Joel Shapiro - Ryerson University, Toronto, ON

Professor: Joel Shapiro

Department: Accounting

College: Ryerson University, Toronto, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ACC100
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Shapiro can be loud and sort of mean, but if you do your homework and show up to class (the minimum of what is expected of you) he won't be mean to you. The class is an easy A if you're able to put in the required work. You MUST do the practice questions and read the textbooks before class to understand what Shapiro is talking about.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ACC100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Horrible person and prof. Makes all lectures mandatory with clicker quizzes every lecture worth 10% of your grade. Ruthless marker that always goes on about how you're going to fail his class. There are a lot of practice questions in the textbook, and I recommend doing most of them to prepare for his exams. Avoid taking his class at all costs.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ACC100
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Worst prof. He is disrespectful and disgusting (coughs on students, cleans nose nonstop, and even farts in the middle of lectures). He yells at students for not knowing content, yet he does not teach the content to begin with. He will scream in your face and call on you, so if you have anxiety, AVOID. Recommend taking a crash course for the exam.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ACC100
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Funny dude, makes a lot of jokes in class, nonetheless he's a smart guy that knows his stuff, does a good job at explaining concepts and clearly tells you what will and won't be on the midterm/exam, he is a ruthless marker so be careful, one mistake and your entire answer will be wrong, classes are mandatory for marks, FREE TEXTBOOK

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ACC100
• 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:

Amazing prof, teaches VERY well and gives you the tools to do well in the course. He will prepare you for the tests and exams and you will do well if you practice and study on your own time. Course isnt easy but he makes it understandable Will definitely take another course with him

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ACC100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He was strict and inconsiderate.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MKT100
• Grade Received: INC
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Straight up rude, always goes on about how most people will probably fail the course instead of giving encouragement, tries to belittle students when he gets the chance

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ACC100
• 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:

Prof. Shapiro is very comedic inside the classroom environment, but he will comment if you show up late or leave early. He does yell at his students sometimes but there's never a dull moment in this class. The textbook is free, the quizzes count for 15% of your grade, and if you take the time to talk to him outside of class, he's a really kind guy.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ACC100
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Free textbook! As long as you do all the readings and some practice problems, you should be fine as they're similar on exams. He put a few questions not covered on the exam in error but later gave them to us as bonus marks. I really learned a lot following the online textbook.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ACC406
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Very rude and disrespectful. Impossible to learn from.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ACC100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

the only thing he is good at is coughing

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ACC100
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Overall pretty good prof, makes a lot of stupid jokes in class. Does a lot of examples in class

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ACC100
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

All it takes to pass the course is, practice the practice questions he gives in the textbook. The course materials where all helpful. He was a good and funny teacher but shouts unnecessarily at times.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ACC100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The only thing he's good at is yelling that you're going to fail the class and attempting to make really bad jokes. Switch out if you can.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ACC100
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

A good prof

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ACC100
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Awesome prof! Shapiro knows his content very well and does not just feed students the textbook. He does a great job at explaining and addressing areas of difficulty. Most importantly, Shapiro has a great sense of humour which makes his 3-hour lectures enjoyable. Prepare for in-class quizzes, they are not worth a lot but can change your C+ to a B.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ACC100
• Grade Received: C-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

For my introduction to accounting, he made is very difficult for someone with no prior knowledge to understand any concept. He goes very fast and although always says to ask if you don't understand, explains extremley fast n if you don't get it the first time mocks you. he gets mad if you are late ,leave class early, on your phone, not participate.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ACC100
• 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:

Pretty good prof, told us exactly what we needed to know on the midterm and i ended up getting 85%, granted i took accounting in grade 11 so it was mainly review. Teaches pretty well by showing lots of examples in class, overall a good prof.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ACC100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

great prof

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ACC100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

spends more time yelling at you that you're gonna fail the course than actually teaching the course.