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Quality3.5
Difficulty48%
Would Retake98
Reviews48%
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PSY242 - 5.0 ratingClass Info
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46%
Textbook Required
59%
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STT340
5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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4.3
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5.0
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Reviews (98)
Easy class in general. ISP 120 Math and Technical Literacy. If you know Microsoft Excel you will do fine. All the homework is in Excel. You have weekly homework that is like 5 problems. 30 minutes tops. Take this class with her.
She is the easiest teacher ever. I took her for Stats II and she explains everything so well that it's impossible not to understand. You don't need a book at all and there are 3 exams that are super easy. Take her, shes awesome at teaching and you will actually be interested in what she's saying.
Definitely an easy class but mainly because she teaches the subject so well. Definitely take her if your a psych major because she'll teach in a way that you'll never forget stats!
I had to take the quant. reas. class as a requirement, but ended up enjoying it and learning a lot. She really is a nice and helpful teacher and her class is understandable and fun.
She is really nice if you get to know her, pretty strict, though. Doesn't hand out easy grades to everybody, you have to work for it. She is very young (grad student), but a very talented professor. I highly recommend her.
Zimmerman is a good teacher, class is fairly easy, however she grades kinda tuff, but she does give alot of extra credit opportunities, DO THEM! you'll regret it if u dont. you could a paper that in your mind is perfect, and she'll find every imperfection!! Nice lady though
Zimmerman knows how to teach! Plus she is sexy!!! Goes slow with each chapter (except for the two week review period of all the other stuff). All in all, she teaches the subject well and assists anyone who needs assistance. Two thumbs up!
Spends more time using the class on experiments than teaching, expect to read a lot from the book! Puts her notes on blackboard so you dont have to take notes in class. Quizzes every week, 3 tests, papers, but also gives extra credit
Zimmerman is in fact a very good teacher, a far cry from my last stats professor. She manages to make a subject like stats easy to pick up on, and she works well with students. Textbook was hardly used. Still, despite her superb intellectual and social skills, all I could think about during class was how much she looks like Felicity Fey.
shes so nice and takes it slow and explains very well. I had an awful teacher for stats 1 and was really worried for 2. You can tell that she really cares about you doing well. there are 3 tests and you are allowed a cheat sheet which helps to remember things. Take her. Highly recommend
Very easy going class. Mid Term and final are extreme difficult but she gives extra credit throughout the course. Expect a paper and test every week.
Great teacher! I struggle with math and she made statistics II so clear! She explains things extremely well. Come to class, pay attention, do the work, and you will do great in the class! I would definitely recommend her.
She is really nice but the class was a lot of work. Wrote multiple lab reports which were often not explained well, with very harsh grading and high expectations. Also there are no "easy" points...you have to work for every point you earn so if you want an A don't miss a thing.
Warning! most of these reviews are from graduate students. in fact for 240 she is horrible. you must the the material like a professional or you fail. this prof. in class she said that an average of 70 was normal for the midterm, extremely hard test.
she is very strict. don't expect any slack of any sort. I can't watch Liz Lemon from 30rock because it reminds me of her and I start to have a panic attack. it was the only show I watched
Very unfair grader.
Way too hard and mean. If she decides that she doesn't like your work, she will give you an F regardless of how hard you worked on it or how much you thought you knew about the topic.
If you actually want to understand statistics, DONT TAKE HER! In class examples are lacking and dont expect to look back into your notes for help bc it will make no sense at all. Shes all over the place when teaching and doesnt help you understand how to do things step by step. Easy grader but you will learn absoltely NOTHING!
Worst teacher I've had at DePaul. She's not helpful at all, even when you ask. She just rips your work apart in a non-constructive manner, takes a million points off assignments for even the smallest mistake, and makes you feel stupid. I would not recommend this professor to anyone, not even my worst enemy.
Warning: based on my experience, this teacher will screw you over. Seriously, don't expect ANY slack from her. She won't care what your circumstances are, or at least that's how she came across. Way too strict and unfair, in my opinion.
Wow. I don't know what prompted the rest of these comments. Dr. Zimmerman is one of the best professors I've had. Her teaching style is effective and clear. She is very helpful and a fair grader. There are 5 HW assignments, 4 labs, and 3 exams. The lowest HW and lab are dropped. It's not a blow off class by any means, but come on, it's Stats 2.
