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his grading system is stupid and he talks for an hour about nothing.
grading scheme sucks, but he helped me out with the exam a lot!
Hard grading scheme, but lots of bonus marks! Interesting class!
Excellent lecturer, cares for students, outstanding course syllabus, fair exams, I learned a real lot about the course material and myself, he made it fun and interesting
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Dr. Hart, is an EXCELLENT professor. He is extremely fair.
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The class was really good, but the grading scheme was awful. It seems like he likes to make a lot of work for himself.... Clear, and interesting content tho...
Dr. Hart is an excellent teacher, however he needs to do something about the way he grades.
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Dr. Hart's psych class is interesting yet he does tend to ramble on sometimes. The grading scheme is fair and he includes a lot of easy bonus points. if u do the work u will get a good grade.
Dr Hart made this class very interesting, I learned a lot about myself.
good prof...interesting lectures
Interesting prof but grading scheme really sucks!
i learned a lot!!! good class!!
Grading is harder but he gives you many ways to get bonus marks. Exams are straight forward. No paper.
Dr.Hart is an awesome prof...hes clear about his material and he sticks to his outline. The exams were easy if you have notes, there are no surprises at all. Classes were interesting too.
Awesome prof...interesting course...great class
good class...but HORRIBLE marking scheme...not fair for students wishing to apply 2 grad school... 80% is a C in his class...u need 98-100 for an A+
good class.. nice prof.. :)
I really enjoyed Harts class. I found that the grading scheme kept you on your toes. The bonus assignments not only gave you a higher mark but helped with the exams. If you do the work you'll get the grade... Very good prof very organized.
I really enjoyed this class....although it is a must that you read the textbook to do well in this class...you learn alot about the class..and Dr. Hart is a very good teacher...I strongly recommend him to anyone that enjoys having a good teacher for once
Dr. Hart is a very good teacher! He explains things threw until you fully understand it...very approachable and tries to help students out as much as he can. I really enjoyed this class because he made it interesting and tried to pertain it to your life
Easy class, just read the text. Complaints: texts are somewhat like self-help books, professor long-winded and quite boring at times.
Nice teacher and funny. exams are too easy...
What a joke. Never on time and plays with marks
did not like him and the class... tooo boring... more than half the class he failed...
Good Professor! I think his teaching style is effective and we all could use the techniques he teaches!
very boring prof. he was late to every class and repeated everything at least 5 times in lecture. The textbooks were interesting but the exams were too hard.
Good prof, difficult exams, especially the final.
One of the worst courses and proffs I have ever had. He was always late, talked in a monotone voice. Lectures were boring and unclear, he didnt answer questions clearly text book material did not reflect exam material, the one text book was a joke. I was really interested in the course, but ended up hating it afterwords. Take it with a diff proff.
what a dork! ask him a question he doesn't know the answer to and he'll talk up a storm. always late for class.
Dry humour, comforting teaching style, was always late for class, explains things thouroughly
I thought he was a good prof! Even though he was a bit late, the class was in the new building and I hear that the new technology is a problem for some profs. I found him very interesting, very interactive, and the exam was great (as good as they get i suppose). The lectures were not dry at all, I enjoyed his class.
Usually late for class. Sometimes funny, with a dry humour. Lectures are interesting, and actually different from text reading. Reading is a bit heavy for a 2nd-year class though. Very thorough explanations, but sometimes comes off long-winded.
I think he is a great prof; one of the better ones! He is very fair.. if you do the readings and study you`ll do well in his class. He DOESN'T try to screw you over like some of the other ones!
full of himself but not very bright or interesting... tenure will keep this dead wood around forever!
He's a good guy! He is very fair! I enjoyed the class with him teaching it!
I really liked this guy. The material is intersting, the reading is a little heavy, but after doing a midterm professer evaulation of himself he cut one of the books because so many people asked him to. So he is intersted in bettering himself and he actually inspired me to change my major. Great guy, very helpful and interested in the material.
Doesn't know what he is talking about.
Good teacher, uses interesting examples. Nice guy overall
I think he is an excellent teacher, very fair, he prepares for class, he doesn't read off slides like other profs!
Really nice guy, enjoys what he teaches. He is a little unclear as to what he is looking for. His tests are hard and very specific.
