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Reviews (190)
AWESOME TEACHER if you like Psychology! Class was a little time consuming but, I have learned SO MUCH! She prepares you for all your tests almost to where you hardly even need to study! Totally fair teacher and is willing you help you anytime you need help! =] LOVED HER!!
Wow, what a great class. Eso is a great teacher. You can tell she enjoys her stuff. She is very helpful and understanding. If you do the work, you can easily make it. I would choose her again in a heart beat.
Great teacher. The tests were easy, but the time given is tight (for essay and multiple-choice). She seemed to be a little disorganized at times. I would recommend her for this class.
Easy class would recommend, tests easy if u studied and can use notes on essay part, one paper due at end, no final which rocks
She is a great teacher, but has so many classes to teach that sometimes you feel that she is overwhelmed....She also gives A LOT of work...homeworks every week on top of outlines....not a class for slackers But she is very knowledgable and helpful
She is a really cool teacher and she works with you if you are going through any situation and need help. There is a lot of reading involved but she makes the class interesting.
What can I say...awesome Professor. A must take for Human Sexuality. She is hilarious !!!!! A lot of reading but well worth taking it with her. You will laugh your pants off in this class.
cool and good teacher...makes you laugh a lot...and the class overall is fairly easy
awesome teacher. I learned a lot in this class. The material is interesting and her lectures are great. I didn't really even need to read the book. All the guys in the class dug her.
This instructor was halarious. I just fell in love with this subject. I was rolling on the floor. She explains it well and makes a hard to talk about subject, easy to talk about because it is embarrassing to talk about for most people. I loved her class so thumbs straight up for this one.
Yes, she is very funny and very outgoing! The main grades are homework (which are very short and easy) but, you must go to class to get the assignment. I felt that most of the tests you really have to read the chapter on your own. Also, this class was definintly one of those that everyone talks about personal stories--very annoying!!!
She is an amazing teacher! Research methods is such a confusing course, but she breaks it down to help you understand it in a better way. She makes the class fun and I enjoy my time while I'm there. Mid term and final, with a lab project over the entire semester and she guides you through it all. I would recomend her to everyone!
What can you say about her besided the fact that she's funny, outgoing, smart, helpful and all that other stuff. This was one of the most interesting clasess I have taken. I think I did well because I could remember all her funny dances and stories about terms. Never a dull moment in her class.
I absolutely loved this professor. I've never had a prof. who can make the entire class laugh out of their seats every wk. Fun, interesting lectures esp when it comes to her kids. A little scatterbrained but worth it, to take her class. I'd take her again. Easy hw's, test were average. No attendance needed.
She's the most fun professor in the whole school. Ask anybody who knows her!! If you're a serious student don't take her, but if you wanna have some fun then definitely do so. There's a midterm and a non-cumulative final, which are not hard but there's a tons of info. You definitely need the book for the midterm and the final.
This class is kinda difficult but she is very funny and does her best to teach the material. Everyday class is enjoyable, and she always tells stories about her 2 sons. Need to study for the tests, but very enjoyable class.
My favorite teacher I've had in college. She's enthusiastic, which makes the class fun. Lots of easy homework that helps your grade. Midterm, Final, and 10 page research paper. The paper isn't so bad, you can pick any topic you want. It's a fun and pretty easy class - definately recommend!
awsome teacher love her
A wonderful teacher and person. I felt a little uncomfortable with opening up during the homework at times. Although I should of expected it...it is a sex class! Very funny and informational. She is like your best friend and mother all at the same time. Amazing! Never a dull moment. Thank you for a fun semester Dr. Eso!
Karen is AWESOME!!! She is informative and passionate about all subjects she teaches! You will never be bored in her class and her style of teaching helps so much with learning the material. Great Great Great teacher!!!!!!!!!!
Eso!! She is amazing.Best professor @ Cal State. Class is fun,and very educational. Midterm and final are easy, study the study guides.Paper is interesting,somewhat difficult, turn it in early and she reviews it for you. Best class you'll ever take and she doesn't require the textbook!
Dr. Eso is truly amazing. No other professor can teach this class like her. Continuously has your attention and is hilarious. She loves what she does and has a positive attitude. Weekly assignments she gives are basic. Final paper and tests are moderately hard but she prepares you sufficiently to do well. Awesome class!
She's an awesome professor that's passionate about what she does. She was awarded Teacher of the Year for a reason! She doesn't answer emails so you have to talk to her in person about issues you may have with the class. She makes the material fun to learn about. She's really enthusiastic too! She's so fun to have! Take her class if you can!
Professor Eso is a great teacher and makes the class well worth attending! She is a fair teacher and willing to take the time when you meet at her office hours. Best teacher award ~Well Deserved.
What a fun class! Karen is so funny, and she's pretty easy as well. Sometimes I felt like I didn't learn as much on the topics as I would've liked, and doesn't use the book, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. Overall, a great teacher, and a fun class.
She is the most amazing teacher ever. I'm in love. She is the reason I got up and went to a class that I found boring. She made it worth goint, and despite the subject matter taught me a lot!!!!
