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Hinson is ridiculous. There is nothing left to say, just ridiculous.

Terrible teacher who does not seem to care how his students do

terribly rude, unhelpful, arrogant, avoid him at all costs.

He is so hard to understand. His texas accent is very thick. He goes verbatim from the textbook that he has written, however, he speaks and goes through the text way too fast. Several people feel frustrated in his lectures. He has very strict policies about handing in assignments on time.

Dr Hinson needs to learn how to interact with the class more. He needs to speak slowly and answer questions in more detail. He also needs to make sure that each Lab section is consistent and that each has the same marking scheme. He needs to pull up his socks if he wants to keep his job.

Horrible. If you benefit from a professor talking at you rather than teaching you, by all means take the course. But if you're like me and don't learn anything from a teacher who could put a potato to sleep and doesn't care if you understand what he's talking about in lecture, nor want to pay $60 for the dullest lecture notes possible, stay away.

Rigid, uncompromising personality. Doesn't mind humiliating students in front of the class for asking questions.

super rude to students

horrible, boring, doesn't shut up. Makes an interesting course very boring. He needs to be more interactive. It's like listening to a monotone robot go on and on and on, you just lose track.

Terrible prof, most boring prof I've ever had, and explains things not very well

Extremely dry lecturer, hard to stay awake. He makes you buy the textbook for class, which he wrote and then in each lecture proceeds to literally read the textbook off of the projector. Not easy to approach at all. I feel that he has been teaching too long and he doesn't care about the material or the students anymore. Do NOT take if you can.

This course was tougher than expected and to exceed you will need to buy his note package (which SURPRISE are the slides). Hinson is knowledgable, but his lectures are dry as dirt and the ability to stay awake during his Monday two hour classes is a feat in itself.

Pros ( Perhaps the only pro): Fascinating material (although the textbook contains several typos). Cons: Dull, dry, mundane, boring, monotonous, lectures. Exams are based primarily on rote memorization, not critical thinking. Memorize thoroughly well and thou shall receive a stellar grade. Critical thinkers, look elsewhere.

Took this course as an elective as it sounded interesting, though the course content was, his lectures and exams are brutal. Lectures are long, dry, and painfully boring. Exams are very difficult with low averages. The textbook is a must, do not try and take notes without it, not possible. Not an easy course.

lectures are really boring and the exam was werid. i studied really hard and went to every lecture but still got 60s. effort does not match the grade you get.

Took this course thinking it would be an interesting elective. The information is interesting by itself, but when being tested on the smallest detail and statistic of a very long, bland textbook, the content loses its appeal. The final has an unimaginable amount of content in it. I don't recommend this course unless you're willing to dedicate time!

Unfortunately, Dr. Hinson is not a very good professor. He quite literally reads a PDF of the textbook to us in class, and will accesses detailed statistics from studies in the course notes on the tests, making it difficult for students to reasonably do well in his class. Would recommend against taking this class as a elective or bird course.

This is more aimed at Pre-meds. Don't take this class as an elective (PSYCH2020). I'm in Med Sci and I took it, and it ended up being one of my hardest courses since Dr. Hinson is hellbent on testing the smallest statistics in the course book. Even the Med Sci profs aren't that cruel. Trust me, avoid this prof and save yourself the trouble.

When online, there is no video or audio lecture to go along with the slides. Get ready to read the textbook and teach yourself. The time given for quizzes is way too short for the amount of work needed to do them.

ok HOW IS THIS MAN A PROFESSOR???? I wish he would quit already and start a career in golf with how much effort he puts into his courses versus his golf. Didn't even lecture once, just posted other people's slides??? actually hate this man

Worst professor I've had at Western, and I'm in my last year. The least helpful and least understanding person I've ever met, and he doesn't even annotate his lectures, so you have to teach everything yourself.

I know a lot of people say "if __ professor is teaching this course dont take it" and most people take that lightly but if Hinson is teaching this class DO. NOT. TAKE. IT. By far the worst professor I've ever had at Western that clearly does not care about anything other than his pay cheque. Exam questions were so specific, worst prof at western.

The course was 100% test based. He basically didn't even teach the course. You basically wasted your tuition money just to read a textbook. He didn't provide any practice tests or advice. He didn't even expand on the info in the textbook. Don't take this class unless you want to really bring down your grade average.

Worst professor I've had in my 3 years of uni. When I say his exams are hard I mean like trying to convince my Arab parents to let me move out hard, almost impossible. I was excited about the course&his way of teaching and testing ruined that. This was online also bc of Covid, this mans had no sympathy for going easy on the quizzes & final.

This professor has no care in the world for his students. Lectures? NONE. Teaching? NONE. Constructive feedback? NONE. In addition, the exam was hard and very specific. He put 0 effort in helping his students succeed in this course. I highly do not recommend taking it.