Good teacher. Very helpful. he doesnt post lecture notes, which is better because its a better way to learn (when u have to pay attention)
Repeats things over and over to the point where it gets confusing. He was all over the place with lectures and his tests reflected that. Expected way too much for a 2nd year course. I'm sure he's a great guy, but he's a very bad Professor.
Great teacher. Clear speaker, makes class interesting. You have to go to lwxtures, 5 questions from each elcture are on the exam.
AWFUL, I jumped off a cliff because of him. I am listening to him right now and I hate what he is talking about. Useless, no interest, study smart not hard. repeats everything and is a useless teacher. how does he get a job at a university. i know more about teaching and psychology then this man does. help me nowwwwww Dont ever take this class
OH MY GOD. This guy makes the course WAYYYY harder than it should be. He's too caught up in acting like a Professor and using all his technical jargin on us. What could be said in 2 words is said in 15. Nice guy - but gets lost in his own lectures & thoughts. I'm sure he knows his stuff but just can't portray that to the class. EASY EXAMS though!!!
Horrible prof. I did not like his teaching methods at all. His lectures were confusing and not interesting whatsoever. You had to go to class because no notes were online, yet it was so dull that I dreaded going to class. I was actually interested in the class prior to Hart. Now before I take any psych class, I know to make sure it's not with Hart.
You have to go to lectures. He's not helpful and dodges any questions you ask. Go to the first class and figure out if you even need to buy the book. The format for the paper was horrible, pick the lowest % for it that you can. I don't recommend this class.
Worst professor I've ever had. He is rude, condescending, incomprehensible, and has a generally nasty demeanor. If you can avoid taking a class from him, I would.
This guy is the worst psychology professor i have ever had! he made it the worst experience ever. He doesnt know what the hell hes talking about, his lectures are all over the place, he dodges every question who could ask (REFER TO SYLLABUS - WHICH IS NOT UP UNTIL 4 WEEKS INTO THE CLASS) I will wait to take adjustment with someone else!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You must attend class as he refuses to put notes online. He was not helpfull at all in finding a note taker for not only myself but 4 other students with some form of disability. He made what sounded like a interesting course into 3 hrs of torture trying to stay awake each class.
lacks interest in material, dances around questions, needs more psychological help than anyone. (loads of complexes) Ignorant to other forms of psychotherapy. Biased. Exam material does not make sense, study lecture notes, likes to hear himself talk. Lost interest in course because of him.
This professor is a definite NO! All he does is read from slides that he refuses to put online and walk up and down on the stage. What makes it worse is he wastes time telling corny jokes when he should be more focused on trying to get his lectures in order. He dodges every question, telling us to refer to the course syllabus. Not recommended!
Nice guy. Props for trying to keep a 3-hour night class interesting, and I personally found one of the textbooks to be a good read...and I usually loathe assigned reading. However, his exams were extremely unpredictable...and he sent out our study guide for our final the day before the exam. His presentations were also somewhat disorganized.
prof does not post notes, must attend class! very unprofessional, always late! also, if you are anxious for your exam marks, avoid this prof!! final exam was 20 days ago and marks are still not up! BUT exams were seemingly easy as he allowed cheat sheets!
Loveddd him. I had him twice for clinical and abnormal psych and he was one of my favourite profs. He is probably one of the only profs who will let you bring a cheat sheet (double sided!) to exams :) I recommend any psych class he teaches.
Very boring prof and when it comes to helping students he is useless. Expect to get 10 e-mails a day from him in your e-mail all saying the same things and being really long. Easy in the sense you get cheat sheets for the midterms but if you need clarification on an assignment you can forget about asking him for help because he won't help you.
class is boring, unorganized, and the prof will not fully answer questions.
I've had him for two classes and have two more currently. I love his attitude and intolerance of stupid questions. I love his dry sense of humour and the fact that he doesn't post lectures. All the texts have been interesting. Best prof!!
Worst professor I have ever had! Only took this class w/ him because I needed it to graduate.Doesn't post notes online, shows up late almost every class.The 1st day he didn't even show up! Tries to make us think he is really nice by giving us cheat sheets,but if he just made his material actually readable,cheat sheets wouldn't be necessary.Awful!
Not the best but not the worst prof at UWin. He does not post lectures, although your given a cheat sheet... exam questions rarely make sense. Attending is a must since you cannot miss a word of his lectures. Highly suggest recording them. A lot of what is discussed is irrelevant to course. boom boom club is not the proper name its BOOM BOOM ROOM!
