3.2
Quality3.1
Difficulty37%
Would Retake87
Reviews37%
Would Retake
87
Reviews
Rating DistributionOfficial
5
36
4
12
3
8
2
6
1
25
What Students Say
“Not many lectures, lots of class discussions”
ENC1102 - 3.0 rating“Rude and condescending”
ENC1102 - 1.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
63%
Textbook Required
14%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-1.34 avg changeRatings by Course
ENC131
5.0
(1)LIT2000
5.0
(1)SLS1515
5.0
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4.0
(27)ENC1001
4.0
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AML2020
5.0
AML2010
4.0
COMP1102
3.6
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3.4
COMP1011
3.0
Reviews (87)
expects a lot from you.Make sure u know your material.Quizez are easy if u know grammer. Other than that her class is boring
Professor Dustin is a nice teacher, she really doesn't help you, it's more of a you do it sort of class, she's all about resources, look at your resources, BUT DON'T ASK ME...She's there to help you,but not on her time I guess she's a great person, but not really a fantastic teacher.She also grades really hard, I mean really hard!
She tries to teach self-reliance and has high expectations! If you want to learn, and have a great work ethic, take advantage of this professor! She really is helpful in class and out. When I get my papers back there are plenty of remarks which are very helpful in tuning my own writing style. I give her an A!
She is a very nice teacher, her quizzes are simple if you study the study guides she gives. She is very into group working. Will help with any essays that a student has an issue with
good teacher. only way to fail is if you DONT do the work
Awesome professor! I am taking her for 1102 now as I liked her so much. Very helpful! You muct attend her classes as this is part of your grade. Her grading system is extremely fair. As long as you put forth an effort and participate, you are sure to get at least a B. I got an A...after not being in school for 22 years! That says something!
When I first met this professor I didn't like her because she had some annoying habits that just really got on my nerves (like calling everyone ma'am and sir over and over again, making a weird clicky noise with her tongue, and saying "how should we say it..." all the time). She ended up being really nice and a good teacher. Very helpful, too.
After being away from college for many years, it was good to know a professor cared about your success as much as Prof. Dustin. She demands much because she cares much and when you are in the real world, she won't be taking you by the hand. I admire and respect that. Take her.
Unique, helpful, clear, organized, inspiring, passionate about ENC, commands English language perfectly, witty sense of humor. Edison is fortunate to have her as a professor.
Great professor! As long as you show up, do the work, and participate in class you'll do fine. She can be a little firm on rules, but she is still very helpful. Sucks this is my last ENC course XD
AWESOME PROFESSOR. I am taking her now for 1101 and I am taking her for 1102 next semester. Her class is very easy. She is of great help and looks for the best interest of her students. Shes a bit odd, but a great person. DEFINITELY TAKE HER IF YOU WANT AN EASY A OR B+ .
She is helpful to the people that need it. Kinda reminds me of a hamster which always make me laugh when im bored.
Professor Dustin is brilliant! Her course will seem a very easy A, but the demands in the course are the same as any other ENC course, only Professor Dustin uses all the tools available to her very well, making her course seem very easy. Merry Christmas Professor Dustin!
she's a really goodteacher. Kindof weird but she knowshow to teach. Class is not that hard either. Whatei never learned in my 4 years in high school. I learnded there.
Super easy. You have to go to class, but she clearly explains exactly what she wants out of you. I enjoy her teaching
Amazing professor. Had comp one and two with her, most excellent.
She is amazing teacher. Willing to help and her quizes are really easy. :)
Professor Dustin is amazing!!!! I really enjoy everything about her class!
Professor Dustin expects you to do the work as a student should. The reviews I read dont tell the entire story. The class is NOT easy. There are a lot of in-class discussions. participation is part of your grade. You must write well to pass the class but the Professor is eager to help when you need it. GREAT CLASS. Wish I took her for Comp I.
Professor Dustin is really helpful and her class is so easy, she gives review for each quiz, the quiz is really easy. She gives you time in class to work on essays and she gives you in detail what she wants in the essays. If you ask for her help she will be more than glad to help you. You need the book in certain times
very easy class. She gives a review on what the exams are on. She says very clearly that the review is the only thing on her test. Her papers have a guideline just follow that and you are fine. She gives time in class to study and write papers. also drops one exam grade if you somehow got a bad grade on it.
