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BMKT261 - 1.0 rating“I highly recommend you to avoid his class”
BMKT261 - 1.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
85%
Textbook Required
58%
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C
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BMKT161
2.1
(29)161
2.0
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2.0
(1)BADM268
2.0
(1)BMKT161261
1.8
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BMKT181
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BADM261
5.0
BMKT268
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hard marker and his feedback on assignements is Generic and useless (good content, excellent effort, etc.) If a teacher does not tell you anything that needs improvement then your mark should be an A. If not how does one improve. I would never take another class with him.
He is totally unclear on his assignments, you won't get ANY of your assignment marks back until you are done with the course, he cannot keep order in a classroom, his feedback is useless, and he is an unfair marker. I'm Disappointed. If I had taken this instructor on my first term I wouldn’t be at Cap anymore.
Speaks in a monotone, creeper, dry, waste of tuition, time. I chose the seat near the window so I could watch the trees outside grow. His textbook is copyright 1980's
Boring. Unclear. Gets mad when you ask him for help or clarification. Doesnt care if you show up or not. Uses powerpoint, too much on the slides, and just reads from them. Redundant on simple concepts.
Very boring teacher, always asks for you to e-mail him so he can give you feedback onhis unclear assignments and never returns your e-mails. Easy marker, hard mid-term! hardly any homework and his class is a joke! easy grades if you are half smart! be warned, he is boring and useless!! male version of nancy nowlan
horribly dry and boring professor, and then has the nerve to question you on your interactive presentation. once fell asleep while showing the class a video on the overhead. monotone boring voice, picks favorites and is a hard marker, avoid!!
The worst teacher I have ever had. Marketing is supposed to be fun!!! but Richard made it a living hell, I left the school just because of him. I couldnt understand how they could allow him to teach this subject. What a waste of my time and over inflated tuition. No reviews on any tests, just boring power points, you had toattend class or else youd
His lectures are boring, he doesn't return emails, attendance is mandatory. His assignments are as boring as he is. Key to success in his classes: get through the lectures and take notes. Anyone with half a brain can still score a decent grade in his class. Stay off his bad side though. One last thing, don't expect to learn anything in his class.
He didn't clarify himself. He put the students on the spot when they didn't know the correct answer, and if they did respond, he'd tell them they were wrong. His notes were not great, and we rarely used the textbook.
Richard was horrible. His classes were incredibly boring and felt twice as long as they were. Mandatory attendance was ridiculous since he made the class so tedious. I'm horrified that he is still teaching.
he seems to be a fair marker, gave a very detailed list to study for the midterm, very boring though, not easy to approach, and reads off his powerpoint presentations, even after telling people how a effective powerpoint can rake in the customers...haha. he was great with handing back the midterms right away, but assignment are a whole other story!
He is a very nice person. If you will be attending his class, and will be visiting him during office hours you will pass for sure. He is one of my favourite teachers !!!
AVOID AT ALL COSTS. Richard seems like a good person, but his teaching is terrible. A marketing class should be about excitement, creativity, and discussion and his classes are none of them. He doesn't seem interested in students (hasn't given assignments or even marks back). Try to take your class with someone else.
The most borring teacher I have ever had at capilanoU his class is easy but if you want to learn about marketing he will not teach you anything.
Richard can be a little unclear with his assignments but that is his only fault. If you drop by his office, he will help you out and answer any of your questions. He really understands advertising and I would recommend taking his class.
BORING INSTRUCTOR! horribly DRY!! NEVER GOT A STRAIGHT ANSWER! hard marker, AVOID!
Richard is useless. He doesn't teach, he reads from slides that he copies from the text book. He wears the same hawaian shirts everyday and doesn't teach anything that you can't google on your own. nice guy, but just can't teach.
Richard's midterm is not hard, the content of the midterm is all from the textbook! If you study well, you will be fine with the midterm! The assignment part of this course BMKT 161 is quite a lot to do! Richard is a great guy! For this course, there is only one midterm and one final! This course is fun~
Richard is a very nice guy. He will help you if you put in the effort. Marketing theories in general are dry. He has interactive activities that make it not so boring. Richard is very open to feedback. The slides could be more appealing. The class could use more projects but not so big as our last project was worth 30%.
