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Quality3.5
Difficulty29%
Would Retake93
Reviews29%
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What Students Say
“the workload is so bad that at the end of semester you will get so exhausted and frustrated”
ENGH302N - 1.0 rating“English has never been a hard course for me, I've always done well, however, i can honestly say that i have never taken a harder English class in my entire life”
ENG302 - 1.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
31%
Textbook Required
53%
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Reviews (93)
no tests. no final exam. just 3 essays, and you choose the topics. extremely sweet woman.
Very easy...3 essays, you even get a week of no classes for two of them to work. NO finals, no tests, very helpful, GREAT PROFESSOR!
She is a very nice and understanding lady but very disorganized. The class is structured improperly and students don't get their first grade until 2 months into the semester. The good thing is that there is no tests or quizzes...3 papers and that is it.
She gave false reassurance to my class (assured us that our papers were well written and that our ideas were creative and then she gave us bad grades). She is disorganized, she never gave us papers back on time, & I didn't learn anything!
I thought Ms. Saunders class was pretty easy, 3 papers and then you are done. You really don't do anything in her class. In retrospect I kinda wish I took the Business 302 English I think I would have learned a lot more.
She's a nice woman, but disorganized & not motivational. only 3 papers, no exams and she cancels class for 2-3 weeks at a time. i found her citicism unhelpful because i didn't understand how to correct my mistakes. to me, this class was a waste of time and i didn't really learn anything.
This woman is strange but nice. She is def. unorganized, but the class is easy and I never had to go. The only bad part is that she grades hard and isn't clear on exactly what she wants fixed, and I didn't learn a thing.
3 papers and that's it. You even get a chance to revise 2 of the papers. She is not the most helpful and the class is very boring. But if you don't mind writing, you won't mind this class.
The capacity of human beings to bore one another seems to be vastly greater than that of any other animal. - H.L. Mencken
Very easy teacher. However, very boring. She is very nice and helpful. Class Attendance is only needed when papers are due.
Horrible Teacher...DO NOT TAKE ANY CLASS WITH HER!!! english is by far my easiest class and all professors love my work except for this one. she gave me B's on all my papers even after i revised them a couple of times. really unfair and BORING!!! i hate professors who grade harshly so that they can pretend they're awesome or something.
Easy Class because there is 3 papers. You dont really need to go to class, besides its really boring.
I don't know what people are taking about. This is only a 100 level class! If you want something more take a higher level course! She is easy and she is very nice. I don't think her rating does her justice.
Shes not that bad. Don't stress if you have her. shes pretty boring, and her laugh is pretty annoying but shes nice and understanding. you really dont have to go to class unless papers are due. and theres only 3 of them. shes a pretty strict grader considering how easy going she seems. but shes not bad.
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Didn't really liked this teacher, due to the fact how she teaches. I thought that she taught very juvinile, like her students were in middle school. We sat in circles and even broke up into groups. I didn't think she was very clear on how she wanted things done, either. She occasionally goes of on tangents, too.
I don't know what everyone's talking about. You write 3 papers, the second one is a proposal (very short), you can leave class to go "research in the library," you can rewrite the papers after you receive a grade, no final exam, it's really not painful. I would recommend her for 302 to anyone.
She's really nice AND i think she's a pretty easy grader. Papers really wern't so hard till it came down to the research paper, but that shouldn't surprise anyone. Good teacher, boring class, but hey, this is a required class for everyone so what can you do?
trust me its fairly easy. all you have to do is write 3 papers.she gives enough time for any assignments.its not mandatory to go to class since most of the classes are online sessions
Completely boring professor, but an easy A. we had 5 in class writings, two essays, and a final essay. the two essays she allowed us to revise at the end of the semester for a better grade. very easy class. very straight forward, and very helpful to go to class because she tells you everything you need to know for your essays & in class writing
The class itself is easy. There are two actual papers and a proposal. She isn't really great at giving feedback on your writing, but given that you don't have to go to class and only have three things to do, it wasn't too bad.
Saunders- is horrible- shes doesnt help at all, she isnt very fair either- she picks favorites - i wish i had taken this class with someone else nice/helpful prof. she is just absolutely horrible. dont TAKE HER
This is her first year teaching the Hybrid class.. She is very confusing at first and gives you way to much information to handle. You get used to it as the semester goes on. As long as you submit your assignments on time you're okay. Didn't learn too much, but you can get a fairly good grade for not that much work at all
This professor is very helpful with your writing, and her feedback tends to be succinct and yet still helpful. I don't blame her for the difficulties with the hybrid format of the class: however, don't take the hybrid classes. There are so many little assignments due it's easy to get behind and stay behind.
