Harvey Singer - George Mason University

Professor: Harvey Singer

Department: Business

College: George Mason University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: OM303
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Singer was funny to listen to in lectures and HW was always easy and helpful for test expectations. Never used the textbook except for one HW problem. Studied straight from slides. Make sure to study in advance because the powerpoints go up to 100 slides each and it can be daunting if you wait. Test was hard with lots of trick questions, so study!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: OM352
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is a very boring professor but if you are looking for an easy ISOM elective course, then take this one. Exams are take home, but confusing. He curves. Gives free points for quizzes, which boosts your grade. If you are willing to sit through an extremely boring class then take him but it will help you in the long run grade wise.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: OM301
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Singer is a solid professor. His quizzes were essentially group assignments that where you show up and pass. He also lets you know exactly what's gonna be on each exam in terms of content and what slides to study. Just show up and enjoy his grumpy demeanor and jokes and you will pass.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: OM303
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

4/5 quizzes were group activities and as long as you were there that day you get 100% credit for it. HW is easy, exams are kinda tough because some of his Powerpoints have 80+ slides. He's a nice guy though with corny jokes so I'm not sure why people said he was rude. But I managed to finish with a B in this class even tho I got 70's on all 3 exams

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: OM303
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Slide heavy but the course isnt bad. Prof Singer sets you up to pass. Quizzes are group activities that prepare you for test problems and you get full credit for just being there. His tests arent to bad and he honestly makes class pretty interesting for a 7:30am class. Would recommend him over the other OM teachers.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BUS310
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Not the best or the worst, just an average professor. He gets a little annoyed when you ask him questions during class, but otherwise his tests are not that bad and he provides samples beforehand so you get a strong idea of what you'll be tested on.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: OM303
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is VERY RUDE. Entire semester he was rude to multiple students when it came time for teacher evaluations he wanted to act "nice" as if we forget how rude he was the entire semester. He's condescending & very disrespectful. You're a teacher your job is to teach not be rude & talk down to those who ask for clarification.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: OM303
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Horrible professor he is rude to students and talks down to everyone. He is not helpful what so ever & is very condescending. Take another prof.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: OM303
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Horrible teacher, would not recommend to any living human being. I believe in Donald Trump more than i believe in this moron. Lectures arent worth a mcchicken. His references remind you of Kanyes drunk tweets.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: OM303
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Horrible Professor. Lectures are absolutely useless and bland like a sandwich with no sauce. Covers material over the course of 3 hours that takes 5 minutes. Do not take this professor. Babbles on about irrelevant examples and his encounters which don't apply to the class.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: EMBA633001
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Best professor I've ever had!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: OM303
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's you average college professor. As someone mentioned earlier, you can either like him or hate him. LONG power points (over 80 slides) FILLED with information. Attended every class but still couldn't figure out which info was important vs. which wasn't. Really boring subject, tries to make it fun by cracking a few jokes (not all are funny).

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: OM303
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This class is very easy to pass. Attendance isnt required however, he does have quizzes that he "announces" but you need to be in class to hear that announcement. Exams and quizzes are easy and he makes the topic and course enjoyable for the 3 hour lecture.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: OM303
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I highly enjoyed his course. The slideshows are long but just take notes on the key points and it'll cover what you need to know. Exams have problems like the homework, do those and you'll be fine. He gives you the formulas so if you did the hw at all, you'll remember how it works. Great guy who cares about the students and has a sense of humor too

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: OM303
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Singer is a fine professor, but I just found the OM course to be very dry and boring. Very definition-oriented. Read through the PPTs and practice problems in the textbook and you should do fine, but I'm just glad I'm not an OM major.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: OM303
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

You will either love Harvey, or you will hate him. Theres no middle ground. I loved him, however. Very caring guy, and a very dry and sharp sense of humor. This class is straight forward, just make sure you attend EVERY class after the midterm as there are pop quizzes almost every class. Also, check blackboard every week as he hides announcements

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: OM303
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Not a bad class but long lectures. Tests are off PP slides (a lot) and text book examples he does in class so it helps to be there, he also gives credit for attendance.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: OM301
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Terrible! Exams based on his PP which contains 200 slides and you have to read the textbook too. Slides poorly written. Talks to hear himself, gives little explanation on the exercises, poor lectures but exams are made hard and trick (with surprise questions). Quizzes are completed by himself in class, not by students so they get "free" credits.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: OM303
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Harvey's lectures are enjoyable to listen to, even if the content is boring. Gives little homework, one 10-questioner per chapter, and its all online that you gotta buy access to. Lenient grader, some trick questions in his exams but otherwise easy to get at least an A- on em.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: OM303
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He talks the whole class time, most of the time he's off topic. The lecture powerpoints have like 100 slides each so it's a lot of reading. Didn't need the textbook. Need to study for tests but he curves them pretty nicely. Says there are pop quizzes but announces them before hand.