Ronald Sheese - York University (all campuses)

Professor: Ronald Sheese

Department: TBD

College: York University (all campuses)

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH1010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Having been graduated for two years, I look back at the professors that had the biggest impact on my Education and Ron Sheeshe is one of them. Ron Sheeshe's class helps implement critical thinking and writing skills as he taught PSYCH 1010 in an unconventional. Instead of regurgitating topics he provided us with readings to understand ourselves.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PSYC1010
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very good lecturer. Super nice and friendly. Tests are straightforward but to do well you need to do more than just answer the question (i.e. provide definitions, novel examples, detailed arguments) - basically if you have 3 hours to write the exam you should be writing for 3 hours straight. He genuinely wants you to think and wants you to learn.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PSY1010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

For Intro psych, I just felt his approach was way too broad and sophisticated. He stresses ideas and not memorization which is fair, but we need a good factual knowledge base to prepare us for upper year courses. I just felt like we were going over the same ideas over and over and didn't actually learn something of substance. Everyone was lost.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2030
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

To many group projects. Boring lecturer. Lots of reading. Horrible grading scheme. Majority of class got C's and D's. Do not take this class with him unless you like getting bad grades.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2030
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's friendly and his assignments are easy. Here's the big negative - his grading scheme tends to work against you (instead of using percentages, he uses the 9.0 system for each mark, and rounds down).

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PSYC3410
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Sheese is a real Gem. he is one of the best and most understanding and helpful prof I have ever had in my undergrad.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PSY2020
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Sheese is brilliant, funny, speaks beautiful English, and engages students in fantastic conversations. He really cares about his students' success thus many of us sign up in his other courses. He is super generous with his time after lectures, he answer questions, and will give you a critical, but constructive feedback. He is awesome!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PSYC3140
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Prof Sheese really understands the heavy course load of students. He doesn't assign a lot of work, rather it is quite manageable and does explain everything thoroughly. He makes sure that all of his students understand the concepts presented. The course grading is broken up fairly and learning is taken place with every assignment.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2030
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is the sweetest prof. Class is a bit dry and boring but IF YOU ATTEND YOU WILL GET A. His exams are mostly from lecture and lecture slides but textbook is important as well. ALSO LOTS of mark for participation so make sure you participate because its easy marks.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH2030
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Tons of marks are just given to you for participation and completion. Tests are very easy if you actually answer the discussion questions in class. Lectures are boring but his notes are straightforward and easy to follow. Would definitely take another class with him!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PSY3410
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Sheese is a gem and an amazing human being. Truly cares about his students and wants them to succeed. I liked how the course was structured in group discussions rather than the typical reading-off-a-powerpoint lecture. Fair-grader, ended up with a B+ in the course. Go to class and take detailed notes & you will do well.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PSY2030
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Too much emphasis on group work. Every week you have to post a response on Moodle which is very time consuming when your taking other classes. Very disorganized, lazy and not very clear in his expectations for assignments.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PSY2030
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

As a lecturer I found him boring and very disorganized. For a university level course I felt like I was in elementary school. Majority of the class time is spent doing group work which I felt was a complete waste of time. The material is very easy but he makes it complicated and should put more effort in lecturing for the full class time.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PSY3410
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I've had Dr Sheese twice and he is an AMAZING prof. You get your money's worth and really benefit as a learner in his courses. Extremely helpful and genuinely cares about teaching. We need more Dr. Sheese's in the world!!!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PSYC3410
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Prof. sheese is a great prof! I have taken more than one class with him and enjoyed both. You do have lectures and tutorials weekly and you have to attend tutorials for attendance marks. He is very understanding and will answer any questions and responds to emails. I would take all the courses that he offered if I could!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PSY2020
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

THE BEST PROF EVER. I had the pleasure of taking one of his first year classes 2 years ago and I ended up taking his research Methods course. He is extremely understanding and gives away free marks. GO, DO THE WORK, STUDY HARD AND YOUR ARE 100 guaranteed a good mark 50 percent of the class is free marks.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PSY1010
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

amazing prof who cares about his students. Loves to teach and you can see it in his work. way to be RON!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PSY3410
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Genuinely great person and professor, try taking at least one psyc course with him before graduating from York! Has a very different teaching style and wants all students to succeed.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2030
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Professor Sheese is an amazing professor. His methods of teaching an otherwise dry course (Research Methods) are very student-centric. He clearly cares about his students and has in class and online group discussions (with facilitators), which give students the opportunity to engage with the material which leads to a better grasp of the concepts.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2030
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very kind person who cares about his students. M/C questions are easy but the short answers are graded pretty harshly. Lectures are boring but half of it is group discussion for participation marks (can also get marks for posting on Moodle).