very clear/straightforward. does not design exams to trick you. gives comprehensive study guide. fair. adds some anecdotal references for memorable examples and humor. highly recommmended

great teacher

excellent teacher. easy to understand. good sense of humor. great class too, highly recommend it. probably the best class and teacher i have this semester

A great teacher...shes makes the day fun

She was a very good teacher... and i didn't dread going to class ever. The one thing is, the material is very easy... so you dont really have to go to class as long as you can get the notes from someone else. But overall its a good class to take.

Best teacher I have ever had. Came across as a friend rather then a superior. Very flexible, easy to understand, clear, helpful. Very sweet. Makes every class interesting with movie clips, song lyrics and jokes. Not just a great teacher, but an awesome person.

True, Weaver comes across as a friend versus a professor per se. The downside of this is that the class (mainly obnoxious underclassmen) tends to walk all over her, openly conversing during lecture, answering phone calls, it's really quite ridiculous. The fact that Weaver does little to curtail this blatant disrespect aggrivates me to no end.

she's clear about what you have to know for the exams - she even gives you a study guide. if you know everything off of it, you'll do fine. she's extremely fair about grading and drops the 2 lowest application activity grades and even gives the class many chances with extra credit. definitely take a class with her! :)

She is an amazing teacher and should truly consider being a standup comedian because she is hilarious. I would recommend any class taught by her.

Would have been a great class if this lady could stop saying "SORT OF" after EVERY WORD. You think professors who say "um" and "like" a lot are annoying? You haven't experienced life with Weaver. Not only does this nonsensical phrase undercut her degree, but it actually prevented me from being able to concentrate. Take HDFS with someone else.

She was a great professor. She was also very funny. Dr. Weaver also gave extra credit for showing up to class one time. She is also very helpful in preparing students for exams. She has study sessions before the exams and tells us everything that will be on it.

Nice lady. Basically easy to pay attention too. Exams are not as easy as I thought them to be. You need to do the reading because theres online activities every week. The exams are mostly on the lecture but have a few random questions from the book. Says "last but not least" a lot. Very nice person, but just an okay teacher.

Her study guides are helpful, and she gives out a lot of extra credits. There's a good amount of reading involved, but lots of the content is common sense. THe class is focused on "breath not depth" as she said.

She has a lot of energy and so she keeps you awake in class. There's a lot of information but you can use it in every day life. A great class.

Although she did kind of talk fast, she wasn't impossible to understand as long as you paid attention. She's a really nice lady with a lot of energy. The exams are extremely easy. As long as you go to class, and do the reading, anyone should get an A. This is a really good and easy gen ed course.

Excellent professor! She talks a bit fast but is more than willing to repeat anything if you just ask her. Really nice. Gives clear study guides for every exam, so as long as you know everything on the study guide, you'll get a 100 on the exam. Great class. Highly recommend!

Relationships was an interesting class, she gave extra credit twice during the semester if you were at her lecture that day. She holds review classes but the best part about her is she gave a review packet that covered the exam completely, nothing was left out of it. Have to study, but A is definetly attainable

Very sweet, definitely interested in her field, talks a bit fast but very clear. Go to lecture, she gives exam hints. Good class!

Reading the book is very important. She will put up a study guide for every exam, which if you study carefully should be enough to get a good grade, although you still have to look through the book for bolded words. A lot of material and a lot of work, but worth it. Also she does an in-class extra credit assignment.

She talks very fast and says sort of a lot, but is understandable. She outlines exactly what she will ask on exams and presents the material in an interesting way. You need a copy of the book for the online reading quizzes and for material not explained in class. An easy A if you study everything on her studyguides, which can be confusing.

Doctor Weaver was overalll a great professor who helped studentdo well. She made study guides for all exams. She does not put anything on the exam that was not on the study guide, therefore it is your own fault if you don't recognize material on exam.She gave extra credit for showing up to some lectures. She is enaging and course is interesting.

The books are very important. If she runs out of time then you may still be responsible for the material she did not get to. If you go to class then you should do great because she uses the same examples she says on exams. She says powerpoints are online, but it is actually just a rough outline of the powerpoint. She lets you argue for points.

Dr. Weaver is one of my favorite professors thus far. She has a lot of spunk to her which makes class interesting. Yes, it is important that you attend ALL of her lectures. However, she gives extra credit for attending class. Her exams are straight forward and she gives helpful study guides. Easy A if you put in minimal effort.

Professor Weaver cares about each and every one of her students. She tells stories that apply to the material and make it so the topics are easy to remember. You're responsible for online quizzes each week, but you have unlimited tries on the questions and they help with the tests. Tests are very fair and the class is easy if you attend.

She gives a lot of good examples in class. The exams aren't hard if you fill out the study guides and attend lectures.

