Phil Richardson - Mohawk College, Hamilton, ON

Professor: Phil Richardson

Department: Graphic Arts

College: Mohawk College, Hamilton, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: GD412
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Ive been in school for the majority of my life, and he is by far one of the worst teachers Ive ever had. Hes more interested in tricking students and showing off how smart he believes himself to be than actually teaching. So arrogant. Youre better off finding a YouTube tutorial than asking him for help because he gets annoyed if you ask him.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: 2GD14
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

As a graduate in the business this prof did more to prepare than anyone out there!! Thumbs up to him. He was a hard marker and made us work through our questions unless we just couldn't get it. The lessons were tedious but so useful!!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: DIGITALLVL2
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

kind guy

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: GD508
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

His marking system and critiques for work is very biased to what he likes. Hard to get good marks unless you do the work as he would do it.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: GA412
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's more of a guide giving you a prepackaged course. I found his teaching confusing at times and his attempts to elaborate just as confusing. The way I found to succeed in his class was to write down what he was trying to teach, and follow youtube videos which were much more entertaining, clear and concise.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: 508
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

All projects are unclear and piled one on top of another. Constantly too busy to help. Grading? Yeah. Right. You'll get it last minute so, you're scrambling to make up marks. I've lost all passion for this subject and course because his classes make me feel so inadequate and discouraged

Rating # 7

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Awesome teacher! Perhaps a little hard at marking, but very helpful!

Rating # 8

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Good teacher, and good guy. Maybe too busy but still helpful.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: GA413
• 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:

i love phil richardson.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: GD412
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He's a hottie!

Rating # 11

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

I was starting to get sick of Phil's curve balls. I understand that he is preparing us for real problems in the work place but to mark us so harshly for the smallest errors isn't right. Electronic Pre Press has many technicalities to take in, most student are still trying to grasp how it all works halfway through. He should ease up a little.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: DIGITALLVL2
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Phil Richardson is a Johnson, you guys are right, he expects us to know answers to questions that first of all, DONT MAKE ANY FREKEN SENCE... He needs a little hench man with him to clearify what he is trying to say... He marks like an ass, takes marks off for little ass things like "not getting the CLASS CODE" right... wtf is the deal with that?

Rating # 13

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Great guy. Very busy but helpful.

Rating # 14

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

phil's a good teacher, as busy as he is. if you really make the effort to contact him with your problems he makes the time to do what he can. cares about the students and the program.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PHOTOSHOP
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

3 semsters of PEN TOOL? and one lesson on adjustment layers.. One of the most powerful graphics program known to MAN. Come on! He's far too busy. He desperately needs an assistant. Dont ask him to revise anything from a previous semester unless you want to badger him repeatedly. I gave up.

Rating # 16

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

He is the worst teacher Ive ever had, expects things that he doesent teach that he thinks he has, not helpful at all, marks to hard. WERE IN SCHOOL NOT A BUSINESS. The whole course was horrible!!!

Rating # 17

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

PERKS: knowledgeable guy, well spoken, explans things at a speed most can comprehend NEGATIVES: spends class time finishing co-ordinator duties, asks questions in the form of riddles, never enough time for his students

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: 2
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Asks confusing questions that only HE knows the answer to...Uses bizzaro marking scheme for assignments...Voice level changes randomly throughout lectures to frequencys only a dog can hear.

Rating # 19

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Loved the voice cracking, it was classic. Great teacher tho, looking forward to next semester. His puppies were very cute too.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: 2GD14
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Great guy! Great teacher! A class act. Very patitent.