She is absolutely amazing! My class is really early and i actually look forward to it every day! Haven't missed one class! Aaaaamazing, hilarious and i've learned sooo much! EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE THIS CLASS! Best teacher at san marcos!
Incredibly and genuinely funny, she makes potentially awkward material absolutely hilarious. She's enthusiastic and will have your attention the entire time. I was initially squeamish about taking a college sex class, but I couldn't imagine it being taught any better than this. Truly a great class!
Awesome, just awesome. She is by far the only one who could make the monotonous material in 230 any fun. She is 100% dedicated to her students and was always very helpful and flexible with assignments, midterm, and final. The hardest part was writing the research proposal but she helped me every step of the way. Great class and awesome teacher!
Best teacher, hands down. Uses an online book that is very easy to read. Weekly assignments from the reading are online and discussed in lecture. She gives a study guide for the midterm and final which are easy if you study and pay some attention in class. Research paper was difficult. She is great about meeting outside of class.
Professor Eso is fantastic! She makes class very interesting and she has a great sense of humor! I was apprehensive about taking a night class because I thought I'd fall asleep, but it's practically impossible to fall asleep in Eso's class! She's full of energy and very entertaining. She really cares about her students too, which is nice.
great proffesor. Always available for help. Will not give up on you. Recommend taking her in all her classes, great attitude, makes class interesting, i never missed a class because it was helpfull and entertaining.
Best Teacher ever, kept the information entertaining and useful. I learned more in this one class than in my life. learn a lot but have fun too! dont buy the book, you dont need it.
She was hilarious! The tests were easy, just one paper for the whole semester that you work on. If you need to take this course take it with her cause she's the easiest and has is really easy to talk to. Plus, attendance doesn't matter.
She is hilarious and an amazing teacher. She really knows her stuff and creates a high interest in the topic. LOVED her
Professor Eso was great! She is very nice and makes everyone feel welcome in her class. Makes the topics fun. I had to write four papers but they were super easy and short. Lets late work slide even though she says she won't in the beginning.It's easier for her if you turn your work in on time! She always tries to be in a good mood too!
Prof Eso is a really funny teacher who you can tell loves to keep her class interesting and involved! We had two presentations and 2 research papers and observation papers. The HW got to be a bit excessive sometimes, but overall it was a good class.
Great teacher! Really cool laid back, and funny. Class is easy as long as you do short papers. Tests are easy as long as you study the study guides they are exactly what's on the test! Great class very informative.
honestly best teacher by far, she tells such interesting stories that made me excited to go to class. She can read a person like a book, knows when your BSing her or not. warning she will know when your absent. Has a great memory. have to work for the A but go to her office hours and she will help you out even more
She is very unorganized and doesn't explain anything about the homework. She doesn't teach, all she does is tell stories about herself and her kids and uses herself as examples when talking about breast feeding and birth. She can be funny once in a while, but other than that i do not recommend her.
she is awesome! the way she teaches gets me excited to go to class and makes learning fun.. she tells stories from personal experience and is always funny. tests are based on material she gives through hw and lectures and arent hard!
She is unorganized, does not stick to her syllabus and cancels class too much! All she did was tell stories about herself. She kept rescheduling tests and papers. We didn't get our papers back. Don't bother emailing her because she doesn't reply. Other people I talked to in the class said they were fed up with her too. Don't take her!
hands down eso is probably the worst teacher i have had at cal state san marcos. and this class is my biggest regret. dont take it.
she is a great teacher. class is always entertaining. the down side..she rarely responds to emails and it takes forever to get grades back.
This teacher is by far the funniest teacher i have ever had!! if i had a break between classes i would sit in on her lectures just to get a few laughs. love you eso
This professor is great in class. She is funny and relatable. The stories she tells always make you laugh and she always has some weird fact to tell you. However outside of her class is horrible. She doesnt return emails, papers, tests, and is hardly at her office hours. It took her over a month to return a paper that we needed for the 2 one
Nice lady and very entertaining! A lot of time consuming homework. 3 tests and 3 papers. She is not helpful outside of class. Doesn't return emails, never in her office. Two weeks left of the semester and we have only received grades on 1 paper and 1 test and we had to track her down for those grades! Very unorganized lots of cancelled classes also
Class is funny and entertaining WHEN she actually shows up. She always cancels class and shows up late... UNORGANIZED and extremely UNCLEAR on what she wants on papers/hw. 3 exams, 3 short papers, tons of hw assignments. It is the end of the semester... and we have yet to receive any grades from hw or tests. DO NOT take this class w/her.
Honestly,do not take this class if you are planning to learn something new. teacher is never there. finals are next week and i still have not received any grades. never is at her office hours. not helpful BUT very entertaining in class. you learn more about her personal life rather than human development.
Dr. Eso is a great teacher! Her class is very interesting and she goes out of her way to be helpfull and understanding. She is by far one of the best teachers I have ever had!
