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Quality3.4
Difficulty22%
Would Retake95
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“Disrespectful towards students, doesn't respond to emails, gives absurd amount of work, etc”
PSYC231 - 1.0 rating“Students had a week to write the hardest, most important paper”
PSYC231 - 1.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
69%
Textbook Required
50%
Grade Predictor
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Predicted Grade
B+
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EXPSOCIAL
5.0
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(1)PSYCMANY
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5.0
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4.5
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5.0
EXPER325
5.0
PSYC110
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PSYC231
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Reviews (94)
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If you listen in class, you will get a good grade. She makes sure you know the stuff before she moves on.
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You have to attend class, her lectures are important , but she makes it interesting and she is a great professor. I would recomend her
She is one of the best lecturers at SRU. Maybe it was just the subject for the class, but I was always extremely interested in what she had to say. Her tests were hard, but if you read the book and attended class, you can still get an A, no problem.
She makes you learn but at the same time keeps it interesting. I wish that she could teach more classes.
The best professor I ever had. She provides great examples when explaining concepts which make learning material fun. Very bright and dosn't have to refer to the book when lectures. You learn a lot from her classes, and I mean a lot.
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She's one of my favorite professors. She makes even classes I expected to be boring fun and enjoyable. She's funny and makes things really easy to understand. I'd take her again if I could!
Her class is boring. She puts most of my class right to sleep. I hate the fact that most of the class is done online. She has her upside she is funny at times and gives good examples for some topics and none for others. You must study for her tests days in advance,lots of notes to study
Class is very difficult. I'll be happy w/ a C. Book is online for much cheaper which is a +. Online chapter quizzes have to be taken b4 tests which are very difficult. You have to read the chapters, you can't go from notes. Tests aren't too horrible, but you have to study.
She made this class easy for me. She lectured every day, but made everything so clear that as long as you came to class, paid attention and took notes, you would be ok. She is very thorough, but has very high expectations.
A funny lady who swears a lot, but at the same time interesting ans knowledgable. There are online quizzes for every chapter. If oyu get an 80%, you get full credit. This helps your grade. There are three tests, which I thought were very reasonable. Keep up w/ the reading in the book & u'll be fine.
Psych journals are no fun. 27 pages of grief. Classes are interesting. Test's are not too bad. Temper can flare.
This is the worst class ever! I don't recommend taking her at all, I dreaded going to that class everyday! Her stupid online quizes if you don't get atleast an 80% the first time you take it you get 1 point out of 10! Her tests are ridiculous! If you have the choice take someone else
this is the worst proff ever. she's really hard and she doesn't help you with anything. she makes her students feel stupid and she thinks shes so smart but she's not!!! avoid her at all costs!!
I have mixed feelings with this class.She's funny & engergetic but dont make her mad.Do not pack up before class is over,she'll flip.The online testing is so ridiculous, but for the in class exams her powerpoints give you everything you need. Study and it's easy. I recommend someone else though, sort of boring.
Harder than the last time I had her. Tough grader on papers/essays, but gives good examples and is very clear. You will work ur butt off but you will learn ALOT
class was hard but you learned a lot!!! she explained everything really well.... i never even opened my book, just read the notes she gives you and you'll be fine
explaines things very well! kind of funny at times. Everything you need to know is on the powerpoints she gives you. The only downfall is the online quizes she requieres, which are hard. Just study the powerpoints "to a T" and do decent on the online quizes and you'll get A.
I took her for several classes. She explains everything very well. She covers everything in class that will be on the tests. As long as you take notes during class, you'll be all set for a good grade. Plus, you learn a heck of a lot from her. Great teacher.
very unapproachable...thinks she is always right even if you show her FROM THE BOOK that she isn't...no work is ever good enough for her...she is on a very large power trip...if you can take someone else instead, do yourself a favor and avoid Romanczyk
If you are the type of person who goes to a professor for any type of help she is not the professor to take for this class b/c she wont help you! She has a tendancy to come off very rude and undermining. She also sometimes has favorites that she caters to and she pretty much makes your life a living HELL if you aren't one of them. DON'T TAKE HER!
