Well spoken, if soft, wonderfully nice. Excellent facilitator of discussion.

A soft teacher with great knowledge

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Great course, really interesting. Lectures sometimes boring and one book was bad, but easy, awsome class

too much reading...but good prof, very helpful

I find this stuff interesting, so this is all good, really nice prof

He's okay... nice guy, a little boring, but this is a good course; if you have a good TA it's like storytime. The reading is insane, but no one does it all anyway. ;)

His lectures can be a tad confused, but are always informative. The readings are plentiful and not to everyone's taste, but interesting. To do well in his class, you do have to put in a bit of work.

contrary to popular opinion...i liked this guy! lectures got pretty boring at times, but i think first year courses are the hardest to teach, and his classical mythology course did a great job of introducing students to a lot major texts

He was an awesome professor. I dont understand why there are so many bad comments about him. I found his lectures interesting, and his tests were fair. He gave many clues as to what would be on his tests!

David really shines at upper level classes. There are less people and you get to interact with the teacher on a more personal level. He's really encouraging and his assingments are fair. I loved David's teaching and have made a point of getting into other classes with him.

Sort or boring at 830 in the morning but otherwise it was great! The tests were pretty fair/easy and the breakdown of assignments was good. You learn a lot.

All my friends warned me about him, that he was strange and very boring, but he was my T.A. as well and I really enjoyed the class. I found the tutorial discussions to be funny, informative and amusing. I fell asleep every lecture, but participated in tutorial (that's the important part).

This prof is very softspoken, so the way he speaks during lectures may bore those who find his tone dull, but will surely entertain and sometimes enlighten keen listeners. Students who without 1st year university writing would find his papers marked quite harshly. His exams requires thorough reading, and they are not impossible to ace.

Distance Ed. The books and study guide were fairly entertaining. The papers are pretty short and marked rather easily, but very little feedback is given. Exams have some annoying quote identification multiple choice questions. If you need a W course, this is a good choice.

Lectures- 830am, sit in the front and you'll stay awake but at the back.. i fell asleep all the time especially with his monotone voice. but if you listen attentively the lectures are pretty interesting with his jokes. Tutorials are AWESOME. made so much more sense. easy marked assignments. overall interesting material. just the lectures are killer

Prof. Mirhady is an excellent professor. He is a fair marker and gives great feedbacks. Also, he has excellent knowledge of the course material and he often encourages us to express our thoughts and opinions.

Interesting books and material, but lectures were so hard to get through. His lectures were basically just him explaining various quotes and random unlreated topics. Otherwise, the course was good. The assigments are dead easy and very fairly marked.

dr mirhady was one awesome guy.. but his lectures were so god damn dry, especially for the material we were covering. the course was very fairly marked.. ended up with a B+ but barely studied. YOU BE THE JUDGE

I took this class distance-ed, and from what I hear, that is the way to do it. Some of the stories are boring, but greek myth is very interesting as a whole. The essays were very short and fairly-marked. The midterm and final were just a lot of name/quote/greek word memorization, and not that bad at all. Such an easy elective!

Pretty funny guy. Lectures can be a little long and boring but he's really helpful if you see him during his office hours, and he is definitely very knowledgeable about his subject.

Such awesome hotness. I would so take this again, just for him... oh, and Latin.

Very dry and long lectures. Attendance is a must and weekly readings are a must. If you take good notes, have good memorization skills and come to class, this course is an easy A.

Took this class distance and loved it. Make sure you're up to date with the readings (which are really interesting ) and you pretty much wont have to study. Assignments were all one page double spaced. His lectures are thorough but I suggest doing the readings before the lecture.

David's lectures can be dry but you can tell he is passionate and knowledgeable about the topic. Lots of readings but every class he goes through them and explains what they mean (helpful for papers). All papers are based on the class readings and relatively easy. Participation is important since it is a seminar.

David is extremely passionate in what he teaches. I took HUM302W with him and 80% of your grade comes from 4 papers. He is always available for extra help and he genuinely wants to see his students succeed. I would definitely recommend this class to anyone!!

One of the nicest profs out there. Really appreciated how his assignments are focused on quality rather than quantity; he doesn't make you write long essays that get tedious, but rather short assignments that make you dig deeper. I found them much more effective for learning the material. He's honestly the sweetest guy and genuinely cares.