Trust me guys don't listen to the other feedback. when we did our environmental scan he did not point out our mistake He put "really ?" as i looked through it he did not mention what i did wrong which could have helped me improve. His lectures are not even eye opening,he is a marketer yet cant even get the attention of the class.BMkt Sd to be fun
He is really nice teacher
Richard is a fair instructor. He marks you based on your effort not more no less. His teaching skills are different but in a good way. His classes are awesome if you are a self motivated person that tends to interact with the class mates or the actual instructor. Overall, he is a good option.
Richard is the most boring teacher I have ever had. He reads off his slides, and doesn't have any real insight into the industry. His projects are straightforward and dull; Just like he is as a person. I feel bad for the guy, but he's just not cut out to be a teacher.
Save yourself the stress and take the class with Lloyd. Heard great stuff about Lloyd's class, only heard bad ones about Richard's. He is super unclear about project and assignments. His class is boring and the assignments he hands out are even worst. He probably wonders why people don't do well in his class. He needs to reassess his teaching
Richard is a great teacher if you take the time to go and see him for help. He has a lot of experience in the field (lots of guest speakers) and is a fair marker. He offers a lot of opportunity for students to do well and will make time for you if you need help. Down side- he takes forever to respond to emails and to post things on moodle.
Make sure you attend his classes b/c he takes attendance EVERY class unless theres guest speaker. Midterm was fairly easy because answers were either right or wrong. (everything you need to study for is on moodle) But he will get you on his assignments (enviro scan) and kill your GPA there. Classes are slideshows avail. on moodle.
Didn't prepare us for final at all. We were given the criteria to hand in our portfolio assignment on the last class which made no sense. Don't take classes with Richard.
Richard knows his stuff, but is bad at expressing it. You have to attend classes because there's an attendance mark, but all lectures are based off the textbook (WORD FOR WORD!!) he speaks in a very monotone voice, and doesn't use examples to explain things. The final and midterm were easy, but the assignments were brutal. would not recommend.
He takes off everything from the text. Also he is pretty picky, so we never really knew how he wanted our project to be. Probably better Marketing teachers out there.
POOR TEACHER AND POOR CLASS
I'll stick to the facts here: - does not explain assignments very clearly - not great at responding to student emails (often doesn't reply) - does not go over materials that you will be tested on in class, however the tests are not difficult - bad at getting marks back - seems a bit disorganized - nice guy, just lacking that "it factor"
Problems with this teacher: does not give grades back in any kind of timely manner (I'm talking months-- disrespectful to students doing the work), is very unclear on expectations (don't be afraid to tell students what you are looking for, Richard!), uses class time ineffectively (hardly a thing that we were tested on was covered in class).
He definitely has a passion for advertising. Unfortunately he doesnt know how to express it. He didnt bring up the midterm until the class before and went over the requirements for 5 minutes for it. No handout or anything. Assignments are unclear, moodle site isnt updated with slides and we never got to see our marked midterms. Avoid if possible.
Lectures were long and pointless as he did not cover any material in class that was on the final or midterm .No review for midterm or final either. Good luck getting any feedback for your assignments or a clear outline for what he wants for your paperspresentations. Do yourself a favour and take the class with another professor.
Useless powerpoints, doesn't outline exams, rarely responds to emails quickly. We didn't even get to see our midterm exam (marks on moodle but we didn't see the actual exam where we could look at what we got wrong). Take the class with someone else.
Richard Hill is a nice guy and really loves advertising but he is awful at explaining it. He doesn't respond back to emails, he hardly explains what he wants and then when you ask for more clarification he thinks you weren't listening. You literally have to wing every single assignment he gives you because of this. Avoid his class!!