She's pretty easy, but even though I was nothing but nice to her, and went to every class, she seemed a bit moody sometimes. Her tests are fairly hard, I made B/c's on all of them. Make sure you take the online quizzes as best as you can, at the end of the semester she gives you all the points you earned. Overall good teacher.
She seemed very moody and was always right. Very knowledgable and was able to apply what she has studied and experienced into her teaching to help students remember. But that was the extent of her helping. Good class to take if you like to read textbooks because lectures weren't enough in this class.
DO NOT TAKE HER. she is cold as ice and will make you want to switch out of the major within the first class.
The class I had her in was testing. I honestly think she intends to make it hard to work with interpersonally. I called her one time for information about applying for Graduate school, and her tone and choice of words was harsh and deflating. If you are looking for encouragement, she is NOT the person to go to.
I don't understand all the issues with her. She is an extremely good lecturer, and I actually learned what she was teaching. The tests weren't too bad. She isn't as scary as everyone makes her sound at all. If you approach her for help, she will help you if you have legitimate questions. She tells it like it is, and I guess some don't like that.
She's very moody and will talk to you like you're an idiot. She makes an attempt for clairty but often contradicts herself. Overall : Unpleasant person, but not completely terrible as a professor.
easiest professor i have taken. so helpful and writes the papers with you. take her!! her reputation is false, she is so nice and very helpful.
I've taken a few classes with Romanczyk, and honestly, I'd go out of my way to take another class with her. She's a great teacher, she doesn't assign much work, and you learn a lot from her. She can be abrasive, but grow a thick skin and you'll learn to enjoy her classes.
The best damn teacher I had at sru, hands down. She is tough, there is no doubt about it, but all you have to do is show up and i 'll guarantee you ,you will learn quite a bit.
Greatest teacher I've had. Extremely clear and conscise, re-caps the previous class and moves forward at a reasonable pace. Homework is relative to what you're learning and she's willing to listen if/when you have concerns. You still have to work hard and show up but it is so worth it. I would take her calsses any day.
Highly recommend. I wish Dr. R taught more classes, would love to have her as a prof again. She tells it like it is, which is admirable. I learned a great deal.
Not too bad. She basically outlines the chapters for you on a word document (consistent with her powerpoint slides). Tests are pretty much right off the outlines. She can be a bit two-faced at times so pay attention, and answer her questions during class or at least give her a nod every once in a while and you'll be golden!
The class is relatively easy as long as you attend. She gives random in-class assignments that you can't make up. I had to use the book to understand everything because she's so boring to listen to. She is also very rude and if you don't understand she moves on anyway. She ignores students. Easy class, terrible professor.
Extremely rude & condescending towards students. Class is super easy but she's so demeaning that its not even worth the easy A to sit through another. Talks to the class like we're preschoolers. If you dont care about being spoken to like your an idiot she's for you! Also - be prepared for her to "welcome" you to every concept.
Rudest professor ever. She talks to students like they are in elementary school. She is condescending. She thinks she is better than everyone and so well educated, but if you ask me she is not as intelligent as she thinks. Go out of your way to take someone else unless you want a terrible prof. She humiliates you if you ask simple questions.
She is not as bad as everyone is saying. She gets "rude" when no one in class participates. When the class is participating she is extremely nice and VERY helpful. The tests are easy. just do a little reading and look over the notes for an easy A. The class itself is boring, but I love Dr.R!!!
Extremely rude professor. I recommended taking the class someone else. She basically criticizes you and makes you feel stupid if you ask questions in class.
She's very moody and will talk to you like you're an idiot. She makes an attempt for clairty but often contradicts herself. She talkes to the class like they are preschoolers and thinks we are so much below her. Overall : Unpleasant person, but not completely terrible as a professor.
She is okay. Her tests come a lot from her lectures, so attending is important. There is really no other way to study for her tests otherwise unless you take notes in class. She often contradicts herself, especially when asked questions on a particular subject.
Her classes are super easy, but you should not take her. She is extremely rude to her students. She puts herself on a pedastole and thinks she is the smartest professor at sru, however she is extremely unintelligent. She is condescending to her students and gets pleasure by demeaning you in front of the whole class. Definitely take another prof.
