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“If you've never taken psychology, be warned he may make you want to make it your major”
PSY211 - 5.0 rating“He is a great professor, would totally take him again”
PSY211 - 4.0 ratingClass Info
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Reviews (126)
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very good teacher
Very good teacher, i would recommend him to anyone, he makes the material easy
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Do not take Abnormal Psych as an Internet course.
the exams are painful, especially if you take an internet course
Awesome Teacher, he knows his stuff, and makes sure you know it to. So, you might have to work hard but you get a lot out of it.
he has a ton of great hilarious stories. he really knows his stuff and is willing to work with you. your final doesn't count against you. if you get a higher grade on it than any of your tests, the exam replaces all of the lower grades!!!
His on line classes are harder then in person but you need to ask if you get behind. I would not take him again to hard.
He is a great teacher who makes learning fun. His was the best class I have ever taken. He is very down to earth and doesn't put on airs.
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I had heard nothing but bad things, he wont explain things after class because he is too worried about getting home. When students have problems with the library printer he has to think" if the several students can turn in the papers late! GIVE ME A
If he dont like you, your grade is going to be based on that.
Really loves teaching psychology.
Definitely NOT the greatest...online is horrible! His tests are extremely hard so basically memorize each chapter word for word because that's what he wants in the answer. Also, do the extra credit because it will save your grade.
I am having a rough time getting through his course, there are alot of tests every other week and when theres no test theres homework due. The class average will tell you not to take him. Definitly does not help!
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He takes to much time off.
I took his Abnormal Psych online course. It was clear-cut. You knew exactly what was expected. He even had all dates on a calendar! His tests were difficult, some essay questions, but I still got an A. I would take him again without a doubt.
His test are not clear cut in class, he teaches you one thing than turn and his tests are totally differant. You dont know what to study I wouldn't take this instuctor or suggest him to anyone!
Like stated do the extra credit it might help, I dropped the class it. He was so horrible, he loves to play mind games to, dont try to win him over dont work.
Double Nah.
Ever from the start this prof has been rude and very personal. I got what I expected in the course hes hard thou I got through it was a blessing. Not really clear at the beginging where hes going.
Chris is a great teacher. He gives many good examples, and really knows what hes talking about. Tests are based upon notes and book. he also gives everyone a chance to do easy extra credit to bring your grade up. I would take him again.
Lots of work. Great course for the internet.
I didnt like this class, it was really horrible. If you take PSY 211 take it with Williams - way better!
Very tough class to get through. I feel there was too much wage of the grade put into testing. Otherwise it wasn't too bad for me. Ended up pulling a C+ for not doing any extra credit
no way
Just about one of the nicest people you could know! Very helpful, too!
Great teacher, I dont understand all the bad comments. if ya dont understand he'll clarify no problem...if ya need extra help he'll help out of class. very nice guy
he makes the class interesting and it also helps that he's handsome...
Great prof! Chris makes sure you understand the material. The only homework are papers. Tests are easy if you actually study. Knows his material, and LOVES psychology! Very Funny, and very personable.
This class is terrible!! The homework is easy, but the test are totally different. The test have nothing to do with all the homework you do. He doesn't grade all the assignment the same way!! I suggest not to take this Class
I liked his course. He is always excited about psychology.
The best teacher for psychology is Curtis. He makes the class really easy, and the class was really enoyable. He knows alot about psychology. If you're not taking Curtis, you're not taking a good instructor.
Took the psy online course. The class was somewhat difficult at times, homework was so so. About a 2 page paper every week, plus some small stuff. Class was pretty clear and straight forward. If you're taking psy, take it online. No need to spend time in class when you don't need to.
DO NOT TAKE HIS INTERNET CLASS!!! His tests are extremely hard, they are like final exams. You have to go to the testing center to take your tests, and they are HARD! There are always like 4 or 5 essays that are hard. I wouldn't take him on the internet.
His online class is well organized. He really likes teaching psychology!
Best online course I have ever taken. You never get lost. Assignments and extra credit is very easy, which should help build your grade for the VERY difficult tests. The best test grade I got all semester was a C- and I passed with a B... that means do your homework and you can pass this class.
The class is a lot of work for the summer, but the requirements are easy to find. Keep up with the work. Email him and he'll answer your questions - fast! Nice guy.
This class was really hard. Even though he was always there to help and responded quickly to emails I felt lost the whole time. Plus his test had nothing to do with what his lectures were about.
Dorky and gives hard test. He makes you write alot of papers. not referrable.
He dances around the room a lot. You have a test and a paper due every week Very time consuming. Take someone else if possible. He's not worth your time.
the class was very boring to sir in for 2hours.
