4.1
Quality2.5
Difficulty75%
Would Retake110
Reviews75%
Would Retake
110
Reviews
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What Students Say
“Took this class over Summer (7W)”
ORGD341 - 2.0 rating“I don't like this teacher”
ORGD341 - 2.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
74%
Textbook Required
0%
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B+
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Reviews (110)
assignments were straightforward and the teacher gives lots of good feedback on your interview skills. useful class and pretty easy.
I took this class for couseling but it's actually about all types of interviews. The professor is nice. there's work every week but it's not hard. I highly recommend it if you want to improve your interviewing ability.
I work n HR and found this class so useful! The professor works in HR herself so she is really knowledgeable. I definitely recommend it.
Useful class if you are going into business. Weekly assignments only take a few minutes. There's 2 papers but thy were both easy As.
Not very much work and the prof was really nice when I needed to take 2 weeks off for personal reasons.
Loved this class! I want to go into HR and the professor works in HR so she gave me lots of really good advice. Definitely recommend!
I really liked this class. Its not too much reading and the professor provides a lot of interesting case studies from her work. I decided to get to get my PhD in io psychology after learning more about it
Recommended.
Cool prof with lots of connections at good companies. She helped me find an internship at JetBlue. Highly recommended!!!
this prof doesnt sugarcoat things but she's really experienced and I learned alot which you can not say of all SPS classes!
I loved loved loved this class! It's the most useful class I've taken at SPS. The professor is not an easy A but she is really helpful and caring. Take this class if you can!
Easy class. Most assignments are only one point with a group project and final exam each worth 25%. easy multiple choice test.
Good professor but a little strict. She doesn't accept work late but she will still give you feedback on it if you want. She gave me a half point extra credit a couple times because my assignment was particularly good. I'll definitely take her again if I can.
This is my favorite professor so far at CUNY! Shes very caring and will really go the extra mile to help you succeed AND her class is really useful compared to others I have taken.
Cool class. Easy A.
Worse professor I encountered. Grades very harsh and doesnt explain even when asked. Critizes emails you send for help and tells you how long she taught at CUNY and what she does for living.
This is the hardest class I have ever taken at CUNY and I'm so glad I took Professor Sywualk for it! She really cares about helping you learn and will let you resubmit if you fail an assignment. I will literally take any course she ever teaches. Don't listen to the bad reviews. CUNY has a lot of trash students who think they deserve As for trying
This professor is an ANGEL. I put this class off bc I'd heard such bad things. The work wasn't that hard but the students in my section were RIDICULOUS. I've never seen students act so terribly in an online course (one guy accused her of having a vendetta against him on class discussion board!) but she took it all in stride. Love you, Prof. S!
Hardclass but the prof really helps you
she is the best professor at CUNY. Do yourself a favor and take her class.
The readings are really easy. There are two exams that are straightforward if you read the textbook (which is free!). There is a discussion board every week and a bunch of assignments. The content is pretty interesting is you are interested in psychology
Do not take this lady. She is an extremely tough grader and when she does your grades she takes forever and you won't even know if you are passing or failing the class. Don't listen to these other reviews, nothing but lies!
I must say that this professor had me fooled. I do not suggest that anyone take this course. The professor does not grade in a timely manner at all which makes it very difficult to assess how to go about submitting work. Currently, there are assignments I have submitted a month ago that still have yet to be graded. Currently a total of 7 ungraded.
I had to withdraw this semester but I will for sure take Dr. Sywulak again. She is the first professor Ive had at CUNY that actually gave me good feedback on my homework submissions. She actually teaches unlikes many of the other online professors Ive had. If you actually want to learn, take her class!
This class is easy if you know how to read and spell.
Professor Sywulak was great! She is very thorough on her work and gives you good feedback! If I had the chance of taking her class again, I would. She grades your work very fairly and I can't say anything bad about her.
Great teacher. She is serious about deadlines but lets you take extensions whenever you need one. Good class.
There's a lot of reading but this professor really cares. She is the first prof in my major to give me feedback to help me improve.
She can take a long time to grade assignments sometimes but she actually gives you comments on ERVRY THING YOU HAND IN, even if it's late. The class requires a discussion board every single week which is annoying but it's also easy so you decide.
