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She seemed to be in over her head sometimes with Canvas which made class/announcements about Canvas confusing. Her explanations were helpful though when I was confused in class, and I liked the hands on learning style with packets for this class compared to just the typical lecture.Rate My Professors ↗
Showed up 30 minutes late to office hours and then acted like she had no time to answer questions. Barely lectured and was not good at answering questions. Basically just relied on other professors' lecture slides and videos. Was just super disorganized and never started exams on time but then hurried us to finish at the end. Would not take again.Rate My Professors ↗
She never has office hours even though she has them in her syllabus, her exams don't follow the readings, and all you do in lecture and lab is do worksheets.Rate My Professors ↗
Lectures as well as canvas are VERY disorganized. No real lectures given, mostly group work time on packets. Inconsistencies between answer keys with her and TAs. Homework and Canvas materials not reflective of what will be on tests. Have to self-teach for most of this class. Does not hold valuable review sessions and no study guides ever.Rate My Professors ↗
Note-taking and studying material were not her own, which caused discrepancies between out-of-class and in-class information. Seemed hostile if students asked questions or still did not understand after her explanations, even those with language barriers. Highly unorganized. Answers varied constantly between her and the TA. Recommend GUTS for help.Rate My Professors ↗
Please avoid. So disorganized. Lectures were only group work and seats were assigned each day. She made lots of uncomfortable statements about students and their questions. The class was much harder because her teaching and explanations didn't make sense. Exams fair, but no feedback ever given. Final is NOT representative of the work done in class.Rate My Professors ↗
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