I completely disagree with these other people's ratings. She is a sensational teacher! She keeps class entertaining and she's quite the comedian. All you really have to do is show up to class. I didn't read the textbook once, but the easy assignments she has you do and the lectures in class were enough to grab me a B!
Amazing!
I'm not happy with this prof though b/c she never was organized, always late, & always had lame excuses for everything. The work load at the beginning was ridiculous, then as semester went on, she became lazy. warning:if you commute, make sure you have another class the same day b/c she only shows up half the time and I wasted so much gas and time.
Class is funny and entertaining IF and WHEN she actually shows up. She always cancels class and shows up late... UNORGANIZED and extremely UNCLEAR on what she wants on papers/hw. 3 exams, 3 short papers, tons of hw assignments. It is finals week... we have yet to receive any grades from hw or tests...no grades at all! DO NOT take this class w/her.
Professor Eso is the worst teacher I have ever expierenced. I learned absolutley nothing in her class. Instead of teaching, she babbles on about her personal life. She dosent respond to emails, doesnt show up to class and really just dosent care about her students. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS.
I've never had such an irresponsible, disorganized teacher in my life. She missed a ton of classes, never returned e-mails, told me to meet her at her office and never showed up,never graded anything, and just talked about her family in class. I got so sick of hearing her biased explanations of development. CSUSM owes me a refund for this class!
I wish i never listened to anyone to take her class. this was my worst class ever at CSUSM. most unorganized teacher i've ever had. she's ridiculous and she doesnt even know how to teach
She is so nice and helpful and she makes a really hard class easier and understanding. I am shocked that anyone will write anything bad about her. She is one of the best teachers in CSUSM.
I am shocked that anybody would write anything negative about her. Her level of helpfulness and kindness is outstanding. I cant wait to take another class with her. This is a very difficult class, yet she takes her time to help students.
Very fun class. She is super funny. She is a great professor. Work throughout the semester is 3 exams, 3 essays, and about 2 assignments a week, but they are fun. Essays can be difficult because they have to be interdisciplinary. Overall good class. Do your work and study hard for exams.
She is a very nice lady, but personaly for me, she was NO help. She was always busy helping other students for a really long time. During class she would make us stay & "work" while she graded class & home work for other classes. If you have a question, and need 1-1 attention, good luck!
She was great! i had to retake the course bc the 1st time i took it with Troff which was the WORST class ever!! she is so much better then him!! options are limjited with res. methods so choose her! she really wants everyone to pass and she helps a lot!!
The class is easy if you keep up by coming to class and do the assignments. Eso tells life stories to make the textbook info relate-able, showing examples of Human Development in real life. She could do better, though. She sometimes forgets to put up homework. I'm not sure if that is good or bad.
I never thought anyone would write anything negative about Professor Eso! She was a great teacher who was always there to help and explain ideas that were confusing. I would recommend her 100% if you are going to take Human Development! I was only somewhat interested when I first started this class, but she made it very interesting and fun to learn
Eso is amazing but this class is really hard. To fully understand you need to go and pay attention. Ask questions, she will always help.
people who dislike karen eso can do so on a personal level, but as a professor she is AMAZING.cares about her students and knows their names. extremely helpful in office hours and makes the class super interesting. attendance isnt mandatory, but you wont want to miss because she is hillarious but you will learn alot. 2 papers, midterm and final
Awesome professor! Had a 2 hour 45 min class but it was rarely boring. By far the funniest professor I've had and she is always willing to help with any problem. Easy class as long as you pay attention during the lectures. The exams are simple but make sure you write good papers, they are key in passing this class. Well worth the work though!
She is Awesome! She makes the class fun! Tons of HW like around 27 assignments but they were super easy! We had 2 essay (at least 4 pgs long)2 Tests midterm and final (multiple choice) & short essay question. She gives examples from her own life experiences 2 make the learning fun. Go 2 her office hrs she is very helpful!!
BY FAR THE BEST!! extremely helpful, even helped me on an essay for another class. Super funny and makes the material easy to follow. 2 tests (mildly easy), 3 essays(easy), short hw assignments every day and in class work too. overall TAKE HER!!! I wish i could take her for more classes. ESO YOU ROCK!!!!
Vey fun class. Hmk each week kinda of easy, 3 papers, midterm and final were multiple choice and short essay questions. She's CRAZY and ull hardly be bored in her class.
She is an amazing professor!!! I would recommend her to anyone!!! I'm serious. She does over any unclear material, she is understanding and she loves what she does. I was nervous about the course but she made it so easy to pass with an A. TAKE HER!!!
Awesome teacher. Really funny.
Best teacher I have ever had in a college setting. Very entertaining and knowledgeable!
best teacher EVER!i learned so much from her, because of this class i am now considering becoming an HDev major:)
OMG she was very funny. She teaches very well and help me out in any way to pass. She is awasome
Such a funny and good teacher! She will definitely keep your attention so you will not be bored. Essays are graded by students and Professor Eso will look over them. She will possibly make you never want a baby ever but the class was amazing!
Very entertaining. Passionate about her field. Make the class fun to be in. Best class ever!!
