Vinod Goel - York University (all campuses), Toronto, ON

Professor: Vinod Goel

Department: Psychology

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

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2260
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Lectures are SO BORING. Lots of work to do outside of class (heavy readings, participation in online forums every week). Structure of tests and assignments are so unclear. I don't know how to study for the tests because there is SO MUCH material and he doesn't clarify what's important. I wish I hadn't taken this class. Avoid at all costs.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PYSC3260
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very knowledgeable professor. Extremely helpful, especially if you go see him during his office hours!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PSYC3550
• 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:

No organization within lectures. He simply jumps from topic to topic. Textbook readings vs articles vs lectures - mostly all completely different. Hard to understand what you should be studying and where your focus should be. Out of a 200 people lecture we had max 30 students comes to class on a weekly basis

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PSYC3550
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The course itself seems very straight forward but he lacks the ability to guide the class clearly. He doesn't clarify the key ideas of articles very well leaving you confused. He changes his testing style so it's hard to gauge what is required to study. He is unable to reply to emails leaving you to rely purely on TAs. Not an easy A.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PSYC3550
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Poor teaching methods. for Creativity 3550 every lecture felt as if it were a different course. He does not explain the material well and just jumps over everything. ln addition it is a hassle trying to figure out what to read and what not to read.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: 3260
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very helpful. Patient. So approachable.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: 3260
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

avoid at all costs! WAY too many unnecessary and hard to understand readings, and tests are done to confuse you instead of helping you learn. Do NOT take this class.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH3260
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The amount of work he expects in this half credit course is ridiculous, as he assigns journal readings to be completed bi weekly, as well as his own per lecture, on top of reading the textook and lecture slides. Also includes a paper on an class experiment, which was confusing. Other Cognition courses were far easier and required less assignments.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PSYC3260
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Everything that has been said on here is true. I'm currently taking this course right now. He artifically inflates the difficulty level of the course by making you read journal articles that are impossible to decipher. The textbook's fine. The tests are hard. He's very rude.he's more interested in making himself feel special than actually teaching

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PSYC3260
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Smart prof and very approachable if you know your material. I learned a lot about cognition, and did well on tests and assignments. Lectures and readings are a must.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PSYC3260
• 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:

All he wants to do is spread his work and fame through his readings, which are all written in a distinctively confusing style that cannot be cleared up because the author is your professor. The textbook is great, though. But the lectures and readings are inappropriate. More like an opportunity for him to boost himself.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PSYC3260
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I would say to be honest he is the worst prof i have ever had. Extremely unorganized, very unclear.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PSYC4000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

If you are motivated, bright, and hardworking, I definitely recommend considering Professor Goel as a thesis supervisor. I learned a ton about research, thesis writing, and running statistical analysis while working under him.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PSYC3260
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I think the comments below say it all, because he IS boring, incomprehensible, trails off mid-sentence, and makes you question York's hiring policy. I wasn't sure if it was the topic itself that was dry, but I enjoy cognition & the text was exhilarating compared to lecture. He does help a bit during office hours though.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PSYC3260
• 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:

He is quite possibly the worst professor at York. His material is dead boring and his examples, which even he gets confused explaining, will leave you asking yourself: "What did I do to deserve this horror?". Total waste of time. Only take his class if you: like being ripped off/are looking for a reason to hate PSYC / want to die of boredom.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH3260
• 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:

TERRIBLE Prof.! More interested in hearing himself speak than actually teaching anything. His very limited use of the textbook, combined with his reluctance to clarify/explain material make his incredibly boring lectures a waste of time.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PYSC3260
• 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:

one of the worst profs I've ever had. lectures were incomprehensible and mainly relating to neuropsych not cognition. Never gives definitive concepts, all his concepts have to be found in his long-winded and confusing examples. you know theres a problem when the prof uses a hand-in at the end of every class in order for students to come to class

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PSYCHWTF
• 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:

WORST EVER! he doesn't care about the students because he does not help us at all. he doesn't teach properly and his exams don't even make sense. One of my friends ta.s said that he does this on purpose so in the beginning 40% of the students drop the course. NEVER TAKE IT ITS A WASTE OF MONEY AND YOU WILL NOT LEARN ANYTHING

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PSYC3260
• 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:

His lectures vaguely touch on the reading, his tests are his best effort to screw everyone, he doesn't answer e-mails and is slow on doing everything. He doesn't answer questions properly and uses the excuse "knowing won't help you so I won't bother answering that". Drop his class and do yourself a favor. If you are thinking of taking his class, DO

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH3260
• 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:

worst at york