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Very Political! She likes people to speak up in class a lot, if you look like you're spacing out she will randomly call on you to keep you alert. She's a fair grader on the 4 required speeches. Midterm and Final are long takehome questions, no homework.
very opinionated, nice lady. take home midterm and final, lengthy but not difficult.
A little too opinionated, but overall a good teacher. Good grader. You may not like her at times, but overall I reccommend her class.
Very easy grader. DO your speeches on things out of the ordinary and you'll have no problem getting a good grade. Take home tests are simple and don't require much thought, just copying from the book. I definetly recommend her.
Political, Opinionated, No Homework.
do the work, you will get the A, very fair with grading, not many speeches, easy final (if any)
The class is very very easy, take home mid-term and final (if any). However, is is one of the most opinionated people ever. Speak your mind in class and let her know what you think she likes that. I reccommend her for any easy A.
Extremely easy class. Not much homework and few speeches. Very political and likes to see students speak up in class.
Great teacher! only 4 speeches all year and she grades easy.
Ayesha is a great teacher who really forces her students to think and react to different situations. She requires that you speak up and make your opinion known. Very fair grader and is always willing to help you out.
She is a great teacher. Take home mid term and final. Really easy grader too. Just go to class and enjoy yourself. She's very political which I thought was fun since we had opposing views, but she didn't hold it against me! Easy A for that GE credit!
she was very unorganized, and a very inconsistant grader. Easy class though, take-home essay mid-term and final.
Nice teacher but very very unorganized. She lost my grade for TWO speeches and completely made up two grades while I waited outside of her office. Easy midterm and final because they are take home, I didn't learn much from her though.
Very hard to get a hold of. She won't return calls or emails. Good teacher, fun class.
Cool class, I guess. I bombed a speech, and she still gave me a b/c. Rarely gives A's, but also rarely gives anything lower than a B. I admitted to having smoked pot, and she did also. I wonder what she's doing tonight...
She doesn't give A's usually and she doesn't explain what she wants..and when she does and you do them she marks off for that very thing..WHAT GIVES?!? But you can't do BAD in the class either so whatev..
The only way you do well in her class is if you make everything you speak about political. She rambles on and tends to pick on students. She means well but usually ends up aggravating the crap out of you. OK to take, but I'm sure there's someone better.
I hate how much she bashes our gov't & bush. She doesn't realize that not everyone hates our gov't. The class mainly sucked because of all the democrats in it, it got sickening during speeches to hear people making fun of bush and the gov't, pretty sure they didn't get docked points for "insulting the audience." Anyways she is helpful, nice, no a's
I thought that her class was pretty easy. Only a couple speeches and the mid term and final are papers. Easy.
One of the worst teachers I ever had in college. She pushed her political views on ever student in the class. If you are at all conservative or God forbid, a Republican, she will single you out in class and fight you to the death to try and convert you to being a Democrate. Expect to have many debates in class. Take someone else.
Nice lady - does not like to give out A's or anything below a C
She was easy. Very liberal but easy to get a grade from...just do the work and she gives you credit...and I'm conservative
She has really good intentions, but so did the little boy I babysat for that smeared**** all over the walls. Get out of her class if you can. She makes you read for every class, and it is just busywork. Her handouts are not clear and she shouldnn't be teaching
i don't know where to start.... have fun with her...
She plays favorites....and I would not recommend her!!
doesn't give A's...did the "extra credit" to boost my grade up and she still kept me at an AB which was where she made sure my grade sat the entire semester...get out while you can...very opinionated and extrememly political
Patnaik is a good professor. She's nice but kind of strict. She DOESN'T give out A's, but she only gives out like 4 (max.) speeches that require hardly anything and she gives a lot of feedback (good and bad). Her exams are easy they are just questions out of the book. I recommend her, but be warned she plays favorites.
Patnaik is a good professor. She's nice but kind of strict. She DOESN'T give out A's, but she only gives out like 4 (max.) speeches that require hardly anything and she gives a lot of feedback (good and bad). Her exams are easy they are just questions out of the book. I recommend her, but be warned she plays favorites.
Professor Patnaik is very intelligent with her subject. Everyone complains about her grading scale; but, the fact of the matter is that you will be tested greatly by her and you will learn more than the average professor. If you are looking for an easy grade, do not take her. If you want to actually learn something, I strongly recommend her.
Professor Patnaik is a good teacher. She doesn't give out many A's, but she will hand them out if you show superior work. Meaning its not impossible to get one. Overall, good teacher for a general education course. Very passionate lady.
she grades pretty tough compared to other professors, but you actually learn something and she is nice.
hard to understand
Patnaik is a frustrating professor. She rambles during lectures, always losing her point. She won't give out A's and doesn't know how to use D2L so none of her incredibly dry lecture slides are available to study from. If you enjoy pouring over a pointless textbook, getting poor grades and being pissed off for a semester then I'd recommend her.