I was a student in the '90s. I see from the ratings here that Dr. Romanczyk hasn't changed much! She was rude and talked down to her students. I was a good student and received good grades, but that was despite her teaching methodability. I did not enjoy her classes and was left confused after asking her to clarify points.
Took this as a winter session course. There are 15 chapters each with a quiz, review question of your choice to answer, and either a video analysis or worksheet assignment. It was a lot of work for the time frame but not too difficult. Quizzes were a tad tough and you must do the assignments fully to get an A. Not awful & a doable A for a semester.
I took this class during a winter semester. She was very unclear about what was expected of the video and problem analyses. She will talk down to you and make you feel like a complete moron on a daily basis, and expect your dropbox feedback to be full of childish, smart-ass comments. I have never met her in person, and I really don't want to.
Good teacher but gives in class assignments that cannot be made up. Much of the powerpoint notes gone over in class aren't helpful so you MUST read the text or you won't pass. tests are long and difficult but it isn't impossible to do well
Horrible, 10/10 would not reccommend
I've had Dr. R for many classes if you ask her a question about lecture she goes in circles and doesn't actually answer your question. Tests are based on book and lecture, if you read the book before lecture you will notice that she give a lot of false information. She talks down to you and is overall a rude person. Honestly did not learn anything.
I have never met such an unpleasant person in my entire life. She is very condescending and gets cranky when you do not respond to her rhetorical questions. She doesnt answer your question, instead goes on a confusing 20 minute tangent. She tries to make you feel stupid and gives incorrect info. Pro tip: sit in back and play computer solitaire
I know a lot of people have a negative attitude towards this professor, but it really is not hard to do the work and pass with an easy A or B. Most think she is boring, but she can be funny and does have a personality. She is definitely not a morning person, like the rest of us, but it doesn't affect her teaching. Show up and do work, you'll pass!!
Her personality may not suit everyone, but i think she is a funny individual. Maybe not the best at always being in a great mood, and she definitely has her moments, but she overall is a good professor and if you pay attention in class to lectures and study you shouldnt have a problem getting an A in her class
I do not think she cares about her students at all, she is very condescending and rude when you ask questions. She literally threw a fit one time when she told the class to get into groups but failed to tell us how many so we just sat there confused. I would avoid taking her if you can.
Never in my academic career have I encountered a professor with such unclear expectations and instruction. I'm a good student, I usually breeze through classes. Understanding what she expected us to turn in was more difficult than the assignments themselves. Will ignore your emails. Avoid. Avoid. Avoid.
I really liked having Dr. Romancyck. She gives you the material necessary to pass her class and is a fair grader. She sets you up to succeed. I had her as a professor and I loved her! She was at my IRB meeting for a research project I was doing. She made me feel comfortable even though I was super nervous! I highly recommend taking her.
SocPs, idk where to begin with this one. She never replies to emails, never showed up to her own zoom meetings, took weeks to cover one chapter of the syllabus so we didnt get to everything on it, did not explicitly explain WHAT she wants us to do and WHEN it was due, so everyone was confused. She never answered chats on zoom. Unclear directions
Her class was very hard to take online. She was not clear on directions and never assigned due dates until the end of the semester. D2L was a complete mess and it was hard to navigate the assignments. She would add new ones without letting you know then decide she wasnt going to count them once you completed them.
Absolutely the worst professor Slippery Rock University has to offer. Gives two people different grades even though same assignment was turned in. She cancelled classes, takes 15 years to email you back, and she is so rude when answering questions. I would rather do anything else EVER take another class with this monster of a women again.
The worst professor at SRU. Never answers emails, doesnt grade things until the last day of class, D2L is an absolute mess, her assignments make no sense, and no work is ever good enough for her. I wrote an example down that she told us to write, and she marked it wrong - when she is the one who gave the example. Avoid her at all costs. Terrible.
She is all over the place and does not explain directions very clearly. She never grades things on time either.
Her classes are so hard to take. She is very rude when answering questions and does not give clear explanations for anything. If you do an assignment exactly as she tells you to, youll still get a bad grade on it. Dont try to email her about anything, most likely wont answer you.
