Brock Cordes - University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB

Professor: Brock Cordes

Department: Marketing

College: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MKKT2210
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Brock is not well organized. On the syllabus it said one due date for the case studies but he chooses another day. He swears at his students and is not very helpful. He gives attitude and is just not ideally. His lectures are very long. He doesnt talk about most of whats written in the slides. He rambles on about useless things.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: GMGT1010
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Brock is engaging in his teaching. Well, he does go off topic lots he does make his grading not too hard. He rewards people that go to class by taking attendance. Very interesting prof to listen to. The textbook is not mandatory in my opinion but could help for the group project or maybe the quizzes if the slides aren't enough for you.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MKKT2210
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Brock doesn't teach you explicitly what will be on the test. However, if you read the textbook chapters and study them properly, you'll be JUST fine. The tests aren't that hard, and if you've read the textbook you can obviously see that's where he gets the questions from. Marks you for attendance, however, so skipping isn't really idea

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: GMGT1010
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Good guy and obviously passionate about the course. However his lectures dont contain any info you really need but they are mandatory. Also, gives absolutely no feedback on essays and projects. Didnt appreciate this because I went into the exam with no idea what my grade in the class was

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MKT2210
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I wouldn't recommend taking this class with Brock. He can certainly talk but he cannot teach! Very difficult to figure out where he takes questions from for tests. He takes a long time if he ever does reply to your emails. Will be mainly textbook reading. He doesn't seem to care or try to help students. Overall not a terribly difficult class.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: GMGT1010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

good guy

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ACCT2210
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I developed a new love of Accounting after taking this class with #Brock. With up to 30 years of experience in various business ventures, his insight on relating marketing concepts to the balance sheet as well as the personal sales process in calculating year and quarterly dividends for stakeholders. Make sure you go to class, and dont eat in class

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: GMGT1010
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

If you skipped every class and read the textbook you could still get a good grade. Participation matters, but lectures are boring and irrelevant. Overall grade is heavily curved, no feedback on group projects.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: GMGT1010
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Cordes is a knowledgeable man, who wants to motivate his students. His lecture does not cover the tests. Read the textbook and tests shouldn't be difficult. Marks papers and group work fairly easily.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: GMGT1010
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

By far the easiest class I have ever taken, I crammed both quizzes the night before and got As on both of em, they were graded on a curve too. Although he is passionate about some debate topics his lectures are fairly pointless. If you didn't have to attend class and only studied the textbook you would do fine.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MKT2210
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Lectures are completely pointless. READ THE TEXTBOOK. This is one of the classes you NEED the textbook since the exams and papers are based on it specifically and he doesn't teach what is in them very well. Attendance is mandatory for participation grades which is very annoying since the lecture is useless. Exams aren't bad, as long as you READ.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: GMGT1010
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Hes there to talk, not to teach. he markers on a standard curve so you have to compete with other people to get a good grade. group presentation - make sure you try to outdo the other groups because he marks based on how all the previous groups did. never walk out of class early !! he will tell you to sit back down. 3

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: GMGT1010
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Taking a class with Brock was really boring. I should have taken the advice I got from reviews on rate my professor. He doesn't know how to explain course material properly & I believe if you skip the class you would still get an A. You get no feedback & he just talks on & on about things not important to the class. Really boring class.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: GMGT1010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Never had a teacher show up so late so often. Class starts at 8:30 am and all the students are at their desks waiting for the class to start. At about 8:45 am Brock wonders in and starts the lecture by 9:00 am. Ironic since he's big on mandatory attendance. You'd think a past marine and president of a company would have his time under control.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MKKT2210
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Attendance is mandatory in his class. His lectures are useless; might as well read the textbook itself. He is passionate in teaching this course but he doesn't know how to teach. Grading criteria for case studies is very vague (he doesn't check it himself).

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: GMGT1010
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Coming to class is pointless except he takes attendance. He's very disorganized and needs lots of prompting to give you your groups and paper topics. Very little writing actually required for something that's considered a written requirement. His tests are unnecessarily hard considering his lectures have almost no course content in them.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MKT2210
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Most of his lectures are pointless. I learned everything from the textbook, but you have to go if you want the attendance marks. I got the vibe that he's full of himself and doesn't care much about the students. Make sure to follow the EXACT outline in the syllabus on how to do case studies or you will lose marks for not bolding things properly.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: GMGT1010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

This is my second time taking a course with Brock but i wasn't very happy with the outcome this time. His lectures are pretty close to pointless, when regarding course material, He doesn't really give any feedback, it is hard to get a hold of him out of class, and likes to think he's always right. Grade is also marked on a curve.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MARKETING2210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Brock is a great guy, don't get my wrong. Super nice prof. However, a word of advice regarding the two case studies. ITS A TRAP!!!!! Do not take them lightly!!he wants specific outlines of how to implement your alternative. You'll understand this when you get them. and follow the exact format of the case he lists. Do not waver from the template!!!!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MKT2210
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I liked this prof overall, he knows his stuff and he made the class interesting. Yes his classes can be useless to go to since he reads straight from the textbook and will sometimes go off topic a lot, but that makes his midterm/final much easier considering all you have to do is READ the textbook and take the practice quizzes for each chapter.