Very sweet and nice lady, but she is so quiet and seems nervouse, students don't bite, we need discipline thats all!! she's very helpful, but just needs to put her foot down and find her groove in lectures. . in a few years i think she'll be great.

She's very nice, but seems nervous and doesn't seem to know how to control the class. Go to class. A lot of the q's on the midterms are from lectures. In a few years I think she will be an awesome prof. She just needs to find her groove.

Professor Dumas is incredibly good-natured and will do whatever it takes to help you succeed in the course. Go to her classes, listen, and take notes and you'll do well. She rewards those who put in the effort.

she's very nice, and i can definitely see her being a good prof later on. at this point she's just a bit too nervous, and she needs to learn how to command a class. her notes aren't bad, and i recommend going to class, because a lot of the questions on midterms and finals come from her lectures.

she's fantastic. the most helpful prof i have ever had. has us take notes like crazy in class, but i find the textbook is almost unnecessary because of that. definitely take a class with her (the high level ones are probably better)

Dumas was extremely helpful in every way--her classes though--have to change. She makes the material SO boring you don't even want to go--I agree with the sleepwalking through the lecture notes- she doesn't encourage any discussion or anything. She's a real nice person though!

i found, essentially, that her classes, essentially were interesting. But, essentially the exams were not essentially quite the same as the course. i counted. one time she said esstentially 23 times in the lecture.

wicked classes; we watched video clips every single lecture! made me want to go..her lecture notes that are on WEB CT are totally empty, so you have to go to class. but that's not that bad. and whatever she gives us for readings, she goes over in the lecture. It's my fave class this semester!!

Very good teacher, and an interesting class, however the midterms and exam are very hard, not a lot that people study is actually on the exam... My advice, go to class and do all the readings and it should be fine

I like Michelle. Shes the nicest prof if you actually have a chance to talk to her one on one and she teaches well. Some of her lectures are dry, which is my only complaint. Also, herexams tend to be pretty vague. Shes so flexible though and she has so much respect for guelph students.

awesome use of examples and visuals

the exams were marked extremely difficult, its as if the TA's were looking for every thing verbatim from the text (almost impossible)

Dumas is a really fun prof, she tells some of the greatest childhood stories. Overall I thought that the course was dry, but I could have never remained awake was it not for her humor. Midterms and tests were very far, and if you go to every lecture and take notes you'll never even have to crack the textbook.

Cool Prof! Always funny and engaging. She understands the material well - approachable and down to earth. Very funny self- depricating sense of humour.

Interesting class with fairly easy midterms and assignments. Really doesn't stray too far from the text and she tells you what to expect on midterms which are pretty much exactly whats put on the exams. She seems more like a student sometimes her lectures are disorganized and dont expand on anything, simple concepts

I love Michelle! She is hands down the best professor I've ever had! I loved the way she lectured. I could bring my laptop to class and type everything she said, which made for some pretty detailed notes. The midterms were very easy. She tells you what is on them so if you study that, then you're set. I can't wait to have another class with her!

I really like the way that michelle lectures! I understand what she is saying because she does not waste her time talking about stuff that dont matter. you need to go to lectures because her exams are based on her lectures. Her exams are very fair as she tells you exactly what to study for. So when there is written questions and assignments they ar

Overall I really enjoyed Professor Dumas. Her lectures were interactive and was always open for questions while keeping the dry topics interesting. She really could relate to the student perspective well and her exams were pretty fair.

Good prof.. Midterms and the final exam were straightforward. If you go to the lecture, you will do well.

shes awesome, tells some hilarious stories. assignments are very straightforward and her teaching style is fun

You HAVE to go to class. Doesn't post notes online and exams are lecture based. Don't even read the textbook (if exam question isn't covered in class she will specifically tell you to look it up in the textbook). She's a hilarious lady. I don't agree with some of the harsh comments on here - she isn't bad at all.

"makes it personally that student don't come to lecture, and punishes them for it with impossible midterms/exams." then come to class and shut up..you go to university to go to CLASS and listen to lectures not chill at home...good prof, extremely easy exam just come to class and 85%

Best professor I've had in university.She;s engaging&knowledgeable,presenting material clearly.She's very approachable willing to discuss course-related and unrelated matters.She's very reasonable re:marking,giving feedback for improvement.I'd highly recommend that anyone take this/any other course that she teaches.

