Theodore Dayie | PlanetTerp

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Theodore Dayie BCHM465 Expecting an A Anonymous 11/08/2024	This course is by far one of the better courses I have taken at UMD. I would say that most of the class is review from genetics, but he does a good job at emphasizing new information. His quiz/exam formats can be a bit tricky (most of it is true/false) but the content itself is not too hard and he would never try to trick you. The homework assignments regarding research papers aren't too hard as long as you pay attention in lecture as the answers to the questions come straight from the slides. He is an extremely caring guy and wants everyone to understand the content and pass his class. The only critique I have is that he doesn't put grades in right away, but other than that it is a pretty straightforward course.
Theodore Dayie BCHM465 Expecting an A Anonymous 07/06/2024	Favorite class at UMD! Dr. Dayie not only was so passionate about the subject, but his class was structured around actually reading papers, and discovering how the original researchers came to make the experiments proving their discoveries. Highly recommend the course if you have an interest in learning to analyze scientific papers and going back to the basics at a high level.
Theodore Dayie BCHM465 Expecting a C+ Anonymous 12/12/2023	Do not take him, he is extremely boring, disorganized, and not invested in his class. It's about to be finals and he hasn't graded more than half our assignments and quizzes. I cannot stress enough how awful his slides are and the way he relays the information. The study guides are so long and you don't even know how to answer half of It. The exam structure is tricky and he doesn't prepare you for it. Work with people for everything because he cant teach. It could have been such an interesting class.
Theodore Dayie BCHM465 Expecting a B Anonymous 06/08/2022	Every class is structured differently and I think the assessments are appropriate for the content of the course. It is an 8 am class, which is difficult. However, the slides contain the information sufficient to pass an assessment. The quizzes keep students on their toes. The homework and literature provide insight into how things were discovered. An earlier comment complained about the history of discoveries but I think the consensus is that it helps with remembering the content. It's not content that we should memorize and forget. It is a 400-level Biochemistry course that discusses nucleic acid research and applications. Professor Dayie is a lovely person and it may take him a while to grade assignments (on his own), but you can tell that he is really passionate about nucleic acid biochemistry. If you just want an 'A', you'll have to approach this class with an open mind. I wish I had put more effort and time into the material but as a BCHM or nutrition science major, you might not have that luxury with a rigorous schedule (hence my 'B'), but I am happy with that grade nonetheless.
Theodore Dayie BCHM465 Expecting a B Anonymous 12/19/2021	Not an organized person. Did not go into depth on the actual biochemical processes, but instead rather focused on the history and the scientists that made the discoveries. Slow grader and makes the class extremely boring despite the challenging and interesting potential of this course.
Theodore Dayie BCHM465 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 01/28/2020	Content on exams and quizzes is literally taken from the study guides he gives out a few days before assessments, so it can be hard to stay motivated to actually learn the content. His slides are disorganized, and he can be a little slow and easily confused. He seems friendly and nice, but he can also be ignorant and rude.
Theodore Dayie BCHM465 Expecting an A+ zhangsta 05/30/2014	Dr. Dayie's class was one of the best classes I've taken. He presents the material clearly and has a genuine passion for the material. However, the textbook is a really good reference if anything is unclear. Pretty much, the only homework he assigned were questions on certain journal articles you had to read. His exams were very fair and straightforward; there were some computation questions, which were easy points. Other questions would ask you to design or analyze a sequence. A lot of it was really asking you to apply some of the basic principles that he would go over in class. Overall, great professor and very approachable outside of class.
Theodore Dayie BCHM465 Expecting a B Anonymous 04/07/2014	Horrible. Absolutely horrible. If you are looking for a class in which: -The professor rambles on for 50 minutes every lecture, going off on wild tangents with no coherency or central point -The lecture slides are so horrendously prepared, that a three-year old could have organized them better -The exams are much more challenging than the lecture slides would indicate --then take this class. If you want a straightforward, engaging, and fair class, then BCHM465 with Dayie is not for you. This class had so much potential--the material is inherently interesting, but Dayie bogs all of it down by emphasizing obscure papers from the 1950s and just throwing information at you with no conceptual framework in which to organize it. Avoid this class with Dayie if you can, you will regret taking this class with him.

