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What Students Say
“One word describes professor Amaro: Lazy”
ISM3013 - 1.0 rating“Amoro is a horrible teacher she does not respond in a timely manner and her class set up is a complete mess”
CGS1101 - 1.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
45%
Textbook Required
33%
Grade Predictor
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B+
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OST
5.0
(1)CGS2560
5.0
(1)CSG1570
5.0
(1)OST1581CGS1570
5.0
(1)CGS1500
5.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
CGS1101
4.0
CSG1570
3.0
CGS1160
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CGS1500
3.0
COMPT33
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Reviews (84)
Professor Amaro is a great instructor. Her class is fun, interesting and very informative. If you get the chance to take one of her classes do so. You won't regret it.
She will make you work, but is fair in grading. Mostly a textbook class.
Work is right out of the textbook. There are a lot of homework assignments, but she is fair and helpful. She is a very patient person.
I took her online class. She give a fair amount of HW and the class is pretty str8 forward. I thought her tests were hard.
She is very relaxed but yet she does give some homework. I found her to very helpful to me not knowing much about the computer itself.
She's rude!! She thinks that just because her husband is on the news, she's a celebrity! She's not helpful and has a dry sense of humor and is not very funny though she thinks she is!
DO YOUR IN-CLASS ASSIGNMENTS AND HOMEWORK, YOU'LL BE READY FOR THE TEST. YOU CAN'T GET OVER ON HER SO BE HONEST AND UP FRONT, YOU'LL GET A BETTER GRADE THAT WAY. COME TO CLASS (ON TIME) YOU'LL BET AT LEAST A "B"
Mrs. Amaro is a very nice teacher. She kind of sticks to the book, but that's usually good. All you have to do is complete your assignments and attend class, and you'll do perfectly fine. Just don't be a lazy student like a lot of people are.
Always slow getting to class.
Great Teacher! as for as her teaching skills. Ms. Amaro can be very rude and she will shame you quick in front of the class. If you take her class be sure to go to class, keep your personal problems home, and try your best to do all her work. If you don't mind all that then I say, go for it because
Always late for class. Does not make herself clear. I dropped the class or I was going to have to call Ken at 12 on Your Side to help me out!!!
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her class was really easy, all the test questions were taken from the end of each chapter. if we got confused she helped us, either that or we'd help each other. she was pretty laid back...
I did not like Mrs. Amaro. She always seemed to be in a bad mood, was unclear on assignments, rude at times, and seemed to not care for white students. I did all the assignments, passed the tests, went to every class...and somehow got my only C in college
Mrs. Amaro is a great teacher. If you stay on task and ask questions, you won't have any problem get a good grade. If she teaches a class that is in my field of study, I will be sure to have her as my teacher.
WOW! what an amazing woman and teacher. she's so patient and understanding. She ALWAYS takes time to listen and clearly explain/review any of the material. She's very thorough and follows up on any question you may have. She well organized and if I had to choose this incredibly hot teacher(j.lo booty!) as my professor again, I most definitely would
Great teacher very helpful and caring of others. Will bend over backwards to help her students succeed in her class and I mean this from personal experience!!!! I would recommend this class to anyone who is serious about their future.
Does not respond to emails! She is very helpful as I needed.
Absolutely GREAT teacher!! SHe totally made learning about computers fun and interesting. You must do your work like in every class to pass. But if u prepare yourself you will get an A. I was once a computer dummy. But not anymore. I would recomend her for anyone!!!! Best Professor Ever!!!!
Ok teacher, but a lot of home. As long as you do the homework, you should be ok .
This is an AWESOME teacher. She makes learning computers easy and interesting. She does give a lot of homework but this is for the advantage of the students. You can miss up to four assignments and still get an A. I would recommend her to anybody.
We actually teach outselves! No help for the professor!
Do not take this teacher online, she doesn't answer questions quickly or clearly. I'm half-way throught the course right now and she just changed all our due dates without any notice and I missed my midterm. It's an easy class, most of it's common knowledge, it's the teacher you have to watch out for she volatile!
Do not take this professor for anything. We were almost done with this class and she just up and changed the coursework. No warning no nothing. She is horrible about answering emails and is rude when whe does. BEWARE!!! She has truly affected my grade. I registered for one of her classes for the Spring term. NOT!!!!!
I found this professor to be very aloof and generally uninterested in teaching. I could have just as easily taken this as an online class because I received little to no instruction from her. And unfortunately, whenever I or someone else did ask questions-she appeared pained to answer them. I know that I will take take another class of hers.
