Michael Ashton - Brock University, St. Catharines, ON

Professor: Michael Ashton

Department: Psychology

College: Brock University, St. Catharines, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PSYC337
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This guy sucks. His multiple choice questions on the exams are next to impossible, and..... nope that's it. That's all he has on his exams. 90! multiple choice that will ruin your week.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: 3P37
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

So witty! It's great. He loves to add random interesting facts when he sees the class falling asleep. I f you pay attention to his hints and ask questions, you'll do great in this class!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PSYC3F40
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

It was his first time teaching this course but his assignments were fair and he gave tons of bonus marks out. The midterm was all MC and a bit tricky but the dec final was so easy, he provided review sheets for both. Hes super funny in a cute awkward way and is also really approachable outside of class.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2P25
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Difficult course but if you go to class and study the textbook, you should be fine. The multiple choice questions can confusing sometimes, so you have to read the questions carefully and make sure you choose the right answer.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: 3P37
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Really very smart. Funny in an awkward way but still really funny. Harder test but fair.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: 3P37
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Ashton is my favourite professor at Brock because he seems like he actually likes teaching. His tests can be hard but are VERY fair, especially with the study sheets he posts which literally have a 1:1 ratio on what will be really on the test. He's super nice and always happy to explain and help you out. I wish he taught more classes!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2P25
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Had ashton for 3F20 as well & he cares about teaching & his students; he's extremely easy to talk to although he may seem intimidating. Most people find his exams to be very difficult but I ended up with over 90s on both the midterm and final!! His exams are all multiple choice & he gives a review; do the review in detail & your golden! Very easy

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PSYC225
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is great!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: 3P37
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Ashton is a great professor, he lectures well, and studies his topics passionately. He is clear in his descriptions and makes the content easily digestible. His style is very calm and monotone, so his lectures can be boring if you have no interest in the material. Overall a good professor, very fair with excellent course structure.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2P25
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Lays the expectations out from the very 1st lecture. Personality is an extremely tough class with an extremely light workload (if that makes sense). If you are not good at multiple choice tests, I wouldn't advise taking 2p25. Also, lecture attendance is not 'entirely' mandatory, as he writes the textbook and pretty much goes through it lec by lec.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PSYC
• 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: Mandatory

Comment:

he was the worst prof when it came to exam time. The multiple choice was next to impossible! 3 hour exam of all multiple choice that took a page each was a killer!!!!! he definitely needs to change that

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2P25
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Ashton is a funny guy if you like quirky humour. His mannerisms are especially fun to watch when he lectures, like how often he squints his eyes. He is very clear about his expectations, and yes, his tests are on the difficult side. However, they are entirely fair if you attend the lectures and DO THE READINGS. YOU CANNOT SKIP ON HIS TEXTBOOK.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2P25
• 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:

He is very clear with his explanations. Obviously knowledgable. He wrote the textbook so obviously if you're going to miss something, like he says miss lecture not a reading. Great class, pretty interesting.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2P25
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Purposely tries to make course difficult. I understand it is university but the test do not need to be made so difficult. Very poor format for an MC test. Almost every question consists of a, b, c, a&b, b&c....voice can become annoying during a 2 hour lecture. Clearly trying to make more difficult than need be, trying to show off.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2P25
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is a very nice man on a personal level, but has extremely tough tests. He takes pride in knowing he has tough tests. He told my class "This will be the hardest multiple choice you have ever taken".

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2P25
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Not as interesting as i expected. I did very well on the midterm but then was destroyed by the final. Exams are extremely tough & designed to stump you. I spent all study time with just the textbook & had mixed results (see beginning) however he wrote the thing so it is very accurate compared to most classes.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2P25
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Just terrible. His textbook is garbage, you cant learn from it, and unfortunately he is the same way. He teaches very general information with no conclusions. His tests are ridiculous and full of double negatives. He is very nice man who cares about his students and work but don't take his class, it sounds interesting but it really sucks.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2P25
• 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:

Funny!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2P25
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

CUTE!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2P45
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

A great Professor. Really smart and always willign to help students who are interested and willing to work. Yes his course is hard, but it's university people, it suppose to be.