If you are into philosophy and its your life...this is the class for you. She does not realize that everyone thinks like her, we do not have the same ideas and interpretations. HARSH GRADER! There is no A for effort. Its do what I expect or die.

She's so great. She makes the class easy and fun. I can't believe people actually don't like her!

They need to take the "business" part out of the title of the course and just call it Ethics. Nothing about business was ever discussed. The information is really boring but with the amount of coffee she must drink a day, she almost makes it in

She's a fun teacher and it's very easy to pass her class if you make some effort to read the class notes that have the answers to all the quizes. The reading can be a pain from time to time, but overall I think she's a great teacher.

Very enjoyable class. She has a positive attitude & keeps the material interesting at all times. Papers are a little tough, but she is very helpful and allows for drafts. People who have complaints are ignorant to what a good teacher is.

Very helpful and helps students understand the material. Has a genuine interest in the students and their success. The tests are a little tough, but achieving a B+/A- on them should not be easy with the proper amount of review of class notes. Cute too!

Don’t be fooled, it is entirely possible to get an A in her class. She’s a great teacher and a wonderful person!

You will do more work in this class then any other. She is good at explaining the material so you understand it. If you do all the work You can get a B+ A-, however she is a hypocrite and has a holier-than-thou attitude that gets obnoxious

Great class, pissy attitude. Tough grader, make sure you're a great essay writer!

Uses stories, examples, and funny drawings to get her point across. Explains long complicated philosophy theories by putting them into current terms/ideas. Serious about rules though (i.e. deadlines, plagarism, papers)

Def on a power trip. But she is a pretty cool teacher, she gives you the opportunity to argue with her, which I always did. Her 8-10pg paper is extremely stupid and useless. The rest of the class is fun and actually gets you to think about morality.

Very interesting, really wakes you up in the morning. Lots of energy and is able to relate everything to the real world very well. Definately take her compared to the other professors offering philosophy 101

Lisa is very animated and knows her stuff. There's no midterm but her 2 paper topics are VERY hard & she grades them even harder.Her quirks like speaking in 3rd person & asking yeh? after every sentence may get annoying but give her character.Oh...she makes u pay $10 to buy a buffalo for the hungry?

She's OK. Demands A LOT of work. Sometimes she thinks Ramapo is the Ivy League. Not really much of a sense of humor either. She reminds of the red haired girl from American Pie.

Interesting

She is not an easy professor and there is a lot of work but she goes over everything you need to know in class. She welcomes arguments against her, as long as you have reasons. Her classes are very interesting and she ties the material to the real world. A's are possible in her class.

She does not give a lot of work, but is a very demanding grader. Interesting class!

There's a lot of hype about Lisa, it seems you either love her or hate her. I thought she was really funny and supportive of anyone who spoke their mind. Her use of stick figures was very amusing. One warning: She is a harsh grader, so bring your A game.

Awsome professor....def. entertaining and makes class interesting....tough grader when it comes to the papers though but other than that i def. recomend taking her class.

She's pretty interesting and funny but gives a lot of reading, test each class but easy, right from class notes, test are easy but she's a hard grader.the only bad thing is that you have midterm final 2 papers and a class project on top of a daily 1 question quiz. Class has about nothing to do w/ business & she allows a 3x5 cheat sheet for tests!

Great teacher. Very nice, and easy to approach her with questions. I had her class two years ago and we still talk in the hallway whenever we meet up. Very willing to help you with your one paper she assigns.

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If she notices you are above the rest of the class she will challenge you and will also tell someone when they're wrong...its actually rather amusing if they annoy her...she'd just say "no" and call on the next person...also discuses philosophy the way it should be by asking student opinions as in an open forum. One of my favorite Philo Profs......

Whoever says you can't get an A in her class obviously does not put great effort to his/her studies. I received an A- in this class. She is hard but she makes you thinks,which is what higher education is supposed to do. If you are in college to expect to get through it the easy route then you should re-think of where you really need to be.

If you actually do the readings (easy, brief), you will definetely pass the quizes. Two five page papers are required - but worry not - IF you're a good writer and justify your positions, she WILL give you an A. If you're not a good writer or don't know how to write a philo paper, she'll help. Easy final. She is by no means an impossible A.