This class was ok. It's easy but tideous. Normally had to wait on Prof. in the morning. I got an A though so I was happy.
I read some bad ratings on her, but had no choice but to take the class. She is not a bad teacher, its a pretty easy class, just make sure you read the book before exams. She takes about 3-4 days to respond to emails. And when doing an assignment if she gives a description of the assignment but tells you its on a specific page, go by the book!
Her class is very easy but it can be frustrating when you have problems. It takes her days to response to your questions. She does not answer her phone or return her messages. All in all, not very helpful at all. Good thing it was an easy class.
I took this class online. She seems to have a big problem with communication. She would wait until the last minute to answer questions and just restate what was in the book.She never returned phone calls. I didn't have this much trouble with the other online class I took.
This class was overall easy but this professor does not seem to know how to reply to emails in a prompt manner which makes it extremely difficult when u have a problem. I would not take her as a professor
This teacher was very nice. I took a hybrid class with her. She moved along very quickly, but she follows the book, so if she is moving too fast, you can follow the book and go at your own pace. Whatever you don't finish in class you can finish at home. I plan to take her again for other classes.
This a book leaded class. The instructor does not interact at in this class. Also may or may not answer your email. Better yet "want answer" at all. Overall, not a bad class to take if a busniess major. Exams suck "a.s" too! If cannot writing take OST1355 because instructor will not help you in this class.
This was an easy class if you take the time to follow instructions and do the work. you really have to try to fail this one. the professor is extremely forgivving and give extra time for alomost any reason. She has no room for people who just don't try or care.
Awful!...Very Very slow at getting back with you on any questions... andyou are lucky to get any of your quiz grades back as the class is now over and she still hasn't sent them. I will never take her again. Please beware!!!
Took microcomputer applications Spring 2004 w/her! She is personable w/students and direct in her teaching approach. Also, helpful if u don't understand.SHE DOES NOT PLAY GAMES or babysit. The work is easy if u know computers and applications. If you have no pc experience PAY CLOSE ATTENTION.
Took her class spring 2004. She is direct in her teaching, personable, helpful. SHE DOENT PLAY GAMES,NOT A BABY SITTER. If u come 2 class, work hard, participate u are good 2 go.
Professor Amaro Rocks. She is very accomodating and willing to assist her students. She is willing to stay after class if students have issues. Her class was one of the first I took when I retuned to school after 30 years. Very nice. Great experience in class.
Prof. Amaro is a ok online teacher but do not expect your emails to be answered in a timely manner. Average response time seems to be 3 days and that is during M-F.Be sure to submit assgn's on time and you will do great. 3 test, book assgns, 1 discussion post (Intro). Weighted class. Would be so much better if responded more timely to emails.
I had Prof. Amaro for Introduction to Business online and it was a great class. Easy as long as you do the work. The workload was not to hard. A few discussions and assignment and quiz every week
Do not take her. Her syllabus is unorganized. She does not respond to her emails. I've been in this class for 3 weeks. I've done 3 assignments & 2 discussions. She has not graded any assignments. She says you can reach her by phone or email, but she does not respond to emails at all. If you take her you're basicly on your own.
This Professor is by far the worst yet. Does not respond to emails and is not involved in the course AT ALL! Exams are only opened over the weekend instead of during the entire week. Highly recommend a different professor for this course!
8wk online. 2 chap's/wk, DB's, assgt/case study for every chapter, quiz every chapter - you NEVER know what you got wrong - BS excuse is she has to wait for other students to take test. Group proj.- SCARY to work on a project that is 30% of your grade when you don't know what the others are like. Slow communication response. Take someone else!
Taken in spring of 2011. Was given this professor, not my original choice. Learned nothing from her and got nothing by attitude from her. Slow to put grades into the system even though all work was graded by a computer program (SAM). Completely worthless as a teacher.
RUN,RUN,RUN USELESS. I JUST FINISHED THIS COURSE,SHE DOES NOT RESPOND TO EMAIL, PHONE OR FLARES. 3EXAMS-MC, FINAL 2 TIMED. I SENT HER EMAIL 4 TIMES AND SHE STILL HAS NOT RESPONDED TO ME. GROUP PROJECT GAVE INSTR.3 DAYS BEFORE IT WAS DUE!! DOES NOT GRADE ASSIGNMENTS ON TIME. MADE AN B IN THIS COURSE ALL BECAUSE I TAUGHT MYSELF, NO HELP FROM PROF.
nice person, but i did not like the format of the class
Professor does not grade things in a timely manner. This class was online and she does not even have an ask the Professor Discussion forum, which means you have to email with each question. She only open her exams up for a few days.If you ask more than one question in an email she only answers the first question. And she is teaching communications.
