Siva Sivathayalan - Carleton University

Professor: Siva Sivathayalan
Department: Engineering
College: Carleton University
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: CIVE4301
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I started this course having heard Siva was difficult. Fast forward to the end of the semester and I have been very satisfied with how he teaches, and his flexible/easy going attitude. His lectures mostly focus on theory, with examples in the tutorials. He is nice to students, very knowledgeable in geotechnical/foundation engineering.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: CIVE4301
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Will give you a good foundation for knowledge as long as you go to class. He posts useful supplementary lecture notes which will also help you get a good footing. If you do not take consistent notes, you will be in a pile of trouble. Tutorials are really useful so make sure to get your bearing.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: CIVE4208
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Professor Sivathayalan made Geotechnical Engineering a breeze. I will say that the lectures were quite boring due to the material, not the professor. He gives you everything you need to succeed, meaning that assignments, the midterm, and the final were all fair game and straightforward. Would highly recommend.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: CIVE5505
  • Grade Received: C+
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
he is very tough grader and not to be taken chances with him . i guess he should be out put some work in assignment .12 pages question paper. dnt goo for it. he will runie your life
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: ECOR1101
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
It's hard to say anything positive about Siva, except for his flawless attendance. My PA sessions were more useful to me. Siva made a lot of techniques hard to understand, and he places importance on number-crunching and basic knowledge than the techniques we need to learn. Also, I feel he didn't prepare us enough for the final (midterm was okay).
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: ECOR1101
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
JUST DO ALL THE HOMEWORK AND PASS THE CLASS. He is like a fairy princess that solves the questions in one step. Let him use his magic wand to put you to sleep. Go to class, but don't expect much.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: ECOR1101
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I believe this professor was one of the best ones i ever had. He approaches the content in a very consistent and chronological way. After all he is a geo-technical engineer so soil mechanics is his main thing. DON'T LISTEN TO OTHER PEOPLE THAT WHINE ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE MIDTERM WAS HARD HE IS BORING AND ALL THAT. HIS QUESTIONS APPEAR ON EXAMS.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: ECOR1101
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He enjoys annoying students by making and complicated exams. Very boring classes. Notes very theoretical and not practical.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: ECOR1101
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This professor is the worst you could have for ECOR 1101! He makes the midterms so complicated that is hard to get a good grade. If you don't want to take the risk of failing...don't take the class with him.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: CIVE5505
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
No Comment
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: CIVE5505
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
very nice and helpful person
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: CIVE5505
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Very excellent prof.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: ECOR1101
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
what can i say !... he killed my intrest in engineering :( if there was a kingdom for the bad profs he will be the king, dont take anything with thtis idiot i dont care if you have to skip the whole year,,, it will still be better
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: ECOR1101
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He appears at opportune times during the exam review to reveal a few mustache hints.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: ECOR1101
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
very bad . dont take the course with him even if he was the only prof there.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: ECOR1101
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
The quizzes and midterm are fair, but the final was ridiculously hard. He did not place enough emphasis on the last part of the course. The lectures are excellent: slides for theory, blackboard for examples, his accent is very understandable.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: ECOR1101
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
It's easier to teach yourself than attend class and STILL TEACH yourself
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: ECOR1101
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Uses textbook slides, which are okay. Wished he used the board more to show how to work through problems. Makes the concepts of moments, forces, etc. very clear.
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: ECOR1101
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Really boring class. I don't think his accent's as incomprehensible as other people are saying, but he's not fun to listen to. Plus, he teaches the class of power point when it should taught off the blackboard.
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: ECOR1606
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
this prof is terrible. Couldn't understand a word he said so don't bother going to class the material isn't too hard to learn from the textbook.
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