It's unfortunate to have such a dry and monotone approach to such a stimulating subject. 0 helpfulness or guidance. Attitude: C's get degrees Enthusiasm: Road kill You can put your heart and soul into this class... and it will come out trampled. You will go to his office hours feeling worse than going in. AVOID!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Richard is passionate about what he does but he conveys his message in a monotone matter. It's unfortunate that a man who teaches marketing cannot sell himself to the class. I enjoyed the class material and his group projects are difficult but relevant. You work for the grade that you receive but an A is achievable to someone who is willing to work
We come to class to learn, but he expects us to know everything about the course on the second week. Very unclear guideline for assignment.
the worst.
worst teacher ever. did not give any assignments or tests back. did not know any marks before writing the final besides our midterm. we didnt even get to see our midterm. for the final project he expects you to act like an actual advertising agency and put 40 hours into the project. the project had vague criteria and he expected u to read his mind
Richard is obviously a knowledgeable and experienced teacher. You can expect group projects (standard for marketing) and weekly online chapter quizzes. His lectures are not exactly riveting and thus I skipped a fair amount of class (finished with an A-). Use the textbook to memorize the terms, check moodle and ask for advice regarding projects.
He is so vague at everything, when I spent 6 hours doing the homework and write 4 pages, his feedback was "This makes no sense". I highly recommend you to avoid his class.
Richard is one of the worst teachers I have had in University. Every class was an hour and a half of listening to a boring monotone lecture and by the end you don't retain any information. All of the projects didn't have enough of an outline so it felt like we were on our own just guessing what he wanted. Never taking another course with him again.
Having someone teach you about marketing while not being able to market himself to the class, can be a little disheartening. His feedback is usually pretty blunt, to say the least. He seems to lack the social skills to properly give criticism and motivate his class. Vague instructions and a hard marker is not a good combo. Avoid if you can.
worest teacher ever
Richard is the bomb, gives great examples in class and has a lot of experience in the field.
Maybe he is good at doing business, but not good at teach. He told many things in class, but he never explain clearly. He is lack of social skill make students not feel nice when he is talking to students. If you are ready to take marking class. PLEASE AVIOD HIS CLASS!!! You need to pass the class not get heart attrack from him!!
Terrible Professor.. Worst in my entire University career.. If you like vague assignments, he is the guy for you. Expect minimalist outlines and even if you follow the outline he still literally berates you with his "ramblings". DO NOT expect a good grade EVER unless you are younger woman in tight clothes. He seems to only remember their names..
Never grade students' assignment carefully, and gives unclear feedbak.
I don't understand why he teaches us with unclear contents and also need us to understand him. He will disagree every students' thoughts and tell us he is right and we must believe he is right. if he is right why didn't he make money outside in stead of be a teacher
Taking his class feels I am dying. Times goes fast except he is not in class. Please Avoid his class! There is many good teachers in CapU you can find.
Richard has a lot of experience in the field but lacks the teaching skills. He has vague expectations, yet is a hard grader. When giving written feedback on projects, he bluntly tells you what you're doing "wrong" but doesn't tell you how to improve. He also rarely responds to emails.
When you work hard in his class, he notices it and grades accordingly. Great prof.
The worst teacher ever.
Richard is a hard marker and isn't clear on instructions. His lectures are all over the place. Makes you do a final project where the winning team doesn't have to write the final. The project takes a month to complete and it's the most stressful, hardest thing I've had to do for a second year elective course. Avoid him if you have the chance.
Let me start off by saying he does not reply to emails, which is quite ridiculous given it is 2018. Textbook is a must, as his lectures consist of useless power-point slides which he never finishes teaching in class due to his poor organizational skills. His assignments are poorly explained and is incredibly hard at marking them. Avoid him please.
Richard is the least helpful prof I've ever had the displeasure of encountering. He assigns projects with very little time to do them and does not tell you how to do them. He grades you by what you didn't do, when there was no rubric and is extremely critical. The final report... you need to be in a good group or you will fail.
I literally created an account here JUST to tell people how much i recommend RUNNING AS FAR AND AS FAST away from this prof as possible. You need to be a professional in the field of marketing, read minds, and the ability to pull facts out of you know what to even get close to an A. DO NOT TAKE HIM. EVER.
The worst prof ever. I would say Indian students please do not take any course with him. Has done Phd in insulting. Tough grader and does not grade anything on time. Discrimination level 100%. Good luck folks :)
Down to earth attitude.
for a second year course he was very difficult on students. selling was the course. not too clear on what he wants , dont be late or he is more than willing to yell at you infront of other students. you must attend classes to pass.
