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PSY101 - 2.0 rating“Easy A, but class material is all over the place”
PSY101 - 1.0 ratingClass Info
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56%
Textbook Required
94%
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Reviews (93)
A lot of work and the exams are difficult, but if you're interested in Psychology you'll learn a lot. She expects you to devote a lot of time in class, online, and at home so be prepared to have your work cut out for you!
Dr. Doody is a great professor. Lectures are interesting and fun. You will need to earn your grade with a lot of homework. You will learn alot of useful tools from this professor.
Kind of confusing at first but VERY, VERY useful information that you can use every day! I loved her!
I had her years ago and just loved this course. I loved being able to take tests online.
Interesting class but alot, I mean a ton of homework. Journal entrys and all kinds of menial stuff, but overall a very competent and skilled professor.
As a DE student, her tests are fairly easy... The main problem is navigating and her organization around her page.. The workload is the second problem also. Other than that, wonderful and nice teacher.
either she changed her tactics or you guys all took it online, because when I had her last year there were NO tests, heh therefore it was a very easy class, just got pts for attendance. She was a bit boring though, and was freaking OBSESSED with the gilmore girls (I think someoneeeee had a crush on them). So (assuming she still works that way) if you want a good grade, go with this class, but be prepared for a unsarcastic, unfunny, very 7th-heaven non-Simpsons style of teacher.
Dr. Doody's class is interesting and fun. A lot of homework. Test online, hard but you get TWO chances! She teaches from an applied viewpoint and you can learn a lot of "Tools of Psychology" in this class! Very useful!
This teacher's online course was designed by a coke addict. She doesn't understand that some people take online courses because they have things called jobs, and cannot turn in assignments on a strict day to day schedule. Don't take her class.
I took her class in person. 95% of the class had stopped attending my the end of the semester. Online tests were very hard and subjective, I'm an A student, but it took both tries and sometimes I could still only get a B. She was teaching from a book she no longer even used. Made me hate psychology.
navigation of on-line class is a nightmare..takes awhile to learn LA's, LD's, AK's,LP's, etc..too much work involved in learning assignments..does offer a good amount of extra credit..only updates grades two times in a semester.. i wouldn't recommend this class if you don't need it...
There is a lot of work, but hey this is college. Gives plenty of extra credit. Class was an easy A if you do the work.
You have to WORK hard, but getting a good grade is EASY if you do work hard. Excellent applicable learning is worth all the effort! Don't procrastinate in this class!
The worst teacher ever! She was absent the first week of school and we still had 4 quizzes to do. Everything is online even though you sign up for inclass course. VERY VERY hard. Don't take her!!!!!
I rated her hard because of the extraordinary amount of assignments, journals, postings, quizzes, exams, a self-help book report, and more. The class is unorganized and she has strict due dates. She grades based on how you format your assignments (wierd) not content, so it's an easy A if you have lots of spare time. I got 103.9%.
I really enjoyed taking her class online. This was my first online class, and initially all the information felt very overwhelming. However, a few weeks into the semester, I began to appreciate all of the LD's and LA's. If you choose to "make this course your own", it's easy to get an "A", but you will do the work!
I took her online course and it was WAY too busy with too many links and requirements to become familiar with. Work was easy but some of the requirements were just "busy work" in my opinion.
I agree. This class had WAY too much busy work with a ridiculous amount of assignments due each week - LA's (learning assignments - @4 per week),LD's (discussions), LP's (projects), AK's (acts of kindness), and XC's, in ADDITION to a book review, quizzes, and exams! The work itself wasn't hard (I got an A) but the sheer amount of work was nonsense.
Don't listen to all the whiners. They want a free grade. The class was fairly easy and full of EXTREMELY useful psychology tools. Very low on theory, high on practical. I loved every minute of it!
easiest class i have ever taken. still low on information giving/ low on theoretics- or concept. tests directly from the book- i never realy went to the class (although she uses attendance as credit)- pulled off an A
MRS.DOODY IS THE BEST PSYCHOLOGY TEACHER, SHE WARM, FRIENDLY, HELPFUL AND FUNNY. ANYONE WHO WANTS TO LEARN PSYCHOLOGY, AND EARN "A", TAKE IT WITH HER.
