Reviews of professor Gary Mearns

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Mearns is a phenomenal professor, by far one of the favourites I've ever had. He is very knowledgeable in the field of Human Resources and it is very apparent in his teachings. Gary was always encouraging classroom discussions, us to share our thoughts and ideas and was open to everyone's thoughts and opinions.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Gary Mearns is an excellent professor. He has tons of real-world knowledge and a good teaching style. Paper was fairly ambiguous, but marked very easily. Midterm and final were both fair and an 80+ grade is possible without a lot of effort. His lectures cover the content well, and he does dislike some parts of the text and skips them. Attend class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Mearns is charismatic and approachable. He is also extremely knowledgeable and offers great HR advice based on his personal experience in the field. Lecture material can be dry at times, but as expected in a compensation class. Take a class with him if you can!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I like Gary but he shows favoritism and I think it translates into how he grades. You need to participate lots in class discussions or he will act like you do not exist.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Gary is probably one of the most thoughtful professors I've ever had. He really cares about his students.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
For 488 is safe, in 489 there was an immense amount of group work, he gives no clear feedback on anything and cannot explain the grades he gives. There are no instruction for assignments and he applies expectations that were never explained after handing in. Participation was 40% but he never used any objective measures for the grade so be prepared

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Gary is very smart in the field of HR and actually made me consider it as a major. He allows class discussion on current HR issues and brings up his experiences often. If he comes back I'd highly recommend taking his class.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
488 with Gary isn't bad. The material, dare I say, is very easy if you go to each class, or if you memorize what is on the slides. I cracked the textbook only a few times, one of which was for a case assignment. Although the class itself isn't bad and I landed somewhere in the mid-80s, his marking is intensely subjective which is frustrating.