Dr. Manis: Is the worst professor I have ever had. I am suprised she still working at HCC. It is a shame that with all the complaints presented to the Dean she still allowed to teach.

She is not student friendly. During lab tests there are 30 second time limits which put to much pressure on students. Even if you remember the answer a few seconds later, you wont be allowed to answer it. Don't bother with this teacher.

The first day of class someone came to the door and realized they were in the wrong room. Dr. Manis hurried to the door and commented, "Oh darn I missed an opportunity to embarrass someone."

Her tests are extremely difficult!!!!!!! Impossible!!!

Do not take! All test are fill in the blanks and it must be spelled right or it's wrong. You never know what will be on the test and then the Q's are vague. Be ready for high stress with her.

This professor makes a difficult class even more difficult with her refusal to provide any extra help and her attitude is appauling. She seems to carry a disdain for most of her students.

very unapproachable; seems to thrive on watching others fail. Very little patience and will take the most obscure route of questioning on the tests..nothing is ever clear; she seems to like it this way.

Ohhhhh! Don't bother! You'll get a heart attach!

she was unapproachable. All the tests are fill in the blanks and oral. Beware of her!She doesn't teach at all, she won't give you what's on the test either...you are on your own.!

You're out of your freakin' mind if you take her. Notice on the course schedules her classes are always the last ones to fill up. I wonder why HCC still allow her to teach students even though she's well-known for her WICKED **ckin' ways.

I think everyone else covered it. she's a real (fill in the blank)...

The only thing you learn in this class is what you figure out on your own. Extremely unapproachable and thrives on people failing. A total of 5 people passing out of 35 that started at the beginning of the semester. A horrible experience.

1085L was hard but fair. Lecture was a different story. 36 students to start; 6 finished (1B, 5 low C's)... After giving up, I scored a 47 on an exam; I was told that I was "getting it", that some people score in the teens... Shouldn't this tell her something!?!

I must agree with everyone else on this one she does not teach anything and will not bend on her testing for anything. If your one who does not get things after reading them once or twice THEN do your self a favor and take another lab teacher.

She was horrible!!!! She didn't teach at all, she just sat behind her desk reading something. The first test I got a 34% because I had no idea what we were supposed to study, so when I took the class over with Ms. Ketchum at Ybor, I got a 97%.

biggest beotch ever! where is the TEACH in TEACHER here!?

I took her because their was no one left, I should have jumped from the roof of the building and it would have had the same effect as her personality. I liken her to a "Preying Manis". She has no people skills and I truly believes she relishes in the failures.

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Shs I way to hard and not understanding, she is unhelpful and just sits at her desk!!!!!!!

HORRIBLE I'm not a bad student, I maintained a 3.8 gpa before taking her class - got a D and had to take it again with Mr Bohm where I got an A in both class and lecture. HCC won't fire her because they make too much money off the students that have to retake the class she's evil!

She is described as one word--Lazy. She doesn't not do anything but tell the class in the first 10 minutes what they should try to do and then she goes to sit in her desk.While the whole class stares at each other wondering WTF we should study.She is IMPOSSIBLE!Even if you study for hours its hard to pass. Her test are beyond hard--Not many pass!

We are talking about a woman who is miserable and wants her students to be to. She will not lift a finger to help you in any respect. She makes things as difficult as possible and has absolutely no sympathy for anyone.

This is the worst professor. The other faculty and staff don't even like her. The only reason she is still around is because she has tenure. Avoid her classes at all cost.

(LAB) Her quizzes are hard. Make sure that u only study the material she stress in class. Cause u will waste your time studing the whole exercise. Students be warned THIS IS NOT AN EASY CLASS OR TEACHER!!!! And she only drops one quiz per semester. So don't mess up or miss on more than 1 quiz. You will be sorry. DON'T TAKE HER CLASS.

TURN BACK!!!!Do not take this class,

PLEASE STUDENTS DONT TAKE THIS TEACHER SHE IS A BIG WASTE YOUR TIME. SHE ACT LIKE OTHERS ARE STUDENT, SHE GIVE VERY HARD TEST WHICH IT IT FILL IN THE BLANK. SHE DOESNT TEACH WELL AND SHE SEEM LIKE SHE DONT CARE. ITS HARD TO PASS HER CLASS. SHE THE WORST TEACHER I EVER HAD. IF YOU HAVE HER HURRY AND GET OUT AS SOON AS YOU CAN.

Let's put it this way. You have to get a 70% or higher on your Gordon rule paper, and she gave me a 69%. Totally wacko!

This teacher was aweful, she knows a lot but does not know how to teach it, she is very rude and does not follow her own rules DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS

Run for your lives! She is the WORST instructor at HCC, and that's saying a lot. Vague, cold, and incomprehensible. She doesn't care if you pass or not. Get someone else if you can.

THE WORST TEACHER EVER!!Quizes are given out loud, no word bank, no multiple choice AND she takes off for spelling.Is unwilling to work with students actually she hates students. And if you ask a question she will not only rip your head off but somehow will find a way to make you feel stupid as well. Let me say one more time THE WORST TEACHER EVER!