I love this class! This class is a lot of work but worth it. Half the posting states is an easy A but at the same time to get the easy A you have to put in the work. Pls do not be discourage by the negative posting, just give it a shot and think nothing but the best.
took this class online. a lot of assignments, discussions, 5 exams and about 20 quizzes or so -- dont be afraid, of all of the assignments she gives -- for you own benefit, you'll learn a lot. getting an A.
I took her class onliine last summer as one of my first college courses and it was amazing!!! I really learned alot, granted it was a lot of work but if u stay on top of it u wont have to worry.... I definetely recommend her.
She is the best teacher.
She is a very nice later from the south, we never used our textbooks, everything was done online, if you keep up with all the asignments its a breeze, although there is a lot of work! Lectures are useless just her talking about random things.
I really, really, really hated this teacher. She was so anal about everything, uninteresting, and kind of a you-know-what. If you like falling asleep in front of the computer every night from boredom and a ton of homework, then by all means, take her class.
She required a steady amount of work; assignments, discussions, and quizzes weekly. She also had you do a small project throughout the semester, but it was super easy. She gives you several chances for extra credit and allows two tries for the quizzes and exams. I was always interested in psychology, but I learned more than I imagined I would.
This teacher is insane. She has code names for each of her assignements, which are alot! She is very anal. Docks points severly if you send the assignment with the wrong subject line in an email. It takes about 2 weeks once in the class to fully understand exactly what she means. I got an A, but had to work very hard for it. Dont take her!!!
I stuggled at first with this class but once you get up and running, she is so helpful and knowledgable. She knows how to relate the material.
Dr. Doody is an incredible lady. She's very kind and helpful. She wants you to do your work but wants you to succeed. She's genuinely interested in helping out students who try. Firm and Fair. Excellent teacher.
Dr Doody is a nice person - with great stories- BUT her online class was challenging. Assignments are Easy BUT the tests and quizzes are a challenge. She wants you to read between the lines - and use inferred knowledge on her quizzes to see if you have a true understanding. I was top in the class- but school is easy for me. Would not recommend
She has a different language. she talks crap about Bush alot..she tells random stories. Really rude if u don't hear ur name called right away to pick up ur papers, she'll put it away and say u can't collect it.
DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS. The school requires that all teachers must hold at least one class on campus,. She showed up fifteen minutes late, and sighed like she didnt want to be there. She didnt say a think about psycology until 80 minutes into the class, but instead gave a lecture on the octomom and her opinion that she deserves to get euthanized.etc
I took the class in person for one day then dropped. I think that if I decide to make a commitment to show up in person turn off my phone and sit face to face with a professor, that they in turn should not base the entire class on using a computer to do EVERYTHING. besides her web page was very unclear and unorganized,she seemed to have extreme add
If you want to know your teachers life story then this class is for you. All she talks about is all her ex-husbands & her **** drugg addict daughters & bailing her grandson out of CPS. Everythings online which is nice because it's easy to get an A but you learn nothing from her. She makes class mandatory to attend but it is pointless to go.
I dropped class after online class instructions were extremely complex and unclear. Online class NOT USER FRIENDLY!!! extremley frustrating! I was looking forward to taking this class and am disappointed to withdrawl due to perfection of communication required or points will be docked from assignment. She needs to redo intro to class.
I dropped this class after online class instructions were extremely complex and unclear. Online class NOT USER FRIENDLY!!! extremley frustrating! I was looking forward to taking this class and am disappointed to withdrawl due to perfection of communication required or points will be docked from assignment. She needs to redo intro to class.
I took her online class I was actually excited to learn about Psycology. But her webpage is WAY too busy. fonts, colors, links everywhere, and when submitting assignments she has all these abreviations for everything that you can never remember. you have to submit with strict proper subject titles. its so fustrating DO NOT TAKE HER ONLINE CLASS!!
The students complaining must have expected to do work at a high school level.This is a college course that is both challenging AND rewarding.This professor expects the same things that employers do in the real world..punctuality, effort, and 2 follow intructions properly.If u can't handle these things then don't take her class.If u can,then enjoy!
Dr. Doody was comparable with my high school teachers(the bad ones). Her class is poorly organized and she is constantly having ANGEL "malfunctions". She's is never clear on what is due, or in fact, when it is due. She repeats herself constantly. She's showed the same diagram over and over. I feel like I hit a learning plateau by week three.
