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“This is probably the worst teacher at Palomar”
BUS100 - 1.0 rating“She barely speaks english”
IBUS100 - 1.0 ratingClass Info
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Textbook Required
100%
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(1)INTRO101
5.0
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KEYBORDING101
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Reviews (111)
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TEACHER IS HARD TO UNDERSTAND AND EXTREMELY STRICT. ASSIGNMENTS ARENT HARD BUT CLASS ATMOSPHERE IS TERRIBLE.
She is pretty darn crazy! wont stop talking about how we need to change the future through international business and computers... easy class, if you can do it on your own. she didnt say one relevant thing all semester
This professor is extremely rude. She is really old and has strong accent.One day, the exam was hold a week before we supposed to take. She said "I can't come to the class so we have to take the exam today!"Everybody got C or D.Not good class to
I took this class during summer,I thought it was too much work for a short sumester. I did all my work on time and passed all my test, but if you have any questions she won't help you out, so you are on your own. She makes fun of your work, in front of the class and embarasses you.Good luck!!!!!!!!!
I took her international business class and she is HORRIBLE! She gave us tests on the wrong dates without notification. She offended different people in class with cultural/ethnic comments. She was very rood, and cried spontaneously in front of class about odd ball things she would go on about...
Pros: Knowledgable, doesn't sugarcoat things, honest Cons: Hard to understand, unpredictable tests and test dates
HORRIBLE!
Had the old edition of textbook while making the class buy the new edition, told the same personal story 12 times in an 8 week period.
Teacher was hard to understand. Rules and assignments for the class were constantly changing. Assingments were due even though she was not there add there was no way to get them to her. Yelled out grades. Belittled anyone who asked a question. Very rude.
She is very nice, if you aren't rude so mind your manners and do your work.
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She has preference for certain students and i am NOT having a good time in the class.
Really Bad teacher. First asked me to move like we are in the second grade also made a comment about middleastersn how before they get married they ve sex w other guys basiclly called them fags and gays infront of a middleastern student really rude and hard to undersatnad
Very easy! All you have to do is voice your opinion and youve got an A.
wow.. where to start. first off she is very hard to understand. she insists that you didnt turn something in, then she will find it 10 seconds later and make an excuse for why she couldnt see it. she critisizes whoever she wants to, she make ethnic comments that sometimes seem rude. but she is a caring teacher if you are a brown noser :)
although she is hard to understand she is an ok teacher. She talks a lot and its mostly from the book. Dosent really tell you want will be on the test but she does give you the essay questions before the test. No homework, just a lot of studying.
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SHE IS RUDE WITH MEXICAN PEOPLE WHO ARE LEARNING TO SPEACK ENGLISH.....I WAS IN HER CLASS AND THERE WAS A GIRL WHO DIDN'T KNOW ANY THING OF ENGLISH, AND SHE YELLED AT HER VERY UNRESPECTFULL WAY.. I REALLY THINK SHE IS A BAD TEACHER..I DON'T LIKE HER!...SHE IS SO RUDE!!!!
not good!! for an entry level class the work load seemed much to high. very time consuming. she is very unclear about her grading method, she just gives her grades on a how much she liked you basis. It was a fun class if you don't mind the work load. 10 reasearch topics. You will be abused if your not a good student. 1/2 the class failed/drop.
This woman is hard to understand, (heavy accent) she is an aweful teacher too, I usually get A's and B's but somehow failed this entry level class. I took it again with another intructor and walla! a beautiful A! WOW! What a loser, this is someone who became a teacher for job security.
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I am glad that she had rules she had you follow. She made you think for your self, yet had the compassion to help if you were really trying. She gives you what you give. She doesn't make things easy but she will help if you are truly trying. I have nothing but good to say about her. She taught me so much, and gave me courage to go on.
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I have had Prof. Armistead for different classes over the last 3 semesters. I find her very knowledgeable and it's obvious that she really enjoys the courses that she teaches. I have just found out about this site and I can only imagine that students that have done poorly have rated her poorly. I feel that she is a gem and I enjoy her classes.
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Great teacher likes to joke alot. Really likes for her students to be there. She is very fair and if you have anyquestions just ask she is there to help. I thought the class was hard because of alot of information but the tests are fair. Take this class if you are interested, I learned alot and got a great grade
She's good, has an accent but nobody had a problem to understand her. She jokes and can accept a joke but if you don't take the class seriously she won't like it (normal in my opinion). The workload wasn't too heavy, realy fair, the exams are based on the book and she'd clear as for dates and scope of exams. I really didn't have a problem in class.
she's alright. kind of boring during lectures but funny when she tells stories.
