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What Students Say
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PSY102 - 1.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
42%
Textbook Required
10%
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PSY040
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Reviews (112)
New Prof but very nice. Lecture still is boring but provides handouts of slide presentations, no need to take notes, she provides everything. Very clear about content and exam questions. Overall, pretty good.
Very good prof, very clear lots of info but provides handouts and slides of lectures. very good, would take her class again
Not happy with the course and not happy with a teaching style. Most of the material that presented on the exam was not taught by the teacher. She is cute but does not justify her inability to present the material clearly and concisely.
Very Good teacher. Very informative and knowledgeable. I would take another cours from her.
Tish is a really tough marker and her lectures are pretty boring.
By far the toughest prof at Ryerson!
great
I have taken multiple classes with this professor. Irrespective of class type, coursework, and difficulty, I have always found her to be respectful, helpful and friendly. She is very knowledgable and approachable. I would recommend her to any student who wants to learn lots and take away a great experience.
i LOVED Tish, i think she is the best prof at ryerson, always helpful and respectful, very organized. the text was helpful and tish maximized the use of it. i want to take more classes with her!!!
Good prof overall. Clear, interesting, & well organized.
i am so very, very bored. please stop lecturing straight from the text. this is the longest 3 hours of my week. when i go to class, i want to learn something, not have the text beaten into my head. some of us actually do read it, you know.
Arrogant. Cruel. Snarky and know-it-all type. Unwelcoming of questions that she "can't answer". Makes sarcastic and snide remarks while teaching. If you are brave enough to raise your hand, prepare to be made to feel like you are about 3 inches tall.
Amazing
not helpful at all, doesn't answer the questions that are asked in class. very picky about assignments...shes too lazy to mark essays so she will give you this stupid take home assignment that includes multiple choice questions...very unprofessional and teaches right out of the text. I was not happy with her at the end of the year.
reads straight from the text.. ie. attendance optional. also she's usually late so don't worry if u r 2.
It looks like everyone else said it already. But ya, definitely a 'know-it-all' type.
nice prof when it was tough she was there for me
As someone VERY interested in abnormal psych.,I looked forward to taking this class.Somehow this prof managed to make it boring,uninteresting & dry.She is obviously only a prof to get grant funding for research because she is a very un-inspired professor (read:doesn't have any evident interest for teaching/students at all!).Avoid her if possible!!!
Second time having Tisha and she's just as good the second time around. Her lectures are really straightforward, pretty much out of the text, but with some elaboration. She's really nice and her exams are fair.
I thought she was very approachable. We were not given her ppts, and sometimes they were long, but she was very organized. Her exams were fair too, and she answered your questions with no issues. I would definately take a course with her again. You are in good hands.
We didn't get along AT ALL.
A knowledgeable and enthusiastic professor. While she does arrive late (frequently), and appears far more comfortable with research than teaching, she nonetheless delivers an outstanding course in Biological Psychology. The course can be rough for those unenthusiastic about science, so be warned!
Never work as her research assistant. She is not organized and a ****!
A lot of students in my class said she was 100x better this year than in the past. I thought she was a great prof, SUPER easy to understand if you attend lectures and listen, always available for extra help if needed, able to take feedback well. If you're someone who doesn't work hard though, I stuggest finding a different section...
Great claass. great prof. Most of the reading is from the textbook but some of it is form notes. i learned alot from this class. She is a very pleasant prof, will answer your questions. I would recommend this class.
very knowlegeable and eager to teach. I enjoyed the class.
She seems not very pleseant for student from other ethinicities. does her job but not kind or helpful. Gets extermely offended if her opinions are challenged. Everything is the test comes from textbook and It is very difficult even after reading them.
one of the best profs i have ever had!
Prof. Ornstein teaches a course with hard content. She is approachable and friendly. The work presented is organized and interesting. You can do very well in this course by following the text and coming to lecture. I would recommend her to anyone and would definitely take another course with her.
I found she wrote easy exams, but she was had very disorganized lectures. Content is a mix of in class notes and text. Assignment marked hard. Overall, not a very memorable as a prof.
Straight forward, no curve balls. A lot of content covered in little time. Content is straightforward with careful attention to readings and class notes. Attendance is a must and laptop with good note taking skills is a must. Learned a lot, therefore fantastic prof!
Really understandable prof. Made my first biology related university course enjoyable. you learn alot from attending lectures alone but reading the text is mandatory. exams were pretty good if you studied and she had very straight forward exam reviews and questions!