She's a hard grader but does know a lot about her subject. She's not a "fun" speech teacher like the other ones. You must always write about serious topics, unlike friends I have that have gotten to write about "How to Make popcorn" and etc. We must always write about something that is important and contraversial.
Very opinionated!!! If your conservative, you will not enjoy this class. Ridiculous exams she gives, expects you to read the book like its your only class you have. Can be pleased if you follow each of her ridiculous guidelines to give one speech. Funny accent and is overall nice.
In all honesty, I don't think she has any idea what she's talking about. She relies on the book for everything, expects you to read it, and then just recites it almost verbatim. It's an easy class though, if you don't mind being annoyed.
She was horrible at explaining things. I am not sure she knew what she was talking about. You sort of had to guess what she was assigning. Her instructions, notes, assignment sheets, and discussions were very unclear. I don't suggest her. She is a nice lady, but I do not suggest taking her!
She's easy but isn't very fun. Doesn't give A's at all but its easy to get an A/B. Very Nice
Class was fairly simple. Just a few quizes every once in a while and she tells you what is on the final. Make sure you do the reading and participate in class discussion. Doesn't use D2L but hands back assignments in a timely fashion.
She is very nice and listens to students and is very open to new ideas and changing things around to accomidate the students. Very easy class as long as you do your work.
we really only gave one "real" speech, which was a group speech. you could basically pick any topic that was controversial. quizzes are fairly easy - most is common sense, but you should read some/take notes. she is a tougher grader. it seems like she basis a lot of her class off of cultural stuff ... cuz she's from india. participate in class!
She has a great attitude and an open mind. Our classes often got off topic and talked about personal issues, we got into some deep stuff sometimes. but we also worked hard, you have to study for quizzes. Shes a great teacher and super nice, would never turn someone away. One of my favorite professors even tho it wasnt a preferred subject for me.
One of the coolest teachers I've had. Loves to talk about random stuff but she always looks for class participation and it's never boring. Not sure I learned too much about communications from this class but she grades easily. If you want a good grade without much effort, I would recommend her class.
She is really boring and is into the whole "all cultures should be equal (especially india)" thing. But the class is really easy so if you don't like public speaking try to get her for your CST requirement.
She is a very nice teacher and very passionate about what she teaches. However, in regards to her tests: they are very open-ended in terms of the questions, but at the same time she often expects a particular answer. It was hard to know what she was looking for a lot of the time.
I was referred to her by a friend. She has only 3 short quizzes throughout the semester and a final exam. If you study, you will do well. Also, there are 2 individual speeches and 1 group speech and couple papers. SOunds like a lot but if you put in the effort you will do well. And I liked her as a person, caring.
Not a hard class. Only 3 speeches, a few papers, 3 quizzes, and a final. The final was rediculous though. She gives you a study guide that has nothing to do with the test. And the final was also very confusing to understand. Other than the final the class is fine.
Very nice! She tries to connect to everyone in the class and is a great person. However, for a CST teacher, she is VERY unclear. Speech assignments are often vague and gets irritated when you ask her to clarify. Quizzes are hard as well.
shes a very nice lady, cares about everyone and wants to connect to her students. however she is very unclear in expactations on ALL assignments and quiz/test questions are confusing as well. her grading contradicts her comments. ex: she said nothing but nice things about my speech, then gave me an AB and not an A.she likes to stress particpation.
Extremely unclear on every assignment and speech. She is supposed to be teaching CST, yet is one of the worst people at communicating. Would say all positive things about a speech then would still receive an A/B. Overall, a nice lady but super confusing.
Very nice woman, very caring about all her students and she encourages anyone to come talk to her anytime. However, her assignments are not clear and her expectations are confusing. I get A/Bs on speeches while receiving no criticism.
Although it was an easy class with not much work, she was very unclear with what she wanted. Also, attendance is mandatory. I would suggest talking to Joe Gow to see if he would bump it up to a 4 credit class because you will learn more than you need to about the country of India. With that being said, she is friendly but I would avoid taking her..
Listen to everyone else folks. If you want an A do not expect it. She will give you no criticism, so that means it's an A right? WRONG. She is very unclear on her speeches but expects a lot out of them. Trust me, if there is another professor open TAKE IT!! She is a nice lady but that doesn't make it any better of a class.
Don't take her. Although she is very nice and entertaining to talk to, she is a hard grader, very unclear and you will NEVER receive an A. Take her as a last resort
Most of the class got confused at some points during the course, I asked questions so it was easy for me, she will help if you ask.
Very confusing class. She expects a lot out of you but doesn't tell you specifically what she wants,but if you go to her with questions she'll be very helpful. As long as she thinks you're trying, you'll get a good grade.
