Trevor Chamberlain - McMaster University, Hamilton, ON

Professor: Trevor Chamberlain

Department: Business

College: McMaster University, Hamilton, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: 2FA3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Horrible professor . Disconnect between what he believes is a high level quality of teaching and what students are actually experiencing. Petition signed with over 200 students finally got administration to step in and him to step down from course. If you think you've had a bad prof you don't even know the half of it! Stay far away if you can.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: 2FA3
• Grade Received: INC
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Prof was told to step down from teaching this course. 3 quarters into the course. On behalf of 100s of students that have suffered in the fall 2018 semester, run away from any course that has his name on your timetable. He doesnt upload lecture notes. He didnt use Avenue to Learn. Class average of 50.6 % - he was a nightmare ��

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: 2FA3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Nice guy but doesn't know how to teach people to learn. Just spouts out info and doesnt provide you a resource online to go look back on what you learned. You can try to take notes but there's no guarantee you'll learn from them. Very inconsistent and disorganized. Most of the time you don't even know what you're learning. Just study the textbook.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: COMMERCE2FA3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Lectures weren't that useful. Studied only through the textbook and didn't attend classes beyond the first couple weeks. Not sure why so many people did so poorly, the test was not that difficult as people made it out to be (83%).

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: 2FA3
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

No matter how much you study, there's a rare chance of doing well. As an organized student, this class was all over the place, sometimes each core would have different notes. Even when a prof is hard you can study the textbook and do well, but in this course there was a 0% chance. My life went downhill after the first class. It was a nightmare!!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: 2FA3
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

His exams, lectures & organization skills are bs. He is all over the place. He tells us not to read the textbook/do practice questions (if you hunddo wanna fail do that). The course structure is bs, no online resources (quizzes, assignments) because apparently, his time is too precious. I am straight A student but this prof ruined my life. AVOID!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: COMM3FA3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Guess there's no class code 2FA3 yet? I'm in fact from his Commerce2FA3. Too bad you have to study in his class, too bad it's your mandatory course and you can't drop, since you have 3FA3 awaiting for you in the second semester. Wait and you will see. "I assume you already know this" Well, why would we need you then?

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: 3FA3
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This class is okay IF you know how to prepare for his tests. Lectures serve no real purpose (he drones on and doesn't go through ANY examples with the class). Disclaimer: IF YOU WANT TO PASS HIS MIDTERMSEXAM - buy the custom courseware of previous midterms and exams. Learn the theory and then keep doing questions in those past tests over and over.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: COMM3FA3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Most people fall asleep in his class. Hard to hear unless you sit at the front. He does not go through examples well at all and doesn't make an effort to show calculations on PowerPoint or projector. His teaching style for this type of class is terrible.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: COMM3FA3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Has been teaching the course forever but goes through examples that are completely useless and irrelevant for the exam. The textbook is the only way to study for this course.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: COMMERCE3FA3
• 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:

The best prof at mcmaster, hands down. The course can be difficult but every course material like the courseware, textbook and exam package prepares you. He is the nicest prof I have ever met and doesn't throw random questions onto the midterm. Makes finance seem easy, understandable and interesting!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: FA02
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

class is useless. very hard to pay attention to. ended up going for attendance marks but taking other things to work on. could easily destroy the class with his midterms but chooses not to.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: COMM3FA3
• 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:

it's pointless going to his class - he passes articles around and goes off topic for 15 mins and expects you to get back on track when he starts about finance again. i found the exam package/lecture notes helpful, but skip class and spend the time reading the text/lecture notes and you'll get 7+

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: COMM3FA3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Worst prof. Does not explain concepts well. Courseware is also useless.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: COM3FA3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Class is useless, except to see his sexy face

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: COMM3FA3
• 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:

He is a very approachable and helpful professor, and will go out of his way to help with class questions or other advice. The material is challenging, though his previous exams are a VERY good indicator of how you will do on the current year's exams. If you learn the theory and read the book, not just memorize question answers, you will do well.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: COM3FA3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Class's were useless, he didn't teach instead had a discussion with us mostly about his family, farm or friends. The exam was as unfair as him, and at end of the class you leave learning nothing, but your memorization skills improve!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: FINAN03
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

second worst prof at degroote behind BUCHANAN...lectures will put you to sleep. he thinks you know everything and does not prepare you for tests at all.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: FINAN3FA3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

After Brandon hall burned down and people still wrote the midterm on 2hrs sleep he said 'thats life'. When asked to slow down and not skip over things that would "insult our intelligence" his response was "I'm not going to baby you". Saturday classes are a total waste of time! best way to study is to do a midterm WITHOUT looking at the answers.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: COMM3FA3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

he was a very friendly prof and very fair on his midterms. his final is killer though -- but if you study hard for it -- you'll get the grade you desire. study study study!