Wonderful professor. She is very exited about her class and makes it interesting and exiting for students. Makes you think. Readings are interesting and won't overwhelm you. Do the readings, participate in class discussions and you will get a good grade. Prof. Cassidy respects every student's opinion on a discussion matter. Highly recommend!!!

Really cool professor. Loves what she is teaching and makes it really interesting. Good class, I would def. recommend her.

I rate this course as easy because we were able to do up to ten points of extra credit. On top of that, she is not an impossible grader, but she WILL hand out poor grades to students who write poorly. The class is very structured and she is available for extra help, so if a student wants to improve his grade/writing, it is very easy to do so.

She is an excellent and funny teacher. She is helpful and will proofread papers ahead of time. However she is a tough grader, fulfilling requirements isn't enough, you have to go above and beyond to get an A. Its an interesting course and i would recommend it.

Interesting, Funny Professor. The Course is already interesting, but she makes it fun.. ALOT of writting work (if youre a bad writter you will get a low grade) The only down side is the group work.. I dont like my grade being based off other people. Two huge group projects- If your a commuter beware! I had a rough time with the group work..

Students teach the class, almost all group work. I found this to be an effective method. Bit of a tough grader but lots of extra credit. Cassidy can be unclear at times but she can argue for both sides and madiates very thought provoking discussions. Quizes and classwork is easy, over all an easy class if you do the extra credit.

Loved her. Fun, creative, and encourages class discussion. Lisa is demanding, but it is definitely possible to get an "A". The key is to actually read and have a well-formed opinion. She will help students with their papers, and she will discuss with the student where they need to step it up. Plus, her stick figures rule.

Difficult to please w/writing, and I get A's on my writing ALWAYS. Very interesting classes with much participation and terrific discussions. Too limiting in amount of room one has to develop a thesis. Many short papers, quizzes. LOVE HER!

Great professor. Tough grader but not impossible to get an A. Makes the class extremely interesting and is always in a good mood which rubs off at 945 in the morning. Has fun stories and drawings. Very fond...id def recommend her as long as youre willing to work.

Very peppy in the morning. She is a tough grader but fair. You will fail if you dont bring your books to class and if you dont participate in the discussions. Don't wait till the last minute to start your research paper. Writing ethically is hard but she offers office hours for help. I got an A....but I worked for it.

have had her twice and LOVE her. Full of pep, makes coming to class a pleasure. BRING YOUR TEXT! Can't take quizzes without it. Tough on writing, gives very little room to state a thesis and defend it, but if you do the extra credit, you can bump your grade a whole point. Class participation essential. Wish there were more like her around.

She is very entertaining, and you really learn. She cares about students. Best teacher i ever had. Needless to say extremely hard. Must be willing to work, and shes a harsh grader. If you have time to work take her class.

A smart woman with a good sense of humor; you can tell she is intrigued by the subject she teaches. Just don't come in late to class!

She is probably my favorite professors i have had thus far. She is a hard professor, but she teaches very well. Her expectations are clear and if you get extra help and do every single assignment you are sure to get an A. I honestly tried to get out of the class the first week because i thought i was sure to fail, but I ended up getting an A!

Pretty easy class, learned a good deal, she could given less assignments and the group work gets a little old after a while.

Had cassidy for Critical Thinking and Philosophy of Beauty.so much spunk and effective professor.expected to have done the readings which are interesting & she goes over them in class.Alot of components to yours grade.SO MUCH HELP:meets with you before tests,helps with papers,and overall cares about her students.take her!even for a gened!

Ok so it's not an easy A; But she makes the class so interesting you will definitely learn a lot. Half of the semester your grade is based on homework assignments and the other half is based on test which if you are paying attention and doing the readings, you'll do just fine. In my opinion I'd rather have an interesting professor and do more HW

Great teacher, fair, respectful, not a pushover, really makes you think. Great class for real life when you graduate!

