Tara Haas - York University (all campuses), Toronto, ON

Professor: Tara Haas

Department: Kinesiology

College: York University (all campuses), Toronto, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: KINE3012
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Her lectures are totally unengaging and boring. Her lectures are about 45-50 minutes long but can easily be reduced to 30 mins if it were not for the amount of umms and uggghs throughout her lectures. She also goes a little of topic and sometimes gives non important information (may confuse you). Professor Connor was great, I wish he did the class.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: KINE3012
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I like her, she is kind but her test requires good think especially with the question with two of the above options, she is a little tricky but if you study hard you should be fine. She didn't bell curve so don't expect that. make sure to be well rested the night before so your brain is not tired, more importantly, do not study the night before or u

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: KINE3012
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I enjoyed her part of the course. Tests are hard but you can do good if you keep up with the lecture readings!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PHYS3011
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Straightforward Professor, knows hers stuff, Tests can be really difficult and tricky

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: KINE3012
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This professor is probably the worst professor that I have ever come across. She is completely uninterested in teaching and puts you to sleep. You are basically on your own she is terrible at explaining difficult concepts and says "Uhm" maybe about 500 times per lecture. Her tests are also extremely hard and honestly she is not good.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: KINE3012
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Her lectures are absolutely boring. Monotone voice and looks uninterested in what she teaches.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: KINE4453
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She is a better lecturer in KINE 4453 vs phys 2 but she is still boring. BUT, KIne 4453 is super interesting which makes up for it. Course is purely lecture based so take good notes. Exams are fair but hard so you have to put work into it (she puts application questions). Presentation isn't that bad but requires critical thinking. A is attainable

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: KINE4453
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Not amazing, but good lecturer. Class attendance is recommended to do well, along with good note taking skills. Nit-picky with test marking, but difficulty is fair.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: KINE3012
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Compared to Dr. Connor who taught the first half of the course, she wasn't anything special, although not a bad professor by any means. A little monotone but is quite clear. She says a lot of things that aren't stated (but rather vaguely implied) in the course notes so I recommend taking good notes.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: KINE4453
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Haas is hands down fantastic as a Professor and a person. Study for the course, stay up to date with the material and you should get some of the most fair tests in all 4 years of kinesiology. Dr. Haas encourages participation and emails you back almost immediately. I wish I could take this course 10 more times. 2 MC tests, one paper, 1 poster

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: KINE3012
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Her teaching skills are on point (complete slides, good organization, etc.) but her voice is monotone and it can be a challenge to stay awake, especially if you're class is early in the morning. The course work is tough but her tests are fair. Textbook NOT required. Taking good notes and studying her slides will all-but guarantee your A.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: KINE3012
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Haas was an OK prof. At times it felt like she didn't really introduce a topic with enough background and sort of jumped right in. Not exactly the clearest but tests are easy if you take good notes during class. Interesting course but wasn't the best prof to teach it

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: KINE3012
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

something about her voice makes you wanna sleep.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: KINE2031
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Tara is an okay professor. She takes her time explaining topics but can be very boring and hard to follow since she uses ummm alot... Her tests are very fair just make sure to study and you can ace the course.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: KINE3012
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Haas is a good professor. Make sure you have good notes as most of the exam questions are based on what she said rather than what is written in the course kit.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: KINE3012
• 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:

Dr Haas is very kind and she is not boring nor monotone. Her test Qs are very straight forward

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: KINE3012
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Well, very knowledgeable prof, she spends a lot of time on explaining each topic. She is a good teacher but very boring in sense the lectures are hard to stay awake in. Her tests have repetitive questions, so if u don't know 1 concept, you are doomed for the rest of the test. Again, she's not as bad as she seem right now.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PHYSII
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

u do have to rely a lot on online videos. she's like a really arrogant nerd that seem to take it out on students

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: KINE3012
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Haas is a good professor. Her exams are fair as long as you study the material. She is passionate about what she teaches and it's evident during her lectures. The labs are mark boosters so make sure you go to them and study for the quizzes. Overall, good course, good prof!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: KINE3012
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

very confusing, and makes the material much more complicated than it is...