3.3

Robert Bajko

Information Technology - Toronto Metropolitan University

3.3
Quality
3.2
Difficulty
41%
Would Retake
87
Reviews
3.3
Quality
3.2
Difficulty
3.3
Helpful
3.2
Clarity

41%

Would Retake

87

Reviews

Rating Distribution
Official
87 total ratings

5

36

4

11

3

10

2

15

1

15

What Students Say

Amazing class and great Prof, definitely worth taking the class

CCMN279 - 5.0 rating

Bajko is a great professor

CCMN432 - 5.0 rating
Class Info

Online Classes

100%

Attendance Mandatory

68%

Textbook Required

61%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

B+

95% confidence
Based on 20 grades
Most common grades:
A- (6)
A (6)
B- (3)
Grade Distribution
A(6)B(5)C(1)D(0)F(0)A-/B+(8)
Based on 21 reported grades
A-: 6
A: 6
B-: 3
B+: 2
Common Tags
Get ready to read (9)
Tough Grader (8)
Tough grader (8)
GROUP PROJECTS (5)
Gives good feedback (4)
Respected (4)
Clear grading criteria (3)
Participation matters (3)
Rating Trend

Declining

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Ratings by Course

COS126

5.0

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5.0

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4.7

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ITM102

4.5

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4.5

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CMN300

4.7

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4.3

CMN432

4.0

CMN

4.0

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3.5

Reviews (86)
5.0
4.0
ITM102
Jan 4, 2010

He's helpful and know's his material. Go to class and you'll do fine!

4.0
4.0
ITM102
Feb 1, 2010

Not bad as a prof, just make sure you attend all class as some questions from the weekly test come from his lecture.

5.0
4.0
ITM102
Feb 1, 2010

Not bad as a prof just make sure you attend all class as some questions from the weekly test come from his lecture.

4.0
5.0
ITM102
Feb 1, 2010

Good prof!

4.0
4.0
CMN315
May 8, 2010

ok prof, he just seems nervous at times.

5.0
3.0
CMN124
Jul 6, 2010

Good. His tests come out of the textbook, so study it.

2.0
4.0
CCMN279
Dec 28, 2010

Fair marker and his tests come out of the textbook.

5.0
5.0
CMN279
Dec 30, 2010

Excellent!

5.0
4.0
CCMN279
Jan 9, 2011

The best professor I have had thus far! Kind, fair, eager to help students. Highly recommend!

2.0
4.0
CCMN432
Aug 20, 2011

Not bad, that's all.

2.0
4.0
CCMN432
Aug 22, 2011

He doesn't mark fairly when it comes to participation, ask questions like no tomorrow :/

5.0
3.0
CMN279
Dec 19, 2011

Awesome! Made the class interesting and fun.

5.0
5.0
CMN279
Dec 23, 2011

13 weeks term zoomed by in no time.

3.0
4.0
CMN279
Apr 29, 2012

Material is boring, especially the journals.

1.0
5.0
CMN432
Aug 3, 2012

One of the worst professor I ever cam across in 3 years at Ryerson. Course is informative but his lack of enthusiasm makes it dull. I hope Chang school gets rid of him as soon as possible.

2.0
4.0
CMN432
Aug 4, 2012

Good individual but a horrible teacher. Does not give grades, notes are not posted at appropriate times. EX: He wont post the assignment dileverables online. Had a bad experience.

1.0
4.0
CMN432
Aug 6, 2012

Worst class and professor!! Average score of 6/10 on all the assignments and group projects which were worth around 50%. He expects a lot and fails to dilever himself.

2.0
4.0
CMN432
Aug 7, 2012

Good course, bad prof

1.0
5.0
CMN432
Aug 7, 2012

Worst prof ever came across

2.0
4.0
CMN432
Aug 8, 2012

Very uninteresting course. Feels like wasting 550$ for nothing.

1.0
5.0
CMN432
Aug 9, 2012

Vague course with a rough marking professor- select alternate professor if possible.