Complete fool. Disrespected students by being late for every single lecture (I attended them all). Lectures were a waste of time besides the obscure quotes (of himself) and references he used for exam material.
Loved him. He doesnt entertain stupidity or laziness which is why some students dont like him. We had to read tb before class to do quizzes and actually take notes bc he didnt post anything online. Great prof, wish more were like him.
DO NOT TAKE ANY CLASS WITH THIS PROFESSOR. HIS EXAMS ARE AWFUL (what kind of picture he showed one day is an exam question!). DO NOT TAKE A CLASS HE TEACHES
His test was a little confusing;however, as long as you attend every class you will do well. He is hillarious and cheerful which makes it hard not to smile.
I don't understand why there are so many negative comments about him. I think he is FANTASTIC! He is charming, funny, HIGHLY intelligent, and dedicated to his job. He expects his students to pay attention and know the material. I have yet to see another professor put as much effort into their lectures or syllabus as he does. LOVE HIM!
Shows up late to class everyday. Emailing was useless his email arrived late and was no help to me. He's always checking the time, if he can't wait for class to be over how should I feel by end of class? Exams are too wordy, meant to trick us into picking wrong answer. Very disorganized, or rather lazy. Took him a month to upload course syllabus.
Is terrible with puncuality. He is late with everything (responding to emails, coming to lecture, posting the syllabus etc.). Much of his exam questions are irrelevant, as are his lectures, but they are necessary to go to as he designs questions on the exams to see if you attended.
Dr. Hart is AMAZINGGGG. I seriously never missed one of his classes. He is funny, I think his demeanor is so cute. He is highly intelligent and I very much enjoy getting a few words in after class. He wants his students to learn, and he takes a different approach at it. He is always 2-4 min late, but really.. who cares.
BRUTAL TEACHER. AVOID AT ALL COSTS! He took a positive psyc class and all i have is negative comments about him. Prepare yourself for a 140 MC midterm and 300 MC exam! As well as purchasing three books for his class. He is so full of himself and lectures are a complete waste of time but on the other hand necessary for any hope of a good mark. AVOID
He is okay... just okay... not good, not bad, just okay... Also, know your textbook inside and out, he is test bank types of professor.
I had him first year for positive psych and thought he was awful, so I was worried when I had him again for 220. I don't know what changed but suddenly he was hilarious, brilliant, and just great overall. You do have to go to class, but so what, what are you in university for if you don't want to do anything?
I actually look forward to his lectures. Intelligent students will see that he is trying to encourage everyone to develop/maintain good study habits, and to make the most out of their university education. He's passionate about what he teaches, and yes there will be questions on the exam about something that he showed in class!
Intelligent prof, he devotes his time to research rather than teaching. He is always at least 10 mins late for class and then cuts class short. You MUST take notes because he doesn't post slides and a lot of material is from the text. There are specific sections on the exams devoted to class time and if you don't show up you won't know the answers.
Super easy and super boring. Rambles on forever about 1 slide. Doesn't use class time very well. ALWAYS late. Focuses on positive and cognitive causes/treatments mostly (good if you don't like bio). ALWAYS gives cheat sheets (only perk, only reason I got 90's.)has exam section for SPECIFIC pictures/words said in class (take note of tiny things)
wouldn't take his class again
Awesome prof very interesting lectures and very intelligent man, I always look forward to his class :)
I enjoyed this class. I feel like Dr. Hart did a lot to ensure his students got the most from it. 3 exams that's it, I liked that, but it bothered people who weren't fans of multiple choice tests. Crib sheets were permitted for 2 of them though, and the 3rd had a written component, so yay. It would be nice if the lectures went more beyond the book.
LOOOOOOOOVE love love this professor. I take everyone of his classes. I make my schedule around his classes. He's a little spacey and weird but its all part of his charm. He is brilliant and hilarious.
Don't take his class. He showed up late to class everyday, didn't post the syllabus until October!! Unprofessional and exams were not fair at all. This is an INTRO class so it should have been a little lighter. Also took WEEKS to receive a reply to my email.
The worst! I have avoided taking classes with him since 1st year when I took Positive Psych. One of the questions on the final was "A picture of Dr.Hart was shown on the first day of class, did he have a mustache?" REALLY?!
Worst professor so far. Always late and rushed, slides are a jumbled mess, uses stupid examples and rambles on forever. Kenneth also talks about mental illness like it is a joke, which is not appropriate for ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY. Has 3 exams and 2 are with a cheat sheet, yet the class average was still 50. Terrible prof. 0/10 do not recommend.
