2.3

Margaret Osborne

Marketing - Seneca Polytechnic

2.3
Quality
3.6
Difficulty
26%
Would Retake
92
Reviews
2.3
Quality
3.6
Difficulty
2.2
Helpful
2.4
Clarity

26%

Would Retake

92

Reviews

Rating Distribution
Official
92 total ratings

5

20

4

5

3

10

2

9

1

48

What Students Say

I don't think she is a qualified teacher, she is always talking about her own boring experience, and she will selectively or intentionally forget a lot of things, very funny

BUS106NN - 1.0 rating

She can be really rude at times with her smart responses and she's a difficult marker

BUS106 - 3.0 rating
Class Info

Online Classes

100%

Attendance Mandatory

46%

Textbook Required

13%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

C+

95% confidence
Based on 23 grades
Most common grades:
A (5)
Rather not say (5)
F (4)
Grade Distribution
A(7)B(3)C(2)D(8)F(4)A-/B+(2)
Based on 33 reported grades
A: 5
Rather not say: 5
F: 4
D: 4
Common Tags
Tough grader (18)
Group projects (15)
Test heavy (7)
Respected (6)
Inspirational (5)
Gives good feedback (5)
Skip class? You won't pass. (4)
Graded by few things (4)
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Reviews (91)
1.0
5.0
INT120
Nov 27, 2002

very bad teacher, run away, don't picker her, you'll never learn anything.

1.0
5.0
INT120
Nov 27, 2002

SHE SUCKS!!!!! all my other class are 40% harder than INT (hwd,ios,apc,eac...)

1.0
5.0
INT120
Nov 27, 2002

she only gives %10 but expects %100, very lazy and a crap teacher!!

1.0
5.0
INT120
Nov 28, 2002

Arogant, smug, and the faculty hate her too, hahhaaha

3.0
3.0
INT120
Nov 28, 2002

meh... so so

1.0
5.0
INT120
Dec 2, 2002

Does not do anything to benefit the students and makes everything hard on them.

1.0
5.0
INT120
Dec 3, 2002

She doesn't know HTML , boring, boring, very boring, corny, geeky and boring

1.0
5.0
INT120
Dec 6, 2002

SLOW MARKER, WRONG MARKER, BAD TEACHER

3.0
3.0
INT
Dec 19, 2002

Not so bad

1.0
3.0
OPS240
Jan 6, 2003

Spend 30 min. comparing UNIX to the oscars. Said it didn't make sense and left.

1.0
5.0
OSP240
Jan 13, 2003

test were hard, stupid log book was useless and hard as hell

2.0
5.0
INT120
Jan 22, 2003

No Comments

1.0
4.0
INT101
Jan 24, 2003

Nothing as of yet!!!! only 3rd week

1.0
5.0
OPS240
Feb 3, 2003

The worst ever....Not helpfull at all...she made my life terrible and harder....

5.0
1.0
INT120
Feb 6, 2003

Osborne makes my **** grow....... Mmmm...

3.0
5.0
OPS240
Feb 13, 2003

y do u think they changed it from 240 to 235. cuz this @#$%! made every1 fail!

1.0
5.0
INT120
Feb 13, 2003

Unproductive teacher. Unattractive and Uneducated.Doesnt know html or unix.

1.0
5.0
INT120
Feb 14, 2003

nice person, HORRIBLE TEACHER.

1.0
5.0
OPS240
Feb 17, 2003

**** get 1's cause she aint helpful, throws you off with her superman fetish

3.0
4.0
INT120
Feb 20, 2003

No Comments

1.0
3.0
INT120
Mar 17, 2003

An absolute waste of time & money, great course but take it with another professor if you want to learn anything!!

3.0
1.0
INT120
Jun 26, 2003

People cry to much.. It's not the teachers fault ,it's yours for not studying. A monkey could pass this course. If you can't understand the courese material, you shouldn't get the credit. I didn't like this teacher but still. I passed!! :P

2.0
4.0
INT120
Aug 5, 2003

Dont take her she dont know how to teach gives too much work without even teaching anything

3.0
4.0
OPS240
Sep 8, 2003

everybody was falling asleep during her classes. Boring as hell. Bad teacher.