2.0
5.0
CMN432
Aug 17, 2012

Try switching this professor to other. He has bizzar grading system. Had a bad experience.

2.0
5.0
CMN432
Aug 19, 2012

Worst professor ever.

4.0
3.0
CCMN432
Aug 30, 2012

Course was long and boring and classes are so, so.

1.0
5.0
CMN300
Oct 25, 2012

I am being very logical here. This prof doesn't seem to care much about the curriculum nor the students. The contents on the tests are unreasonably in depth from the text book. He expects students to know all the details from the textbook considering the amount of reading. He marks the assignments/tests them very late which causes problems at times

3.0
5.0
CMN300
Dec 17, 2012

This guy marks everything late, marks everything harsh and does not care about his students at all. His "assignments" are actually quizzes/tests which cover tidious details from the readings so make sure you have them memorized by heart.

1.0
5.0
CMN
Apr 25, 2013

tough marker, gives marks back very late

3.0
5.0
CMN432
May 6, 2013

He is very nice in lectures. But extremely unclear on his expectations. He marks extremely tough and returns assignments very late so you don't have much of a chance to question his marking scheme. His comments on assignments are very limited and he never returns the assignment rubric so students don't know where they went wrong.

4.0
3.0
CMN124
Grade: C
Dec 23, 2013

The tests during the term are difficult but the oral presentation and final assignment will easy. The points lost during the tests you will gain back in the final assignment. Not a bad course and not a bad prof.

5.0
1.0
CMN124
Dec 26, 2013

I missed a few classes and I still managed to get an "A". The tests are manageable and the final assignment and oral presentation are easy. If you don't attend each class and participate in each class you will get a low mark. An ok class.

5.0
3.0
CMN279
Apr 11, 2014

Course is structured weird, but he does his best to make it interesting and fun. Very casual environment.

5.0
2.0
CMN279
Apr 18, 2014

The guy is helpful and final assignment is pretty easy.

5.0
2.0
CMN279
Grade: B-
May 5, 2014

Great professor, he is clear in his expectations and you can easily do well on the assignments if you have the textbook.

5.0
2.0
CMN279
Grade: B+
May 6, 2014

Great Prof, just follow the assignment outlines and you'll be find. He marks hard at the beginning of the term but towards the end he becomes easy.

5.0
1.0
CMN279
Grade: A-
May 10, 2014

Great Prof, just doesn't hand out high participation marks.

5.0
1.0
CCMN279
Jun 30, 2014

He's funny, take his course if you get a chance.

5.0
2.0
CMN279
Aug 18, 2014

Good speaker, interesting class. Marks you on grammar (understandably), but really should get someone to proof-read his slides.

5.0
1.0
CMN432
Aug 20, 2014

I enjoyed the class, every second class he had a different person giving a talk on something. Made the course very interesting. The final exam was tricky.

5.0
1.0
CMN432
Aug 21, 2014

Good class. The midterm was unreasonable, you need memorize the entire textbook to do well.

3.0
3.0
CMN100
Nov 24, 2014

No tests, only in-class assignments and final assignments. Not very helpful when you ask for help, but the lectures are straight forwards and don't need to do that readings. The in-class has little to do with the lectures or the readings. Do not know his marking schemes. Don't expect a high grade, only average. Mandatory, but pretty chill.

5.0
1.0
CMN450
Nov 30, 2014

Lot's of social media projects, assignments every 2 - 3 weeks. However the reading are really light. Easy and fun class.

5.0
1.0
CMN450
Dec 3, 2014

Easy class, the reading are light and the assignments are quick to finish.

5.0
1.0
CMN100
Dec 6, 2014

He's really cool, very easy going. The course has ridiculous amount of readings which in some weeks don't relate to the class topic. Skim over them and you'll be fine.

5.0
2.0
CMN450
Dec 17, 2014

Approachable and funny. Good course but a lot of assignments. Do your assignments and you are guaranteed a B.

