Excellent teacher, very interesting lectures and showed good movie clips. Gives long but good study guides for her tests. A lot of in-class group discussions. Truly an eye opening class.

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Great teacher. Very intelligent. Very helpful with interesting lectures and class experiments.

She is an excellent professor. Has a lot of in class discussions that give you different points of view. The pictures and videos she shows in class are shocking but make you understand the harsh reality of our world.

I just finish communication and cultural diversity class. Class was very informative Prof James is a great instructor she post mostly everything on blkboard alot of in class assignment and s/u counts attendance is important because of thev video you have to take notes on because on test the test are a little difficult but she curves alot!

the class was vry informative. the tests espeically the first was difficult. but she gives you a page cheat sheet if you ask. she's very nice and the information you hear and see will galvanize your perspective. it's not an easy class but it's not that hard either. use common sense.

Dr. James is an excellent professor.I'm currently taking her SPC 3710.001 Com Diversity class and I find the topics to be very interesting. I also found I have learned a lot. I would definitely recommend this course with Dr. James.

Ignore any comments that are bad about Dr. James. She is truly an amazing person and professor. She knows and loves what she teaches. Sometimes its not what everyone wants to hear (the subject matter is about race and diversity) but luckily for us, there is someone out there who isnt afraid to talk about it. always go to class, read the book!

Classes were based on discussion, readings were long but not very difficult, great teacher and very knowledgeable. Would take another class with her if she taught my major.

Great lectures. You'll do fine if you do all the reading and take good class notes. Exams are very specific questions so reading is important.

She is absolutely amazing...just do the reading! It will pay off for you. One of my favorite classes ever!

She makes the class very interesting, however the midterm and final were CRAZY hard!!!! wayyyyy too much material on the study guides to go over by yourself. 90% of what's on the final isn't discussed in class. TONS of reading if you want to do well. I did enjoy coming to class though. it was so fun and interesting

I love love love Dr. James. She's very sweet, loves her students, and loves her profession. She's easy to talk to, and loves to help. Make sure you do the readings. She doesn't like slackers, and gets frustrated with those who don't care too much about their grades, which is NORMAL. She's an awesome professor and person, TAKE this professor :)

Dr. James is a great teacher and person. Her class was interesting. It was also quite easy. We had to write a papers and do a few group projects, but they were pretty easy and Dr. James is generous with grades.

Class was very interesting and enjoyable. Mid-term and final were very hard! Homework and other assignments were easy. DO THE READING AND TAKE NOTES ON IT!

Although she doesn't check if you read or not, you need to keep up with the reading! The midterm and final exams will be greatly affected.

Well because there is a poorly throughout limit on how much I can type I will make it brief and real. She's very intelligent, MUCH more than most, and that means MOST Dr.s,she's funny, very easy grader, and take it from me who knows whats up, listen closely to the things she says. There are not many prof s willing to say it. Take her.

I love her! She is a very smart woman and knows her stuff! I can not wait to take another class with her.

I really enjoyed this class. She causes a lot of debate in class, which makes the lectures interesting. She is a very sweet teacher and cares about her students, so she's there to help you if you need it! Just make sure to always go to class becuase there are some in-class assignments, and do the readings if you want to pass her tests.

Navita James is an awesome professor with great energy! She makes the class very fun and bearable during hard topics. Required books are a lot of work in conjunction with all of the writing assignments and presentations.

Con assigns s/u assignments. says u dont have to do all of them to pass but you do. Even tho they were s/u assignments they suddenly were weighted on blackboard which changed my grade by a whole letter. S/u assignments were not organized well.

I love Mrs. James!She is intelligent and makes the course interesting! Make sure you do all the assign readings and the S/U assignments they will pay off in the end. She provides a study guide that really helps, some may complain it's too detail but this is a 3000 level course. TAKE HER!

Dr Navita James is a good Teacher. The class had a lot of material to read, but if you come to class and study you will be fine. I didn't think I was going to learn a lot, but I did. She also cares a lot about her students. I would take another class with her in a heartbeat.

Comm & Diversity was a fun & interactive class! I'm glad that I took it with Dr. James; she's nice & super helpful! During our 2nd test I was sick & coughing all over the place. I was tearing up & went to her to tell her how uncomfortable I was, she was so understanding & let me leave, then averaged my 1st exam and 3rd exam together. I got a B+! :)

This class was the most interesting and provocative classes I've taken. Dr. James is a wonderful teacher and person. Can't wait to take another class with her! Do the S/U assignments and keep up with the reading and this class is super easy. be sure to go to class too. Each topic sparks a different debate. Very engaging and leaves you thinking.

