3.0

Rona Kaushansky

English - Seneca Polytechnic

3.0
Quality
3.5
Difficulty
26%
Would Retake
87
Reviews
3.0
Quality
3.5
Difficulty
3.0
Helpful
3.0
Clarity

26%

Would Retake

87

Reviews

Rating Distribution
Official
87 total ratings

5

30

4

9

3

10

2

9

1

29

What Students Say

don't take class with her you will not learn anything

EAP500 - 1.0 rating

She always show up unprepared for the lecture

EAC150 - 2.0 rating
Class Info

Online Classes

100%

Attendance Mandatory

66%

Textbook Required

27%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

B-

95% confidence
Based on 24 grades
Most common grades:
Not sure yet (5)
B+ (4)
A (4)
Grade Distribution
A(7)B(3)C(3)D(4)F(2)A-/B+(6)
Based on 34 reported grades
Not sure yet: 5
B+: 4
A: 4
B: 3
Common Tags
Tough grader (13)
Group projects (10)
Skip class? You won't pass. (7)
Participation matters (6)
Clear grading criteria (3)
Hilarious (3)
Gives good feedback (3)
Lots of homework (3)
Rating Trend

Declining

-0.61 avg change
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5.0

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5.0

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3.9

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3.7

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EAPEAP

5.0

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5.0

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4.2

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4.0

Reviews (86)
3.0
2.0
EAC394
Jan 10, 2005

full of presentation n assignments

1.0
5.0
EAC394
Mar 11, 2005

Don't know what she is teaching, make easy stuff difficultly.

1.0
5.0
EAC394
Mar 11, 2005

Unfair, stupid, scared, very don't like her (hate her so much), i just dropped out of the class because of her. My nightmare. Don't ever take her class, you will go cray.

5.0
3.0
EAC394
May 25, 2005

shes fine..i dunno about the other eac394 teachers but her class is really interactive,and there are several group assignments/discussions.shes a good teacher

2.0
3.0
EAC394
Jul 20, 2005

she is a part time teacher who doesn't care one bit. she is extremely unorganized. her teaching methods are useless as is this course. there has got to be someone better out there that can teach business writing. she makes errors when she reads and when she writes. the only good thing about her is that she is sort of fun and has a good energy level

1.0
5.0
EAC394
Aug 9, 2005

She is unorganized. She grades without standard. "i'll let you know" is what she'll tell you when you ask for schedules. if English is not your first language, you'd better choose somebody else because you won't achieve her goal and won't get the expected mark FOREVER even you work hard.

1.0
4.0
EAC
Nov 13, 2005

She has no grading standards. She is very annoying and cannot teach if he life depended on it. Doesnt she remind you of "someone"? "You are the weakest link, goodbye?"

1.0
3.0
ECA149
Aug 10, 2006

A well known unorganized and unprepared teacher. Other than annoying high peech voice, she constantly go in and out of class for stupid reason. Wasting time and energy in her class for nothing.

1.0
4.0
EAC149
Dec 3, 2006

she's unclear, unprepared, unoraganized, you'll learn more from the text book than her don't bother comming to class just read the text book. constantly walks in and out of class to answer phone calls and no reasons. she's always late and cancels classes last minute. if ur late she'll yell at you meanwhile she's 20 min late. no marking standard

3.0
1.0
EAP500
Aug 31, 2007

It's easy to pass her course. Good luck

5.0
4.0
EAC149
Nov 5, 2007

loves to teach, fun, clear but is strict

5.0
4.0
EAC149
Nov 17, 2007

Must attend class and hand in assignments on time. Explains material well and expects alot from students. HOT

5.0
3.0
EAC149
Dec 13, 2007

Rona was a very consistent teacher. She always offered to help me and other students on our essays. She has help me come a long way in English in general. She is overall, a fabulous teacher!

4.0
2.0
EAC149
Feb 12, 2008

She is loud and proud!!!

