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“Beyond weird, and isnt very accessible as a professor”
PSY1102 - 1.0 rating“Her exams get progressively harder with the final being the worst”
PSY3102 - 1.0 ratingClass Info
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PSY1100
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Reviews (142)
her voice is childish, too many overhead notes!!!
anoying voice, does not use power point
She is very unorganized and her slides suck
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you will learn little..if at all from her
knows her stuff, but notes don't make sense and don't really relate to text
Knows material, but can't teach it
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Should I say voice from Lamb Chop Playalong?
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Get a new job, 'cause you suck.
get ready for an hour and 15 minutes of overheads and boredom.
don't even bother
not bad
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SHE'S PSYCHO!!!!! 'right'
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Clear notes
she's actually really smart and the class is always amusing(!)
I liked her...she was funny, and her notes were very clear!
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A prof could not sink lower than her. She knows her stuff but i got sick of her whining about having no resourses. Plus her attire was always completely wrong (way too sexy and revealing) 'right'.
She reminds me of Ben Stein's character in 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off'. Anyone??Anyone?? I have to agree with the clothing comment
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Clothing aside, a really good prof. Just don't get her started on class resources.
Possibly the worst professor i have ever had. She need to get up to date with everone else and learn how to put notes onlie and use powerpoint to present the material. AND HER CLOTHES GET OUT OF THE 80's u are not 20 any more!!!
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I liked her class...notes were great, very organized, and the class was always amusing. Yes she is an interesting dresser and complains about the class resources, but she made jokes, clarified everything and kept the class involved.
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I liked her. She was generally very clear and put up great overheads which were very easy to follow. Her expectations were clear she was very organized. She was also funny and nice. A good class overall.
Very much "eccentric", fairly interesting lectures and topics. Just as easy to stay at home and study from the text though.
what a nutjob! but nice in person. only teaches for the money and is not ashamed of it. She won't put her notes on the net b/c she says she doesn't get paid enough...yet comes to class in a mink.
Aside from looking like a middle-aged barbie doll, she is really a good professor. She knows her stuff and knows how to teach it, unlike a lot of profs who clearly know what they're talking about but can't communicate it. Not fantastic but definitely good
Terrible professor. Very annoying voice. I hated how she posted no notes on the web, as all my other classes were there. I find that 3 hours straight were way too much. I will give her credit that she knows her stuff, but i still think that she is in it for the research.
knows what she is talking about and gets u involved in discussions
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD... FIRE THIS TEACHER PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE WHAt A LOAD OF CRAP!. Just got home from an exam that I studied my ass off for and guess what MORE TRIVIAL B/S Questions. What a boring, cold, bland, trivial waste of time... Take this course with ANY OTHER PROFESSOR.
Knowing your stuff and conveying it are two different things. Avoid this professor especially for 3 hour blocks..
Excellent knowledge of the subject matter. Engages class participation and uses direct examples from her personal experiences as a Psychologist!!
The proff is ok, knowledgable, but boring and bland. The midterms are confusing and trivial. studying the textbook will help you more for the midterms and finals then her notes. Proff lookes like an over the top middle-aged barbie like figure. She made me swich out of the psych program. All she goes
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cOmmmmon GUyS....THis cLass WaS EAsY...but SHE definitely needs new notessssss!!!
She's a nice person and a great teacher! Her exams were more than fair and she made the lectures as interesting as possible with lots of examples and class participation. She's funny and nice --I have no idea why people are making disparaging remarks about her appearance. Grow up, people!
I liked her. She was really clear, her notes were clear, and her tests were straightforward and fair. My only complaint is that it was a bit superficial (easy). She tried to stimulate discussion in class and make things as interesting as possible. Good prof, good class.
She knew what she was talking about for the most part, but was generally unable to convey it to the class. She was boring and made the class a waste of time. The midterms tested your ability to memorize rather than your grasp of the material. Don't take her class.
IP relations is a great class, just go to class and read the text. By far the easiest 3rd year psych class. I must agree with others that she needs new notes, but makes her point clear. The self diagnostic exercises are a waste of time.
My god. This class was an absolute waste of time. Sit at home, read textbook. That's really all you need to do. Dr. Klempan often arrived to class 10 minutes late and unprepared. She opts to use archaic notes on an overhead as she seemingly cannot use a computer at all. She gets far too distracted by topics not related to course material.