Her style of teaching consists of showing the same powerpoints we were provided with no other insight or materials. Grades homework two or three weeks late. She doesn't give the answers to quizzes so you never know what you missed.
Ditto. The project was the entire class. The professor used the words skreet and skrategies continuously. I would never say skrategy to someone I was promoting a marketing plan to.
She teaches by showing the same powerpoints from the book with little to no input that was not common knowledge. Homework grades were two or three weeks late. She also doesn't provide the correct answers to the quizzes. Taking her would be a skrategical error.
2nd time with her - same complaints as everyone else. Stressful assignment schedule. Late with everything- especially grades, help and responses. For a communications class she is a poor example. No feedback on tests. Point system - 30% for group project is scary. Her own punctuation, grammar, and spelling are poor. Choose another professor!
If you take this course online, be prepared to work on your own with little to no feedback from the professor. If you are familiar with communications in the business world then this class won't be hard, even without the professor's needed input. If you are not familiar with business communication you may want to take someone else's class.
Mrs. Amoro is a horrible teacher she does not respond in a timely manner and her class set up is a complete mess. Her office hours suck she is barley in the office and only list her hours 10am to 11am once a week so if you work don't count on seeing her and she never answers the phone.
Run as far as you can from this professor. She doesn't reply to emails for 2 weeks and then doesn't even answer the questions asks. Online course was awful. Also, she requires all assignments on friday night at 11:59 instead of Sunday.
Obviously, she cares about the course material but she has poor time management skills. The final exam given was entirely on material not covered in the class! Very nice woman who obviously cares about her students but time management may effect your grade if you are not self motivated
One word describes professor Amaro: Lazy! Very poor grading system, not only with the lack of professor input but with the time it takes to receive grades for submitted work. If the student has a deadline, the professor should have a deadline! The job of the professor is to provide qualitative and quantitative feedback in a timely manner.
The class material is very easy. Older students have trouble if they are not used to working on computers. You do almost all assignments online with three attempts for everything. She does an example in class of what you will do for the online work. Only necessary to come to class when she goes over Access.
Easy class, but the test are a total pain, it's not that they're "hard", it's that the program used for the test asks how to do specific actions and if you're so much as a fraction of an inch off, it'll mark it wrong, made me fall to a B from one test. Attendance not mandatory, aside from Access section.
I found the instructions confusing due to the fact that the syllabus said something different from the modules that we did work in. If you email her she will respond within the time she has listed on the syllabus 24-48 hours. She has not finished grading my work and class ended 2/28/16. There is a lot of written papers in this class.
Overall great teacher. I simply enjoyed the class itself and she just made it even easier to enjoy. She was very helpful to students when help was needed. Highly recommend.
This class was super easy. Just read and do all the assignments. The last week of class I only had to do 1 assignment verses 3 because I racked up enough points during the beginning and middle of class to score an "A". It is alot of assignments but its simple-nothing hard. I would recommend using this teacher. She was great!
Do the assignments, come to class, and read the book, there is no reason to get a bad grade in this class. The website used can be annoying, but you can do the homework over and over until you get it. Whether its the website being touchy or you having trouble, I recommend doing the assignment repeatedly. You get 3 attempts on the homework and exam.
If you can avoid taking her, do so. Her syllabus was a rehash from a previous class and it took much confusion and external support to get her online content to work. She doesn't respond to emails in a timely manner and seems condescending when she does actually respond. If you're in a pinch, you're better off contacting your classmates.
She was a fast grader . A lot of work but very simple,.
took this class in summer 2016, she was not helpful, she didn't respond to email for at least 72 hours. She isn't helpful at all anytime you ask a question she doesn't give a clear answer, the syllabus was a mess and didn't make any since at all. Asked her for extra credit option and she didn't respond until the class was over.
If you do not have prior knowledge or experience in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access you will have a difficult semester . I recommend using the tutoring lab from the onset of this course. She moves very fast, and covers a lot of work in a very small amount of time. This is NOT an easy course if you have never worked with computers.
If your just starting out college, and your majoring in computers, i highly recommend her for this class. You will learn alot about ms word, excel, pp, and access. She is caring, her syllabus is very solid and understandable. If you wanna get an A in her class, make sure you do all the assignments she gives you, and score very well on the exams.
