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not interesting, not clear, inaccurate info. simon stick to coaching

This class was "Death by Powerpoint". He speeds through slides very fast without explaining the content. I paid good money for the text book but it wasn't really used. His demeanor was also condescending and arrogant. Not a good teacher.

Dumb class. Too much senseless and petty homework assignments. I already knew most the stuff. He comes up with assigments on the spot and doesn't explain the directions clearly for that or anything else. He often doesn't call on me when I raise my hand, and when he does he replies in an incomprehensive, condescending way. He turns me off nutrition.

THE ONLINE CLASS IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. I earned As in 15 units and I took this class for fun. I expect it to mess up my GPA. It's ridiculous. It was a 2nd 8 week course and every other day there was a 2 hour long test. The 1st tests we only had 45 minutes to finish and it was completely impossible to do. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS.

Took this class for fun but found it to be utterly insane. You have one hour to complete tests that require you to fill in the blanks multiple times. Even with an open book and me being an adept student, it's impractical. Teacher is not helpful, either. This class is a nightmare and I truly regret signing up for it.

Barely made it out of his online nutrition 1 class alive... definitely not recommended. Tests made me sweat bullets and upset my stomach big time. I'd need yoga and a therapy session just to relax afterward. ;] Seriously though, stay away.

DO NOT EVER take this class with this professor!!! Do yourself a huge favor and heed the warnings posted here. The tests were ridiculous, filled with improper grammar and misspellings. You never knew what you missed; you only received a score. The PowerPoint tests consisted of studying 13 or 14 50-100 slide PowerPoints. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!!!!

took the online class so I can't speak for the actual classes. DO NOT TAKE THE ONLINE CLASSES. YOU WILL FAIL. I busted my ass just to get a C? The tests are straight from the book but sometimes are misspelled or require you to infer (if wrong, you get marked down). powerpoint quizzes were HORRIBLE and so confusing. STAY AWAY FROM THE ONLINE CLASS!!

I find it amazing how I barely read any of the chapters through to the end entirely and still able to get around 87-95% on the tests, which have a time limit of 1 hour and 50 minutes and have tons of misspellings or grammatical error. If I didn't have the ability to quickly scan for answers in the book, I wouldn't have survived this class.

This instructor thinks he organized but isn't. He makes spelling errors on tests but expects you to not make any spelling errors. He expects you to retain every piece of arbitrary information and complicates the tests by using trick questions that make no grammatical sense. He will not admit to making mistakes. A man child if there ever were one.

I took both online and in class. i failed in class the first time and i just took online. Just wow. Both classes are just horrible. the in class less tests and work. online class more tests and more work. So i suggest inclass...if you HAVE TO TAKE THIS INSTRUCTOR. but please avoid him at all times.

Online-- He is a horrible teacher, has never communicated with the class at all, never returns emails,sometimes you will get an error message during the test and he will still give you a zero for it even if you wrote to him telling him you got an error while taking it!!! completely unfair, and clearly does not care about students...STAY AWAY

The quizzes for the online class are arbitrarily and unnecessarily complicated and do not test you on your understanding of the material, and you will never be able to see which questions you answered incorrectly. Professor is unresponsive to email. I dropped this class two weeks into it because it wasn't worth risking my good GPA for.

Simon Davies is worthless. You email him for help on how to pass his irrelevant tests and he either wont email back or email back later. He does not care about you. You read the chapter, take the test just to find that he asks stupid questions you wont anticipate. Don't take it online or at all. This guy sucks

he is the worst teacher,,,

Worst class I have ever taken in all honesty. You may learn a lot in class from the power points, but that is it. The whole class is power points. I could have read the power points each time instead of going to class. All we do in class is go over the slides that are exactly the same as the ones we have up online...

AVOID HIM! I took his online class and the amount of information he wants you to know for an introductory course is ridiculous. I should have known something was wrong when I saw "all of the previous as a choice". Is the answer A,B,C,D,E or is it A*B, or is it A&C&E or is it B&C&E or is all of the above or "none of the previous"? Get the picture?

DO NOT TAKE. Took his online class and he was no help at all. If you take his online class, you will read a chapter from the book every week then take a test on that chapter, but his test questions are super specific and often have mistakes or are really confusing. Would not recommend taking this online class.