5.0
5.0
EAC149
Apr 27, 2008

loves her work, very helpful and entertaining- smart professor-

5.0
3.0
EACBF
Aug 16, 2008

She took over from previous professor- what an improvement. Rona was interactive, clear, smart and took the time to interact with the students

5.0
3.0
EAC149
Aug 24, 2008

knows her stuff, interesting class, lots of interaction, good tips, fair marker, clear speaker

5.0
3.0
EAC149
Aug 27, 2008

Rona is a great teacher. She keeps the class awake with her humor and stories. You should not skip her class otherwise you will fall behind. She is a good teacher and very easy to get along with especially if you attend all classes and do the work. Wish she was teaching my upcoming lit class.

1.0
5.0
EAC149
Dec 3, 2008

no marking standard, lazy and irresponsible for your study, playing students,discrimination second language students

5.0
4.0
EAC190
Aug 17, 2009

Smart and Fun

5.0
4.0
EAC190
Aug 17, 2009

Smart and Fun

3.0
4.0
EAC149
Nov 20, 2009

This teacher teach nothing. She always call somebody in the class, or text massage to somebody. I do not know why Seneca have her here.

5.0
1.0
EAC149
Apr 29, 2010

fantastic teaching

3.0
3.0
EAPBC
May 12, 2010

not so good

5.0
3.0
EAC149
Jun 16, 2010

entertaining smart cute

5.0
4.0
EAP500
Aug 7, 2010

Clear, helpful, fair, knows subject area

2.0
5.0
EAPEAP
Aug 10, 2010

SHE DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO TEACH.

5.0
3.0
EAP500
Sep 16, 2010

smart attentive interacts well students orgainized

5.0
3.0
COMM170
Sep 16, 2010

Rona, was a patient smart educator. Rona always cared about her students and made the extra time to be there for everyone. I have learned so much from her. I wish I could have her again, as a Professor.

5.0
3.0
COMM170
Sep 22, 2010

Approachable, Respectful, Humorous, Interactive, Articulate,Knows the Material,

5.0
4.0
COMM170
Oct 16, 2010

Professor, Rona is a patient, humorous teacher. She is very aware of the students needs and tries to vary her lectures. She uses a variety of sources and knows her subject area extremely well. If you are lost she is willing to see you during her office hours. She is straight and direct. I wish she taught more subjects.

5.0
3.0
EAC149
Dec 16, 2010

I wish Rona would teach next semester- I loved her classes and never learned more from a teacher. She explains everything and is very patient. She is fair and wise.

3.0
1.0
EAC149
Feb 4, 2011

she is a sweet and gorgous prof i ever had. she is fun. better than other english professor in newnham campus. if you want to get an A get her class. if you want to learn, then i suggest take some other prof...that is all

1.0
5.0
EAC149
Mar 30, 2011

just a super bad teacher! Does not know how to teach at all. She makes mistakes when she speaks and writes. English teacher makes grammar mistakes....does it make sense?She only reads the textbook... she always texting somebody...and it is NOT EASY to pass her course! If english is not your first language DO NOT take her course!!!!

5.0
4.0
COMM170
Jun 30, 2011

Professor Kaushansky was there for us. She explained all, saw us in her office,gave us books that might be helpful,and helped us with confidence and success. Professor Kaushansky is hot, she shines with confidence and beauty.

5.0
3.0
EAP500
Aug 18, 2011

Professor Kaushansky was the first professor I have had at Seneca that has been approachable and easy to get in touch with. She is always willing to help. She uses different methods while teaching, so boredom is not an option. Her assignments are hard, but fair. Her marking is fair. I hope she can teach 150.

1.0
4.0
ENG123
Mar 2, 2012

not so good gives you assignments and doesnt really explain them all that well and ends up changing the assignment to whole new thing shes not good at all

1.0
5.0
EAC150
Apr 13, 2012

I donot why she got those high grade from previous years. she teachs nothing in class,but thinks she is doing very well on her job,higest expetation.sometime she doesnot even not what herself is doing. and the assignment that she hand out is scrub tousy and sometime missing pages.

4.0
3.0
EAC150
Nov 30, 2012

Rona has a hard job teaching us. So many us are international students who know very little English. She is patient and tries to give us indiviual attention.

5.0
2.0
EAC150
Jan 25, 2013

Very helpful teacher. A lot of discussions in the class. Don't miss her class. Reasonable marker. Very helpful.

1.0
3.0
EAP500
Grade: Fail
Feb 13, 2014

Horrible teacher.don't take class with her you will not learn anything.