I took this class online. She is very precise in what she wants, and made the due dates VERY clear. This is a labor intensive class, so be prepared. I thought she brought a lot of "life" to the online class. I enjoyed the class and learned a lot!
This teacher was interesting at times, but the main thing we did in class was listen to her tell her life stories, even when most were quite disturbing. Yes you show up to class and sleep or whatever but ALL the work is online. Everything you need to know is online. It is very eay to get a A but the teacher has nothing to do with that.
This teacher is a little nuts I think. If you do the assignments you will get an "A". I took her online course and it took a while to understand what she wanted and how she wanted it. Very confusing in the beginning. But if you're willing to do the work and want an "A" take her class.
Class is very confusing for an online class and poorly organized very difficult to understand what she wants from you and theres alot of "lectures" for the online class that are extremely tedious and long! Do not take it is not an easy and you dont learn anything!
Dont take this class. She is awful. Does not explain clearly just tells disturbing life stories unrelated to topics. Website is confusing. Asks unfair trick questions. If it werent for my past experience in psychology and the textbook and internet i would have failed miserably
I really enjoyed Professor Doody, she is very smart and fair lady ! all the homework and tests are done online and theres a calendar online with all the assignments due dates for whole semester. If you go to every class and do your work and turn everything in on-time you will have an easy A...!
The class isn't hard at all. The problem is the mandatory attendance for the in-class sessions is painful. She talks about everything but Psychology. If you're comfortable with someone you grandmother's age discussing her sexual experience, then this class is for you.
This professor IS nuts. Her website is all different color back grounds and fonts. VERY CONFUSING! It's a never-ending maze of clicks. I am so frustrated with analyzing her teaching method that I'm not sure if I will actually learn psychology.
Everything is online! You take the test once then you get to see your answer to see if its riht or wrong and then you get to take it again! Also lots of extra credit and easy assignments! If you take her class just bring a book and read, her lectures have practically nothing to do with the tests! All she talks about is her grandson and daughter.
Syllabus is all color coded and super confusing. She has all sort of codes for assignments and there are way too many each week. Wacky!!
The class is very EASY. She over complicates her instructions, syllabus, etc... Just get over it. Lectures were off topic a lot. Most of your work is done outside of class online, quizzes & exams are easy but they don't always correspond with what is in the book. and they are done at home, open book open notes, open internet... Over all, EASY A.
This class is an easy A. You just have to do "busy work" I did not learn anything about Psychology!!
A lot of work to do at home. Lots of extra credit offered. The tests are a little hard, they are all "for instances" and make you think. Don't let the first couple of weeks discourage you. The website is confusing. Easy class if you're willing to do the work.
CONFUSING ...color coded ...busy work...all over the map. ):
I took this as a summer class online and was surprised as to how easy it was. She will give you A for effort! Lots of extra credit offered and if you work at least a week ahead, you can redo your assignments to get a perfect grade. She also allows essays/quizzes to be taken twice for a better grade! No reason why anyone should get less than an A!!
Lots of little assignments. If you do the work you'll get an A. Took this course at the campus but all work submitted online. Lectures were a little odd and off topic. Quizzes and exams minimally cover material learned from book/lectures. Mostly you have to google and read her notes. Easy A but feel poorly set up for 102.
She gives an A for effort! There is no way you can get a bad grade in this class unless you just do not turn in the assignments. Very nice professor and very lenient as far as grading.
Very cool teacher. Taking her online class is very simple. Just do the weekly assignments and you will do just fine. Only big assignment was a book report other than that she is cool.
Took as online class. Started out being a nightmare because of a computer glitch. It took the better part of a day to get through the syllabus and quizzes to even get into the class and was ready to drop it. Very confusing as to due dates, since she doesn't use dates. Once you get past all that, it is an easy class, lots of extra credit. Easy A.
I TAKE HER CLASS ONLINE AND ITS SO CONFUSING.SHE SEEMS VERY WEIRD.SHE IS VERRY DISORGANIZED. HER CLASS IS EASY JUST DO EVERY ASSIGNENT. TRY AND GET A WEEK A HEAD BECAUSE YOU WILL GET TO DO YOUR ASSIGNMENTS OVER IF YOU MESS UP. ONLINE IS EASY IF YOU KNOW PEOPLE WHO TAKE HER CLASS ON CAMPUS.YOU WILL NOT LEARN NOTHING FROM THE BOOK.