She can be a little all over the place. SHe is extremely brilliant and can be very helpful. Her class is so entertaining and she is hillarious. She can be intimidating but if you talk to her she will not seem so scary. I would recommend her.
She is amazing! Great professor who knows how to get the point across and make the material interesting! Extremely dedicated to her students and overall very nice and clever! Professor Eso's classes are fun to be in and worth your time! Great class!
She is a very eccentric professor that will keep your attention the whole time! Only issue I had was the class can be very unorganized and it takes a long time for homework/essays to get graded. Overall a very fun and entertaining class though.
Awesome teacher! She cares about your grade if you do! The papers are easy and interesting, her lectures are great! She is so funny! you don't need a book.
Eso is the best teacher I will probably ever have at CSUSM. She makes getting up for a 7am class totally worth it. She is entertaining and wants you to succeeded in her class. She gives a pretest that is similar to exam-midterm & final. One large paper that she will walk you though. Minimal homework. Overall, great class and love Eso!
I had her for a 3 hr lecture and never got bored she is like watching stand up comedy. She is brilliant and hilarious! There are 2-3 assignments a week but they're very interesting, 3 short research papers, a midterm and a final. Overall the class was very interesting and fairly easy I highly reccomend any class with her!
Very easy class. She's very entertaining for a 3 hr lecture and she tries to make it interesting for her students to learn the material. I would say if you're scheduled is filled with hard classes. This class is a good mickey course to take to ease of other stress from other classes! Definitely a fun class. Work load is small but worth alot
She's hilarious with her lectures but can go off on tangents. She has a daily writing assignment on interesting topics so make sure you go to class. There are 3 papers and only 2 exams. Wasn't a fan of how much notice we had for each of our papers but they're only 4 pages long so it isn't too bad. Definitely recommend this class though.
I had her for the 3 hour lecture. The time would just fly by. She is entertaining and funny. She does a quick write up each class for attendance. There's 3 essays, a mid term and final. And only about 6 homework assignments. Really easy and a great class to take. I'd definitely recommend her to everyone.
She is funny you would love her class. There are couple of in class assignments which are 10 points each, 3 papers, a midtern and a final. If you related that course with your life you would do fine. I would miss her class. Make sure to attend class because you never know when she would do in class assignments.
She made a 3 hour lecture go by a little faster. She is very entertaining, very funny. She always has stories which take up a large part of class. Essay grading was a bit hard, but overall it was a good class! Take her!
BEST AND FUNNIEST PROFESSOR I HAVE EVER HAD! Eso made me fall in love with Human Development. She is good with her students and always wants students to participate.
I LOVEDDDD this class. At the beginning I was not so interested in this class but I got to learn something new in class everyday we met. I had her once a week but she was FUNNY and made class flyy. There are only three papers, a midterm and a final which are not so diffilcult but I actually enjoyed doing them.Some hw assignmetns too,recommend her
She is fantastic teacher! She will guide you through creating a research proposal. If you do everything she assigns throughout the semester, you will have an easy time piecing together your proposal because she had you do it in piecemeal. She makes the long classes go by quickly!
I really enjoyed this class. She is super funny and makes class fly by! It was more like watching a comedy routine than a lecture. I learned quite a bit too. Wish I could take the class again!
This class is sooo fun & entertaining. She's super cool too! I enjoy going to her classes. Gives points for being there (at start of class u turn in a small reflection). Some downsides are that she never explains the hw just posts it but it was always easy. There are hw assig., midterm, final. She's fun and you actually learn, shows videos/stories.
Do not ever take her online course! It is very difficult for HD101 class! Seriously! She gives out quiz and assignment due on the same day and only gives you like few days to complete it. Her assignment is very involved and time consuming especially you have 3 classes to worry about!
She is an amazing professor! all of her power points are clearly outlined and really helpful. there wasn't much homework and the projects were fairly easy! if you love sarcasm and fun classes this is definitely the class to take! she even made the section about death sound fun!
AMAZING PROFESSOR! She makes her classes fun and enjoyable while also giving all the right info. She is challenging and will definitely push you to reach greater in academia but its definitely worth it. Take her class!
She is an amazing professor! Power points are clearly outlined and very helpful. there is a little bit of homework (papers each week) but rather short and super easy! if you love sarcasm she is your treater. don't bother emailing her, she never responds but Love her teaching style.
This class is a reallyy hard class because she gives so much homework and quizes to do without giving you a sufficient amount of time to complete them. I am a hardworking student who usually receives straight A's but this class is way more challening than I am used to. I regret taking this course for it was online.
This Professor gives way TOO much homework. The class was suppose to be taught on MW for 1hr. 15 min. but was switched to an online course. Once the class was switched, she pretty much gave you homework everyday including 2 quizzes a week + Essau Papers. After the semester ended on May 10th, she still has us doing assignments. Go figure!
She is fabulous! I have little interest in this subject, but she managed to keep my interest throughout the semester. There is huge paper due at the end of the semester. Sounds intimading and it is hard work,, but she goes above and beyond to help you to succeed. I had a lot of stuff going on and still managed to do well. A BIG thanks to Eso!
