Yvonne Yuan - Ryerson University, Toronto, ON

Professor: Yvonne Yuan

Department: Science

College: Ryerson University, Toronto, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: FND100
• Grade Received: D+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

worst prof ever. her course still haunts me. too bad it's a mandatory course.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: FND100
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She is a difficult but knowledgable prof. The midterm was fair, as she gives quite a bit of guidance. However, the exam is harder and cumulative! Memorize everything if you want an A. Read the textbook if you have time, but mainly focus on the DETAILED notes you take in class. The lab reports must be VERY DETAILED! Small mistakes major deductions

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: FND300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Needed this course for my degree and it was not easy. I have a bigger problem with the way she treats her students. She frequently talks down to her students and shows them little respect, it made me terrified of ever asking her questions. I figured things out on my own, but be prepared to put the work in.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: FND100
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Is nightmare a fair enough word to describe how horrible of an experience it was taking her course? Probably not, you'd need a much stronger word. She'll test you on details she maybe murmured once, she'll humiliate you publicly for having any kind of questions or queries about the course, and don't get me started on the labs. Save yourselves.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: FND100
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Yvonne is intimidating and unapproachable. Her posted slides have little info so write down every word she says as exams need to be detailed to get full marks. She is a really picky lab instructor and the lab reports must also be extremely detailed. The labs should be fun but she made them miserable. The textbook was mostly just used for the lab.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: FND100
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

LOTS of memorizing. Dr Yuan is a good prof, but beware that a lot of tested material comes from what she says in class that is not posted! She tends to bell-curve, however this may not save you from failing. Be prepared to write down everything she says and go to every class. Labs are much easier than the lectures.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: FND100
• 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:

She is a nightmare! If you can take the course with another prof. go for it because Yvonne Yuan will give a HARD time.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: FND100
• 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:

Get a upper year mentor and ask them for their lab report. It will be a good reference as long as they did decent on the lab. I also recommend you prestudy the textbook by finding a pdf online. Her course is the only one in 1st year that you need to study extensively for.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: FND300
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Interesting course; VERY HARD EXAMS -- even asks about tiny insignificant details she briefly mentioned in class, just to haunt you for no reason. Toughest marker. She knows her stuff though.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: FND100
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

tested very specific points that may have only been mentioned once in one sentence in the lecture. Marked very hard for the labs and assignments, taking away marks for incorrect period or comma placements in works cited pages when you would think you are following proper citation methods. Took away marks forincorrect capitalization in titles etc

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: FND100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Need to take explicity good notes... unimportant details will end up on the midterm and final. Textbook was only used for the lab component

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: FND100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

What an absolute nightmare. If you happen to have Dr. Yuan during one of her menopausal hot flashes, bring a visor if you sit in the first 2 rows DISCLAMIER: SPLASH ZONE! Physical characteristics aside, as unpleasant of a human to approach as it gets. Attend class and write down every word she utters; you need to know the most minor details.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: FND100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

For lecture: You need to take good notes. Jot down whatever she says. Test is extremely specific, but it isn't hard to do well if you study. For lab: If she leads your lab, arrive before time - marks taken off for lateness. Textbook needed for lab reports. Marks taken off for tiny things. Be really specific. - Interesting course made difficult

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: FNN100
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

As others have said, the material is interesting, but she sucks the life out of it. A very difficult marker, she will take off marks for the smallest of mistakes. Write down everything she says because she will ask about seemingly insignificant details briefly mentioned in lectures.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: FNR100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Such a hard marker. Lab are suppose to bring your mark up, but in reality, it just brings it down. puts every little detail on the exam and doesn't give you any hints. Exam is brutal, so study off your notes thoroughly. Textbook was used like twice in the labs, but never again... don't bother getting it.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: FND100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She is the worst human being that i have ever encountered in my life. Her exams make me want to commit suicide. She is a very unfair marker, even tough she acts like she cares (which she really doesn't). If you have her specifically for your lab instructor, i am so sorry. she butcher's the pronunciation of words which is annoying. good luck.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: FND100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

NO GOOD !

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: FND100
• 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:

i wish ryerson had a better prof for food science, the course is interesting itself.but taught in a not so fun way!, smart woman but doesn't know how to teach, too quick and expects you to write down every single detail of e in class because her one little sentence may end up being a 5 mark question on a midterm..study well and go to class

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: FND100
• 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:

Classes were torturous (and rather amusing). Make sure to meticulously note every detail, because it will show up for the exams. Textbook is good for further clarification. Unrealistically hard marker. Dyslexics beware. One letter off, and your answer is wrong. FND'ers, sorry, you're pretty much stuck with her. My Advice: stay on top of things. A-

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: FND300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

By far the strangest woman I've met. she's very awkward, sometimes funny. She's also incredibly intelligent and really knows the material. However She's an extremely picky marker and is very particular about the smallest of details. Challenging course, but if you go to every single class and review your material periodically, you'll do well.