I took Pos. psych with Dr Hart and loved him. don't know why he has so many bad ratings! he is a bit weird & you may find his humour pretty dumb, but you can tell he's trying to make u smile & ease u from the stress of uni, & he wants u to succeed.hes calm and nice, sometime ends class early. no papers, just midterms and exam. M/C and fairly easy.
One of the most narcissistic professors I've ever had the misfortune of encountering. His tests are 50% content, 50% questions about himself. Sucks cause the content was interesting and he was a mess.
I enjoy his lectures! A few words on Hart: high functioning, neurotic, Humanistic, clinical psychologist. Be direct and to the point when you ask questions. He is an entertaining & sweet man. His exams are in sections: "From the class on titledate OR chapter title answer the following questions:" He also permits 2 cribsheets for both exams!
This class only has one midterm (50%) and a final (50%), which is nice if you have tons of classes with a bunch of assignments! He a stickler for cellphones and WILL embarrass you if you're on it in class. Exams are VERY EASY if you go to class and fill out the two (back and front) crib sheets to take with you. Weird humor sometimes, good overall!
I absolutely LOVE Dr. Hart. He's totally weird, and I think it's fantastic. He's very interesting, and is definitely enough to keep you interested. He is very clear about what will be on the exams, and for those complaining about his random questions, it's to see if you were engaged and paying attention. His combo of content and humor is refreshing
Very full of himself. Includes selfies in his lecture slides and then actually asked us about his looks on the exam ie: Did I have a beard in the lectures slide on Oct. 24? Condescending in nature. Positive psychology made me negative. Worst.
Be prepared to teach yourself the entire course. 30-45 minutes of lecture time was spent sharing and/or asking for personal anecdotes that had little relevance. It was basically a reading of the DSM5 and had zero clinical relevance. Would recommend taking the course with Dr. Jackson if at all possible.
50% midterm and 50% exam. Did not record lectures and spoke for the entire 3 hours besides 20 min break. He sucks at lecturing but unfortunately, he takes examples from the lectures for the exam. The bulk of questions on the exam come from the textbook. The Final had 130 questions with 120 min to answer, so less than 1 min per question.
when he gives tests, he heavily references the lecture and does not record his lectures, so if you don't show up and take notes on what he says you won't pass.
Lectures are long and repetitive, but he doesnt record so you have to attend or you will not do well. 2 tests each worth 50%. First test was OK. Pretty much right from text. Final was terrible as FITB answers were marked by a computer and only very specific answers were marked correctly, even tho many were actually correct. I would not recommend
Only two 50% exams and has long lectures not recorded. The multiple choose questions were not focused on main concepts like he claims. I would not recommend this course. The content is great, however the way you are tested does not reflect what you know and he thinks that a good class average is around 60%. Do not take this course.
I took Positive Psychology with Dr. Hart in a virtual format & truly loved this class. His lectures were not just repeated from the text like most. His paper was more than fair, and a refreshing change from typical psych papers! Exams were fair; he gave plenty of hints. Easy if you were in class (i.e. Did Dr. Hart go the full 3 hours on X date?).
If you don't go to class you won't pass. The midterm is 50% and the final exam is 50% of your final grade
The midterm and final exam are each worth 50% of your final grade and are entirely multiple choice. This is unfair to many students because, not all students do well on multiple choice. There is nothing to bring up their grade and they have no choice but to exceed on the tests which are very difficult.
His prof was TERRIBLE!! We had 2 exams both worth 50% of our mark each! It was so unfair. To make things better all the exam questions were taken from the textbook! None of the questions on the exams correlated at all with the lectures he gave! On top of that, he would spend five minutes talking about a slide that had 2 points on it!! Terrible prof
He was pretty cool Im really not sure why he has such a bad rating. He only gave a midterm and final but they were more than fair (quite easy imo) and if you attended the classes you got at least 4 marks per lecture given (8 lectures would equate to 32 questions). Read the text and go to class and its an easy A!
I feel like Dr Hart gets a bad reputation because he is content heavy. However, as long as you read the text and go to his lectures, his class is no problem. He also offers bonus marks to boost your final mark. If you need the credit and are interested in the course topic, he is a great prof :)) A warning is that his classes are usually 7p-10p!!
