Oren A Amitay

I was concerned if I should drop the course based on first class. Glad I didn't. He's awesome and teaches critical thinking skills unlike any other class. Class content wasn't quite what I expected but equally important. He's very engaging in lectures and helps you to understand content outside of traditional textbook/lecture format.

I was apprehensive at first if I should continue but glad I did. He spirals through a lot of content so it's often very difficult to keep track of concepts, but his lectures are highly engaging. Content isn't what I expected but more of a critical thinking course, which I find to be incredibly valuable now.

Amitay is by far my favourite professor and I've taken a lot of courses. The first class felt like a Pilot episode and he just knows how to give a lecture. I've never had a class that felt this personal and interactive, even though it was remote. He makes you *want* to participate in the discussion and learn intrinsically.

I don't usually write reviews, but I have to warn others about Dr. Oren's CPSY621 class. In 3 years at TMU, I've never experienced such disorganization. He lacks slides or structure, often jumping topics off the top of his head. He doesn't know how to teach he should stick to his psych career. Exams are proctored, yet guidance is minimal. AVOID!

I can't believe that Dr Amitay was yanked from the class half way through the term! He was the best prof I've ever had, and I really appreciated that he actually teaches critical thinking and exposed us to more new information I have ever received in all my classes. I was looking forward to what else he was going to cover.

Very easygoing professor. Midterm and finals questions are mostly things he pointed out to take down in lectures. Marks the essay very easy. In addition points out what you need to know from readings and work. You have to be very open minded as he says a bit of controversial things but it makes his lectures interesting. Also bell-curved - love him.

I'm guessing the previous reviewer never attended Dr. Amitay's lectures. This was my 2nd class with him, he always shows & explains where his opinions come from. His exam Qs usually have 4 or 5 answers. I remember "Not" Qs having only 4 or 5 choices. Lots to remember for exams, but he's very clear on what we need to know. Essay grade seemed fair.

Doc Amitay seems knowledgable, but his lectures just consist of him stating his opinions on everything. There are 2 exams, with the questions largely being "what the instructor did/didn't say about xyz..." with 6 mutliple choice answers for each question. Extremely unreasonable to expect us to remember every single thing he says.. a waste of money!

B- prob, good reviews r like a weird fan cult. usually an A student. and prev psyc major. proctored exams, 1 assignment. exams are difficult, you need to listen to every word he speaks... he likes to choose certain topics-- like focuses on people who were deemed controversial like him... etc. it's odd. imo makes the course unnecessarily difficult.

Good experience. He really loves teaching and he asks us to guess the disorder he's describing in class and it's a fun and enriching way to learn and I end up retaining way more compared to classes where profs just teach out of a textbook/self-directed module and he shares relevant and insightful anecdotes about his clients.