I really liked her class. Although her lectures are a little dry, I found her very clear. She tells occasional funny anecdotes that enhance the course. If you do the readings and go to class, you will do very well in this class.
Don't bother going to class just read the text book!
Dont bother writing notes or showing up to class. completly useless.losy interest in subject due to her teaching
Easy, kind of dry, but decent. Not much work at all, and her exams reflect her notes pretty well.
She's entertaining for the first bit, but her oddness and eccentricities get old fast. She's prepared, but needs to update her stuff. You HAVE to go to class - can't just read the book because most of the stuff she talks about is only marginally related to the book (which for me has turned into a very expensive paper weight in terms of usefulness
She does a good job of preparing you for the standardized exam for this course. I agree, she does need to update her notes (enough with the overheads!), but in spite of this I found her to be a good teacher.
Her notes are terriby long & boring - slide after slide on the overhead, yawn. She is hard to listen to for prolonged amounts of time, or any amount of time really. I found that the wording on the exam questions was sometimes very ambiguous with lots of tricky questions. Don't buy the coursepack; it was a waste of my money. Not recommended.
not an prof. more like a researcher!
She's very odd and I wouldnt recommend her classes at all. There are much better teachers out there..avoid if you can.
Interpersonal Relations. Pretty interesting course; good prof that really knows her stuff. Memorize the textbook though.
I am in fourth year, and this is the worst professor I have ever seen. Should not be teaching, and she is bringing down the reputation of a great school. Extremely uncooperative.
This professor should retire. She is very redundant, and if you read the text book, do not bother going to class unless you need clarification. Read all questions on exams very carefully as she words them strangely. Do not waste your money on the course pack, she goes slowly enough that you can write all notes flawlessly, attendance not needed.
I've taken her for both Personality and Interpersonal psych. Her classes require a minimal amount of work as you have 2 midterms and 1 final exam. Her lists are very important! I found her to be funny and entertaining, though she does drone on at times. I'd gladly take another class with her.
she may seem odd, but she is still very intelligent. exams seem to be evenly balanced between notes and textbook.
He exams seem to cover her class notes more than the textbook. You do not need to buy the course pack because she goes slowly enough to copy her notes. She is funny and smart, but sometimes trails off and completly loses the class's attention. The class was very theoretical so got pretty dull at times.
Very theoretical class, so not very interesting at all. Her voice is like nails on a chalkboard, and I really had no interest in hearing about her sex life. I dropped a class for next year that I saw I would have with her. Never again!
she's a nice prof but on her midterms you think you do so well but really you don't. She's tricky with her multiple choice questions, one word in the question can change the whole answer. Makes it very confusing..
Had for 3102 and 3303. Very good lecturer, kept my attention. Quirky, but fairly entertaining. Attendance not mandatory, but notes are critical and not posted online. Exams are mostly MC but very difficult and specific.
I went to one lecture...that was enough.
I find this prof interesting, intelligent and funny. In general, my attention is kept, her slides are clear and easy to follow, she involves the class and she's great for answering questions after class. Midterm was well balanced; text and notes, not too difficult. I definitely recommend her, and would absolutely take one of her classes in again.
Horrible voice, not helpful, made me more confused about the topics she was teaching than helpful. DO NOT take a class with this prof.
I found her a very interesting, dynamic and humourous prof. Her personality is awesome. When she talks spontaneously, it is interesting to listen to her views on the subject. I found the textbook very useful and interesting to read. Her tests are straigtforward although remember specific statitiscal information.
She's a nice woman. I thought she was pretty interesting and engaging. She keeps you interested in the material and awake with the questions. Read the textbook and memorize the notes and u are good to go. Her voice took some getting used to but go in with an open mind n u'll be surprised.
She's really weird...and sometimes will ask you questions and waste class time. Overall though..if you memorize her notes (don't even bother reading the book,) you'll be fine for exams. They're pretty easy...no Virtual campus though so class attendance is mandatory.
What a wack job! someone needs to report this woman.
probably my top professor at my uni. she is veyr interesting and very straight forward with examples and explanations. TAKE HER CLASS
Everything she relates in class is very dry and theoretical, it's easy enough to memorize but don't expect to actually get anything out of the course. Also, very irritating voice.