5.0
3.0
EAP500
Feb 17, 2014

Rona has helped me and taught me how to express myself on paper. I love her style of teaching.

1.0
5.0
EAP500
Grade: Fail
Apr 11, 2014

Horrible teacher don't take class with her she doesn't know anything and from beginning of semester up to know she just texting in class shame on seneca college that has such a her professor

4.0
3.0
EAC150
Grade: Not_Sure_Yet
Sep 6, 2014

Good humour in class

4.0
3.0
EAC150
Sep 28, 2014

Great lectures

3.0
4.0
EAC150
Dec 10, 2014

she's whatever. doesnt respond to emails you send regarding work related questions and on the rare occasion she does it's days later. it only shows a lack of respect that she has for her students. rona doesn't do much teaching in class thats actually effective. The one good thing she has going is her sense of humor.

5.0
4.0
EAC150
Grade: B
Dec 21, 2014

Funny, interested in students and cares about students. Professor KAUSHANSKY was always there for me.

3.0
4.0
EAP500
Jan 21, 2015

I am disappointed that I had EAP500 with Rona. First of all, we did online quizzes all the time. We actually are supposed to prepare for eac150. We have written only 2 essays. I got only 1 with feedback. She canceled 4 classes in the 2 half of semester. she has quite clear grading criteria.

4.0
3.0
EAC150
Grade: B+
Jan 23, 2015

Follow instructions. She is very clear in what she wants. Do the readings. Interesting choices of readings.

5.0
1.0
COMM1003
Grade: A-
Nov 17, 2015

Ms. Rona is an excellent professor who genuinely care for her students' success and is always willing to go the extra mile to ensure complete understanding of the material being covered. Her lectures are engaging and help you get a good grasp of not only theoretical points but also of real live examples. For me this was the most valuable part as I

4.0
4.0
COMM1007
Grade: A+
Jan 14, 2016

If you are a strong English student and can make an effort in her class, she will love you! I made an effort of attending regularly and keeping up with everything; let me tell you it sure paid off in the end. She makes each class interesting and I never had a problem with her teaching. Would love to have her teach me again!

5.0
3.0
COMM1007
Feb 27, 2016

Attend Rona's classes. Pop quiz's. Fair. Interesting classes. Helpful .

2.0
3.0
EAC150
Grade: C+
May 31, 2016
Wouldn't take again

She always show up unprepared for the lecture. She spends more than 15 minutes at the beginning of the class preparing the content. She does not follow the course outline and he is very hard when grading papers

5.0
3.0
EAP500
Apr 23, 2017
Would take again

Awesome.

Participation matters
Clear grading criteria
Hilarious
3.0
3.0
EAC594
Grade: B+
May 8, 2018
Wouldn't take again

I found her class to lack organization. One day you have a lecture on 3 chapters and none are clearly discussed. She spends time on things that were not graded while little time on things assignments were based on. She also shouts a lot. Not the worst professor I have had by a long shot, but still not great.

Participation matters
Skip class? You won't pass.
GROUP PROJECTS
1.0
5.0
IPS255
Grade: C
May 9, 2018
Wouldn't take again

This is the one of the worst Professor I ever had in college. She will not give mark even if you give your best. Just don't take this professor and avoid her at any cost. Should think twice before taking her.

Tough Grader
Skip class? You won't pass.
4.0
4.0
EAC594
Jul 12, 2018
Would take again

Professor who cares about her students and the work they do. If you do not come to class do not expect to do well. She answers her emails quickly and is always free to explain something to you. Good prof.

Gives good feedback
Skip class? You won't pass.
ACCESSIBLE OUTSIDE CLASS
1.0
1.0
EAC594
Grade: F
Dec 9, 2018
Wouldn't take again

Don't take her class

Tough Grader
Participation matters
Skip class? You won't pass.
2.0
5.0
EAC394
Grade: Not sure yet
Nov 19, 2019
Wouldn't take again

She do not know how to make course outline , she gave all the 3-4 presentations in one single week .

Group projects
Lecture heavy
Tough grader
1.0
4.0
EAC594
Nov 23, 2019
Wouldn't take again

Never ever take her. She is the most unorganized professor I have ever come across. In the beginning of the course there would be no work to do but as you go to the end she starts giving all the assignments. She doesn't even have any curriculum for the course. you won't know until the end days which assignments are due.