Difficult to understand. (e.g. Uses: Due Date #1 instead of an actual date like Due date is 3/23) Instructions are not clear enough. ALWAYS post on 3 separate days (inconvenient) . Do not take this class lightly work and reading is very demanding. Must submit everything on time. ALWAYS RESPOND TO 3 CLASSMATES OR YOU WILL LOSE MANY POINTS!
This class isn't hard but there is work every week. The worst part is that it is open to non psych majors so there is, how do you say, a lot of variability in intelligence levels of the students. It's bad. Like many required courses, you just have to get through it and Prof. Sywlka was really underetanding with the rona.
I don't usually leaves reviews but I had to write one for this professor becasue she is such an angel. She helped me SO MUCH when I lost my job and my mom got COVID. I would not be graduating this year without her. I can't recommend her highly enough.
Really enjoyable to be in this class participate in discussions and do the hw you'll be great
Basically, read the textbook & use discussion board. The usual 1 thread & 2 replies. There are some exercises/assignments every week to also do, but they're easy and kinda fun!
Awesome professor! I have learned so much from Dr. Sywulak. All of her assignments are useful and well designed for the class. She is a fair grader that provides great feedback. I would certainly take another class of hers in the future!
Will not accept any excuses and will brush you off. Never again.
Stay away!
This is one of the most useful classes at CUNY! I highly recommend this elective. I learned tons of stuff to help me at my job. The professor works in consulting so she provides a lot of good examples from her job too.
Profesor Sywulak is one of my favorite professors. Assignments and grading are clear and fair. Do the work on time, participate and you won't have a problem getting a A. The topics were interesting to learn.
This is the second class Ive taken with professor Sywulak and she is one of my favorite professors at CUNY. She grades fairly, gives helpful feedback, and she always talks about the projects shes doing for her job that are related to what were learning about. If you want a teacher who actually works in this field, shes the one for you.
I don't usually leave reviews on here but Professor Sywulak was the only one of my professors who was actually understanding during the pandemic. Her extension policy is really generous and she understood that we were all struggling. I can't recommend her enough.
This class is required for my major.
good class. Pretty sure the negative reviewers on here were in my group project lol. Sounds like them. Theres discussion boards, a paper, two exams, and a group project with multiple parts. Everything was really easy. Just submit everything on time and your golden.
I loved this class. You actually learn applicable stuff. The word count for weekly posts is only 250 words, short assignments, midterm and final. Prof is awesome! She gave us pandemic extra credit points for surviving the semester. It was really nice.
Professor Sywulak is the kindest teacher i had this term. There was a group project and literally all of my group members dropped the class. It was a nightmare but she worked with me to adjust the case study so I could still do the project without taking on all the extra work. I strongly recommend you take this professor if you get the chance.
Really easy elective.
you have to cite references in your discussion posts a lot but the teacher was really helpful and doesnt start grading you on it until a couple weeks in
Good class. Really easy readings and lots of videos.
This professor puts the W in work for your grades, citation heavily matters in this class. Definitely, a lecture-heavy course. Picky grader but gives great feedback. Could work more on reasoning with students about late assignments turned in, in my case was 100% not in my control, therefore, wasn't fair.
Good elective!
If youve taken research methods before, this class is pretty similar. Hand everything in on time and its an easy A
Good class
Useful class. No long lectures to watch. Just read and respond to the discussion board prompts, one paper, a group project and final exam. Teacher is an easy grader.
I like this class.
I really enjoyed this class. I learned a lot and the professor helped me with my resume which was really nice.
I took this as an elective in the summer. The textbook is free online and there are additional readings. The prof helps you to understand the material given and she is easy to reach and responds as soon as she can. Some of the units are confusing but she answers questions in email and in her office hours really clearly. I recommend this course.
Good elective
most useful class I've taken at CUNY. You learn how workplaces work and it made my job make so much more sense. Prof is great, gives extensions, and shares stuff from cool companies she has worked with. Only bad part is the group project. People don't answer email or do their part.
This class is hard but it was required. This professor is pretty good. Shes generous with extensions on papers and answers emails fast. Some of the readings are kinda interesting.