1.0
5.0
CHAIR
Apr 17, 2004

now she is a Dept. Chair on main campus - proves the theory that if you are bad, you get promoted upwards out of harm's way - I feel sorry for the profs who report to her now

1.0
5.0
INT
Sep 26, 2004

has no clue how to teach. everyone i kno who's gotten her as a teacher has either tried to change profs, or has dropped the course because they would have learned nothing even if they had passed.

4.0
2.0
INT
Mar 8, 2005

She is so nice. I don't what you people have against her. Maybe if you studied you would do better.

5.0
2.0
MRK106
Nov 15, 2005

Margaret is an excellent teacher, who has a lot of experience to offer her students. As long as you do the work, you should have no problem.

5.0
1.0
RET660
Dec 7, 2005

shes a great teacher. take her. u wont be sorry

2.0
4.0
MRK106
Dec 7, 2005

she is alright but very by the book and not that interesting to listen to

5.0
4.0
MRK106
Dec 13, 2005

the best teacher

5.0
1.0
MRK106
Dec 18, 2005

Her major is marketing, so she knows all about marketing well. Although i didn't get A or very high mark, her teaching is so fashion,and she gives some bonus marks in the final. She is the beset!trust me! ^_^!

4.0
1.0
RET500
Aug 12, 2006

She was okay.,,,,easy marker but so lazy sometimes, .....but overall she is fine to me!

5.0
2.0
MRTZC10
Dec 15, 2007

SHE IS A REALLY GOOD TEACHER!

1.0
5.0
BABAA
Feb 7, 2008

she only read stuff off from PP slides. i believe she has little experience working in marketing. she is not able to apply cases from the real world.

1.0
5.0
BAB235
Feb 14, 2008

Talks way too much about her personal life...we don't care! Takes way too long to cover the material. Uses full three hours of the class, when it is not necessary. She thinks that everyone likes her and that she's everyone's best friend. She also seems to have class favourites, which is not right at all.

1.0
3.0
BABMKT
Mar 7, 2008

She does know how to teach.

2.0
4.0
MRK106
Dec 2, 2008

I wouldnt want to get her as a professor again... she takes long to mark quizzes and if she forgets to post them she will take very long to get it posted for you. she is a very hard marker also.

1.0
5.0
BAB235
Apr 21, 2009

She is ignorant, inconsidirate and extrmly rude. One of the worst teacher i have evre had, she can not teach and do not expect to recieve a passing grade.

3.0
5.0
MKTOO
Jun 19, 2009

Not so good to mark exams

5.0
2.0
BUS106
Jan 12, 2010

BEST PROF in my post 2ndary education EVER!! She is So Loyal 2 her students n is willin 2 help u @ any time! best of all she replies to your questions ASAP (even on long weekends!!)

5.0
1.0
BUS106
Apr 29, 2010

good professor, always ready to help students

1.0
5.0
MKT106
Oct 20, 2010

rude rude rude rude rude rude

5.0
3.0
BUS106
Feb 10, 2011

She was a good teacher always helpful and was able to relate the content of the course materials to real life scenarios to help students to grasp the content in the business context. She rewards students who are eager to learn and partake in class discussions. Helpful. Challenging course.

2.0
4.0
BAB235
Mar 29, 2011

SHE IS THE MOST MESSED UP MARKER EVER! VERY HARD MARKER. I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE GRADES, AND HER TEST ARE NOT MULTIPLE CHOICE AND MARKETING SHOULD BE.

5.0
1.0
BUSBB
Apr 14, 2011

She was a good teacher always helpful and was able to relate the content of the course materials to real life scenarios to help students to grasp the content in the business context. She rewards students who are eager to learn and partake in class discussions. Helpful. Challenging course. although i tried my best, i still did not get this credit.

1.0
5.0
BUSBBA
Apr 21, 2011

I got good mark but I find her not up to date with current material. I question her Credentials. Furthermore, she is quite rude to students, although not to me because I am her favourite. She is a bad Prof. we question how she got her MBA. We need a good prof. that has real credentials with proven ability to teach. She needs a career change.

2.0
5.0
BAB235
May 4, 2011

very hard marker.. and not helpful

5.0
1.0
BUS106
Nov 27, 2012

The best!

