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nice prof, interesting

has a lot of stories that help tie things together in the class

Lectures are fun! Keeps the course interesting!

Explain topic very well

Nice enough guy. Great lectures. I like the music in the morning. Interesting.

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Dr. Day is kind of cool. I have to give him props for the amount of times he has answered (sometimes bizarre)questions with I don't know and then moves on. Hey, he's a Psych Prof, not a rocket scientist.

He's a great professor and went out of his way to remember me. Of all the students he's got, he remembered my name in the halls. He emails me right away when I need his help! He's not full of himself and I actually chose my minor in psychology!

Very by the book. Personally, I liked him a lot, he was very willing to help. Academically he was not the best I have ever had, but nonetheless he was enjoyable. Great anecdotes, and cute jokes.

He is a nice guy and explains things well, but does go right from the textbook

Makes class interesting and does a good job. So far, so good.

Very helpful and a little lenient but very to the book and does not think outside the box. He's funny and makes class interesting. Nice but seems fake. Not bad, not great.

Great lectures... you don't really have to go, but excellently engaging

Pretty straight forward. Very capable of applied teaching yet will slow down his lectures to facilitate a class' lack of keeping up with readings.

He is XTREMELY nice and helpful. The course was good and easy to follow. His lecture was not that organiza but he is clear and concise. For the exam, YOU need to study really hard, he will ask information that you would not expect as a question.

Interesting, friendly, helpful but challenging..not an easy marker!

I loved (still love) his lectures. They are absolutely riveting. However, there really is no need to go to class because he teaches straight from the text. I aced all the tests/exams, but did not find my essay was given enough credit-I worked hard on it!

Interesting prof, Hard course

The course would be more interesting if I hadn't heard all this stuff so many times in social work classes. If you've paid attention in any social work class you know all this stuff.

I thought I learned a lot in his first year class. He uses the text book so going to class was never a necessity and I still came out with an A, so he gets a gold star! :) I thought he actually explained the concepts quite well in class and we were given chances to ask questions! I say, GREAT JOB!

Interesting course. Helpful. Concepts easy to understand if you go to class. Lots of research questions from the text on test and exam. Going over your essay outline with him will be very helpful.

LOVE him! He'll learn your name real quick and NEVER forget it :) He is easygoing, knows what he's talking about (confident), yet is able to handle being challenged by students. Really fun to listen to and his tests are multiple choice (very straightforward). Get to know him. You'll be glad you did!

He is one of the best psy teacher at ryerson. His examples are all from real world. Easy going on the exams and papers. Good learning opportunity.

oh my gosh...the boredom takes over completely. Not the prof's fault. Course material is really dry. Text is boring. Prof repeats things often. No need to go to class.

I've had him many times throughout university and he was a very effective prof. Exams are easy if you study for them the questions come right from the book or online test sites.

I went to class twice after mid terms and still got an a+; exam is straight from text. Every time i went to class i spent the whole time regretting it- not only is the material borderline- commonsense, but he will spend fourty five minutes elaborating on a concept for which a snetence's explanation would've sufficed.

great prof

elaaaaabourates on easy topics. for example "it is a long article, not short, but lengthy. very many pages. it will take a while to read because it is long. if you attempted to print it you may run out of paper or ink. inkjet if it is an injet printer, or any computer where you would print would run out of paper, but usually the ink goes first...."

Great professor... independant work from the text to get good grades (but that's how every psychology class is!) for all of you who think his exams are hard, yeah right! try developmental psych. This class was fair, interesting, relevant and not that hard, considering it's psychology.. I defintitely recommend it to anyone who's taking psychology!

Very good and intersting prof

Nice prof. Exams are easy as long as you read the book, though there might be a couple of questions from the lectures. The mark of the paper will be good if you really have solid references.

The man delivers lectures that hit home while still creating a discussion environment and genuine interest in the subject matter. While his presentation does give off an extremely personable and easy-going nature, his tests reflect a high expectation of understanding, so be prepared!

I think David's a fantastic prof- but he's not for everyone. If you're the type of student who participates/ gets a lot out of lectures you'll love him. He's a wee bit spacy at times, but it's really quite endearing. He was always available to students, and very open minded. He writes his exam questions the EXACT way he talked about it in class

boring prof. lectures makes u fall asleep. all of his tests are multiple choice (3 altogether each worth 75%) essay is worth 25%. T.A. is an extremely hard marker. No need to attend class as attendance is not mandatory. Lectures are useless. All info you need for the exams come from the textbook.

Community Psych isn't the most interesting area in psychology but Prof.Day made it fun with videos,stories & class discussions. Unfortunately, this class was dominated by non-psych students whose comments often weren't very thoughtful. I found him to be very approachable and very helpful both inside and outside the classroom! One of my favourites!

He wasn't monotone and I liked that about him, only problem was that he would stay on a slide for half the lecture. Most of the material was left up to you. READ THE TXTBOOK. I think you could actually do just fine if you didn't show up to lecture. Overall an interesting course.

One of the most enjoyable classes I've taken at Ryerson thus far. Prof. is engaging, initiates thoughtful discussions, is humourous and definitely has a passion for the material he is teaching (sometin every Prof. shuld have. Highly recommended, you will learn a lot of interesting stuff. A bit of a challenging marker but worth it, without a doubt.