She's awesome. I love her corny nerd jokes about grammar; and she seems to have a personality unlike some professors. I recommend her if you're not good in writing and want a teacher that won't bite your face off for asking questions.
Awesome professor! Wish I had taken her for Comp 1. Always eager to help and very nice.
Just finished taking this class Professor makes everything look so easy and she is always optimistic about everything making the class a breeze if you need this class, she is the professor to take.
She is really sweet and and funny; she will listen to what you have to say. Shy or quiet people will love her. She is fairly easy, but a little harsh on papers.
Take her class! She is very clear about expectations and keeps the class moving forward. She is interested in the success of her students and will take time to assist when needed. You will look enjoy your time in her class. I only wish she taught the advanced courses too!
She's great! Easy quizzes, gives you lots of time to write your papers, and is very willing to help! Loved her corny little jokes too! (:
Professor Dustin is very nice and is always willing to help. She gives you time to work on the essays in classs. Her quizzes are easy if you use the study guide. Her essays on the other hand.. she grades them hard. My work never seemed good enough for her. She wants EXACTLY what she wants and nothing less.
Professor Dustin was very helpful and down to earth. She was very enthusiastic about teaching the subject, and was interested in the success of her student. Quizzes were fairly easy, but essays were graded pretty harshly.
She grades too harshly for such a low level course.
Everything was really easy except for the papers. She is the only professor I've ever had who has graded essay's harshly which are big parts of your final grade. I even went to get help from the Writing Center and she still gave me a B. If you want an A, consider a different professor.
Professor Dustin teaches like a kindergarten teacher. She tries to explain really easy topics like they're super hard, and makes things confusing. She tells you one thing, and then when she grades, she does it completely different. Don't ever talk during her class or she mark off points off of participation. Felt like I was back in middle school.
She is tough, not doubt about it. She grades tough- her guidelines and how she grades the essays are too broad, and thats why you will never be able to get an A on an essay. Her quizzes are moderate, if you study the material from the powerpoints and textbook, you will be okay. Participation is a big grade, you cannot skip class or leave early.
This professor provided zero feedback for all assignments. She did not follow her assignment guidelines and she did not provide clarity for her essays. She will never discuss your grade and she will avoid any topics asking to explain why she graded it that way. I will not recommend her and I would rather have had to deal with a different teacher.
This class was definitely the hardest college course I've taken thus far. I took it online and she has extremely easy quizzes and discussions, but makes up for it with horrendous papers. She doesn't provide enough feedback on the actual papers, but just email her and she will give you a lengthy response. Plan on getting a B, the highest grade 90
I like her. Not the best but by far NOT the worse professor I have had. I do not struggle with writing, therefore her class was easy for me. Would not recommend to struggling writer. She knows what she wants in her papers. BIG on grammar. Challenges me enough with writing , yet I am not bored or struggling. Overall, not a bad experience with her.
This professor was the BEST I have yet to experience with an online course. She posted reminders every time an assignment was coming due, graded RIGHT away, and gave great feedback. Quizzes and DP were super EASY - she focused on what really matters- the papers - which yes, they were long, but this is a comp class so that should be expected.
Absolutely impossible to get an A on any paper she assigns. She expects perfection so if you're not perfect don't take this class (:
This professor took what could have been an interesting class and made it unpleasant. She marks you absent if you're 5 minutes late to class. No exaggeration. She marks you absent if you leave 5 minutes early. 6 absences and it's a letter grade off of participation. She grades papers SUPER harsh. I do NOT recommend and wish I never had her.
It's VERY difficult to get an A on her term papers. She seems to have a VERY specific idea in mind for "the perfect paper" and if you do not write that paper, you will not get an A.
She's a really good professor that makes it extremely clear what she wants to see in her papers. She's more than willing to read what you have and will tell you what you need to improve on. It's probably impossible to fail her class. However, if reading is not your thing then this probably isn't the class for you.
Professor Dustin is okay for a literature course. It's a lot of reading but I definitely reccomend her.
Dr. Dustin is not specific in regards to what she wants, if you need to ask something, be very specific or you will get a vague response. She grades tough and is near impossible to get an "A" even for the students she favors. Not many lectures, lots of class discussions. Buying the book is not required, just pay attention in class and its easy.
I may have misinterpreted because of the email only communication, but most emails seemed to have a condescending, unpleasant, and impatient. Would avoid taking her again if possible, but she seems to have her fingers in every university in the area. Avoid communication, don't rock the boat, and turn in assignments ahead of time and you'll do ok.