DO NOT TAKE!!!!! SHE REUNIED MY CHANCES OF GETTING INTO THE PROGREAM I NEED TO BECAUSE OF HER TEACHING!! SHE IS VERY RUDE AND ALWAYS TRIES TO PUT STUDENTS DOWN. SOMEBODY PLEASE FIRE THIS LADY

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PLEASE WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T ASK HER A QUESTION OR MAKE A SIMPLE MISTAKE. YOU WILL BE SHAMED LIKE A CHILD IN KINDERGARTEN.PLEASE TRY TO FIND A TEACHER THAT CARES ABOUT TEACHING, NOT ONE WHO THINKS SHE'S DR. HOUSE.

I had her A&P lab 1 . HORRIBLE . Her test are extremely hard, she acts like she wont know whats going to be on the test. So the only way you'll pass this class is if you memorize the whole lab manual word for word , picture by picture.

Unclear with her lecture. She will pick on you if you ask questions, and be ready for that. Her lectures is all over the place and using the examples that don't relevent to the materials. You are on your own and she will not help you. (even she act or said she will) Not a nice lady at all. Try not to register her class unless you want to fail.

very knowledgeable teacher, but do not know teach. The worst teacher you will get. Be ready to suffer for the entire semester. She is friends with the Dean for years, so once you register for this class there is no turning back. Unless you ONLY register for her class and nothing else for that semester.

DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS UNLESS YOU ARE READY TO FAIL !

This class should be easy. It's terrible. She gives up the most unorganized outlines and tells you to only study from this, and that you don't need to write anything else down. She yells at you if you do. Get the test? Half isn't even on the exam. Good luck, I'd recommend a different teacher. Terrible.

Terrible teacher to understand. Hybrid class and she was very mean in her emails when I asked for clarification.

As a freshman in college, I'm telling you, DO NOT TAKE DR. MANIS! She's incredibly rude and unclear of exactly what she wants you to study. The semester is about 90% complete right now, and I have a 93% in the class. But do not be fooled. I had to work 10 times harder in this class than all my other 3 put together. It's an immense amount memory!

DO NOT TAKE HER! I am a straight A student . She makes you feel so stupid by degrading you and acts like you are a bother to her all the time. She tells you to ask questions but when you do, her reaction is annoyance to you. She should retire because she has lost all patience and passion for student learning.

She is not just rude to those who ask questions, she is rude on emails. I wanted to schedule an appointment with her about my grades. She said no. I was very polite to her and she throws it way off proportion. She is the reason why I question the health sciences department. She makes you feel stupid.

Absolutely poor attitude. Her syllabus, orientation/announcement & personal email conversations are always mucked up & rude. I have sent several emails to her in a professional manner & received negative feedback on every one, including discussions & comments on labs. She doesn't like to be proved wrong; is childish when questioned/asked to clarify

She was the worst teacher that I ever had in my entire life as a student. She couldnt bare when I told her, she had made a mistake about pages to study. She demotivated . She said not nice words to me when I went to her office to check on my Gordon rule paper to look up my errors. BAD TEACHER. She humilhantes you if you are second language.

Just take someone else

I took Proff. Manis for BSC2085L. She has been the worst lab instructor ever. Forget having her teach you, she sets everything out and then lets you do it on your own. Half the class leaves after 1 hour while she grades mini quizzes. She had part in creating the textbook so any mistake you bring up about it she takes personal and is rude.

She is the absolute worst teacher I have ever had. Multiple times she won't include information in the lab manual (that she wrote) and will quiz/test you on it, citing that you should have known it because it was in a review packet, even though she constantly states that the only information you need is in the manual. Verbal quizzes, minimal help.

If I could give her a 0 as a rating I would. She is without a doubt the worst teacher I have ever had. Very rude, unhelpful, and sarcastic. If you ask her a question be prepared to have her basically tell you its in the manual and to look for it yourself, or to talk about something unrelated and then not actually answer you. TAKE SOMEONE ELSE!!!!

She is a terrible teacher. She tells you to ask questions, but then when the class would ask questions she would interrupt and make the person feel so silly they would never ask her another question. She is disrespectful and mean. I would never take her again. Most of my classmates failed her class or got a C.

She is a terrible teacher. She tells you to ask questions, but then when the class would ask questions she would interrupt and make the person feel so silly they would never ask her another question. She is disrespectful and mean. I would never take her again. Most of my classmates failed her class or got a C.

She is a terrible teacher. She tells you to ask questions, but then when the class would ask questions she would interrupt and make the person feel so silly they would never ask her another question. She is disrespectful and mean. I would never take her again. Most of my classmates failed her class or got a C.

She made me cry. I asked her questions and she makes you feel stupid. I cant believe I am paying to take her class. Then she asked questions in a confusing manner, like referring to a "flap" when she meant valve. A valve does not flap, it only goes one way. Horrible teacher.

I took this teacher online, her class is fairly easy but she is an extremely unfair grader (will not let you explain anything ). I also agree with the others that even though I did not take her in person she has a rude personality even over emails. You can find a better teacher that is more understanding and it will save you a lot of stress.