Exams and assignments are straightforward and easy to do well in if attend class and read text. There are no trick questions on tests/exams. She often talks too fast in class though. Overall, good prof.
Lectures were disorganized and difficult to follow. There are better profs who teach this course, I would suggest their sections.
embarasses herself on some answers. denigrades students in public. ryerson has some good profs, and then there is ornstein. spends more time searching for youtube videos than teaching. and why does she keep saying 'per se' STAY AWAY!
By far she is the best prof I have ever encountered,if you want to enjoy an interesting course and get descent marks(provided that you study) then Dr. Tisha Ornstein is the best of both worlds! She is just phenomenal when it comes to teaching and is a fair marker.
Good professor...she knew what she was talking about and was quite helpful with any questions that came her way. Midterms were very long, roughly 90 questions compared to others that were barely 60. The course is not tough and it is easy to do well if you out the effort in. No negative things to say.
Simply the best! Talented, wildly brilliant, cares & understands students needs, approachable, pretty. I could go on, you get the point. If you have a chance, take as many courses as you can with her. She has the best lectures, explains everything detail, and inspires you. Excellent voice, speech rhythm, clear. Very warm person, and great smile.
She includes some things on the tests just from lecture that are not in the textbook and she helps explain things in more depth during class, so I recommend going to class. Overall I found it really interesting and enjoyable and you can tell she likes what she does,
Great lecturer, super sweet and easy to follow. Answers questions even if they've already been answered 2 minutes ago (seriously people?). Tests aren't hard if you pay attention.
Lecture is extremely boring!
Lectures where supposed to be 3 hours but she gave so many breaks that we would end an hour early. All of the content was right out of the textbook.
Extremely boring. Her lectures are so uninspiring which made 8am classes even more monotonous. Pretty much better off with any other prof. She clearly doesn't enjoy what she is doing. She has the most awkward pronunciation of words ever... literally makes you lol. Be wise pick someone with a higher rating. Because of her I now screen my prof 1st
Her lectures were quite long but she tried to incorporate ways of class participation as well as videos to accompany her slides. Tests included information from the textbook that weren't mentioned in lectures so reading the text is mandatory. But overall, she explained the concepts well and in more detail so attending lectures was helpful
Her class is so boring, literally all she does is read words off of her slides and her tone is so monotone. the only good thing is she ends the lecture half an hour early.
She has decided to change the way she teaches halfway through the semester. She has decided to decrease the info on her powerpoints and just talk INCREDIBLY fast instead with all of the info. You can't write a thing down thats on the powerpoints or what she's saying. We now have to study the text book, our limited lecture notes and not useful pwpnt
Not a good prof. She mumbles on about what seems to be random stuff with the speed of sound and then tests on that material. And when you ask her to repeat something she makes you feel stupid. Her lecture slides are missing A LOT of info. Asks specific questions from the textbook. The assignment was pretty easy though. Would not take again.
Really nice and knowledgeable prof. It would have been nice if she had regular office hours instead of the TAs. The TAs were EXTREMELY nitpicky with marking, so make sure you know what you're talking about and don't leave it to the last minute. She gives GREAT exam review, but got flustered occasionally when trying to explain difficult content.
not super helpful, and her lectures are uninteresting. only uploaded lecture slides 1/2 way through the semester. tests were ridiculous, with a lot of random questions about tiny asides in the textbook or things from videos in class. make sure you study literally everything, not just the things that actually seem important. mostly multiple choice.
She's kind of dry when she teaches, it's all in the textbook which is why class isn't mandatory (she says so in the syllabus). The tests are MC and she tells you exactly what to study (like specific page numbers for chapters). The written assignments are hard but they're not worth a lot. Let us out early most of the time on Friday 3-6 classes.
Exam was very difficult.
Tasha's tests are always a lot of multiple choice questions. Take concise in class notes and be prepared to the read the textbook. High grades are achievable, just get ready to memorize a lot of material. After you sit through her lectures the only words you end up hearing are, per say and slew. Easy A- / A if you put in the time and attend class.
Gives terrible feedback. She'll argue with you and hold grudges, even if you're right. Don't write her assignments over the world limit and elaborate or put original thoughts, you get your marks deducted for that. PUT ABSOLUTELY NO EFFORT IN THAT CLASS BECAUSE IF YOU DO, YOU GET A BAD GRADE.
Prof. Ornstein's lectures were fascinating and she really tried to open our eyes to the world of psychology. Take her class! You won't regret it.
