Darryl Davies - Carleton University, Ottawa, ON

Professor: Darryl Davies

Department: Social Science

College: Carleton University, Ottawa, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: SOCI2450
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Darryl was very well versed in the topic of criminology but he doesn't have lecture slides so you need to go to class, he speaks very fast and often goes off topic. Material in the textbook wasn't really covered in class so have to do the readings. Final was 6 long answer questions each 10% and was cumulative, midterm was a paper. Very stressful

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: SOCI2445
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He won't post his slides on CuLearn, so show up. Don't buy the textbook - you won't need it. Sure he talks about the RCMP a lot, but the reason why he hates them is because of sexual assaults that occur on the job, so at least he's raising awareness. Paper and exam were easy, literally just follow the outline.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: SOCI2445
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Davies teaches maybe 20 minutes of content, plays a video, and spends the remainder of his 3 hour lectures ranting about his issues with RCMP and law enforcement. If you actually want to learn something during the course, stay as far away from Darryl Davies as possible. Guest lecture with Don Donovan, don't even bother attending.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: SOCI2445
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

the way he talks it feels like the course is an anti-rcmp course rather than a sociology of deviance thing. thanks for everything darryl

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: SOC2445
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

good guy

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: SOCI2450
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor seems more interested in showing how intelligent he is and how incompetent police are. Im not sure what to take from lecture, he mostely just goes on tangents about how he made the RCMP look foolish for wanting assault weapons or how his neighbours like to call the police. 3 hours is an awful long time to listen to his strong positions.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: SOCI2445
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

If you are sensitive then this is not your class, he will (rightfully) tear you apart if you try to dispute facts with your boo-hoo opinion. If you're a cop lover, this isn't your class. He talks about the facts and if you can't handle them then switch your program and stop being sensitive

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: SOCI3410
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

No slides, he just lectures so class is mandatory. However, I have had him for 3 classes and his grading for essays and final exams stay consistent and very straight-forward. I really enjoyed learning from him, but I can see how some people do not like him.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: SOCI3410
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I have come to realize that students either love or hate professor Davies. I absolutely adore him. His classes are so interesting - his view on crime and the way he teaches it is incomparable to anything I've ever learned before. He is one of the few professors that actually made me love my major and inspired me in the field of criminology.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: SOCI24452450
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Some people tend to get frustrated with him as he doesn't use slides or CUlearn but if you actually show up to class, pay attention and take good notes you will pass. His exams are worth 60% but they are very straightforward as there are no trick questions. Overall he is a great professor who is very passionate about the subjects he teaches.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: SOCI24452450
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Although I can understand why many people bash on Darryl, I think he's a great prof. Something I've picked up from taking a few classes with Darryl is take notes whenever he is standing at the podium/stand as it is hard to decipher between what is important or not as there are no powerpoints or Culearn for this course.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: SOC2445
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Also for SOCI2450. His lectures were interesting and covered the topics but with no powerpoint and no Culearn, it was difficult to decipher what was important lecture material and what was a tangent. He seemed to care more about showing the class compilations of his 5 minutes of fame doing tv interviews than answering questions regarding the exam

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: SOCI2445
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Interesting lecturer. Definitely do the readings, but he does a good job of covering the material. He refuses the use technology whenever possible, so lectures are mandatory because he does not post slides or anything online for students.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CRIM2450
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

-Talks very fast if at all content related -Prepare to hear about how females are at fault, and trump rocks

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: SOCI2450
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Lectures consist of him complaining about the RCMP, hard to determine his opinion from his lecture content, exam worth 60%. Goodluck.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: SOCI3410
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

His class is meh. He only talks for 20 minutes and puts a film on for the rest. Hes funny but bad at teaching, as he is very opinionated. His TA's are stingy with marking the past 3 years.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: SOCI3510
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Too many guest lectures

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: SOCI2450
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Excellent speaker, very funny and inspirational. He is very entertaining and brings attention to the corrupt nature of our government and justice system. One of my favorite professors, however, he does not use lecture slides or CU learn which can be an issue for some. I would recommend him as a professor though, a class that will not bore you.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: SOCI2450
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Controversial but inspirational.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: SOC2445
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very interesting lectures. I have ADD and Davies' classes are one of the few I can stay focused for 30+ minutes. Knows what he's talking about. If you attend classes you will pass no problem