Online course. Absent instructor. Last assignment due a week before end of course, possibly so she can finally have time to grade a half-dozen remaining assignments. Syllabus & course guide have other courses' data. If you already know the material and don't mind working without support, then fine. If you want an actual instructor, look elsewhere.
I submitted my essay on july 16th, today is august 4th and she still hasnt graded it along with the rest of assignments precceeding it. Class ends in two weeks and i have very very little feedback from this prof. My expectations are few when it comes to proffesors... and feedback is one of them. A good teacher always gives good (timely) feedback.
The worst part about this class is the $200 txtbook that I never opened, just needed the access code. Wish there was a better alternative. Shes easy. Just show up and dont miss any of the hw and study for the test by doing the training. There is absolutely no reason to get anything but an A in this class.
Prof barely graded anything before the end of the semester. I had to guess at what my grade was at the end. 3EthicsPapers that have nothing to do with IT. They are fairly easy but still extra work. No feedback provided in between them to see how well you did. DBs are fairly easy and there is 1 a week. Only take this prof if you have no other choice
I took this class for a Math Substitution credit and other than Access and Excel I easily aced everything else. If you already know how to use everything you don't need to show up for class except for tests. I did because I'm not good at this stuff. Very nice professor and very easy. Do all the training and projects for the best possible grade.
Prof Amaro gets humor. My class is a very humorous class and she gets it. Just pay attention to the lectures and you will pass everything else. Everything is online so if you do not come to class just do the stuff online and then get an A on the tests and you will do fine. I'd recommend her as a prof for this course!
As a midterm substitute for our assigned instructor, Professor Amaro reached in and took over the class. Not a bad instructor, would recommend to others and take her again. Only issue that I had faced was time management to get my work done and on time. Class was great overall, enjoyed learning from her.
She was very caring and responds back to emails in timely matter. She sends a lot of reminders about work due dates. Overall great teacher, I would take her again.
I have worked with many Microsoft applications in my career, but this was not only a class I needed to complete my degree on, it was also needed in order to transfer into a state university. Not saying the class was boring, Professor Amaro made it easy to understand and gave excellent homework examples to work from. Highly recommended!
Very easy A, but she didn't respond to the question I asked the whole semester so she gets a bad review. Also, she makes you buy the textbook to do these easy tasks which is annoying.
Prof. Amaro practically sets it up to where you pass. You have to try and fail to fail. Do the homework (she'll even lets you work ahead so you can leave early) its that easy. She even does another practice example with you if you dont quiet understand the concept. Take this professor.
Professor Amaro made the concepts involved in this class easy to understand. While this was a live-online the lectures were beneficial to helping the student understand each concept. I really suggest that students should enroll in Professor Amaro's class. I would definitely take this class again if I had to do it again.
Professor was MIA during the semester. SLOW to grade, took 3 or more weeks to post grades. Not quick to respond to discussion posed to the professor, when she did respond, the responses provided little to no guidance. Work assignments are heavy with low credit points.
This was the easiest computer class I've ever taken. Assignments are EASY, they literally show you each step. The exams give you 3 tries for each task, you can skip a question and come back to it later. I did NOT need any book/e-book. Anything you're stumped on, google it, much faster. The only thing I would recommend is, use an actual mouse. A+
She helps you go through the material and makes sure you understand it. Not the most tech savvy. During this time of COVID all these FSCJ professors really needed to learn how to use Canvas and the online teaching system. Overall, she's nice and pretty good.
I had a few problems over the course with the online platform and had to email the professor, just to have her email back with unhelpful advice, then after I ask again for a better advice I get no email back. There was also an inconsistency with the module video and I emailed her asking her to fix it and I got no email back and it still isnt fixed
Due dates are Constantly Incorrect, HomeWork is So Slow and Annoying, Projects & Tests are fine, Technical Issues(Professor was understanding). HW & Tests are thru SAMs. SAMs is terrible, So many videos to watch & they are soo Slow, the concepts/tasks are simple but there is NOTHING enjoyable about the SAMs program.
Made an account just so I can tell everyone not to take this professor. Only professor out of entire college career that I was not happy with at all. Extremely harsh grader. Getting half credit for small errors doesn't teach me nor make you a good professor. Find a different professor. I'll drop out before I take her again.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
45%
Textbook Required
33%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B+
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-0.73 avg changeRatings by Course
OST
5.0
(1)CGS2560
5.0
(1)CSG1570
5.0
(1)OST1581CGS1570
5.0
(1)CGS1500
5.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
CGS1101
4.0
CSG1570
3.0
CGS1160
3.0
CGS1500
3.0
COMPT33
3.0