Good Proff, easy tests

Best prof to teach Introduction to Research methods

started off easy... but then turned around and made the 2nd test much harder -- still the best teacher to teach research methods

Definitely the best teacher to have for research methods. Her lectures are very well organized & everything's on overhead long enough for you to copy it down. Tests are easy if you study. She's also extremely helpful & will answer any questions.

she is extremely patient and helpful. her lectures are clear and well organized. would highly recomend.

I agree with everybody else here. She's extremely helpful, and treats the students with great respect. You'd think we were the profs and she were the student! Good course.

EASY A. Nice Prof. Boring Lectures.

Doesn't really know anything beyond her notes, but that is the only thing she tests on so it doesn't really matter. Her tests are really easy but lectures are soooo boring! But definitely a good choice for research methods.

Prof is very knowledgeable of research methods, and willing to go over material. Lectures are really informative, but topic is dry and boring. Uses Powerpoint so there's not guessing what's important – slides are a bit too detailed. Exams are really easy,

she was a great prof but u must study and she has a fair assignment that could boost up your mark :) over all good prof

Lectures were boring (the material is pretty boring itself) and u really don't need to go to them as long as u get the notes somehow. the notes and the book ARE the exam. pretty easy MC q's. good prof to take for research!

Lisa is great. Her lectures are very clear and straight forward. Take research methods with her!

Course wasn't bad provided that you studied. Written assignment was opportunity to incr. mark. Prof. was very approachable and helpful.

a very good prof. to take research methods with.

She's a really great prof! More like a close friend though than a prof. Understands our troubles, tries to help us out. Super lady!

PROS= Friendly, to-the-point, helpful. tests/exams challenging but fair. CONS= all you do in class is copy down pages and pages of notes, (all which is in the book anyway!), very repetitive, boring, tedious.

she was extremely helpful and patient.

the exams are way too hard.

Very prompt in returning emails. Exam was OK - no tricks, but know material well!

Very helpful, and approachable. Course is very detailed. Notes are a bit excessive but it should prepare me when I’m doing my own research. I learned a lot from the course.

not such an easy course. boring lectures. too much to memorize - what she says, what's on the powerpoint slides and what's in the text. tests are hard and somewhat ambigious. you have to know your stuff! study hard!

I don't know what the person below is complainig about. The course did require a lot of group work but if you worked on it instead of using the time to do other things it wasn't too bad. I'll be prepared for next yr.

if u read the text and attend lectures, u'll do fine on the exam..otherwise, u r in trouble. nice prof. class was too early.

She is unbelievably boring. That class had the potential to be very interesting, but ended up being something of a train wreck. The tests were very challenging, mainly b/c the short answer q's were based on things not discussed in the text or in lectures. Take it with Struthers instead.

Interesting class; good notes; exams OK -- SA a bit harder than MC; Very helpful and approachable

I took this course twice. Lol. The material was interesting and could be applied to everyday life. The tests may be considered fair if you have exceptionally good lecture notes and read the text at least twice. Overall, however, the course was pretty good. The TA was also good.

I actually had her for 2 courses in the winter term. She seems nice and very helpful. Lectures covered a lot of material but they were organized and interesting. Tests were fair.

I'm actually in 2 of her courses. I find the material very interesting and the lectures are organized well and thorough. You really need to study for the exam. You can't pull an all nighter and expect to do well. Would recommend.

Course content is boring. to bad it is a required course. Lectures were interesting and very easy to follow. A lot of information waws provided. Tests werent hard but challenging. Class average was low

I think the course could have used a bit more stucture. But this is a 4th year course so I think we should know how to manage our time and get the work done. The TA and prof were helpful if you asked questions

I'm taking the course now. The first exam was fair I got a A+. Study the textbook and attend classes if you want to do well.If you are looking for an easy course shop around.

THE FIRST EXAM WAS FAIR I GOT AN A+. STUDY THE TEXTBOOK AND ATTEND CLASSES IF YOU WANT TO DO WELL. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR AN EASY COURSE SHOP AROUND.

very knowledgeable & know her stuff very well. material is very dry but it is a required course.If you memorize concepts, you won?t do well on her exams. exams are more applied so you need to understand the terms. if you dont study alot for this course you will get a bad mark.