Participation matters
Group projects
So many papers
2.0
3.0
EAC594
Grade: Audit/No Grade
Nov 25, 2019
Wouldn't take again

Well, one of the most unorganized professor. There was not much to due in the beginning of class but as you go towards the end, everything is due in one week. I mean like 40% of stuff due in one week. Our group had 2 presentations in two hours.

5.0
1.0
EAC594
Dec 4, 2019
Would take again

She seem strict but after being with her until the end of the term, I realize she is funny and a loving professor. She cares about her students and appreciates their effort.

Gives good feedback
Group projects
Caring
5.0
5.0
EAC594
Grade: A+
Dec 4, 2019
Would take again

Worth having her as my professor.

Lots of homework
Participation matters
Group projects
5.0
2.0
EAC594
Grade: A
Dec 11, 2019
Would take again

Attendant class and youll be good

Skip class? You won't pass.
Group projects
Hilarious
1.0
4.0
EAC594
Grade: B
Jan 2, 2020
Wouldn't take again

She is not a respected person, she always yell in class. does not respond to emails.

Tough grader
3.0
1.0
EAC594
Grade: A
Jan 23, 2020
Would take again

Shes not bad, you basically have to do your part and show up in class and finish all the work on time to pass. But her instructions are very unclear so she confuses the students and shes very inconsiderate as she assigned graded work to us that needed to be completed in less than 24 hours and gave us major assignments a week before the due date

2.0
5.0
EAC594
Grade: D+
Apr 28, 2020
Wouldn't take again

You think your life is tough? Try her class.

Skip class? You won't pass.
Lecture heavy
Tough grader
5.0
4.0
EAC594
Grade: A
Apr 28, 2020
Would take again

I took Rona when her rating was like 1.7, seemed very awful. Turned out she is quite enjoyable, she's very clear about her expectations for the assignments. She is a bit caring in her own way. EAC is NOT a hard course, show up to class (Rona DOES give extra credits for attendance), read the assignment requirements carefully.

Participation matters
Hilarious
Caring
1.0
4.0
EAC594
Grade: Not sure yet
Jul 7, 2020
Wouldn't take again

Haven't taught us a single thing during this online semester (no lectures at all, just posts premade "materials" and nags through announcements). despite not teaching us ANYTHING, she is a hard marker because she is not clear about the criteria and grades things as she like. horrible person to communicate, inflexible, and definitely NOT caring.

2.0
2.0
EAC594
Jul 9, 2020
Wouldn't take again

Take her for online class. no text book not class quiz are easy u can take A

Group projects
Clear grading criteria
Tough grader
1.0
5.0
EAC394
Aug 6, 2020
Wouldn't take again

she is the worst professor, don't choose her class

1.0
5.0
EAC594
Grade: Drop/Withdrawal
Nov 25, 2020
Wouldn't take again

One of the worst professors I have ever came across. I would highly suggest not to take her class, literally a waste of money. She teaches Business Communication but doesn't understand how Online communications work. Will deduct marks just because she thinks she knows better. Very vague and lazy and pretentious. DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS TRUST ME

Lots of homework
Tough grader
1.0
4.0
EAC594
Dec 1, 2020
Wouldn't take again

Would never take any class by her ever again. She grades you in a horrible way, does not bother to listen to you and would not bother helping you get a better grade. She doesnt explain much either and is just not worth it.

Get ready to read
Skip class? You won't pass.
1.0
4.0
EAC594
Grade: C+
Dec 1, 2020
Wouldn't take again

Her class is boring, and she doesn't pay that much attention on her students. Marks also really hard to get good ones. I don't like how she communicating with her students, not friendly and helpful. 100% not recommend or take her class AGAIN!

Beware of pop quizzes
So many papers
Tough grader
2.0
5.0
EAC594
Grade: B+
Dec 5, 2020
Wouldn't take again

She is a tough grader and her expectations are difficult to understand. Nothing is ever good enough for her. A textbook is not mandatory but the final exam is based on textbook material and her lectures. Would never take a course with her again.