Such an awesome prof. Loves teaching. So helpful. Best class!

Lecture is right out of the "taxtbook". Exams are somewhat tough, there is a lot of material you have to know for each one. Assignment was easy. Prof is boring, condescending, gets side tracked and facilitates idiotic discussion

lectures are painful to sit through. he rarely goes through slides, incites discussion that is irrelevant to lecture, and his exams are pretty tough. i'm a good psych student, but I just barely got an A- in his class. his exams include some of the hardest questions ever. if ppl do well on one test, he'll make the next one hard and vice versa.

As long as you read the book thoroughly and show the professor respect, you can do very well in his class. His tests are very fair and unsurprising.

Wow,there are some harsh critics out there, but I enjoyed his class.

You must read the textbook. Lectures are not really mandatory unless it's the week before a midterm/exam; he might give you some pointers. But you must study, or you won't do well.

I believe Dr. Day to be a genuine person. As a prof he has such passion for what he does although he may get a little off topic sometimes his heart is in the right place. He has great knowledge but I believe he may have a hard time conveying it to students. Going to every lecture was the reason I passed my exams though. Pleasure learning from him.

I really enjoyed this class. The material was interesting, and the text book is an easy read. Lectures put a few topics from the book into context through video and class discussion. Professor Day proved to be an expert on the subject, and the experiences he shared with the class was relevant.

His TA marks the final paper so if you want a good grade try and meet with them and go over what you want talk about and they'll suggest/ tell you exactly what they are looking for. I did this and got an A+ on the final which boosted my grade a lot. Tests were somewhat tough, he never got through an entire lecture so reading the textbook ESSENTIAL

Love this guy. You have to read the textbook on your own time to get most of the tested material though, which I understand may bother some people. His lectures cover a limited amount of material from the chapter, but they are very engaging, with lots of disscussions on certain topics. You 100% NEED the text book to pass this class.

Professor Day is a great guy. His lectures are very engaging and interesting, filled with many examples, however, you wont understand unless you read the textbook. You do not need to come to class to do well, but they are interesting. This class requires you to teach yourself through readings, but the exams are super easy.

He's a nice guy. I can see why people don't like his classes because they are a bit disorganized and he doesn't give clear instructions on assignments. Definitely need to read the textbook and understand the content on your own though. His lectures are interesting most of the time but v disorganized.

In terms of teaching, I wouldn't say he is the best. I would recommend that you take notes from the textbook, including parts that he doesn't talk about in his slides. They will be on the tests. I didn't go to his lectures after the first midterm and just took notes from the textbook on my own and did really well.

Before I took the course, I was very scared because I read the previous comments on this Professor. However, Professor Day was very informative and he had a lot of engaging discussions. If you pay attention to his lectures who can pass, the textbook is just a bonus if you are hazy with a certain topic. His recorded lectures are brief.

pretty easy course. tests and exams are pretty straightforward and he marks the assignments fair. lectures are pretty interesting too.

I've had this prof twice, but this course was a great and interesting experience! I even did way better than I expected! The TA and him were easier markers this year and I didn't fail anything! I got mostly B's and higher in this course! Only grade i got below was a 60% but that was only 5%. I did not read the textbook, but still did well :)

Don't trust the reviews (but you can trust MINE, lol). He is not nearly as bad as some people have claimed. He might seem a bit "quirky" sometimes, but he wants the best for you and if you put in the work, you can do very well. Solid guy in my eyes.

This Professor was by far the best professor in Psychology. When I took the course I read so many negative comments about him. 100% they were all wrong. If you have Professor Day then I high suggest staying in that course! He's also super understanding, he wants best for you all. I repeat DO NOT DROP THE COURSE if you have him!

His lectures are so fun! His is very quirky and engaging which makes the content exciting to learn. I would say that his multiple choice questions are hard to understand and are not easy. He does often tell you what the short answer questions are going to be prior to the exam which is VERY helpful. Reading the textbook is a must though!

I love David Day as a prof! He is clear in his lectures, his assignments are straightforward, and his exams are FAIR! It is NOT unusually difficult to do well on his exams!!! Review the lectures, review the textbook, and you'll be okay. I'm not a super disciplined student and I have always done well in his class. He is also just adorable lol

There's a lot of harsh reviews on professor day but honestly I'd disregard them specifically if taking his advanced social psychology seminar. I feared the idea of a seminar all throughout school and the structure of his class made it super easy. He's very blunt, at times comes of rude, but I think he's a genuine guy who knows what he's teaching

Although I can see how Dr. Day wouldn't be great in a large class, he is excellent for seminars. The structure of the class really made me feel like I was learning something as we were heavily encouraged to participate. Attendance is mandatory, as it would be with any seminar. The big class project was super fun and not stressful at all.

Dr. Day's an engaging lecturer! Test questions are mostly from the textbook. There are also a few questions exclusively from lectures. I found the assignments harder to do well in (got A+s on the tests but assignments were marked stringently by the TAs). Try to schedule a one-on-one to ask what they're looking for (esp first assignment).

Dr. Day made every lecture SO FUN, and engaging! His exams were straightforward, and in the last lecture before each exam, he goes over all the possible short-answer questions, making it easy to get a good score. He is extremely helpful during office hours and helped me improve on the tests.