The paper's were simple writing assignments and the tests were definately not hard as long as you read the text book, payed attention in class and studied. Chris made the class interesting with his enthusiasm for neuroscience!
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This class was interesting...he is a very hyper professor and keeps the class moving at a fairly high rate of speed. Only dislike is the rate at which you cover material...too little time...
Interesting to listen too, however, if you do not have at least 2 hrs. to work on a 10 pt.( YES, I DO MEAN 10 POINT) paper, DO NOT TAKE THIS INSTRUCTOR!! Tests are very hard and leave you wondering where he pulled his material from, because it certainly wasn't covered in class.
LOTS OF WORK BUT HES A REALLY GOOD TEACHER!
Keep up with the syllabus and your OK.
Had a great time in his internet class last semester. Great for abnormal psychology.
I can not say enough good things about this professor. His lectures are both informative and entertaining. There is a lot of writing assignments - so be prepared for that, but it helps bolster your grade. He offers extra credit regularly. This is not an easy class, but you can learn SO much from Chris. Highly recommened.
Very good teacher very helpfu
I ususally dont complain about my professors, but I definately dont like his teaching style. I've come to every class and took notes and paid attention and I still fail his tests. Because alot of the questions on his tests are worded horribly. Plus, when I would visit him during his office hours, he seemed annoyed at me for asking questions. =(
I disagree with the person who said Chris isn't helpful. I stopped by his office hours and he was very helpful. I take my papers there all the time.
A great instuctor, and he definately knows what he's talking about. He's very helpful and understanding. He made class interesting. I would highly recommend!
Chris is an overall great teacher, he gives great examples, and has a good way of explaining difficult concepts. I would recommend him to anyone taking a psych class.
Wonderful teacher. I cannot recommend him enough for his online classes. Clear, answers every question asked in a timely manner. You walk away from the class feeling like you have learned so much.
If you are really pressed for time DO NOT take this class online!! It is so hard to keep up with. Every week you have a quiz (which you have to get at least 9/10 on or you get a 0/10), a 2-3 page paper, and 3 discussion board posts due. It is very hard to keep up and read everything. Tests are all essay. NO FINAL! Great teacher take in classroom
Really good teacher, keeps the class listening with his good analogies and descriptions. You get a few absenses, but it's good to be in class so you don't miss anything. Every other week 30 question test online and 2 question essay test in class, can not mess around with these... you don't do a paper or screw off on a test and your grade will show.
Good Instructor. but man you really gotta read the crap he assigns. Hes very nice and helpful. Very up to date on grades. not hard to pass. i think i missed like 4 classes and i was still okay.
Chris is still the best online professor there is in my opinion. This was the second online class I have had with him (took him for General and Abnormal psych.) I don't know why people are complaining about the amount of work in the class... it is a 200 level isn't it? Besides, they were really easy for the most part.
taking an online one right now-great teacher!
I have Chris for my general psychology class online this semester and plan to take him again for abnormal psychology next semester. He puts a lot of effort into what he does and is very enthusiastic. Amazing professor.
Good teacher. I am taking AbPsy from him next
I love his character
Great teacher.
A lot of work, but he makes class fun.
He's a great teacher. He makes class extremely fun and interesting. You do however have to read the book to get an A.
Very good teacher! Keeps class fun and interesting. Homework is not overwhelming, but is kind of hard. I felt it was necessary to read the textbook. Mr. Curtis is very helpful if there is anything you do not understand.
Honestly one of the best and most entertaining teachers I have ever had the privilege to learn under. He is fun and uses examples that make sense. He rarely if ever jumps on a topic. If you've never taken psychology, be warned he may make you want to make it your major. lol
He is one of my favorite teachers hes very easy going and doesnt put you to sleep. He does everything possible to get you the grade you want and if u need any help hes always willing to take time for you. He loves what he does and hes good at it. very good proffesor :)
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Professor Curtis is an extremely knowledgable teacher. I liked his class very much. I had Psychology in my first semester, and the reading at first seemed overwhelming. After I got in a routine, it was better. He brought the difficult topics down to life, and used many family examples. I loved the class. He's the best.
Chris Curtis is a great teacher! He is very helpful and knows his stuff. The quizzes and tests are sometimes hard, but you just have to study. Pay attention and do your homework, and you will do fine.
I took my abnormal psy online and was very worried about such an intense subject with no face to face time. Chris took the time to meet both by phone and in person when needed. Communicated by email very often and replied rather quickly to everything! Grades very fair. Easy A if you do your part of writing and interacting with discussion boards.