5.0
1.0
CMN100
Dec 21, 2014

This course was offered for the first time and I decided to take it. Good course and good prof. The readings and writing assignment for the course are a lot but you don't have to read every article. The assignment are not difficult just long. He's amazing at responding to email. I sent emails to him after midnight and he responded within minutes.

5.0
2.0
CMN100
Feb 24, 2015

Good prof, just needs to specify why we get the grades we get.

2.0
3.0
CMN450
Apr 10, 2015

He takes forever to grade your assignments.

5.0
3.0
CMN450
May 20, 2015

Good course and fun prof. The course was gamified so it had a twist. Lot's of exercises and quizzes.

5.0
1.0
CMN315
May 22, 2015

The course only has 3 assignments, take the course!!! The case studies are long and boring but the classes tend to finish early.

5.0
1.0
COS126
Grade: A
Oct 15, 2015

Great

4.0
4.0
CMN314
Grade: B-
Jan 6, 2016

He's a nice guy. He makes the class engaging and fun to be there. The class consisted of mostly presentations and it sometimes got a bit boring listening to other students present. He's a fair marker, I guess. I didn't get high marks because I'm still not good at presenting. The final test was okay, if you read the textbook.

4.0
4.0
CMN300
Grade: B
Feb 5, 2016

He's nice, gets to know his students and is very entertaining when it comes to teaching. his tests are average if you actually read the readings but he's a hard marker when it comes to written assignments.

4.0
1.0
CMN288
Feb 25, 2016

Great course and very interactive, however confusing at certain points. You will need to ask for clarification

5.0
4.0
CCMN279
Grade: A
Mar 1, 2016

Dr. Bajko is very knowledgeable in his area and makes students work hard to also attain knowledge. You work hard, but if you put in the time and effort, your grade reflects that-just as it should in college. Some people say he is confusing, but I never got that. I always understood what was going on and why we were doing certain tasks. Highly recom

5.0
3.0
CCMN432
Grade: A-
Mar 15, 2016

Great class. Worked hard for the grade I got, but I learned a lot. Dr. Bajko is a great professor.

4.0
3.0
CMN314
Grade: B
May 10, 2016

He is a fair marker and a nice guy who cares about his students. It was a fun course with a very supportive environment. I definitely learned a lot about presenting from this course. You can do well if you participate, fill out the form completely know the main points of the textbook for the final test, and follow the rubric for the presentations.

3.0
3.0
CMN450
May 10, 2016

Takes too long to mark assignments, gives vague answers to questions at times. The course isn't the best, lots of assignments, quizzes, and group projects. In class participation is important. The course could have been more focused, it was just one thing after another. The game part was engaging but could have been executed better.

2.0
2.0
CCMN279
Aug 9, 2016
Wouldn't take again

I am actually disgusted by the lack of communication from this professor. He teaches a communications class yet does not communicate with his own students. Also he takes forever to post grades when the course outline said they would be given back in 2 weeks. This course is not hard but I am horrified by his communication skills!!!! AVOID!

5.0
3.0
CCMN279
Grade: A-
Dec 4, 2016
Would take again

Amazing class and great Prof, definitely worth taking the class! :-)

Clear grading criteria
Hilarious
Caring
5.0
2.0
CMN279
Dec 7, 2016
Would take again

One word, AWESOME!

Gives good feedback
Inspirational
GROUP PROJECTS
1.0
5.0
CMN279
Dec 7, 2016
Wouldn't take again

Avoid.

Tough Grader
Get ready to read
LOTS OF HOMEWORK
1.0
5.0
CCMN279
Dec 7, 2016
Wouldn't take again

First class I have taken with him - last one I will ever take. Do not take.

Tough Grader
LOTS OF HOMEWORK
SO MANY PAPERS
1.0
4.0
CCMN279
Dec 7, 2016
Wouldn't take again

Three years a into my degree and I have found the worst professor. Do not take.

Tough Grader
Get ready to read
GROUP PROJECTS
1.0
2.0
CCMN279
Jun 21, 2017
Wouldn't take again

It's almost funny how bad this guy is. Almost. For someone who teaches communication, he's unable to effectively convey expectations. His lecture material is very outdated (paper memos!) and should be avoided at all cost.

