Niall Tait - Carleton University, Ottawa, ON

Professor: Niall Tait

Department: Engineering

College: Carleton University, Ottawa, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ELEC4709
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Nice guy. Wants you to learn. But he can't speak audibly and he is disorganized.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ELEC4709
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

A lot of writing. Fun class because you get to apply 2/3rd year stuff into practice. Lab reports are annoying. He is a fair marker. I would take it again

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ELEC4709
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Okay so he is a decent teacher and very reasonable, but there was such a lack of practice problems for the final it was infuriating. One of the 7 questions on the final was a topic we covered for one lecture and had only one practice problem on.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: COS126
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

You are very good

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ELEC4709
• 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

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ELEC3605
• 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: Mandatory

Comment:

OK prof, provides clear enough notes to be able to learn the material from. No surprises on tests and exams if you do the work.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ELEC3605
• 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:

Not a good prof at all. His notes were hard to follow and he was impossible to hear. Spent more time scribbling furiously on the board than actually trying to teach the material. The concepts really aren't that bad, but the poor teaching in combo with bad TAs made this class tough.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ELEC3605
• 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:

Went through the information we needed to know, but somehow managed to sound bored. Seemed far-removed from the practical: eg. we learned the steps to make Thevenin and Norton equivalents. Not very helpful to my friend who went to his office hours. I didn't have a very good TA either, so I struggled with this class despite the easy concepts.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ELEC3605
• 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:

Terrible!!! He goes on non-stop like a robot, writing sketchy and partially improvised notes on the board at the speed of sound. Does not explain or clarify anything (or if he does, he confuses everyone even more). He is the type of prof that would write down ALL his notes on the board in one shot, if there was such an opportunity. Exam was long...

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ELEC3105
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Excellent Prof. Always willing to put in extra time and help you in any way possible. Very flexible. Midterms and exams are quite fair if you do your work. The class turns out to be quite easy IF you keep up, do a lot of problems and show a little enthusiasm but this is a big if considering the third year course load for EE and Eng Phys.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: 257
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

thougt he was a little light in the loafers, until he shows up to the midterm on a saterday in a leather jacket. . .looked like james dean. . .still fell asleep every day and he couldn't explain opamps

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ELEC2607
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I liked him a lot - he was always there to answer questions at the end of class. Made a fair midterm. Helpful guy.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ELEC2607
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very helpful, and very informative

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ELEC4705
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

doesn't know a thing, just reads the notes (prof. smy's) and copies with mistakes

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENG
• 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:

tait's not bad at what he does. he can pretty much speak english which is refreshing. he is drop dead boring though which can make a long class. he does change his clothes however which is a pleasant site to see for proffs.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: 97267
• 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:

I can't say anything at all bad about this man. I also cannot say anything good. Never a hint of a smile, never a fluctuation in tone. He passes the material on alright, and answers questions fairly well.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ELEC2607
• 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:

Nice guy. Slightly boring but then again electronics is... decent Prof. overall

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ELEC2607
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Kind of a boring guy, i wonder when's the last time he had fun.