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“Her quizzes and final are far too difficult for a 101 class”
HESC101 - 3.0 rating“Forget what you know about health because whatever you do know is probably wrong when you take the quiz”
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BIO360
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HESC
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PUBH426
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Reviews (120)
she is very easy two test, journals, worksheets, three little projects and
Great lady. Easy class.
2 test and little homeworks(you can do it before class start). nice lady and fun teaching.
You must take this class with her!!! It is so fun, we get to tell sex jokes in class! The work load isn't that bad--a couple projects and a short paper. Easy tests, easy quizzes. Overall, a great funny teacher.
She is so COOL! Teachers like her make me want to change my major to Health Science. She talks about stuff that matters in your life, and the class is really easy. I heard her Sex ED class is awesome too :)
simply... easy A
She's cool, but totally all into Sex. She's laid back, but can get a lil picky and strict at times. Her assignment dates are all out of order and she doesn't give you all the notes needed. But she's cool. I like her, but she needs more organization.
A good wake up call for an 8:30 am class. She captures our attention and motivates us to think about the planning process. She is organized, and fun. Cares about her students.
The nicest lady. Really easy class. Just do your assignment.
I have Dara twice HESC 400/BIO 320. She is great. Really wants students to learn and always ready to help. She made the days fun and I loved her classes.
Very easy class. Never even have to open the book. Tests are open book and project are easy. Very easy GE class!
very nice. dont have to attend class all the time. she gives a good study guide for test.
FUNNY LADY! She's so nice and her class is very easy. The homework isn't much and you can do it right before class with no problem. She understands that students get stressed out and she lets us relax in class sometimes. Lectures are always fun and you barely have to go to class to get a good grade.
Her lectures are stumilating. The examples she gives are all real data, and make you think about your own health habits. Great sense of humor. She knows how to keep the class interested. Confident and organized professor. Well prepared for class.
awesome teacher....she cares about her students alot and will help u out with any type of problems you have...easy A...and its fun to go to her class.
GREAT PROFESSOR, CARES ABOUT HER STUDENTS, KNOWS HER STUDENTS BY THEIR NAME. TAKE HER!!!
best professor...cares...knows ur name in a 100 plus class...take her...very helpful
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Dara is one the best teachers I have ever had. Our class was at 8:30 in the morning and she has great enthusiasm and love for what she teaches. She is one of the most understanding and caring teachers you could ever have. Her class is easy.. you have a few projects but they are not that bad.. had alot of fun doing them... Is a great calss to take.
She is the cooliest teacher. She really gets the class involved and shows her interest in the success of each student GREAT TEACHER easy A
So much fun to take her class. Very energetic. I've had her for a couple Health Science classes also. Ond of my fav. professors!!!
I love her!! She is so cool and she does know pretty much everybodys name. out of a class of 120+.
Dara is one of the BEST teachers at CSUF. She loves her students and only wants the best for them. She always takes time out to let you close your eyes and meditate. The subject is on Children's health, so it's really fun. Easy class, just have to study for the midterm. Projects are really easy too. She usually gives you credit for effort.
Dara is fun and full of life and energy! She is amazing to watch and fun to listen to! I recommend taking any class she is teaching. You will not be disappointed!
Kind of odd but really nice and full of energy. Really easy class, likes to talk and involve the class in lecture. Doesn't take attendance. Only 2 tests the entire semester and they're OPEN BOOK!
She is a blast to have as a teacher. Very funny and makes alot of weird jokes. She gives all her tests as open book and make sure you give your effort in group work cuz she is smart and watches you. Simpliest personal health class ever!
Amazing women! Very cool and helpful, take her for anything.... :)
Easier class I have ever taken by far. Her mid-term and final are from her lectures. Most of the material is easy to remember or is just common sense. A few assignments but not that difficult. Do not buy the book.
Interesting class
Do all your work and it's an easy B. 1 huge project that you work with your group the whole semester and at the end of the sememster, a presentation is expected. A lot of little assignments, but that's easy. Her midterm and final, the class got an average of a C. Teacher's really nice, happy and super bubbly.