She is tough with her grading. Expects you to write your best always but offers her help anytime. I took this class online in the summer. weekly online discussions. learned a lot and she improved my writing skills like no one has ever had. she gets to know her students even in an online class

I love her so much. Her grading is hard on papers but if you come in to her office hours she will help so much. Honestly was a tough class, with a lot of reading. But she's an amazing person and helps so much with papers. Offers extra credit too

Essays are graded harshly, but she is willing to help and welcomes students to come to office hours. I have had three classes with her and each time she has offered 100 points of extra credit assignments, so if you get a bad grade it is easy to make it up.

I was scared going in, but this was honestly my favorite class all semester. I learned a lot, discussions were fun, and the class itself wasn't too hard. The only things that were pretty hard were the papers bc she grades those pretty tough, but like the comments below, if you go to her office hours (GO..) you should be fine. she's there to help u

She is a funny woman, great lecturer. Tough tough tough paper grader, she expects you to be a philosopher. The exams are easy, quizzes are easy, and offers extra credit. Not an easy A at all, but definitely a fun class. Group project and research paper was pretty annoying, but you get through it. its a higher level class!

Definitely an easy class, but definitely not an easy A. I really worked for the grade I got, but I generally like her. You have to go to class though, especially if you don't understand the material. She does want you to succeed though and take advantage of her office hours cause she's the most helpful then.

Good Teacher, but mostly makes you teach yourself, which i enjoyed. 4 tests easy quiz each week and gives a lot of extra credit.

She's tough if you're a science person and you mostly only write science papers. Her grading especially of essays is close to impossible. More than once she gave an essay and no one received an A. She's really really nice and always helpful at office hours but I would not take her again unless I absolutely had to. Be prepared to work HARD for an A.

Lisa Cassidy was by far one of the biggest influences in my life this spring semester 2016. Granted I love philosophy but her critical thinking course is amazing if your looking to expand your mind. Theres work to do for her in class all through out the semester not many test but a few papers. I would take her again.

This class definitely is one of my favorites! The assignments are small and sometimes time consuming but really easy. A LOT of extra credit opportunities! Raw point scale so its easy to get an A. She is a great professor, super funny. Tough essay grader but if you go to office hours she likes that. Definitely recommend.

I'm a Bio major that has to take a lot of science classes, but I chose to opt out of a lot of them for her classes, which shows she's worth it. She does give a good amount of papers, but if you go to her office hours, she proof reads them an unlimited amount of times. Her exams and quizzes are easy, so long as you take minimal notes. Show you care.

Cassidy is an awesome professor that leaves the ball in your court. Everything and I mean everything is written out on the syllabus so no excuses. Cassidy even reminds her students when assignments are due. You have to try to get a good grade and you have to try and fail. The choice really is up to you. There is a decent amount of work.

You always work in a group, makes things easier. Always need the textbook on you (1), can't take quizzes without it. Really interesting stuff, teaches like no one else I've had. A few papers & homework. Discussion heavy. You have to work for your grade but it's an easy A if you do. No presentations or projects. Taking her again next semester.

Wonderful professor. I graduated a few years back and had the urge to give her a solid review. I use things I learned from her classes on a daily basis. She will challenge you. She is hilarious in the best of the ways. Do the readings and embrace her feedback. You will improve as a writer and you will develop more sound arguments.

I really enjoyed going to class- we just had a lot of interesting discussion on really cool things! She was pretty funny and interesting, I did enjoy the class. But, she gives A LOT of work outside of the class. She is an easy grader on little assignments, but she is a REALLY harsh grader for essays. She does grades your drafts though.

Cassidy is an amazing teacher who inspired me to get a philosophy minor. She's kind and hardworking. Cassidy really knows how to engage students in conversation and approach uncomfortable subjects objectively. I really loved how she forces students to be critical thinkers. She's a tough grader but provides excellent feedback. You'll learn a lot!

The readings were always very interesting and the class discussions were the best part of class. Get prepared to spend a lot of time editing your papers. She's a tough grader but you WILL become a better writer! She truly cares about the topics she teaches and it makes the class a lot better!

Interesting class, but can be challenging. Lots of writing assignments, with specific formatting. Textbook is a must-have. Engage in discussions to do well. Unstuck AI proved helpful for study prep.