Took Hybrid, I recommend it! BB almost every day bc there little assignments.only 3 papers and one of them,a proposal 4 your final paper. You have a 1 on 1 conference to discuss paper. She gives you so MANY helpful tips and actual corrects your whole paper. the grade she gives you for draft is basically your final grade.AMAZING!!! TAKE HER!!
I took the hybrid section. I do not suggest it if you want to get a good grade and to leave the course with a greater understanding of writing. We wrote a group paper which brought my average in the class down, a proposal, and final paper. She gives good feedback and she is a very nice lady.
I like working with Bb, but she was a little confusing, and she always sent these huge emails. It got a little complicated and I dropped the class. Nice lady though.
Great teacher, the class itself can get challenging, but she does a good job of keeping you on track. JUST FOLLOW THE SYLLABUS and you will be fine. Take the hybrid section, and work hard on the group project, that was my lowest score in the class--thanks team!:(
Professor Saunders is a very nice woman. The class isn't very difficult, but there is a significant amount of reading. It's hard to keep up with it sometimes. We have to do quizzes, online/in-class writings, readings, a paper and a portfolio. It really isn't that hard, and like I said before, she is very nice and wants to help.
Great teacher very understanding, relaxed class, just a couple readings for class discussion, group paper, and one major paper.
Online summer class is extremely easy.1 major paper, a review of literature, and a condensed article version of it.The review (2500-3000 wrds excluding ref.) needs 9 article reviews(arnd 350 wrds each).article reviews can be pasted into the major review making it so much easier. for condensed(600-900),fnd newsletter, edit it to make relevant.
if you have to take this course online, take it with someone else. she is very confusing in her instructions, and that's for every assignment not just in one or two. She is very unfair in grading, as someone said before. she is not very helpful, English is not my first language and she ducked my grades for "inadequate paraphrasing" from B to C+.
She made her ENG class more complicated than necessary and she is very disorganized when it comes to assignments and grades. Her class has no structure at all. Her assignments are really tedious and pointless. All of her emails are ridiculously long and whenever you got one, you'd think to yourself, tl;dr. She really needs to learn how to simplify.
Great professor: answers email quickly, very patient with questions. Online class does have lots of written instructions, but she warns you about that, and the learning modules are lists of things to do and links. Just follow them, and you'll be fine.
I took her summer online class for 2 weeks, then had to drop because I couldn't keep up. The directions were easy to follow, and I learned a lot about research (which is most of what we did those two). I'd take the class from her again, but allow more time in my schedule to do the work.
The summer class is intense but well-paced, with each step of the major assignment -- a review of the literature -- spelled out. I got the credits I needed in 5 weeks and learned to write a new kind of paper. Worked for me.
She's helpful in most ways, but won't tell you how to get an A; just says fully satisfactory work is a B. Take someone else if you need an A.
Great professor who is always helpful, and willing to make shure you understand the material. Class activity is more of self help, but she is always there to help you. Expect a lot of work but if you want to learn English take her class.
The group project can be a pain, but I did learn about how research is done in my discipline. Teacher gives good comments on drafts.
Very arbitrary in grading- marked down for 'grammar mistakes' even though she couldn't tell me where any were in the paper. She doesn't seem to know where she is in the semester or in the class, and as a result, she is very disorganized and confusing.
Online class offered either a face to face or a skype conference. Very helpful.
Summer class moves really fast, but everything you need to do is spelled out on the class schedule, and she provides lots of feedback.
online class. Its manageable but the class is very quick for online. I learn stuff but she is a tough grader but you learn it.
OH MY GOD! I can't deny she knows her stuff, is very helpful, always reachable, and gives lots of feedback! HOWEVER, following her feedback and making the changes she suggests does not mean you will get an A. Everything above fully satisfactory is a B. I wonder what an A is? SO DON'T TAKE HER IF YOU EXPECT TO GET AN A.
Excellent Professor! She is easy to understand and willing to give helpful feedback. It is not an easy grade you must work for it.
This professor is the defenition of disorganized. She take forever to grade assignments and her email/syllabus/anything she writes GOES ON FOR DAYS!!! Be prepared to take notes as you read her assignments so that way you can figure out what she wants you to do. All my classmates are always asking eachother "Hey did you understand that?"
WORST PROFESSOR EVER! DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS. She talks and talks and no one ever understands anything that she says, everyone looks around to see if anyone else is understanding. Never grades on time and her syllabus/schedule is SOO Confusing she doesn't even understand. The major paper for the class makes absolutely no sense at all. HORRIBLE PROF!
I was nervous about taking an online class, but she really guides you through it, step by step, and answers emails fast.
A five-week summer class is never going to be easy, and an online class means there are lots of written directions to follow (but she warns you about that in an email before the class starts). But as long as you keep up with all the deadlines, you'll be fine.