Super nice, very personable, and helpful. Dara cares about her students.
She is a great teacher and so active. She makes the class to be fun class. She is the first teacher I have that do not give stress to the students.
Shes really bubbly and nice, she can never be boaring, shes always getting you involved, and telling you do talk to each other. Really easy to talk to. Plus the class work is supEr easy!
Dara is an amazing person. Her class is fun and very easy. You get to use the book on tests, no notes. I would reccomened getting the book because of that, but perhaps not the worksheets, because we only used a few, my advice is go halfs with a friend and just photocopy them. If you don't take this class your a moron.
She is the best.. she is fun and loving and fair.. she is awesome and always happy..
She is one of the best teachers that I have ever had, would recommend her. She is very helpful and really cares about her students. She keeps the class entertained because she is soo hyper. She only has two and a couple of projects.. And don't listen to the comment before im not white and I got A's in both of her classes that I have taken..
Dara is...let me put it in one word....Gnarley. She'll help you when you need it, she'll talk to you about any of your problems, and she makes the class SO fun with her up-beat attitude. I seriously wish all professors were like her. I might actually take this class again just for****s and giggles.
you are probably the biggest idiot in the world if you dont get an A in this class. She explains everything thoroughly, tests are open book and turn in wkshts ever so often to get points. plus she is super nice, take this class for your GE.
Really really happy teacher, kinda scary at some points. Finds everything wonderful in life. Easiest class I've ever taken. Her 2 tests are open book.
She is really good professor. This class was really easy. The professor enjoys teaching this class and the exams are open book. The class is easy and it is a breeze.
Great class!! Great teacher!! Test are open book.. She knows a lot about Health and really makes an effort to get to know students considering its a huge lecture room!! she very animated which makes the class fun!!
She is such a sweet heart! And she is so funny and random...always hyper!!! The class is sooooo easy althought the project is a pain in the but. I know someone who bombed the medterm and ok onthe final and still got an A...like 90% of grade ios on the final group project so choose your partners wisely. You will Love her!
Dara is so awesome! She is so fuuny and random a few times. Very High enthusiasm. Her tests are open book and 3 papers are easy. I defintiely reccommend her for health Science.
Dara is one of the best Health Science professors I've had so far. She truly enjoys teaching and shows a genuine interest in her students.
She is the best professor I've ever had. I just took HESC bcoz it fit my schedule, but I ended up liking the class. It was the easiest class ever, and she was always enthusiastic and funny. I recommend her to everyone.
Really enthusiastic. Class is a breeze. The two exams were not written very clearly but it doesn't even matter. Just turn in everything and you're good to go with an A. Cake.
Crazy, fun teacher who admits to being a bit zany. Likes to make lots of jokes, mostly about sex and death. Lots of in-class work. Tests are open book but a bit tricky. Tons of opportunities to get points. Missed a group presentation and still got a B.
she is the greatest teacher i ever had, very good and easy, also helpful, i really learned alot from her class. she is funny, defently take her, u wont regret it
this class was fun and easy. she always vut class early. she is a little crazy though!!! the only problem was HER TESTS WERE OPPOSITE OF STUDY GUIDES. why even give them if they aren't what is on the test!!
DARA IS AMAZING! Open book tests, fun teacher with enthusiastic energy, if you are having a bad day she will make you smile, and i learned wonders! Take it for your GE! amazinnggg
had one test and it was extremely hard and not open book. avg test score was a D+ i think. test and homeworks were worth about 60 points. group presentation was worth 130, so your entire grade is dependent upon group presentation. make sure you have a good group or youre screwed. only 5 people got an A in the class.
Great teacher. She knows, how to do jokes. She got great sense of humer. She is competent and knowledgeable. I defenitely recommend her. God bless her.
I find it unfair when the students are grading the discussion board. The professor doesn't even look at your posting. you would think it would be an easy because other student grade everyone else. Some powerpoint were interesting but not so much. Do not take the on- line course.