This Professor is INCREDIBLE. She made a daunting class soo fun and easy. Her personality made me want to come to class every day. There is a big paper due at the end of the semester that she personally works on with each student basically from day one until its due. She's amazing. I wish she could teach all of my classes.
Professor Eso is by far one of the best Psychology professors I have had at CSUSM. She is overwhelmingly intelligent, and make her students want to learn about a subject as dry sometimes research can be! She not an easy professor, but if you show up and listen to her lectures, and ASK QUESTIONS! She will always help! Awesome teacher, take her!
I have enjoyed this class so much. I am currently in her psych of sex class. She is hilarious. Lectures are NEVER boring. She assigns A LOT of homework. She is only a hard grader on short essays - everything else is easy. Exam questions are pulled out of homework practice quizzes and essay questions are from class discussion. Super fun class.
Professor Eso is amazing!! she is ridiculously funny, it is impossible for her students not to be interested in the course material due to the fact she creates excitement. I had her for HD 101 and PSYCH human sexuality. She is a tough grader, and assigns a decent hand full of homework assigments. with that being said TAKE HER IF YOU CAN :)
AMAZING! Take her for any class you can. I am an APA lover so I love that she makes me use it! Lots of homework and papers, but it is all fun. She uses a clicker and mandatory online program ($130) so be prepared..
Karen is pretty cool, and definitely a character. Class is nothing less than captivating, however there are a lot of weekly assignments. Subject matter is interesting, and this class should be MANDATORY for all college students. You'll learn plenty about yourself and the relationships you want in life.
Loved taking her class. She has a great sense of humor and keeps the class interesting.
The best professor I have had in college yet. She is hilarious and genuinely nice. Assigns a lot of assignments, but they aren't terribly hard and really help with the tests. She made the class extremely interesting, so much so that I would take it again just for fun. Her TA's grade harder than she does, read the text and do the work for an A.
Professor Eso is an amazing teacher! She really made the class interesting. There are a lot of weekly assignments, however they don't take long, and most of them are opinion based, so they are pretty easy. I did every assignment and studied for every test and I got an A in the class. However, in my opinion her test are hard, so do the practice quiz
Class is really interesting, however really disorganized. She will never tell you if you have chapter assignments due or when they're due, you need to check online. Dates will constantly be switched, and she relies on TA's to grade most assignments.
She is amazing although I had to retake her class due to medical absence she helped me as much as she could. If you ask for help she will help you. She's a really smart woman and she does want her students to pass and learn something. Not all the professors are like her best professor I've had at csusm! Ps. She will try to save you money on books!
Had her for my Human Sexuality class. She is funny and keeps the subject light. I enjoyed taking her class and listened to her funny lectures. Homework is super easy - McGraw connect reading and online assignments. The multiple choice test are online and the next day you have an essay portion. Also, have a final paper (5 pages) at the end.
Not an easy class, but Professor Eso always makes sure everyone is busy with something to do. Class isn't mandatory, but it's a class you can't really miss. Always something due in or before class. Entertaining professor and encourages people to attend office hours.
She is a reasonable professor. She sets up students and the class for success. There is no reason why you should fail her class unless you never go to class and don't do any of the work.
This professor seemed like she was going to provide amazing lectures and seemed approachable ON THE first day. As the semester went on some students as well as I had difficulty arranging meeting or feedback on research paper and returned exams. She has slides. HOWEVER she provides random examples on board. Maybe not my learning style.
DO YOUR WORK and you will get an A. I guess this truly goes for any class, but for Stats you need to practice to understand the material. She is extremely helpful, you just need to ask. She is full of knowledge and has an open door policy. She made learning fun, especially the mock proposal you work on all semester.
She makes the lectures funny and interesting but there is a lot of work out of the online textbook. Each (long) chapter has 50+ practice questions you're required to do plus a written assignment she assigns for each chapter. She has three online multiple choice exams and multiple in class essay questions for the exam. Also one short 5 page paper.
Professor Eso is amazing. The class is tough, but fair. She will go above and beyond to help you, as long as you're doing your part. She teaches you how to read a scholarly article the right way, and she is crystal clear about expectations. There aren't any gotcha moments- she wants you to succeed.
She is the best Stats 230 Professor. She is dedicated to all her students. If you put an effort in the class it will pay off. She will notice and plus you learn more. This class was not easy, with that said you must keep up with the work. She will tell you herself, "do small pieces at a time, and you will be successful and less stressed."
Doesn't teach. She'll easily get off topic during lecture. 50 minutes to complete a 60 question exam, oh, and it came with two essay questions that had to be answered. Not a very reasonable grader as well.
It's not her fault that there is a lot of material to teach and CSUSM changed to 50 minute class periods, however, she gets off track easily with her personal stories. Forget about they syllabus. It is not followed at all. Don't expect to be reminded of homework, readings or any due dates. Is not specific on instructions or grading.
Great lecturer, cares that you learn. Do the work you will do well.
