Jim Mason - University of Regina, Regina, SK

Professor: Jim Mason

Department: Business Administration

College: University of Regina, Regina, SK

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BUS275
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Jim is the nicest prof ever. He's incredibly intelligent and willing to help you with classes he doesn't even teach. He genuinely cares about the students. His teaching style is very much practical and not so much theory. His tests have theory in the MC, but most marks are the theory. Do the theory yourself. Posts slides and prev exams, read these!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BUS270
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Lectures are dry but he does examples all class with a few funny stories in between. Really cares about students and wants you to succeed. Just show up to class, take notes, and ask questions! 2 midterms (25%) and a final (50%). He posts old exams and answer keys. Just do all the old exams and your test will be very similar. No surprises!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BUS275
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

If you can grasp the math around the concepts, this class is a breeze. It's two midterms (25% each) and a final (50%). Jim posts all of his old exams online. Do them and you'll get 80+. Tended to be quite dry in lectures. Didn't explain concepts in-class but will give you the time outside of class and is extremely helpful. Wants students to learn!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BUS400
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Likes to ramble on his own stories that may or may not have anything to do with class lecture. He is great if you pay attention to what he is trying to teach you - to look for the why in things instead of using a cookie cutter answer. Participation is 20% of the grade and he has a really easy final, definitely recommend.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BUS275002
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I have heard that Jim is a smart guy, it would have been nice for this to show in class. Jim put no effort into teaching this class, I could have skipped every class wouldn't have mattered. This class was SPRAY AND PRAY (spray broad concepts, pray someone gets them) They charged extra on their textbooks for online resources which we can't use!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BUS302
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Boring lectures, fell asleep almost every class. His grading structure is incomprehensible because the assignments he said he would hand out and the quizzes he said he was going to give he never actually gave us. On the other hand, the feasibility study was one of the better projects I've ever done

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BUS275
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Jim is hilarious. Our class consisted of a 35% midterm and a 65% final and in all honesty this man was just awesome to be around. He is fricking hilarious and has some of the best one liners I have ever heard but at the same time do not be fooled. If you do not study, you will be absolutely demolished.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BUS100
• 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:

I liked Jim as a person. But, sometimes he would go off on rants that did not relate to anything we were talking about. Just seems like an old guy that likes to tell stories which is sometimes pretty sweet, but made me want to fall asleep.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BUS270
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He's so sweet. But this class was hell. I am good at math and stats and just barely go by in this class. If you must take it, go to class, pay attention, ask questions and study the old exams he posts.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BUS270
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is a great guy, and loves to tell stories, but I really had to work and went to him every week to get a 70 in that class. You need to be strong in math to be in his class. He isn't very good at explaining, but will stop if somebody speaks up. If there is an alternate prof, take the other one.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BUS275
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's awful at doing examples in class - spends 30 seconds on them then moves on, even though for 20 of those 30 seconds his writing never showed up on the overhead.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BUS275
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

worst prof ever. Legit slept while we wrote an exam. Talks about his life story every class instead of teaching. then when he tries to teach he accomplishes nothing and goes way to fast. Doesnt give you enough time on exams, you have to teach yourself the entire class. avoid at all cost.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BUS275
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Probably a nice guy but hes a terrible proff. Lectures are boring, you learn more from reading the text. For the first midterm about 75% of the people didn't even have a chance to finish the whole test!!! overall wasn't a good class at all

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BUS275
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I tried avoidng him due to the negative comments, but honestly he is the sweetest old guy. if you attend class and know the "learning objections" you will do fine. I would take another class from him

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BUS275
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great Prof. He made this class interesting. Would take another class from him. As long as you go to the class, you will enjoy it.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BUS275
• 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:

Please don't be reluctant to join his class because of all the negative comments. He's a great guy and a great prof. Just read the text and take his stories for what they are. Very useful and interesting class.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BUS275
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Really nice guy but hard to understand. I never went to class because it was sooo boring. The class consists of only a midterm and final. I relied only on the text.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BUS275
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I swear to God!!!, i will never never ever take a class with this prof. He puts tonnes and tonnes of slides without any direction at all.Another bad thing about him is that he isn't fair maker.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BUS275
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Terrible. Doesn't give you any direction or clarify what you need to know out of the text. He expects you to have chapters from the text memorized before coming to class. Midterm 35% and final is 65%. Doesn't know how to teach this class, just tells stories. AVOID at all costs!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: BUS275
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Terrible prof. Expects you to teach yourself the entire textbook. Tells the same stories during the semester about the many many many jobs he has had. Midterm was worth 35% with a 65% final. Nice guy, terrible prof.