If you have taken any psychology course this should be an easy A. Going to lecture is helpful because then you don't have to read any of the textbook. Online almost weekly quizzes are easy and she is a nice teacher.

She is an amazing prof. Very engaging and interesting. She presents material in lecture that is not in the textbook so lecture is mandatory but lecture is always worth going to because she is simply amazing. I would take a class with her again. The class presents a lot of material but as long as you are engaged it is not too difficult.

In the beginning, it was a hard time adjusting to the class. The modules outline the lecture and the study guides are very helpful for studying. You will do well on the exams if you study the study guides. There are a few extra credit opportunities and the online activities help your grade. Also, her lectures are interesting and engaging.

Class is pretty straight forward. Lectures are given in class but aren't posted in class. Also, the lecture slides in class aren't filled in so you must pay attention and decide what is and isn't important. Study guides for the 2 mid terms + final exam are given. However, way too many questions. Besides that she is a very nice woman/professor.

Definitely, need the online textbook. Lectures are very vague; one slide on a topic in class an entire section in the book, so read. Lectures are good for examples through which show up on the test. Record lecture because she talks fast. Gives lots of extra credit and tests are super easy if you read and come to lecture. The material is logical.

Fasten your seatbelts, kids! Get ready for one helluva lightspeed lecture. Think of the parents in Charlie Brown talking but 10x as fast and harder to comprehend. I know more about her family than I do about the actual subject (not complaining though). But for real, I think she tries (and succeeds) at relating to her students! Take her class!!

Dr. Weaver gave us a lot of time and guidance on what she expected from the group project. There are weekly quizzes based on the readings that are pretty difficult but she gives a lot of extra credit at the end of the semester to make up for low scores. She also gave us an open-book, open-note final with a study guide.

Shannon Weaver is by far the best professor I have had so far. I think that she is funny and relatable. She teaches the class in a way that makes students feel comfortable asking questions. She is very down to Earth.

As I have said before, I love Shannon. She is amazing, her class is informative and easy. Love this lady <3

Professor Weaver gives a good amount of work, but is all pretty much based on competition and should be an easy A. All the homework and quizzes add up to count as another test so even if you don't do great on the exams the homework will really boost up your grade. All tests are online and taken out of class. She drops two lowest quiz grades.

online assignments weekly but are pretty easy, open note tests

Dr. Weaver made class interesting by sharing examples and occasionally videos of relevant information and studies. The textbook is written by her so the information is very relevant to what we needed to know for exams. The exams were all open note and online. She wants her students to do well and constantly told us to value sleep and self care.

She talks very fast and slides only include bullet points so you must show up to get all the info. There are several opportunities for extra credit but exams and HW are fairly easy. Must get the book in order to to the embedded HW and quizzes after each chapter. She drops the 2 lowest scores for HW and quizzes. She likes to have students engage.

I enjoyed taking a class with professor Weaver overall. She is very clear and straightforward and knows what she is talking about. Lots of extra credit opportunity. She always tells us to value sleep and our well-being first, and that anything with class can be worked out!

I loved this class! For an online class, it's quite easy. But be prepared to read 1 or 2 chapters, listen to lectures, and do a quiz each week. The class is a P/F grading system, so essentially get above a 70 on the exams, do all of the other assignments, and you'll get an A. The class itself is pretty interesting too; I definitely recommend it!

Such an easy and informative class. All you had to do was get over a 70 on all three tests, quizzes, and reading assignments and you get an A. Online layout was really easy too.

It is very easy to pass this class, though at times there is a lot of work to do. The textbook is online and is one that she made, so it's free! Her personal anecdotes in lecture can be awkward at times, but they do help to understand the concepts she is using them to illustrate; they are rarely tangents.

i think its dumb we have to pay for a textbook she wrote but its whatever, idk why we have to read her book then watch her lectures that say the same stuff plus a few random facts hidden within that alwayssss show up on exams. pretty easy material just do the weekly reading (40ish pages) and youll be good, easy A

Wicked easy class. She has a unique grading system so that you don't have to get all A's on exams to get an A as a final grade. Has a lot of activities that add to the final grade so it's not just exams. Lectures were recorded and uploaded. Very relatable and understanding.

Her lectures are really interesting, I always looked forward to going to class. This course prompted me to become an HDFS minor and I'm taking another class w her next semester. Her grading is really fair and as long as you pay attention you'll get an A. Only annoying thing is paying for the book that she wrote, but hopefully they'll change that.

Professor Weaver is one of the only professors that actually just wants her students to succeed. I forgot to attend class for a good two weeks and honestly my grades are doing fine. The work is consistently the same so as long as you are on top of it you will be fine. Both quizzes and assessments are taken online, very low stress class.