This is the worst professor I have ever had in all my years of university. I took this course as an elective and his quizzes were incredibly hard if you didn't memorize the entire textbook word for word. The final exam was the hardest thing I've ever written in my life. This is a great class if you want to destroy your GPA, idk how he's a professor

Prof. Riley Hinson was one of the worst profs I have ever had. His form of teaching was just to go over the textbook and not add anything else. The only way anyone could get good marks on his quizzes and exams is by reading the entire textbook word for word because he writes them on the specific details of the textbook. I hated this class.

Prof. Riley Hinson was one of the worst profs I have had. His teaching style was to go over the textbook and add nothing extra to our learning. His quizzes and exams were so hard you would need to read the entire textbook word for word for his tests. The questions were very detail specific and challenging. I hate this class and dont recommend.

I understand online learning is a challenge, especially in these times. But Professor Hinson was terrible. I regret not dropping the course when I had the chance. You need to memorize every single little thing from the textbook and the tests are very hard. He's also hard to access. Do not take this glass if you'd like a good average

One of the absolute wors teachers I have ever come across in m life. Weekly quizzes and impossible exams. Basically have to memorize the whole textbook and teach yourself the work. I highly recommend dropping as soon as possible. I have never seen someone not teach a class the way he does

WARNING, do NOT take a class if Hinson is the professor. Hinson does not care about his students, their success, or their concerns whatsoever. He is by far the worst professor I have come across and probably ever will. We have expressed many concerns to him throughout the course and all he has done is make it harder for us in any way that he can.

This class is extremely unforgiving and might as well be a self-learning course. He refuses to give feedback for quizzes unless you schedule a meeting and he's unnecessarily strict. You can't turn in anything late, period. If you do, forget a grade, you won't even get feedback. His lectures aren't even helpful, he just reads off the slides.

Worst professor ever. Should not be a professor. I took two classes with him and he was an absolute nightmare.

Really bad professor. Basically just tests random statistics from the textbook. Save yourself the trouble and only take PSYCH 2020 if it's with a different prof.

Worst Professor I've had at Western. Does not provide any feedback to quizzes to further succeed on future assessments (ie. the final exam worth 50% of our grade), does not respond to forum posts, very hard to contact, overall disappointed with this course (even though the content is interesting) and more so disappointed with the professor.

10 quizes every week, tough and long. Final is 50%, very tough and hard to communicate. Don't choose this class !!!!! It is not a class that could higher your grade

Such a bad prof. Doesn't give you quiz feedback so it's impossible to improve. I am a hard worker but this prof is seriously absurd. Just spews a bunch of random information at you then asks you random facts on the quizzes and tests. Impossible to do well.

Most unorganized prof I've ever seen. He does not care about his students, so much so that a bunch of my peers had to send emails of concern out to the psychology department regarding this course. Unless you are looking for a university existential crisis, do not take this prof.

The professor's lectures were very dry, and he was extremely difficult to get in touch with. But it's his final exam that takes the cake. He tanked everyone's averages down with the most absurdly difficult final exam I've ever taken in my undergrad, which was filled with questions which were all over the place. I would avoid this prof if you can.

just don't do it lol

Do not ever take a course with this professor. He deserves to be fired expeditiously. No feedback, impossible to reach, and the driest lectures I have ever taken in my life. Ruined and stripped the excitement and joy of a potentially great topic. Fkn useless

He is the worst professor I have ever had. Does not teach and could care less about your understanding the course. He does not give back the quizzes so you cannot learn anything because YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU GOT WRONG - but wait! you can book a zoom appointment with him to go over them but HE DOESNT ANSWER EMAILS. Worst exam I've ever had

if you ever think about taking one of his courses simply just save yourself the pain of his boring and dry lectures and ridiculously detailed test and quizzes questions with an unreasonable amount of time to answer them.

He makes you buy a textbook that is just his notes, he posts no lecture slides, and his final exams are really difficult. Do not take this course.

Lackluster and tiresome lectures where the professor literally reads off the textbook during the entire lecture. I would not recommend it as an elective under any circumstance. The professor does a splendid job of completely ruining what otherwise is an interesting subject.

The class was boring, and he didn't even have a ppt or notes in his lectures. The exam questions are not in the book

A very boring professor who does not care about making his lectures entertaining for students and forces you into buying the textbook which is completely unnesscerary, especially for a course that most people are taking as an elective. save your time and money. Calculus might even be easier to learn than this class

This course was not enjoyable at all. The professor would read off of what essentially was a script and we would have to memorize where everything was in order to do the open book quizzes, very difficult when there are no spaces between words and is essentially line upon line of words. Do not recommend taking this course unless mandatory.