3.0
4.0
BUS106
Apr 10, 2013

She can be really rude at times with her smart responses and she's a difficult marker.

5.0
1.0
BUS106
May 8, 2013

Very helpful and encouraging

5.0
1.0
BUS106
Nov 23, 2013

Fun, very informative, awesome teacher

5.0
2.0
BUS106NN
Jan 5, 2014

Margaret Osborne is one of the best teachers I have ever had. She is very easy going, kind and always asks if you need to have anything cleared up. She always makes it easy to get extra credit throughout the semester, as well she'll take in your thoughts about how to make the tests easier. I would definitely recommend taking her class.

1.0
5.0
BUS106NN
Grade: C-
Mar 5, 2018
Wouldn't take again

I don't think she is a qualified teacher, she is always talking about her own boring experience, and she will selectively or intentionally forget a lot of things, very funny.

Skip class? You won't pass.
Inspirational
GRADED BY FEW THINGS
1.0
5.0
MKT106
Grade: F
Mar 5, 2018
Would take again

She is really bad professorif you want learn anything you need choose other professor. because she is very irresponsible. She is always in trouble for international students.

1.0
5.0
BUS106NN
Grade: Drop/Withdrawal
Apr 10, 2018
Wouldn't take again

I've never seen such a bad teacher.

LOTS OF HOMEWORK
Inspirational
TEST HEAVY
5.0
5.0
MRK106
Dec 4, 2018
Would take again

She is very professional, strict but you will learn more. She actually apply current marketing situations while teaching the theory in the textbooks.

Gives good feedback
Respected
Participation matters
5.0
1.0
MRK106
Grade: A
Apr 19, 2019
Would take again

Margaret is one of the best professors. Hope to have a class with her again.

Gives good feedback
Respected
Inspirational
2.0
1.0
BMI802
Grade: Rather not say
Aug 23, 2019
Wouldn't take again

Professor Osborne is a good teacher. The class has a lot of group work and she makes it clear as to what she wants. She is accessible outside of class but not so much during class time.

Accessible outside class
Group projects
So many papers
1.0
5.0
MAN200
Nov 26, 2019
Wouldn't take again

She is not good. Even not helps the international students. Gives 1 or 2 from the assignments.

2.0
4.0
MAN200
Dec 2, 2019
Wouldn't take again

She's a professional business woman, entrepreneur, and respected, but she's not a good teacher. very impatient and doesn't provide enough guidelines.

Respected
Graded by few things
Tough grader
1.0
5.0
MAN200
Grade: B-
Dec 2, 2019
Wouldn't take again

the worst professor i ever had. Everyone is stressed in her class, and you have to beg for any marks and the course is the easiest of all but she made it hard for us.

5.0
1.0
MAN200
Grade: B+
Dec 6, 2019
Would take again

Margaret is one of the best at Seneca. I had a great semester studying in her class. Recommended.

Gives good feedback
Respected
Clear grading criteria
5.0
1.0
MAN200
Grade: B
Dec 6, 2019
Would take again

She is very supportive and I enjoy the way she teaches. She is a very kind person which makes us select her as a professor.

Inspirational
Amazing lectures
Caring
5.0
1.0
MRK106
Grade: A
Mar 22, 2020
Would take again

She is a very good Professor. Absolutely recommended!

Gives good feedback
Respected
Caring
3.0
4.0
MAN200
Grade: A+
Apr 15, 2020
Would take again

Margaret is STRICT! She has high standards, you either meet them or you don't. You have to attend classes in order to pass because in class assignments worth 5% are given each class. There is a lot of group work so pick your groups wisely. She does give extra points for great work and feedback to let you know what you need to work on. Avoid if lazy

Skip class? You won't pass.
Group projects
Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
MAN200ABC
Grade: Rather not say
Nov 24, 2020
Wouldn't take again

Totally not recommended. Learn nothing, but get criticized for assignments. Seneca has worst teachers, need caring teachers. She just puts her old outdated principles in this digital era with some new wrapper around it. I feel pity for the ones who doesn't even realize that. Do not believe me, Just ask Seneca graduates, do research. Danger ahead.

