Robert Marshall - Ryerson University, Toronto, ON

Professor: Robert Marshall

Department: Political Science

College: Ryerson University, Toronto, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: POL607
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great prof. Interesting lectures and very clear on the grading. If you attend the lectures, read the assigned book for the book report and study from the lecture notes and also readings, you should be fine.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: POL507
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very knowledgeable prof. If you attend all the lectures you probably won't need the textbook since his lectures are quite detailed (but short at the same time). He ALWAYS ends class early which is great. This class had one midterm, one report, and one final exam. Super straight forward. He even gave us the final exam questions beforehand. Great guy

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: POL507
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

While the course itself is not particularly hard, this teacher made the course material incredibly dull, even for those interested in the material. The teacher did not seem to care to enrich the students understanding in the material, but simply know the material. Great discussions could have been had in this class, but sadly there were none.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: POL607
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Really great professor! Lectures are super interesting. He makes very brief powerpoints, so you have to take really good notes. No textbook! Just a $25 book for the report required. In terms of work: 1 midterm (20%) a book report (40%) and a final exam (40%). Book was 350 pages but was really interesting and relevant to the class!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PPA211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He doesn't keep you for the full three hours which is nice. He tries to get to the point in a concise manner but sometimes goes on tangents. I would rate him much higher if he used powerpoints or visual aids. It is difficult to try to write down his long winded ideas.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PPA235
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

LOVE that he provides all readings for free in PDF. He connects the weekly topics well with his lecture material.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PPA235
• 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:

He is a nightmare! He talks on and on quoting long awkward sentences. You miss one line, you miss out a lot. You miss a class and you're pretty much screwed on exam. There are no slides to refer to or guide you. Be in class & be 110% alert or you're not getting through. SUCKS. He teaches some required courses so no escaping though. Just beware.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PPA101
• 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:

Fair teacher. Does well enough with at lectures with an incredibly dry topic. Could definitely use better supplements to lectures and online documents though.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: POG412
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is the worst prof I have ever had. All he does is talk and talk during lectures and was not willing to do a PPT or any visual that would help students get an idea of what is going on. He constantly jumps from one point to another & if you miss out on a few points, you're lost. He also speaks in a quiet voice which doesn't help. NOT RECOMMENDED!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PPA101
• 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:

Must attend class as everything on the midterm and final exam come from his lectures. Can get by with doing minimal readings if you are able to take detailed notes from class. Generally he is friendly and approachable, takes the time to answer questions and allows for class discussions. Has a sense of humour too. Would recommend taking him.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PPA101
• 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:

Very helpful and sneaks in a subtle sense of humour when presenting. He is not a "hard" marker per se, he's a fair marker. If it's an average paper, he'll give you an average mark (C or C+), which is what professors are supposed to do.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PPA101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Subtle humour that I thought was funny but majority of the crowd was older and most did not laugh. Will help you a lot to understand the lecture material when you do the readings prior to the lecture, always helps u to take better and more comprehensive notes. This course was one of my last priority courses so I only did 25-35% of the readings.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PPA101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Nice person.Really hard marker(looks for all theorists to be mentioned in the Case Study assignment as opposed to a detailed explanation of a good chunk of theorist).Doesn't always give good/clear direction for assignments. Midterm/exam=HARD! Must do readings to understand topics he discusses,lecture is not sufficient to prep u for exams/midterm.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: POL607
• 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:

Not the most interesting class but concepts and assignment requirements are all discussed in detail during lectures.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PPA101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

You NEED to attend class to take notes. The midterm was defining and explaining the significance of a few theories/theorists. The casestudy was simple (answer 3 questions). Havn't done the final yet but it'll have definitions and TWO essays. Wonder how that'll work out! Overall, liked this prof and this course was relatively easy.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CPOL220
• 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: N/A

Comment:

Enjoyed this prof. Can meander during lecture, making notes sometimes difficult to keep logically ordered. Very clear about expectations. Generous with help either via email or during office hours. Recommend seeing him with essay outline before you write it.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: POL607
• 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:

Highly engaged prof that cares about what he is teaching. He is animated which makes the material even more interesting. This course overall is beneficial to anyone who cares about the geo-political world we live in. Robert kept the course moving at a good rate, marked fairly, and never kept us in class for more than 2 hours;) Highly recommended!!!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: POL607
• 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:

THIS GUY IS A NICE GUY I WAS FAILING THE COURSE AND HE BUCK UP MY MARK WHEN HE DIDNT HAVE TO..THE ESSAY IS NOT BAD AT ALL I WOULD RECOMMEND PEOPLE TO TAKE HIM

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CPOL707
• 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:

u don't really need to buy the text book. if listen to him and take notes that would be enough. i like politics so to me it was not boring. he was nice overall

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CPOL220
• 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:

This prof didnt comment on our essay style midterms because he doesn't get "paid enough". Im pretty sure he didnt even read them since one of my answers was perfect and the other one wrong and I received the same low grade for both. This man is lazy and doesn't seem to care about student success. Instructions for the paper were way too vague. AVOID