I agree that she has a very irritating voice but she starts to grow on you throughout the semester. She does often waste time by asking questions. Sitting in the front helps you pay attention, she does have some good examples and a decent sense of humour. Overall average prof..
I got used to her voice fairly quickly. I really enjoyed her classes. She had a great sense of humor, and she was a good lecturer. And I really think she looks like a "Rosalinde."
She has a distinct voice, but please try to look past it. You will learn so much in her classes and she gives the funniest examples :)
Voice was very irritating. She needs to update her technology (over heads only). Notes we're difficult to understand and had a weird format. She is a good speaker despite the voice and very intelligent. I wouldn't recommend this course.
She is intelligent and very personable but her overhead notes are not conducive to learning at all. Hard to read, copy down and listen properly at the same time. The frequent self-diagnostics and quizzes are mostly a waste of time. Also, the textbook is not very good.
She has a very distinct voice, and seems to be a little behind on the technology and plays too many videos but she uses interesting examples! Exam is universal for the entire PSY1101 course (regardless of section)! Keep up with the reading because not all material on the exams is covered in class!
Cool prof but the material she has to teach is so terribly boring. And she probably knows it. She's really smart and doesn't use virtual campus (which is good because it makes students lazy). But like PSY1102, everything is out of the book and you don't have to attend class. I'd recommend going to class just to hear her cocaine jokes, though.
Ugh. What an awful teacher. Uses sensationalistic, insulting videos to teach. Our section on Sleep Disorders she showed us TLC's "99 most shocking sleepers". Utterly boring lecturer, leading to the most apathetic class I have ever seen. Avoid if possible.
Pretty boring teacher. Almost all the material is from the textbook. Her lecture notes are on a projector and that drove me nuts. Most of what I learnt from the class was reading the text and not her lectures
Great prof; Her slides are kind of annoying but the class is really interesting and Prof Klempan has a bit of a sense of humour which makes the class really funny. Attendance is mandatory since she doesn't post anything online, but her midterms aren't hard. Take her class!
SHE NEEDS TO GET VIRTUAL CAMPUS, LEARN HOW TO MAKE GOOD NOTES AND STOP USING THE OVERHEAD. the notes she makes are ridiculous. biggest font ever, all capitals, words that mean nothing to anyone just read the textbook, you will learn more
Very distinct voice. I laugh at least once every class. Sometimes goes off on tangents she knows what she talks about and if you can see past the voice, she's a very good prof.
Her personality class is pretty interesting. She has a good sense of humor and really likes to ask the class questions about covered topics as she teaches to draw connections between theorists. This time there was very little use of the book probably because it was inconsistent with the recent findings and her notes. So make sure to take notes!
Great prof! She's fair and teaches you what you need to know, and she draws connections between topics as she teaches. She has a sense of humour and gets the class involved. Take her class!!
Took her for both Interpersonal Relations and Personality. Overall great prof, you just need to learn the tricks of how she composes her exam questions. There's something wrong with all 3 of the 4 options on the exams, so read carefully!!
LOVE HER!! She's hilarious! Just memorize her notes exactly and you won't even need to read the book!
Keeps things interesting! Great prof!
Atrocious teaching methods. DO NOT TAKE HER CLASSES.
Took her for personality... her use of overheads is a tad bit annoying but she's a good prof! Set notes makes it easier to grasp concepts and there's a heavy emphasis on those notes rather than the textbook! Overall, highly recommended!!!
Uses over heads way too much making the lectures unappealing. She's quite funny if you get past her voice. Knows how to relate to young people. She usually showed up late to class. Nice lady, really smart.
IDK WHY PEOPLE ARE GIVING HER BAD REVIEWS, SHE'S AN AWESOME TEACHER!!!! SHE SPOON FEEDS YOU THE NOTES FOR THE TESTS, DOESN'T GET EASIER THAN THAT!!! JUST MEMORIZE & YOU'LL DO GREAT!!!!!!!
Took for personality over the summer, I agree at times it can get a little dry but that can be expected in any class! She's a great professor with a great sense of humor!! Memorize her notes from Repography and you'll get an A!!!