Easy professor. You don't need to even show up to get an A, just stay on top of the work. She is easy to understand and is very knowledgeable in her field. It is kinda sus we have to pay for the textbook she wrote, but she has resources if you are unable to pay for it. Accessible with office hours. All work is done online including exams.

This class should be an easy A. I literally only went to class the first couple weeks and still got an A. Each week is really repetitive so just stay on top of your reading and work and you should be fine. Overall though, when I did go to class, she was very passionate and cared about her students!

Very easy and interesting class if you put in the work. Definitely, definitely do the weekly readings before anything else. 3 exams with a 70+ needed to get an A in the class along with discussion boards and other assignments. I learned a lot of real-life applicable material. She'd often show up late though which got annoying but she's a solid choi

I took this class over the winter session and it was really straightforward and easy. She gets grades back to you very fast and its easy to get an A as long as you put in minimum effort and do all the work. Her grading is pass/fail, so as long as you pass all the assignments, you can do well! Also course material is super interesting.

Dr. Weaver was a great professor. Her lectures were optional, and you do not need to attend to pass. She wrote her own textbook, so almost all the information given from the lecture can be found in the textbook. Exams are easy since it is open note, most questions can be found in the textbook, and quizlet helps as well. This class was an easy A!

Definitely an interesting class! Prof is nice, and posts lectures. Weekly reading with activities built in and online quizzes along with 4 exams. The work load is the same every week and is a decently easy class if you do your work. Probably took me 5 hours a week. She does grade bundles, so an A on an exam is 80%, and assignments are P/F

Easy A. The textbook is mandatory because thats where all the homework is, side note, she wrote it herself. The assigments and flipgrids can get annoying but you have the opportunity to make up missed work, the tests are open note, AND you really don't have to show up to lecture tbh. Quizlet will be your best friend for this class.

Her class is structured very well and her textbook is aligned very well with her lectures. She is also very caring and understanding. You can certainly pass this class and you can actually do well if you try and keep up with the readings and quizzes, take good notes and are familiar with the material.

She is such a great professor. Class is super easy and is graded on pass fail with lectures recorded. You are allowed to retake things as well. She gives a mental health break and gives you a 100 for everything that would be due that week. Great professor and class!

This was the most interesting class I've taken at UCONN, as it is about your own life. Grading is easy, just weekly assignments in online textbook and have to do 6 of the 12 flip grids for the semester. Exams are online, open notes, and usually has bonus questions. Very easy and interesting class, highly recommended!

It's a very interesting class and is very relatable and relevant info. She really cares about her students and their mental health. Gives opportunities to redo assignments. Have weekly readings, activities, flipgrids, and quizzes. Exams and quizzes online open note. She's a bit disorgnaized, but it's fine. Passionate lecturer

I barely went to class all semester, but all the exams are online open-book and can take whatever time of the day you'd like. Weaver and the TAs were very accessible, and it was very consistent with the same textbook hw assignment due every week. I don't have any complaints!

Super nice and easy prof. She is truly passionate about HDFS and lectures are easy and fun to follow.

Prof. Weaver's class is super easy, the content is fun and easily learnable. I haven't been to class in weeks but can easily pick up on the material. Quizzes and tests are EXTREMELY easy.... She's also super passionate about the material, and lectures are easy to follow along. Again, super easy course!!!

Professor Weaver clearly cares about her students and offers lots of options to receive a good grade (you can get extra credit she refers to as tokens that can be used to redo assignments and exams). She grades on a pass fail scale and there are 4 exams total along with weekly reading and one quiz. I highly recommend this class it's a great gen ed!

You have to buy her textbook. That's the only downfall I can think of. Overall, she teaches well and the course is easy. You read out of her textbook, take chapter quizzes at the end of each chapter and then take an exam a week later on a few chapters.

she uses a grading system where you just have to pass to earn an A, her exams are open note and pretty easy if you have good notes and study a bit. she is nice but unaccessible and doesn't answer emails. you have to pay for the specific book and take weekly quizzes, but its not hard.

Though Professor Weaver can be all over the place at times, the class is pretty easy. If you earn enough tokens you can retake any assignment, which are not took hard to begin with. Going to the lectures is definitely not needed.

Attending lecture was pointless since everything is graded based on the textbook. Make sure you attend Wednesday discussions so you don't have to redo them at the end of semester. Overall class was easy, but she loses points because she relies on her TA to grade the work and they can be pretty harsh. If you need a grade booster take this class!

Professor Weaver was so caring and amazing. Her lectures were great, she definitely knows what she is talking about. The textbook is online and written by her so it is expensive however the quizzes and tests were easy and open book/note.

