3.0

Joan Hall

Nursing - San Diego State University

3.0
Quality
2.5
Difficulty
33%
Would Retake
84
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3.0
Quality
2.5
Difficulty
2.9
Helpful
3.1
Clarity

33%

Would Retake

84

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What Students Say

It could have been so much more

N350 - 2.0 rating

Her online class was the worst I have ever endured

N350 - 2.0 rating
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Online Classes

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57%

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NURS206L
Jan 13, 2005

Hall knows what she is talking about and makes sure you know how to do everything by the end of the semester. she will listen to you and answer any questions that you have even if it means clarifying Lischke's lecture. She is not always clear on what she wants you to do but listen and you will be ok

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N206L
May 2, 2005

She knows her stuff well BUT she has terrible mood swings! At times, she's the nicest that can be, but if you get her on a bad day, everything you do is wrong or she'll raise her voice at you and make you feel stupid. Hey, we're all still learning and we're bound to make mistakes!

3.0
4.0
NURS206L
May 9, 2005

She is rude and shows no respect towards her students. Like the other comment, she has terrible mood swings. She makes you feel like you are not competent to be a nurse. Whatever you do, don't take her!

3.0
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N206LAB
Grade: A+
May 9, 2005

Don't take her! She is so condescending towards everyone, even my patient and some of the staff at the hospital say she always seems like she has something stuck in her butt! She knows her stuff, but she's not the best teacher to have. Take someone else like Santarsiero. My friends say she's great!!

2.0
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NURSING206LAB
May 11, 2005

I agree with the previous comments, she looks down on everyone! She think she's top-notch and knows everything! I especially hate it when she says the word "bag" and how she rolls and bats her eyes when she's explaining something, thinking that she's all that! Don't take her you'll regret it!!!!!!!

4.0
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206LAB
May 12, 2005

Prof Hall does have a slight attitude problem here and there, but she really tries to help us throughout the clinicals. I think that she's very helpful and tries to teach us all that she knows. It's a stressful job being a teacher, so I can understand her having bad days, but she really mean well.

1.0
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NURS350
May 25, 2005

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4.0
4.0
NURS206
Jun 9, 2005

Hall loves her profession and helps everyone out. But she is not a fair professor. She tends to accuse people of cheating and judge students base on other information.

3.0
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NURS206
Grade: B
Jul 7, 2005

Try hard not to have her as a clinical instructor. Judgemental and rude.

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NURSING
Aug 10, 2005

Avoid her class at all costs!!! She is difficult and impersonal. Fellow classmates and I caught her rolling her eyes at students behind their back! She made many of us feel incompetent.

5.0
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NURS350
Dec 14, 2005

This is the easiest class I have ever taken in my life!!! It is also very informative. Definetly take it for explorations.

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NURSING
Grade: C
Nov 16, 2005

She is the worst professor to have.She knows her stuff and she expects you to know them too!! Her grading is the hardest especially if you are not on her favorit list.Yup she favors students and let the others drift away in the clinics.She helps those thats know all and by the ways shouldn't a professor be helping the ones that needs help.Avoid her

3.0
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NURSING350
Dec 31, 2005

This class was pretty easy. I didn't even go to class half of the time because all of the lectures are on blackboard. It was a very informative class. The second paper was kind of difficult, but definately interesting when it wasn't her doing the lectures.

1.0
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NURS350
Jan 1, 2006

Took as an exploration, showed up for first day, midterm, and final and got an A, horrified if this is all that nursing students are learning about women's health, scheduled final at wrong time, not too sharp, lectures posted online, borderline ****, 2 easy papers and multiple choice midterm/final, class was a joke

4.0
1.0
NURSING350
Jan 5, 2006

this is the EASIEST class that i have ever taken.2 easy papers, a multiple choice midterm and final.If you are looking for an easy earned grade for your exploration requirement dont even think twice about taking it!

5.0
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NURS206
May 12, 2006

prof hall was a great clinical instructor! she expects you to know your stuff and if she needs to be tough she will. she is very knowledgeable and teaches you a lot of little secrets on how to be a great nurse! highly recommend.

5.0
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N206CLINICAL
May 16, 2006

At first she's very intimidating and her humor is a little sarcastic, but once i got to know her better and see how great a nurse she is, i felt confident in having her as my clinical instructor. she does expect you to be prepared, on time, and come ready for a challenge. but dont worry you can do it!