BEST business teacher. Funny funny lady. All you have to worry about is actually showing up for class and paying attention. No stress as long as you keep a business like charisma and be yourself. She breaks the ice of a dull classroom and actually makes business fun! DEFINITELY RECOMMENDED!
She is fairly nice but the class is extremely disorganized. She thought the 6 week class was actually 8 weeks and when she found out it was only 6 weeks she didn't bother revising the schedule. She gives you topics of research for exams but doesn't bother to explain that there is no prompt, you just have to write. Her accent is hard to understand.
Teaches straight from powerpoint.At times she likes to call you out and pick on you.Only negative thing about it.pay attention and make sure to STUDY. More for the essay question,gives it the day before so make sure to answer it thorougly.It raises you 2 letter grades.They r simple questions about current events; why do u think gas prices are high?
Clarity - aweful; Useless. She claims to be caring and helpful to her students, she just tries to shrug you off. She walks in and out continuously to get her stuff she forgot and etc. Wasting the class' time for her being irresponsible and not prepared while she had 4 hours to do that. She always has to be right, whether twisting her words to do so
Honestly the worst prof. EVER!. she teaches with the powerpoint that the book came with. you can't understand her, has no clue what she is talking about, and if you prove her wrong she'll won't have it. your best bet is to go to class don't listen to a word she says (it will get you laughed at later in life) and pass it,its a pretty easy class
My gosh, I just finished the fall 07 semester. One of the best classes I have ever taken. Thank God For this teacher, made a huge difference!!
class atmosphere was so cool.....everyone was able to joke around and have fun. Everyone got good grades. Simply put....TAKE THIS CLASS!!!THE TEACHER IS THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
amazing teacher, yes she has a strong accent but any intelligent person can understand her... learned so much usefull info thnks
you need to come to class with the materials and wide awake to learn. Want to take a class full of excitement and learn at the same time? Take this class.....Great teacher!
i learned alot of international regulations and documentations on global trade. .......super interesting class. Great instuctor.
Difficult teacher to predict. Curriculum is shady. Goals are pretty non-existent. Tests are multiple choice. Good Luck getting 100%, just make sure you can BS an essay pretty well, then you'll do all right
Nice lady has alot of world experience but doesnt know it tends to go on irrelevant tangents alot. goals to reach certain chapters were established but never reached. learned a little but if know business and want a good education avoid her. if u want units and can BS a few essays and a powerpoint two words for you EASY A
I lasted two classes with this teacher. She was all over the place and nothing discussed in class was relevant to the course work. I found her extremely rude,argumentative, did not really seem to know the content of her PowerPoint slides, they actually seemed old. Worst experience for my first class back after ten years.
She wasn't horrible but definitely went on little tangents and wasn't very clear with what she wanted us to do for the projects. She ended up being kind of short-tempered and didn't seem to like answering questions..She has also has a problem with ratemyprofessors.com.. o_O
She constantly misinterprets people's questions, ending up answering a question that nobody asked. She makes statements and jokes that do not help the class, but rather stop what little flow the class has going. When she makes one of these statements or jokes, everyone in the class just looks at each other in bewilderment.
I enjoyed this teacher. I took her in the summer and received an A. However, she's more of an easy A kind of teacher rather than one you'll actually learn much from. She has a lot knowledge in foreign countries. She uses power point! so get ready to take a lot of notes, or read a lot of the text. She has a lot of stories so its a pretty chill clas
This teacher said she had a phD in Business, however on the first day when she passed out the syllabus there were 14 spelling and grammar mistakes. The calendar she attached was incorrect. Was late and forgot things in her office. Lectured straight from book and PP. What's the point if someone is just going to regurgitate the book? Seriously?
i love her shes an amazing teacher! really loves International Business!!! My Mentor in Import and Export
this profesor is very hard to understand at first. she love going off on tangents and has a hard time comunicating the course work. If you can bs an eassy and you have the patients to lesson to the same essay read again and again. then this class will be an easy A but if you don't have patients avoid any of her classes at all costs.
Horrible Teacher!!! very difficult to understand. I didn't learn anything from her. She loves to put her students on the spot. She does not know how to teach, she is very ignorant. She gives you answers that have nothing to do with your questions. Please avoid taking any of her classes... I don't know why she is still teaching!!!
She is a nightmare... She does not know anything that is happening in the world today. Whenever I ask her something, she says, "You don't understand because you did not listen to me in class!! I've already taught it!" Yet, as long as you do the tests, essays (which would be graded as an A without reading them), and a term paper, you'll get an A.
