Hsiao D'Ailly - University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

Professor: Hsiao D'Ailly

Department: Psychology

College: University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: SDS250R
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

If you want to do well, then follow your textbook closely. I personally found her lectures to be too disorganized.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: SDS250R
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I really like Prof. D'Ailly as a person. She seems sweet and considerate. However, her lectures are extremely hard to follow and confusing. She can be disorganized, gears her learning style towards auditory learners, goes off topic, and makes odd examples. I think her teaching style could be enhanced if she was more cohesive.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: SDS250R
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

If I hadn't taken gr 12 data I would have done horribly in this class. The professor seems to get annoyed and upset whenever a student needs help or clarity. I'm still confused why someone that seems to hate teaching would choose that profession. Stay away from this prof if you have a difficult time with math because trust me she won't help you.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: SDS250R
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Thankfully the course material was super easy. The prof wasn't a help at all! When students would reach out for help she would be condescending and rude. I emailed her with questions a couple times and she was 0 help. If you have a basic concept of math you should be fine but don't expect a prof that cares about you or wants to help.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: SDS250R
• 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:

Amazing Prof! She does an exceptional job of explaining stats concepts with real world examples. Caring, funny and intelligent prof. I highly recommend taking stats with her..she eased my fear of math and I would take another class with her in a heartbeat.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ISS250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She was a very good prof and made stats very easy to understand .. I definately recommend taking stats with her she made it easy to follow and explained well

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: STATS250R
• 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:

Really knowledgeable. Very funny. Completely approachable. Would take a course with her again in a heartbeat! Exceptional overall professor!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ISS250
• 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:

AMAZING PROF!!! She is funny, organized, and really knows her subject matter! Great at answering questions, and made a very difficult subject learnable. Recommended to do well: attend every lecture! do homework assignments weekly (not at the end of the semester), if you have a question, ask her.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ISS251R
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She went through her lecture notes like clockwork, and gave free bonus marks if you were in class to do them. Attendance is a must, and you have to do all the practice questions in the book yourself to make sure you know how rather than just writing down her quickly achieved answers to class examples. Not good with anxiety and respecting students.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ISS250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great prof that wants students to succeed. Extremely helpful. Pay attention, do the work and you will do well in this course.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ISS250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

If you want a prof that just GIVES you the answers to assignments and doesnt expalin HOW to get the answer than hsiao is the prof you want. When it comes to midterms & tests you are screwed because she focuses more giving you the answer than showing you how to get the answer. Hard to understand, doesnt answer questions when you ask & goes too fast

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ISS250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She is a very good teacher and is very good at explaining things. Attendance is a MUST. I missed one class and was completely lost for a week. The only problem some might have is with her accent but I didn't have trouble with it.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ISS251
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

IMPOSSIBLE to understand what she wants in assignments, and to get help when you don't understand. Frequently tells us to ask our neighbour for help, and gets angry or avoids the question we ask when we are confused... Very unhelpful, and unreliable marking/grades... disappointing to say the least

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ISS250R
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I really liked her way of explaining things and she made the class worth going to! Because of her, I love stats now.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH222R
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Good course. I learned a lot from this class.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ISS250
• 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:

She's a great professor

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ISS250
• 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:

Hated this class. Teacher means well but only explains 1 way & expects you to understand. If you are a visual learner you are in trouble with her. Lots of work for little marks. Way too much info to learn in such a short period of time also. She ploughs through material and does not care if we understand it. Extremely frustrating.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ISS250R
• 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:

i was dreading this course but it is because of her that i look back on it with ok feelings. if you do the work and stay on top of it, you will do well. i HATE stats and math and this turend out to be my best mark ever. im glad it was hsiao teaching me this course.it wasnt nearly as bad as i thought

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ISS250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The course is far too long,6 months of my life that I will never get back! Too many assignments that are worth very little. No flexibility from Prof. Read the text first, it's much clearer than the very long lectures, made longer by constant exercise stops. If you can take stats somewhere else, do!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ISS250
• 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:

really hated this class. Research methods is hard enough, but it didn't help when the prof told me I had a learning disability when I didn't understand something.