This is the easiest class I've taken at UConn. Attendance isn't mandatory and all the exams are online and open note, so as long as you've been reading the textbook (which she wrote herself) you will be fine. She grades in bundles so you need 70+ on 2 exams and 80+ on two for an A. She is very compassionate about her lectures but talks very fast.

This is the second class I have taken with Professor Weaver and she is one of the most caring professors I have ever had. The class is extremely interesting and also very easy. Graded on a sort of pass/fail method that makes it easy to get an A.

I often found she was frazzled during lectures. Tests are pretty easy and straight forward, however she will add a lot of "as mentioned in class" questions. I was able to skip lecture multiple times and be fine. She does an in class activity every week which counts as participation that can be annoying. It is fairly easy to re-do things if need be.

Professor Weaver is a kind woman so please ask any questions once they arise! Personally, I didn't learn much in her lectures but you should still go because there are graded in class activities once a week. She curves the exams so don't stress too much about them.

She is extremely disorganized and does that thing where she takes the class teaches and then when she's running out of time she speed talks through the ends of her slides. Can't really access stuff out of class but you do not need to, assessments and quizzes are open notes at home, 1 in class activity per week but u don't know when it is going tobe

Prof Weaver is extremely kind and caring of her students. However, if you don't go to class, you most likely won't pass the class as the in-class assignments are at random. I know it's probably done this way to keep students coming, which I don't blame her. Just pick a class time that works for you and enjoy the class!

Mrs. Weaver is very knowledgeable on what she teaches and even gives personal examples of concepts in class to allow us to better understand the material. She has a very clear syllabus and really tries to set us up for success by giving us tokens to redo assignments/assessments on. Very approachable and always answers any questions you may have.

She knows what she's talking about and presents information in an easily-digestible manner. She's a bit quirky sometimes and can go on tangents often, leading to her lecturing over the allotted time. Weekly in-class assignments basically act as attendance, and they aren't great as they require you to group up with others in a big lecture hall.

Great class. Very interesting and fun to learn about. Weekly quizzes with two attempts, in class activities every week (sometimes unannounced). Exams were long and difficult, all about applying the concepts. Pay attention in class and do the reading and STUDY and you'll get an A. Does the weird grade bundle thing. Slightly scatterbrained.

Very sweet and kind I love her. Class is easy and the lectures are short. Exams are online and open notes. The reading quizzes are graded off completion. Only headache is the discussion but those are pretty easy as well only that they're weekly. I recommend taking her she's great!

Very nice and the coursework is pretty straightforward. Three exams and weekly hw discussion posts with reading quizzes all online/ open note. Only complaint is that she cancels class a lot with minimal notice. Also can take a long time to update grades despite having TAs that help. Overall would take it again though.

I loved this class and the lectures were cool but the lecture was 350 people and about 40 came to any given class. She does not post slides so you kind of have to come to class. She is super sweet and would take again. 4 assignments a week and 3 exams total. I feel like a ton of work for no reason but its easy I recommend

it's the next day after April. 15th, Professor suddenly spreader out the attendance counting sheet, even I finished up all the assignments , did well in exam, but I am wondering would this attendance count for Grades.:(, students still about 50 to 60, did she spread out this sheet before?

Dr. Weaver is super funny, very charismatic, and overall a very kind person. Attendance is not mandatory BUT there's person assignments once a week so go to class. She's a queen!! Exams are on lockdown but are not bad! You have to do weekly discussion posts on Packback but again super easy. She also gives tokens to retake exams or make up work!

I loved Professor Weaver! This class was incredible and I highly recommend it for anyone who wants to date or marry in their life. The homework is the same every week, making it easy to know what you need to do. She does not post her lectures, which I personally didn't care about because I always come to class. It was absolutely worth coming!

Weaver was an engaging professor with a tendency to ramble and go a few minutes over lecture time. There were times when she could not be present because of unforeseen circumstances, and she would log on virtually. While attendance is not mandatory, those who went to class regularly received many extra credit opportunities.

Weaver was a really understanding professor as long as I reached out to her with any problems I was having. Her classes do have more reading than most, but the work and exams are relatively easy, even if you skim the text! Make sure to go to classes!!! Attendance isn't mandatory, but being there for in-class assignments (randomized) is!

Currently taking Weaver for HDFS1070, and her class has been nothing but a breeze to me. Lectures aren't mandatory, I haven't gone to one since the first week, just make sure you're on top of your deadlines or else you may be locked into a certain grade even while having an Advanced Pass on her assessments!

She is a really sweet person. I personally did not really attend classes but never fell behind. There is sort of alot of HW if you're taking this as an elective like me. Discussion post & 2 replies, a 20 question quiz and optional activities every week, with 3 assessments. Overall pretty easy but time consuming. I would recommend.