Worst experience i have had DO NOT TAKE THIS COURSE! if you do you'll regret it first of all he does not return emails in a timely manner he is not helpful at all i ended up dropping the course i got a W but thats ok i took this course at Santiago canyon college much better experience you have been warned don't take this class.

Very unreasonable chapter quizzes; unclear/confusing questions, wording, answer choices, and material covered. Thoroughly read each chapter w/ notes, highlights, e-Book, and really stressed and struggled w/ every chapter. Projects took a long time to complete. Ridiculous amount of work required to get an A for a basic, intro class!

He was not my favorite teacher. He was not helpful and very rude. His lectures were pointless and very long. He does call on you repeatedly and expects you to know the answer to a question that you were never taught. Overall, I don't recommend this teacher.

This guy is really bad. I've written him numerous emails in regards to his online Nutrition course, his responses are rude and not explanatory. He is not doing any teaching, there are no power points, just weekly quizzes. If you get an answer wrong and reach out to him, he is of no help. So disappointed as I had high hopes for this class.

The textbook does relate to the tests, however, even when using some of the answers the book gives, my answer was still wrong. The test answers don't match the book's or even Google's which makes it confusing. You get about 2-3 tests a week & they're only worth 3 pts each. Discussions are worth only 1. Professor doesn't clarify anything on Canvas.

I love nutrition so much and have been considering pursuing this but his class is awful. The tests are SO hard and drop your grade significantly. There are tests 3 times a weak or more and there is no help at all. I am probably going to fail this class when I have been a straight A student my entire life. He is not helpful and I am stressed

I think he would be better in an on campus class. Don't get any feedback, typos on the quizzes, questions hard to interpret. Interesting class but wish it was in person.

Be prepared to spend a whole bunch more money. You are required to PAY for a blood test and required to PAY to go to a vegan restaurant all on top of class and book costs. Also, the tests are insanely hard. You can write down the entire book and still fail since everything is reworded.

Horrible class. The online orientation looks like it hasn't been update since the 90s. Apparently we were supposed to get updates on how we were doing in the class. Never did. Also he said to check your email everyday. Literally did not receive one email from this man the entire class. He tries to trick you on the tests and they don't make sense.

You could take notes on all 30+ pages of each chapter for the tests and still struggle because of the way the test is made. It's like he closes his eyes, picks a random sentence in the chapter and expects you to know it for the test, and then flips to another random page in the chapter and picks a different one. They're also worded to confuse you.

Worst professor I've ever had during college. I am a very good student in terms of completing all my work and participating and going above and beyond in each class to ensure I do well. However, this was the first class I considered dropping. He is constantly expecting you to spend money to complete assignments and does not care about you.

The tests are ridiculous. The questions are not based on the power point information. The order of material asked is completely random and requires reviewing the slides multiple times searching tables for miniscule words on the slides. Six weeks into the semester I have found it impossible to pass a quiz.

I'm almost failing despite reading the whole textbook, utilizing all of his finite resources, and re-reading exam questions. His grading structure is absolutely bizarre and unclear, he rarely gives specific instructions for what he wants, he never tells you the correct answers to what you got wrong, so it feels impossible to learn or succeed.

there are no lectures. quizzes are not from the slides.

Do not take this course at all costs. If you do, take it as P/NP. There are weekly quizzes that are HELLA hard to pass or to even succeed on (even if u use outside sources!). You can obviously look through the textbook and ctrl find keywords during online quizzes but even then, it's impossible to find the answers to obscure questions.

I honestly thought the weekly test chapter exams would be based on lectures BUT NOPE so I was so confused and worried because its a total of 45 points and the entire grading system is a total of 100 points and to be honest he just hands presentations and doesn't teach, it's you who teaches yourself, I wish he could lecture so its worth the money!

Challenging. Reading every chapter and not every chapter because his tests are very challenging. Do not rely or even read the slides. Tests every week and are challenging to make an A on.

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS! His Test is hard, each question is .1 of a point and a total of 3 points per test. I have tried contacting him letting him know I was struggling and he question my work ethic. If you do take this class, be prepared to teach yourself...

RUN. I received a 0 on a project because it "didn't have my name". It did have my name, so I asked him to change it. He said it still didn't have my name, so I had to resend it with a big red circle around my name for him to change the grade. I could keep going, but thats all that you need to know.

Just do yourself a favor, and don't.

Use this as a sign, do not take this class with this professor. Awful is an understatement...