Lots of homework
Test heavy
Tough grader
1.0
5.0
MAN200NAA
Grade: Drop/Withdrawal
Nov 25, 2020
Wouldn't take again

Do not take her class if you don't want fail. Worse teacher ever, she didn't announcement about assignment for class on BB so you much check by-self. Grade mark very hard even group did well. Many student drop course because their grade very low in test and assignment.

Test heavy
Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
MAN200
Grade: Drop/Withdrawal
Dec 10, 2020
Wouldn't take again

Worst teacher ever. She want to fail every student. She gives 0 marks in all assignments

Skip class? You won't pass.
Test heavy
Tough grader
1.0
5.0
MRK106
Grade: F
Dec 11, 2020
Wouldn't take again

They the worst professor I've ever got in my life. doesn't listen to anyone's problems. Attitude problems. Grades assignments by taking her ego in it.

Test heavy
Group projects
Tough grader
1.0
5.0
MAN209
Grade: Not sure yet
Dec 14, 2020
Wouldn't take again

Worst teacher I ever had in my life . She is really indispensable . Her class materials are not clear and you dont learn anything from her course. Also she really try to fail students with giving 1and2. And she didnt have good reasons for why she give this mark to you . If you care about your GPA never attend to her classes

Inspirational
Group projects
1.0
1.0
MAN200
Grade: D
Dec 17, 2020
Wouldn't take again

not good no help students always

Graded by few things
Hilarious
Tough grader
1.0
1.0
MAN200
Grade: D
Dec 17, 2020
Wouldn't take again

Margaret needs to revise her content for MAN200. Assignments given this semester requires group work of 4-6 when its achievable in smaller groups of 2-3. Margaret claims to be overwhelmed in her announcements but it is due to the chaos of her own structuring of the course. Large groups means less grading but blends under/over achievers together.

1.0
1.0
MAN200
Grade: D+
Dec 17, 2020
Wouldn't take again

Margret claims to be about diversity about, they way she treats people speaks otherwise. Margret needs to understand that she has students all over the world, not just Canada. Condescending tones leave students very intimidated to ask questions, email her or schedule a one on one meeting. Margret should make it a priority to be kind to her students

5.0
3.0
MAN100
Grade: A-
Dec 20, 2020
Would take again

Margaret is an amazing teacher, and she really cares for her students' learning. She is approachable and always has a smile on her face. Group work is a must, and that can be the cause of a bad grade.

Group projects
Caring
Tough grader
1.0
1.0
MAN200
Grade: D
Dec 21, 2020
Wouldn't take again

Pls don't take this professor this will ruin your academic record as well as she rarely talks politely and understands the student situation. I got A, A+ in all the subjects and got D in this subject due to which my whole GPA gets down.

Skip class? You won't pass.
Test heavy
Tough grader
4.0
2.0
MAN200
Grade: A
Mar 24, 2021
Would take again

had a very good experience with her through the semester. when it came to the last project she was not very responsive when we had questions. I get that she was busy but my group received a 45% on out project that was worth a lot. My mark dropped from a 90% to a 80% because of the one thing. other than that I really liked her.

Respected
Group projects
1.0
4.0
MAN200
Grade: B
Apr 25, 2021
Wouldn't take again

She is the worst professor that I have seem in my whole college career. No support from her side to students, never understood the situation of students, very very disgusting, awful. She is hard marker as well I got B, but still she is not supporting. DO NOT EVER TAKE HER AS YOUR PROFESSOR I repeat NEVER!!!!

4.0
4.0
MAN200
Grade: A
May 9, 2021
Wouldn't take again

She is a good professor and gives study material really great and interesting. But she is a really tough grader, really hard to get a good mark, takes a lot of effort. There were only 4 assignments for 25% and 2 of them are group projects. it was a very stressful, but interesting course.

Test heavy
Group projects
Tough grader
1.0
5.0
MAN200
Grade: D
Jul 29, 2021
Wouldn't take again

Please Dont take her

Tough grader
1.0
5.0
MAN200
Aug 9, 2021
Wouldn't take again

gives us 10 hours to do a test and when we download the test it says 2 hours only but ok blackboard it shows 8 am - 6 pm time frame and in the power points it does not say anything about a 2 hour time frame

So many papers
Tough grader
4.0
3.0
MAN200
Grade: A
Sep 7, 2021
Would take again

At first, I thought she's a terror professor, but she'll give chances to pass this course. Yes, she is a tough grader, but you will surely get A+ or A from her when you follow her instructions. She'll teach how to communicate professionally. You'll learn a lot from her.

