Ian Adamson - Brock University, St. Catharines, ON

Professor: Ian Adamson

Department: Accounting

College: Brock University, St. Catharines, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ACTG4P61
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

he's a gem

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ACTG4P61
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great professor. Fairly tough marker though. Make sure you understand the terms he wants, because he will change his mind sometimes. Quite scatter-brained. I think he has no clue what he is doing sometimes. Overall, pretty dull, but not a difficult course.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ACTG461
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great Prof. Quizzes and exams are fairly easy. very helpful inside and outside class. Brock needs more Profs like him

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ACTG4P61
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is probably the most experienced audit professor as Brock. His mental breaks help keep students interested for a pretty dull topic. Quizzes are fairly straight forward if you read the chapter. Midterms are as well if you do the homework and read the chapters. He does bell curve to a avg of 70-75 mean.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ACTG4P61
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor is Great! He's funny, takes mental breaks, explains content well and bringing a laptop to class allows one to take great notes. Try your BEST to score high in Midterm and Quizzes as that is your best chance to get a decent grade. Final Exam is 100 MCQ in 60 minutes, a painful task, often shifts grades to boost average. Good Luck!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ACTG4P61
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Nice guy. Explains the material clearly and answers questions respectfully. He is funny as well. Usually takes 5 to 10 min break in every class which is helpful in keeping students awake. His midterms are brutal but the final is mc and less difficult. He usually adjusts the marks after the final. Prev midterms helpful for prep.

Rating # 7

Overview:

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

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Funny guy with a British accent

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ACTG4P61
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Easy class but everything drawn from the textbook, not based on what was actually taught in class. First midterm average was 50s, this is how he brings down the marks. Does not respond to emails so makes getting a hold of him outside of class impossible.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ACTG3P11
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great prof!very friendly/funny. Explains concepts very clearly, takes a 5 minute 'mind-break' b/w lectures to relax.U will not use textbook @ all in his class, all notes r filled from ppts in-class. Quizzes and final are easy, midterms are extremely tough, have to understand how to apply audit concepts. But he bellcurves the 30% avg to the 70's.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ACTG3P11
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Its all memorization for midterms where the averages are in the 30s. Then he bellcurves until the average is in the 70s. Then next semester in ACTG4P61 you realize you didnt actually learn anything.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ACTG3P11
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Really great prof. I love his mental breaks. Averages for midterms and such are usually low like in the 30%. Hard class but interesting teacher :)

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ACTG3P11
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Really good prof! One of my best marks in university so far. Makes auditing actually enjoyable!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ACTG3P11
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Good prof, nice guy, he makes auditing class interesting. Always in office to answer your questions, also, he will always keep the class avg. around 75%:)

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ACTG3P41
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

excellent prof in that he tries to link book concepts to real life situations.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ACTG3P11
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

GREAT PROF!!! Love the mental breaks...very interesting. He teaches you everything you need to know for the exams and such...all you have to do it memorize!!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ACTG311
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Great Professor!! One of the best...lectures weren't boring even though it was auditing, and he would take breaks from the material to tell jokes...even if they weren't funny, it was still fun to stop talking about auditing for five minutes. Tests were tough but fair.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ACTG3P11
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Interesting lectures (love the mental breaks), tests and quizzes were a bit challenging, but he bumps everyones marks up.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ACTG311
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

old guy with an accent

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ACTG5P53
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Dr. Adamson is great! His focus is on developing an applicable understanding of the key concepts in an area, not memorizing an entire textbook. To the dumbass who says he's biased, he's not biased; he just appreciates students who give a damn about the topic and want to do more than show up.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ACTG4P61
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

-Tests are ridiculous and have nothing to do with what was learned in class -Has favorites and bias -Studying textbook and class notes doesn't help for tests -Unfair and dishonest participation marks