I took this class online and ended with a B. The exams were hard for me because I can't remember 4-5 chapters and write 4-5 essays. If I forgot what one thing was I usually couldn't get an A on the exam. I should've studied more but I didn't have time. Seems like a very nice guy though.
Amazing Prof! Simply loves his job. Enthusiastic, good humor. He will make you like Psychology, HOWEVER, all you need to do on your end is complete all work and attend class regularly.
my homework was refused and I had to resubmit even after turning it in on time initally, i was marked down 3 points for being late. He is unclear at times about what is allowable and seems to change his mind a lot. Tough course. I am going to struggle but at least he offers extra credit. 2 weeks in and the discussion boards are saving me.
Chris Curtis is one of the easiest teachers I have ever had. He makes great clarification, gives out extra credit, tests are easy, homework is easy, easy to understand.
Much of the test/exam material is not discussed in lecture. Half of each test is online and the other half is in class. The only passed the online tests was from using the text book as I took the timed test. (Average a minute per question) You can take the online tests as many times as you want but it is still the worst I've ever done.
He is a great professor, would totally take him again. He has two parts to his test: multiple choice and essay. Multiple choice is online, gives you a week to do it, and you can take it as many times as you want. Essay is taken during the first half of class. A paper due every other week, but pretty straight forward. Just make sure you read.
Chris is a great guy. Funny, helpful, easy to listen to. He also shows lots of videos and tries to keep the course generally interesting. He also very much promotes Delta College, which is a refreshing quality.
The work load was outrageous. Every Thursday night work was due; 3 discussion board posts, quiz submitted, writing assignment and option extra credit. Each chapter was around 75+ power-point slides not including book information needed for quizzes. TESTS are RIDICOULOUS . 4 or 5 essays per test which would take HOURS. Would not recommend!
Tons of work in this class. 2 or more discussion boards due for every chapter. Power points were almost 100 slides a chapter. Only 2 tests but 7 essay questions each. Plus a paper due every week. I would not take this class again!
Overall the class was okay. Professor Curtis can be easily reached. He is available, willing to help, as long as you care about your grade. He is a difficult grader, if you are sure about a assignment ask, and add as much information as you can. The book is manditory to take the online quizzes, since a lot of the questions were not covered in class
Amazing, amazing prof!! Loves his job to the fullest!!! Come to class, do your homework & you will genuinely love Curtis' Psych class
Amazing Professor, very approachable outside of class. Grading criteria are very clear, no gray area. Study his lectures and you have an easy A!!
His quizzes are not easy to understand, and you need to take notes of everything!
He makes class fun. Got to read the book.
There is a lot of reading, but its an online course. He always responds quickly to email.
Prof Curtis online psychology class is the worst class Ive taken at Delta. He would post vlogs that were very mundane. It didnt seem as though he made the coursework his own. He doesnt reply to emails in very appropriate amount of time, especially for an online class. I would recommend taking psychology in class and with a different professor.
I took Mr. Curtis again after PSY 211. Class is organized in the syllabus and instructions so I knew what to do. Always replies to email questions.
So much energy; Chris really comes to life in class. He's super approachable, and always willing to help.
Prof. Curtis gave a lot of work. Each week we had to write 3 discussion board posts, take a quiz, and do a writing assignment (usually a page or two long). If you read the textbook and take good notes, you'll most likely get a good grade. Exam questions are all essays.
He was a very tough grader a writing assignment was due every other week and the off weeks had tests, he makes everyone stay after a test and lectures till after class is over. Didnt give good feedback on papers your bad grade was unexplainable apparently. Only lectures and plays short clips of exsperiments. doesnt do group work. But a v nice guy
Tough grader is not the correct word, nitpicky is more correct. Even if you answer the question correctly it's still not enough.
Pretty easy class. Online class so it is a lot of reading. Always answers questions.
Extremely nitpicky.. No assignment seemed to be worthy of full marks, even if you met all of the criteria. A ridiculous amount of homework due (three discussion boards, a quiz, and a major writing assignment) every week and the time-frames were extremely confusing to keep up with. I wouldn't recommend him unless there's no other teachers available.
I had a different prof for this before, and dropped. His classes are organized and it made it easier to understand the material.
Professor Curtis is great, this is no easy class. You basically cover one chapter each week. With that chapter you have 1 writing assignment, 1 short quiz, 1 extra credit assignment and 3-4 discussion board postings. So multiply that by 14 weeks plus 3 tests at the testing center and thats the whole semester. He is friendly and helpful.
I really enjoyed his lectures. Theres a lot of material, in general, so he hits main points in class which means you have to do some reading outside in order to pass the tests. Hes not a tough grader but he definitely is nit-picky. He made classes enjoyable, showed multiple videos through the semester and provided examples. Would recommend.