I took notes everyday, missed one day, didn't study at all! You don't use the book, did the current events, which consisted of 2 or 3 and the paper which was easy and got a B. Piece of cake. She is funny but for some it can be hard to tell other than that she was great and i would take it again
Teacher is insightful and brings tremendous experiance to a subject I innitially had little interest in!The Students are unbelievalble egotistical and malicious to her with regard to her heavy accent which saddens me immensly. I have learned alot and wish my fellow classmates would come back to the teacher-pupil respectful relationship.
Great,Fun,and interesting experianced lady. kinda rough on the students that talked while she was talking, but besides that was cool.
She was good experiance teacher with lot bisiness know how. it was simple to learn with her she gave good helpful to me :)
Kinda has a heavy accent from south america but once u get over that she has buncha international experiance,good teacher for students to ask for personal advice in bizz/international bizz and referances
Internationally experianced and holder of several masters degrees in business globally.Has successfully owned and operated her own businesses and corperations(small)so has the info and ability to be helpful to any student which has questions. Class was a breeze and fun.
one of the best teachers on campus class is always alot of fun. she always ask if everbody understood the chp for today i loved going to class she keep me laughing and learning.
Mrs. Albie is a pretty cool teacher, I've taken her for two other classes and each one is very informative and entertaining. At first she might be a little hard to understand but you get use to it.
I think Professor Armistead is a very credible teacher and she adds some humor to break up stress. This is a fast pace class and I enjoy it very much. I hope she continues to teach.
ALba is one of the most compassionate professors I have EVER come across. She has a desire to help the student excel in the business world. In addition, she is VERY understanding when situations arise. For all of you who want to bash her cultural barrier, how do you expect to get through life? In the business world, understanding culture is key!
very credible teacher with lots of real world experience. tough to understand, but class is very simple, and an easy A
Albe is a very caring and helpful teacher. I read all the comments so far before I decided to make participate. Albe, like all teachers tries to help her students in classes. I have taken four classes with Albe, and had experienced some of her good days as well as her bad days. And through the years I have watched her struggle to attend class a
Professor Almistead was able to help me out a great deal in understanding the basic fundamentals of business. Also Professor Almistead was able to go the extra mile and work with myself and other students, before and after class sessions in order to fully grasp subject matter. I would definately attend another class of hers.
If she's taught the class previously, expect years old exams that she uses.Not good when new edition rearranges chapters in different order. She doesn't care about the fact you haven't been introduced to those chapters, but yet being tested on it. No such thing as office hours.You're basically on your own in any of her classes.
I am taking university courses but needed this lower division class so I decided to take it in Palomar. Although I have an A in this class, all the negative comments are true! She is very disorganized and does not follow the course syllabus. If you really like to learn, please pick a different professor.
I cant beleive anyone would be so prejudice and make rude commets about such a NICE, VERY HIGHLY EDUCATED and INTELLIGENT PROFESSOR! Her teaching style is awesome! You students in the class who are lazy and dont follow class instruction and dont turn work in on DUE date should be gratefull that she will except late assignments and still get credit!
Excellent Teacher. Very Smart and holds many degrees in business! If you follow her course outline and DO the work you will get a good grade in class. She is even nice enough to except late work and give you credit.She makes class fun! I drive over a hour just to be a part of her class! Love Her!
Albie is serious about teaching, yet she gives her students plenty amount of time to turn in their work, scantrons, and attention. I have learned alot from her lectures. Her origins, persona, and accent have nothing to do with a student's personal lack of intelligence. Stop blaming her, mature and be responsible its college not elementary!!1
Alby is a wonderful teacher. She is very cultured as she has traveled all over the world and has so much to offer from her experience. She could not be a better teacher for international business! She is extremely nice,understanding, and willing to take time and help you with anything you need. I reccomend her highly to anyone. Wonderful class!
I've had Dr.Armistead as my professor for two consecutive semesters. She knows her subjects well. She is well educated, many years of teaching experience,and very passionate about what she does. She goes beyond the call of duty to ensure her students received the highest level of excellence in her class. Although she is humorous, she means busines
She is not a good teacher! I learned nothing at all!! She kept repeating the same stories over and over again (which often did not relate to the subject). We did not follow the sylabus and she was all over the place. I felt like she didn't even take the time to create a lesson plan. If you want to learn DO NOT TAKE HER!
This is an excellent teacher! I learned a lot about business, and she is very forgiving with assignments. She gives you every chance to get an A. Highly Recommended.