I love Professor Eso. I took her for Human Sexuality and there truly isn't a better Professor out there to teach this material. She is highly respected by her students and makes learning the material enjoyable and impactful. Would definitely take her again!
Tests are online- multiple choice + 2 essays, 1 paper, Connect quizzes and written assignments every week. Karen is hilarious and you will love going to class. She does clicker points for attendance.
I've had her twice in the past year, and overall she is a good prof who knows what she is talking about. Her assignments are easy, the tests are fair and all her classes are based on a student curve rather than the overall point total. She is definitely a prof worth taking if u want to learn something interesting and laugh bout it at the same time.
Karen is one of the best professors I've ever had, top 3! she really cares about students and is always willing to just listen to you if you need something. She has a huge heart and her lectures make everyone laugh. 10/10 if you ever get the chance, TAKE HER CLASS!
I LOVED her class. She is so funny and always made class a lot of fun. Unfortunately, she is very disorganized. Does not make assignments and tests available on time. The textbook is $100 and you also need an iClicker. So just beware she's disorganized but funny. Her class is enjoyable, but make sure you really try on your paper! Tough grader!!
She gets a solid C in my grade book. She needs to be more organized and clear on what she wants from the students. Plus, she gets off topic very easily. We cant watch a video without it being paused 10 times. Eh...
She is very enthusiastic about the subject and she is very funny making the lectures interesting.
Ms. Eso as a person is a real gem. However, as a teacher she is super disorganized, and gets on tangents pretty frequently. In general, you could pretty much pass this class just reading the textbook. Pretty good interesting class, but wonky organization.
Eso is one of the best professors I have had. She is very funny but even more so she has a giant heart and is very passionate about her job. She can tend to drift during her lectures. She does expect students to produce college level work. Students must read and study for exams outside of class, not what I would call "an easy A". A must take class
Online assignments for textbooks (20 question weekly quizzes), one 5 page paper, and other weekly assignments (2 plus pages). Non-PSYC majors may struggle a bit, particularly those majoring in a humanities subject rather than a science. She likes facts, figures, and stats. Shes an amazing lecturer, but can be a bit of a tough grader. Ok overall.
Wonderful professor! I have had the privilege of taking Professor Eso my first semester at CSUSM and she made my transition from a community college to a university a fun one! I loved her lectures, most of the time she would tie in personal stories to help us grasps some points. I recommended her to all my fellow psy & chad majors.
Super fun, totally entertaining!! Do your expected work and the class pretty easy.
If you are interested in taking this class get ready for her to go off in tangents, disorganization and 1 minute videos being paused 15 times. You need to buy the 90 dollar book/clicker and she basically repeats what you read in the book in lectures/powerpoint. easy class but professor is a mess.
If you find Amy Schumer funny you might like this class. She is a bit disorganized and her stories don't tie in with the lecture at all.
She is hilarious and is willing to talk to individuals one on one so we can understand the criteria for her paper. Her class is easy and so are her exams. This is class is super interesting for anyone in any major.
AMAZING!!!! I would take her for millions of more classes if I could. She is so hilarious and I learned so much about the subjects. There was a few short response papers and a longer paper at the end of class. Both of the exams were online because it was a lecture hall. Uses iclicker in class for participation and polls.
Took her in human sexuality, and taking her again in psych of women. She is one of the nicest professors ive ever met, her lectures may be a little draggy and boring at times, but its interesting. Shes a strong feminist and really funny. A few assignments but its easy, and you dont need to buy a textbook. Highly recommend her!
One of the kindest professors i've ever had tests are online on the lock down browser and for the most part really easy if you use your resources. Also the homework is just the connect from the e-book which takes me about 15-20 minutes to do. an amazing professor i want to take every class with her. A class that you actually retain information.
ABSOLUTELY take her. She's one of the best professors I had to take for a PSYC major: -Online homework and exams -Fun papers -Incredible Sense of Humor -Considerate
Great professor and interesting class! Karen is hilarious and definitely knows how to keep your attention. I took this class from 7-9:50 PM and usually I would be dying by the end of the day but her class made the time fly by. Exams are online, attendance is not mandatory but she grades papers hard and if not written correctly you have to re-write.
Amazing lectures! Show up to class and do the work and you will pass.
Karen is very knowledgeable and cares about her students! Her class is not difficult at all just online tests, quizzes, and writing assignments. The tests and quizzes are not difficult at all. She tends to get off track easily during lecture and is a bit disorganized. Other than that she is a great professor.
Amazing professor. Probably one of the best Ive had in a long time. She cares about her students and makes her lectures fun. I recommend taking her if you get the chance.
I LOVE LOVE PROFESSOR ESO SHES HONESTLY THE BEST PROFESSOR IN THE PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT AT CSUSM!! HILARIOUS AND HONESTLY CARING. I'VE HAD HER TWICE ALREADY AND WOULD TAKE HER AGAIN IF I HAD THE CHANCE.
I took her asynchronous human sexuality class and enjoyed it. She offered zoom meetings for lectures even though the class was asynchronous and they really helped a lot. Her lectures are engaging and interesting. She had some personal issues this semester so we skipped a lot of the syllabus. There's 3 main papers in her class but we only did 2.
