Robert Hamilton - McMaster University

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Robert Hamilton - McMaster University

Professor: Robert Hamilton

Department: Multimedia

College: McMaster University

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: 1A03
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

One of the worst profs I have ever had. If your assignments are good, creative and clean he will demand proof you did it to prevent plagiarism, which is fine except even when provided with proof he will still be skeptical and make you re-do the whole thing anyway or make you take a 0, or otherwise deduct 20% off your grade for the assignment.

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: 1A03
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dude is a absolute clown, doesn't know anything about multimedia. Class consists of watching youtube videos and not doing anything useful.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: MMEDIA4F03
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Pay 1000s of dollars to go to class to watch YouTube videos/documentaries. I learned everything there is to learn either by myself or during the small part of the class where we go to the lab to do some editing. Even then, Hamilton lacked the skills necessary to teach the class & had to rely on skilled students to tell him how things are done.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: MMEDIA3BB3
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Such a nice guy- means well

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: 1A03
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Absolute worst prof I've had. Lectures consist of watching useless YouTube videos. Guy has no clue what he is even teaching and should not be teaching a university class. Very unhelpful and overall course was disorganized. Not to mention the exam was a disaster, half the class failed.

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: CMST3BA3
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This guy is one of the most arrogant and falsely opinionated person I've ever met. Mocks students in the most dim-witted ways. Can't believe I'm paying to witness his incredibly loose grasp on the art he is teaching - which is exemplified in his own work. Intellectual light-weight holding absolute no ability in teaching a University level class.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: MULTIMEDIA1B03
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

He was an absolutely amazing professor. He used rubrics for all of his assignments and was clear as to what he expected for each assignment, providing examples of poor and exceptional quality with explanations. There were no surprises and the exam was exactly as he defined it. I would take any course with him again.

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: MMEDIA2B03
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Biggest joke at McMaster. The man does not even know how to make a website, yet grades students on their skills. I consistently wonder where he found his degrees

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: MEDIA3H03
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

His marking is terrible. It is entirely opinion based, and he gives no criticism of value. He does not deserve to teach at any institution. His lectures are filled with watching YouTube videos that are not relevant to anything.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: MEDIA1B03
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Prof is straight forward about his expectations. On one assignment I got carried away and didn't pay much attention to his advice..I didn't end up with a great mark although I thought I did an excellent job. My point is - pay attention to his expectations. If you do, its an easy 80+ on assignments.

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: MMED1B03
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Overall, Professor Hamilton was a very easy person to get along with, and was very helpful when i reached out for it

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: MM2A
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Extremely opinionated, not willing to give help when you ask and doesn't seem to care about his students. He will act like a kind, understanding person in class, but if you go talk to him personally, he is cold, insensitive and uninterested in whatever you have to say. I hope I never have him as a prof again - 2 classes was more than enough.

Rating # 13

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Dumbest class I've ever taken doesn't have any marking scheme and gives good marks to whatever he thinks looks nice. Also doesn't explain how we are marked, as he told us at the beginning of the term 20% would be marked on tutorial attendance. Went to every class and still finished with only 75% of the tutorial mark without any explanation

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: MM1
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

terrible

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: MM3H03
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Students get to caught up in his wittyness, and forget the fact that he is a poor instructor. He seems to have no understanding of others creativity and claims not to have a bias against others work. but its whatever. Ok person, but poor professor

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: MEDIA3H03
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

A less than mediocre instructor, and an intellectual light-weight. He gives very aimless lectures. He is inconsistent with marking and his criticisms are highly invalid. When you look at the work he's done, any credibility for his artistic sensibilities you may have had go right out the window. That said, his classes are fairly easy.

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: MEDIA2K03
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Terrible professor. Doesn't help you, is vague with instructions and has no patience whatsoever. He is also extremely opinionated and doesn't ever give you the mark you deserve.

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: MMEDI2H03
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Somewhat lacking in confidence, and very inconsistent. Uses no rubric of any kind. Course book was a great coffeetable book, but we never used half of it, and it barely related to the assignments. He knows a fair bit about animation, but is weaker at leading a class or relating to his students. Failed to live up to my expectations.

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: MMEDI1B03
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Wish he could make his lectures more interesting and go in depth on how to use certain software. Final test was easy. He tells you what will be on the test so it is important to show up to every class. >Take notes!!

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: MMED2A03
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took both 2a03 and 2h03 with Hamilton. To start, I'll say that I did very well in both classes. Classes were for the most part interesting and fun, however, his criticism was problematic. It seemed to be based on personal taste and not at all academically grounded-NOT constructive and very unclear. I will avoid his classes in the future.

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