Dr. Romancyk's lectures barely match up with the book sections. She only gives a couple of assignments and chapter quizzes. The quizzes are timed and leaves less than a minute to each question, even though some questions are written as paragraphs. She gives no due dates and barely instructs you on each assignment. Don't take her classes.
Avoid, Avoid, Avoid. The worst professor I have had. It seems others on here also feel the same way. If you see her name teaching any class, don't do it, take another class! You've been warned
Dr. Romanczyk never answers emails containing questions about class work, or any emails for that matter. She hardly ever grades things, and when she does, the rubric and expectations are unclear and hard to follow.
for the love of GOD, DO NOT TAKE ANY CLASSES WITH DR. ROMANCZYK!!!! She does not tell you she is giving out assignments yet instead just puts them on d2l without a word. She expects paper replies to our assignments that are only 10 points. Half the stuff she talks about is nothing related to the book. save yourself the stress and boredom
She gets mad when students don't answer obscure questions we couldn't possibly know. Kicked students out of class for not knowing things. Direct quote from her: "did you have your hand up for some strange reason?" Every class is a lecture, then you're quizzed on things only from readings. Lessons are disorganized. Harsh grader. Don't take her.
I emailed her every day asking how to access the textbook and she refused to answer. You have to read a chapter, write two essays, and take a quiz nearly every day (Summer). Her quizzes have the most arbitrary and pointless questions that you would never think to study. She's useless and rude. I'm dropping her class just to escape. DO NOT TAKE HER.
She assigns way more work than is necessary and grades it pretty hard. She wants you to write paragraphs about what you learned when you didnt really learn anything. Her quizzes are really hard and contain things that arent in the notes. I would try to avoid taking her classes.
The assignments never have clear instructions but she is still sure to give harsh feedback. Does not responde to emails (and when she does she is abrasive). Avoid if you can.
The professor crammed a 15-week semester into 4 weeks with 11 exams and 1-2 essays each chapter. She left unclear, patronizing grades and feedback. She never answered my school-related questions or emails. I felt like I was drowning from stress constantly in this course. This was a painful experience that I hope never occurs to anyone else.
She tells you at the begin of the class that everything is mandatory and missing a single assignment will cause you to fail the class. With that being said, she gave no due dates to any assignments that were given. Everything was a guessing game of when it was due. Furthermore, nothing gets graded until the end of the semester.
god awful. will never take her again. she is so demeaning and rude to students and constantly talks down to them. let me leave you with a quote "you all look pathetically dead, wake up." DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS. And ngl I do my work and participate, but she is just an awful person.
Very disrespectful towards students, assigns homework with no instructions (which makes them hard), and doesn't check emails. Her feedback consists of degrading comments, and vague remarks. AVOID
She Does NOT answer emails, Does NOT give clear instructions. She will rip into your answers and make you feel like an ass in front of EVERYONE. Expect to receive randomly places 70% on assignments. Me and another student worked on an assignment, yet I got a 70% and they got a 100%. She will NEVER post the assignments on D2L w/ no instructions.
Disrespectful towards students, doesn't respond to emails, gives absurd amount of work, etc. Avoid (hi my class)
Students had a week to write the hardest, most important paper. An entire class went to the head of the psych department because they felt they had not learned anything and were incredibly scared to ask her questions. There is very little feedback regarding what is wrong - she crosses out entire paragraphs and marks them "incorrect". part 2 - 2
She never explained anything, and when she did, it did not make sense. If you miss, she will get agitated and make you look like a fool for asking. The worse thing was that she had kicked the class out several times for not talking when she was lecturing. It was very frustrating, and I recommend not taking her unless necessary.
She is very angry and rude and has 0 tolerance for not understanding. If a student raises their hand and asks a question, she makes them feel and sounds stupid. If they state something, she still finds a way to shut them down. It feels like she doesn't even want you to speak in class because she just makes it embarrassing for you. Not nice.
By far the worst professor I've had between two different universities. Not only does she refuse to answer emails, but if you have Covid, and miss classes due to illness (with a medical excuse!!) she will still mark you as absent, not allow you to make up your work, and will report you to student services for not attending classes. STAY AWAY!
