. The lectures are useless for exams. The marking is not fair and was unreasonable. The TA in my opinion was not helpful at all, would not answer questions properly. So good luck surviving this course.
Out of all the TAs I had, this prof's TA is by far the worst. Very hard marker and does not point out the good things you wrote. In a nutshell, she makes you feel stupid and you can feel the judging from the way she marks. I love when TAs give feedback because it helps me see how to improve. However! her 'feedback' was more on criticism & attitude.
I was excited to take Epidemiology however, after taking this course "taught" by Professor Tustin I'm discouraged from the profession. Instead, of having insightful conversations Tustin was often absent and even missed the final review. Last minute she added numerous articles to the final exam. Too much lecturing by her TA who's rude & an unfair.
Not sure why everyone is so critical. Yes, there is a lot of material but the exam questions are fairly EASY. If you know the material well, it really doesn't take a lot of effort to get an A+. Dr. Tustin and Her TA are however very strict on academic integrity. Overall one of the better classes this term.
I really liked the course and prof and don't agree with other posts - the TA provided lots of tutorials and answered all questions and was clear about marking. The exam was easy in my opinion.
Very good
Great prof, I really enjoyed this class. I was excited to take epidemiology and Dr. Tustin clearly has a lot of hands on epi experience, she was always responsive and her TA was helpful and answered all my questions
Was the course challenging? Absolutely. Did I have to study every night and go to her and the TAs office hours? Yes. Do you have to stay on top of the readings? YES!! I struggle with math and this is a math heavy course so I needed to put in some work but they were both available to help me understand the content. Dr. Tustin & TA were accessible
Her lectures were very boring. She would read from slides for the entirety of the 3 hour lecture time. Attending class was painful, but unfortunately she puts things on the exam you would only know by attending lecture. Her exams are long and cover a lot of material that is extremely detailed. And the grading of the big food assignment was unfair.
Lectures can be long and boring - usually takes up 3 hrs and mainly reads off the slides but sometimes gave useful info during lectures. Midterm was difficult but final exam was easy. U can get by learning whats on the PP but u should probably memorize everything. Her TA marked the paper decently fair - tried to give u as many points as possible,
Professor Jordans lectures are very long and boring as she fails to keep students engaged with a very monotone voice, it's very hard to stay awake and focused. Her slides are information heavy and exams very hard, on the exams she looks for specific answers, very hard marker.
Prof Jordans lectures are very long and boring as she presents info-heavy slides with a very monotone voice, I found it very hard to stay engaged or focused because of how boring she is. She is a very hard marker and her exams are extremely tough. I did wish there was another prof that taught this course.
I hate her class, always has her weird timing for lectures and exams, you need to expect to have the class at 3-5 PM, exams will be something like 5 or 7 PM. Nothing in morning, if you have kids and lives far away from school, will be so difficult for you to come. Not caring at all and a very heavy grader, you will lose marks for no reason.
I understand why her RMP is so low.
A very difficult professor. only way to pass the course is if you memorize all 80 slides. the assignment was also very hard and poorly explained. Does not provide exam reviews or care enough to inform students about the exam. You are graded on 3 things: midterm, assignment, and final exam. If you screw one up, good luck. Do not recommend her.
If you go to her class, you will pass. Her assignment is hard, but she helps you through it (it's marked hard). I don't understand why her RMP is so low. She is so nice and gives you help if you need it. The midterm and final are pretty easy. She also helps you if you want to go into Epi and tells you to try out a Phi to see what you like.
Loved professor Tustin, she was really amazing and I enjoyed her class. I actually learned something and felt good about her making!
I loved professor Tustin, she actually understands students and helps with the path they want to take. I very much recommend this class.
Even if professor Tustin is hard, I actually leaned something and would take another class from her. She might not be warm and fussy but that's what I'm paying for a professor!
Very serious topic and Dr. Tustin wants students to pass. Don't miss class. She is very professional and accomplished but you need to pay attention. Approachable do ask if you don't understand
Materials are clear but show up because discussions are important
Prof Tustin is a kind person and very fair. Class was interesting with lots of real life examples. If you want to do well make sure you are there for the discussions!!!
Great discussions!!! Lots of good information and Dr. Tustin has had lots of experience in the field. Learned a little!
Extremely experienced in this field. Very interesting to listen to. If you attend you will do well
Need to go to class she gives all the exam info/questions Very interesting professor
Easy to approach and interesting background.
Jordan is not an easy prof. She failed to show up to class on two events and neglected to inform her students that she wouldn't be coming. Your time will be wasted whether you come to class or not. Good luck!
Overall not okay. - two times this semester she wasted her students time and didn't inform them she was coming to class, later said she had an “emergency” very inconsiderate - gives no exam or tests review - takes 2 lectures to finish a 55 slide PowerPoint Do with this info as you will
Missed class twice and didn't inform us until after class started. Doesn't give exam reviews and takes more than 2 hours to complete a 50 slide lecture - gets dragged onto the next week to finish most times. Her voice is monotone and she's always rambling more than she needs to. Exams are fair considering the course is content heavy.
She is genuinely one of the worst profs I've had during my time at TMU. She didn't show up to class twice, never sent an email to let us know she won't be coming. We waited for an hour. Her exams and ridiculously hard and confusing, way too much memorization. Her assignment is long and redundant. I do not recommend taking any classes with Jordan.
Jordan and her TA are one of the worst at TMU. Feels like they genuinely want students not to do well. The assignment wasn't as self-explanatory and the TA does not offer substantial assistance during office hours- no review of work before it's handed in. The help is offered after the assignment is marked, which defeats the purpose. Don't recommend
Professor Tustin failed to show up to class twice and did not inform the class until way later. The assignment was graded unfairly and took the whole 3 hours for short lectures and spoke so monotone it made me sleepy. She is not a good professor and feels like she doesn't care about her students. Exams were also very difficult.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
59%
Textbook Required
5%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B+
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-1.05 avg changeRatings by Course
ENH866
5.0
(4)ENH712
3.4
(10)ENH122
3.1
(50)ENH733
2.7
(7)PUB508
2.7
(15)Difficulty by Course
ENH12
5.0
ENH722
5.0
ENH429
3.9
PUB508
3.8
ENH122
3.7