Took online. Excellent teacher that makes Psychology both easy and fun to learn. She allows you to get up to 4 weeks ahead at times. 5 online exams (obviously open book,) weekly quizzes, learning discussions that are mostly opinion and LA's (10 questions on reading material.) She drops about 4 quizzes, LDs and LAs making it impossible to fail.
took the course online. Confusing to navigate ANGEL at first but after a few wks it gets easy. 2 major assignments are the Learning Project which you can do by volunteering or working with your family. And the second is a book review you have to write on a self help book of your choice. only 5 exams and plenty of extra credit chances
Easy, but so annoying. She tries to be the eccentric fun teacher but just ends up unorganized and confusing. She uses random fonts/sizes/colors on bright blue background and takes absolutely no ownership to the mistakes she makes- you'll get lots of excuses from her but she won't take yours. Lots of EC though. Only saving grace.
Everything became confusing after reading the book and taking the quizzes and exams. She uses weird font and the questions are difficult to comprehend. Good thing you get to take the test twice and no time limits. I wouldn't recommend her as a teacher.
Took her online 16 week class....OMG she was sooo confusting the first week,i almost dropped the class,but hang in there. Once you start getting the hang of the way she wants things her class is very easy, I got 100's for everything except quizzes. Its alot of busy work,but very easy...u can kind of BS it to be honest.
This class can be extremely confusing. If you are looking for a class that has little work and is an easy "A" do not take this class. The Professor is very, very nice and helpful when needed but that does not diminish the amount of work involved. Also, the quiz and exam questions will drive you to insanity.
I took the 4 week online course over the summer. Don't even try it if you have any kind of life outside of school. At least 5-8 assignments such as discussions, quizzes, homework, reading are due nearly each day. The syllabus is so confusing and unorganized with colors, fonts and addendums from previous YEARS. Don't bother with this teacher.
Professor Doody was a great teacher. Everything is overwheming at first because of the work load but you will get used to it. I took a 4 wk online course, have a family and work full time. It was a task to complete everything but she works hard to make it as easy on you as possible!
Professor Doody's online summer course was just that: DOODY! So unorganized, so confusing, too much color in her syllabus. Work load was absolutely NUTS. I see why it took her YEARS to finally graduate college and she'll tell you ALL about it in her introduction. AVOID this GPA killer!
Too many assignments, unclear instructions, syllabus looks like a circus on paper and the "TEACH"er doesn't teach anything useful. Avoid this woman at all costs!
I took her PSY 101 course over the summer online. The first two days I thought I was going to die and asked myself "why did I take this class?" But after two weeks I got the system down and actually enjoyed doing the material. I took this course when CSN had ANGEL, so contacting her was difficult, but with CANVAS I hope communication is better.
I was really excited to take this class at first. I was honestly shocked to see how confusing it all was with all the colors and highlighted areas on her syllabus. Everything was colored and to top it off it was abbreviated. I really struggled with "her" ways to teach, I was really annoyed with the way the course was run.
I was excited to take an online course, but it is significantly more work than it should be. She uses more acronyms and colors the a kindergartner who can't spell. The lessons/"episodes" are too long and confusing. Looks very messy. Her 'clarity' is having other students answer questions for you. I wish I had taken a more organized professor.
Everything is overwhelming at first, but once you understand the acronyms, it isn't a lot of work. About 3-5 assignments a week, but very short and brief. The reading is a little tedious but really you just have to read the questions and track down what you have to read instead of reading entire document. READ TEXTBOOK FOR TESTS.
Loved her very through and replies rather quickly to emails. Very understanding and willing to work with you.
Sometimes it feels like there's a lot of reading, but honestly if you use her course planning the way she suggests it's a pretty smooth course. I like it because you make the class your own and the assignments are simple yet stimulating. Definitely recommend!
I really enjoyed her course. She gives you so many notes that the book is never nessesary. Lets you see your mistakes on a quiz before you get to re-take it(with the same questions)so it's helpful for figuring out what you did wrong. Her lessons might seem a bit disorganized to some but as soon as you catch on to the rythm of the class its easy.
