Reviews of professor Stacey Lyle

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
The grading system is a bit confusing. The labs are straightforward, but it might depend on the TA. He's kind of all over the place during lectures, so if you're just studying based on those, you may not do to well. Exams and quizzes were online and open note and open internet. There's a daily assignment so you have to go to class to get credit.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He's a great guy who cares about more than academia. Granted extensions when I got sick, cares about students beyond their grades. I took him during COVID and he gave an honest discussion about mental health. It was refreshing to hear that instead of "I know these are troubling times" crap. Civil3D was hard at first for me, but use Office Hours!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Lyle is a great prof, and GEOG 352 is a very rewarding class. He has done so much in the professional world and integrates valuable skills into the class. It's a lot of work for a 3-hour course but he gives tons of chances for extra credit for you to earn the grade you want. There's a ton of stuff to keep track of in the class so stay on it!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Lyle is the goat because his grading policy makes it easy to get an A regardless of what you get on the tests. However, I have to say he is very unorganized at times, and honestly, his teaching abilities are lacking. He makes up for it because he has a hilarious personality, and the class is an easy A if you do a large amount of assignments.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The labs are easy and the exams were a little tough, but he lets you retake them for extra credit rather than a replacement grade so it really boosts your grade. There's a semester long research project but it's easy if you pick a topic you like (it's open ended). Overall a solid choice, just wish the material was easier to understand.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Take Lyle, you work for your A, but he wants you to have it, gives plenty of extra credit and the labs are fun too.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Solid professor. Took him for civil engineering measurement and he is passionate about surveying. His class worked under a point system and he provided a good amount of extra credit opportunities that helped our grades. His lectures were also very straightforward and he would end the zoom call early once he got through the material.