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N350
May 18, 2006

most boring class in my entire life. cannot teach! u have to teach yourself. material isn't explained and you will be lucky if you learn anything from her unless you are stupid. an easy a but it isn't worth looking at her or hearing her. she should pay each student $100 each time they show up. they still wouldn't come. needs to be fired. mean too!!

5.0
3.0
N206
Jun 12, 2006

VERY HELPFUL. SHE LOOKS DIFFICULT AT THE BEGINING, BUT SHE'LL BECOME EASIER AS THE SEMESTER GOES BY.

5.0
1.0
NURS206
Jul 25, 2006

She is a great teacher, tough love is her game! I recommend her for ppl who arent afraid of a challenge and who dont try to cut corners. Its best to be upfront with her, and she;ll respect u more for that.

3.0
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NUR350
Oct 27, 2006

the most easiest GE class i have ever taken at SDSU,,, print the lecture note from blackboard, do the study guide before the exam, and you will do fine. One midterm,one final, and one paper which is not hard. You can get a good grade easily,,but be aware of ,,,boring lectures...

5.0
1.0
N350
Dec 11, 2006

Very very easy class. Lots of great info but not always about women and this class is supposed to be women's health. Some of the guest speakers are so boring and I found prof Hall to be one of the best speakers. Wish she would have done most of the lectures instead of all the guest speakers. 2 test with study quides (easy) one paper (average).

4.0
1.0
NURS350
Dec 18, 2006

Really easy class, never went to a single one except the first day and the dates for the test. Easy paper, one midterm and one final mutliple choice. All lectures online and given a study guide. Just review study guide with online lectures and you will pass with B/A. Straight forward tests, commen sense.

5.0
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NURSE350
Dec 29, 2006

EASY CLASS, LECTURE MATERIAL POSTED ON BLACKBOARD. TEACHER VERY CLEAR ON INFO. A LOT OF MEMORIZATION. TESTS PRETTY STRAIGHT FORWARD, READ ALL THE LECTURES, PAY ATTN TO SIDE NOTES IN LECTURE, DO NOT BUY BOOOK, CAN DO CLASS W/O IT. ONE EASY AND USEFUL PAPER FOR HEALTH.

4.0
1.0
NURS350
Apr 28, 2007

The teacher is a spaz. Sometimes she's really nice but around test time she turns into a witch. We did not use the book at all. She had a lot of guests come to class and show slides and used their material for the test questions. Print out the slides/outlines for class and study those you'll get an A. Overall the class was super easy.

3.0
1.0
NURS350
May 21, 2007

Super easy upper Division GE requirement! DO NOT BUY THE BOOK ITS USELESS! 1 midterm, 1 test, 1 paper using info from real age . Have to sign in (get someone to do it for you, or leave afterwards). Has tons of guest lecturers, everything is posted on blackboard. Gives you a review for the midterm and final. I did little for my A!

5.0
1.0
NURS350
May 25, 2007

EASY A. lecture hall, very impersonal, just sign in and leave or stay cause its pretty interesting. all material on BB. no need to by the book. midterm, final and easy paper. once a week class. requires very little study time. you gotta take this class!

5.0
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NURS350
Jun 12, 2007

J. Hall is very clear and interesting. There is a midterm, a final, and one paper that is very fun to write. If you go over the study guides in detail and answer all the questions on it, you will definitly ace both final and midterm. paper is easy to get a good grade if you fallow exact directions. Dont buy textbook, never even opened and still A-

2.0
3.0
NURS350
Dec 6, 2007

She is rude and very unhelpful. Gives a study guide when she has not even made the test yet. Study guides are 50 pages and helpful, but she could have broken it down more. 2 short papers, 1 xtra credit, 2 tests. Class is very interesting and the speakers are great! Posts all lectures on bb so if u do not come to class it really does not matter.

2.0
1.0
NURS350
Dec 7, 2007

the class is very easy. all the lectures are online so you never have to go which is good cause when you do, you will fall asleep. two papers and two tests, which has ridiculously long study guides. she gets really mean on test days, and will even get pissed at you if you dont have the newest SDSU id card. like it matters.

