R.L Kirby - Carleton University, Ottawa, ON

Professor: R.L Kirby

Department: Business

College: Carleton University, Ottawa, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BUSI2702
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Good prof. Was able to make me look forward to attending a friday morning class. He really appreciates people who have an opinion and share it in class, and will adjust your grade up in the end if you do.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BUSI3602
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Class was confusing at first, but actually learned a lot... marking was confusing and TA did all the marking. Ok class.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BUSI4706
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's a nice enough guy, and somewhat funny (depending on your sense of humor), but his expectations are very opaque. He says he encourages independent thinking, but in the end, if you don't regurgitate what he says, you can't get good marks. Everything is marked by the TA except the presentation, and he apparently interrupts you during those.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BUSI4706
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This guy is pathetic in everyway. he talks about random stuff that is irrelevant, no structure or direction at all. Wastes a lot of time. In the end you end up learning nothing. He marks NOTHING, so your marks depend on the TA. He doesnt even seem to care about students or teaching hes a retired dude who sees this as a way of makin money...

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BUSI3602
• 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:

Contradictory, forgetful, rude, wastes class time.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BUSI3602
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Extremely creative prof: relates the course to so many different angles and perspectives in a very practical manner. He teaches the course in a way that engages the students interest, and makes us want to hear the rest of the lecture. One of the most influential and knowledgeable profs at carleton.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BUSI3206
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Intriguing course design--solve org. deficiencies within a security agency. Easy concepts--if you can write well, regurgitate AND show some ingenuity, you should get a good grade. Kirby himself: sense of humour gets repetitive. Fair enough as a prof. He posts notes--I skipped loads of classes. Got an A. (TA marked EVERYTHING though)

Rating # 8

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Upon first impressions, Kirby will seem like an incredible prof. However, once you look a little closer, he is very pretentious, unclear, and repetitive. You will easily get a good mark if regurgitate exactly what you know he wants to hear. But, in the process you will not learn a thing.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BUSI2101
• 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:

He is one of the best teachers .I loved his class ,It was not so hard and we all got goog marks.(cool guy )I think hw wached all the movies .He is always taking about moviesfunny class.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BUSI2101
• 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:

One of the best teachers carleton has. You will like his lecture.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BUSI2101
• 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:

he is one of the best .im having a good time with him so far .

Rating # 12

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BUSI3601
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Amazing class, most very useful! I thought it was going to be tough and boring, but nope, GREAT!

Rating # 14

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Some concern over the lack of a text, although I felt this was an asset to his teaching style. He didn't belabour concepts we didn't actually need to know, and he encouraged the class to do extensive business theory readings. SO GREAT!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BUSI2101
• 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:

A very good prof. Funny old dude, dedicated. Takes the time to get to know your name which is not common in my faculty (computer science).

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: 42211
• 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:

Awesome Prof. This course is easy if you understand the material really well. You can't really BS answers in this. I thought the final was a breeze, but of course, I understood the material.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BUSI2101
• 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:

nice prof, interesting course, I am glad for being one of his student.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BUSI2101
• 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:

Good prof, easy to understand, gets the point across with fine examples, gets class involved. Highly recommended.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BUSI2101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

lots of wishy washy material in the course, can't score high if you don't see the big picture and get the point; i still don't see the big picture

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: 42211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

beware of your final ....