Awesome teacher with an up-beat personality. She is also very nice and helpful. Lectures can be boring sometimes but she makes them better with her jokes. Her exams aren't too bad. The project requires a lot of work & effort. Make sure you choose your group wisely! She grades pretty fair on the project so just make sure you do well on her exams.
GREAT professor!! Take her for a GE test are open book. Learned a lot from this class. Overall she is fun and makes you laugh.Very understanding professor!! Great teacher overall reminded me of a high school class!
Dara is AMAZING!!! This is the one GE class I would not mind taking over and over again. She makes the class so stress free that it makes concepts easier to understand. Her tests are not easy, but they are open book. Overall I love this class, I learned so much from DARA and would recommend her over and over again. Take Dara, you won't regret it :)
She was the sweetest professor I had since I started college. Open-book exams, power points that are straight forward, projects that are fun. I would recommend her for a class she's very energetic and fun.
Online. Each week you read a chapter (1-hr worth or reading at most), take a quiz on it (Multi Choice and T/F), and post a little something on the discussion board about the chapter. Super easy class!And quite interesting. Professor is easily accessable. Highly Recomended!
Online. This class is pretty easy and if you read the powerpoints and skim through the chapters for about 10 minutes and you'll get an A. The class is really THAT easy that you don't need to read. Make sure you do the weekly discussion boards and take the weekly quizzes on time. The final was a 30pt quiz (weekly quizzes were worth 20 points).
online. I thought this class would be way easier since I have taken many advanced science/nutrition classes before. she tests on randoms things and statistics you can only find in the book. quizes each week (15 min. w/ 15-20 questions) + discussion board weekly which is easy. assigns 1 essay.
ONLINE. the last two reviews are spot on. quizes are dumb trick questions that are specific. they're timed, i rushed thru them all so i got Q's i knew wrong.she never responded to my emails, I'd have to email AT LEAST twice before she'd respond. she does +/- grading, which sucks because I'm half a percent from getting an A and won't give it to me.
The class was easy, make sure you have a good group or else your in trouble, the group project makes up most of the grade, she takes random attendance that counts for points which are hard to make up since there are few assignments and NOTHING can be turned in late , rarely used textbook, exams online and more detailed than lectures, use textbook
You don't think you'll need the book, but you need it for the exams. The exams are a little hard and everyone I know struggled with them. Do really well on the group project, it's pretty much the entire grade. Class had random attendance points. Dara was an awesome teacher and I'm really glad I had her. She was really helpful.
Online. Discussion boards were very easy and a free couple points. Book was used every week for the quizzes. She took forever to answer my emails and her responses were rude. She gave me a 0 on two quizzes that she said I didn't attempt (in fact I did, Blackboard was having problems). I got a way lower grade because of this.
I took this course online and it was a breeze. She is a wonderful person. I had her for HESC 101 and she was absolutely a caring, loving teacher that wanted to see her students do well. She is the reason I took the online course, and I passed it easily. She is one of the top 5 nicest teachers at Cal State Fullerton hands down.
I had her as my HESC 400, 358 and one other that i forgot. She is an extremely helpful teacher. She answers emails promptly and her class was easy as long as you payed attention. I had her online class as well and it was easy. Content was easy to grasp because of the way she presented it. Overall I would definitely reccomend her.
The class was easy, But she is bad with grading.I was sure that I did all my DB, but I received a 0 on them, because she says she did not receive it. You can't fight it, because she takes down the DB.I had an A- on the quiz and a A on the midterm and final and even with the 7 db she recorded I got a B. If you want a B take this class it is easy.
Online Class. Very bad at keeping score. Easy class overall. Take for easy B. A is hard because you only have small room for error.
Arguably one of the best HESC teacher there is on CSUF Campus. Online class consisted of midterm, couple db (around 8), quiz (15) and final.
Try to share a textbook with someone if you can for the midterm and final. Pay attention to things you have to submit online. Boring subject. It's more of a creative thinking class. Too bad it's a core requirement:( ALWAYS ATTEND CLASS. She doesn't post powerpoints online! and she gives points for attendance!!