Had this prof 3 times BMKT 161, 262, and 263. He can be pretty tough, but once I started to take the classes seriously and showed some effort, he definitely noticed. Would recommend if you're serious about business and marketing as he is very knowledgeable. He gives good feedback if you visit his office hours, but his written feedback is confusing.
I made an account so I can warn everyone about this prof. Was going to wait until end of the semester but I need to write this now. When I read reviews about staying away from him I did not listen and didn't think it would be this bad. Richard expects way too much from us, is a hard marker, boring lectures, super unclear. I learned my lesson now..
Richard is the type of teacher that tends to pick class favourites. He is the type of teacher that thinks that good feedback is to demoralize his students. You can try so hard in his advertising class and still not get noticed or appreciated for your hard work. He will rank his students not based on their work but based on how much he likes them.
knowledgable in marketing but isnt the best at teaching it Hes not very good at responding to emails and is hard to reach outside of class Sometimes he'll upload the slides on eLearn Midterm/final had mc and short answer; very unclear of what he wants for short answers THERE ARE CHAPTER QUIZZES USUALLY 2X A WEEK BUT HE WONT TELL YOU SO CHECK ELEARN
Worst prof I've ever had PERIOD. I really should have trusted the reviews on here before enrolling.
He's an alright prof but if you had the choice of taking a class with him or another prof, pick the other prof. his testa are extremely hard for no reason and his feedback on projects is very harsh. told a girl in my class that her paper was so bad and the grammar was terrible when it was fine. he kicks you out of lectures if you dont participate
The worst professor Ive had thus far at CapU. His class is completely disconnected; he assigns projects (predominately group), and never really checks on people. The in-class sessions are useless. If his droning doesnt lull you to sleep, the lectures are completely useless when it comes to actually learning the content that youre tested on.
I hate him.
If you are looking for stressful, tough, and useless teacher, then choose Richard Hill. He does not teach; you should study the book. He assigns to do presentation and they are useless and nonsense. Exams are difficult because he does not teach properly. He doe not reply emails. He gives terrible feedback even if you did well. He is a no teacher
Hes kinda professor who is not willing to give feedback to students and when students visit his office hours to get feedback individually and he use to give same feedback to every students and his exams are really tough and hes tight marker.
Does not make things easy for you. The whole term passed final exams done and he graded my second assignment yesterday. Not helpful. Unclear about what he wants in assignments and does not go over them in class at all. Quiz 5 to 13 all have same end date (space them out). Will give quiz to do before instead of after lecture. Try avoiding him.
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I dreaded going to class because of how bad it was, would not recommend if there's other options.
I don't recommend anyone taking his classes. With so many great instructors at CapU, he's the opposite. Materials are reutilized from previous years. He doesn't even update the dates. It's like he considers his classes all the same. No effort to teach. Nit-picky. Most students drop through the term. Group assignment worth 30%. Absent students.
He's okay - really important to read the textbook as most of the content is going to come from it. Super tough grader but lays out the expectations fairly clearly. Lots of quizzes, connect HW, and group assignments. Last group project is grouped by grades so can either go really well or poorly depending on how good of a student you are
Richard is by far one of the best teachers I've had at Cap. He likes to weed out the students that he notices are there just for the credits and push those who want to learn something regarding marketing. So make sure you apply yourself. The only downfall of this teacher is he gets frustrated with you if English is not your first language .
It was the worst professor I have ever had.
Not good at all
Worst professor ever
#1 worst professor in capu. His feedback is not helpful, and his lectures don't make sense
DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS. HE DOES NOT TEACH
He gives zero feedback about anything and leaves it up to us to teach ourselves about the content we are tested on, he is supposed to be "more knowledgeable because he comes from this field" when the fact of the matter is that's where he belongs, he is not a teacher and should never have become one because he has absolutely no idea what he is doing
He is rude and wont let you in the class even if you are 5 minutes late with a genuine reason.
The worst capilano has to offer!! Ratings do not lie.