I think her methods are fine, I've always been bad at math and failed a statistics class in the past. I was able to learn and understand the concepts and her examples really helped. I learned a lot in the class. As long as you don't miss class and take good notes you'll do well
Hard grader.
The worst decision Iâ??ve ever made in my life is to take this teacher. She is not involved with students and very disorganized. Ruined my GPA.
She is a 2.6 teacher but is grading as she is a 4.0. Do not take teachers that score bellow average. You deserve much better than that. Her online class is disaster.
She is just a bad teacher. I couldnâ??t hear her voice anymore it was making me scream and run far away from her. So obnoxious! Take her if you want to get a C.
Ok, everyone the extra credit she gives is just too much work. If you want to write a 10 page paper than go ahead and do the extra credit. She just says oh there is an extra credit, but than when you she the work you need to do for only 10 point is just insane.
Her exams are not clear at all. If you haven't had her before prepare for a surprise because you will not know what to do and how to solve the problems the way she wants you to do. Her PP presentations are not clear at all. She expects you to be detailed and if you are not your homework will suffer.
I have had nothing but good experiences with this instructor. Her tests are hard, but fair, reflecting the READING material. Go to class, listen and read... Zimmerman is tough and you will learn in her class... whether you learn the hard way or not is up to you!
Dr. Zimmerman is AMAZING!! I took her online course and it was so easy! All of the homework has an example of previous homework from students with good grades so if you follow it to the T you can do well. Her notes are exactly like the material on the quizzes. Do the work, study! EXTREMELY HELPFUL.LOVE HER! Take This professor.
I think prof Zimmerman is a great teacher. She is willing to go over examples if you don't understand the material and the homework helps with concepts. If you study you will do well on tests.
She is the best psych teacher ever.
She is truly the best professor for math. I have a learning disability in math and I have an A in her class. She is so nice and so approachable as well and is PATIENT. I was scared of Stats and now am not because of her. She cares for her students and tries to make Stats as fun as possible.
Professor Zimmerman is by far the BEST Stats 240 professor at DePaul. Yes, you will have to work...but c'mon people we are in college. Do you REALLY want information spoon fed to you? Anyway, she's extremely helpful and explains the material explicitly. Unfortunately, she ended up not teaching PSY 340 which was a HUGE shame.
I had Dr. Zimmerman for Stats 240. I thought she was great! She really takes the time to explain the concepts in her notes and she puts them all on d2L. Our class has high averages for her exams. Not too much homework and she usually tells you ahead of time when assignments are due. Offers extra credit too! Great for stats!
Best stats professor ever!!!! She is very knowledgable and explains everything thoroughly! take her if you can! If you pay attention in class you do not need the textbook
Dr. Zimmerman is a great stats teacher. She is clear and will stop to explain something in more detail until you understand or will offer to stay after class to help. You have to pay attention and never miss class. She is very accommodating and caring if personal issues arise during the quarter. You do need to study and I recommend finding a buddy
She is an amazing professor that cares about how her students are doing in class. You are allowed to bring a page of notes front and back to her exams. Need I say more?
It was a mistake taking this class online. I think if I were to take it in class, it would be much more manageable. The final project is insane. I feel she doesn't recognize this is an online course, and there needs to be adjustments.
I definitely recommend taking her online class. It was definitely do-able. She clearly laid out what she wanted for the assignments and projects. It was easy to finish assignments early, and she gives clear feedback. She also gives really good extra credit, which you should take advantage of. Take this class, you won't regret it!
One of the best professors at Depaul! Her lectures are very interesting and she keeps you engaged in the material. She is a very generous grader and the midterm and final exams are not hard, study the material and you'll be fine. She uses many examples in her lectures to explain phenomenas. If you remember those, the exam is easy. Easy essay grader
Professor Zimmerman is great. Her lectures are a breeze to sit through so coming to class isn't a drag, like some. She is funny and encourages participation with activities. The paper assignments in this class were not tough and were only ever 2 pages maximum, very do-able, especially if you're taking some tougher classes along with this one.
Dr. Zimmerman is a very sweet woman. She was always willing to meet with me when I was confused and made things clear within just a few minutes. She is a hard grader and the final project does involve putting in a good amount of work, but if you stay on top of the deadlines, you should get an A in the class!
I love her!!! She made social psychology very interesting. She basically lectures the whole time yet it is still fun and interesting. Would 100% take again! Also you only have 3 papers and two tests throughout the whole course it's very easy.