(AmericanWomenNovelists) decent lectures. Only need low skill literary analysis, mostly plot+character knowledge.Novels: not boring but not enough time,ie 1book1week. read ahead of time.Just look for connections to gender roles.Uses Omeka.net: you build wikipidia-like pages. research+website=confusing. Some Poor desgnd test questions reduce scores.
Class with an experimental element (Omeka), so some things changed during the semester, but she was fair and flexible. Multiple-choice tests were hard, but she curved.
Had to drop summer class because work got busy, but it's well organized and she answers questions quickly. I'd take it with her again.
Very easy grader. Way too much work though. Plan on doing at LEAST 3 hours worth of homework every week. Would not recommend taking this class if you don't have to. This class was the only one left and I had no option. She's nice, just gives out way too much work and grades very late.
SO MUCH WORK Took as a hybrid course. If you take her class be sure you can dedicate ATLEAST 3-4 hoursweek for homework and research. In the end yeah you learn a lot but jesus I'm a senior english major concentration in writing and in 4 years have not taken a class with this much work. Hard grader, lots of assignments. Still dont know why required
I thought this would be an easy English class because it is for social science majors but omg this lady is insane. She gives out so much freaking work! Literally so much and half of it is group work. 90% of the work is useless. Her instructions are extremely unclear and when you ask for help she confuses you even more.
Professor Saunders is the best in group projects, get ready to do it every other week who ever want to take her. She is hilarious every time she talk and laugh. She is very reasonable person if you are willing to do your work every week. Overall, Professor Saunders will not give you a tough time in class.
The amount of papers I had to write was ridiculous, especially for a hybrid class. There was always a group project going on and an individual project. None of my work was graded until the end of the semester and she didn't explain grades for the papers. I missed one class and my participation for my group went down even though I did a lot of work.
Not really hard, but there is a lot to keep up with. Read the course schedule; it's all there.
Professor Saunders is clear on assignments and what is expected each week. There is a lot of work but just keep up with it and you'll do fine. Although American Women Novelists wasn't my first choice it fit with my schedule and ended up being a fairly easy class.
I took this class over the summer for 7.5 weeks so I'm not sure how it compares to a normal semester. It is a lot of work but she is always there to help via Skype, email, or in person. She gives grace periods on a lot of assignments. Write down every week what is due and turn it in on time and you'll do great.
Professor Saunders will write an entire memoir on her blackboard for every assignment and half your time will be spent trying to figure out how to navigate through her blackboard. Too many discussion forums, very unorganized and overall, only a helpful teacher if you ask. In other words, going to class wont matter. Instructions are never clear.
I took ENGH302 online, and the class wasn't difficult and expectations are clear cute with deadlines for the entire semester given at day one, but this class is A LOT of work. There's a lot of reading, writing, and there are assignments (usually multiple) due every Monday and Thursday (for me at least). There's a big group project too.
Taking hybrid 302N right now. Lots of small assignments, but beginning to see how it will all come together at the end.
Great professor, actually gets you through the process of how research is done and is extremely nice.
A degree is required to navigate her blackboard which is extremely convoluted and voluminous. Workload is INTENSE. It is vital to plan your schedule with this in mind. Alot of groupwork is involved. Usually rambles on and adds to the confusion. She is a fair grader however. She is nice but reminds me of a Hogwarts professor in a good way!
The worst class at GMU . To belive that you have to pay for this class is ridiculous. There is no rubric for the assignments. You could do 90% of the group project and the other members still get all their credit. She grades all of your reports at the end. She didn't try to teach us anything. When asked about something she recommend looking on OWL.
English has never been a hard course for me, I've always done well, however, i can honestly say that i have never taken a harder English class in my entire life. the amount of homework assignments she gives is ridiculous, she acts like her class is the only class students are taking. one paper and its worth 55% of your grade. 10/10 NOT recommend.
She's not a overly tough grader, but the workload for this class is high. I don't recommend you take this professor or the online class for that matter, but she's an acceptable professor to take unless you have other hard classes you're dealing with.
There are a lot of work, make you feel like you are only taking 9 credits instead of taking 15 credits. You will never know how you are doing in the class util the end. The summary and discussion papers that you work through out the whole semester only worth 10%, because the final paper worth 55% !
This class is by far the worst english class i have ever taken. Professor means well but the instruction alone will take 30 minutes to understand. Her blackboard is impossible to navigate. She is a harsh grader and you acn not get a response in a timely manner. She has an "online" class that she must tend to as she puts it.
This class wasnt bad but the work is tedious. The grade that I had on blackboard did not reflect what I ended up getting for the class. Most grades turned in reasonable amount of time but she took almost 2 weeks to grade final paper. Wouldnt recommend her
She is a very sweet lady. However, the class is extremely dry and tedious. She is not well organized but the class is easy until towards the end. It is a extreme climb from doing little work in the beginning to two papers and a project in the end. Don't take if you are actually interested in the subject. Just take this to easily pass.