Ok prof, ok class material. She's always fashionably late. Couldn't take her seriously the first few classes but got over it, smart lady. Will try to get students involved in class. Read the book and the slides and you'll get an A. Uses overhead projectors, but it wasn't that bad to take notes. This prof wants her students to do well
Awful! Completely wasted my time. Memorize useless lists of categories/concepts, %s, names. Memorize book chapters. Some ambiguous questions on tests. You can do well but it's hard to feel accomplished (even when you get an A) knowing you paid for having your time thrown away like that. I would NOT EVER take one of her courses again. NEVER!
She should not be getting bad reviews, she's amazing!!! A little weird at first because of her voice, but ull warm up to her fast. She's very clear about the notes and expectations for the exams. Exams are EASY! as long as you buy the notes pack and fill in the blanks during the lectures, study them for a couple of hours before the exam & boom A!
A little hard to understand at first, but very straight forward with plenty of examples. As long as you listen through the boredom and read, it's an easy A. The test questions were a little ambiguous sometimes but nothing crazy
She is extremely intelligent and gives good examples. The material can be a little dry, but she is funny. Looks like a middle-aged barbie doll, and has a very distinct voice that is a little hard to understand at first, but you get used to it. Overall I would recommend this prof
AWESOME PROF! She should not be getting poor reviews. She's really helpful and good at conveying material. She uses humorous examples and asks questions during the lecture. Her voice could be a bit difficult for some people to understand but I didn't think it was a big deal.
Does not use virtual campus so buy the class notes,and go to class to fill them in. The textbook is not used that much. The prof really knows what she's talking about and she's really nice.
Lectures were very difficult to follow. Her use of overhead slides definitely decreased interest and comprehension of course material. Showed little effort or interest in helping students. Would not recommend.
Started class late, took very long breaks, difficult to follow..overall not the best learning experience (took the class in 2008)
Her lectures are pretty dry, and can be hard to follow. Some things aren't in the textbook so it's worth it to go and just copy her notes. BUY THE TEXTBOOK- her exams are extremely easy if you've read the textbook- everything's straight forward, no tricks. Short answers are usually 1-word answers. Easy class, and you learn cool stuff (in textbook)
This prof is not helpful at all. If you just read the textbook you will benefit more than her boring useless lectures
Teaches with outdated theory. Useless class which could have been very enriching. Better be good at memorizing lists of useless terms with no understanding of what it means if you want to do well. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. WASTE OF MONEY/TIME
Read the textbook, copy her notes. Exams are extremely easy. Absolute bird course. Lectures themselves can be boring, so bring something to amuse yourself with.
She is really nice and the course is relatively straightforward. NO! it is not an easy A (I hate it when people say that). If you study hard you'll do well!
I took psy1101, psy3303 and psy3102 with her. Favourite Prof Ever!
She still uses old projector which you needs to slide a sheet under the machine, for Christ's sake! All the coursepack are written in capital letters which I find really really disturbing! On the other hand, she knows her stuff and easy on the mark
I'd say read the textbook. Lectures are on overhead and you just sit there copying all class while she reads them. So very boring. The textbook covers a lot on the midterms and the whole final. Psych is interesting but she makes it hard to enjoy.
I love psychology, but she was so close to making me hate. Lectures were so dull, and her jokes were awful. She still uses overheads, so dont miss class, blackboard wont help. Textbook isnt necessary for midterms, but for the final exam class notes arent necessary, because nothing she covered was important.
Boring prof, however you can pass this class if you read the text book and get notes from the overhead she uses.
Horrible. Beyond weird, and isnt very accessible as a professor. You need to go to class because she isnt tech-savy. Doesnt know the material herself.
She wasn't too bad. Her lectures are a little dry sometimes but it was alright. She uses overhead projector so you have to come in class to copy the notes. The textbook was useful and testable but she didn't focus on it. Her voice was kinda weird but you can't really blame someone for their voice. Besides, you'll get used to it after awhile.
Uses OLD theory, whole course taught through freudian framework which is problematic. Tests are all multiple choice but every question is a trick question. I am surprised some people say it is easy... got a D and my other 3 courses were As this semester. Almost impossible to do well even if you study. Oh and you will not learn anything.
Says a lot of unnecessary words during lectures, and teaches a lot of Freud's theories, but never mentions the fact that Freud didn't even believe his published theories as most psychoanalysts applied them.