Very clear lectures. Assignments were not hard if you put the work into them. Somewhat helpful. Terrible at handling major academic concerns in class. Allows plagiarism without penalty in her classes. Very unsatisfied with her teaching ethics.
Your typical lecture class. Sometimes her lectures were boring and long but she usually did interesting in class activities and shows lots of videos about studies. Pretty straight forward with what she was looking for. Weekly quizzes, three short papers and two exams.
I have never taken such a difficult online class before. She was an insane grader and NEVER gave enough time to answer all the questions on the quiz. Reading was a lot but it wasn't difficult. Her grading was just very unfair and she liked to think she was teaching a GRAD level class. Stay away if you can
Her online course was definitely not that hard. It's a 300-level COLLEGE class, what do you expect? Everything is laid out perfectly. Set aside some time to review her lecture/take notes, and you'll be golden. I used the book to review concepts I didn't quite understand from the lecture, but it was no biggie. Tons of extra credit!
She gives a lot of extra credit..I think like 30 points or so. However, we only had 39 min to complete the 10 online quizzes and its not enough time to finish! The quizzes really brought down my grade. But I still ended up with a B.
The professor was very unavailable, sometimes took many days to answer emails, and was very unhelpful. She constantly shot down ideas or instructed me to redo assignments or pieces of my project without any explanation or guidance in what I did wrong or how to correct it. She frequently did not lecture on topics and simply linked unavail. tutorials
This is a statistics class, so there is always work to do. With much effort from the student, Zimmerman makes this class as easy, understandable as possible. Theres homework, lab and 3 exams but all worth every class. Class is mandatory but attending is best as she does not post solutions to problems on slides. Wold definitely take her again.
She is quite possibly the best professor I've ever had.
She is one of the best psych professors. I took Social Psychology with her and Statistics I. She makes class bearable by having a fantastic personality. She is reasonable and as long as you put effort and hard work in, you will be fine. She really tries to help you and wants you to succeed.
She is so nice! She is my favorite psychology professor here at DePaul. She is always super helpful to people who don't understand and gives extra credit. 10/10 would take again. TAKE HER CLASS.
This professor is terrible. She provides no feedback on how you're supposed to do your research paper. All instructions she gives are among the vaguest possible and when asked questions she provides more unhelpful instructions. I'm leery on her credentials as a researcher because she goes against what is taught in PSY241 or even the textbook.
I'm not sure if it was the class that was pointless, or the way that professor Zimmerman taught it was just not instructional or useful at all. Everything taught in the class was her essentially her opinions on social justice. Don't plan on missing the class or skipping your community service hours or you won't get a good grade.
Loved professor Zimmerman! Theres a midterm, final, and final project. She gives you 2 days in class to do your final project with a partner(plenty of time to get it done) and its actually really fun! She also allows a cheat sheet for both the midterm and final. Show up to class and do the work, youre all good! Id take her again!
I took this as an online class and he lectures were 3+ hours every week. During the final paper I asked her a question and she said that she won't answer any questions since I didn't turn in the option final paper assignment. Avoid her
Terrible. Really disorganized and there seems to be a lot of discrepancy in what she teaches and the feedback she gives on work. Just a really time-consuming class with little to no guidance on how to do the assignments.
All in all great professor. I took her for both stats classes. Take her over the other stats professors for your own sake. She explains conceptual concepts you will need for research methods. Tests are conceptual and SPSS based. She has EC, SPSS labs, and homework. Dont buy the book, you wont need it. Good person & good professor.
Ive taken Professor Zimmerman for three different courses. Shes such a great professor. She is always there whenever you need help and always communicates with everyone. She provides excellent feedback. Ive loved all of the courses Ive taken with her. As long as you read the book and watch the lectures, its an easy A
I have had a difficult time in this professors class. I swear I have no idea what I'm being asked of when trying to complete assignments. She takes points off for everything little thing. I would probably avoid this professor if you can. I didn't have that option and struggled immensely.
The professor offers extra credit assignments. Also available outside of class. Other than that I wouldnt recommend this professor for online courses. There are no late assignments, grading is hard, some of the assignments are bit confusing and unorganized. There are many unnecessary assignments because the class shouldnt be hard. But is
I really enjoyed taking Professor Zimmerman. She is caring and willing to help. You do need to show up for the class; otherwise, you will fall behind. I learned a lot from her, and she is very passionate about Statistics. I was scared of taking Statistics, but she made it easy for me to learn. I can say that I enjoy statistics. Took her WQ2020.