Talk to her and she'll love you! She is a decently easy grader, but is very unorganized! Many spur of the moment assignments and such.
Very friendly. Don't be scared by her name, she is very easy to understand with almost no accent, but will talk about differences in communication by culture which is really interesting. Very unclear in explaining assignments but will clarify if you ask questions. Easy grader, show up to class and do the speeches and you'll be fine.
A good professor. She knows what she is doing and relates to students. I have no problem with her.
Dr. Patnaik was a good professor who highly stresses participation. Three speeches throughout the semester and as long as she sees you put in the work you will be fine.
Very easy class. Grades are mostly based off the speeches but they are not on difficult topics. I highly recommend taking her class, she was the best teacher I made it a very easy class.
She is more worried about you becoming a better speaker, not worried about grades. 3 big speeches, 2 smaller ones. No exams or final, only have a final paper. Learned a lot, and she is super laid back.
She cares more about you as a person and is genuinely concerned with getting to know you. The speeches you give are easy, and she fosters interpersonal communication & debate throughout the semester. Pay strict attention to the structure of speeches she wants you to use; this is where I got docked points.
I absolutely loved Ayesha! She is easy going and cares about each one of her students. She likes to get to know her students through participation. Show up, writepresent speeches in the right format, participate, get an good gread. I strongly recommend her!
She does a great job at getting the whole class involved, and is willing to help out in any way.
I loved this teacher! She made the few projects very easy and actually fun. Especially the first one you do about yourself. She is more interested in helping you become a better speaker instead of giving you super hard assignments. Take her on as a professor!
I really enjoyed Ayesha's class. She really cares about her students, but with that she does expect participation. As long as you put effort into your speeches, you will do well (plus she gives good tips for your next speech). A few quizzes, one group speech, and a take home final. Would recommend.
She is a very friendly individual but sometimes she isn't always clear with what she is looking for in a speech. But participation is a big part of your grade so if you don't like to participate in class this may not be the professor for you because it will hurt your grade a lot.
Patnaik does a great job of bringing the class together and making you participate, but can come off as condescending sometimes. Be sure to bring your A-game to speeches and read guidelines very carefully, as she has many requirements for each project. About what you would expect from a college entry-level speech class.
For a communications professor, she is quite monotone and boring. Unfortunately attendance is taken daily, so it factors in hugely for your grade. While she tries to conduct discussion, her teaching style causes people to become bored and lose interest, so there is very little participation. She is an easy grader, so don't sweat the speeches.
Ayesha does a good job at bringing the class together. She includes everyone and participation matters. Her quizzes are super easy; she gives a word bank. There was no mid-term and we had a take home final. Three speeches; ones a group speech. She's an easy grader and wants her students to succeed.
She is unclear of what is expected. Quizzes are easy, but that is barely even a portion of your grade. Speeches were easy too, but she grades somewhat harshly on the outline, and wants things her way. She takes attendance everyday, and participation in the class matters a lot. Would not take if you don't like to participate.
Prof. Patnaik will for sure push you to be a better public speaker, but if you take her feedback into consideration and take steps to do better, this will be an easy class. She is fun and really brings the class together. I was sad to be done at the end of the semester!
If you put in the time and effort this class will not be difficult and it is possible to receive an A. We had 4 speeches throughout the semester and 4 quizzes. Our exam was take home too. She's an awesome professor and i enjoyed going to her class. The one thing i really urge you to do if you have her is READ the Rubrics!!!!! PARTICIPATION MATTERS
Patnaik genuinely cares about her students, and wants the class to come together to be friends. She is a very nice lady, but seems scattered sometimes. Attendance and participation matters! It's VERY important to follow her rubric. Includes three speeches, some quizzes and smaller assignments, and a take-home final exam.
Easy quizzes that are just the vocab in the chapter, don't use the textbook for anything else. Attendance is mandatory and she is big on participation. Easy/fair grader for presentations
Patnaik genuinely wants you to do well. She wanted our class to all be really good friends and be comfortable with eachother which was nice. She's a super easy grader for speeches as long as you follow the rubric. Overall she's a good professor, but she does require more effort than other CST professors.
Worst professor I had all freshman year. Creates more work than any other CST class that I have heard of.
She had mixed reviews by my class as a whole but I did not enjoy her. She had very confusing and no consistent grading structure. She was also very condescending and judgmental of speech choices and just personal opinion. Overall, would not take again but if shes your only choice shell be fun to talk about and you wont fail.
I thought this class was super good! She grades very fairly, and there are no tests or quizzes! You have one 6 page paper final, and 4 speeches! Definitely recommend taking if you dont like giving speeches!
I loved Professor Patnaik! She truly cares about her students' success and is a very easy grader if she can tell you tried your best. There are 4 speeches all of which are extremely doable, and a take home final at the end of the semester.
