Kimberly Ellis-Hale - Wilfrid Laurier University-Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

Professor: Kimberly Ellis-Hale

Department: Social Science

College: Wilfrid Laurier University-Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: SY101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Asks questions about SPECIFIC sentences from the textbook so be ready to memorize all 250 pages.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: SY280
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS PROF! She truly cares about her students and wants to set us up for success. This is my second course with her and hope to take more. She is always around to give advice on school (on any course) and always willing to lend a listening ear when needed. I can't express how much she has done for me. Changed my uni experience!!!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: SY216
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I don't know where everyone else is getting their information from but Kimberly is the best professor at Laurier. She brings in lovely speakers and doesn't have long lengthy slides. She doesn't post her slides but does get most of her information from the textbook so miss a class? just check the textbook. And lastly, her marking is not hard.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: SY321
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

DO NOT RECOMMEND TAKING A CLASS WITH HER! I never ever wrote a rating for a prof but i think this time i really have too. Took SY321 this summer term and haven't received any marks since June. She graded the first midterm but before the final exam we haven't received a mark for midterm 2, essay or participation.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: SY101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

The worst prof I have had at Laurier. She is condescending and treats all students like children. We had several lectures about learning strategies and multiple choice strategies for 1st years despite many upper years taking the class, and 20% of the midterms were questions based on that. She doesn't actually teach anything relevant to sociology.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: SY101
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Spends over half of each class talking about current events that have absolutely nothing to do with the course content. She doesn't post her slides or allow laptops in class but speeds through slides before you can write it all down. Her slides are often straight from the textbook and she provides way too many statistics

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: SY101
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Loved this class! We discussed current events at the beginning of every lecture and most of the time these issues were applied to the lecture topic for that day. She played multiple TedxTalks in the class which really inspired me. This course changed my life.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: SY101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This prof gave no other options for extra credit. Only had 4 quizzes throughout the term each worth 20%, nothing else other than the exam. Did not let us use our laptops and writing notes was hard as she sped through the slides. Wouldn't reccomend taking the class unless you enjoy doing a lot of reading to understand what is being taught.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: SY101
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Hated this course. Insanely hard quizzes that cover mostly irrelevant material

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: SY101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

4 quizzes and final exam all worth 20% each, half the content on the tests were not even covered in class or book. Furthermore she had to skip a few chapters in class in order to finish the last one by the time semester was over. Horrible

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: SY280
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Learned everything from the textbook. This professor is terrible.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: SY280
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Genuinely the worst professor I have ever had. She does not give any information regarding her expectations for assignments- you are expected to read her mind. She makes you feel stupid when you ask questions. Her lectures are useless. Her expectations are unachievable- she puts so much pressure on students. Do NOT take her classes.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: SY280
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

very good professor at lecturing but the tests and projects are insanely hard

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: SY101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great prof who engages students and has interesting lectures. Notes must be hand written and she doesn't post the slides online. Quizzes were hard as they cover nearly everything in the textbook which made it difficult to succeed at times. also 60 questions in 60 minutes doesn't help that cause.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: SY382
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The class starts off seeming like it's going to be easy... However, after the 1st quiz is when everything falls apart. She doesn't explain things & gives unclear help. The tests are ridiculous with way too many questions in a short period of time, covering material that's irrelevant to what she taught. Take this class with another professor. AVOID.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: 2038
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Her lectures do not cover much of the textbook and she talks a lot about the news. Prepare to read and make a lot of notes to study for the quizzes and the exam.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: SOC280
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Kimberly truly cares about her students. Her marking is tough but fair. If you have trouble with concepts she will go over them with you carefully to ensure you understand. Would definitely recommend.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: SY101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I've been a graduate of Laurier for 2 years, had 4 classes total with her. One only a few profs who ever taught me anything worth knowing. Don't be intimidated, she cares, and does not take nonesense from people who don't try that's all. Trust me I use the skills I gained from her in my (dream) job.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: SY101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

One of my favorite profs! She genuinely cares about every student and wants them to succeed. I highly recommend going to her office hours where she will help you go over past quizzes to do better on the next one. She was able to make 3 hour lectures interesting, fun, and engaging.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: SY382
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Good luck if you're in her stats course.. Not clear or helpful. Learned from the textbook.