1.0
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NURS350
Dec 13, 2007

Extremely rude and moody. Don't approach her she is like bull dog. She is extremly phony. She acts nice in front of the class but when you ask her questions she gets upset at you

4.0
1.0
LABLAB
Dec 16, 2007

This woman is AWFUL why is she still teaching. I feel like she goes out of her way to make her student feel so low and miserable. Someone should report it I mean report her. I thought a professor was to motivate and courage there student not bring them down every chance you get.

5.0
3.0
N206
Dec 21, 2007

good teacher

2.0
2.0
NURS350
Jan 2, 2008

Yes she is definitely phony. Her class isn't even as easy as people make it out to be. It her test are stupid. She will ask meaningless questions that were mentioned once in class but have no significance. The papers are graded easy and so is the extra credit but it is not east enough to put up with her. We also had our final a half hour early!

4.0
1.0
NURS350
Jan 3, 2008

Super easy class - I left early or skipped out on almost every class and still did well. Do not buy the book, you don't need it! All material covered in lectures, which get posted on Bb. Two papers, two tests, and extra credit opportunities. If you answer all the questions in the study guides, you'll be set for the tests.

4.0
4.0
NURSE350
Jan 13, 2008

AS a guy, I thought this class was hard. I really learned a lot, but I put a lot of study time in. I'm sure it was easy for the ladies in the class which were a lot and that's why I took this class:). I earned a B+, but worked hard for it. All the notes are on BB and two papers.

4.0
1.0
NURS350
Jan 24, 2008

This is a very easy class. I went to two lectures and missed all the other days and got an A. I would highly recommend this class. All notes are posted on Blackboard. 2 tests, 2 papers and extra credit offered. Easy A.

2.0
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NURS499
Feb 10, 2008

This lady's a tyrant. She's a terrible teacher, and human being. Completely unprofessional.

3.0
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NURS350
Feb 20, 2008

SO EASY! I never opened my text but I did attend class, but as a woman found the topics of interest and did not feel like I was attending a class. Really laid back, majority of the time the are guest speakers, which are good! Prof Hall is a little uptight and wants things her way but just stay out of her face and shes an easy grader!

5.0
1.0
NURS350
May 14, 2008

Prof Hall is a great instructor. Her tests are clear(2) and her papers are even clearer(2). I found her very approacable. If you read the syllabus and come to class there is no need for mass emails to the class in regards to 'what you missed' or 'what is on the test'. Pay attention!! This is college.

2.0
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NURS350
Jun 19, 2008

She needs to change her personality. She is extremely rude when you ask her a question. Plus she doesn't do her job. She calls lecture guest. She is a lazy person.

4.0
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NURS350
May 20, 2008

I found this class very easy. I attended lecture probably about eight to ten times but only stayed for half and still got an A. The outlines are on Blackboard and the essays were very easy, and extra credit is offered.

2.0
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NURS350
Jun 19, 2008

Extremly Lazy teacher, she doesn't do her job. She spends most of the time sitting down. She gets paid for inviting other people to do her job. Not very professional.

4.0
1.0
NURS350
Jul 17, 2008

Never went to class, except for on days of tests and when papers were due. Got a B by just studying notes on blackboard, and turning in papers which are easy and helpful. Not bad for an explorations class!

4.0
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NURS350
Dec 16, 2008

Easy B, Difficult A. Papers are VERY SIMPLE and easy to get A. You only really need to study lecture notes (can find on Blackboard) but occassionally throws in test questions you can only pick up in class. Very interesting topics in my opinion, but I almost never stayed until the end. Take for an easy B.

3.0
2.0
NURS350
Dec 19, 2008

Having a guest speaker doesn't make her lazy! If anything, she is giving us more info. 3 hour classes are always the worst. Papers were easy and exams were fine. Easy class and informative for men and women.

4.0
1.0
NURS350
Dec 20, 2008

Super Easy class, papers, and tests. Only went to lecture twice. All notes you need are on blackboard unless it is just an outline..u should go to class to get the info. U have to do good on test because there are little points to earn. Just read over notes a few hrs b4 test and get an A.

5.0
1.0
NURSE350
Jan 8, 2009

CLASS WAS VERY EASY! class is not mandatory at all. I only went for tests and to turn in my papers. I got a B+ in the class. Papers are short and easy. Tests are common sense and all the lecture notes are online. There is a study guide for each test, do them and you will be fine. SWEET TEACHER, HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

2.0
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NURS350
Jan 27, 2009

In my opinion, it looks like the teacher needed to take much of the advice she was teaching. She was rude and cared less if the students learned anything or not. For those of us who pay to go to school, this is a waste of time. Just read the notes on Blackboard, no need to actually go to class.Don't put effort since the teacher hardly does.