Really personal class, easy easy! Assignments due Tuesdays and Thursdays, Exams due Sundays. Assignments don't always take a lot of time. She gives plenty of notes I don't think I've used my textbook at all. great communicator and a easy class that you make your own. I learned a lot about myself and psychology.
Lots of reading, can seem like a very heavy workload over the summer if you have other responsibilities, but very engaging, very lovely professor, and she clearly cares about her students. She makes psychology fun!
Easy A, but class material is all over the place. Organized chaos. Lots of useless info, no system to learning psych or utilizing concepts, professor makes things extra convoluted when she thinks she is simplifying them. Professor has a lot of technical issues, gives complete assignments a zero, check your grades often, tons of errors on her part
I would not recommend this professor to anyone. Over 7 assignments per week, in a 101 class. Teacher is a flaming liberal, who puts her political views in her tests an quizzes. She put pictures comparing a president to a monkey, and when asked what relevance it had to the test question I received no response. Terrible teacher, DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS
There are a lot of assignments but most are very brief. Everything is due on Tues or Sun, and I did everything each week during the weekend. Never had to work during the week in this class. Tons of extra credit, and expectations are clear. The syllabusassignments are confusing at first, but you catch on quick and can do most work from her notes.
The assignments in this class are so easy and take me less than 20 minutes to get them done. You are able to retake your quizzes for a higher grade if you got a low score and the same for exams. Honestly this is probably one of the easiest classes I've ever had. There's a lot of homework but honestly its so simple it doesn't even feel like it.
Took online course and it was alright. There are a LOT of assignments and discussions and they were somewhat difficult to do. Lots of reading also. She does give a lot of opportunity for extra credit, almost half of the semester so that's a good thing.
I took PSY101 online 2016 spring semester. At first overwhelming, but I got the hang of it. Assignments & discussions were alot but easy. Get second tries on quizzes. And you can go at your own paste, you could be on week 4 and work past week 6. Its awesome! (: The textbook is alot to read, but interesting.
I took Dr. Doodys class back in Fall 2017. At first, its overwhelming with the amount of discussions and assignments but once you can grasp into it it will easy. Even the tests are kind of tricky, the book and lectures will help you a lot if you read it. Theres a lot of opportunities to improve and you will do read a lot in here but I enjoyed it
I took her for a 4week online class. She has assignments due every day but as long as you turn them in on time you'll do great. Be prepared to stay up late some night. Her assignments are not hard at all, they just have a lot of thinking involved. If you get behind, you stay behind. But don't be afraid. She is amazing and she does care about you!
I would advise against taking her four week class is you work or have other classes. A lot of work, but it is a given with how short the class is. If I could go back, I would have taken a 16 week course. Other than that, very kind professor. Takes a while to respond to emails, but she is very helpful. Assignments are easy, but theres a lot!
I took the 4Week class and yes there are about 4-8 assignments due per day. Not hard, but you do have to make time to read the material. You have 2 attempts on quizzes and exams and she offers extra credit. If you choose the 4Week option, be mindful of the workload. I got an A and learned a lot! Would take again! Dont be scared its a great class.
Her organization it was awful. A lot of useless information just scattered everywhere. First day in and the links werent working at all. This went on for a bit so I contacted her. Took her about 3 days for her to get back to me about the links. She gives you a lot of work and a lot of chances to do extra credit which is nice.
She was so nice and responded to every email. Lots of homework because I did the 4 week course. It's a little unorganized but the class was good overall!
Feel like the professor was very unprepared and unorganized took her 8 week course. She required textbook don't get the digital access code one. She didn't know her course ID for the textbook, and when I did ask she kept giving me her class ID number.She didn't even know the correct end date for her class we basically did a lot of work for nothing.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
56%
Textbook Required
94%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-0.21 avg changeRatings by Course
PSY102
5.0
(1)PYS101
4.5
(2)PSYC101
4.0
(1)PSYCH101
3.2
(5)PSY101
3.1
(80)Difficulty by Course
PSYC101
5.0
101
4.0
PSYCH121
4.0
PSYCH102
4.0
PSYCH101
3.0