Hard class but required
Heavy online course that requires lots of reading. The week is overloaded with assignments. She does very little lecturing and instead dumps heavy, complex readings with little guidance. Students are to ask questions on "blackboard Q&A." Do not take her class unless you are open to spending 20+ hours a week perfecting your assignments.
She gives tons of work and expects students to understand without giving any lecture and let the textbook do the job. She gives very little feedback and the late assignment is not acceptable and has no extra credits. I wish she were more flexible on the due date because that's what online courses for "flexibility"
This teacher assigned this big project, which does not seem to reflect the information we have learned in class. The project is barely discussed in a lecture video. She also takes points off DB points if your posts are not on three seperate days, even if you do the right amount of posts.
This class is hard.
I really liked this class. It's easy and also useful. It's all about work and leadership. I learned a lot I can use at my job and the teacher is really nice. She gave me really useful career advice. I wish I could take more classes with her!
There is a DB due mid week, every week. Lots of reading & other materials. Must respond to 2 or more classmates DB each time. A midterm and final exam. Five 2-3 page papers. A kind grader. Gives good feedback. Gives extensions when requested. Lots of work, just stay on track & your good. Learned a lot from this class.
I would say the class is overall easy. Beware with discussions if you don't comment 3 days out of the week you are docked points which overall effects your grade later on. This semester I had a lot going on and I feel like she was not sympathetic to give any extension. The group project wasn't horrible but I would prefer not to do them online.
She wants everything to be perfect and takes off points for smaller things. You have to adapt to her teaching style and learn how to be able to manage your coursework. Good on extended deadlines and feedback
I don't like this teacher. She is rude and has no compassion for her students. God forbid you ask her a simple question. However, this class was easy all she really does is db boards, a few tests and a few projects. The material itself is mostly common sense.
Took this class over Summer (7W). She does not teach - only facilitates. Lots of reading. Two discussion boards per week. Must post on three separate days to receive full credit. She does not give helpful feedback: one individual and one group project. The final exam is vague and covers topics not explicitly discussed in the course.
I really liked this class. Easy and professor was fine.
Very easy course. Discussion every week but not much other work. wish there was more flexibility on due dates.
loved this class! I learned a lot and there's not much work besides a discussion each week. A good elective for business majors.
The professor does not grade on time, her grading system is sabotaging good students that submit an assignment a day late. She will not grade a Discussion board a day late, no chances to repost or submit any discussion.If you have a life and value work, life, balance do not take this professor 20+ hours for discussion participation.
The grading criteria is questionable, flexible online schedule? Definitely not in this online class. Everyone seems to have a problem with this class. Do not take a class that from the start you are given a rude rubric gradeing form, that should have been a warning sign.
The professors test are timed, if the system logs you out anything occurs during the test, it is your fault no exception, (it is posted in the syllabus). Assignments are not graded on time or discussions, even if they are posted on the due date; they are not graded. But everything must be posted on time on the students end,...
I was worried about this class after seeing some of the reviews but it's pretty easy. You do have to match deadelines although this prof was reallt generous when I needed an extension when I got diagnoes with a thyrid issues. She didn't require me to get an accomodation or send her letters from my doctors like my other professors did. It was nice.
very easy elective. discussion every week but only two other homeworks, including a group paper.
Not a fair gradeing system, considering the questions on the exams are not from the text, assignments are not graded and no indication on what to study in the textbook for the final, you are literally setup to fail. I guess everyone will have audits for their grade too many bad experiences for everyone at CUNY. Warning, do not ruin your grade.
A late DB is half your grade gone, only day late? yes half a grade, you must post on time and Participate 3 days of the week oh! But not her. She grades everything late and no explanation on anything in the DB. It seems everyone is finally fed-up, very unfair dose not care if you are having issues, you will be told to take the class next semester!
I had to retake this class and took this professoru hoping it'd be easier. She gives lots of tips and "clarification" posts. There is a discussion every week. No long papers. just exams and five papers tht are 1or2 pages. You have to cite APA on everything.
This is a good elective if you are a business major. It was really similar to BUS321, same textbook and a lot of the same readings. Some of the discussions were actaully relevant to my job. The group project was the worst part but the professor lowered the requirements when two of our group members stopped responding.