Please, please save yourself, DO NOT take his courses. His lecture is very dry, just read from slides and contribute nothing else. The grading is questionable, tough grader, no feedbacks, its like he rolls a dice for it. He is also very rigid with attention, late five minutes and you're out of class. He DOESN'T care at all!
tough grader
an absolute joke.
I WILL NEVER TAKE THIS PROFESSOR AGAIN
Never take his class! Worst professor at Capu.He is very rude and does not care about his students at all. Even he makes you feel bad about yourself and lower your confidence.He gives the assignments and expect you to do well without having a discussion on that.He expects his students to have a great experience of marketing before taking his class.
Has some interesting projects and good knowledge of what he is talking about. However he will never help a student if they have questions or a problem and gives poor instructions. Is unreachable outside of class. His midterm was terrible practically nothing we talked about in class and I've heard students say he is the worst prof in the school.
professor is very strict and unfair
He does'nt reply to student emails. Also, he isn't transparent on the grades he just posted the final grade on the website but not on elearn and failed most of the students. He's not helpful aswell
just skip this prof please. the worst ever for real
The most disrespectful teacher I have had yet at Cap. He is rude and threatens to kick students out of the class even if they turn cameras off for 1 minute. You have to request to use the washroom even though it is online. He also expects you to know everything about selling before the class and you need to teach yourself 90% of the material.
Never seen such an uptight, rude and disrespectful all my time. Asked a simple question and proceeds to reply to me major sass and attitude. His lectures are alright since it was an online class. Good teacher none the less if you decide to not talk to him.
Had a terrible experience with this professor. I am a A/B student from the last 3 years of my education & he was the first ever to give me an F. Explained I needed this credit to graduate and he had no consideration. Is completely unfair with marking & persistently embarrasses students in class. He failed half the students in my semester HORRIBLE!!
Do you love life? If you do, drop this course immediately. Our dear professor is a tough grader who seems unknown to using the portal correctly. Confused? You will be too, because confusion is his teaching strategy. With outdated classroom material and utter nonsense, you'll wonder if you're stuck in a time warp. If KAREN had a husband, it's him.
the old school professor and not providing accurate feedbacks. Never gonna recommend anyone for this guy as he is the worst professor.
Marking is so strict and attendance is compulsory. I was so confused when I took the course because of grading system and schedule. Would not recommend
Richard is the worst prof I've ever had; he doesn't send any formal emails about the course. Doesn't update the dates on elearn. He has a rude attitude towards his students and doesn't teach well at all he just reads off of the slides. His instructions are unclear, and he never follows a rubric, He is also strict with marks. His class is a joke!
worst professor
Strict professor, but the content is solid. unstuckstudy was a game-changer for studying - saved me tons of time versus the textbook alone.
very heavy but solid lecture, it's a lot to remember. tough grader. He likes when you can fill all the space in exams. Obvious favourite student is a BIG turn off for me.
The professor is very strict, with limited flexibility or openness to communication. Feedback can be harsh, even for small mistakes, which discourages participation. In the online course, group project guidance was minimal, and teams were not well organized, making collaboration difficult.
Worst professor ever , he failed my midterm beacuse of a conectivity issue of 30 seg , couldnt resolve anything, worst comunication ever , he blocks the acces to any material , powerpoint presentation , textbook , everyhting , classes are not recorded, if you dont have photgraphic memory , you cant pass
i do not know how he still has a job. He once took my group into his office to scream at us about our sub-par submission. Never seen this before and his attitude severely scarred my university experience.
Dont take this professors. He will not tell you until the last date. Very tough graded
He is the worst professor in capilano university. If u want to take bmkt 263 then i will request to all you can take this course from another professor. He is really scaring person that i ever had faced.
Just don't.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
85%
Textbook Required
58%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
C
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-0.52 avg changeRatings by Course
BMKT161
2.1
(29)161
2.0
(2)MKT101
2.0
(1)BADM268
2.0
(1)BMKT161261
1.8
(5)Difficulty by Course
BMKT181
5.0
BADM261
5.0
BMKT268
4.5
BMKT263
4.4
BMK161
4.2