take this lady she's wonderful!

She's a great teacher. Her class is easy if you pay attention and come to class. Tests are easy. And she gives out extra credit. I would recommend her to anyone.

Very knowledgeable. The class is fun if you have even a slight interest in art through history. Good teacher in general.

easy class but very boring, she spits when she speaks so don't sit in the front row

always lets us out of nite class like a half hour to an hour early. lets us use cheat sheets for tests and no real other assignments

Nice lady who makes art history alot more interesting than it actually is. Very few out of class assignments, and allows the use of a full page of nots on exams. Also assigns alot of extra credit.

She makes the subject of art history more interesting than it actually is. Exams are not that difficult, and there are very few out of class assignments. If you go to class and give it a little effort, you will walk away with an A.

Great educator. Attendance policy though.

shes a great professor.. and makes art history interesting. always lets her 1.5 hour class out a half hour early

undeniably strong, could throw a bologna sandwich through a brick wall. if youre capable of getting beyond the super foxy nature of this bionic feline you will succeed.

no worries with this class, quizzes are very elementary and full page front & back cheatsheet for exams.

she's boring.

I think she is a very boring teacher but it's not too bad considering you get a 8 /12 x 11 cheet sheet for all exams and usually lets classes out 20-30 minutes early

Super easy class but kind of boring, the quizzes are really easy and you are allowed to bring a full page of notes to the tests, she is a weirdo about assigned seats but the class is extremely easy as long as you pay attention, she always lets us out earl

Good class. Shows photos of art on screen while teaching. Quizes are easy, (she tell's you what to study for). You are allowed a cheat sheet for the exams. Go to class, pay attention, you'll do well.

She made the class fun..but you walk out thinking you knew all the answers to the exam, and you go into class finding out you only got 70% right. Weird...but overall its a blow off class if you attend

really big on attendance and her stupid seating chart.. overall its a blow off class... but you will fail if you never show up!

she is a character and she is nuts about her seating chart. overall if you attend each class you shouldnt fail unless u are really dumb

kinda boring, but some material is actually interesting, quizzes are easy, and you can use a cheat sheet for tests, she breaths really hard, and is anal about her seating chart..but for the most part, an easy class if you look over your notes and you have to go to class b/c she takes attendence.

This class is very easy and you should have no problem gettind an A. If you attend class and study what on the syllabus your good to go. Plus she lets you us cheat sheets on all the exams! If you fail this class you need some serious help.

She's rather strict and requires you to sit in the same seat, but I don't think that's neccesarily a bad thing. The classes (usually in Sprowls Auditorium) are large so she has no tolerance for gabbers and cel-kiddies unless you want to see her temper. Really gave me an interest in the subject! :)

No tolerance for stupid people, but she's very detailed about the artwork and explains things if you listen. V. easy to get a good grade if you pay attention and do the work. A hot temper though, will chew people out who gab all the time or try to use celphones in her class. More or less worth it

She is definately a nut ball... but was nice and made the subject interesting bc she has a passion for it... you really have to work for your grade in this class and the readings were challenging... id take another class with her tho

Her Intro to Asian art class is amazing and I admire her professionalism.

Not as bad as students make her out to seem. She's a good professor with a strong interest in what she teaches. Tests are a bit hard but if you make a study guide and study what she tells you too you'll do just fine.

i had penny for asain art history. i had no prior to asain studies and i found the class really hard. however, penny was more the willing to help me with studying and what not and i think the class ended on a good note. there was no text, we had to print off information that we found which made it difficult so make sure to have lots of ink!!

Easy class just take notes and youll pass the test. she is nice and loves what she teaches. it can be interesting

Very well organized PowerPoint class in an auditorium environment. Very good diction and volume for an auditorium class. LOTS of visual aids, unlike some art classes I have had in the past. The book is fairly important since she will sometimes give short quizes on the material. Overall, a great professor.

I absolutly loved this class. She's fantastic and gives you interesting and useful information. She has powerpoints for every class and puts study guides online. Take this as your fine arts requirement!

goes at a boring pace but overall a cool class

Shes pretty nice, but can get a bit edgy if she feels that her students aren't taking the course seriously. She gives TONS AND TONS of extra credit so try to go to class if you can. I took her as a night class which actually made going to class easier. Overall, I liked her and would reccomend her for your fine arts requirement.