Dara is so annoying! She only gives attendance points when no one is in class (cause the class is so boring). She loves country music and will only talk to students who like country music. So basically she'll only learn 2 names in the class. Take this class with someone else!
I really regret taking this course online. Everything was so point on in regards to the points you receive. I am barely passing with a B when honestly this class should have been an easy A!
Please please do not take this lady. She does not teach you a single thing and her exams are online even though its an in class section. Shes really really really terrible as a professor. Does not go over any exams and usually there are more than one right answer to her questions. HORRIBLE STAY AWAY FROM HER!
Class is basically 1 big group project. Dara seemed to always want to get out of class early, and didn't go over the subject matter thoroughly(which I didn't mind). Online tests are actually hard, and hard to study for. She never gave us feedback as to the final group project or group presentation.
I honestly loved Dara in the beginning and thought she was nice throughout the semester. I worked really hard in the class which is why I think I should have gotten a higher grade than a B. We go over notes in class but it doesn't really help when taking her exams. She basically screwed us over at the end so I'm really disappointed with her.
I got an A-, barely. I liked the professor, but exams were hard and unclear. Group project is very easy (Pick the best). Rarely used the book, but for the tests you MUST read. Online tests are a joke-they are confusing. Class is not very fun. Everything is easy, except the online exams, which are very unclear. She is not organized with lectures.
I didn't have high expectations coming into this class. It's pretty self-explanatory- you basically take quizzes and tests on your own time before the day it's due. I do admit that even though this class should have been an easy A, it's not. It's actually really hard to get an A and you'll most likely be stuck with a B by the end of the semester.
This class is super easy, quiz and discussion board every week. The only advice I have is to make sure you do the discussion board and comment on other’s post.
Easy class, everything is straightforward. Read the chapters and take the quiz every week. Participate in the discussion board. Remember when you are supposed to be the facilitator. I enjoyed this class, but the teacher did absolutely nothing besides email me about taking a survey. We do all the work and the weekly facilitator emails her.
Super easy. Quiz and discussion board every week, and two tests. I recommend reading the text book because her power points doing cover everything on the quizzes and tests, so don't rely solely on her power points.
Good course, not an easy A. There is little margin for error to get an A, although I did get one barely. Discussion board for first 11 weeks, and a quiz every week plus two midterms. Not difficult but you are given a very short amount of time to answer all questions. (10 min for quizzes, 50 for exams). Overall, good prof. and class.
Dara is a very kind, caring, teacher who cares about her students. She gives lots of examples so students grasp the main concepts. She learns all the students names and will send reminder messages about assignments. Take her for this class if you can.
Class was interesting but not necessarily an easy A. There's one huuuge group project and 2 exams. Prof Dara is really cute and quirky and tries to help her students succeed. She gives lots of examples during lecture to get the big picture and teaches it in a way where you can definitely understand.
Stay away from the online course. 41% of ur grade is on this huge group project that can involve up to 7 ppl. Her instruction is not clear at all & working online with a group project like this is frustrating. Her midterm are weighted 37% of ur total grade n they r horrible. U have like 25 mins to take a 35 ques exam so it's very rushed.
Online class difficult. Tough to do all group work online. Turn things in and get graded by a TA, but then re-turn in everything at the end. Hopefully the the TA grades reflect her grades, because you have no way of knowing how you will do with her grading. Rarely responded questions. Final had ? not in notes or study guide. Read book 4 final.
Points are based on discussion boards, quizzes, and tests. You have little room for error if you want an A in the class. Quizzes are based on her powerpoints but sometimes her powerpoints do not open so you are on your own.
Stay away from the online course. 37% of ur grade is on midterm & final. U have 25 mins to complete 30 ques & they are hard so everyone mostly did pretty bad on exams. Even the book doesn't have the clear answer sometimes. Study guide is not helpful. 41% of ur grade is on a huge group project. Everything else is online discussion.
Online was very difficult. Maybe in person it may have been better. Put more hours in this class than my others and it was still hard. Group project difficult online.