Participation & quality work is required, def not an easy class. Professor was nice, understanding & reachable if you needed more direction on the papers. Major call out was the Final, lots of Q's, timed, didnt relate to course and couldnt review answers. Overall I enjoyed the course bc it related to real life, the class is demanding but do-able
Get ready to pay over 900 bucks to learn nothing.The professor is rude and is a poor excuse for an educator. This professor requires participation three times per week when all other professors require two times per week. Additionally, the professor makes it a point to show no desire to instruct her students. There should be a way to weed these out
I am not sure why this professor has so many good reviews. I do not expect an easy class but it is almost like you are set up to fail..
easy class.Tthe readings are really easy. You have to include references for everything but the teacher isn't strict about formatting
Online instructors are cool.... but this on was just very unusual. She just grades york work without feedback. so if you get a 1/3 on a discussion post there will be no explanation in the comments or feedback on your learning. Deadline missed even if you had a valid reason? Too bad because she will refuse to let you try again.
Easy A
i loved this course!!!! The professor owns her own OD consulting business she really knows her stuff and will give you honest career advice if you ask.
This is a good course if you are interested in working in HR or leadership. The profesoor is knowledgeable and. You have to meet all deadlines but she is a generous grader.
The readings are straightforward. Submit all your work on time and youll get an A
Easygoing professor. The class is mostly discussion boards. Two exams and two papers. There are rubrics for everything
Easy course. Only an ndividual and group paper in addition to the weekly discussion. The group project is hell because people don't do their work. Wish there was a way to weed these people out.
When grading, I don't think it's fair.
Laura's personal login rules does not fall in line with the reasons students sign up for online courses, which is CONVIENANCE. If U require students to log into complete work 3 times a week, she should also grade her students work within a timely manner. Laura is rude and she uses negative wording like "weird" to comment on student assignments.
I had to take 3 courses for summer and this was my favorite. The prof works as a OD consultant too which made the course actually relevant to my job. Some discussions were actually interesting The readings were easy and there isn't much work in the course. Two papers & one test which was multiple choice. There is a group project which is annoying.
I had to retake this class in the summer and it was much easier than spring even with double speed. The teacher grades generously and gives extensions if you ask. You don't even need a doctor note. I wish I could take more classes with Dr Swulak!
no bs course very stratighforward. post on deadlines and you will get a good grade
The professor is knowledgeable, but her grading style can be rigid. Utilize unstuckstudy and the textbook to stay on top of the work. The group project is challenging, but the overall course is manageable.
Great professor. Super laid-back and understanding- I will take more classes with her if I Can
Good course. Professor is reasonable with grades. There is a group project so you are forced to work with theother retards in this program.
Discussion Board are graded heavily and unfairly. Professor like things done her way or you get a 0
I love this professor. She wants her students to succeed. She was very a generous grader and have lots of encouragement. She responds to email within a day if I had questions.Very responsive 10/10
This was the most organized asynchronous course I've taken. Clear grading criteria and expectations. No B.S. You can work one week ahead if you want to. Exactly what I looking for in an online class.
If you receive disability accommodations and feel discriminated against by this professor it is because you are experiencing it. She lacks communication skills, and the willingness to answer questions and help when you are reaching out to her. She also takes her time to reply to your emails, and does not like multiple emails . She discriminates.
boring class but the teacher
If you are ever in a group with someone called Tiffany hose in, beware.she cant read but wont admit it. The course is ok otherwise but not great.
This class isn't easy but the teacher gives lot of extra review guides. She is helpful in office hours.
Easy class to navigate
Laura Sywulak is not a good instructor. She fails to provide constructive feedback or make suggestions on how to improve work. She also tends to make students like myself not feel any confidence in passing the course. Her response to not doing well is "failure". Laura Sywulak enjoys using the word fail a little bit too much. Would not recommend.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
74%
Textbook Required
0%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B+
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-0.82 avg changeRatings by Course
PSY320
5.0
(2)PSY685
5.0
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5.0
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5.0
(1)ORGD381
5.0
(2)Difficulty by Course
PSY302
3.8
PSY685
3.0
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2.7
PSY320
2.5
ORGD341
2.3