Im so bummed because she's so sweet and was so nice in the beginning of the semester, but she had personal issues and basically was MIA the entire semester. We only had 4 assignments until the last two weeks when she added 4 more. She is really flexible, just wish l was able to experience her class more!
Horrible prof. ok her class es easy, lots of reading and essays. weekly essay and Comment on an article 1pg. plus 3 6pg essays and more essays. She really left us hw on the first 1months and then disappeared for 2 months without updating cc or replying to emails. Once she appeared she made us write 5 essays plus the 6pg essay. dont take, thats all.
Took class online during COVID-19. I wanted to love this class due to its reputation but unfortunately, I didn't. Professor didn't grade the first assignment until week eight and I didn't do well because the grading criteria wasn't clear. Assignments were numerous and at one point she assigned two 6+ page papers in the same month around midterms.
Eso is kind and flexible. She works with her students and loves what she does, however she can lag on grading material. I understand where she came from this semester because of everything that has happened, but I would recommend to just chill on grading. She will get to it. Its a fun class and if you choose to watch the lectures then great!
I took her during COVID-19 & I was really looking forward to this class because of her reputation. However, she had a personal issue and disappeared for almost the whole semester. Would not respond to emails or update CC. Your whole grade depends on papers and nothing was graded till the last week. She assigned a 6pg paper when she came back.
did online, she kinda dropped off mid semester but she was okay, lots of video watching and text book reading and paper, over all she is the usual teacher, she has you write a paper a week with 3 big papers during the semester
Karen is great and the class is very fun overall. Its currently April and only assignments have been graded when there has been 2 each week the whole semester. A lot of your grade is based on 3 papers. It just sucks, I dont know my standing in the class when it is almost over. Only work is the 3 papers, weekly assignments and exit tickets. Not bad
Professor Eso is probably the best professor I have ever had! If you're not really great with memorization but super great with concepts, definitely take this course. There are no exams or anything multiple choice, just weekly prompts and a few essays/projects. She is such an amazing lecturer and is such a sweet person.
I loved taking this class and professor Eso made it so fun and interesting! There are no tests and she gives us options on when we turn in our weekly assignments and there is one paper and one project. She is very passionate about teaching which makes it so easy to learn as a student. Definitely recommend her!
Assignments and lectures are great. She takes forever to grade and get things back to you. Literally waited until the last point of the semester to finally grade, which made you feel like everything was up in the air. She had some personal issues and fell off fall semester so we'd have to contact her to upload assignments for the week.
Easy class, free textbook, clear lectures, interesting material and she is passionate about it.
Good teacher who helps students succeed. She helps empower women, and helped me with my self-esteem. Take her if you can.
She is the best :) My fav psy professor. She made me love gerontology. She is so funny, she keeps the lectures interesting and she cares a lot about the students. The class isn't hard, you just have to do 3 papers and some online homework, but nothing too hard. Really if you have the opportunity take it is the best !!!!
The best professor I meet so far. She is so hilarious. The class was very easy to understand not difficult homework o reading to due. No group projects or presentations and she really care about students.
She is such a fun professor. Class is always entertaining and she is really easy to form a relationship with. I don't feel like I learned anything though. No exams or quizzes, just writing assignments. Three big papers and some little weekly reading assignments sometimes. I really did like her but I felt like I didn't learn what I needed to.
She's funny and cool, but she completely dropped the ball with this course. There's two weeks left in the semester and there's still assignments from early October that haven't been graded. She seems like a good person but her lack of posting assignments and updating grades was too stressful. She doesn't respond to emails and I don't recommend her.
Amazing professor! Teaches quality life lessons and facilities great class discussions, helped us plan for retirement, and ensured we had knowledge to avoid poverty as elderly people. Gives good guidance and help for main three papers. She even makes cake to bring to class! I have never learned such quality life lessons from another professor.
Professor Eso inspires the students to expand their thinking in her lectures. Her books are provided free online. Attendance is expected. She's flexible and accommodates absence when needed, so it isn't stressful. Professor Eso gives a lot of helpful feedback on the papers she assigns.This professor goes above and beyond to help her students.
This professor does not do anything besides talk about herself. I was excited for this class & throughout the whole course she lectured about 4 times. Her assignments are papers which she makes them so complicated/not clear. She doesn't grade on time she tells you she will grade an assignment every class but doesn't do it. DONT TAKE HER!
She is overall a very nice person. Her assignments all consist of writing papers, and the directions are very unclear. She will talk about it vaguely and expect you to figure it out, unless you attend office hours which isn't always possible. She's really bad at replying to emails, if she even responds at all. All papers are relied on peer reviews.
I learned nothing from this class. Grades mainly rely on three essays but the essay topics and what she wants for them is unclear. She does lectures from PowerPoints but most of the time while doing the lectures she'll get off topic. She is also kind of unorganized when posting on canvas for the week and all assignments are graded late.
