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James Windsor

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Raw average: 2.17/5 from 24 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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What students say

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MHR 300
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
He is accomodating, but the exams are bogus and the questions are meant to trip you up with some wording changes that contribute absolutely nothing to testing the content that you have learnt. The team projects can be hard and are arbitrarily graded. The class is unecesssarily hard for an into class.
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MHR 300
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
MHR 300 with Windsor was a tough class, not because the material was hard, but because the quizzes are poorly written and very confusing. The team projects are fine, not hard and not time intensive, but feel like they are graded randomly. That being said Windsor is a nice person.
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MHR 300
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
The class is hard to get an A as he is a tough grader with group projects. James is nice and offers help often. The class has no mid terms or finals which is super nice, only unit tests. If you study and write good chapter notes an A is achievable. The group projects are not fun, but fairly easy.
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MHR 300
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
he is a nice guy and overall a good teacher as well. the class meets once a week where he just sums up the week of material. it is not very engaging and I always just sat on my phone for an hour a week. he grades harshly on some homework and group projects. the tests are online, but hard and timed.
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MHR 300
Quality 1/5Difficulty 2/5
Last review was removed for unknown reasons. Again-- it's very difficult to get an A in this class, despite ridiculously simple concepts. You will mostly likely end up with an AB. He nickel and dimes you on every single assignment. Windsor's average is by far the lowest -- take it with another professor, even if it means taking the class in person.
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MHR 300
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
James Windsor is an online professor that grades super super harshly with no guidance. There is no lecture, and the class is entirely self taught so I am not sure what his purpose is other than to be rude and condescending. He grades group projects and everything extremely harshly and his class is the lowest A percentage for no reason. nevertakehim
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Classes with James Windsor

MHR 300

Managing Organizations

3 credits

Covers the management of people and organizations, including diversity, motivation, leadership, and change management.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

James Windsor is frequently criticized for harsh, arbitrary grading and vague exam questions that lack clear guidance. Reviewers describe the class as unorganized and difficult, with low A-grading rates despite simple concepts.

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Spring 2022–Spring 2026

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