Michael Leonard - Kwantlen Polytechnic University-Surrey

Professor: Michael Leonard

Department: TBD

College: Kwantlen Polytechnic University-Surrey

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ECON1150
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Michael is a pretty good prof for an econ class he is a nice guy. I found the course difficult but he did try his best to make it as simple as possible. He is a reasonable marker for exams but you need to know the material. You can do well in this course but you need to be prepared to work for it.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ECON1250
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Avoid this man at all costs. He won't reply to emails and doesn't know to talk to students with respect.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ECON1250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He wasn't like the normal econ prof,he made the course harder that he taught sth outside the textbook,if u r looking 4 high gpa, dun take this, but if u wanna think like an economist, u might find his course inspiring,he hands out the exact same tests questions beforehand, if u dun know the answers, just ask,he will actually give u all the answers

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ECON1150
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Fairly easy. 30% of your grade is a guaranteed 100% if you do the assignment (short written) & online hw which are quizzes that you can attempt unlimited amount of times and it gives you the answers. Midterms were fairly easy. He gives you the written questions beforehand and they are exactly the same on the tests.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ECON1250
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Horrible. Thank u, next

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ECON1150
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

You teach yourself this course, he does not teach at all.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ECON1150
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Just avoid him, he did not care to teach after the first mid term

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ECON1250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Please dont take this professor.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ECON1150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

His exam questions are too complicated for how bad he is at teaching the material, and his 3 exams are worth a total of 70% (20% midterm1, 20% midterm2, 30% final) He's messy, lazy, and very clearly not interested in the success of his students. If you have difficulty with math you will suffer in his class. + 20% online assignments & 10% papers

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ECON1150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Avoid at all costs. The reason why this course is difficult is because he doesn't care about his job. He's hard to reach and doesn't even properly explain the material he puts on his exams. He gives half of the questions on the exam beforehand but they're difficult and he picks about 6 from over 70 questions. If I pass its thanks to ACDC econ on YT

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ECO1150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

he gives written summary every week plzz dont do them he do not give grade for them worth 10%, but he give question answers before hand for mid terms and finals exam, cheking is realy good, easily one passes., free 20% quze marks we can do unlimted attems suprer easy must take him

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ECO1150
• 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:

Michael's lectures were informative and entertaining. Follow the instructions he gives you for assignments carefully. Online assignments can be done over and over until you get 100%. I don't think previous raters paid attention in class because all of the answers to the exam questions were discussed. Show up to class, pay attention & study!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ECO1150
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is good as he gives a pool of questions out of which a few come on exams. But he is quite serious about a weekly news assignment that has to be handed to him.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ECON2210
• 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:

Horrible! Worst prof i've had in 3 years at KPU. Rambles on all class about topics unrelated to the course material. Reading the textbook will not help as the exam questions are very different. Avoid at all costs!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ECON2210
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Michael is the worst Prof i have ever had at Kwantlen. He thinks he's helping you out by giving you a list of questions that he will select from for the exams, but this is a trap. Finding the answers for the questions is near impossible, i read the text book numerous time with no success. His lectures are garbage he teaches you 0 of the curriculum.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ECON1250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He was a lazy and forgetful prof the entire semester. Only posted half the slides that he used from the lectures onto the moodle site and didn't posted them after he said he would. Despite providing potential exam questions at the start of the semseter numerous questions we vague & everything that you read from the textbook he wil say is wrong

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ECON1205
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great prof, taken micro and macroeconomics with him. Clear grading criteria, lectures are informative and entertaining. He's always available if you take time to ask him questions. Best prof!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ECON1150
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Best prof I've ever had. Crystal clear with what's expected with assignments. I never miss his lectures because they're so entertaining and engaging. Lectures give tons of key info which is on exams. Definitely don't skip this class. If you show up, and do the assignments, you'll pass. I've taken him for 2 classes, would definitely take again.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ECON1250
• 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:

2 midterms one final 10 weekly small paragraphs and online short hw assignments. Easy. He gives written question that will be on test before do all of them and ask him if you dont know. READ THE TEST INSTRUCTIONS he docks marks if you dont sign or write the questions each on a seperate paper. Mc is based on the textbook.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ECON1150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He gives you questions for exam before hand so you just have to study a lot for them because he'll choose 9/40+ questions. MC is Sooo hard! 30% is homework and it's so easy to get 100% on that portion. Basically you'll pass but it's impossible to get a good grade! You'll get C+ forsure