This online course was clearly outlined and responses and feedback were timely. Every week you need to complete a discussion post with 2 replies, do a writing assignment and take a quiz. There are four exams at the testing center that are essays, but he gives a study guide prior to tests. Pretty solid instructor and average amount of work.
He was very passionate about what he was teaching and made sure that anyone with questions understood the material and asked multiple times for questions (honestly became annoying). Tried to lighten the mood with jokes and humor which made it somewhat interesting. Quizzes and tests were based strictly on lecture. 7 writing assignments throughout.
Professor Curtis is amazing! I throughly enjoyed taking his course even though Psychology doesn't or didn't interest me. The subjects were all focused on each and every chapter in our book. He did a great job explaining things and I could always shoot him an email if I didn't understand. I do recommend getting the book and reading it carefully.
Chris was by far the best professor I've had at Delta. I am not interested in Psychology in the slightest, but he was incredibly lively when it came to lectures and make it super interesting. He is also an incredibly kind man and wants all of his students to pass, you can tell that he really cares. Tests and writing assignments are pretty easy!
I regret not taking this class online because going to this class is almost pointless. I have to read the textbook anyway because he doesnt cover all of the info in class that will appear on tests. I love him and hes so passionate about psychology but reading the textbook is a lot of work and he has very high expectations.
Great professor. Super nice and down to earth. He is a lot of lecture but doesn't really help when taking the multiple choice test. If you don't read the chapters in the book you will fail guaranteed. The tests are very hard. The material is hidden in the chapters. No heads up to what is on the essay part of the test either.
Take this course online!! Tests/quizzes are all about the reading so there wasnt really a point going to class. You HAVE to read the textbook chapters
Prof Curtis , I hope you are reading this. This is an introductory course, not for 4th year nor for postgraduates, so take it easy on the students. Weekly papers are suitble for Master's thesis, so take it easy please. You are supposed to explain the subject to students verbally by recording your own speech, not using links to npr! Got the msg?
Nothing you can do reflects what you need to know for the tests. The questions are different each time you take it, as if he mass downloaded them off of the internet. The powerpoints he makes leaves out information. There are unlimited attemps for the tests because god knows you won't get a high grade the first time you take it.
Passionate about what he teaches! Was a joy to have as a teacher and very down to earth.
I didn't really have problems with Prof. Curtis himself, but this class was kind of a lot of work. A paper, quiz, and 3 discussion boards a week! Plus reading the chapters, which are each around 30 pages. Answers to lots of the questions can be found on Quizlet, though. He also offers an extra credit assignment every week.
Professor Curtis is just an overall great guy. His lectures are amazing and the class is quite easy.
He loves psychology! His classes have lots of examples and I looked forward to going. Best class I had this semester.
He goes through a lot at the same time and doesn't always go over it when you ask what he means by what he just said. He never really gives homework but there are quizzes almost every Sunday. He's really tough on grading but then wonders why the whole class isn't doing so well on the tests and the writing assignments.
Prof Curtis is my favorite teacher so far. Visit his office hours.
he is so sweet and always has a smile on his face. Best teacher here at Delta College.
He makes his lectures engaging and interesting. He taught the material in a way that was understandable and connectable to our own lives. I liked this class.
I would definitely take this course again.
Took intro to psych. online with prof. Curtis. He makes his grading criteria very clear. He always sent out an update each week and made sure to tell us if due dates changed. I got into a good routine for completing his class work each week. We wrote a small paper each week responding to a prompt. Online textbook is very helpful for this class.
I didn't think I would be a psychology major. After I took Prof Curtis's class I am now majoring and part of the Psychology Club. Great class!
Enjoyable intro psych class. Professor makes lectures engaging, but tests rely heavily on textbook. Unstuck ai helped organize material for efficient studying.
Professor Curtis is very kind and respectful. He has a set calendar and schedule for the semester and is very consistent. As long as you are attending class and following along with the lectures, you should do fine on the tests and papers. He is very passionate about psychology and you could see it in the way he taught.
Disregards processing accommodations for disabled students, unprofessional outside of class,
Was amazing teacher
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
80%
Textbook Required
0%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B+
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-0.29 avg changeRatings by Course
PSYCHOLOGY
5.0
(1)PSY21193
5.0
(1)PSY211W10
5.0
(2)ABNORMALPSYC
5.0
(2)PSY
4.7
(3)Difficulty by Course
220
5.0
PYS211
5.0
PSYCHOLOGY
4.0
PSY21134
4.0
PSY101
4.0