Robert Soroka - McGill University, Montreal, QC

Professor: Robert Soroka

Department: Marketing

College: McGill University, Montreal, QC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MGCR352
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Soroka has some good stories to tell with his lawyer background. Problem is, in the way he teaches his course, he is rendered useless. Do the projects as best you can with the group you have and study as you can for the final in hopes of getting a good grade. Overall the teacher has no real impact on your grade.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MRKT452
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Either you'll love Prof Soroka, or you'll hate him. Lectures are him just reading the powerpoints and talking about his past experiences. The midterms are not overly difficult if you've read the textbook. His grading criteria is very unclear, which makes the group project difficult. The course content is interesting if you're a marketing major.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MRKT357PLANNING
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Marketing grades are very dependent on group work and effort. If you have a good group, you will do well. Professor Soroka rewards students who work hard.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MRKT357
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Typical fake-nice professor. Interesting speeches in class, somewhat inspirational. However, you won't know on what grounds he grades you and will mostly likely end up being frustrated with your grade. He uses his experience to grade you and gives very limited feedback. There are much better marketing professors out there.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MRKT452
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Tough.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MRKT452
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Loved this professor! He genuinely cares about his students, answers emails very quickly, and gives a lot of advicehelp in terms of picking your career and reaching your end goals. The kind of prof who wants you to succeed outside the classroom as well. He's a fair grader, material's very interesting, and you can get straight As if you put effort!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MRKT357
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Good prof. With his broad professional background, gives students a realistic insight of the marketing world outside school. Always available, knows when you're BS-ing him or not and not that hard of a grader - rewards hard work.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MRKT357SEC01
• 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:

Prof Soroka is incredibly well informed, knowledgeable, and highly competent. He runs a tight ship,but demonstrates a strong commitment to his students, and is extremely compassionate. He is definitely not easy, but this is exactly what we needed before moving onto the "real world." There was no one better equipped to handle Marketing Planning.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MRKT351
• 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:

Professor Soroka is an excellent professor who is very articulate and eloquent when he speaks. He's extremely knowledgeable about the field of marketing, among many other fields. He applies his practical knowledge to classes and makes them highly entertaining. I highly recommend him! He can tell if you're a hard-working student - this will pay off

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MRKT357
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Excellent course and professor. Course ties in material from all marketing classes into an integrative curriculum. Professor Soroka is friendly, approachable, an expert on the subject, and also entertaining. Moreover, he is a rare teacher in the sense that he actually cares about his students. You will learn a great deal. Strongly recommended!!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MRKT357
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He speaks very clearly. He is really smart, lots of experience , and certainly expects a quality work. I recommend Soroka .However , he is always busy , its hard to meet with him. Soroka , just focus on McGill , we will vote for u again :)

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MRKT357
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is wayyyyyy over-rated. If u really wanna learn stuff in marketing drop his class and take Bob ( Robert mackalski).Soroka is not on the top of my list!!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MARK357
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

There is a very good reason why Prof Soroka was awarded the 2009 Prof of the Year: he is the best! I had heard about this guy, how he speaks crystal clear, how he makes marketing apply to the real world, how he cares about his students, availability...I couldn't believe it...until I took his course. ABSOLUTE BEST AT MCGILL! Rock on, Soroka!!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MRKT357
• 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:

i dont really know how to rate him!!He is a very nice person , experienced,has a sense of humour .But,his classes are confusing. planning was a case class so basically nothing to study , no power point but u still have to read the cases.His grading is very unclear ,no comments are made on the exam cases so you dont really know what u did wrong !

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MRKT357
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Unnecessarily tough class. Quite boring. Somewhat arrogant prof but overall nice guy. Watch out for the in-class exams: grading seems haphazard.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MARK357N
• 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:

Want to learn about the real world? Take Soroka, no matter what course he teaches. MARK 357 is a case course...no better preparation for the real world. Soroka worked in industry, and uses his experiences to make the course a platform for whatever awaits after graduation... And he cares!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MGCRMP1
• 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:

Had Mr. Soroka for Marketing Planning 1. Truly one of the greatest professors! Fantastic! Textbook bad, final project a bid fuzzy, but nonetheless - Soroka was great. Keep it up Soroka!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MRKT357
• 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:

I had Soroka for my last Marketing course in my last semester...so I can truly say that he is by far the best there is! Took marketing to another level. You will finally understand supply chain. Keeps it real. Got to earn your grades.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MRKT357
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I truly do not know why he picked teaching. With the classes at Dawson, McGill and wherever else, it feels like he is spreading his effort too thin. consequently, not putting 100% of effort into teaching McGill.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MRKT357
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The Best! Period!