4.1
Quality2.7
Difficulty72%
Would Retake98
Reviews72%
Would Retake
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What Students Say
“She's so kind, helpful, funny as hell, and makes everything so interesting”
INTERSEXTION - 5.0 rating“She's funny in class, lots of sense of humor”
PSYC100 - 4.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
44%
Textbook Required
100%
Grade Predictor
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Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-0.82 avg changeRatings by Course
SOCIALSEX
5.0
(1)PSCYH
5.0
(1)PSYCH210
5.0
(1)PSYCH
5.0
(2)PSYCH208
5.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
PSYC242
5.0
SEXSWEAT
4.0
INTERSEXTION
4.0
PYSCH200
4.0
PSYCH204
3.7
Reviews (98)
Diana is a great teacher. Her lectures help you to learn the material.
Diana is a very nice teacher, and by far the best psychology professor at Shoreline CC. I'm about to take my thrid class from her but her classes fill up fast so you better get your name on the list quick!!
I love Diana. She is a great teacher with that rare skill for making lecture material engaging. I have taken nearly every class from her, and might take more even though I don't need the credit.
love Diana. I have taken nearly every class from her. She makes some of the most boring stuff interesting. BEST TEACHER on campus! Her tests are easy if you study. If you need to take a psych class make sure its with Diana!
Diana is intelligent and has very deep understanding of her field. She is easy to relate to because she is a storyteller. The only problem is sometimes the stories take up more time than the actual teaching. I would have preferred more teaching.
She was humorous, interesting, inspiring. Bloody good teacher.
took this class online, it was the easiest class i ever took and she was the nicest teacher
great person, great teacher...makes you feel welcome in her class. I only wish she'd teach more classes!
awesome professor! She is intellegent and yet warm and helpful. she allows herself to become friends with her students and sets a great example of how to be. Thanks for the great experiences, you make a student feel important.
great teacher, very clear class.
Diana is an intelligent and personable teacher. Her classes are always engaging.
Diana is a wonderful teacher!! Very genuine, and cares about her students. She is a breath of fresh air in a college atmosphere. Don't hesitate to take her. You won't be sorry!!!
Her lectures are real interesting, tests are very fair. Great professor with a huge heart, she's understanding and very helpful.
A great and wonderful professor. She should be teaching in an Ivy Leagues school. she knows her stuff... I would take her class again and have recommeneded her to other students already. Great JOB JACK ;)
take anything you can from her! diana is incredible. i took both intro psych and human sexuality from her.
I am taking her class this quarter and so far I totally enjoy it! She seems really nice and is definitely NOT stiff (no pun intended) about talking about sex. I'm glad that I finally have a teacher who realizes that you HAVE to have a sense of humor when talking about sex. Totally an inspiration! :)
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I have taken three classes with her and gotten a 3.8 or better in all of them. She makes learning fun and is always there to help you. She is amazing and my favorite teacher ever!
She has a very fun approach to teaching and is a very nice person. She is also someone who you will want to find for a reference later in life.
This class was so easy but I think it was only because she taught it. I got my one and only 4.0 in college in this class. She is always there to help and clarify. She also is a good person to talk to if you need resources for personal needs.
She is my advisor and she has helped me so much. I have had a lot of obsticles to getting where I want to be and thanks to her I am on the right path now.
Nicest teacher I've ever had!
Loved this class!! I laughed so much and Diana is so much fun. I learned a lot and was always excited to go to class
Best damn teacher shoreline has
She makes even the most shy person feel comfortable expressing themselves in the class. She is simply amazing!
She brodened my horizons without making me feel uncomfortable. She is also very good at resp0ecting your personal or religious beleifs while aproaching the topic of sex.
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She was very informative in a way that didn't put me to sleep. She made the distinction between Social psychology and Sociology very clear which helped me because I too sociology later and knew the difference. I wish I could take mroe of her classes.
She is the Best teacher i have ever had!!!! I totally Take her class again! She is one of the best teacher at shoreline hands down.
I wish I could retake this class and not have to pay, i would take this class just for fun. That is what an amazing professor Diana is!
Awesome Class! This is the only class I would wake up at 6am for! (it was an 8 o'clock class) I don't think it is possible to fall asleep in Diana's class.
She was great and I stayed interest. She also has great charisma and passion for what she does. Awesome stories too! Dont let it fool you though, her classes arent a breeze, she does challenge you. She just makes it fun.
