David MacDonald - Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC

Professor: David MacDonald

Department: Political Science

College: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: POL312
• 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:

His "quirky" delivery equals out to such: he qualifies most everything. This gives the impression that as he speaks, he is already correcting himself in his mind and anticipating and countering any objections someone might have; the end result being carefully constructed, and non-ambiguous sentences. Brilliantly analytic where others are vague.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: POL312
• 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:

Really nice and educated prof. Despite his informal teaching style, students have to cover a wealth of material.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: POL319
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

TAKE ANY CLASS WITH THIS PROF! He's very good at what he does, and if you are mature enough to get over his quirky delivery, you'll never regret sitting through four-hour lectures with him. Definitely one of my top ten.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: POL211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Ya he's a bit unclear but overall he really knows whats going on

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: POL211
• 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:

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS WITH THIS MAN. I dropped it after two lectures and it was the best decision of my spring 07 term so far. Disorganized, unclear, rushed, skidish, slow to return emails, late for lectures. Seriously. For the money we pay SFU needs to get some better professors.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: POL210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Just like any professor, you have to get used to his style. But he's one of the brightest professors I've ever had. Very interested in the subject matter, very sweet, very willing to help. The class appears deceptively hard at first. But believe me, it's not.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: POL211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

awful teacher. stutters like no other and should learn to breathe and articulate himself better. very disorganized and should not be teaching

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: POL344
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

A bit scattered but a nice reasonable guy. Not too difficult on exams and fair marker.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: POL344
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Disorganized and unclear is an understatement. This guy can't form a coherent sentence. His marking is arbitrary. Great subject matter, international law, but he just ruins it. A political theory class with him would be unbearable. Man, can't SFU get better profs?

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: POL210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor MacDonald was disorganized, and unclear. Lectures were more complicated than they had to be. He is a very courteous man and is eager to help students, but when he has to rush through about 75% of the lecture notes in the last 15 minutes of class, it is frustrating and only gives the students more to worry about.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: POL344
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

A really nice genuine guy. But the stereoypical absent minded professor.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: POL415
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

David is a great professor who will be much missed at SFU after this semester. His knowledge of political theory is excellent. While sometimes discussions will shoot off on tangents not exactly related, his loose and easy style more than makes up for this short-coming.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: POL
• 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:

This prof stutters, splutters, speaks so smittingly. He uses 19th century vernacular in his lectures, looks to the ground as thought its going to swallow him up. Disorganized, dull, demur and needs his speech distilled. I feel a hint of remorse writing such vice to someone so nice.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: POL210
• 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:

No Comments

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: POL
• 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:

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Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: POL211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: POL211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Take a shot everytime he says "skinner" instead of "Singer" and your **** in 5 minutes. The first few classes everyone was debating how they would survive as he said "UM" ALOT. Progessor is a good guy though, and really enjoys the subject. And he is very willing to help out a student no matter what the case. Overall a Great Professor

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: POL210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

pretty confusing lectures, but if you pay attentoin & work through material yourself, it's not hard to get. prof is super nice & has great attitude towards students. midterm was very easy, term paper was very easy, final was very easy.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: POL211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This guy is just beyond confused. People did not come to the lectures because they just made you more lost... Although the course material is interesting, he manages to screw it up. Basically, you'll be fine as long as you don't go to class.

Rating # 20

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Nice class..good teacher.