The absolute worst professor I have ever had. He doesn't put effort into his teachings and his "Lectures" is just him reading a script of which is his own textbook, not to mention he doesn't post any resources and forces you to buy his textbook. He also wont give you your quiz questions back unless you talk to him in a zoom & ask for it. Ridiculous

This prof is not good at what he does. He is extremely passive when you ask for help, and doesn't seem to care at all about his students. He makes you purchase his notes as the "textbook" for the course at the UWO bookstore, and has no powerpoint slides that are accessible to the students. 50% of course is quizzes, and other 50% is exams. Good luck

I am a medsci student and I had hinson last semester, this guy is no joke. He is westerns lap dog and will make sure you fail so they can suck more money out of you. Im an A+ student who does incredible on all my assignments while putting the upmost effort, but hinson finds a way to make the most interesting course harder than medsci courses

The worst professor ever. He does not care about students and will give you extremely short replies with no desire to help with content. His lectures are extremely long and so so boring. He destroyed the opportunity of an interesting and fun course. The final has such specific questions about the smallest thing in lecture.

At the start of the sem I didn't buy the textbook but went to every class and took DILIGENT notes, wrote down everything he said. The first midterm rolls around and I'm blindsided. 54%. Turns out every exam question is taken directly from the textbook (which he wrote) so if you want to pass you need to spend $80 on his book. worst class ever.

After 2 years of study at Western, the first time I encountered such a boring class, taught with black pen and white paper, without any supporting materials. The exam is also challenging, it tests a lot of drug experiments, I feel in learning chemistry. I recommend all students who want to take psy2020 choose another professor's class.

One of the worse prof I ever had. Took the online course last semester, and the lectures were super dry. if you don't buy the textbook then it's almost impossible to pass quizzes. The textbook was just a copy of a Word document with no picture, you need to check the pictures from his lecture video. the tests have too less time.

Without an absolute doubt Riley Hinson is the WORST professor at Western University. He does not care about his students and will never answer your email. Lectures are so long and boring and quizzes are so specific. Refuses to post slides and makes you buy his little version of a textbook for $80. do not take this class or anything with this man

I wish the course was taught by a professor who knew how to cater to an online student audience and create better tests. His lectures are painfully stretched out for 1+hrs, and he lets a student ramble about irrelevant content. Quizzes include specified statistics mentioned that do not show a true reflection of students' understanding.

I got a 90 in this course but this was the most horrible professor that could have taught me. this is a warning for anyone who is considering taking this course. Don't listen to the class pet weirdos that gave him a 5* on this. He is literally the worst professor i have ever had and is uncaring. Take it at Brescia if you want to enjoy it.

Oh my god, was something id say everytime id attended rileys class. I think I have PTSD from hearing this mans voice. The way he would degrade us with his useless lectures. I never knew you could make a textbook and sell it to students? How is this guy allowed to profit over his required textbook we have to buy. He also told me I should drop out.

I don't even know how to explain this course. its a great idea for a course, but Riley does not do a good job at expanding our knowledge. does not provide ANY feedback, dry lectures, quizzed on minuscule details, no supporting material, honestly just impossible to do well in this course. all u need to know is: DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. RUN WHIL U CAN

Genuinely fought for my life in this class. I normally enjoy the contents of this class but he somehow managed to make it insufferable. Please if you can run away or switch out I encourage you to run.

Out of my 4 years of post secondary. I've never had such a horrible professor. Firstly, he reads his textbook word for word in his lectures. Secondly, emailing him is a headache, you either get no reply or a response that doesn't help at all. Lastly, his quizzes are the worst. Grabs minuscule information from the book and expects you to know it.

Out of my 4 years of post secondary. I've never had such a horrible professor. First off he reads his lectures word for word from the textbook. Secondly, emailing him is a headache you either get a no reply or a response that doesn't help you. Lastly, with horrible quizzes, he grabs minuscule information from the book and expects you to know it.

Took this class as an elective and thought it would be interesting however the lectures are copying his black and white text from a document that he reads off. You will be copying the notes for at least 2 hours per week. Thought the final wasn't proctored but it was however you are allowed printed notes. Take this course at your own risk...

Took this class hoping it would boost my avg and be an interesting course and I was immediately humbled. You're only marked on 2 things, weekly quizzes and a final worth 50%. He also is no help when it comes to answering questions. Trust me this isn't the class you're looking for if you're wanting to get a good mark in a lower maintenance class

Bro thinks he's teaching in the 50's.

Terrible

How is this guy a professor? He doesnt care about his students and his teaching methods are very outdated. IF YOU HAVE THIS PROFESSOR DROP THE COURSE!!!! and for those who ignore this warning i told you so. Hinson all of your students think the same, you are a joke to the education system and western as a whole. He needs to be fired

The negative reviews on here are unfortunately quite accurate. He reads off his own notes during the entire lecture. The "textbook" he uses is just a word doc he wrote himself and he makes us pay $80 just for a bunch of paper!!! On top of that, the man does not even use proper grammar/punctuation so it can be frustrating to read. 0/5.

too many bad things to even say. if i go too specific ill get in trouble!