1.0
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NURS206
Apr 25, 2009

She is the most evil woman on the face of this plant. Try not to get her at all costs. She may seem nice when you first meet her, but don?t believe it for a second. Her claws and teeth will come out soon enough.

5.0
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NUR350
May 24, 2009

Great teacher! Very informative class. I've learned so much about women health issues in this class. I had no problem with the teacher. She grades papers in a timely matter and she returned all my emails back very quickly. I would recommend this class to all females attending SDSU.

3.0
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NURS350
Dec 15, 2009

I would not take this class again if I could go back in time.. HARD elective class. Kinda interesting, but not worth it in the end. 70 multiple choice/true false questions on the exams. she expects u to know every little detail. take a different elective

4.0
2.0
NURS350
Jan 12, 2010

I got an A just from studying all the lecture outlines she posted on Blackboard (so i guess i could've gotten away w/ not attending class). A word of caution though: most of the questions on the test are from her study guide, but a decent chunk of questions were never even addressed in the study guide. Just a heads up.

2.0
2.0
NURS350
May 15, 2011

I took this class online. Do not bother to listen to any of the lecture, strictly study the book. All of her quizzes and exams are on book only. Good luck trying to get in touch with her, she is horrible at communication.

4.0
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NURS350
May 17, 2011

She is a very sweet lady, but her class is SO BORING! The class was super easy- talk about STDs/women's health diseases (pretty much what a normal female should know) I got an A by not showing up to any of the classes except for tests. She posts all of her lecture powerpoints online. Her teaching style was just not my style

4.0
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NURS350
May 26, 2011

This class is very interesting. I took it online it was very flexible with time. Make sure you try to get 10's on the quizes, do the extra credit and paper. The tests are hard but they are passable.

5.0
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NURS350
Jan 2, 2012

I took this class online and it was SO EASY!! Take it if you can. On the final I lost internet connection and I called her on her personal cell number and she helped me and was very sweet.

4.0
1.0
NURS350
Jan 9, 2012

SO EASY! Get a 10 on every quiz, you can use the book and it is not timed. Some quiz questions are used on test. Test is a little hard but almost all answers can be found easily in the book.

5.0
1.0
NURS350
May 14, 2012

Professor Hall is a very sweet lady! She is very easy to get a hold of and responds to e-mails if you have any questions! This class is very easy. There were 2 extra credit assignments in the beginning, one paper (which I was able to finish 2 hours before it was due), 3 exams, and several quizzes in which she drops the 3 lowest scores.

4.0
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NURS350
Aug 15, 2012

Loved this class and the professor! Took it over summer online. The online class was super easy. Weekly quizzes based off the reading and power points but not hard to do. Only 3 tests but the questions are mainly off the quizzes.

4.0
1.0
NURS350
Aug 18, 2012

Took the online class, EASY A.

4.0
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NURS350
Dec 10, 2012

This was an easy online class. Can take quizzes twice so you always get full points. 1 paper that was very simple. 3 exams, straight out of the book. Sometimes the questions were on very obscure details, but it is open book, so no problem. Read the book, get an A.

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NURS350
Dec 17, 2012

Don't bother with online lectures. Just read the book and do the quizzes because the same questions are on the tests.

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NURS350
Oct 29, 2013

Professor Hall is so confusing. She always changes her rules about eveything. I don't recommend her at all. She is the worst professor I have ever taken.

1.0
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NURS350
Jan 8, 2014

Exams online has errors and marked wrong when correct. After, you have to double check all your work and watch her grading to make sure it is true. Content of the questions are confusing to the true answers. She doesn't respond quickly to email. Many student were very frustrated and complained.

4.0
1.0
NURS350
Jan 10, 2014

Easiest class ever. Got well over 100% in the class without even trying.

5.0
1.0
NURS350
Jan 21, 2014

EASY class. Seriously. Did not put in much time for this class and got an A. Great GE class for those in difficult majors. Just put in some work & you'll be fine.

1.0
5.0
NURS350
Apr 28, 2014

Never take her class again. exam is so bad.