Weekly meetings keep you on track for the assignments and readings, you will be doing several hours of reading weekly so prepare. Final paper was prefaced by 3 shorter assignments that built to the final paper. My personal experience with him was very positive both in this course and 102, clearly some other people's experiences were not as good

Took this course online. He didn't do voice recordings or lecture or power points. Just posted a weekly lesson for you to read and readings to do. Not a bad course very easy because you can pretty much take it at your own pace. 4 writing assignments across semester. Try to not let readings pile up though.

Mirhady is a great guy and the material is awesome; it is a course on Athenian law and you're only marked on a series of short papers and one final big paper. The speeches are interesting if not amazing reads. Only take this course if you're a big fan of reading and law because it is reading heavy. Great course and prof!

Dr. Mirhady is a really kind professor who genuinely cares about his students. His grading criteria is a bit vague, but he is extremely generous when it comes to marking our assignments. If you have an interest in Greek mythology and laws, and remember to do your weekly readings, HUM 332 is a really rewarding and fun course.

Although he does not give a lot of feedback, he is very approachable, and tries his best to help his students succeed in his class. He can be reach through email, or he is often in his office. His lectures are a bit dry, but he is a funny and always makes people laugh. However, always make sure to ask enough questions for a better grade.

David is a nice guy, and his lectures can often be fun with the discussions and readings of the plays. Only critique is that for the entire semester all we did was write papers (4 short, 2 medium), then we had a final exam. Since we had no other testing, I had no idea what he was looking for in the answers, which in turn hurt my grade.

Davids a solid Prof, does a good job teaching mythology for beginners (imo). Funny and kind. Make sure to do all readings before class, lectures extend on those. For the midterm, study quotes and key terms/facts thoroughly for the MCQs - for the essay, if you're decent with the assignments, you're golden. Overall a solid course but requires work

If you give this course the time it deserves, you will do well. David is a great lecturer and gives lot of insights, but you need to do the readings and understand them thoroughly before each lecture to get the most out of it. Exams are overall fair but very definition heavy - flashcards or over memory methods ftw. Great guy

Grading for the assignments is very straightforward and fair. He's passionate and funny

This course has been really fun so far. I love his little in class anecdotes. The assignments are very straightforward, just 4 little essays throughout the term. The exams can be tough, but you just have to study the slides thoroughly. Definitely glad I took this rather than the online version.

Excellent professor, lots of readings but worth it if you put in the time

David Mirhady is an alright prof. He definitely knows his stuff and I'd say the exams and assignments are fair enough, but his lectures can be a bit dry and his grading sometimes feels random/arbitrary. Overall pretty decent, though

amazing prof

Very good professor and fair in his grading, gave us all the tools to succeed, open ended tutorials gave the opportunity to ask questions and gave clarity on readings. Took student input on possible quotes for exams. Cares about every student and wants to see them succeed!

He's very chill. He even makes it clear that he's not meaning to arbitrarily push grades downwards to achieve a desired average - so the grading ends up being very fair. The tutorials were extremely helpful with the TA (thanks Joseph!) and overall David gives solid lectures. Slides are packed with quotes, super helpful for studying.

I enjoyed this course a lot more than I expected to. I've never been great with writing and literature based courses in general (I'm a STEM major) but HUM 102 with David was one of my favorite electives at SFU. The assignments are very short (500 words), only 4 of them in the whole semester. Study the slides early on to not get overwhelmed in exams

Highly recommend this prof if you don't want to do too much work outside of class. Majority of the work comes from keeping up with readings, quotes, and passages, but not bad if you start early. Assignments are very short and only 4 of them, so the workload isn't bad at all. This prof gives very fair exams. He's also nice and funny.

This was a solid intro to mythology, I really enjoyed David's teaching style, and his exams are very fair. He is caring and looks out for the class

David is a chill guy

Definitely one of my favorite electives I've taken. If you're into mythology and enjoy following along with the stories and themes, I'd totally recommend this course. David's grading scheme is super fair (mostly assignment+participation which are marked very leniently) and exams only make up a small chunk. Exams are fair.

He was a pretty good prof, no complaints about his teaching. He doesn't curve to achieve any average, so the average could either be high or low, our average was okay. Exams can be a time crunch, but nothing unmanageable with a lot of studying. Study slides after lectures, put quotes into flashcards, practice writing essays, and you'll do well.