He is the worst literally reads out a huge word document and calls it a “lecture” and won't let us have the word document which are the class notes unless we pay 80 DOLLARS AND every email he sends he references the class notes. literal money grab. he is the worst mark my words do.not.take. this. class.

thought this would be an interesting course, prof has very outdated method, little to no passion shown through the course. I read the reviews of him and thought I could handle it, but honestly plz don't take this class. all of these reviews are correct, I promise there are other easier/more interesting electives. will make another post after final

Hinson makes uwo look bad by representing the department of psychology. The guys class is just him reading his textbook right off the page, with 0 effort put into it. I am begging you all reading this, please do not take this class. Save your time, effort, and money and invest it in a prof who actually gives af about teaching, clearly he doesn't

Scam of the education system, forcing you to buy his poorly written textbook, which he just sits and reads and calls that a lecture. Content was somewhat interesting, but didn't really get to enjoy it because of the teaching methods. Spread the word, please do not take this class, you are doing yourself a huge favour!!!!

Do not take.

WORST CLASS I HAVE EVER TAKEN. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. There are no lecture slides or documents, he only makes long videos promoting his own textbook. The quiz and exam questions ARE SO HARD AND ANNOYINGLY SPECIFIC. This might be the first CLASS and exam I've ever failed because the exam is worth 50% of your entire grade.

most recent comment that isn't negative is 100% written by Hinson. This class was literally him reading his own book to us, and for the quizzes and tests we were expected basically know the whole thing. He would mainly focus on a few tiny details that no one in their right mind would study. Cannot believe I and so many others took this class, run!

HARDEST EXAM OF MY LIFE, RUN AS FAR AWAY AS YOU CAN, THIS CLASS WILL NOT HELP YOU IN THE LONG RUN

DO NOT take this course!! I took it as an elective since it has a pretty cool description. Hinson has online quizzes each week which are almost impossible...You would think an online course would be manageable but with 2 lectures a week plus a weekly quiz, goodluck. PLUS the final exam is worth 50%, a death trap! Listen to the reviews, i wish i did

He spends his whole time "teaching" by promoting his personal Word doc that he calls a textbook. Oh, also you have to pay $80 for it. You may as well e-transfer him because even if you buy it there's no publisher and editors. He puts the most obscure facts on the exam that were mentioned once. Run while you still can this course is impossible.

So disappointed by this course. I was actually interested in it at first, and the quizzes were ridiculously specific but I managed. Final dropped my mark by so much it feels like a waste that I even took this course. Don't take it literally choose anything else

Curved exam saved my grade, but all the comments below are true. Do not be fooled by the structure, a 50% exam will drop your grade, the Q's were extremely specific and not relevant much to the course. I found it very hard to flip through my notes on a 2 hr exam looking for the smallest details. Unless required, or extremely passionate, don't take

Don't be fooled - the 2 recent 5 star reviews are 99.999% likely to have been written by the prof himself, it's so obvious. Worst class, worst prof, worst grades, worst exam. Don't take this class ever.

I would rather rip the nails off my fingers than take his class again. Awful prof, awful course structure, and an ABSOLUTELY gruesome exam. Please, I beg you take anything else, save yourself from this course before you have 8 mental breakdowns preparing for the atrocity of a final this prof gives you. Worst exam of my life, cried at least thrice.

for such a seasoned and seemingly respected (by the university i mean) professor, i was shocked to see this man DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO WRITE EXAM QUESTIONS. Example: "which of the following statements is true" and the options would be the most obscure info from random topics... NOT the same topic or same general theme. impossible final. run.

The worst professor I've ever had during my time at western. The exam is so unfair it's insane I don't know how this course is continuing to be offered. It was the only time in university I've ever gotten in the 60s. Run.

The exam is EXTREMELY difficult!!!! 50% of the grade all multiple choice Every question involves “which of the following is not true” with ridiculous hard to comprehend statements with obscure random facts from different sections of the course. There are also no slides to review only lecture videos so take DETAILED NOTES. Anything said is tested

I took this course in my fourth year and have never received anything below a 70. When I read the reviews and thought everyone was being dramatic about the final as I had received good grades on the quizzes. My grade dropped 20% - save yourself the poor grade and time.

Do not take this class. I studied and was prepared, yet my grade dropped 30% and it was the first exam I ever failed. One question on the the exam asked for 2 standard deviations below the mean of a number. Answer not in textbook, requiring math never taught in this course. Overall, it was a poorly designed exam. Regret taking this course.