Didja see her nose ring?! Didja?! Didja know she loves the gays?! Didja see her try and pull a condom down over her head?! Didja see how WACKY she is?! Whoa ho! She sure is wacky and unlike the other teachers! Seriously, she's cool. She tries a little too hard to be a buddy but overall, she does a great job but.... jeeze, Diana. I love the gays too but it's all right to mellow out sometimes.
To whoever rated before me, I did see all of that! I love Diana, I hope one day I am that amazing!
ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT SHE IS A GREAT TEACHER! SHE IS FUN, AND HAS A GREAT METHOD OF TEACHING, SHE KNOWS WHAT SHE IS DOING AND IS VERY SMART, AND MAKES THE CLASS INTERESTING AND MAKES THE STUDENTS WANT TO BE INTERESTED AS WELL. HER CLASS IS NEVER BORING. I HAVE NEVER HAD SUCH A GREAT INSTRUCTOR. HER STORIES ARE GREAT TOO!
She is the best!
she's a really great teacher
Took her class fall quarter. Great class, great teacher, excellent method of teaching! You won't think of falling asleep in her class, Diana is very engaging, and she knows what she's talking about. Great sense of humor and very accomodating. One of the top professors at SCC!
wonderfully caring teacher, great insight, really puts out for the students
I signed up for this class because I heard she's a great professor. However, I soon found out that she's a really tough grader. When I asked for some feedback as to why I received a grade for a particular assignment she simply told me to refer to another student's post. Very disappointed! I really liked Psychology too.. until I took this class.
this class was a blast. i learned so much and had a great time doing it. diana is very knowledgeable, and hilarious. this is a rare combination in college classes, as you probably know. She is extremely helpful and understanding. Has tons of great stories and personal experience. Take this class! And look, 10 for HOTNESS! ;) Better register!
DIana is very funny because I took an evening class, which was 3 hours and she kept me awake the entire time. She explains well with many examples and stories. Although, the lecture doesnt help or prepare you for the test. you have to really read the textbook well to do wel on the test as usual. The test is quite detailed and she is a bit of a toug
Diana is by far and away the best professor I have ever had. She is an agreeable and likeable person. I've never had more fun in a class than the ones that she been teaching. The workload that she gives you is, in comparison to most professors, is quite light, but she does grade somewhat hard on the work she does give you though.
Lovely, she is a lovely person. She is very nice. She goes on a lot of tangents...but she is clear and always tries to answer your questions. I have to admit though she was a tough grader, I was very surprised to find my GPA kind of low.
best professor ive ever had
Diana is an amazing professor! She is very sweet,approachable and helpful. I have taken her for several classes and have learned so much because of her teaching style. She really makes learning fun!
What an excellent professor! She loves her work and is very thorough in her explanations. She is very fair on her grading; this class isnt a give away good grade, but if you study you can do well and learn LOTS!
I took her Lifespan class online and maybe things were lost in translation. I found her to be very condescending and smug when she responded to student questions. Her grading was all over the place and it took her FOREVER to get grades back. I did get an A in her class and if that is all you care about, you may enjoy her class. I did NOT!
Online lifespan psych -- a disaster! Sold the latest edition of the text at the campus bookstore, but went by the old one. Then failed to consider that the chapters were off or had different info. First 2 tests were off the old text. Learning obj not updated. Ridiculous excuses & sharp attitude in her posts. Grading takes forever. Avoid online!
Prof Diana will certainly not give you an easy A. She makes you work for your grade, but overall, you get what you put out. She is clear and concise. Follow directions EXACTLY and you will be fine. IF you are looking for an easy A without much work, move on. This Prof requires you to think and to study.
She is amazing! She is super wild and funny in class but if you need help with anything (school or personal) she will help you! She really utilizes her office hours and also tests and homework online so you have more time to work on your works. Awesome teacher take her!!
Diana is really great. I took her class online (my first online class). I feel like she really wants her students to do well and succeed. However she does make you work hard and think critically about the material. I also found her tests to be very difficult. But I struggle with test taking in general. Highly recommend her!
Good: Diana has a lot of experience she can share with you, very knowledgeable, her classes are interesting. Bad: talks a lot about herself/friends/relatives, takes a lot of time to grade work (and grades are often without explanations), goes off topic occasionally. However, the class wasn't that hard, her demands are clear and you are rewarded.
the best professor ever ! she knows how to simplify hard stuff for you by referring to real life experiences. Excellent class..highly recommended.
I would not recommend taking her online class. Though her organization was great, it took her very long to grade assignments and she gave no feedback. By the last day of class, less than half of my assignments had been graded. When students asked her about grading she replied very rudely, and most of her announcements and posts were condescending.
really slow grading. By the end of the quarter I had no idea whether my grade would be 4.0 or a 2.0. unacceptable!
