Several students have voiced their frustration at the professor’s system, leading one Reddit user, XdaZxz to post a photo of the breakdown of participation marks for the personal finance course.

The course, taught by sessional lecturer Mitchell Huynh, has 10% of the overall grade based on participation, blogTO reports.

Buying a physical copy of Mr Huynh’s latest book is listed as being worth 1% on the participation category. Following him on social media is worth a further 1% as well as connecting with him on LinkedIn.

Students enrolled on the course are also required to have the book signed by Mr Huynh for a further 1%.

One Reddit user wrote: “Presumably the book signing is so that students can’t buy a used copy.”