GROUP PROJECTS
5.0
3.0
CCMN124
Aug 13, 2017
Would take again

Honestly, i think he is one of the better profs at ryerson. hope there were more like him

Gives good feedback
Get ready to read
Participation matters
5.0
4.0
CCMN279
Aug 28, 2017
Would take again

amazing guy! Quirky and funny. Lectures are lively and engaging, you won't regret taking his class. You will get a good mark, guaranteed!!!

Respected
Participation matters
Hilarious
5.0
2.0
CCMN124
Grade: A
Sep 6, 2017
Would take again

by far the best prof I had at ryerson.

Gives good feedback
Respected
Get ready to read
5.0
3.0
CCMN279
Dec 14, 2017
Would take again

Rob is a quirky, funny, fair, easy-going professor. I looked forward to his class every evening. He is very knowledgeable, and his tests reflect everything he's taught up until when it's administered. The multiple choice section is tough, but everyone in my class always got mid-80's in the written portion. I highly recommend. You will learn a lot!!

3.0
4.0
CMN288
Jan 4, 2018
Wouldn't take again

Ar first he was cool and I actually liked how he chose to do a lot of group projects. If you like being social this would be a good class. BUT, at the end when we were doing big presentations I had the worst turnout for a group I did not chose, he was the worst at solving problems just did not care enough. Also midterm was extremely hard.

Tough Grader
Get ready to read
Tests are tough
3.0
3.0
CMN279
Grade: A-
Jan 15, 2018
Would take again

so i took this class in the summer, and i never realized how someone of his stature can be quirky. I learned alot from him, but he is a hard marker- remember to listen to what he says and maybe mention it on your test, so that he can give you some bonus marks. Overall, I am very happy with this Rob and hope to be in a class with him again!

2.0
4.0
CMN288
Feb 27, 2018
Wouldn't take again

Plenty of opportunities to leave early however his lectures hardly cover anything that's on the midterm. He is not understanding or accommodating. Group project is ridiculous and the midterm is hard and NOT fair at all - not to mention he told us the format the day before. Social media class and he forces you to read. Avoid :(

Get ready to read
GROUP PROJECTS
1.0
4.0
CMN288
Mar 27, 2018
Wouldn't take again

Horrible professor, I am still unaware of where he pulls his grades from? Our class is 3 hours but we only have a lecture for 1.5 hours and then we get to leave early. Sounds great right? NO. The midterm was about nothing he taught us during the lectures it was all on the readings which we found out exactly 23 hours before the midterm.

Tough Grader
Participation matters
TEST HEAVY
1.0
4.0
CMN288
Apr 12, 2018
Wouldn't take again

Avoid at all costs!!! His classes are relatively short but if you have to leave early, he will not let you sign the attendance sheet. His midterm was just horrible. He literally told us the day before the exam that we would only be tested on readings and not on lecture material. He's also super vague when explaining what he expects on assignments.

Tough Grader
GROUP PROJECTS
1.0
4.0
CMN288
May 1, 2018
Wouldn't take again

VERY tough grader, even on participation -- his grading criteria is not clear at all and seems like he just hands out marks without an explanation or any feedback given whatsoever. AVOID!!!

Tough Grader
2.0
3.0
CMN288
Dec 22, 2018
Wouldn't take again

He is such a hard grader. He's midterm average was around 40 on the multiple choices because despite the content it is easy he makes the question so hard. Unfair.

Tough Grader
Get ready to read
TEST HEAVY
1.0
4.0
CMN288
Apr 23, 2019
Wouldn't take again

So unfair. he makes a course that should be easy and interesting, super hard and boring. He doesn't even answer email sometimes and he is unnecessarily strict. NEVER AGAIN.

Get ready to read
Test heavy
Tough grader
4.0
4.0
CMN279
Grade: A-
Dec 15, 2021
Would take again

Honestly overall a good prof. He was extremely nice in emails and answered quickly most of the time. He is abit of a tough grader in terms of assignments, you have to do more than what the rubric is asking of in order to get an A, if not youll probably get 70s. But totally possible to do well with some extra time spent on the assignments.