Gives good feedback
Group projects
Tough grader
1.0
5.0
MKT106
Grade: F
Dec 10, 2021
Wouldn't take again

PLEASE DO NOT TAKE HER. IF YOU MISS HER CLASS SHE WILL FAIL YOU ON PURPOSE. I REPEAT GO AWAY FROM HER IF YOU WANT TO GET A GOOD MARK

1.0
5.0
MAN200NAA
Grade: C+
Dec 9, 2022

If you want to pass this subject, don't go with this professor. All group projects worth 25% each. I f you get a 0 in any you're done.

Tough grader
Group projects
Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
MAN200
Grade: Rather not say
Feb 19, 2023

Gives you low marks on purpose, is strict, followed every instruction and still gets a D+. Seriously, Seneca really needs to listen to students and reconsider her position as a professor. Like there are 3 assignments and 1 test that are worth 25% each, so if you fail one of them, you're done, you're dead.

Tough grader
Lots of homework
Test heavy
1.0
5.0
MAN200
Grade: Not sure yet
Feb 27, 2023

Imagine, you and your group putting all your effort and hard work into your assignment and A specific SOMEONE decides to take A huge portion of marks off just because you got the citations part wrong and late penalties applies because you then have to resubmit the citations part and have A huge chunk of marks taken off just for that little part?

Tough grader
Participation matters
Group projects
1.0
5.0
MAN200
Grade: Rather not say
Feb 28, 2023

Does not give clear and specific instructions, and takes marks off for something she didn't clarify. She is the type of person to make you come to school when there was a snowstorm. When this semester ends, I would NEVER EVER in MY LIFE want to see her EVER again. At the end If I could give her a 0 rating, I would.

Tough grader
Participation matters
Group projects
1.0
5.0
MAN200
Grade: F
May 1, 2023

I had a negative experience with Margaret Osborne's class. The instructions were unclear, making it challenging to succeed, and the grading was not fair. The teaching quality was disappointing, and I wouldn't recommend taking her class. Every student deserves a supportive learning environment, and this professor was not up to college standards.

Tough grader
Group projects
Graded by few things
3.0
5.0
MAN200
Grade: A+
May 6, 2023

At first, I do not understand why we need to do all those ungraded weekly discussion board, but actually all ideas could be applied to the assignments. The professor was hard in the guidelines, but if you showed up in class and participated in the discussion board, you got good marks. She is tough though I spent lots of effort in this course.

Group projects
1.0
5.0
MAN200
Aug 10, 2023

He gives projects beyond the school level and her grading is not fare at all

Tough grader
Group projects
Lots of homework
1.0
5.0
MAN200
Grade: Rather not say
Sep 5, 2023

If my review can prevent someone from enrolling in this course, then it serves its purpose. I strongly advise against choosing this professor. They provide no opportunities, grade strictly, offer no clear instructions, and lack helpful guidance.

Tough grader
Group projects
Graded by few things
Class Info

Online Classes

100%

Attendance Mandatory

46%

Textbook Required

13%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

C+

95% confidence
Based on 23 grades
Most common grades:
A (5)
Rather not say (5)
F (4)
Grade Distribution
A(7)B(3)C(2)D(8)F(4)A-/B+(2)
Based on 33 reported grades
A: 5
Rather not say: 5
F: 4
D: 4
Common Tags
Tough grader (18)
Group projects (15)
Test heavy (7)
Respected (6)
Inspirational (5)
Gives good feedback (5)
Skip class? You won't pass. (4)
Graded by few things (4)
Rating Trend

Stable

+0.02 avg change
Dec
Dec
Feb
May
Aug
Sep
Last 6 months
Ratings by Course

RET660

5.0

(1)

MRTZC10

5.0

(1)

BUSBB

5.0

(1)

MAN100

5.0

(1)

BUS106

4.7

(7)
+20 more courses
Difficulty by Course

OSP240

5.0

CHAIR

5.0

BABAA

5.0

MKTOO

5.0

MKT106

5.0

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