She is very monotone and her lectures are extremely boring. She doesn't use any slides, she uses an overhead projector... AN OVERHEAD PROJECTOR! honestly, my advice is avoid this her unless you enjoy being bored out of your mind.
She expects you to read the chapters she assigns before the next class; she walks around asking questions about the material in the textbook instead of actually lecturing. Still uses overhead slides. You can find all of the overhead slide notes online, so you don't really have to go to class. I never did tbh, just read the chapters.
I would normal give her a bad rating because she is not a good teacher at all. Although, her course is so easy, and I did very well despite not going to a single lecture. If you're okay with reading the textbook on your own, she'll work out for you! The material is super straightforward!
She's quite hard to understand, she has somewhat sloppy notes and is quite dry. Nice lady though.
Uses an overhead and is one of the most boring lecturers I have ever had to endure. If there is another prof option, you will likely want to go with that.
The material in her 3 hour lectures could be conveyed in 1.5 hours, but she drags out the class with bad connections and analogies to make the 3 hour mark. She takes 25 minute breaks in the middle because she needs time to "collect herself" rather than letting you out early. As a person, she's incredibly kind though!
Brutal prof.
She does not teach what she puts on the exam and has a weird way of organizing them. The class is extremely dry and she can be hard to understand sometimes. I would take this class again, but with a better prof
Took this class as an elective because I loved psychology in high school but this class was a lot harder than expected. Boring lectures of copying down projector slides. She is very unclear and her tests are hard because the material on the exams comes from everywhere and the questions are very specific.
The worst professor I have ever had at the University of Ottawa. She talks without saying anything. The whole class feels like it's being dragged out. Read the course pack and you'll be fine
Classes make me want to cry, can't pay attention because it's slow-paced and I can't understand a word she says. The notes seem like they come from outer space; when I google things to try and find an explanation, she has the theory names and concepts all mixed together in a modge-podge. Textbook is a waste of money. Syllabus is long and confusing.
BEWARE: Ive taken 2 courses with her, and it seems her habit is to make the first midterm quite easy which lulls you into a sense of security, don't fall for it! Her exams get progressively harder with the final being the worst. Also, she does NOT use blackboard, you have to be in class to get the notes, she goes quite fast so I recommend typing
I'm in science, so i thought this course would be easy-peasy like it is but it is no bird course. LOTS of reading because the prof wasn't coherent enough so you have to read the textbook, her notes are not needed like at all. Just make study notes with the definitions on the side of the textbook.
She's not a very honest person when it comes to telling students what to expect on the exams. She sets a lot of questions from the textbook and her notes so study both.
her lectures are constant information flow and she uses the overhead projector but she still goes fast. i recommend buying the course pack which is the written version of all these notes, study from that pack and use the textbook only for the exam. FYI: this prof is a witch.. she talks like daffy duck and looks like cruella de vil.
I think I attended maybe 2 classes other than midterms. This prof is no question the worst prof I have had in university. She is very monotone and dry in her lectures, her voice is annoying, and she uses an overhead projector circa 1985. Just read the textbook and you'll pass, no point suffering through the lectures. Avoid if possible.
Very nice woman, but don't bother going to class if you don't want to. Lecture slides are good to review, but study mainly from the textbook. Half of the midterm and most of final was info from the text that was never mentioned. Shows great videos in class and delivers material pretty well, but focus more on the textbook if you want to do well
Honestly do yourself a favour and dont take her. I went to the first class and didn't show up to the rest. I did much better reading the textbook and studying myself. The first midterm is easy while the second midterm she made impossible. FInal wasnt bad. The online quizzes and ISPR gave you a bonus 10%.
All the classes after the second midterm had nothing to do with the exam. Better off just doing the readings. Wasted my time going to class and did worse in the end because the exam was so reading based compared to the midterms that were based on what we learned on class. Terrible teacher. I got an A and an A+ on my midterms, finished with a B+.
Class Info
Attendance Mandatory
50%
Textbook Required
100%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B+
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Stable
-0.02 avg changeRatings by Course
PSY1100
5.0
(1)PSY2303PERSONA
5.0
(1)PSY3402
5.0
(1)PSY3
5.0
(1)PSY3103
4.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
PS3102
5.0
PSY1102B
4.0
PSY
4.0
PSY3301
4.0
PSY1101J
4.0