David Gray - University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON

Professor: David Gray

Department: Economics

College: University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ECO1104
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: No
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I think that he was really fair and made expectations clear. He posts past midterm exams and they provide the exact way a question should be answered; study those and you will do well. The connect assignments strengthened understanding of the material and was generally a really good e-book compared to others.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ECO1104
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Professor is the worst professor in the world

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ECO1104
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If your first language is not English, then midterms gonna really hard for you, because you probably need to figure out what he expected you to answer in limited time. And trust me Final is a big challenge, too. but the connect works can totally be counted as free mark. Think carefully before enrolling

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ECO1104
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Extremely boring when lecturing, and makes simple concepts unnecessarily difficult. Lectures are organized poorly, and can be simplified but instead he uses all this economic jargon that no one except he can understand (especially when discussing graphical applications). Exam is pretty hard.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ECO1104
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

His a great professor but hard to understand what his saying. Vey passionate but a very tough grader. If i were you i would start prepping for my exams much more earlier.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ECO1104
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Professor David Gray is the best teacher I've met in my first year. He is like old Jim Carrey who knows how to teach economics.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ECO1102AND1104
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Classes are things of legend and should be experienced by all students. His teaching style although slow is extremely captivating . He provides many funny interesting stories to reinforce concepts so be sure not to miss them. Exams are challenging but extremely fair. I STRONGLY recommend and remember there's no such thing as a free lunch !!!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ECO1104
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I wish Prof Gray taught all my ECO courses. His lectures help you understand the readings and he gives a lot of examples. Each lecture covered a chapter of the textbook and there were weekly(? I think. It's been a while) quizzes online. There were two homework assignments that weren't too difficult. He and the TAs are easy to get a hold of.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ECO1102ECO1104
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

David Gray might as well be the best professor I've had. Had to classes with him, both great. He makes the content look easy, has good slides and tells funny stories to make the material more appealing. Will go out of his way to help you with extra classes and review sessions. If you follow his advice, his classes are easy A's.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ECO1100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great guy

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ECO1102
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Hes a funny guy but I found this honestly distracting. I took this course because it was mandatory and Im not a big fan of the subject matter. This made it a really difficult course for me. I could see this being a good class if you are really interested in macroeconomics but otherwise you shouldnt take it.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ECO1102
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Gray is a very understanding professor. You can hand in assignments late with no penalty with good reason. He always makes sure students get their midterms back to study for the final. He is very lenient on assignments as he gives 2 freebies during the semester. He is a bit difficult to understand in lectures, though.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ECO1102
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Looking back, one if my best profs I had in my years at UO.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ECO3150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: No
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

He's definitely not worth taking as it is hard to understand him in lectures. He does yell and shout in class. However, his biggest issue is his unfair questions on your midterm and final. Our class average was extremely low! And he is not a nice prof to talk to, extremely awkward too. Do not take him if you can.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ECO1102
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Fantastic prof, I studied very little for the class because his lectures were so entertaining and explained the content thoroughly. The midterms were both pretty hard, the final was multiple choice and much easier. As he often says, "don't memorize, conceptualize" and you will do well in this class. It's not as difficult as people make it out to be

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ECO1102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Gray is quite engaging, not to mention the funniest prof I've ever had. Pay attention in class and do the readings because it's NOT an easy class.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ECO1104
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

David Gray made my first semester at the University of Ottawa memorable. His lectures consist of him yelling and running through the lecture hall, which really keeps you interested. He's very passionate about economics, which makes the subject more captivating. Workload is not too heavy, definitely recommend if you have to take Microeconomics.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ECO2114
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Fantastic prof. He is hilarious and makes sure that lectures are interesting. Very knowledgeable. Highly recommend.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ECO1104
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

excel assignments are a big pain but definitely a booster alongside aplia (he drops the lowest 10% of the grade for aplia). His lectures are very dry and not exciting, but he sure knows his stuff about economics. he's a tough grader as well, also re-evaluate your midterm if you can, it'll definitely increase your mark even if it's just by 1%.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ECO1104
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

His lectures are very dry and boring but are mandatory in order to do well in the class. The midterms were not to bad but the final was made of only 100 multiple choice so it was a little harder.