Would never take another class from this instructor. Assignments were not graded in a timely manner, assignments from the 3rd week of class were not graded til after the class was over! So no feedback. Emails to class not to inquire about grading cause it kept her from doing so. Waste of tuition! Avoid.
She was slow at grading any of the assignments given. She did a very good job at explaining the more difficult idea. I would never take her again during spring quarter. She had a lot of things going on which made her grading slow done to a snails pace.
I would not recommend her. It seemed like she put very little effort into teaching this class. She always posted announcements about how busy she was. She graded assignments slowly and gave no feedback. When students asked about their grades she said she had no time to grade because people were always e-mailing her asking for their grades.
I came into this class very interested in psychology, but the information was very dull. Tests asked questions like "what percentage of car accidents in the US are caused by drivers over the age of 65?". I got a good grade in the class, though I did bad on exams because I did not memorize facts, rather I tried to understand the concepts.
One of the worst professors I have ever had! Very inattentive. Her lessons were somewhat informative, though she included a lot of extra information about her personal experiences, opinions, likes/dislikes, that were pretty irrelevant or uninteresting.
Probably the worst professor I have every had. She does not get work back in a timely manner. She does not explain her grading. Her tests are impossible- too much material for a short 70 min time limit. She replies very rudely to inquiries. What should have been an interesting class was stressful. I feel like I wasted my time and money.
Knauf is easily one of the best teachers I've ever had! She loves her job and her passion for teaching is obvious. She's excited to help you understand the material and she is HILARIOUS! Her class is always fun! Even though she has 80 kids in class, she'll go out of her way to help YOU individually. I LOVE this woman! TAKE HER CLASS!
She is an amazing professor. I loved her and she made it fun to learn. She is not a push over and you need to do the work to earn your grade. I enjoyed her class. I would recommend her for psych 100. She is one of my top 3 favorite professors!!!
She is amazing! She's so kind, helpful, funny as hell, and makes everything so interesting. She really cares about her subjects and her students, and this is very clear in her teaching methods. She's also always ready to give hugs, talks and moral support, whether it comes to troubles in class or out, she's always ready to listen.
Oh man, don't ever take Lifespan Psych online... you can memorize a bunch of facts and pass, but she'll make you feel like dirt if you ask a question or don't understand her strange and lengthy requirements. The syllabus will take you 2 days to read- this kind of stuff really detracts from the learning process :(
Her instructions are very vague and she responds to emails very slowly. Since she grades so slowly, chances are your assignments for discussion board are due before your grade comes in so you don't know how well you did and how to do better on the next one...
Diana is fantastic! She puts aside societal taboos to ensure student get a thorough and subjective look at information many of us have been taught to be squeamish about.
Her class was particularly difficult for me. Tough grading on assignments and doesn't offer personal feedback.
Always helpful, if you pay attention in class and participate then passing this class is a breeze.
She's funny in class, lots of sense of humor. Her assignments are long and kinda tough. Read the book, take notes in class. Make sure to read materials on the modules weekly.
Diana is one of the best teachers I've ever had in my entire educational career! She is hilarious, easily approachable, and just by listening to her lectures you absorb so much without even trying. Her classroom always has a great atmosphere that encourages learning. She's very passionate about her job and what she teaches. She's awesome!!
Diana's lifespan class is two hours but they fly by. She is a super reasonable person and gives a ten to fifteen minute break. She allows you to eat and drink in her class. Her humor keeps you interested. One of the best teachers at shoreline! I want to take every one of her classes :)
She is an amazing teacher, her lectures are always amazing and makes the two hour class go by so quickly.
Very thoughtful prof who finds pleasure in the success of her students. Say something funnyinterestingintellectual? She rewards you with one point extra credit each time. Tests are all about the psychological theories you are learning being applied to the real world. Meaning you can just read a book, you need to comprehend. Up for the challenge?!
She is an amazing teacher! She's very passionate and know what she's talking about. She might be slow at grading because of her hectic schedule but it wasn't a big deal. One thing I particularly don't like is the test. Sometimes the questions are absurd and questionable (She got them somewhere online.) She also gives extra credits which help :)
She spends too much time trying to be the "cool prof" by telling her "cool" stories and not enough time teaching the material. I was really looking forward to taking this class and ultimately didn't learn anything. A serious let down. Take this class if you want to make a 50 year old feel cool, don't take it if you want to learn about Soc. Psych.