I loved Professor Eso! She's hilarious and you learn actual important things about aging like how to care for your older relatives. People are complaining that they didn't learn but I think it's because they're just used to definitions and verbatim slides. I left feeling super well-versed and aging. She loves her students and will even bring cake!
Professor Eso is AMAZING!!! She is one of the best psychology professors at the university. She is funny and easy to talk to. She truly does love teaching and cares for all her students. Her lectures are very interesting and interacting. I would recommend professor Eso to anyone. If you have the option to take her for any psychology classes, do it.
Even though she is nice, she only assigns a few things, is a v difficult grader. She is looking for a particular type of writing that is not clear and when you ask for help she'll tell you something different every time. Is behind in all her grading, but keeps assigning work, you wont know your final grade until the very last day of the semester.
Professor Eso was amazing! For this class what she did is lecture on highly interesting topics and then discuss with the class on it. No tests, no quizzes, no studying. This class has 3 large papers and one 1 page review at the end. The papers can be daunting but Prof. Eso breaks them down into easy to understand, and write, chunks.
Professor Eso is an amazing teacher, she shows so much care for her students and truly just wants to see us succeed. She tends to go a bit off with personal stories but they always relate back to the course. There's never any exams just papers and a project which is a very strict grader on.
Professor Eso is a joy to have! Her classes are engaging and she brings a fun, relatable approach to the material. While there are a few big papers, she provides great guidance to help you succeed. unstuck ai was a lifesaver for organizing my thoughts and writing. Definitely take this class if you can!
Professor Eso is great, she isn't super formal when lecturing and tries to keep you engaged. She does care about her students and that they learn the material. The class is a "feminism class", but that isn't saying it's a bad thing, it's just important for people to know what they're signing up for. Two large papers, worth a lot of points.
Professor Eso is amazing! she is very understanding and genuinely cares about her students. She also is extremely funny. I am lucky to have had such a great professor this semester.
Very kind and understanding professor who makes an effort to help you out in ANY way possible. Very delayed grader so expect to not know your real grade until the end of the semester. easy grader. Does in class activities during low attendance.
Prof. Eso was extremely funny and well informed! The course itself was interesting and not very difficult! You have 1 writing assignment a week that doesn't normally exceed one page long. 2 major essays that are both not very difficult.
Eso is a great person, but not a great professor. She doesn't grade until the end and she doesn't lecture, just asks questions we don't have the answers to and then talks about her family or turns on a movie just to pause it 16 times to talk. She is good for easy credit, but I would not take this class if I genuinely cared about adulthood and aging
Amazing class and professor. The lectures were very interesting and the professor always had a related story to add.
This is one of the best professors on campus hands down. She is kind, interesting, and keeps things real world and current. She does not read off the slides or force you to memorize things. She makes you think about how you are effected in the world and what your presence has to offer. 3 papers, small writing assignments, no tests, no quizzes.
Prof. Eso is really nice and funny, but the class felt a bit disorganized at times. She tends to go off on tangents and didn't grade anything until the end of the semester so it was hard to know what she expected from our work. Attendance isn't mandatory but try not to miss class, because she does small in-class assignments for credit.
She aligns personal experiences to course material and understandably, it is difficult for some to comprehend. She is very clear on what she asks for (no definitions: DEBATEs! ). This class can be difficult for some, but with AI, you can get the help you need on making strong sentence transitions/structures. She is amazing and helpful.
Actually the Devil incarnate. There is three main papers, two of which are graded extremely harsh. She gives feedback on them but unfortunately, it is utterly useless considering its practically written in code, making what she's trying to say impossible to understand. Yaps on end during lectures. Her first name is Karen and lets just say it fits.
HIGHLY RECOMMEND taking any class with Prof. Eso!! Her teaching style is unmatched and her lectures/classes are so fun and engaging. I've learned more in one of her classes than I have in entire years of school/other classes. Prof Eso is such an amazing teacher and person, and her classes are always super interesting, educational, and fun!
Highly recommend taking any class with Prof. Eso! Her lectures are always super engaging and informational, and she is genuinely such an amazing professor and wonderful person. I've taken a few of her classes, and her teaching style is unmatched. She prepares you for everything, and I've learned so much without even realizing it! Highly recommend!
She goes off topic a lot, if you like to hear about inter course in a class that's about older adults when it really dosnt have any correlation than take the class. I really don't know what I learned in this course just how much older people participate in inter course.
Very disorganized class. Many assignments were never graded, the syllabus was not updated, and instructions were often unclear. Lectures frequently went off topic and did not cover relevant material. Hard to know expectations or how you were doing all semester.
Professor Eso is extremely passionate & funny. Classes were engaging. The class style always felt more like a big conversation rather than lecture which I appreciated. She makes class entertaining, and we talked about important topics that really matter. My only complaint was that she didn't really put in grades throughout class (at least for me).
She is the kind of person who genuinely loves and enjoys what she teaches. You can clearly see she is so passionate about the topic and likes teaching students the new information. I learned so many things from this class + got to dive into topics you never would think to learn about. Workload was easy since it's based on what you want to research.
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