She is very harsh when speaking in class and makes mean comments to the class on a regular basis. Do not recommend it. If you have an option, take ANY other professor's class.
I've been in her class for 7 weeks, and I'm starting to regret not dropping it... She has a really disrespectful demeanor towards students, and makes people feel uncomfortable to ask questions. She asks questions nobody knows, and then expects the whole class to respond. The material is interesting, however her attitude ruins it. Avoid if possible
Dr. Romanczyk will not give you due dates for anything, and then get mad when you don't turn in your work. When you do the work, however, there are no open dropboxes to submit it. Warned our class that midterm grades were due and we were almost all given Ds because she was "too lazy to fill out the two-page F papers" needed to fail students. Bad.
She seems like she wants to be a nice lady. The lectures are so incredibly dry. Also, her assignments are aggravating and her grading is atrocious. She makes herself totally unapproachable, and comes off rude. There is no way to make up work done in class no matter your reason for missing. I am regretting not dropping. Hope I pass.
Awful. I will never take another class with Romanczyk. She kicked my class out after she asked a rhetorical question and proceeded to use harsh words towards our overall class intellegence. STAY AWAY. I ended up earning an A by going to every class and completing the work she assigns (with no due date) corresponding to that week's chapter.
Avoid at all costs. Never answered her email, constantly degraded students anytime they would participate in class, and only didn't grade anything until the very last minute. Once she got mad at my class because we weren't participating enough while looking at GRAPHIC crime scene images and kicked everyone out 20 minutes into class. Save yourself.
I posted a review last year, however it got taken down... Dr. Romanczyk was one of the rudest professors I had taken here at SRU. I've had numerous altercations with her where she accused me of doing things that weren't true, which led to multiple meetings with the dean/head of the department. She failed a whole class for "plagiarizing". Avoid.
I am currently in this class and let me just say that she is a completely different person now. She is now old asf and doesn't even give af anymore. She is very sick now and lowkey on her last leg. will even cancel classes because she can't even walk or drive. You don't have any assignments other than a few in class assignments.
I was in this class this semester and I have heard so many things about her before i stepped foot in that classroom, let me just say she has calmed down and was actually very nice to us and she really didn't give to crap about anything. I would just say go to class for the last 5's and lecture notes, everything else is online.
I'd heard many negative comments about her before taking her class in Fall 2024. She is honestly quite laid back and easygoing. When I say "beware of pop quizzes," it is not an actual quiz. She does these activities called "last five", this is how she takes attendance, but she doesn't do them every class. Overall, I had a great time in her class.
I know she has a lot of bad reviews, but she's changed and was phenomenal when I had her. Attendance isn't mandatory but if you aren't there you don't get to make up assignments missed. She gave great lectures and insight about the course and was quite funny. Her quizzes are difficult and not always grammatically correct though, otherwise great.
I was prepared for the worst but was pleasantly surprised. She has mellowed out and is charmingly grumpy. She has provided me with very insightful help when I asked, and really cares about the students ability to understand to the material. She also always tries to make everyone laugh, and does the best she can as she is currently ill. 5/5 !
I have seen a lot of negative reviews of Dr. R., but I honestly really liked her class. She does not have an attendance policy, but be sure to attend class in order to get points for in-class assignments. The only issue that I have with her is that she does not respond to emails, and she also does not change the dates for the chapter quizzes.
Be ready to have quizzes to take by the time the semester is over Attendance does matter, she won't upload the PowerPoints She makes this class very interesting and her PowerPoints are always fun to look at in class She is an amazing professor and I love taking classes with her
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
69%
Textbook Required
50%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B+
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-1.79 avg changeRatings by Course
EXPSOCIAL
5.0
(1)PSYCHEXPR
5.0
(1)PSYCMANY
5.0
(1)PSYCAFEW
5.0
(1)EXPERIMENTAL
4.5
(2)Difficulty by Course
SOCIALEXP
5.0
EXPER325
5.0
PSYC110
5.0
CROSSCULTURAL
5.0
PSYC231
4.6