The first exam was fair in that questions were right out of the text, but tricky: some were about details that no one doing research in the real world would ever need to know. I got an A+, too, but no thanks to her teaching! She does try, but should encourage involved learning, not copying PPT slides which were themselves copied from the text.

there is a fair amount of work to complete in 6 weeks. i don't know if i would recommend taking this course if you are taking other summer courses unless you are prepared to work. lectures are very detailed and the prof knows her stuff! exams include hypothetical examples to see if you understand the concepts. the class avg is around a C+

I agree with the last comment. She was MORE than fair after the strike (there were three different marking possibilities and our mark was based on the option with the highest mark).There is always a few unhappy students who expect to get do well without putting in any work.

Provides online lecture notes for Stats 1 & 2. Hates writing on the chalkboard (thank god). Full notes are not available online so go to class! Younger and easy-going. Flexible and lenient with assignments if your on her good side.

She loves the course and tries to engage students in it, but sort of boring, monotone voice. Helpful and likes to clarify, flexible with assignments, straightforward powerfpoint lectures that are posted. Simple m/c tests. Read the text and you'll do great.

I'm taking a couple of courses with her and find that she is prepared, clear and helpful. Exams are a bit challenging but fair. You need to know your stuff.

Not an easy course. TA not really useful - she actually confueses you or leads you down the wrong path...she's also not flexible.

If you want to do well, you must know the course content (esp. the text) inside and out including the details of experiments etc. Her test are very difficult so read questions carefully. Unfortunately, I agree with others that she may not enjoy giving lectures. However, if you study enough, you can obtain a decent grade.

I have to agree she doesn't reply to emails and may be no help, but we are all in school to learn and maybe earn good grades. That said, she excels at that area. Her lectures vary in length and are useful. Her tests are fair..read the textbook and lecture notes and you could end up with an A....do well on the research paper, an A+

She explained everything clearly and answered every single person's question which got ridiculous because it took up class time. Exams were fair, overall good professor. If you work hard and actually pay attention the 'A' will be easy to get.

after reading all of the negative reviews, i was a little apprehensive about taking any classes from dr. fiksenbaum. however, my worries were unfounded - her lectures were very clear, the assignments and exams fair, and she was personable and helpful. i like her, and would take other classes from her in the future.

Lectures are extremely clear and structured. Her pace is good; she really wants us to know the material. The mid-term exam was challenging -- you really need to understand the material. Be prepared to do some work in this course

Not sure why people are complaining. I'm doing well in the course. I study in advance and found the elctures very clear and well planned. You really need to understand the material to do well in the course. Those who complain should go back to high school.

Very clear lectures. Walks you through the various stats tests in SPSS. The knowledge Igained in the course will help me with my thesis. practical course

I found the lectures for research methods and statistics very clear and well planned. She explained concepts well and answered questions very cleraly.Her exams were fair but a bit hard. you really needed to know your stuff

not sure why i decided to take a full year course in 6 weeks. there is so much reading, i can't really keep up. lectures are very sturucted and posted in advance. interesting course. there is just too much to learn

not sure why some people are complaining. she is clear and her slides are veryuseful. those who are complaining should open a book and read or try college

I found her lectures very clear and interesting. If you aren't going to put in the work u should shop around. You need to attend class and read the book. Her exams are fair provided you studied. If you don't read the book but just the glossary you will fail the exams. Don't fool yourself you need to put in effort just not time

Though she does seem somewhat rude when asked questions in class and her classes are not overly interesting, there is nothing much to complain about. Everything is from the book. Read and study the book and you will do well on the exams. It was so straight forward that I found it easy to get an A. Just know the book.

You can't slack off in this course. If you expect to sail through this course with little work, think again. She went incredibly slow and made sure the class understood the concepts. I think some students didn't pass high school math based on the difficulty they had solving 2+2. If you do the work, you should be fine

I'm currently taking the course and find it easy. She does a great job expalining the stuff to the class and constantly asks if we have any questions. those that find it hard are probably not doing any work and hoping for a miracle.

Prof was crystal clear and fair. I got an a in the course. It is possible. You need to work and not stare Iinto space.

I'm taking the course now. She seems ok. She asks us repeatedly if we have any questions. We got the first assignment and it seems reasonable. I think those that complain don't take their courses seriously. This is university, not HS. Read the text and attend class and you should do ok.

I wonder if students took math in highs school cuz they would ask the most ridiculous questions. They didn't know how to add simple numbers and whether they should multiple or add first. The course was not hard. Those that found it hard probably didn't read the book or attend lectures.

I am taking the course now. I was afraid that this would be a very difficult course after what I've heard about it from others who are supposedly good students. However, this class is very fair; the material is manageable and like with any class, read the textbook, review the lectures, and you will get a good grade. I find Lisa to be very helpful.