Do not take any courses with her. She will give you a bad mark no matter what you hand in. SO awful. If you work hard, you fail anyway. She will make comments that you didn't add something to your assignment, on top of where you added the exact sentence she was looking for.
I found professor Ornstein to be really caring about her students. She was very pleasant to deal with and answered questions almost immediately through email. Her first few tests were difficult, but manageable; and the final exam was a good review of all topics covered in class, and very fair. Overall good prof. Make sure you read the text book!!
Honestly, you would be able to get a good mark just by reading the textbook. Still, her lectures were clear and did add to the material. Tests were almost completely multiple choice, with a lot of the questions being straightforward. Overall, a good prof. Just put some effort in and you'll do well
Her slides are DIRECTLY from the textbook. She tests you on material that she did NOT go over in class, which I see as unfair. Simply regurgitates what she has put on the slideshow (directly from the textbook). Extremely boring to listen to, seems standoffish. Tests are mostly multiple choice, which is cool. Make sure you attend class AND read TB.
Overall boring but straight forward. Tried to reach out few times outside of class, but was not too helpful.
She takes off marks for things that really shouldn't be deducted. If you misspell something before explaining what it is, you won't receive marks for the explanation, even if it's right.
Some things she says in her lectures aren't in the textbook, so make sure you attend and take good notes. Tests are very lecture based, and assignments aren't marked easily no matter what you write or how much time you spend on it.
I did well in the course. I listened, attended lecture, and asked for extra help and got it!! You can pass without going to the class, but you would miss examples/explanations, and the other material not in the textbook. Exams were fair too. I actually learned quit a lot! I would definitely take another class with Dr. Ornstein.
Great professor with the majority of the course being determined by tests and two assignments that were similar and straightforward. All tests were multiple choice and powerpoints were posted online prior to every class. If you are willing to read the textbook, lectures are not mandatory. Was very clear about what content will be on tests.
This course requires a lot of reading. I recommend that you attend lectures if you do not read the textbook. I would not take this course again or this professor. I found the lectures to be very long and boring. I thought the professor could have been a little more engaging.
I found the lectures to be very long and boring. I thought the professor could have been a little more engaging.
The professor was very knowledgeable and kept the lectures entertaining. Was very helpful when it came to providing information for tests, and exams and also assigned two very straight-forward assignments. No surprises on tests/ exam and I found them to be very straight-forward as well. Would definitely recommend this prof.
Shes not a bad prof at all, but there are better prof at ryerson. 2 tests, 1 exam (25% each) and a few assignments. The tests are rather difficult but if you read the textbook and listen in class you will be fine. The assignments have a solid rubric and are fair. Textbook needed to go well & go to class because helps with test content.
she's a good professor in class but she's a very tough grader the assignment isn't that clear and she takes off points for no reason. The exams aren't based on the lecture notes or anything said in class it's based on the textbook as it is and if you take this class make sure you read the textbook but I don't recommend anyone to take this class.
She's a good teacher and is very enthusiastic. Her teaching style makes the class actually quite interesting and a lot of the subject matter is nice. The only issue i have is how ridiculously hard she marks. It's fun but not worth the hit to your GPA with unfair marking schemes.
The marking of the assignments was ridiculous. Know multiple A and B students who got 20-40% on them. Study REALLY HARD for the midterm and final and you'll get 70% at best. Doesn't help bring up your mark though, considering how poor YOU WILL do on the assignments. Avoid this class and prof as it will be a major hit to your GPA.
DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS OR A CLASS WITH THE PROFESSOR IF YOU CAN AVOID IT. She copies and pastes random information from the internet instead of offering a textbook, speaks to students in an extremely aggressive and unprofessional manner, and will dock marks on your assessments just because she can. Taking a class with her is NOT A GOOD IDEA
She docks marks because she can on exams and assignments. If you say something that she doesn't "remember" saying, she docks marks. Her classes were extremely uninteresting and a lot of the time gave false information. Definitely tried to trick students on exams. Avoid her if possible.
No textbook. Come to class and take notes. She really wasnt as bad as others described but she expects you to know a lot. She likes to go on lots of tangents. Make sure you study her lectures well and ask her for clarification for the assignments if you want to do well!
Professor Tisha teaches an amazing class. Her expectations are clear however, she doesnt explain assignments well. Making it harder to well on them. But, you email her and keep asking for clarification you will do well. For the exams just make sure you are reviewing your notes regularly and youll do well.
awful professor... can't teach, doesn't tell her students about projects or tests until they're almost due. if you can avoid her, pls do
i would rather saw off my own foot than have her again. she doesn't teach, she only reads off slides. tests and assignments are difficult and marked unfairly.
