Loves to speak OVER class' head. Uses terms like at first blush and carte blanche alot (to add to the confusion. Needs to forget that he spoke at Oxford or Harvard (I forget which one) and speak to us in a language we can understand!

If i would have started university taking this class i would not have continued. He was not clear and i found him to judge answers on his interpretation not on fact. Avoid him if possible.

Horrible professor. Does not understand his own concepts (I actually went to other profs and they concurred with me that he makes no sense), and he often completely misinterprets what he is teaching. He has a very formulaic way of teaching, much like "paint-by-numbers" only with professing. His only saving grace is that he marks easy.

Most terrible Pro. I have ever seen. He is a swellhead!!!!Also, he discriminates against people whose first language is not English. It is a truth, some people have experienced his discrimination already. So if you are ESL student, don't ever choose his course!!!!

TERRIBLE! Rude, pompous and incomprehensible. He was teaching his particular views as facts instead of the general foundations from the text based on logic. He would arbitrarily change his point of view in mid class and mid-sentence, as if he was learning while he taught. CONFUSING! I have NO RESPECT. He is CLOWN SHOES! An Inadequate teacher.

Not what I would consider a good prof. He never answered a question directly and often went off topic. He even argued against his OWN points! He tended to speak down at his students - I don't think he even wanted to be there, I know I didn't! His marking scheme is all over the map! Arrogant, rude. A complete waste of time!

You will learn nothing. He's incredibly confusing and will not answer any questions coherently. When you're given the exam answers, memorize everything he says and regurgitate it on the exam and you will get a decent mark (B range). If you attempt to answer the questions yourself and show that you learned something, he'll give you a bad mark.

He's very confusing, really don get him......he's a hard marker...he wants da students to thnk or write da way xactly wat he wants. nva take his class, he made the sub harder, thought of getting an A+ here but alas he ruined my whole grade...he's literally an idiot.

He cannot explain things well or properly and makes you more confused. As well, I feel like a lot of the stuff he teaches, he doesn't even know it well himself! He also has very strict, pointless ways of setting up answers that students must follow for full marks.

This guy lacks clarity in explaining fallacies, and his criteria for evaluation often contradicts what is said during lecture, apathetic to students' concerns. The course itself is very interesting, so feel free to take this course, just stay away from this guy if you are looking for quality in your education.

WOW what a boring class was techniques of persuasion because of this guy. SUPER CONFUSING. you ask a question, he tries to answer for 5 minutes and when he is finally done talking youre left with more questions. terrible...

This guy is awful, clearly he made tenure and now couldn't care less. He sprung a test on us, and when we got results back we were apparently all mindless droves. Except for when we proved him wrong, then we were rude on top of that. If you see his name when taking this class, avoid it.

5 person group essay for 500 words. So vague, he just stands at the front of class and makes up an essay as he goes along. avoid at all costs.

Do not take this class. You have been warned. Choose something else!

He is absolutely horrible!! He is ill-prepared, bad-tempered and confusing. His tests are completely random, the right answer being what he thinks it is and not necessarily what you studied. Easily the worst professor I have ever had.

Terrible professor. Regularly contradicts himself, attempts to answer simple questions for minutes at a time only to end up tripping over his own words, and I constantly felt like I was being taught by someone who was no more knowledgeable on the subject than I.

philip macewen is the worst professor i've ever had. he rambles on forever, he gives 5 examples for 1 question, which repeats what he says over and over again. his marking is arbitrary, he rambles for 90% of the lecture time, and although the form of tests is "easy", his teaching skills are terrible and it shows through that. my goodness, avoid him

Please avoid his classes as they are confusing, off-topic, and opinionated. Grading criteria/assistance for assignments were vague and unhelpful. He would return assignments in a week only for the class to receive roughly the same mark. If you did not write like him he wouldn't give you the marks. His feedback was harsh. I'm glad the class is done!

