very clear, fair grader

good professor and good class, you have to pay attention

Go to class do your work, you'll be fine

Class is easy...but VERY BORING.

very easy, but a little boring. Just pay attention and do the easy assignments.

Easy class, do your work on time, some topics are interesting other are ZZZZ

go to class, take notes, and study a little... my easiest class by far!

she's the bomb...very easy...light workload...my easiest class by far!!

EASY class as long as you do the work

not a hard class if u pay attention...test questions right from notes

Boring lectures. Hard to stay awake even at 330 in the afternoon. Tests are straight from the notes though and notes are straight from the powerpoint.

Nice lady, good teacher, easy class, kinda boring

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Pretty boring. Nice lady but there are far easier 204 Professors. Not bad to fall back on if other teachers are taken.

Pretty easy class. Do the work, do fairly well on tests and you'll do fine. Tests are straight from notes- just make sure you study them. She isn't very enthusiastic- which sucked. But she gives good notes and knows the stuff. Lots of small assignments.

booooring...but an Easy 'A' if you do all the work....you have to show up to class because she likes to give in class homework spontaneously...STUDY a LOT for tests

very easy tests, make lots of time for all tutorials and do all homework, will definitly get an A

Easy, but tedious work, boring lectures, tests aren't a cake walk. expect a B with moderate effort

Not the most difficult class. Lots of little assignments, which can really help you out on your final grade. I've done C range on my tests and i still may be able to get an A- or so.

i wanted to kill myself b/c this class was so boring. but if you have to take her, it isnt that bad...probably are easier teachers who arent as anal, but its not a class youre gonna fail or anything

Lending is the best choice for a COB 204 professor. Her tests are not very difficult, and your grade will get a boost from the homework assignments and Access tutorials. The only catch is that her lectures are the most boring lectures you will ever have.

such an easy class...tests are pretty easy too...there's just so much material though...home work and take home assignments count big time towards your grade...only bad thing is the lectures...they're way too boring...i fell asleep in almost every class

Really nice lady, insanely boring though. She's really anal retentive about when assignments are turned in, but otherwise she's pretty easy. tests are kind of hard, study the notes and you'll be fine. lots of in class assignments - so go to class!

ungodly boring but by far one of the easiest 204 teachers.make sure you go to class and turn in assignments.

Class can be boring at times, but it's fairly easy if you show up to class, do work. Lots of homework and in class assignment which if you do can all boost your class grade. Test aren't that hard. Overall I enjoyed having her, one of the better professors at JMU

Very nit picky grader. Kind of nerdy. Nice but won't accept ANYTHING late, no matter the excuse. Not an easy A. Easy B.

nitpicky...extremely. boring? to the max. you can get a B, but I am certain that there are better options than this teacher. the bottom line is that you can get a B in probably any cob204 class, and this is one of the worse ones to be enrolled in. VERY LABOR INTENSIVE. way too much BS for a prereq class.

This class was pretty worthless. Insanely boring, and all busywork. I dont feel like i learned a thing. There's an assignment of somesort almost every day so as long as you turn in all of them you should be able to get a B. Take another 204 prof if you can.

boring but take good notes because it helps on the test. when studying for test read the sections in the book that are in the powerpoints and you will do fine.

She's ok..........she kinda cock-blocked me, but she's still ok. Busy work, not real hard, the test aren't that hard, if you study the stuff that are on the powerpoints (which she puts on Blackboard) and you are anal about the projects, avoiding the careless mistakes, it won't be that bad

Prof Lending is awesome! She is crystal clear when it comes to lectures, and her exams aren't that difficult either. My grades however were mainly boosted by hwk, and tutorial projects(extremely easy). No idea why people labeled her as boring, as she tries to get everyone involved. Im also thinking of becoming a CIS minor because of her. Take her!!

Not an very interesting class but she mixes it up with videos, in class assignments, group excercises, etc, so it is more interesting than it could be! Lots of grades (tutorials, homeworks, in class excercises). Very meticulous grader, won't allow students to leave class to go to the bathroom or anything and will rip up your classwork if you do!

a lot of busy work, but it is really easy. 2 projects (easy), 3 exams, and lots of hw/in class assignments. You should probably rethink this whole college thing if you do not get at least a B in the class. She is really nice, but sooo boring.

It was an easy class, but she was the most boring teacher ever. Just so, so BORING.

not bad at all. she's really nice and really helpful tests are kind of tricky but there are so many other assignments that theyre not a huge percentage of your grade. i would definitely recommend

Possibly the most annoying voice I have ever heard. I think she really knows the material but would be happier behind a computer not dealing with us. She is so painfully awkward and hard to relate to/pay attention to. You MUST attend every class or you could miss being called on and end up with a 60 in participation.

One of the nicest teachers at JMU. Class is super easy if you keep up with the reading and take good notes. Homework is routinely questions from book, 5 tutorials from Access, 1 Access project, 3 collaboration exercises, 2 chapter tests, and a final. If you're absent, you risk getting a zero for the day if you're called on for a question. Take her!

Read the text, almost everything comes from there. Tests are very fair and she tells you what to expect (do the practice tests). Definitely a class where doing the work gets you an easy A or B and not doing the work...well, doesn't. Makes herself very available for office hours if you need it. Overall a good teacher.

A nice teacher but a little scatter brained. Doesn't post notes online so you need to go to class to get the information. We did a lot of group activities in class, so another reason for attendance. She tries her best to help and most of the information came from the book. If you do your work an A or B is pretty easy.

Extremely easy class! Announced 5 question reading quizzes every week that you complete once by yourself and then as a group. Multiple choice section of the test are the exact questions from the reading quizzes! Lots of in class activities so attendance is pretty much manditory. 4 graded homework assignments. Overall VERY EASY class! TAKE HER!

She's really nice and passionate about CIS and very willing to help. Assigns about 10-15 pages of reading before each class then have a reading quiz on that section every class (easy though) 2 tests and a final, all very straight forward from the book and lectures.

Professor Lending is a great teacher for 304. TBH if you listen and class and take notes, you already studied 50% for the tests. The 5 min quizzes aren't hard, just read the chapter and remember the bolded terms. Fun class with lots of examples

Take her for CIS 304! Her lectures can be slow yes, but she truly cares about you learning the material! Definitely would take this class again, helped my schedule breathe by not stressing about this class. Her tests are straight out of the examples and small readings, not difficult! Straight forward assignments too!

A lot of these reviews are pretty harsh. I've had lending for 204 and 304, and I can tell you she's a good professor. 304 is not supposed to be an incredibly hard class; it's supposed to ease you into the major. I don't understand the hate, she explains things well and answers the questions you have. I guess some don't know what a bad prof is

Dr. Lending is one of the most caring professors I've had at JMU. Really invested in her students' success and great during office hours. Course was online due to covid but was super organized on canvas which was nice. Tests were really fair (study the textbook) and attendance was not mandatory but graded in class assignments so show up. Take her!

Lending was a fine professor for 304. Reading quiz before every class that is fairly easy if you just skim the textbook before. In class group activities that are graded on completion. 3 projects throughout the semester that won't take you more than 2 hours each. Pretty solid choice if you show up somewhat engaged and keep up with reading.

None of these bad reviews are accurate whatsoever. Too bad she is retiring after this semester, though. Lending was a fantastic professor that stopped at nothing to help her students. If you got a bad grade in this class, then you either did not try or you do not deserve to be in the major/minor.