Buy the textbook because, though the quizzes are common sense, there are specific topics only found in the text. Dr. Dustin keeps the class very engaged with questions and discussions. Since she's a composition professor as well, she grades the journals roughly, but it's nothing good grammar won't fix.
Class was more reading and writing intensive than I expected for an associate class. However, if you follow the directions carefully, you will be fine.
Amazing
Very sweet professor highly recmmend.
Professor Dustin's class was not easy. This professor graded very harshly.
Rude and condescending. Not understanding at all! I was in the hospital for a month and was unable to do any work. I provided her with all the necessary documentation and she still refused to give me the chance to makeup the work. I ended up failing the class and she did not care.
She has something to say on every little thing from a really small error you will end up with a C on your essay. I wish that I read the rate on her before I took this class. Don't recommend unless you like to be critiqued on everything.
I took this class online. I struggled early on because of a lot of family issues but she was very helpful. 1 quiz per week, easy, non proctored, final non proctored. usuallyy 1 discussion a week. 3 essays, substantial time allowed for each. can work ahead if online.
Dr. Dustin can be a tough grader but she gives great feedback on what you can do to improve your writing skills. I enjoyed the class online and she doesnt assign many essays. I would recommend Comp 2 with her!
She is an Amazing teacher and nothing about class was necessarily hard.
Very rude, lacking manners in her emails. Being a first year freshman I didn't understand where her comments on graded papers were. I requested help with that, in the email I included words like please, thank you and I'm hoping to improve with your feed back. Her reply was you're doing it wrong, address your professor with respect.
She only quotes her syllabus. I had a family emergency but since I didn't contact her 48 hrs in advance and turned in my essay 4 hrs late, she gave me the 0 with no exceptions. This put my grade from a 90 to a 68. When I emailed her about it, she only quoted her syllabus. She then tried to keep me at a D with another PERFECT assignment afterward.
Dr. Dustin was a great professor! She was always very nice and understanding when I reached out to ask questions. She assigned many papers, but they were always on an interesting topic, and she gave very clear instructions. I would advise anyone who takes her class to always read the text and stay up to date on the homework.
Each module there is a discussion, writing assignment, and quizzes or test. 2 attempts for quizzes and test and averages both scores. Easy 100 on discussions but she actually grades your writing assignments. Everything due at 11AM. Takes points off if late. Good at responding to emails. Ascesible if you need help on an assignment. No proctorio.
Dr. Dustin was fairy easy. I took her on a big course load and only spend maybe 20 minutes a week on her assignments. If there was a writing assignment it would be around 1 to 2 hours to make sure it was going to receive an A. Overall it was a class that I never really had to worry about.
She's a great professor! I love her classes because most professors when grading remove points without telling why but Dr. Dustin makes sure to comment what you can do better for next time! I'm definitely 5aking her class again for comp II!
Sara is such an awful professor. You ask her for help and she brushes it off, telling you to go online. You ask her to correct something and she is completely oblivious to the problem. If you could cuss on this thing she would be every name in the book. Do yourself a favor and take anyone else.
absolutely horrendous experience. i have never had such a tough grader. my confidence was absolutely destroyed. seems to grade by randomly generating numbers tbh.
Sara Dustin was a great professor for my online composition I class. She makes it extremely clear what she wants out of each assignment. If you read the rubrics you will succeed with no problem.
If there's a 0 star, I would give one.
Tough grader is an understatement, she will rip you to shreds over minute details. DO NOT TAKE
Dr. Dustin is a fabulous teacher. Quick grader, helpful feedback, and the untimed open note quizzes and discussions are easy A's. Be careful on your 4 major assignments. Just follow directions and do the work on time. I'd recommend using Grammarly to check over your work. I'm taking her for Comp 2 so I'll be back soon with a rating on that as well.
Back again after taking Comp 2 and I found it even easier than Comp 1 with her. Dr. Dustin's honestly the sweetest & always provides good feedback on assignments in a timely manner. I highly recommend taking her. Also, use Grammarly to check over your work, it really helps. I couldn't have asked for a better teacher for my writing class, genuinely.
