David Probst - Concordia University, Montreal, QC

Professor: David Probst

Department: Computer Science

College: Concordia University, Montreal, QC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: COMP228
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

if only negative rating were possible He is one of the worst prof in concordia. he knows what he talking about but teaching(F- )why does he even teach?? go and work as director somewhere his notes is typed on freaking notepad.!!__!! even the pictures are made with plus and minus Imminent danger is he is your prof

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: COMP5201
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Very little content learned through the semester. He tested stuffs taught after midterm in midterm exam, ummm.. Expect you to fill in the blanks in an exam, so generally if you messed up with some calculation, you lose all the marks, almost no partial mark given. Exams questions aren't hard but quite unclear.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: COMP5201
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Course Material is so bad. No ppt, No pdf. only txt.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: COMP5201
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If you can follow the way he talks, you will learn a great deal from him. He is not a natural teacher though, he's more of a very experienced engineer. If you have experience with people who frequently go off topic, but in a good way and in a way that still keeps with the core subject, you will love him.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: COMP228
• Grade Received: D-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I feel like he tries and means well. Definitely smart. Not good at teaching and terrible at reaching out to other people.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: COMP5201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Quite disrespectful when asking him to clarify concepts. It's almost like he's trying to discourage students that want to learn more material they have yet to understand fully due to his lack of teaching skills. Gives Midterm questions that are completely impractical in real life (unicorn registers).

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: COMP228
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I've had a lot of bad teachers, but Man-God Probst is the king of them all. Lectures are confusing and pointless. Nothing he says make sense, and exam/assignment questions sound like they're written in another language. Go to Samia's tutorials to pass, she's such a sweetheart and doesn't deserve the hell he puts her through. He's just a mean person

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: COMP5201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Good teacher and nice person.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: COMP228
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Mean

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: COMP228
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Awful Teacher. Try to avoid him he is going to make your life miserable. Very simple question he states the most complicate way so that students can not answer it.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: COMP228
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

1st class he clearly said, Sigh, I really did not want to teach this class. There is no txtbook just notes typed on Notepad. Uses made up terms and analogies in class. Lectures are terrible, TAs are saviors. No partial marks on midterm. For Final, he said, Memory Walls will not be on exam, whole page on it. Rating is 0. Must google everything. etc.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: COMP228
• 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 only thing he does is read his own notes...

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: COMP228
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Worse class I had so far. Does not use a text book because for him they are all bad. So he gives his own crappy version of a book. I had to study all on my own.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: COMP326
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Good professor, and a good person overall. Lectures come with a stack of stories and experiences to learn from. Prallel processing is key, perseverance and dedication are vital to success.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: COMP228
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Terrible, constant complaints and insults. Thank goodness that Samia (the Hero of COMP228) is still around for this course, students really need her to achieve success.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: COMP228
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

TERRIBLE TEACHER... its not even funny. I'm an A student, and enjoy learning, and his classes ruin everything about school and learning. He should not be a teacher, he should stick with research. Avoid at all costs, but if you do have to take him, just read his notes, skip his class and go to the tutorials.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: COMP228
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

When he say, only his notes matter he means only his notes matter! Study them very well. Also very important info, Samia Hilal as a tutor, she's amazing. Please be nice to her, some people were bullying her for more information during class, not cool. She is the reason I understand the class.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: COMP228
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The absolute worst prof I've ever had.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: COMP228
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This is the only time I've give a 1-1-1 to a teacher. Don't even bother going to lectures. Skipping them will probably get a you a higher grade. Go to tutorials if you're willing to stay at school till 10PM.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: COMP228
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The worst prof in Concordia. This is not even an understatement