Professor: Donald Davis
Department: History
College: University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: USHISTORY
- Grade Received: B+
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Graduated B.A. History Honours in 1994. He was my favourite - yes he has a conspiratorial slant but his lectures were by far, the most entertaining.
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: HIS2153
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Looking back, he was one of the best. Davis expected a lot, but his sense of excellence is the reason most students respected him. He was tough but fair and possessed an encyclopedic mind.
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: HIS4151
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
The best professor I have ever had in my entire life. Period. Knowledgeable, approachable and the best lecturer in the U of O history department. Made even seemingly boring courses like urban history interesting and informative.
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: HIS4151
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Hands down, the best.
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: HIS2152
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
very knowledgable, speaks fast
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: HIS2153
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Worst Prof I’ve had. Does not teach the facts. He is a conspiracy theorist that only teaches his extremely slanted ideologies. Also asks for an essay style that is very different from the rest of the department. Avoid him at all costs.
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: HIS2152
- 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:
good prof - be prepared to take notes..lots and lots of notes
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: HIST1234
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Having finished my history degree at Ottawa U I can say this is the best prof you will ever have there. He is amazing, great lectures and great insight into issues. Take any class with him and prepare to learn a lot, not like 50% of the other profs.
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: HISMANY
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Great prof. By far the best I had in histroy. He's strict but if you go see him and talk to him he'll put you in the right direction for that A. Definately prepares the student for graduate studies.
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: HIS2153
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Fantastic Professor! Teaches aspects of the subject apart from the dry, basic, boring American history. Interesting and relevant course material.
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: HIS2153
- 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:
He says you can "fight back" if you don't agree with something he says but if someone tries to it seems as though he just wants to shut them up. I don't enjoy an atmosphere like that at all. I also don't like how the lectures are literally dictated to us, good history lectures should be like a conversation between the prof. and students.
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: URBANHISTORY
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Prof. Davis is an excellent professor if, and only if, you are willing to to work hard. He expects a lot out of his students. I really enjoyed the class; lectures were fun, readings intense, marking in-depth. I would recommend this class if you are interested in social sciences as well as history. Assignements; 2 essays, and a take home exam.
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: HIS3150
- 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:
Davis is a great prof- very approachable and friendly and willingly to help his students out. This class wasn't one of the most interesting- but still better than others I've had!
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: HIS2151
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
His lectures are really interesting because he relates the events to present events. However, he does speak rather fast. There were two essays and he gave out the outline questions for the exam. Overall one of the best profs I've had at Ottawa U, I would take another class with him in a second.
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: HIS3150
- 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:
I've never had a prof try to make a class feel stupid, but Davis seems to enjoy it. The only usefull part of this class was when he talked about how to write a good paper. The lectures were boring and all over the place; very hard to follow. I'd never take a class with him again and I'd discourage others from doing so as well.
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: HIST2151
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Amazing prof, he really knows his stuff and his lectures are amazeing and interesting, I'm defiantly going to check out his other courses.
Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: HIS2151
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This guy is awesome. Him and Perras are the best history profs in the class. He's so knowledgeable, and makes the lectures really interesting. I love how he discusses the small facets of history, unlike most profs. It helps if you can keep good notes though, he goes kind of quick sometimes. Great lad, overall.
Rating # 18
Overview:
- Course: USBIZHISTORY
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He was the BEST prof in the dept when I was there, too. Wealth of information; interesting speaker. Don't miss the JFK Assassination lecture!
Rating # 19
Overview:
- Course: AMERHIST
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Put simply - the best prof you will ever have. Never skipped his class . . . . maybe once.
Rating # 20
Overview:
- Course: HIS2152
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
A challenge: hard marker, unorthodox approach (write your own questions for the final), but it's worth it. Is easily the best lecturer I've had at Ottawa U; has a real wealth of information. One of the few professors who can discuss American history objectively (not overly left or right-wing).
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