Frank Philpot - George Mason University

Professor: Frank Philpot

Department: Marketing

College: George Mason University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MKGT312
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He's an old marketer who thinks things are still old fashion way. His lectures are LONG and BORING! and from PPT, however he grades on the most hidden things in the book. He has no criteria. He doesn't have good grammar, however he grades pretty hard on grammar and writing. Hard professor to deal with. Raci. Not nice. DONT TAKE HIM!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MSOM303
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Ugh Philpot. He has good intentions but is just not a good professor. He is incredibly unhelpful with answering questions- yet demands really specific aspects in the group project (which he grades very harshly). Terribly boring lectures, but easy quizzes. The final was pretty tough and not based much on class discussion. I'd advise to avoid him

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MKTG312
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Okay so here's the deal. His quizzes are super easy, the short assignments are super easy, the midterm was ridiculously easy, BUTTT he grades the final group project super hard, so make sure you follow everything that he says. His final is hard because he literally puts random info we never went over on it. I never went to class got a B.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: 301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Lectures are horrifically boring, which led to leaving halfway through and I don't recommend doing that. Has a lot of assignments, both online and group projects, just stay on top of them and you will pass with at least a B. Tests are not hard, he gives you plenty of help for the final and midterm was extremely easy.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: 301
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Let me begin by saying that I'm a Marketing major and I know a lot about Marketing already. Lectures are boring, outdated, you wont learn much unfort. That being said, the course was easy, so it was a trade-off. Test Qs are repeated. Group project grading criteria wasn't clear but we still got a B. Connect HW is google-able. Overall an easy A.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MSOM303
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He complains about grammar on papers yet most of test and assignments have at least 20 misspellings in them. All the in class discussionsdebates that he has you aren't allowed to discusses he just puts you down and tells you your wrong. Nice guy just bad professor.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MKTG3001001
• 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:

The no laptop policy is annoying. Lectures are decent. Tests come from the lectures; he gives out exam questions in class. He is picky about details: but he's VERY clear about the details he's picky about. The insane amount of group work is rather annoying, though. And forego the extra credit and simply do the quizzes each week. You'll be thankful.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MKTG301
• 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:

Prof. Philpot has no idea what he is doing. He often misgraded a question on the tests, said he would fix it, and never did, even when students reminded him every class. He handed back assignments with one grade on it, then posted a completely different (and far lower) grade to blackboard. Avoid this teacher at all costs.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MSOM303
• 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:

If you are used to producing a high quality of work, Philpot's class should not be hard. If Philpot is the worst professor you have encountered, you are obviously not used to being challenged. Study the old exams for the final, show up to class, read the textbook, and don't take his imaginary attitude against you personally.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MSOM302
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Do not take this professor unless you have to! He is extremely hard when he gives exams. They are all 50 multiple choice and so tricky! He also makes his final cumulative and almost impossible, because the subject is so extensive. He is also not very clear on his group project expectations and fell asleep during a presentation and lost some papers!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MKT302
• 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:

He is extremely rude!!! Make sure your group project has ZERO typos or grammatical errors! Cite everything! Read the book CAREFULLY and study HARD.Be nice and participate and he may have mercy. It should be an easy course but he grades unfairly. You'll be better off to just choose a different professor. I was one of the few that received an A.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MSOM303
• 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:

Philpot is an unforgiving crumodgeony troll that has no interest in how his students do in the class. Many students received lower than B grades due to tests which were written to make students fail. He even says in class that he writes questions so that 50% of people would get them wrong. Do yourself a favor and find another professor if you can.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MSOM303
• 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:

Not an easy A. Very strict (no cells or laptops open). With the project, make sure you check your grammar and cite EVERYTHING. He doesn't want your opinions but he wants to hear what experts say about the topic, so if you have something to say then say "In my observation".For quizzes make read the articles & vocab in the book & everything for exams

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MKTG301
• 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:

this was my first C ever! i read all articles and aced all quizes however, his test were too long and hard. one of the guy of our group screw our presentation and we got a bad grade. If you have a group member who is not working kick him out of the group and save your grade! I regret taking this class

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MKT301
• 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:

I got a B in this class it's pretty easy. You have to study a lot; participation is key, so raise your hand. If you get a C in this class, change your major.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MKTG301
• 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:

HORRIBLE professor, his powerpoints are useless, you have to read between 5 and 8 articles every week, articles are at least 4 page long and the group project is unfairly graded. I aced all quizzes, and studied really hard for test and I still ended having a C in the class!!! my first C ever. I wish i had taken the class with someone else

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MSOM303
• 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:

AWFUL PROFESSOR! He is so rude. He makes you sit in assigned seats and if you are not in your assigned seat, we won't give you credit for being in class.His grading scale is by points and his exams are hard!DON'T TAKE HIM! I TOOK HIM AND REGRET IT SO MUCH!I hope summer class professors are better as i have to repeat his class!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MSOM303
• 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:

He is right and you are wrong. Get used to that feeling if you are unfortunate enough to have a class with this professor. He is insufferably stubborn and outdated, which is more than enough reason to go seek another professor for marketing. Don't expect better than a decent grade, nobody gets good ones in this class.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MKTG301
• 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 hate this professor. He is rude and mean to his students. His slides are useless with only picture from text book or his personal life. There too many articles to read every week and the final is cumulative while other Mktg classes do only last chapters.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MSOM303
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This class was my hardest this semester. It was rigid and I really had to try, but very worth it- I got my A, barely. I learned a lot, but I am definitely glad it is over.