Smart, friendly, cares about her students, cares about educating ...

Favorite professor at USF so far. Loves teaching, super intelligent, and very fair. You have to study for her tests but she makes classes enjoyable. I recommend taking her class.

This is a great class. Professor James is passionate and knowledgeable about the material. Lectures and readings are eye-opening and thought-provoking. You will have to readstudy, but she gives you study guides that cover almost everything that's going to be on each exam. Homework is very easy. Showing up for class is helpful for the exams.

Loved this professor and class! Her lectures were very interesting and she knows how to keep students engaged. A good amount of reading and homework assignments, but they are not boring. Her tests are pretty standard, if you pay attention in class and do the readings, you should do fine on the tests. Class was the reason I'm doing a comm. minor.

This class is easy as long as you show up do the assignments and read. The exams come straight from the readings. There are really sensitive topics spoken about and if you are even slightly conservative, be prepared to be offended.

Dr. James made Communication & Cultural Diversity my favorite class. She is truly an inspirational woman who takes controversial topics and is able to speak on them respectively. She doesn't give a final and curves exam grades (theres 3 exams). Would definitely take again!

Rosenberg readings are "mandatory" but I didn't read it at all and still passed with an A, MUST attend class to pass the exams and because she does a lot of in class activities and all the homework you won't get credit if you don't attend the following class. Mrs. James is inspiring and overall one of my favorite classes, a discussion based class

Dr. Navita James cares about women and their lived lives and our choices. The work was professional as if we were in the workplace. She put tools in our toolbox which many professors do not. Gathering in class was great and not pressure. Dr. Navita James is warm, with a wonderful smile. I would take any class she teaches. Excellent!

Very inspiring woman. Very democrat/liberal opinions but as a conservative I still learned a lot and found the class to expand my knowledge. Lots of interesting discussions. Easy assignments. I mostly read the readings and got a B+. I would recommend the class. No final exam. Not an easy A, but a possible A.

Interesting and engaging lectures. She uses in-class activities to determine attendance, so if you miss class you will get zeroes on work even if you submitted it online. Only three exams, but you have to read all of the assigned sections to pass. My biggest advice: Read the textbook, scan through the course documents a few times. You'll do fine.

Attendance is not mandatory but if you do not go to class you may skip out on exercises that appear on the tests that are in class only exercises. The lectures are very good. The study guides for the tests are a bit confusing. I would do about half of the readings assigned and go to all of the lectures and average a B+ on each of the tests.

Dr. James teaches a really interesting and insightful course. There aren't that many assignments, but it is very easy to get an A if you read and participate. She picks really interesting books and articles to read outside of class. This is where I learned the most.

Dr. James is nice and a very impressive person. Some parts of her class are a little outdated. Attendance isn't technically mandatory but a lot of things on the exam are only covered in class, and she does a lot of in-class activities. Not a great class if you're introverted, as every class you're required to interact in some way. Lots of reading.

Take this class you will learn things about yourself that you never thought.

I absolutely loved Professor James' class on cross cultural communication and diversity. She has such a lovely aura and has a way of making her students feel comfortable and respected. I will never forget the things I learned in this class, and would recommend it for any major!

Professor James is generally a nice person and precise with her instructions. However, the tests are very specific to the information in the textbook and are proctored. The tests can only be accessed the day they're due. Other than the tests, this class is not difficult and has many interesting topics.

Loved the lectures and the content we learned about, but the grading system set up is awful. It seems that the three tests are really the only thing that matters. This really stressed me out as the tests are insanely difficult and studying is almost useless. There is so much content we are taught and questions are insanely specific.

AHHH I loved this class so much. Dr.James is awesome, the tests aren't as bad as they seem, but the study guides for the tests are a lil overwhelming. If you have more.. mm.. 'empathetic' views the content will mostly be common knowledge, but I noticed the class was a lil more difficult for the more close-minded folks.. 100% take it!!!

This was my favorite class I have ever taken at USF. I left class every day feeling refreshed and like I learned something new. Professor James is very wise and enjoys class discussions. It is true though, the study guides are not too helpful, but if you note what she says rather than what is on the PowerPoint, you will be good for tests.