Rick Iverson - Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC

Professor: Rick Iverson

Department: Business Administration

College: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BUS484
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Rick teaches Bus 484, 482 and 381, if you can take all these classes with this professor, DO SO! The amount you will learn in his classes will benefit you forever. Rick is an ivy league professor. Smart, relaxed, very interested in HR and believes in what he is teaching. Show interest, attend, & make an effort and you will do well in his class!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BUS484
• 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:

Rick is one of the best profs at SFU. He is clearly passionate about HR makes learning really fun and interactive. He has tons of real world experience and shares those stories with the class. Would love to take another class with him. Plus the Aussie accent makes him nice to listen to.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BUS484
• 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! Deeply passionate about H.R. and definitely engages with his entire Seminar! Would definitely look forward to taking courses with him again!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BUS381
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Excellent prof. Cares deeply about his students and is extremely knowledgeable about the material. A lot of students tend to skip lectures as you can scrape by with just reading the text. I definitely recommend attending lecture, though. Iverson knows how to engage students and hammer points home. Tuts after lec are instructed by him-aim for those.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BUS381
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great teacher! Works hard and cares about his students. He obviously works out a lot. He might have looked like Tom Cruise in the past, but now he looks a more like Clive Owen. Not sure about the glasses, though.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BUS482
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great Prof. Very interactive class. Forces you to pay attention. Loves what he does. One of the best business profs at SFU.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BUS381
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Very engaging lecturer; you can tell he loves what he does. With his lecture style, you'll easily remember the key concepts. Provides a good outline of what's on exams. Always available for help outside of lecture/tutorials. If you're in the tutorials closest to the lecture, he'll likely be your TA as well- rare for a professor of his status.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BUS482
• 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:

Very good professor, really enjoys his job and his students. Prints out the notes for the class - bonus. Very helpful when you need help and material is easy - great prof

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BUS484
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is very nice and willing to help. Not so much "hot" as "refined" he dresses well and is probably really rich. He definitely knows how to make HR interesting and fun and he DEFINITELY knows what he's talking about.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BUS482
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

One of the best profs I've had at SFU, winner of the TD Bank Distinguished Teaching Award. He is very knowledgeable in HR, has a very high interest in course content, and even helps place students in jobs after graduation. Lectures are fairly interesting & interactive.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BUS482
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He will make a judgment about you right away. Go to his office and make sure that he thinks you are a keener because the material is so subjective his grades are often based on what he thinks about you. If you can take something else instead do it, it wasn't worth the money.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BUS183
• 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 is a delightful prof who looks just like Tom Cruise! His accent is dreamy but he does go on and on. And the eating and shelling of the organic peanuts can be distracting.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BUS381
• 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:

Excellent prof.. one of the best profs at SFU!!!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BUS381
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Excellent PROF...one of da best business profs at sfu. But need to really know the material in the book in and out to do really well.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BUS381
• 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:

How can people leave him a negative feedback.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BUS381
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I would say he is probably the best prof in SFU business, very helpful and nice, hated HR before get in and like HR after 381, take his 381 or your will miss the best part of SFU business

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BUS482484
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very enthusiastic! Gotta love the Aussie accent! Great teaching philosophy - high involvement and interaction.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BUS381
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Rick adds no value to the lecture and just repeats the textbook. I haven't had him as a TA, so maybe he's a better TA than he is a professor. Or, maybe he's a better prof for higher-level courses... but certainly not for 381.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BUS482
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Just an excellent teacher. Very easy to talk to, and will go out of his way to help any student. Class material is quite applicable to the HR industry. Another note on Rick, he is helping a group of student get ready for an HR case competition in Montreal. How many Profs go that far for students?

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: BUS482
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Rick is the best, he motivates and keeps everyone interested and is very helpful and supportive. He even gives out his home number for extra help and planned an end of the semester pub lunch for the entire class to celebrate the end of the class. How many profs do that?