Terrible prof. He posted the syllabus after 6 weeks of the course and switched the class to a zoom meeting half the time even though it was supposed to be in person. Dr Hart also thinks that the class average should be no better than a C+ and will curve the marks down if it's higher. Do not take his class if you don't want your mark to be curved.
Horrible prof he was a complete mess he kept mixing up the chapters he was supposed to teach and then would end up telling us to ask the GA. This course had 1 class per week and half of them were moved online last minute. If you want a good grade don't take his because he will curve down the class average if its "too high" as in above a C+.
He was a terrible lecturer and went on tangents every single class. He provided no feedback for any tests or assignments. Class was often cancelled an hour before our start time and moved to zoom. His exams are online, but extremely challenging as he gives a small time limit.
he was super sweet
Exams are ridiculous. 114 questions in 86 minutes, and a short answer that you can only answer in less than 20 words. easy right? wrong. his ga and him throw darts at a board to determine the grade for his short answer question. Asks BS questions on his exams about his life story that he expects you to remember from his first lecture.
Avoid at all costs if you care about you grades
I really liked him he's super sweet I don't know why he has such a bad rating
I don't know where the positive ratings are coming from. Probably his GA tbh. Final exam we have less than 45 seconds per question for 120 questions, and some of the questions are a paragraph long. Weirdly worded, super specific, even if you study there is no guarantee you will do well.
As a professor you should know when to call it a day and throw in the towel. The man thinks you can throw 119 questions on an online test with a disproportional time limit and think its doable. His lectures feel like a broken record player, we went from a full class at the beginning of the sem to only like 5 attendees. He's lost it unfortunately
Leave the teaching before the teaching leaves you. The teaching's left him. - Jamie Carragher
Taken his classes multiple times, each time its the same thing with a different subject, in my opinion he basically serves as a gatekeeper of a high GPA. The lectures are just a mechanism to force you to adopt his thinking, the lecture questions reflect that. Trick and niche exam questions, and irrelevant nonsense. Seems like hes out to mess with u
u guys hate on him right now but you prob ended the class with an A. easy prof would recommend super sweet guy
Kenneth Hart gave assessments that devoted many hours per week between readings, lectures, and weekly assignments that took hours altogether. Hart's exams were online but only gave about 45 seconds per question when the questions themselves took some time to read as they were long. In lectures, Hart would go on unnecessary rants.
Dr. Hart is a very easy professor. His midterms and exams are usually online. Going to lectures can be semi-helpful but is definitely not mandatory. Although his assessments are a lot of questions in what seems like a short time, it is 100% doable. Would recommend his classes, as you do not have to attend too many classes and can get a high grade.
Attendance is a must for this class. Exams count for all your grade, so definitely use the textbook and resources like unstuck AI to prepare. Lectures can be hit-or-miss, but staying engaged will help you succeed.
Nearly done the class and not much to say. He is very kind and generous but taught almost no information during the class. 95% of learning is from textbook reading done at home despite 3 hours of lectures/week. Almost every class explains very simple upcoming assignments (repetitive) Group work - everyone gets same grade. Easy to get good grades.
Kenneth was so unprofessional and disrespectful! On several different occasions he said "if you don't speak English you don't belong in this country" or " if you need accommodations then you're just stupid". He did not respect anyone in his class and continuously spoke down and used derogatory language towards us. Do NOT sign up for his class.
one of the rudest professors ive ever had. missed an exam due to an illness and emailed immediately after only to be met with the longest and rudest email basically accusing me of lying even after i provided him with a doctors note and completely ghosted me after i asked for a makeup. definitely would not take again.
Exams were only online, not a lot of time if you know what you're doing and go to class you're fine. Lectures were boring but kinda just rambled didn't have to pay much attention. Easy credit
I would not recommend taking this class, at least with this professor. I have other friends in this course with a different prof and they enjoy it, however he is not the best. Class time is wasted, the whole class is textbook based however the exam questions seem to be totally different. The assignments are easy but the lectures are awful.
Going to his lectures isn't mandatory at all; you can do all the readings and do well in the class. The exams are based on nothing specific so try and study everything, there's no TRUE outline. Assignments are very easy, its a good way to get a higher grade.
Hart is a nice guy and his lectures were pretty good, I wish his slides were a bit better because I prefer studying from lecture slides than from a textbook but other than that he's not a bad prof.
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Textbook Required
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