Reviews of professor David Holness

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Unorganized, does not answer questions, unprofessional, does not give feedback, seems to want his students to fail, when asked how to improve grade in class makes vague comments about "synergy" without answering the question, appears to not like his job and his students even less. class went from 30 to 12 in the first week, I however could not drop

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
David is an AWFUL professor and leader. He continually moves the goalpost when it comes to grading. When you ask for clarification in his grading philosophy he gives a vague, canned response and then gives you full credit for a few weeks to get you off his back. This professor just wants a paycheck and is not engaged with the class.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
If I could give this professor a zero, I would have.  He is an extremely hard grader who does not follow his own grading criteria.  When asked about the grade I received, he would re-direct me to the syllabus or the assignment instructions with no clear or constructive feedback.  10/10 would not take this class again.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dr. Holness enforces questionable grading methods that penalize students without justification. When confronted, he disregards concerns made my students and directs them back to the assignment instructions without providing guidance. Fails to engage with students in a productive way that will help them succeed. AWFUL experience. Not worth it.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Doesn't follow his own guidelines/rubrics. If a rubric called for 3 examples then he expects you to put 6 instead (if you only put 3 then you get marked down). Rubric will say "citations are done correctly and in right format" and he will mark you down for not having "stronger" references. Nearly impossible to get an A. Not worth the effort.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
If I could give Dr. Holness a zero I would. He gives out a syllabus and will even send out his rubric on how he grades DQ and he doesn't even follow his own rules! Just be prepared to do a lot of work and not even get the grade that you obviously deserve. This class ruined my perfect GPA I wish I never took his class.