Took this over summer with her. Very easy teacher, no joke. I do not do well in many classes yet she rarely lectured and most tests were take home. Points were weirdly split so you do well in the presentation yet it is the same point average as say 4 of the tests. She is hilarious, yet don't ask for help b/c she won't understand you. Juts do thewrk
Great lady, atmosphere in classroom was awful, never have witnessed so much disrespect towards a professor. Lectures off of power point word for word. Nice lady though, to forgiving on late papers. For those of us who turn ours in on time it was hard to watch others get full credit for a late paper.
Syllabus is completely a lie, all of it. She said she'd drop an exam score only to find out on the last day she really meant she'd replace it with a 0 essentially making your grade worse. Assignments are very unclear and she wont explain if questioned. She's funny but I learned more about her than marketing.... fail.
This class is an easy A. Go to class, and follow the syllabus. She is not organized at all. She is rude to students, interrupted us during our tests, and barely understands when you ask questions. I would suggest that if you want to learn about business then you take a different class.
Forgets important dates like tests, projects. Moved forward the presentations by a month for unknown reasons. We were behind on material by a month but had to take tests anyways without learning the content first. No official book use (HW, etc) but you'll need it to pick up her slack. Always late, off-topic, then blames us for being behind. Avoid.
Horrible teacher. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. If you can take anyone else, do it. Spending a semester with this woman is not worth it, easy A or not. She is crude, difficult to understand because of her hoarse voice and thick accent, insults students, and tells the same annoying stores over and over, and is extremely opinionated in all the wrong ways.
This class is an easy A is you have an insane level of patience and are immune to headaches. Getting through this class will be a nightmare otherwise. She bases her participation grade on attendance, so unfortunately skipping class is a bad idea. Also don't get the Palomar edition of the book, it's a waste of money. Standard edition works fine.
She is extremely opinionated in regards to facts and fiction. She makes stuff up in order to answer questions that she doesn't know, and is rude to everyone. The class is an easy A, an she doesn't read essays, so you never have to worry about having to write a decent one. You can get on her good side if you brown nose, but it's not worth it. NO!!
this is an easy class even if she's unorganized. got an "A+" without studying or listening to her lecture. didn't even purchased the book. don't be scared to take her because of the rating. easy short presentation, test, and a paper. i like her class because she didn't use blackboard or connect.
This is probably the worst teacher at Palomar. I have no idea how she has managed to stick around for so long without getting fired. Don't take this class.
She barely speaks english. Honestly, she is a very nice lady who cares about what she is teaching, but her time for teaching is long gone. I hope she retires after this semester. She always forgets what day exams are on, then gives homework that she may or may not collect. It's an easy class, but you won't learn anything when it comes time for exam
She's not exactly a spring chicken and it has proven detrimental to the in-class experience. Extremely hard of hearing, typically late to class because of mobility issues, disorganized and unclear as to what is assigned, often goes on tangents, reads directly from Powerpoint and provides very little relevant insight to the subject matter.
Prof. Albi is very dedicated to her students, she always have a good example to explain the topic of discussion. She tries her best to make everyone participate in her class and have time to help you when you have any question.
best teacher ever. all my knowledge in international bussines come from her. now i own my own businnes in export import and it is thanks to all the knowledge i got from professor albie armistead
She inspires me to work hard for my degree. she explain the class in excelent way and makes you learn all the information you need to pass the class
With her international experience and diversified cultural background, she definitely shares a lot of her experience with her students. She has walked more global pathways than most people would ever walk across domestic bridges in their lifetime. Her international knowledge is superb.
Professor Albie though some have criticized her as dumb and incapable of teaching anymore, she still is very knowledgeable in the realms of the business world. The previous commentary that rate her down are very generic and demeaning. Overall she is a great professor that may go off topic, but that is what makes the class fun and interesting.
I loved the fact that we had to work on a project that would teach us more about the class than the class itself. We had all semester to do the work. Other than that, I thought she could have been better in explaining what there was to know about the class, it was better to study from home instead.
Worst teacher ever. I honestly don't know how she became a teacher in the first place. She is unintelligent, doesn't give study guides, gives you essays with no outline or even an idea of what to write about, or even when its due! A student asked when our essay was due and her response was "I don't know I don't have a crystal ball" DO NOT TAKE!!!!!
class is easy if you show up kiss her ass sit close she is super tough to understand!!!!! nothing she talks about is on the test. no study guides but most the tests are open book
Terrible professor. She isn't clear about anything and I can barely understand her. Whenever anyone asks a question, she answers it by asking the class a question. Everything is open book and she regurgitates the PowerPoint slides word for word. The PP slides sometimes contradict what she is teaching, but she tells us to ignore the slide and book.