As a person, I loved Professor Patnaik. She's extremely caring and truly wants you to feel comfortable, improve, and do your best. Her style of teaching did not work for me as well. She can be unclear about expectations at time and definitely gives more work than other CST profs, but is a wonderful lady to talk to. Heavily values group work
Overall, the class was okay. The textbook was never used in class, and we rarely took notes. Speeches were fairly easy, but Patnaik often took a long time to put grades in. Compared to other classes, she assigned more speeches/projects overall, so the class was more work. The take home final was a 6 page paper that was an inconvenience for finals.
Professor Patnaik is very helpful and cares a lot about her students. Make the effort to get to know her, she will to go the extra mile to help you succeed both in class and later on. Her class does involve more work than other CST110 classes, it really helps students with public speaking skills and challenges you to look at other perspectives
Not clear on what she wants. One time she gave four students (myself included) the wrong assignment sheet which stated we had to write a three page paper on a topic with VERY limited information. Overall nice, no phones, must come to class. Very liberal and uses many lessons to bash Donald Trump. Which if you hate him, not so bad. But it got old.
She's nice enough, but not a great professor. Confusing at best.
The way this class was structured, there was minimal work at the beginning of the semester and the majority at the end, which was inconvenient but still manageable. Dr. Patnaik is very kind and willing to work with students individually. Participation in classroom discussion is important.
Ayesha is a very nice person but lacks some teaching criteria. She is very unclear what she wants in her assignments. She grades on a different rubric than the one given to you. She has more speeches than the other professors and a lot of them are on the spot. Outlines are very important for your grade so make sure they are thorough!
Professor Patnaik is a wonderful person who truly has a passion for her job. Patnaik wants nothing more than to see her students succeed and will do anything to help her students. Great feedback is given on speeches that is encouraged to be used while preparing for the next speech. I would not hesitate to recommend to recommend her to anyone.
pop quizzes. not the worst but definitely try for other professors. you have to do wayyy more in her class than for other professors. 4 page single spaced final.
Ayesha was a pretty good professor. She is really caring towards her students and wants to connect with them on a personal level. The class is graded on 3 speeches, 2 quizzes, and 1 take home final. She sometimes isnt clear about what she wants and then gives you a bad grade. I reccomend asking lots of questions so everything is clear.
She isn't clear with instructions especially online. She has assumed many of us know what we need to do but the instructions or guidelines don't mention it once. As a communications professor, she is horrible with communication which might seem ironic and funny until your grade represents that. If you get her, just ask a ton of questions. Trust me.
Though out the semester I was frequently confused. Some of my classmates didnt even receive the extra credit offered. I had emailed her numerous times but she didnt ever respond. Made instructions but left out many things in order to doc little points. Never graded on our participation like she said. Would definitely never recommend.
Anyone who says that she's a tough grader simply didn't put any effort into any of their speeches. I learned so much from this Professor. She makes college feel like college. It's worth your parents money or whoever is paying for your tuition, trust me.
She was great, one of my favorite professors I've had thus far.
Great professor and if you put effort into the class you will easily pass. She tells great stories, I would definitely recommend.
SO BORING! She talks and goes on and on about things that are irrelevant. As long as you do the bare minimum you will pass. I had a few occasions come up and I had to miss class and ask for an extension on a deadline, and she had no issue. Besides the class being boring, her broken English, and the rambling, it is super easy to pass with an A.
She is big on participation.
She is by far the best professor I have had here at UW-La Crosse. She is so beyond caring and loves each and every one of her students. She does not live in Wisconsin, so we have online classes. She does not reply back to emails, but she gives out her phone number so it is easy to contact her. She is easy to work with and a very easy grader.
A laid-back, easy, yet beneficial class/professor to take. 3 speeches throughout the semester: 1 informative, 1 persuasive, and one group project. Great feedback is given, and a pretty understandable and easy grader. Lectures online get long and boring, but I think it is so worth it. Never any quizzes or busy work given. TAKE HER!
She wasn't great when you needed to email her...she'd send unprofessional responses. She also told our class multiple times that "it's not really possible to get an A on your speeches,"
Professor Patnaik runs an engaging class with helpful feedback. While lectures can drag, the assignments are manageable if you stay on top of things. unstuck study was a great study aid alongside the free textbook. Definitely worth taking if you need the credit.
I thought professor Patnaik was awesome, she is real! She is the most real professor I have ever had, and goes below surface level. She put out good info, gave good feedback, and SUPER accessible. If you put in the work you can get a A. I wish all my professors were like her.
I took it online, and attendance is only taken when we are presenting or sharing ideas, she says, "randomly taking a screenshot of who shows up". Very light workload, iykyk, 3 speeches that aren't so bad, just get it over with. Midway through the semester, and only have 4 real assignments that actually matter, excluding beginning of the year stuff.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
88%
Textbook Required
45%
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