I just took Diana Online psych 200 class this summer. If you are you to take her online class get ready for homework research type, and even the discussions are like that. I pass the class with good grade but if you have other option of taking this class do that. Her instruction are very vague. It sometime take me a day or two to get a clear pictur
Diana was a very amusing instructor, but she went off on tangents like all the time. She expects things to be turned on time, except there were a few deadline extensions only because she hadn't graded anything. Don't expect to see your grade or assignments graded until the end of the quarter.
She's one of the best professors and teachers I've ever had in my life. She's entertaining and very respected. I've taken 3 of her classes and plan to take more! She's entertaining and I've learned a TON from her. She's always there to help. All exams are online and open note. If you didn't pass her classes you need to reevaluate your life choices.
Honestly, taking a class with Prof. Knauf is the smartest class choice selection that you could make at Shoreline CC. She is witty, informed, passionate about everyone's rights, understanding, and overall just an all out hilarious person. She delivers information in new and creative ways to help everyone to learn regardless of learning styles.
I took Psyc 200 with Diana online. She was almost completely absent from the course. No lectures were uploaded, any posts from her seemed random, and rather stream-of-consciousness. Any time I asked her a question, her response was short and she seemed annoyed. Super easy class, you'll get an A no problem. Little value added by teacher.
The text book is an easy read. Just stay on top of the modules and you will do absolutely fine. Diana is amazing. Very supportive and good feedback. Keep an open line of communication if you're struggling and she will help you out! You get a lot out of this class.
Ms Diana's class is very easy to pass with a straight A ,if you follow her directions. She also gives an opportunity of an extra credit assignments.
A great class, loved it! The attendance wasn't recorded openly, I thought there won't be grading in this part. Turned out she would just keep that in mind quitely and release the participation grade at the end of the quarter. Not too much tests, three in totally, reasonable hardness. Not much assignment but need to pay a lot attention in class.
Great teacher! She cares about her students and will do what she can to help them learn. She gives interesting assignments that get the class involved in what they are studying. I had to take a hardship withdrawal in this class and was sad to do so! I will definitely look for other classes that she is teaching!
I took this class online which can be very hit or miss and it was a big miss. Only a handful of assignments, which she graded super slowly, and a lot of reading. She doesn't provide anything but links to articles, no content that she made like lectures or slides. The textbook was both the most expensive and the most poorly written I've ever used.
Makes the class fun and relatable
I felt like none of the test material was covered in lectures, I read the whole textbook and still felt completely lost on every test. Seemed like lectures went on different topics than what would be on the test, and the study guides were not helpful except for the essay prompts.
I was so excited to take this class until we spent the first 1/2 of it on baby development. She was nice enough but the assignments were a waste of time and didn't help you retain any of the information necessary for the exams. If you have good memory recall you'll do well, but honestly I couldn't tell you one thing I took away from it.
Diana is an amazing professor. She truly cares about her students and she's so relatable. Her lectures are amazing. You'll have to read A LOT, but she makes everything interesting so it's worth it.
Modules all over the place, full of hyperlinks to Youtube videos, and mainstream news articles rather than peer reviewed journals/studies. Lectures are random and usually involve one particular subject. Exams are built entirely off the textbook so as long as you read, you will do well. Heavy writing assignments and discussion board participation.
Just awesome
A lot of reading. Exams sometimes don't correspond entirely with text or course materials. Diana is very knowledgeable and helpful during office hours. A lot of random YouTube videos or articles jammed into Canvas modules. Be prepared to read the entire book and take detailed notes.
Diana was so great. Her lectures are hilarious and I felt like I walked away with a lot more perspective than I entered the class with. Wonderful teacher.
Really good teacher, she gives a study guide for each test and had optional online sessions to help us out. Definitely a lot of reading but was interesting and it prepared me for the tests. Helpful class!
I think I went to one of her lectures the whole quarter and even that was unnecessary. The whole class is surrounded by the textbook, which is generally speaking super straightforward as well. Her exams are super simple, getting a good grade is not hard.
Glad that she together with Jeannette were the first professors I have in SCC. Diana is very funny and seems to know a lot. She always welcomes her student to do a free consultation, although I never. I felt connected to the class as a whole because of their ice breaker and study method that require us to do a study group of 3-5 people. No regret.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
44%
Textbook Required
100%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-0.82 avg changeRatings by Course
SOCIALSEX
5.0
(1)PSCYH
5.0
(1)PSYCH210
5.0
(1)PSYCH
5.0
(2)PSYCH208
5.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
PSYC242
5.0
SEXSWEAT
4.0
INTERSEXTION
4.0
PYSCH200
4.0
PSYCH204
3.7