The woman can TALK. Most of her lectures consisted of her rambling on, and it only left me confused and disinterested in the discussions. Read several different books/poems over entire semester, and had to post on discussion board before each class. Only about 3 papers total w/ 900 word min., so light workload. She's definitely an acquired taste.
this lady is so nice and helpful but she actually doesn't know how to help. Full of lengthy hws and believe me 3 hws due at the same time. She thinks we have no life. Class is unnecessarily hard. Will NEVER recommend her. I never struggled in any of my class but this one is really bad. please take someone else if you really want a normal professor.
I am very upset with her schedule. I dont know why she thinks making her class harder will make her good prof. the workload is so bad that at the end of semester you will get so exhausted and frustrated. I gave this class all my time but Im not satisfied with what I learned. she is just unbelievably hard. Will never recommend her to anyone please!!
Unrealistic workload. Each assignment description (even small ones) are 3 paragraphs minimum, so its hard to follow/be sure you're doing things correct. Only one exam which you get 5 attempts on. Strong emphasis and weight on group project, which you must devote a lot of time to, along with individual project deliverables and discussion boards
Nice lady when talking to her, but does not give out As she says that specfically in her syllabus. I've never had a class put me through so much work and the end result be so unrewarding. The emails and instructions she sends are extremely long. This was a university required class and it was unnecessarily tedious. Avoid at all costs, if possible.
If I were an English major then I'd agree on the workload. If you're any other major the amount of reading and writing will get tedious and dull. Projects consist of reading journals and regurgitating in a pleasing manner. Assignment structure is confusing, 1 a,b.c etc. Grade will inevitably be due to quantity of assignments rather than quality.
After only 3 days of the class being active, I had about ten 700+ word emails from her. She writes a lot and emails thats usually repetitive and annoying. If you want to just get the credit go for it, but I wouldn't choose her if I had the option. She's okay at instructing, a lot of work and below average guidance. She listens and helps out though.
Writes a lot of long repetitive emails. If you need the credit go for it. She's okay at instructing, a lot of work but listens and helps out . I asked her for her grading criteria and it's impossible to get 100% even if you receive full points. About 35% of her work is graded out of 94.5 so you'll lose points. That dropped me from a B+ to a B.
Be prepared to write all semester. This class is basically busy work with one major assignment. Everything is on a discussion board, and you will have to reply to other people (of course). She also has long, albeit good descriptive emails and assignment instructions. Everything is clear cut, just a ton of busy work.
Prof. Catherine Saunders makes you fail the class. There are many written assignments. She is hard grader. I don't recommend her.
Great Professor as she provides detailed instructions and clear grading criteria. The class is nicely organized and you know when everything is due. Towards mid-late semester the workload was heavy, but she was accommodating about late work. This was a good class for how organized it was and her clear instructions. She is also very emailresponsive.
She accepts late work for one day with no penalty, and after that with points cut off. The class is very content-heavy. Just do the work and you will pass. She responds to emails quickly and is very nice.
She's very forgiving. I had a rough semester, but she helped me through it. I'm so glad she was one of the teachers I had during this time. As long as you're able to keep up with the work, you should get an A.
Very understanding professor, easy work too
Her tests were very straightforward, you applied everything you learned previously into the paper. It was in asynchronous format. Effort is required with the discussion boards/replies and readings/annotations.
This class is all about preparing you to do a review of literature. The problem is she doesn't do a good job of explaining what a review of literature even is, and she doesn't give you any actual feedback on your work until it's too late to make any major changes. If she just gave more useful feedback earlier it would make the class so much easier.
Her class is very organized and could be challenging if you don't keep up. the final lit review is worth majority of your grade but you can do good on it if you are on track with the class. I am a major procrastinator and still managed to get an A. I am not good at English, it was all because I stayed on track and did not miss any assignments.
Very tough on grading, if she doesn't see you doing the assignment from the first time she will email you and tell you to drop the class. Avoid her at all costs
Excellent online professor who graded very fairly. The grade for this class is mostly based on your literature review that you spend the entire semester working on. The only reason I didn't take an A+ was that I didn't have time to make all the recommended changes to my final paper. Gives great feedback in a short amount of time!
I breezed my way through this class. Just make sure you keep up with the work and take her feedback and you'll be fine
i usually enjoy english but not this. it takes ages just to read the assignment directions, they're so long for no reason. if you have a heavy workload this semester, do not take her. imo it is hard to stay caught up if you have a full courseload, part time job, internship, etc. this class has lots of busy work, moreso than my classes for my major
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
31%
Textbook Required
53%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B+
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-0.49 avg changeRatings by Course
ENG
5.0
(1)ENGH302CN1
5.0
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4.7
(3)302
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(2)ENGL302
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