Respected
Tough grader
3.0
3.0
CMN279
Apr 20, 2022
Would take again

The simulation platform, Ametros, was unique and engaging.

Tough grader
Respected
Online Savvy
5.0
3.0
CMN279
Grade: A
Apr 28, 2022
Would take again

He was really helpful when I had issues with Ametros( portal that we used in cmn) and was quick to reply to all my mails. He was a pretty fun!

Amazing lectures
Caring
Accessible outside class
2.0
4.0
CCMN279
Grade: B+
Jun 14, 2022

Not engaged at all in the online discussions. Impossible to get in touch with. Does not open the assignments until one week before they are due. Provides very minimal criteria for grading and then grades incredibly harshly.

Tough grader
4.0
2.0
CMN279
Jan 14, 2023
Would take again

This was an asynchronous class so there were no lectures so I can't comment on how he is at teaching. He was very good at answering emails quickly as I usually had to ask him something about each assignment. His feedback is okay, not very detailed but still gives info. His assignment outlines are very clear and detailed and he seems nice.

Clear grading criteria
Accessible outside class
3.0
3.0
CMN279
Grade: A-
Nov 28, 2023

The course was asynchronous so I can't speak how he is as a professor. The only things I would say about him is that he marks really late and Isn't very accessible outside of class.

Tough grader
Clear grading criteria
Graded by few things
2.0
3.0
CMN
Grade: A
Apr 29, 2024

Considering that CMN304 is completely online with MINIMAL teaching materials (no live classes + no extra readings), this professor marks very harshly. you can't use a 10 slide powerpoint as your "lecture" and then mark harshly. his feedback is thorough which i can appreciate, but regardless, the content was taught very lazily.

Tough grader
Gives good feedback
1.0
4.0
CMN279
Grade: A
May 7, 2024

Awful professor. Gave mediocre grades on everything, then when I asked him to explain his grading criteria he just said it didn't matter because I did better than the class average. Forgot to release assignments until a week late then took forever to grade them. Only accessible through email since the class was online, but rarely got back to me.

Tough grader
Get ready to read
3.0
2.0
CCMN279
Grade: B-
Dec 15, 2024
Would take again

I took thing course on chang through asynchronous learning so I dont have much to say about his teaching style. One thing I would say is no matter how hard I tried on each assignment he wouldn't budge giving me a higher mark, its like he just skims over everything and gives you one set grade on all your assignments.

Tough grader
2.0
4.0
CMN279
Grade: Rather not say
Dec 27, 2024

He is a hard marker for no reason considering the assignments are fairly easy, and does not provide specified feedback either. I would expect more communication from a CMN professor, but there was hardly any. All he does is mark, assignments/instructions were given by Professor Nubla (who seems very sweet) and content is delivered through Ametros.

Class Info

Online Classes

100%

Attendance Mandatory

68%

Textbook Required

61%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

B+

95% confidence
Based on 20 grades
Most common grades:
A- (6)
A (6)
B- (3)
Grade Distribution
A(6)B(5)C(1)D(0)F(0)A-/B+(8)
Based on 21 reported grades
A-: 6
A: 6
B-: 3
B+: 2
Common Tags
Get ready to read (9)
Tough Grader (8)
Tough grader (8)
GROUP PROJECTS (5)
Gives good feedback (4)
Respected (4)
Clear grading criteria (3)
Participation matters (3)
Rating Trend

Declining

-1.06 avg change
Jun
Jan
Nov
Apr
May
Dec
Last 6 months
Ratings by Course

COS126

5.0

(1)

CCMN124

5.0

(2)

CMN124

4.7

(3)

ITM102

4.5

(4)

CMN315

4.5

(2)
+10 more courses
Difficulty by Course

CMN300

4.7

ITM102

4.3

CMN432

4.0

CMN

4.0

CCMN432

3.5

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