Almost finished the course. I didn't think I would enjoy it as it is a required course but surprisingly I did. Very knowledgeable and fair instructor.

I thought Lisa was a great professor. Her lectures were clear and the tests and assignments were more than fair. Its not an easy class by any means and you have to put work into it but its definitely possible to do well. She tests for learning and application, not memorization. I would take another class with her in the future.

Excellent prof. Class environment however was ridiculous, students were self-entitled and clearly didnt study or read the text and took it out on the prof. Prof provided tutorial for learning and opportunities for tutoring, and class was well organized.

Very practical course. This course was not only a refresher of statistical methods, but it also taught me how to use spss to get the stats quickly. Great review of key cocnepts provided and there was a hands on segment for each class so we knew how to understand the output

Lecture slides were clear and the went through the tests in a step by step fashion. We were constantly asked if we understood the matrial. If you didn't do well in the course, you prob didn't put in the effort or waited to the last minute to study. This is university, not high school.

I found the material and lectures very interesting. If you aren't willing to work, you better shop around. This is university. If you aren't willing to do the work, you should get a job at McDonald's

Good course. Need to KNOW material, can't get by reading chapter summaries. Too bad many students aren't willing to do the work, just hoping to get by and do well miraculously

you definitely need to work to do well in the course. if you think you can breeze through without opening the text or attending lecture, good luck. it seems like an easy course because a lot of it is common sense, but that wasn't the case. you need to take notes,; you can't rely on the slides that are posted. do your work and you will do well.

Not sure why some students are hard on this prof. She is very thorough and if you listen, you do know what to expect on assignments and exams. Those who might have problems are probably weak students, need everything written out for them. This is university, you are expected to think independently and if you have questions ask them.

more than fair. well structured lectures. very thorough and interesting. she had us do a number of activiites which highlighted the importance of the lecture content. tests were a bit tricky but if you study you should be alright. i would take another course with her in the future.

Very organized and really know material. She may at first come across as unapproachable but if you have a question, she's more than happy to help and wants to make sure you get it. Tests are challenging, no give always here. Study well and hard, and you'll be fine

I found the course material easy to follow and very straightforward. You do need to read. If you are one that doesn't buy the text and hopes to get by by copying slides, good luck. You need to know the material and be capable of critically analyzing it. The exams are applied, scenario based. If you do a quick read the night before you won't do well

Interesting course so far. The book is an easy read and th lectures are well structured and complement the chapters. We have to do a group presentation which is very applied, and it allows us to be creative. I'm Notmine for presentations but I guess one should expect it by 3rd year

Great course. Material can be applied to a variety of contexts. Lectures were super clear. She made sure we understood the concepts by presenting scenarios. Exams were fair. Actually the average for the first 2exams was too high. In the end she had to reduce the grades because the exams were too easy & everyone did well - were told it might happen

So far, this course is a repeat of other research methods courses. The stuff seems to be very basic. The class average on the first test was low. I guess people think they don't need to read the book or maybe they didn't buy it since nothing is new. We had one short assignment, pretty straightforward. Lectures are super clear and organized

Interesting and easy course. Got an A. She had to bump up the grades cuz there are so many students who can't read. Not sure how they got to third year. If you aren't willing to do some work, shop around.

Not sure why some people find this course and prof. hard. The material is straightforward if you read it. Don't expect her to repeat teh text readings because she doesn't. It's a third year course so we should be capable of reading. Do your work and you will be fine.

You definitely need to attend class and pay attention. Her slides are very straightforward, easy to follow, and clear. Made stats tolerable. Gave us extra examples to work on, and gave us two options for weighing the course requirements after the strike. Not an easy course, but if you come to class and pay attention, and keep up, you should do well

easy to follow lectures and she was available if we needed extra help. she's not a mind reader so you do have to ask. i love taking courses with students who shouldnt be in university. it inflates my marks and gets me closer to my goal. too bad York doesn't tighten admission requirements. if they did, it might be a university.

Great course. I am learning a lot about statistcs and really enjoying it. Lisa knows a lot. We just got back our first test. hard to believe that someone only answered the multiple choice and didn't bother with the computations. Did the person buy or read the book. Great for me to have those students in the class. Boosts my grade!

