Hilary Davis - York University (all campuses), Toronto, ON

Professor: Hilary Davis

Department: Philosophy

College: York University (all campuses), Toronto, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MODE1710
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Favourite professor at York. Expectations are very clear, posts all powerpoints online. Lectures are informative, may talk about her personal life but it makes her more likeable and relatable. She is a tough marker as she does not round up grades but she is very helpful in getting you the best grade possible. Go to class and you should pass!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MODR1730
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Attendance makes a huge difference, her slides are vague and testbook is only helpful for practice questions/homework assigned. Attendance also counts for marks. Boring prof, gets off topic easily, always talking about her personal life which takes up a lot of time in lecture. Forces group work towards the end of each course.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PHIL1100
• Grade Received: D-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I initially took this class because everyone said it was an easy A. Well I'm afraid to burst your bubbles but this was by far the worst class I've ever taken in my entire life. I'm an A student and for both my essays i got a D!!! I basically failed the class and it only angers me because NO ONE SHOULD TAKE THIS CLASS. All my friends failed to!!!!!!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PHIL1100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Her weekly quizzes are absolutely ridiculously hard, with like 5 or 6 different options, all of which are very similar, I feel like they were made just bring the class average down. She says she is not trying to trick you on her quizzes, but this couldn't be farther from the truth. Avoid this class unless you want a prof who ensures failure for all

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PHIL1100
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She will easily go on tangents about her personal life, however her lectures are helpful and really explain the readings a lot better. Tutorial participation is mandatory. Only 3 short essay responses based off of readings, one EASY test and one long essay. Good class to take for an elective.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MODR1760
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

If you are a math or science person you probably won't like it because the answers aren't always logical, seriously! It's all about patterns not about the accuracy or correctness of a statement. Other than that Professor Davis ended a little early on most days, and lightened the mood occasionally with stories. Overall good course.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PHIL1100
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Terrible. She talks about her personal life way too much. Does not clearly define terms or material. Her lecture was only 50 minutes and spending 20 minutes talking about herself was completely useless to me. I will avoid her courses going forward.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: 1770
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She seems really stern and untolerating at first, but once you warm up to her she's actually a wonderful professor. Knows her subject, teaches it well, and she will help you, just get her to know who you are and demonstrate you take the class seriously. She will take care of the rest

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HUMA3201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Honestly having attend every single class of hers but lectures were too long and she always went off topic. Marking she is okay but not the nicest. She wont round up your grade. Gives too much homework and readings. I would never take her again

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MODR1770
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Davis is very helpful. Her slides are posted online, her lectures are crystal clear and she is always ready to go off the beaten path with student ideas, suggestions, or to help. I had a lot of fun in her 1770 class and would definitely take it again. You will make her laugh as much as she makes you laugh.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CLTR3100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

At first professor Davis may come off as a bit strict, and potentially a bit strange. However, I've gotten to realize that she's got the best interest of her students in mind, and actually describes very difficult terms in a simplified way. I also found that it wasn't required to do all the reading because this class is in my major.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: NA
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I tried to be friendly to her but she always scowled at me, I even heard her mutter about me and a few peers once, which I found rude. Wished her a happy holidays and she turned her head away- she heard me. Not enough feedback before course drop date to know how you're doing in the class.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MODR1760
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

not very friendly. unfair. would not recommend.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MODR1730
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Davis is super helpful when you go to her outside office hours. She can get off topic at times, but overall she really wants her students to succeed and understand the material. She's a fairly hard maker though, so make sure you spend a significant amount of time on your work. Definitely GO TO CLASS.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HUMA3201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She needs to be much more organized in terms of having a guideline for the day's discussion and she needs to focus on staying on topic. She gets off topic very easily and discusses her personal life. She also shows up late often and does not know how to use any of the technology for the lesson or even how to google effectively.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MODR1730
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Course itself is challenging But professor is very helpful Should do homework prior to the class

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MODR1730
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Not interesting. Ruins your GPA. You must attend all lectures and tutorials for 27 weeks.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: 1730
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Avoid this prof at all cost!!!! Not a good prof. Very unclear about her expectations and doesn't have any structure to her teaching

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MODR1770
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

At first I thought I didn't really like this prof, however it turned out she is much nicer than it may seem! She is willing to help you with any difficulties you might be having in her course, just make sure you go to her office hours! Put in a decent amount of effort and ended with an A. Course material is lols at times.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MODR1730
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Excellent professor with great attitude towards teaching students. Highly recommended to take any course with her. More than willing to help.