Toughest grader I've ever encountered in my educational life so far. I followed her lab instructions to detail and she would even tell me that I followed all the instructions but I would still end up with low B's. Not once did I get an A, even if I asked for her help before turning in a report, she would still find something she doesn't like.

Criticizes your spelling and yet her tests and word documents have A BUNCH of misspelled words. Wants documents in word document format, which is fine, but could you please use spell check as a teacher? It's hard to get a 6/6 on labs, but you can knock out tests easily. I'd recommend online, I'm not sure what the classroom setting is like.

Horrible professor. Do not recommend! Test are very difficult!!!! Definitely not an easy class at all!! Quiz every class, online quizzes due at the end of the semester, & 5 exams. Lowest test & 2 quizzes get dropped. She doesnt teach either.

Horrible teacher, terrible grader, very .... snarky, if that's the word. Best thing about the class was everything was out front and you had a chance to get ahead. Wouldn't dare take another class with her, online or traditional if I can help it. Grading was very inconsistent, and the lab projects... not home friendly. Don't take her.

Don't do it! She gives you a quiz EVERY class in addition to the online ones and they are all VERBAL with pictures. She also gives 5 exams that are also verbal. No study guide, just tells you to read. All she does is test, no actual teaching.

Horrible. I would not recommend her to anyone! She is super strict, incredibly rude. Ridiculous grader. Online reports are ridiculous. Will not be taking her again.

Okay so this professor is really tough to pass because she is a tough grader and will make you work for it. If your that student who likes a challenge, she is the professor for you. I think one of her weakest points is being very sarcastic when it comes to answering simple questions which could be challenging. Another thing, she is very impatient.

Shes very rude and doesnt seem to care about you as a student. She is passionate about what she teaches but doesnt teach or explain well. Her quizzes are very hard and seems to try to confuse you by her wording. Dont take her.

Never again. All her tests are VERBAL and she doesn't let you ask questions or come back to a question. Extremely rude and gets easily annoying. Can be intimidating as well. This was just for her lab. Can't even imagine her lectures!

I feel like this professor has good intentions, but comes off as rude. I took her lab class online and every single time I emailed her a question I would get an unnecessary comment that is not needed. If you take her lab online be prepared to spend some money to buy lab materials, answer your own questions AND focus on timing for quizzes.

I will be honest the work is easy to accomplish without the book. she grades the labs hard as long as you read instructions carefully you should be fine. although this is a somewhat easy class I've never met a professor so mean if you don't care about unnecessary attitude then I say take the class

Long wordy lectures with required notes given by her. 5-6 page notes per chapter. Tests based on memorization of the notes, no reviews for final exam covering all content. Again, all you have is notes from the very beginning to the end of the semester. Answers all questions with questions and being sarcastic. Exams count as 75% of your class grade.

She isn't just sarcastic she is genuinely rude. In one instance urged us to ask q's when a student asked she belittled him and stressed how she already explained it and "it's not that hard". She responds to emails with attitude and is extremely passive aggressive fulltime. No reviews although she swears her outlines which are headlines of text are.

It is not that her class is hard, this lady is rude and doesn't help at all. You ask a question she gets sarcastic and expects for you to know everything. Take points off for every little thing and always say you did not understand the assignment. DO NOT recommend!

This has probably been the worst class I've ever taken at this school, due to Manis. The grade weights in the class don't make sense. She doesn't let you submit necessary assignments in late, missing one will drop your grade a letter. Can't forget how cruel she is to speak to in those awful discussion posts where you go back & forth. Stay away.

Beware! Very passive aggressive and acts like everything is extremely obvious. 20 question quiz? Only 10 minutes to complete. Will give you different diagrams on the quiz so you aren't familiar at all with what you're looking at. Will not reveal questions you missed so you can't fix answers. Hides your overall grade so you can't keep track. RUN!!

this professor is terrible, shes rude, condescending makes you feel stupid and will tell you you didnt understand the assignment if you got 1 thing wrong. takes points off assignments for stupid things. her outlines are garbage and no test reviews. dont waste your money.

You will have to do 5 lab reports which do not seem hard but do not worry she will find a way to take points away ;) 13 chapter quizzes, 3 attempts each but you get 1 minute per question and you can not go back to change your answer if you think you made a mistake, cannot see which ones you got wrong either. Final exam is hard, the 'review' sucks.

This teacher called me names and was abusive.

I wish that I could give her less than a 1. She was very abusive and rude. She could not hide her racism and was very mean, degrading, and had no respect for any of her students. She doesn't teach the lesson. The class consists of all tests and quizzes. In the end, you can fail the class and she will tell you that you don't have the right to know.

This professor doesn't have any emotions at all. My father passed away and she did not give me the opportunity to make anything up. She wasn't remorseful at all. She constantly shamed students and was very mean. Stay away from her. Don't take her at all.

Please dont take her I learned the hard way! I wish I would have used this app before signing up for the class. She finds something to take points away from even if you do perfect and in the feedback shes been so passive aggressive. Wish I can go back in time and never take this class again.

Terrible. Worst professor at HCC