Professor Dustin is very good at her job and I would recommend to take her. She grades quickly, gives useful feedbacks. For the small assignments if you do it you will get an 100%. For the 4 big essays, she is tough on them but when it averages out with the small assignments you will be fine. An A in her class is definitely not hard to get!
don't take her, she changes the criteria for assignments right before they're due and her grading system goes you failed - youre alright - you did bare minimum - you did extra - youre perfect. no way to get an A on an assigment without being perfect. She'll always find something that you did wrong. Your effort will be disregarded
I had an amazing grade and time in COMP1 with another professor, and then I met Professor Dustin. She is SO picky about what she wants, and it's nearly impossible to get 100% in any of her essay-related assignments or essays. She always will have something to say and correct you on something; she will say one nice thing and give you a bad grade.
Dr. Dustin is very rude. She takes forever to respond when you have questions on how you can improve. When she does respond it is in the rudest manner and she just suggests you to visit the librarian. Her instructions for assignments are very unclear and don't ask her to make it clearer because she will literally just recite the assignment.
I put hilarious on this bc it was hilarious how I ignored all the bad comments thinking I'd be fine, but was sorely mistaken. I crashed out about every other assignment, literally cried for some. Part of it my fault or just how hard she grades. She's so condescending it made everything worse. Don't take her if you can't handle this… good luck!
She was so rude it actually hurt because why am I telling you I need help, and you're gonna say how your 5 million students don't need help? There's a difference b/w helping someone and criticizing them. I would've been fine w/ her saying my work is trash if she didn't make me feel that way too, and that's the worst part.
She is one of those people who think they are better than everyone and deserve so much respect when she doesn't give it. I emailed her for help and instead of helping she's going to correct how I'm supposed to write my email like I wasn't using the correct format in the past 10 emails. If you take her good luck.
I personally don't like writing at all, but this class was not that bad at all. She is a tough grader but as long as you try to follow the guidelines should give you a B or higher. You have to turn the work in on time, but everything is due at 11 AM on Monday, which is really helpful. you only get two major essays but the other assignment were easy
DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR! I've never struggled in school and have always maintained a 4.0, but her class was incredibly stressful. She grades harshly, follows rigid rubrics, and is condescending and unhelpful when students ask for clarification. You must write exactly how she wants; any deviation hurts your grade.
I have been goin to FSW for 2 years now, and Sara Dustin was the absolute WORST professor there. Outside of her absolutely strict and unforgiving rules, she is not a person who favors any extra credit or curve at all. And also doesn't provide good feedback on any written assignments. 0/10 would never take any class of hers again
DO NOT TAKE THIS TEACHER. Her grading rubric is very vague and subjective. When you don't understand the reason why you got that score on an assignment, you can't ask her why. She believes it is unprofessional, so you're on your own. The quizzes she assigns are easy, but for everything else, it is hard to get a 100.
Rubrics are unclear and impossible to know what the expectations are, unless you are a mind reader. Do not expect feedback through email, she is vague and unresponsive. No guidance or feedback on assignments. Writing Center is a MUST, her grading is weird. I do not suggest this course with her online.
Do not take this class with this professor. I have been an A student all my life, but this class was impossible. She gives minimal feedback and takes off points for the smallest, most minute details. Her rubric is vague and unclear. “Exceeding” the standard means getting three points taken off. Please take anyone else.
I drive everywhere without my seatbelt just so I may not have to do this class. Sara Dustin does not give clear directions or grading. She is extremely passive aggressive when you ask for help or feedback. Don't expect any kind of help. If you do ask for feedback or why you got a certain grade, your grade will suffer more.
Do NOT take this class.
L professor Never teach again
PLEASE do yourself the favor & pick a different professor or take the course a different term. Sara Dustin's teaching style is horrible, she cannot provide a clear answer for questions, or just directs you to look over the syllabus. 60 percent of your grade is based on 4 major essays throughout the whole course, and she is a very picky grader.
I would recommend not picking this professor; pick any other professor. The little assignments are easy if you follow the rubric; you should get a good grade, but when it comes to the essays, she doesn't state what you did wrong. You would literally lose two points, but it will say exceed expectations. Just pick another professor.
Do not take this class, teaching is terrible and I will guarantee no feedback for lost points.
THIS PROFESSOR IS AWFUL. She graded my final essay an 85, and then once she realized I was going to get an A overall in the class, she went back and changed the grade to an 84 so I would be off by a few points and would end with an 89.4%. She is terrible, rude, and the worst professor you could ever ask for. She obviously hates her life.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
63%
Textbook Required
14%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-1.34 avg changeRatings by Course
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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4.0
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AML2020
5.0
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4.0
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3.6
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3.4
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