3.0
3.0
NURS350
Aug 27, 2014

Course is not as easy as they say. Quiz questions are specific and you read A WHOLE LOT!!! Not too hard too pass but definitely time consuming

2.0
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N350
Oct 28, 2014

This class is not what it seems- she is not as organized, and needs to learn blackboard... It could have been so much more.

1.0
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NURS350
Grade: B
Dec 2, 2014

Worst online class i have ever taken. Never responds to emails, has no idea how to use blackboard, gives quizzes with an incorrect answer key. She had a forum for students to ask questions at one point but took it down because she could not keep up. She was then the only one able to post. DO NOT TAKE THIS FOR YOUR GE CLASSES.

3.0
3.0
NURS350
Dec 2, 2014

Timed quizexams. She had a difficult time working with blackboard. The only bad thing I could really say is I started the course reading all material and did poorly on quiz & exam 1. My new strategy was to go through PP and review chapter outlines and definitions and my scores were much better (and less time consuming). Good elective to take.

2.0
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NURSE350
Dec 8, 2014

Weekly quizzes and 4 exams. Sounds easy, but very tedious and time consuming, as you can read entire chapters and the questions wont match up to anything you read. Pretty sure she is using the old versions of the book. Class is more of an epidemiology course than a science course. Would not recommend for an online GE.

3.0
1.0
NURS350
Jan 2, 2015

Online classes are not for everyone. She didn't seem to have a firm grasp on Blackboard, and at times she was confusing. But this was the easiest A that I've gotten yet. Don't let these reviews discourage you from the A.

3.0
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NURS350
Grade: A-
May 16, 2015

Don't bother reading or watching recorded lectures. Just download PowerPoints, open book to assigned pages, and have a tab open on Google. It's ridiculous how she expects you to recall these obscure facts from memory. There is no point in readingtaking notes. Just have everything open for every quiz. She reuses quiz q's for exams, so record those.

1.0
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NURS350
Grade: D-
Jan 6, 2016

I did not enjoy taking her class, she was rude to me

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N350
Grade: A
Jan 7, 2016

Her online class was the worst I have ever endured. Impossibly long reading assignments, BORING power point lectures you can't open on phone/tablet, requires anatomy/physiology knowledge. tons of material for the test/quiz but will ask some ambiguous nonsense questions trying to make it more difficult. Forget asking for help/DO NOT TAKE!

2.0
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NUR350
Grade: A-
Jan 7, 2016

This class was weird. I thought the tests were hard (maybe because I didn't buy the book), but I ended up with an A at the end so idk. I didn't get the book, just went off the powerpoints. Don't even try to email with questions, she never replies.

2.0
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NUR350
Grade: A
Jan 11, 2016

Had to work for my A. Every module has at least 3-4 hrs of powerpoint lectures and useless pdf's she wants us to review, then we have to read the full chapter. Both teacher's are disorganized. TEST ARE HARD and very specific. I suggest you take this class with friends, you will need to know a lot so its best to have other's to help you out.

1.0
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NURS350
May 9, 2016

The hardest and worst online class I have ever had. She is not helpful at all. The lecture is unclear and the exams are really hard to get A. Didn't give some time extension even though there were technical problem in my laptop. The most important thing is she is RUDE to her student.

3.0
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NUR350
Grade: A
May 10, 2016

The exams will test your memorization more than anything. If you read everything and watch all lectures, you should have no difficulty earning an A. That being said, the reading assignments and lectures are typically boring and long, so expect to put in a lot of time into this class.

1.0
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NURS350
Grade: A
Dec 10, 2016
Wouldn't take again

This class is a complete waste of time. The other reviews are right.. you won't learn anything- but your ability to memorize arbitrary statistics will be tested. And half the time, the lectures, textbook, and quizzes have CONFLICTING or BLATANTLY INCORRECT information. This will not be remedied, either if you bring it to the instructor's attention.

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NURS350
Grade: A-
Apr 11, 2019
Would take again

I was nervous to take this class because the ratings aren't so good. However, it is SO do-able and easy. Graded by weekly quizzes (10 points), discussion posts (300 words, 10 points), and two exams (50 points each). The exams and quizzes come straight from the lecture. I highly recommend this class to anyone that needs to take it!

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NUR350
May 10, 2019
Wouldn't take again

Don't even bother. Lots of great info sure but the time and effort for grade received is often unbalanced. Just be prepared to spend lots of time and write 300 word research papers that get graded mainly on grammar and which sources you used rather than your thoughts, what you've learnt

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