Frank Trimnell - Ryerson University, Toronto, ON

Professor: Frank Trimnell

Department: Economics

College: Ryerson University, Toronto, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CECN104
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I took ECN104 online with this prof.. it is a very easy and interesting course. I personally learned a lot from Youtube videos and other online material. The prof is good and quick to respond to questions quickly and try to encourage students to participate. If you would like to get please do your readings and watch youtube videos of ACDC Econ.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ECN104
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Frank Trimnell is the most monotone professor in ryerson. Even the sound of him opening his Diet Soda sounds better than his lectures! In terms of marking and difficulty is okay, but his lectures definitely do not help. The problem is Microeconomics is a subject where lectures is necessary and Trimnell makes you not want to go.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ECN801
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Without a doubt! The best prof Ryerson has had. He's so caring omg, is he single lol? Hopefully

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CECN204
• 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:

omg pleasssssssse avoid. he is so boring, he for sure knows his material but you will fall asleep...

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ECN801
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Frank is a good prof, sure his lectures are boring but when u start listening to him he actually explains the material really well. The hardest part is that the lecture is 3hrs long and it's pretty hard to not fall asleep but if you can get past that part the class is an easy A.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ECN801
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Good Prof. But fair warning Lectures are long and tend to be boring, he doesn't answer questions during break. But does answer questions during lectures and will go over certain questions if they still remain unclear. Hes very knowledgeable about the material, but teaching methods are not the greatest. Additional problems are always great to do.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ECN510
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Read off the slides, skipped questions and midterms did not reflect the material. If you see his name don't take the class.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ECN801
• Grade Received: INC
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

student asks him to solve one problem as an example from scratch, he wont do it because he says its a waste of time, instead he just points on numbers from excel and ppt answering question that only he can understand. idk how he became and still a professor.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ECO204
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

AVOID. he's so bad. would never say anything good about him. if you want to fail - he's your guy.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ECN102
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

not helpful, interesting, and you can't understand anything. His exams are on the easier side which is a good thing.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ECN104
• Grade Received: D-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Reads off slides, very monotone, and hard to understand what he says most of the time. Not very passionate about the topics. Everything is found in the textbook so you just have to read that.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ECN104
• Grade Received: D+
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Lectures are very boring, and tests are weighted heavily. Class in not mandatory, he just reads off the powerpoints he posts online. Read the textbook to pass! His tests are very similar to the practice tests he posts so make sure you do them and review them!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ECN104
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Lecture in huge movie theatre room on yonge & dundas. NEED TEXTBOOK. Trimnell posts ppt summary slides and 3 booklets of multiple choice with answers for EACH chapter. READ TEXTBOOK CHAPTER EACH WEEK AND DO ALL MULTIPLE CHOICE! Midterm 40% Ch 1-7 all multiple choice. Most from booklets. Final exam 60% all random multiple choice REALLY hard!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ECN104
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Yes, he is monotone and is boring to listen to. If you ask, though, he'll always go back and explain as many times as needed. Lectures are boring, but very predictable in their organizations, and all the practice questions are posted online too. If you don't go to the lectures, get the book and do every chapter thoroughly every week - easily an A.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ECN104
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very monotone and after 3 hours it's really difficult to follow his lecture. The course is weighted 40% midterm, 60% exam so there's no evaluations in between for you to try and determine if you're understanding the material. Would not recommend, he made a course that has potential to be interesting, super boring.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ECN104
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

You learn nothing during the lecture, he just goes through multiple choice that have a 0.0001 percent chance of being on the actually evaluations. After the MC is the endlessly long monotonous slides so you don't have to go to class every week. MAKE SURE you space out your readings because cramming for this course is impossible.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ECN104
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He bases his tests on his old textbooks so it's not very easy to understand the questions when the answers aren't in the assigned textbook.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ECN104
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Frank Trimnell seems to be very uninterested in his job. He is very mono tone, boring and very unenthusiastic. His power points are very useless when you try and do the sample questions he gives you. Make sure you go to class and write down every word he says, other wise you won't pass.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ECN801
• Grade Received: D+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Notes are an unorganized mess. Final is extremely difficult.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ECN104
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Dude, this guy's power points are legit ENOUGH to even get a 80+ on the midterm and final. This guy is boring and monotone but his power points and sample questions are very similar to the exams. Study his sample questions and understand them inside and out. You will pass with minimum 75. Studied 2 hours for midterm only and received 90