The worst professor ever. I mean it. STUPID group prest'n worth 30%. He will easily ride on peoples nerves by laughing at his own jokes every few minutes. His powerpoints only outline things from the textbook. He does not talk about or expand the points. Download powerpoints, study textbook, AT HOME

totally useless prof for this subject if u ask me cause I learned NOTHING useful and he is a creepy dude. I agree with the last post about Marilyn as she was excellent in my other HR course and actually teaches something and comes to class prepared

Worst prof i've had at York

I do not recommend this Prof whatsoever. The previous comments by users are exactly true. Although I have an average grade and my friends have all good grades as well, we all agreed on the same thing. Ron cannot teach! 1. Jokes too much 2. Uses useless examples 3. Poor time management - whizzes through the slides and does not offer clarity!

This class is boring and he doesn't know how to teach. The book is hard to understand and confusing. The prof. is not helpful at all, when you ask him a question, he doesn't give a clear answer. For example, when you ask him to clarify something, he would actually make you even more confusing. Don't recommend to take this course. horrible!

This guy is boring and he laughes at his own joke. And dunt go to class coz ur not gunna understand anything and will have to read the book either way.

he knows his stuff, but doesn't know how to teach students

hard material and he makes it even more dry.

Terrible Prof, don't bother attending class he just talks about random things that you don't even need to know for the class, just study from the book. Allocates way too much of your mark to group work, which isn't fair b/c it brought may mark down by a lot.

This is honestly the worst prof I've ever had. I agree with everyone who says he is bad, cause its especially frusterating to sit in his class and watch him use the wrong slides. Its not uncommon for him to be on one slide while he gives some completely unrelated examples. Do not take this prof, really low class average and retention rate.

Horrible professor. Extremely boring lectures. Does not give relevant examples, rants about his life and experience the majority of the time. Hard marker. Expects you to memorize EVERYTHING in the textbook for midterms. Large portion of your grade dedicated to group project and 15 page paper. Avoid at all costs.

This professor makes me want to gouge my eyeballs out. He is extremely boring, makes irrelevant examples that are inappropriate at times, and laughs at his own jokes which are NOT remotely funny. He reads off slides, doesn't encourage participation. Vague answers when responding to student questions. AWFUL PROF.

Useless lectures and no guidance. Tests are also very hard.

I use to fall asleep all the time haha (boring!). The lectures did not help me for the tests at all.

I am currently sitting in his class right now and he is the most boring person in the world! He's lecture is not organized and he just starts laughing hysterically out of no where.

Exams & journal entry that you provide has to do more with quantity over quality. My writing I include all the important aspects and provide exams - essentially I'm direct. He likes you to have flourish writing and elaborate on every aspect as if you are talking to an idiot. NO TEACHING EXPERIENCE always goes off topic and none sense of charisma

I stopped attending class as it was a waste of my time. Ron talks in circles and leaves you confused. I recommend buying the textbook and teaching yourself, that's what I've had to do.

Instructor went off topic many times which made it hard to keep track of the actual class content. He spoke like a person who has given the same talk so many times, and never really went into the material to the depth required. He contradicted his own handout materials. Please take a minute to prepare a proper lecture & materials.

Exam questions are worded in such an unclear manner. Lectures go off-topic and are longer than they need to be. Take this class online for your own sanity.

The exams are extremely difficult and poorly worded. It is also difficult to prepare for the exam because only a few major topics are covered in class, but the ones that are skipped over get put on the exam. Very tough grader, with unclear expectations. Feedback is clear, but it is useless after an exam.

If you stumbled on this prof on Visual Schedule Builder, take it online or with a different prof. He does group role plays, and you are actually graded on your acting and script writing ability. Both the midterm and final exams are just short answer questions, with no clear grading criteria. The exam feedback does not even match the questions. Run!

One of the worst profs I have had. The lectures were slow and would begin with 20 mins of small talk, introductions, and personal anecdotes. Also an insanely hard marker. Exams were short answer questions and open book, if you leave out any minor details you would lose marks, but if you copy the textbook too much it's plagiarism and a zero.

I seriously regret taking this prof. If you have other options take it. If you do not need the course, do not take it with this prof. The lectures barely cover the chapter material, yet you get tested on everything and marked for every little detail. His expectations for assignments are unclear and his feedback makes no sense. Avoid at all costs!

Got York'd by this prof because he wasn't even on the Visual Schedule Builder, it showed a different prof, but first day of class this prof shows up and it's too late to switch. He makes you do role plays in groups which other sections do not have to do. It's a serious waste of lecture time, and if other group members can't perform you lose marks.

I absolutely LOVE the jokes and personal stories he spends a third of the lecture on. However, I would prefer if he could prepare us for exams instead of making his expectations as unclear as possible. Lost marks for "not enough detail", well should I just copy and paste the textbook with the exact answer the question is looking for? You can't win.

no useful instruction during lecture, very strange grade standard, u get 0 if he doesn't like u, especially if u are minorities ethics. right wing person, racist.

Not a hard class but you definitely don't learn anything at all from his classes. You learn from the slides and his lectures are not related. He talks about his life and how this is a hobby for him. He is a bully but due to his age and the way he does it, it seems harmless. He doesn't even care about giving HR content. A nonsense APA course.

Not a hard class , but the professor is ineffective. For someone who has worked in human resources for most of his life , he is really bad at communicating what is expected of you regarding assignments or exams. If you have to take the course , please choose another professor if possible for your own sanity .

Genuinely one of the worst profs I have come across. His lectures are borderline irrelevant to the content of the course. The exams are a complete mystery because everything we go over in class, including his personal anecdotes are not on the exam. If you get York'd by getting this prof, drop or switch sections. Run!

Save yourself and avoid him at all cost. Never have I came across a prof who was so dismissive towards his students. Gives low grades with very simple feedback. Never communicates what will be on the exam, just "don't use external resources, you will get a 0" You will have to teach yourself from the textbook as his lectures are useless.

He's got hell of stories to tell, if you like listening to old men, he's the best, but I don't see reasons of doing so in university. so good luck.

tough grader, very rude and dismissive.

Assignments r easy but omg he's such a tough grader, no one in his class got more then an 84. He's old n makes unfunny jokes every few seconds and its so awkward, and hes always going off topic to tell his life story. His presentations r useless, so u need to listen to what he says in class but its lowkey impossible bcs he yaps so much. 99% yap fr

The course content itself was manageable; however, the instructor was a tough grader and provided minimal feedback, even when assignments met the rubric requirements. Many people struggled to get over an 80.

This professor was extremely inconsistent and unclear. He graded harshly even when we followed his sample paper and instructions exactly. He often contradicted himself and seemed unprepared, making the course confusing and stressful. I do not recommend him.

This is one of the worst profs I've had so far. His lectures are terrible, and he doesn't even talk about the course, he talks about his personal life as if that gets us the grade... If I had read these reviews before I would've simply just take this course online. Save yourself and either take this online or find a different prof!