After taking her for Stats I, she inspired me to take Stat's II. She is caring and willing to work with you. Due to the pandemic the class was offered online and she made it possible for us to learn. I really enjoyed taking her class and would take her again if possible. Highly recommend her. I took her for SQ2020.
Worst professor, condescending, inconsiderate, thoughtless. Better off taking a different professor.
Professor Zimmerman is a great teacher, the course is designed clearly and organized well. Although there's a good amount of assignments, it's definitely doable as long as you ask questions for clarity. The async class is probably a bit more difficult than the sync class but it wasn't too bad and she made herself available to answer any questions.
The class is interesting but it is hard! The quizzes you only get one attempt and whatever you get that's your grade. She does offer 4 extra credit assignments but it is lecture and quiz heavy.
Honestly, lazy teaching. There were never zoom meetings or even recorded lectures. We were expected to teach ourselves by reading the textbook. Not helpful during the pandemic. But not too difficult of a class.
I would stay far away from taking her class. There are way too many assignments and a lack of clarity for an online class. There is also not sense of organization which is crucial for taking an online class. Overall, probably one of the worst professors I had at DePaul. The class itself shouldn't be so hard, yet, it is.
This was a difficult class and I had to drop it. One of the toughest graders I've ever experienced at DePaul University. Wish I would have checked her rating earlier. Re-taking this class next semester with a different professor.
Professor seriously cares about her students and is always willing to help. The class was not difficult at all it is so straightforward. If you literally just watch her lectures and pay attention there is no reason for you not to get a good grade in the class. She is so sweet!
I heard mixed things abt this class, but I had a pretty good time. For the majority of the qtr you work on your sections for your final paper and presentation. She has a lot of EC opportunities that I suggest you take advantage of bc her grading is fair but also questionable bc her instructions were kinda vague. I would take another class with her!
The course was pretty straightforward. Watching her online lectures helped a lot, and she was really understanding when you would reach out to her for help. Came into the course expecting stats to be hard causes that's what I always heard but it was pretty easy to me (and I usually suck at math).
Dr. Zimmerman is a great professor! I took stats with her and I'm horrific at math and I still ended up with an A. She's super responsive and helps with what she can. I've just taken PSY 334 with her and it was far easier than stats. I also learned a lot for it being an online class.
Genuinely, one of the best profs at DePaul! She is very sweet and is always willing to help! This is my second time taking her bc I think her grading is fair, depending on the effort YOU put in. She takes off some points for little things on HW but if you do the EC you should be fine. There are 3 easy and open-book exams, no final. TAKE HER!
I've taken professor Zimmerman for a few different courses at DePaul. She is very knowledgeable and has a lot of passion for the courses she teaches. She has always been willing to help when students are struggling. The workload is a lot but it is usually work that will actually challenge you to apply the materials of the course, not busywork.
Asynch: Good teacher, really loves the subject and teaches it well.Lot of work and lectures. Each lecture ranged 1-2hours 2-3 times a week. Very in depth, she goes into detail of everything. Very nice lady, but I struggled with her teaching as taking asynch just not for me. She wants you to succeed, very flexible. Do the work and you should be fine
Lecture in the form of videos- very helpful- paper for a final- the class is easy if you read the chapters assigned- study and make sure you take the quizzes- she gives many opportunities for extra credit! Overall great class and I learned a lot about social psych!
This professor is nice however her lectures were always 1-3 hrs long and she's a tough grader. What she lectures on is completely different from what is on the hw assignments and you're stuck going back and forth in the lectures trying to figure out how to do a problem.
Took this class for my minor. I really liked it! Weekly quiz and sometimes a discussion post to do each week, biggest assignment was a final 4-page reflection paper due at the end of the quarter. Very straightforward online class, I would recommend Professor Zimmerman.
Dr. ZImmerman is very knowledgeable and thoroughly explains each concept. There are occasional homework assignments due, which I found to be a little more tedious than in-class content. However, she is very approachable and encourages students to ask questions about the lessons and homework. I would take this professor's class again!
I am not a huge fan of math so I think that was the main reason I didn't enjoy this class. Professor Zimmerman is very nice and supportive of her students, but the lectures can get long and the homework often seems much harder than what is covered in class. Overall I think if you like math you would enjoy a lot more as she is very passionate.
