David Lay - Queen's University at Kingston, Kingston, ON

Professor: David Lay

Department: Electrical Engineering

College: Queen's University at Kingston, Kingston, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ELEC290
• 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:

He used to say that if you need help you can come talk to him but if you ever went to speak with him, he was always condescending, degrading, belittling, and HIGHLY arrogant person unable to accept his mistakes. He does not have the qualities that are required in the teaching profession.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ELEC290
• 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:

I had this prof about 8 or 9 years back for both Elec 221 and Elec 290. He was HORRRRIBLE!!!! He has no people skills, he is very rude and arrogant, and thinks he's all that. He really needs to work on his social skills and how to communicate more politely with students. They didn't let him teach after that because there were so many complaints!!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ELEC221
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Ok this guy has serious issues. I think he's getting back at the world for being bullied or something. Lighten up man...the world doesn't function in meticulous detail. Universal order doesn't thrive on electrical like precision...back the **** off and give us a god damn break.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ELEC290
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ELEC221290
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

A cruel person

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ELEC290
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He can be really grouchy at times... Just be careful when talking to him, and you'll be okay.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ELEC290
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is a terrible person. He does no work. Says something, forgets, and then lies. Tries to make me redo a test during the summer(5 months later) that he exempted me from. Needs a life!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ELEC290
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is the worst prof at Queen's. Has no respect for students. Can get very offensive at times. Just an all around stupid man.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ELEC221
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

He is a very mean 'prof'. I strongly warn you, never to get into any sort of argument with him. He will embarrass the s*HIt out of you. He will become your enemy. He hold personal grudges against students. He's by far the most narrow minded 'prof' I've had in 5 Years of Electrical Engineering.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ELEC290
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very clear and very well organized. Always willing to help students.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ELEC290
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Mr. Lay is such a useless and incompetent prof. He is so boring and unclear. WTF is his "studio style" approach to learning? Mr. Lay should be fired from Queen's and Dr. Simmons should teach the entire elec 290 course.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: 290
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

if he actually taught a real course, we'd be screwed... but good thing this is only a lab course... terrible guy...very anal, expects miliary precision in everything we do.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ELEC290
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

can be stubborn

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ELEC290
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

The best prof I had in second year. He is very fair

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: 290LABS
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

What an awful man. I would be insulting other profs if I called him a prof since he's not qualified to teach due to lack of Ph.D. Don't know why they made him the Operations and facilities manager of ILC, he doesn't know anything.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ELEC290
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

WORST PROF EVER. ANNOYING VOICE. MADE HIS STUDENT SWEAR IN CLASS. RIDICUOUS!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ELEC290
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I'm sorry, but Mr. Lay is not a very approachable person. He may seem that way at first, but while he tries to help, he can only critisize you and comes across as condencending.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ELEC290
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

great prof

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ELEC290
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Very poor quality teaching. Biased towards some students. Hates to be proven wrong and gets angry if you don't understand fast. I think his teaching contract should not be renewed. We need a better instructor for Elec 290.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ELEC290
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Argueably the worst instructor in the history of this institution. Col. Lay is not fit to be teaching at University.