Online class is very difficult. Make sure you keep up with the weekly quizzes/discussion boards or else it will really get your grade!!!! Quizzes impact your grade a lot so make sure you get pretty good grades on them.
Pretty easy GE course. There is a 10 question quiz every week, followed along with a discussion board post and 3 replies to other people's discussion board. It is fairly simple and easy. One midterm and one final. They consists of questions that were on the quizzes. Really easy and simple. Definitely would take this class again.
One quiz every week 10 questions for 10 points with a discussion board. Pretty easy class but it's hard to get an A because even if you read from the book it's still impossible to pass the quizzes. Forget what you know about health because whatever you do know is probably wrong when you take the quiz. No extra credit. Highest possible grade is a B
The modules for this online course are very minimal; so the workload is not particularly heavy, but the readings are long--especially if you are taking her for a summer session. Too much wight is given to the quizzes, and not enough supplemental points are available. You must go through the text with a fine-toothed comb to get 100% on the quizzes.
Professor Vazin was extremely tough in her grading. Grades are based upon weekly quizzes which are extremely hard to get an A on because the questions are not what you would expect to see. You seriously need to go through the book with a fine tooth comb to get the answer and by the time you find it, time has run out. I would not recommend her.
Weekly time (10 mins, 10 questions) quizzes and board discussion; doing them will help a lot if you want a good grade. 2 test, midterm and final both easy just review. One easy group project. Make sure to contact your peers early
Her quizzes and final are far too difficult for a 101 class. There are 8 quizzes and one final. For each quiz, I read the entire chapter twice in order to get a good grade. The final had little to do with the quizzes and was really difficult. 40 minutes to do 50 questions. She was very nice, except when it comes to grades. One essay and 5 DB.
She's a wonderful professor who cares about her students, but you find yourself frequently confused by her instructions and what she wants. Powerpoints are minimal at best and the study guides help on maybe 3 out of the 30 questions. Nice professor, but might need to put a little extra work into studying. Book never mentioned in class but you need
Study guide was not organized nor helpful for examination. In order to fill out your study guide you would need to use your book that was not used throughout the semester. PowerPoints were not helpful for test preparation but helpful for group project. Professor needs to be specific with what chapters are going to be covered.
Discussion board every week. A quiz every week, BEWARE THESE QUIZZES! You get a really short amount of time for the quizzes and exams. Group project was very very easy, it took my group and I about an hour and a half to finish it. This class is okay but it's way too hard for a G.E class.
Quizzes are timed for 10 question. I hate how she gives 1 min per questions like I need time to think okay? And she takes points off just for turning duplication of the group project which is dumb. Its possible your group member can have issues and I turned in again just in case. Group project online is hard when nobody replies frequently. Tough.
I took her as an online class and the she placed an emphasize on group project. The group project worth 120 points. What crazy is that you still have 2 exams and it worth lot of points. However, she did not let you see the break down of your grade at the end because she removed her class from Titanium. Beware!
Professor Vazin is a professor who really cares if her students succeed. Her lectures and instructions were sometimes unclear but just email her as soon as you have questions and she tries to get back to you. The class is self was mainly the group project with two exams, discussion boards, and some assignments. Not hard but not too easy of a class.
I took her Spirituality and Health class. This was by far my favorite class in college. I learned a lot about myself and life. She has guest speakers, great lectures, powerpoints on mind, body, soul connection. There's a midterm exam and a few papers on yourself and reflection papers on speakers. Highly recommend taking this before you graduate!
This online class during summer moves pretty fast, one discussion post and 3 responses, 1-2 quizzes and 2-3 readings each week. The quizzes are TIMED and you cannot check your answers! 1 paper (4 pages max) on a health topic. The final is worth almost half of the entire class grade (40 minutes for 50 questions). Difficult for a 101 class.
Professor Vazin is super sweet and although there are weekly discussion boards and quizzes, it is not anything students can't handle. She does a superb job at notifying students of due dates (although they are clearly stated in the syllabus) and is quick to grading! Expect to have to log online a few times a week, but don't be discouraged by that.