I loved her! She is a really good professor. She shows so much interest in her subject and she tries her hardest to make you understand everything. Make sure to take notes during class, she always gives bonus at the end of each class. Shes amazing!

she was awesome....gave a study guides, extra credit, and power points. she was very passionate about the subject and passed that on to the students....as long as you put some effort into studying for the exams...ur golden

Easy class, make sure you attend and do the homework. Quizzes are based off homework and given almost every class. She gives study guides towards the exam and everything on the study guide is on the test. She can be ****y at times, but overall she's very smart and helpful. Very easy class and interesting!

Relatively easy class. Tests are super easy if you look at the study guide.

She is a really nice professor. She is helpful if you have a problem and her class and tests are extremely easy. The class is enjoyable because she has a passion for what she teaches.

I have taken Penny Rode for just about every course she teaches. She is my favorite professor at IUP and I am not even an art history major. She is very helpful and loves what she teaches. To all the people who give her bad ratings you must not be doing anything because it is impossible to do bad if you do the work and keep up with the reading.

She does seem a bit jaded from having to teach students with no real interest in art but I never had a problem with her. The study guides are great. Overall, an easy class.

I really enjoyed her class! So long as you have a love for Asian and Indian artXD Try to stay awake in her class, take plenty of notes, study in advance and you will do just fine. That much is guaranteed!!

Study guides before exams. Remembering dates on works of art is very important on exams. Seems to always be out of breath. Very boring class, but not difficult. Lots of extra credit offered throughout semester. She wouldn't be my first choice, but I guess I would take her again.

She is an awesome professor. Really just attend every class and take good notes. She gives bonus point quizzes based on the notes and readings. Plus she will answer all your questions. I would recommended her!!!!

Very easy to get an A but you have to go to class and take good notes to do well on the assignments, study guides, and tests. She gives study guides and the tests come directly from them. Good teacher though, interesting class, and she knows what she is talking about.

Go to class and take notes, she gives open-note quizzes at the end of class based on her lectures. Tests are multiple choice and very easy, don't need to know exact dates for most things. If you have to take a makeup exam it is NOT multiple choice and is harder so try not to miss class on exam days. Gives extra credit quizzes on exam review days

Go to class and take notes, she gives open-note quizzes at the end of class based on her lectures. Tests are multiple choice and very easy, don't need to know exact dates for most things. If you have to take a makeup exam it is NOT multiple choice and is harder so try not to miss class on exam days. Gives extra credit quizzes on exam review days

I found ARHI 101 with Dr. Rode to be a very interesting class. She gives you textbook readings over the weekend, but they're not too long. She has a bit of a stern personality, but if you do well and give her your attention she's a nice lady. Her study guides are a bit long, but they are extremely helpful on tests,

Dr. Rode is very clear. Her classes are hard to fail. She assigns a lot of reading but only to ensure that you you can get all of the information required to pass the course. I would recommend her to anyone.

She really isn't bad at all. This class was my GPA booster! The only thing I didn't like is the readings she would post on D2L.. if you didn't see they were assigned, you got 0/3 points which happened to me a lot. Her tests are straightforward and easy especially if you study. She puts up a study guide online too. TAKE NOTES IN CLASS!!!

Dr. Rode is a great professor! In order to pass this class you must attend lectures in order to get the information to pass the exam. The book is somewhat helpful but the info on the exams mostly comes from the lectures. She is willing to help and wants you to pass the class. As long as you study using notecards you will get an A or B in the class!

Took her for ARHI101. I thought the class was really boring to be honest, but she told us what would be on the test and gave us study guides of the questions she would be asking us on it. If you pay attention it's an easy A.

Due to a low grade last semester I am retaking this course. If I would have rated her before I probably would have given her a poor review but I have come to realize she is a great professor. Sure, her class can be extremely boring if you're not into the material but it's your fault if you fail. Take notes and do the study guide you're golden.

Literally all you have to do is show up and take notes. The lectures aren't bad at all and alot of the time she lets class out early. There are several quizzes through out the semester. She gives study guides before exams and the class after the exam is dedicated to 10 extra credit points. Super easy class if you just show up.