Dale Lamps - Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI

Professor: Dale Lamps

Department: Statistics

College: Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: STA215
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Gives a 3 point quiz every day at the beginning of class on the previous night's reading. Pretty frustrating if you don't fully understand the material. Homework is out of the online text book, but isn't graded or for points. Often goes off on unrelated rants or political discussions.. you'll probably have to re-teach yourself afterwards

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: STA215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Would go on rants about his quote of the day for most of the class period. Then we were told that we needed to teach ourselves the material to excel. He would sometimes be rude and snippy when asking questions or for help. Did not like having to have office hours. Quiz every class. Would not recommend to those that are not excellent in math.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: STA215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He mumbles a lot but knows everything there is to know about stats. Easier class if you excel in mathematics. Would recommend.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: STA215
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

He's really funny and nice. He's helpful when you ask questions. Gives 3 point quizzes each class period. Not many assignments. Never opened the book.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: STA215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I hated him at first because he often gets off topic, but he actually knows what he's talking about and helps you if you have a question. There's a quiz the beginning of every class on the stuff from the last class session, so attending and being on time is pretty much necessary to pass. If you ask questions in class he'll give you extra credit.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: STAT215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He is a horrible professor and I wouldn't recommend taking him for your stats 215 course. He is allover the place with his teaching and changes the subject often. He also doesn't offer much help to his students at all. I wish I had a better professor that could help me better understand stats, because he wasn't helpful at all.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: STATS215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Completely lost even after doing pretty well on the quizzes. There are so many other professors that will make the class easier to understand! I have to drop him and am taking Flikkema next semester instead. Do yourself a favor, and take a different prof

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: STA215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

If you are not good at math or cannot teach yourself stats, do not take a stats class with him. He does not answer questions and does not make time to meet with you in office hours. You need to rely on other students to ask questions about the material to on blackboard. He doesn't really care if you get it or not. He is nice but not good teacher.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: STA215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Avoid if possible! Appears lost in his own classroom. Tests are fair, however grading scale for everything is imaginary. Quizzes turn your day into rage. Syllabus stated OLA's not graded, they were. Calculated my grade for somewhere in 2.0 range, ended with 2.7(B-). Your guess is as good as mine. Didn't miss a class. Best of luck!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: STA215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He is a very nice guy but his tests are very difficult. He words questions in a very weird way. A quiz is given at the beginning of each class over the stuff taught in the previous class so if you want a good grade attendance is key. He lets you have a full page front and back of notes for the test which was helpful!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: STATS215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He was a very smart professor and wanted you to understand the material for the real world. You have daily quizes which are over the previous material. If you attend every class and do the worksheets, he manipulates your grade so if you do bad on one of the exams you can still get an A. The computer assignments are easy and if you send them he help

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: STA215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I liked this professor! He had daily quizzes which we always on what we had gone over in the previous class. He was enthusiastic about what he was teaching. His tests were hard but not too challenging.. his review guides were very helpful!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: STAT215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Lamps is a very nice guy who is interested in his students' learning, however, it almost is as he doesn't try hard enough. He understands his teaching, but he has a hard time transferring it to his students.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: STA215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

While an interesting person, this professor is extremely unhelpful in terms of learning statistics. He's more interesting in imparting his very biased view of the world (he once spent thirty minutes to say that pedigree is the single most important thing to know about potential spouses) that have no place during a class that you spend money on.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: STA215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Professor Lamps is nice and helpful. Come to class every day or you will miss a ton! Go over notes before you take daily quizzes-which are easy. Follow his guidelines exactly on projects. Tests are easy if you actually do the reviews and he even lets you have a cheat sheet! He is not an easy grader but he grades on your effort-so work hard!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: STA215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Do not take him as a teacher. There is no repetition in this class and he really does not care if you understand the material as long as he himself knows. The way he teaches is very hard to understand even for a math person. he messes his own work up constantly. also tries to teach you too much about life, its annoying. Nice guy, but a terrible pro

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: STA215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Lamps is a super nice guy. he does assign a ton of projects, quizzes, etc,but he lets you redo a lot of it for a better grade All these people complaining about his class are just scared of hard work and a little determination. If you want a teacher who babies you go back to HS. Hes actually a really nice guy if you take a second to talk to him.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: STA215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Save yourself from this class. He cannot be approached and grades horribly unfair, especially for a STATS guy. Your'e personal knowledge will do you no good in this class.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: STA215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Super nice guy, but I have been lost since week 3...if you miss one day of class your screwed..thinkin of dropping we will see how i do on the midterm tomorrow which counts for 40% of your grade..Labs are tough, not bc of the stuff he asks, but not knowing how to use SPSS TONS of OLA's..grades fairly though

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: STAT215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Good teacher, really knows his stuff. Explains everything well and gives you great notes. would highly recommend this professor.