WORST PROFESSOR EVER! He expects you to know things beyond the textbook and cuts your marks because of that. Took this course in my last year. Had to drop it because of him. When I asked him about my low marks he said A+ is for those who teach the prof new things. (P.S. I have done really well in all my other gen-eds. A & A+s) YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

The worst prof ever. Very off topic and confusing. Does not know how to teach. Assignments are horrible and his feedback is no help either. Teaches himself the material while he is teaching the class. Also tends to randomly start shouting during his lecture (which is @ 8am btw!) Makes a simple and easy class so confusing. Would never take him again

Not a fan of his lecture styles and his classes are boring.

This is my second class with Philip Macewan. The first one was MODR 1760. In both of those he was extremely harsh on the marking. His lectures are also pointless because he just reads off of his slides/notes which are already online. The group project set up is also pathetic. Overall, take the class with a different prof if you must.

The marking scheme is based on making it difficult to get an A in their class with C to C+ being the average grade. The TA is strict when marking and provide no help even when you reach out to them. They tend to insult you in their "helpful correction" comments.The assignments seem easy(5 group members and 1 question worth 20% times 5) but are not.

Want to drop ur gpa? Take this course because the TA's could care less about ur grade. As long as they follow MacEwen's instruction to give low marks while teaching their students poorly, because he does not believe in giving A's.

The overall course content was not very useful. I did not like the overall setup of the course. The worst part of this course was the prof who was extremely boring, rude, and unprofessional. My experience at York has been nothing but positive until I took this course. I would never take a course with this prof again.

Philip is pretty awful. Can't say much more than that because he lacks any sort of depth that would allow for a greater explanation of his personality. Avoid if you can!

I read the rate my prof reviews before the deadline to drop the course and I thought people were exaggerating how bad of a prof he is. It's only 5 writing assignments how bad could it be right? DO NOT make the same mistake I did and drop the course immediately. My guess is he has a superiority complex and gets a thrill by giving students bad grades

RUN! DO NOT WALK, RUN! JUST RUN! PLEASE DO NOT BE FOOLED BY HAVING 5 ASSIGNMENTS!! RUN AWAY AND DON'T LOOK BACK!!!!

if you see this prof's name RUN. we were three groupmates and end up dropping this course. RUNN

This guy is a harsh marks. Do not take this course with him by all means. This is for your own good

This class was nothing like the description. lt's essentially 5 writing assignments that have nothing to do with social justice and are only focused on a specific sentence structure the professor tries to teach, and are marked harshly with feedback that makes no sense at all. I would never take a course with this instructor again.

This course's grade was determined entirely by five group assignments, which might seem straightforward, but Philip made it unnecessarily challenging. He provided little to no support, graded unreasonably harshly, and spoke in such a slow and monotonous way that staying focused during lectures was nearly impossible.

Run away Don't Don't take this class

Rude, boring, unfair and extremely harsh marker. You stand a better chance of improving your GPA by taking a physics course.

doesn't give anything above a b+ on anything no matter how perfect you are

Out of all the courses I have taken over my 4 years at York this is by far the most challenging course. I have had 4th year courses that are even easier. I do not reccommend this course at all.

This professor is genuinely one of the worst professors I've had. He does not give grades higher than 65 and it is all group projects. It's basically just 5-8 sentences that have barely anything to do with the actual course. If I read the reviews on rate my prof before taking the course, I would not have taken it. Don't take this course !

The feedback provided on assignments lacks any real substance, absolutely useless. Expecting anything above a 70% is unrealistic. Attempts to seek clarification or more constructive feedback via email have been met with unhelpful or rude responses. Avoid this man at all costs!

If you are considering taking this course because you think it's an easy way to get six credits, that is wrong. For this course, you have five short group writing assignments that one would think would be easy, but this man grades extremely hard. You would probably have better luck in any other gen ed course cause this one will just drop your GPA.

He grades very strictly and makes the course incredibly challenging. He does not provide a clear rubric or explain what he expects from students.

EXTREMELY TOUGH MARKER. DO NOT TAKE. Don't listen to anyone saying its "easy" or "average booster" DO NOT TAKE THIS COURSE.

The lectures are boring, fortunately lecture notes are provided and it's easy to catch up on material. However, the biggest and worst problem is the grading. The prof's grading system is unfair and overly strict, and he purposely screws over your grade so you don't get over an 80%. Don't take this class.