I wasnt looking forward to taking stats after hearing horror stories from others. Lisa made the course very manageable and interesting. She knows a lot and presents the material in an easy to follow format. Too bad there were a few students who held the class back. They should have styaed in Stats 1

im currently taking research seminar with her at glendon and i'm enjoying the course. her lectures are organized and easy to follow. we were able to choose our presentation topics and i'm feeling prepared

I enjoyed the course & looked forward to it every Wednesday at 8:30. Lisa was very laid back & generated good discussion. She taught during the first term and then we had debates. Pretty much what you would expect of a seminar course. Not sure what the previous review is about who had a grade of D student probably didnt show up or do any work.

Interesting course. Very philosophical at the beginning and then students did presentations. They were supposed to be debates but some students didn't get it. There were no exams in the coruse but great discussions. Lisa was extremely fair and accessible. I got a decent grade with very little effort. Would HIGHLY recommend

got my grade in this course and was pleasantly surprised. Got an A. what an easy course. no exams. weekly thought papers for the first few weeks and then handing in peer evals. the course content was interesting but sometimes the discussion was off topic. had a lot of fun in the course and Lisa was very nice and understanding during a difficult yea

great course. no exams no textobok. we had weekly papers for the first term and a presentation with one other student. workload was manageable. if you aren't a strong writer and prefer MCQ this course isn't for you

Great class and experience. Loved the discussions. It was such a fun class even on zoom. This was one class that I looked forward to - compared to most of all my classes. Would highly recommend - what a great experience!!

This is a seminar course so unlike other classes there is little lecturing. Most students don't realize that and expect something else. The course is basically an article critique. Very little work for a half credit compared to other courses. I enjoyed the course. We picked the topics and most students discussed it from their perspectives.

Not a caring or understanding professor. Also has a very rude demeanor. Would not recommend taking a class with her if you have the option.

Great class! Explained the material well and was extremely patient. Assignments required some thought, but if you put in the time and grasped the material, you should be fine. Need to come to class prepared.

Very interesting course. Great discussion. Reflection papers for the first half of the course and then peer reviews, presentation, and paper. It's too bad that some of the students were bland, and not the quality one would expect of upper year students. Lisa tried to salvage their presentations by generating discussions.

Interesting discussion during most classes. Some students were off topic and seemed to have been trying to sail by. Would have been a better class if students came prepared to class, and possibly if in 4ht year, students were stronger students. Very philosophical course. Opened my perspective - would recommend.

Interesting course. I didn't know much about it when I signed up. Lisa was a great professors, one of the better ones that I have had. I learned something unlike other professors that give out grades. Lisa is knowledgeable & encourages critical thinking. We were comfortable sharing out thoughts and asking questions. Wasn't a course for all

Great class. I loved the debates, especially listening to the 3 guys in the class debate with each other. Some students didn't get it. I think it is a gen z thing

Such an easy and interesting course. For the first part we had weekly reflections and the second part there were evaluations of presentations. An easy give away. Some presentations were not debates but that is not surprising since this generation cant follow instructions. Makes other shine. Great class.

Great course&very understanding prof--listens to your concerns, cares about helping you achieve good grades, and classes are engaging. It was my first time writing reflection papers. I thought it would be hard but it wasn't bad. Just had to show how you connected to readings. Some of the topics were so interesting. Wished we had more time for them.

Great course and super laid back prof. Lisa created a sense of community and I wasn't nervous to present. I learned so much from this course. Lisa shared with us so much information, much more than I got in any other course. Would definitely take another course with her, but I am done my degree.

Interesting course. At first, I was worried about the course since we had to do 2 presentatoins but it wasn't bad at all. Lisa created a very supportive and relaxed environment. I also learned so much from her. she really knows a lot about research and it helped me critique my article. I learned more from her than my other research and stats class.

Course was intellectually stimulating. Lisa demonstrated a strong understanding of the subject matter & presented the content in a clear and engaging way. The seminar format promoted active participation and created a collaborative learning environment. Overall, it helped me to rethink some of my own beliefs & develop critical thinking skills.

Engaging class with a caring professor who listens to students. Weekly reflections and presentations made it easy. unstuck study was helpful for prepping. Wish we had more time on the intriguing topics.

This is such an interesting course. It's hybrid and only a handful come in person. I'm not sure if those online are really there. Lectures are super clear and Lisa goes through the material very slowly. Too bad students do not participate

Lisa is one of the professors who has taught so much to so many people. I feel privileged to be in her class. It can get tough, and yes, a tad boring sometimes, but it is rewarding and this is an upper year course so I expect it to be strenuous and at times difficult.

Interesting content. Small seminar course. No exams and easy marks so far.

Seminar course. We've had a few student presentations so far. supposed to be debates but not exactly. very philosophical course. if that's your thing, you may want to give it a try