Theodore Dayie
BCHM465

Expecting an A
Anonymous
11/08/2024

This course is by far one of the better courses I have taken at UMD. I would say that most of the class is review from genetics, but he does a good job at emphasizing new information. His quiz/exam formats can be a bit tricky (most of it is true/false) but the content itself is not too hard and he would never try to trick you. The homework assignments regarding research papers aren't too hard as long as you pay attention in lecture as the answers to the questions come straight from the slides. He is an extremely caring guy and wants everyone to understand the content and pass his class. The only critique I have is that he doesn't put grades in right away, but other than that it is a pretty straightforward course.

Theodore Dayie
BCHM465

Expecting an A
Anonymous
07/06/2024

Favorite class at UMD! Dr. Dayie not only was so passionate about the subject, but his class was structured around actually reading papers, and discovering how the original researchers came to make the experiments proving their discoveries. Highly recommend the course if you have an interest in learning to analyze scientific papers and going back to the basics at a high level.

Theodore Dayie
BCHM465

Expecting a C+
Anonymous
12/12/2023

Do not take him, he is extremely boring, disorganized, and not invested in his class. It's about to be finals and he hasn't graded more than half our assignments and quizzes. I cannot stress enough how awful his slides are and the way he relays the information. The study guides are so long and you don't even know how to answer half of It. The exam structure is tricky and he doesn't prepare you for it. Work with people for everything because he cant teach. It could have been such an interesting class.

Theodore Dayie
BCHM465

Expecting a B
Anonymous
06/08/2022

Every class is structured differently and I think the assessments are appropriate for the content of the course. It is an 8 am class, which is difficult. However, the slides contain the information sufficient to pass an assessment. The quizzes keep students on their toes. The homework and literature provide insight into how things were discovered. An earlier comment complained about the history of discoveries but I think the consensus is that it helps with remembering the content. It's not content that we should memorize and forget. It is a 400-level Biochemistry course that discusses nucleic acid research and applications. Professor Dayie is a lovely person and it may take him a while to grade assignments (on his own), but you can tell that he is really passionate about nucleic acid biochemistry. If you just want an 'A', you'll have to approach this class with an open mind. I wish I had put more effort and time into the material but as a BCHM or nutrition science major, you might not have that luxury with a rigorous schedule (hence my 'B'), but I am happy with that grade nonetheless.

Theodore Dayie
BCHM465

Expecting a B
Anonymous
12/19/2021

Not an organized person. Did not go into depth on the actual biochemical processes, but instead rather focused on the history and the scientists that made the discoveries. Slow grader and makes the class extremely boring despite the challenging and interesting potential of this course.

Theodore Dayie
BCHM465

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
01/28/2020

Content on exams and quizzes is literally taken from the study guides he gives out a few days before assessments, so it can be hard to stay motivated to actually learn the content. His slides are disorganized, and he can be a little slow and easily confused. He seems friendly and nice, but he can also be ignorant and rude.

Theodore Dayie
BCHM465

Expecting an A+
zhangsta
05/30/2014

Dr. Dayie's class was one of the best classes I've taken. He presents the material clearly and has a genuine passion for the material. However, the textbook is a really good reference if anything is unclear. Pretty much, the only homework he assigned were questions on certain journal articles you had to read. His exams were very fair and straightforward; there were some computation questions, which were easy points. Other questions would ask you to design or analyze a sequence. A lot of it was really asking you to apply some of the basic principles that he would go over in class. Overall, great professor and very approachable outside of class.

Theodore Dayie
BCHM465

Expecting a B
Anonymous
04/07/2014

Horrible. Absolutely horrible. If you are looking for a class in which: -The professor rambles on for 50 minutes every lecture, going off on wild tangents with no coherency or central point -The lecture slides are so horrendously prepared, that a three-year old could have organized them better -The exams are much more challenging than the lecture slides would indicate --then take this class. If you want a straightforward, engaging, and fair class, then BCHM465 with Dayie is not for you. This class had so much potential--the material is inherently interesting, but Dayie bogs all of it down by emphasizing obscure papers from the 1950s and just throwing information at you with no conceptual framework in which to organize it. Avoid this class with Dayie if you can, you will regret taking this class with him.