Reviews of professor David Donley

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I only had him for bio lab, but he was such a nice guy. I had some health problems that semester that made me miss two labs, and he came in himself and walked me through everything I missed. Always gives grading rubric and will give feedback if you approach him early. Tests were fairly straightforward, lots of lab writeups. Would take again!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Donley is a great professor who really makes class enjoyable and challenges you to learn. I think in Neurobiology at times it was hard to know what he expected from us on assignments, and sometimes the tests were confusing, but other than that everything was great. Really glad I took the class.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Honestly, this is one of the worst classes I have ever taken. If you're looking to take this as an "easy GE" don't!! It consists of dry 1hr+ long audio recorded lectures that are followed by quizzes. After, you have to complete reading that is very difficult to understand and write about it and then you have to participate in a written discussion.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This professor could make this philosophy class so boring that I regretted taking a G.E. class which hasn't happened to me before. He rarely ever says anything important in the lectures but you will have to do a lot of reading for each class and listen to boring podcasts while taking notes on both. You will have to write 1-2 papers for each class.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Honestly just an awful class. Makes us listen to the lecture online instead of actually teaching us in the lecture. Missed almost every lecture because I already had to listen to the lecture and take graded notes online. No way im showing up to this nonmandatory 8am class for no lecture. Don't take this class

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Not very flexible for an online class. Mandatory video discussions, if you can't make the selected time, you will have to drop the class. Lectures are up to 1.5 hrs, completely podcasted (difficult for non-auditory learners). Modules consist of pre-lecture write up, lecture, quiz, & reading response. Prof recommends 4hrs per day, at least!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Take him. Hes a great professor. I hate biology and he got me through this with fun!!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
David is not your average GE teacher. He will not treat you like youre still in high school and baby you, so if you want that then go take some other easy stupid GE where the teacher is just trying to pass you along. If you show up and participate this class can be very insightful and make you think in new ways you didnt think possible!!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
He was probably the nicest teacher Ive ever had. He didnt get into icebreakers like most teachers which I personally like. He was quiet and got to the point. He didnt call on you unless you had your hand up. His lectures were heavy but would always go back if you needed further explaining or needed to take more notes. Barely any homework.