Fil Salustri - Ryerson University

Professor: Fil Salustri
Department: Mechanical Engineering
College: Ryerson University
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: MEC325
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
15 years later this is one of the professors I remember. his course was quirky and probably interesting. Probably shaped my views on the design process. I Wish this class wasnt so early i would have made it more often. Maybe I hated the guy maybe I didnt. Get your degree and just start a business. Engineering is not what it use to be.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: MEC325
  • Grade Received: Not sure yet
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He's very narcistic and demands respect without giving much in return. He thinks of himself very highly and shows no empathy.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: MEC235
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
His motto is "read the wiki" for the semester long group project. The design lectures were interesting but the group project is the most time consuming work you'll ever do. Expect to get crap grades on the milestones and final team report. Pray for a good group (randomized) and TA for the labs. Do NOT slack off on the project or you'll be screwed.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: MEC325
  • 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:
There is no hope, the tough grades will screw you over and the prof does not care about it at all
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: MEC325
  • Grade Received: C+
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
His lectures are alright, but his midterm and exam are not only hard they are also marked hard as well. The group project was a nightmare routinely spent all nighters just to finish it (pray for decent group members). Furthermore, the project grade varies significantly with section TA.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: MEC235
  • Grade Received: C+
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
He demands the most respect but has no idea how to respect others and swears and talks like hes sitting in a pub. The course material itself isnt hard, its just A LOT of work. You have a project that runs through the whole semester which is deadly. And the midterm and final are hard to study for as he can ask you ANYTHING from the textbook
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: MEC325
  • 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:
Hes one of those profs who believe that a class average should be 60 percent. I heard him talk to the TAs about wanting the failure rate to be around 30 percent and last years (26%) was too low. The group project requires more time than studying for calculus 3. I routinely spent all-nighters trying to finish the course. Pray you never see him again
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: MEC325
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
The group project takes an INSANE amount of time. The project is also graded very heavily. Don't expect a good mark for this course. Salustri's lectures are interesting though.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: MEC325
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
He is a very entertaining guy. His lectures are anything but boring, and have many curse words thrown into it. The course itself is worth two course loads even though the content isn't that hard. Whoever takes this course, good luck.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: MEC325MEC222
  • 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:
I have known industry bosses that are worse than this most pitiful excuse of a man. Fil is knowledgable, but his personality is outdated compared to the other professors on campus. Perhaps he should design a time machine and go back to the old days where he truly belongs. Choose another professor over him if possible.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: MEC613
  • Grade Received: Audit/No Grade
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
My negative experience with Filippo was not within his class as a professor but rather as my program adviser; though in retrospect, he was not a very good prof in the class where he was my professor anyway. Filippo is arrogant, unhelpful, and unwilling to make any compromises even though his colleagues involved with my situation were.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: MEC325
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
The course provides an excellent learning opportunity regarding Engineering Design. It is however, a very tough course. You'll have to grind the course just to pass - but you will learn a lot.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: MEC325
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
The Dr.'s speaking skills is fascinating. You will never dose off during his talk. Please do NOT take 325 to get an A. Cuz you won't (most likely). The aim of the course is to open your mind to various design perspectives and help you come up with fascinating ideas. Above all, you will become a good team player at the end.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: MEC222
  • 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:
Really smart, funny, and passionate prof. But for some reason, the course was run very disorganized this year, especially considering the already difficult nature of the course. Notes are very basic and provide no help. I would suggest you avoid this prof and his TA's; grind on assignments/labs/midterms.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: MEC222
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Can be tough on student because he is trying to make them better. He is very passionate about ethics and it comes through in how he conducts his course. Take some of his tangents with a heavy grain of salt. Apply yourself and don't worry too much about marks because it will work itself out by the end of the semester.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: MEC325
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Very knowledable professor and has a great sense of humour. However he is very picky about marking and if you dont give your 100% then you have a high chance of getting a really low mark or even failing. The group project is really comprehensive and will suck up most of your time. Exam and midterm are really difficult and heavy on keywords.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: MEC325
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He's more of an engineer than a teacher. Sometimes he drags out his responses to simple questions; however tries to give you so many examples such that you will understand it perfectly. His midterm and exam is actually difficult and isn't like any courses that you've taken so far. Try to deeply understand the material instead memorizing it.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: MEC325
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Great prof, great guy.
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: MEC222
  • 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:
Prof keeps calling him self an a hole as if its a good thing, i wholeheartedly agree with him being an a hole.
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: MEC222
  • Grade Received: D+
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
He thinks he is the best in the world and trying to show that everyone is below him by giving bad marks for everyone and he loves to fail students and he loves to escape from responsibility by saying you learn everything by yourself meanwhile he made his marking scheme in a way that to be fully unresponsible
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