Horrible I would be never take him again

I had difficulty communicating with the professor and their emails were hard to read and not clear. The content was not too difficult but the quizzes they made were difficult. No matter how much I studied I could not get the best score. Some assignments directions were confusing and when I ask I just get the same response in email.

I already have my bachelors of science and have taken some very tough courses with very awesome professors. Simon Davies is a horrendous excuse of a professor, doesn't know how to teach, and treats a beginning nutrition course like it's a 300 level course. Simon you best learn how to teach, you are terrible representation of professors at IVC

In this class, you teach yourself 100%. He gives you less time than there are questions on tests, so be prepared to rush when taking those. Will not reply to emails, and if he does, you'll be left feeling more confused. Unfortunate he's the only professor who teaches Nutrition 1 at IVC.

Zero lecture to explain the concepts. Will not respond to emails or phone calls. Test covers materials that are NOT in the textbook or PowerPoint. This is an angry professor. Be aware.

This professor will not respond to your emails or phone calls. He is angry with students from their previous college investigations.

This professor does not care about students and he does not provide any lectures.

This professor does not care about students and will not answer any emails. He is just there to collect money. He provide zero lectures.

Gives tests every week on topics not in the book and provides less time for the test than there are questions.

This teacher/class were an absolute waste of time. This professor doesn't care about teaching you and you won't learn anything useful about nutrition. Also everything is worth just a few points so be prepared to get graded down on EVERYTHING. The final project is worth 20 points but doesn't do shit for your overall grade. I feel defeated.

super difficult class, he's very compassionate, but at the end of the day it's too hard, a lot of cheating was done to pass this class with an F

DO NOT TAKE Terrible prof he frequently quizzed on topics that were not in the textbook or PowerPoints, He routinely had answers for questions that were not correct and when confronted on the fact his questions were not listed with the correct answer he was very defensive and refused to acknowledge any wrongdoing on his part. DO NOT TAKE.

His tests are hard and he won't correct them, there are mistakes with the corrections. He wont respond to my emails and won't take late work. Honestly, I'm scared of what is the grade gonna be like. But the textbook was good but the professor is harsh and unfair to his students! I'm sure I got the questions right! only one attempt. THIS IS UNFAIR!

Honestly the worst teacher ever his instruction are so unclear and when you email him he doesn't respond first of all or he just sends ok when you ask him a question and he also takes points off of evreythinggggg

Might be the worst professor in history no joke. This guy doesn't know how to teach, his tests are nothing like what he teaches. He genuinely has no idea what he's doing and does this course no justice. nice accent and classes arent too boring but holy don't take this class if u want to succeed.

The powerpoints don't match up to the quizzes. He also never replies to emails, but expects you to reply to his emails that same day or else he threatens to drop you from his class. I'm only taking this class because I need the credit and it was the only one available. But I would never take this class with this professor ever again.

He does not respond back very well at all, there were a lot of us who needed help and reached out due to his lack of information on assignments and he didn't bother to respond. He also has assignments due in the middle of the week during the middle of the day. His instructions on assignments did not make sense at all (ex. the final exam).

Horrible communicator with tedious requirements for every assignment. He weighs parts of an assignment randomly, so underlining a word could cost you half your points. Everything is due at 5 on a Wednesday, I hope you don't work or have other classes. Tests are too frequent and timed poorly, modules are pathetic, he doesn't care if you learn.

Truly, the instructions given are more like a puzzle and seem to be more of importance than the actual content of what we are learning. Everything is due at 5 pm, which is oddly specific and doesn't do any good for people who have different classes or responsibilities. The final project was incredibly hard to understand instruction wise.

LISTEN TO REVIEWS! assignments due at 5pm. Seriously? tests are loosely about lectures. syllabus states for full cred, u must reply to other responses before starting urs but u cant read other replies until u post. 35 time limit for 30 question test. WORTH 3 POINTS! avoid x3. supposed to be an intro class but its like a high level nutr course

The midterms and finals were not accurate representations of the lectures. There were many errors on the tests that he would not correct. It was very hard to communicate with him over email and in person.

Every test was impossible and not even based on the book. When you email him, he takes more than a week to respond. For the gorup project he literally posted the assignment with NO instructions. Everyone in my class made a group email and we were all like what are we supposed to do. WORST teacher ive ever had by a long shot.

Please NEVER take this professor. He should not be a professor. He is not thre for students but for his paycheck.