Go to ALL of her lectures AND study for her tests (from the detailed- if not generous- test reviews that she will provide) so you will earn an 80%+ NOTE: She rewards students that attend lectures and vice versa. Great prof.

I really liked Dumas. Totally appreciated her no BS style teaching. She doesn't want you to have to worry about the little things on midterms/exams, so she tells you areas to study. Also, I really liked how she kept lectures pretty casual. She talks really fast though with little breaks in speech, so it is hard to get down all the info in lecture.

She's really funny and nice, but she talk's way to fast and goes through her lecture slides quickly, which makes it hard to take good notes.

I took this class as a night class and was VERY interested after hearing first lecture. She is a great lecturer, but you need to come class because her slides are just the basis of what she talks about.

Really interesting prof! She does talk fast, but her lectures are fairly straightforward and she gives great reviews. She's funny and definitely a fair marker. I would take another one of her courses again for sure!

Dumas is a great prof. She speaks fast and is a bit monotone but she tells you EVERYTHING you need to know for the midtermsfinal exams. She will tell you specifically pages to read from the textbook (so don't bother reading the weekly chapters, because she will pick a few pages from each reading). Make sure you attend lectures and LISTEN to her.

She fully and thoroughly explains everything you need to know for the midterm, paper, and final. She tells you the exact areas to study from the lectures and textbook, so you aren't scrambling to re-read everything. She devotes a WHOLE class to explaining the paper, which is worth 40 percent-I only lost 1 mark! Also she tells hilarious anecdotes!!

Really nice person, but the hardest marker I have had in university. Your paper must be perfect if you expect anything higher than a 60. I'm avoiding taking another class with her specifically because of this reason.

I personally found her to be very clear and easy to understand, however, she goes very fast in lectures and has only a few words on her slides. She is a hard marker but if you go see her for help she will give very helpful feedback. Also before the midterm and exam she gave the exact page numbers to read, so you can wait to read the textbooks.

Dumas's voice is the notes. You cannot afford to skip unless you plan on doing all of the readings. Exams were very tough with pages of notes to memorize in order to do exceptionally well. Very nice, helpful and funny lady though. She answered every question I had patiently. But the class is crazy tough and was not the easy elective I expected.

This is my second time with Dumas as a prof and it was definitely better this time around. When I had her first year I was blown away by the speed at which she spoke, but either she slowed down or I 'm a faster typist now. I only go off her lectures and have done well in both courses. She does stumble a bit, but it gives you a typing breather..

Amazing professor. Go to class, take lots of notes, study hard, and you will do well. Go to her office hours for help with assignments and exams, she's very nice and helpful. She marks hard, but will tell you specifically what she is looking for which helps a lot. No need to do the readings as she tells you what pages will be on the exam.

Yes, she speaks quickly and you need to be at lectures to get all the information. However, I found the information relevant/interesting, and because I was always so focused on getting everything down, time passed quickly. Also a tougher marker than expected, but overall one of my favourite courses.

She talks fast so be ready to type. Her lectures are what's on the exam, so don't skip class. The content is interesting and she presents it well. She does tell quite a bit of funny stories and does play clips of good tv shows and movies in class. She's a good prof but a bit of a tough marker. Other than that she's pretty awesome

Michelle is not the most popular, but I really admired her. She is a brilliant woman, but there is a lot of content for her class and she tends to go very quickly in lectures and jump around a lot. I strongly recommend pre-typing note headings before class to save time. The textbook is very important to complete the assignment. Exams were hard.

Very funny, interesting lectures. Warning: she talks quickly with little info on the slides so be ready to write quickly. You CANNOT miss a lecture with her.

I absolutely love Dumas!! She is an amazing and brilliant woman. Yes, the lectures are usually 3 hours long and she talks fast but she has no problem repeating things. Very friendly in person and over email. Gives the BEST REVIEWS EVER. Literally tells you what is on the exam. Papers are easy and straightforward. Very fair grader. Amazing!!!