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[waterspyder]

I do believe that ECO1102E, taught by Lawrence Harris is likely going to receive the worst class review I have ever given.

The Professor does not keep office hours at all, will not divulge where his office is, blames a different professor for stuff not being available (like assignments with mystical due dates), refuses to answer e-mails and I have not even reached the part where he spends more time tinkering with AV equipment than actually teaching.

I must do more to educate myself, but with my insane schedule, I'd really freaking appreciate it if this assignment (which was advertised on the website to be posted on the website for yesterday... with no such luck) could materialize at some point so I could get it out of the way.

grr.snarl.boo.hiss

Comments

[dirtybunny.livejournal.com]

if it's that bad see the dean in charge of your program...seriously...i had to do that once for someone who was totally out of line teaching...evaluations are for fine tuning, this sounds like an overhaul is needed asap :)

[waterspyder.livejournal.com]

He has taught this course more often than any other Professor at the University (dead or alive) so he claims. I can't tell if that is supposed to be an achievement or not. I was always under the impression that teaching first-year courses was a sort of punishment. He's continually mixing our midterm date sup with other sections, and yes, he is teaching 2 other sections, but I really feel like I'm getting short shrift in this course.

Of course maybe a complaint by an upgrading student who already has a degree will carry more weight than a first-year sociology student.

[krueger.livejournal.com]

Hiss,,grrr,,snarl,,bark,,ACID RAIN!

That stinks up a storm,,,how does one become and ECON professor with such bad manors, and lack of accountability?

[waterspyder.livejournal.com]

Somethign tells me it is because he pretty well only teaches first-year courses. No one really believes them when they complain, and they haven't spent aseveral years learning about the way University is supposed to work.

[dracodraconis.livejournal.com]

I say complain, but having been through the process of fighting established university practices that punish students, be prepared for a long fight and the ocassional "you really don't want to do this, do you?" type talks. Carleton's administration has a history of treating students as a way to make money, and tends to focus less heavily on actually delivering services. Start with the deprtment chair of undergraduate studies and work up. It's a good idea if you can talk privately with a sympathetic faculty member to learn how things really operate, but that may not be possible.

Best of luck! It's professors like this that give universities a bad name.