She sucks. She either cannot teach or doesnt care enough to try. She will not slow down if you have questions, and will make you feel dumb for even asking. She is not willing to make any accommodations (even when i told her my dog just died)
I have read some of the reviews and I do not agree. I have asked for extra help and received it. She told us that the course has to cover a lot of material. She was very direct. She also gave us a course outline the first class and went over it; all that was due and dates, were given. She even told us to put the dates in our calendar! Good Prof!
Dr. Ornstein is not a good prof. Her idea of teaching is reading the slides and repeating her sentences again and again in hopes that it will stick with us. Assignments are marked ridiculously hard- class average was a 47% for the first one. Not accommodating, sympathetic, or kind at all. Refuses to record online lectures. Avoid at all costs!
Shes terrible, if I could rate her a 0 I would. She literally doesnt care about the students at all, refuses to post the live lectures, makes the tests mostly based on them even though some people were unable to attend them. She doesnt talk about, or teach the content thats on the assignments. Marks extremely hard, class average so low. Rude
This professor is not accommodating at all, and it seems as if she and TA do not look at the same grading rubric. She does not record lectures, go over assignments, and usually for tests just tells you to read the textbook. If all the students in her class have such a low mark, does that not speak for her teaching? Please do not take this class.
Honestly she was really hard in the pandemic. Not too accessible and definitely a hard marker. Read the textbook and go to class because the assignments are super hard and bring your grade down really fast.
this prof is the worst! HER MARKING IS Ridiculous!!!!!!!!!!
I used to love psych.... I don't know about now. Assignments were graded unfairly with very specific rubrics (that weren't specific enough?)... expect a failing grade on them. The class had two midterms and one final exam that were all manageable (another midterm might be better than the 2 assignments). Ornstein was not accommodating with AAS.
To whom will ever take this course, Please find a different professor. I'm serious. The hardest marker I've had. I might have cried a few times because of this class if you don't want your mental health to deteriorate, just don't take it.
YOU WONT PASS THE ASSIGNMENTS!!! THE CLASS AVERAGE FOR THE ASSIGNMENTS WERE BELOW A 50! HERE TESTS ARE DECENT NOT TOO HARD BUT I GOT A 33% ON THE ASSIGNMENT AND GOT AND 80 ON THE TEST IT DOESNT MAKE SENSE AT ALL HOW THE GRADING WORKS! AVOID IF YOU CAN!!!
Just don't do it to yourself. She reads of slides gives vague details on assignments then is confused when the classes avg is 47% on them. Her slides are decent and you must read the textbook.
she is AWFUL
This prof terrible. Shes rude, gives no direction and lacks knowledge to answer Qs in a way that makes sense. She will ramble, realize shes not sure what shes talking about, and continue rambling about whatever she can to convince us she is knowledgable. She needs a reality check. This prof makes me question the credibility of all psychologists
The professor is so cold and unsympathetic that it makes me think that she just doesnt care. She will put questions on test that she never reviewed or mentioned in lectures. Seems like she likes to trick students and not teach them. Her teaching is not exciting at all. Not everyone is meant to teach.
Prof Ornstein is, without a doubt, an unreasonably hard marker. The majority of the class failed our first written assignment, and she saw no apparent issue with this. It would be one thing if this was an advanced-level psychology course, but it was PSY 102, literally the introductory course for Psychology. I cannot be more in disapproval of her.
She is by far the most difficult marker I have yet to see. I am in my final year of undergrad so when I tell you she is unreasonable, I am NOT lying. She is not considerate whatsoever and marks EXTREMELY hard. I feel bad for any first year Psych students taking her class. If I was in first year, I would've straight up considered dropping out.
Worst professor I ever had in my 4 year university career. Treating this first year course as a final year course. PSY 102 is an amazing course if you are looking to learn about psychology, unless you are taking it with this prof..... Her marking is inconsistent and does not make any sense. I recommend any professor, even Chegg, anything but her.
WORST PROF EVER!!! Her assignments and test difficulties do not make any sense. She is by far one of the most unreasonable difficult marker I have ever seen. I would rather ask a rock for feedback for my assignments than asking her. Doesn't even know how to answer questions when asked by students. All in all never take any course she teaches.