Test heavy
Tough grader
1.0
5.0
EAC394
Grade: D-
Apr 14, 2021
Wouldn't take again

AWFUL

Graded by few things
Test heavy
Tough grader
1.0
4.0
EAC594
Grade: Not sure yet
Apr 14, 2021
Wouldn't take again

Her quizzes are about 5-10 minutes, with some exceptions of 60 minutes, etc. However, she didn't teach at all. Although classes are supposed to be 2 and a half hour, she shortens it as just 1 hour/per week. And I think it is not enough compared to her huge expectation and quiz + test material. Just a few of what she taught was on the exam. WORST.

Group projects
Beware of pop quizzes
Tough grader
2.0
1.0
EAC594
Grade: B
Sep 8, 2021
Wouldn't take again

Do not expect to learn anything from this course and she won't answer any questions. Only 5 or 6 ppl will show up in class. She doesn't really care about the attendance and all the lecture lasts only 40 mins at most. A tip on the final presentation, dress up. Just pay attention to the announcement and submit homework before due, you will get an A.

Lots of homework
1.0
5.0
COMM1003
Grade: Not sure yet
Mar 25, 2022

gives low marks, force you in group with people who won't work. Never gives a lectures, only Q&A, never actually solve questions and problems addressed by students. Gives hard exams that are never taught. My advise is DON'T take her and drop if you are taking her class.

Tough grader
1.0
5.0
COMM1003
Grade: F
Apr 29, 2022

Absolutely worst prof I ever took. I have studied 4 years in university, 2 years for masters and now this... never seen such a terrible professor. Tough grader would be a compliment if I say that.

Tough grader
1.0
5.0
COMM1007
Grade: D-
Apr 29, 2022

omfg who gave her 30 5 stars... you dum dum children, either those are before her mental breakdown or those are fake comments by rona herself. The worst prof one can imagine.

4.0
2.0
EAC594
Grade: B+
Dec 21, 2022
Would take again

Very good professor and I would recommend to take her in this course as she helps students and dont create hurdles. Very easy to clear course with good grades if you take her

EXTRA CREDIT
Clear grading criteria
Online Savvy
1.0
5.0
EAC594
Grade: Not sure yet
Jul 12, 2023

Terrible Why do you think she's stuck teaching the useless course

Tough grader
3.0
4.0
EAC594
Grade: A
Aug 27, 2023

She just reads from the slides. Not very impressed with how she relates the material to real-life scenarios. Her quizzes are MC/TF types that gave a head-scratcher. Who would assess learning in a language/comm course by using such quizzes? It was only the email assignment that made sense. The group project was a nightmare. Not recommended.

Get ready to read
Group projects
Beware of pop quizzes
1.0
5.0
CMMK1087
Grade: A-
Jan 4, 2024

She just reads from the slides word to word. She really needs to behave politely with the students, it is a basic thing. Tough grader and really rude. Please refrain from taking her class.

Tough grader
Group projects
Test heavy
4.0
2.0
EAC594
Grade: A+
Dec 18, 2025
Would take again

Rona is a really good professor. If you put in the work, you will do well in her class. She gives very helpful feedback that truly helps you improve. Overall, I had a good and productive semester with her.

Group projects
Gives good feedback
Inspirational
Class Info

Online Classes

100%

Attendance Mandatory

66%

Textbook Required

27%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

B-

95% confidence
Based on 24 grades
Most common grades:
Not sure yet (5)
B+ (4)
A (4)
Grade Distribution
A(7)B(3)C(3)D(4)F(2)A-/B+(6)
Based on 34 reported grades
Not sure yet: 5
B+: 4
A: 4
B: 3
Common Tags
Tough grader (13)
Group projects (10)
Skip class? You won't pass. (7)
Participation matters (6)
Clear grading criteria (3)
Hilarious (3)
Gives good feedback (3)
Lots of homework (3)
Rating Trend

Declining

-0.61 avg change
Apr
Dec
Jul
Aug
Jan
Dec
Last 6 months
Ratings by Course

EACBF

5.0

(1)

EAC190

5.0

(2)

COMM170

5.0

(4)

EAC149

3.9

(15)

EAP500

3.7

(9)
+12 more courses
Difficulty by Course

EAPEAP

5.0

IPS255

5.0

CMMK1087

5.0

EAC394

4.2

EAC

4.0

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