Excellent class, super fun. Tests are pretty straight forward. Just pay attention in class and you will do great.
Test are strait forward. Use book to take notes
She likes to go on about he social life way to much and is the worst lecturer i've ever had. She takes definitions from the books and reads them as a "lecture". Her lack of clarity is her worst quality, she can explain things to make sense but you have to be the professor for it to make any sense. The tests are written the same way... ZERO CLARITY.
Horrible teacher. Difficult to understand, very disrespectful to students, lectures are difficult to listen to and all she does is read the powerpoint slides word for word. She needs to retire. If you have to take this class, please choose a different professor for your own sake. It's not hard to pass but you'll hate every day you come to class.
I wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your effort to share your knowledge in this course that your teaching . Most of our classmates respected your lectures and you are always there for us.
From not having the proper syllabus, to asking the class 'where we left off', she felt unprepared and uninspired. Reads directly from PowerPoint, likes participation, open note tests, turn in papers with no penalty. I watched her grade my six page paper in 20 seconds. Easy A, but absolutely nothing retained from the class.
As others have stated, her "lectures" are reading power point slides word for word. Expect to write a 2.5 page paper for every quiz that needs to be taken, and a 7 page research paper due before the final. The saving grace for the class was that all quizzes, including final, were open book.
Very informative class, she gives lots of real life examples to help all students understand what is going on. She will go above and beyond for any student who puts forth an honest effort, to ensure success in her class. This class is very interactive and requires some group participation on graded projects. Overall a teacher who cares!
She works off power point, however it coincides with the book, along with real life examples. Flexible with deadlines, and tardiness. She does REQUIRE participation, and there are group projects. She follows her syllabus to a T, so that is helpful for knowing whats next. She helps with anything as long as you communicate to her that help is needed
Alba is funny to a point where she talks half the class about her life stories. Her tests are open book but class is mandatory since going is basically your attendance! I can see why so many people leave her class since she takes everything from the book and you don't feel like you're learning anything new. It's an easy A.
I would NOT recommend this teacher!! She is very rude, when you ask a question, she will talk over you and then not answer what you were asking. She ONLY reads power points, will not go into detail on lectures. She gets mad when you don't know the answers . Your fate in this class relies solemnly on the textbook that she lets you use during test.
The worst professor I've ever had. She doesn't actually teach the material. She'll read the powerpoint slides word by word, and then start talking about irrelevant things for 2/3 of the class. She tries to assign projects we've already done. She's a very sweet lady, but terrible prof. If you want an easy A, take her. If you want to learn, avoid her
If you don't want to learn take this class. Her lectures were all over the place and we watched movies for half the semester. She's really nice, but Im afraid her teaching ability is lacking. I didn't even do the final paper which was worth 25% of my grade and I still got an A. Show up, sign in and you'll pass. Also the class is open book.
this class is an easy A. you show up, do some easy assignments and the tests are open book. she does tend to lecture about random things here and there but it could be worse. if you're looking for an easy A, take her. if you're looking for more depth, take someone else.
Great class turned in 3 fake papers. One I just copy-pasted the Declaration of Independence, the other I copy-pasted a chapter from Mein Kampf, and the third was a story I made up about spiders. I got A pluses on all of them. Teacher literally gave Hitler an A on his book. Teacher gets paid for not reading students' work .
she teaches business and cant read a bar graph. she shows up late. she refuses to teach more than half a chapter, and she will spend 30 minutes talking about anything but the answer to your question. she doesn't show her students respect and will needlessly stop the lesson to call them out for things that are irrelevant to the learning environment
Shes a business teacher that cant teach business. She doesnt know anything about business. She creates a hostile class room environment and has no respect for her students. She also doesnt know what a syllabus is nor does she know what a rubric is.
Shes all over the place. No respect to her students, has no teaching ability, calls out students, forgets everything, hard to understand, doesnt answer questions, goes off topic, reads off slides word for word. Only good thing is the tests are open book and you can turn in things late without penalty.
Class Info
Attendance Mandatory
78%
Textbook Required
100%
Grade Predictor
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Predicted Grade
A+
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IBUS120
5.0
(2)BMGTSECT
5.0
(1)BUSN100
5.0
(1)INTRO101
5.0
(1)IBUS101
5.0
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KEYBORDING101
5.0
BUS
5.0
BUSS100
5.0
INTBUSS
3.0
BUSN100
3.0