Loved this course and professor! highly recommend. There are a few writing assignments that are very easy to do, we have mediation sessions almost every class. Very inspirational. Take it! you won't regret it.
She is very clear on what is due when pretty much follows the syllabus but when she makes changes she makes sure to notify several times. She posts lecture videos or power points per chapter. Weekly discussion on chapter topics, one post, and three replies. Weekly quizzes based on the book. NO LATE WORK, if you miss a quiz it drops your grade.
I look this course in Fall 2020 and it was alright. The material itself is easy to grasp but she was kind of disorganized and her tests were written weirdly. Only about half the exams could be found in the study guides. Promised EC points but finalized our grades without including it. Sometimes hard to reach out to. No assignment feedback either.
She was a good professor and she made some great discussion posts. She would make us respond to each others posts and that did make it enjoyable since we didn't get to see anyone due to no zooms. One thing I didn't like was she made her assignment points too low for the amount of work. We had a timed quiz every week and that is where points were
The whole semester is based on weekly discussions, writing assignments, the comprehensive final exam with 96 questions/85 minutes. After the exam, my grade dropped from A+ to B, which ruined my GPA. I got straight As on the other 4 classes, so avoid this class if you care about your GPA. No understanding or caring, especially during the pandemic.
The assignments throughout the semester are easy, but just wait till you have to take the final; your grade will drop. Assignments are worth a couple of points; meanwhile, the exam is worth 120. The exam is cumulative, and you will basically have no clue what youre walking into. There is no type of preparation. The average in my class was 73%.
Tbh I procrastinate a lot and am not a fan of big readings, so I do the bare min and I still got a B+, she's very clear on what she wants. Discussion posts & timed quiz every saturday based on that section. The quiz questions are based off the book so you HAVE to read/skim. Pass the quizzes, do the discussions, other quick assignments & easy A/B
BEWARE. If you care about your GPA, I do not recommend taking this class. It is EXTREMELY hard to finish the course with an A. This is because the Final is worth 44% of your grade and it is timed 50 minutes for 50 questions. You can only miss 15 points the entire class for an A! Professor Vazin does not care about her students horrible experience!
the final was very hilarious... She put questions that she did not talk about during lecture. AVOID HER.
drop her. her class was so easy but the final was so hard. it dropped my grade 10%. the average was a 70% but she did not do anything
this class ruined my gpa... do not take her. i had an A+ but it dropped me down to a B+
This was supposed to be one of those Easy A classes that was stress free with light work. However, youre graded by a few items and papers. The final was no joke. It was 60 min with 60 questions that were super hard.
1 to 2 chapters every week, plus watching/listening to a lecture.15-minute quiz for 15 questions at the end of each week, true/false or multiple choice; based off the chapters more than the lectures though. Professor is pretty accessible. Overall, this course was alright, just your typical health class. Just do the work and it's a simple A/B.
I honestly came into this class thinking I was just doing it for credit. However I learned a lot through this class and was really interested in our lectures even though they were online. Not a hard class, but definitely learned a lot and left the class feeling inspired to work on my health.
Don't know what my final grade will be, but the final dropped my grade 7%, it was very difficult and she only gives you 30 minutes for 30 questions. A good number of the questions are not even on the study guide or in her lectures. Heavy emphasis on the group project. Other than that, she is caring and is accessible outside of class.
Easiest and kindest professor. This class was fairly easy as most of the information was common knowledge. You have one quiz and one discussion post every week. These were both super easy and it was overall a very chill class. I would 100% recommended her to anyone looking for an easy and chill class to get credits!
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
58%
Textbook Required
50%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B+
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
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BIO360
5.0
(2)HEALTHSCI
5.0
(1)HEALTH
5.0
(2)HSC101BIO360
5.0
(1)BIOSEXED
5.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
FHWB101
5.0
HESC
4.0
PUBH426
3.4
HEALTH400
3.0
HESC400
2.7