She loves to help her students. Whenever I would email her, she would respond with an Indepth explanation of the material. If you're worried about taking statistics, I would definitely go with Professor Zimmerman as she makes the course easy and comprehensible. Highly recommend her! Don't miss out.
She's really nice and understanding but three weeks into the quarter she got sick and changed us to an online format. I understand there were probably personal circumstances, but the communication was very poor and the weeks where we were unsure if she would come back or not were somewhat hectic. Passable, but I'm worried I didn't learn that much.
I had Zimmerman for Stats2 & RM2, stats was much harder and she did not explain assignments very well. Very tough grader and there's only 5 HW assignments (which can take like 2hrs+), 4 Labs, 3 Exams. Homework had to be all handwritten, &the long answer questions on exams! An online async class, but made us take exams on days she chose&timed them.
you basically teach yourself which is expected from an async class, but she does post video lectures for each chapter which can be helpful if that's your learning style. I got by just fine with taking notes on slides and reading the textbook. the assignments can be tedious but if you have questions she will answer thoroughly
DO NOT TAKE HER PSY242 CLASS!! She, or her TA, gives horribly worded feedback with no suggestions, literally stuff like "You didn't do this right,". Super kind over zoom calls, but gives horrible feedback and weirdly low grades for her simple lectures. I mean this honestly, DON'T take her class, no matter how much you like a challenge.
She penalized me for going above and beyond on assignments. She is not very empathetic and is a very strict and tough grader. She is a nice person, and will meet with you to help you, but her grading style is completely unfair. It feels as though she does not care if you pass or fail. The quizzes are hard and so are the assignments. DON'T Take!!
What could've been an informational class turned into a complete headache. Our final project was poorly explained and she provided no help in communicating what was expected of us whatsoever. People who emailed her days prior received no response, and those who did not email were told "should've reach out sooner". Recycled lectures & lack of effort
She assigns an excessive amount of homework with unclear instructions, making it hard to even know what she expects. When you try to reach out, don't expect much, she doesn't respond, and grading is completely unfair. She will give you a zero for the smallest mistake. It feels like nothing you do is ever good enough, no matter how hard you work.
The class had poor communication, unclear expectations, and recycled lectures. The final project was poorly explained, emails went unanswered, and grading was unfair, with small mistakes leading to zeroes. It felt like nothing was ever good enough, despite hard work.
I have not even finished the class yet but this professor is ridiculous. Putting in so much effort and having every answer right for an assignment just to make a small mistake like not bolding a subheading and receive a 0 on the whole thing. Completely unfair grading and feels impossible to pass. Do not take this class.
If you want to be exhausted by the reading and wish you'd dropped the class sooner, take Zimmerman's class. She's respected by faculty, so advisors won't help. She gives no grading leeway and gives a 0 for one mistake. If you reach out, she may reply, but don't expect feedback if she decides you messed up on your assignment. Pages of work=0.
If you want to be exhausted by the reading and wish you'd dropped the class sooner, take Zimmerman's class. She's respected by faculty, so advisors won't help. She gives no grading leeway and gives a 0 for one mistake. If you reach out, she might reply—but don't expect feedback if she decides you messed up.
I deeply regret taking this class. I am an A student who can't for some reason understand why one little thing in this teacher's book equals a 0 for grading. I'm being so serious when I say this class is beyond frustrating. She gives absolutely no feedback back besides saying you did it wrong and will give you a 0 on everything.
I have nothing nice to say… Dr. Zimmerman is a horrible professor who abuses her power and doesnt care about her students. absolutely no communication or clear grading criteria resulting in class averages of 6% and most of us failing & she couldnt care less. Will ruin your Gpa, waste your time, & teach you nothing. Do not take her classes
I have never written a review on this website for any professor before. Do not take a research methods course with Professor Zimmerman. Her feedback is lackluster and vague, which makes revisions and the ultimate final project incredibly frustrating. Please heed the several bad reviews written here. I would not recommend this professor to anyone.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
46%
Textbook Required
59%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B+
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-0.87 avg changeRatings by Course
STT340
5.0
(1)PSYC240
5.0
(1)STATSIIPSY
5.0
(1)SOCIALPSYCH
5.0
(1)PSY334
4.3
(3)Difficulty by Course
PSY105
5.0
PSY241
5.0
PSY242
4.2
PSY342
4.0
PSY347
3.8