Great instructor for this class. She clearly knows what shes talking about and has a passion for the subject. She makes one of the most boring psychology classes bearable and even interesting. By not requiring attendance and posting lectures online, she allows her students to decide if they need to go to lectures to understand the material

Swisher is great and I highly recommend her! The exams are VERY reasonable. This class could easily be way more obnoxious, but Swisher makes it interesting and not too painful. There is also a lab section with more assignments and a final APA paper about an in-class experiment, but the quality of your grad student depends on the luck of the draw.

She knows an incredible amount about the topics she teaches, especially in behavior change methods. She structures the class to help people learn as much as possible so instead of exams, we practiced the material throughout the entire semester, which I loved. She cares that we learned things and tried to help as much as possible.

Swisher was really helpful in explaining things. She always gave us multiple explanations of the same thing, and if it seemed like everyone wasn't doing too great on a specific topic after an exam, she took extra care to ensure we understood it while still moving the class along to new stuff. Very accessible outside of class

Dr. Swisher is really great at engaging you in the content she is teaching. She was very accessible outside of class and was really willing to help me with other psychology concepts I didn't understand that were unrelated to the class.

Dr. Swisher is amazing. As long as you attend her lectures and do the homework the exams should be easy. Homework is included in the book and is guided with the reading which helps as a study tool for exams. She is very understanding and is a great person to go to if you need help in her classes. Swisher is my favorite professor on campus

I rather enjoyed having Dr. Swisher as a professor. Stats can be a hard subject, but she made it really simple and broke everything down to ensure that her students would understand. The only reason why I'm giving her a 4 instead of a 5 is because the final was kind of curveball and I felt like that wasn't fair.

Dr. Melissa Swisher has been the most personable professor I have had here at Purdue. Purdue is a very large university with roughly 50,000 students, so flying under the radar is the norm. However, Dr. Swisher knew me by name and we had friendly conversations after lecture often. Dr. Swisher is both a great professor and just person in general.

Not sure why these ratings are so negative- she's a professor, her job is to instruct. Professor Swisher is phenomenal in terms of communication and accessibility outside of class. Just show up, do the homework, and you'll be fine.

Dr. Swisher is a great professor. She's very personable and clearly cares her about students. I found the lectures to be fairly interesting (given the class) and informative. My one complaint is that the course seemed a bit disorganized, especially regarding the in-class experiments.

Swisher is a great professor. The lectures did get a little tedious at times, but that's because the material itself is not very flashy. Dr. Swisher made the lectures fun to listen to. You can tell she really knows a lot about research and psychology, and she is very accommodating. Homeworks and quizzes are very straightforward, as are exams.

i really liked dr swisher's lectures, but it is intense content so be prepared. i never used the textbook she told us to buy. exams were super hard so study a lot. she was really nice and understanding if you get behind. lab activities are easy and you can watch lectures online for full credit

If you have any prior knowledge in statistics this class will be a breeze! You get attendance points by going to lecture or watching online. Assignments/homework are easy and you often get unlimited tries. There are 3 exams and a final that is open-note with a week to complete. Lectures are a bit boring but the class itself is easy.

This class isn't exciting, but it's simple. I completed every lecture online, except labs, which (most) can also be done online. I understood the material and did well on exams with minimal studying. The final paper is done in increments with feedback, she is very helpful and open to questions. Swisher is one of the sweetest professors I've known.

People here are so dramatic with these reviews. Dr Swisher is very sweet and her classes are not very difficult. In PSY 201 there are vocab words, multiple choice questions, and math by-hand type stuff. Her lectures are monotone and a bit dull but she records the lectures. You have to put the effort in to learn the content, but it is not that hard.

Dull lectures but with repetitive and easy content. Lectures are recorded and attendance is online and can be done without attending class (except lab, which varies in requirements for attendance). Most of your grade is the tests (50 mc in person, very easy and a lot are questions from the attendance). Easy class. Would recommend.

Overall a good professor. While attendance is "mandatory" you can also do the attendance for the lectures online if you don't go to the class. Some of the labs are also accessible online but not all, depends on the week. She has very clear communication and is willing to answer students' questions without looking down on you.

Some of the reviews are unnecessarily mean and are nitpicking things that have nothing to do with the quality of the class, lecture, or content. This is one of the best professors I've ever had and I would take her classes again. I took PSY201 + PSY203 concurrently in the same semester, and she was super helpful and accommodating. I got two A's.

A lot of reviews might be over-exaggerated. It is a college class, putting in work is expected. I liked the flipped classroom, watching lectures outside of class and practicing inside class. She puts a lot of work into her course content which is nice. She's super nice when you talk to her, always willing to help.

Genuinely liked Swisher, the class was extremely easy coming from someone who isn't the best with math. Notes are lot but not hard to follow, and can completely take the class online if you wanted to. She has tons of attendance drops and hw/activity drops. Tests are extremely easy, she does a good job helping you succeed.

I've now had Dr. Swisher for two different classes and she gives her students every resource needed to succeed and is very helpful with answering questions.

The hate is unwarranted. Sure she may not be the most lively professor during lecture, but the lectures are all informative and she explains things greatly. They are not insufferable as people make it seem. Dr. Swisher also provides a ton of resources to help you succeed. People just love to hate on others for some reason.

Professor Swisher is great. I honestly don't understand the hate. Her lectures can be a little monotone, but if you pay attention, you'll get a great grade. She is also very helpful and puts a lot of effort into making the class as easy as possible while providing us with many resources. I would 100% take her class again.

Really nice professor, had time to meet with everyone for their project. No exams, just open note quizzes. Final project was a lot of work but not impossible and she lets you do it individually or as a group. The rubrics are always super clear and detailed.

I took the class online over the summer and it easy. I didn't find her as boring as the other reviews indicate. Despite being crammed into a month the class was easy to keep up with. I spent ~4 hours a day on it but didn't do anything for it over the weekend. Psych is not a topic that excites me but she managed to make it relatively interesting.

I have had Dr. Swisher for three semesters in a row and each time it was clear that she really cares about the topics she teaches as well as her students. Her expertise is primarily in behavior change methods so she could answer any and all questions. Always willing to meet with you after or outside of class to clear up any confusion.

Had her for PSY 203. Amazing professor. She is very flexible when it comes to assignments, deadlines, and attendance, and has very has engaging lectures. She is very helpful and provides tons of resources for the research paper and exams.

I honestly do not understand the hate she gets. She is one of the nicest professors at Purdue. She provides so much support for all of the assignments and her rubrics are very clear. She provides examples and answers for almost all of the assignments. There are two video quizzes per week, but you get to drop 7/8 at the end of the semester.

She gives many quizzes and exams and also uses iclicker. I really do like her and feel like she does not deserve the hate. I actually understood what she was teaching and ended up doing better in her class. I do wish she would add more excitement in her voice when going over the lectures.

People are being too harsh. Dry lecturer, but expectations are clear and attendance policy is super lenient. Amount of assignments can be intimidating, but everything is spelled out for you ahead of time so it's super straightforward.

She does take attendance but drops around half of the attendance points so you don't have to attend classes for half the semester. The video quizzes aren't bad and exams are fine if you review the video quiz notes. Also, the APA paper is pretty easy and outlined exactly how to write it, plus you're given feedback multiple times.