She has no regard for the fact that we're in the middle of pandemic and that people are having a hard time. I literally passed the hardest finance course but struggled with a first year psych course in the same semester. You have a better chance at winning the lottery than passing this course.
Avoid her! The lectures are too heavy, boring robotic voice. Tough grader and doesnt even teach well.
Prof. Ornstein was available when I needed her and she spoke to me outside of class hours. The course format was clear and she reviewed it with us. I really enjoyed the material. I studied a lot because I want good grades. The tests were straightforward. I would take another class with Prof. Ornstein.
She seemed like a nice person. Lectures weren't recorded & she didn't seem that tech-savvy. Tough grader on assignments/essays & not much constructive feedback received. The discussions were good and the videos shown in class were interesting. Many students in the class were kind of quiet and shy which was a bit annoying but that wasn't her fault.
Sheesh. Took an A student to their knees. I'm on track for a B/B- finish if I do okay on the exam, but with the way she's been I don't expect to. Tough grader, and super dry lectures. They were three hours and if you aren't checked out mentally by the second you're a superhuman.
Worst prof ever, seriously. Avoid at all costs. Marks like she wants you to fail on the assignments, very cold. Tests aren't too bad if you somehow consume all the stuff she just doesn't elaborate on in lectures, but the assignments are made to ruin grades. They seem deceptively easy but she marks them genuinely cruelly.
She was not bad as a person at all, just so much content to engage in especially as a first year. Wasn't the type of content I was looking for either. Lots of biology, and the exams were hard (very detailed oriented)
Do not take her. Teaches something in class gives something else in exam. Marks very tough in assignments even when alot had been mentioned. I have attended all her lectures and have studied this subject with utmost hard work and sincerity but still didnt get good grades
She didn't give good feedback and was disorganized. Participation mattered and the discussions were the best part of the course. However, about halfway through, there were only presentations, which made participation marks harder to receive as many presentations were closed-ended and questions seemed rather forced than genuine.
I don't understand the negative reviews of this prof. In my experience, she made the best out of a boring, content heavy course. Her tests were simple, you could easily get an A without even looking at the textbook. She's a standard marker on assignments, so no complaints there. Her assignments were even kind of easy, as one wasn't a paper.
RUN. I truely made me contemplate how badly I needed this psych degree. Literally included zero learning and all tests. She gives you no criteria, no instruction, no feedback and no joy whatsoever, at all. R.U.N.
she plays more videos in class than actually lecturing. makes it hard to focus and pay attention. is very disorganized, lowkey doesn't know enough bio to teach the course lol
Tisha Ornstein seems like a kind and sweet person, however the course itself was so dry and boring. I enjoyed the amount of videos she provided as it helped me learn, but the tests are pretty much all textbook content and you have to know it all. I've never read this much for a course in my life. Even so, I did pretty poorly on all the exams.
I have never received a grade as low as I did in Dr.Ornsteins' class, especially since I read the textbook, did the practice questions, and attended every lecture. Her exams are horrifically difficult and never based on material she taught in class, she just shows videos instead of teaching. Huge waste of $1200 and a space on my transcript.
I basically taught myself majority of the material because she decides to never finish a lecture, she plays more videos than teach as the semester goes on. Midterms and final exams are filled with textbook questions. She'll say stuff in class casually and put it on the exam without it on the slides.
good speaker but very disorganized. unfair how she ends the lecture early but, in the exam, she'll still include content she didn't go over & text-book-related questions. don't be discouraged if you get her, just memorize the textbook. i did well but it was at the cost of my mental health since i stayed up reading for hours...
This prof would test you on a lot of YouTube videos that she played in class. She often ended class early despite not finishing the content for that week. The exam questions were worded weirdly and were often confusing. I finished the course with 89.4 and when I asked if she could round me by 0.1% she refused, despite always showing up to class.
JUST NO (respectfully)! many times, i found myself wondering how she's a prof😆 shortly: 1) doesnt know what she's talking about, 2) can feel condescending, 3) doesnt put important info on slides (INFURIATING), 4) spent a lecture playing 3 movie trailers?! got an A+, so dont worry, just read the textbook, note EVERYTHING, & youll do GR8!
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
42%
Textbook Required
10%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B+
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-1.62 avg changeRatings by Course
PSY040
5.0
(3)PSY335PSY324
5.0
(1)PSY325
4.0
(3)PSY324
3.2
(25)PSY335
3.0
(8)Difficulty by Course
PSY335
4.0
PSY100
4.0
CPSY102
4.0
PSY434
3.8
PSY102
3.7