3.7
Quality3.1
Difficulty60%
Would Retake87
Reviews60%
Would Retake
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What Students Say
“At first she seems like a really good teacher”
ENC1101 - 3.0 rating“The best professor ever”
ENC1101 - 5.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
88%
Textbook Required
7%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B+
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Improving
+0.35 avg changeRatings by Course
LIT2000
5.0
(2)ENC1101
3.8
(50)LIT2480
3.5
(4)ENC1102
3.4
(25)ENC11011102
3.0
(5)Difficulty by Course
ENC11011102
3.8
ENC1102
3.5
ENC1101
2.9
LIT2480
2.3
LIT2000
2.0
Reviews (86)
Do her work & you'll be fine. She's really helpful and has an interesting way of speaking
A lot of writing (of course, it comes with the class) and grammar exercises, yet she has a huge "Mom" personality - sweet, super patient, extremely helpful, and lenient. She also cares about her students' progress. I like how she speaks too, haha. You'd love her!
PLEASE DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND DO NOT TAKE HER.A LOT OF WORK. NOT INTEREST IN TEACH, JUST IN GRADING. NOT FAIR GRADES. ANY QUESTION YOU ASK SHE SEND YOU TO THE LAB.SHE DOES NOT RESPECT DIFFERENT IDEAS.WORST PROFESSOR EVER.
She's very helpful to anyone that needs help and cares for the students. If you do all of her work you'll be fine.
I don't recommend her at all.too much work and she doesn't care if you have job or kids. Unfair grade. You can make all the home works and she doesn't see your efforts. ENC 1102
THIS TEACHER IS AWESOME! She makes things very easy to understand. She is witty which makes the class interesting. As long as you do her assignments you will get a good grade.
Ms. Foster is a good professor. At first everything was super challenging since she is hard at grading essays, but you learn a lot from her feedback. There is a lot of Angel work. I would of taken her for ENC1102, but unfortunately she isn't going to give it next semester.
Stay away from this professor, she seems nice but she is not.
The best professor ever! There are a lot of people that say she doesn't give good grades, but believe me, she is super fair. She gives the grade that you really deserve. Her feedback helps a lot for those English is not their first language. I learned a lot in her class!
If i can explain how amazing Professor Foster is, 350 characters is NOT enough. I wasn't strong with essays; however, at the end of the course, i am more confident than ever! Please take this course with her. She is the best professor. Attendance is mandatory but she makes class so INTERESTING and enjoyable. Whoever doesn't agree are just lazy.
Best professor ever so sweat and teaches amazing.
She is a great teacher and I love the way it is taught. She cares about the students. I love her classes because she focuses on teaching and she wants the students to learn; she does not focus on preparing them to pass an exam like the majority of the instructors .
She is awesome and always want you to understand everything you do in class. She does not have an office but tries always to be around in case you need any help. R.N
Amazing professor. She helped me out in the beginning switching from MDC's past log in to Blackboard and since then it has been a breeze. great teacher giving lectures, and the homework is easy if you can write a great essay. Overall you should take this course!
Homework is online and a big part of this class. Professor Foster is clear, straight forward and sweet. I am looking forward to ENC 1102 with her!
I loved her. She's super sweet, kind and you'll actually love going to her class. She makes class interesting and cares for students. I took the blended course so most of the things were online. Two essays one creative and the other was a research paper i believe. I highly recommend her!!!
Professor Foster is really sweet but her lectures are really though. She gives a lot of online homework and is a though grader.
She is a nice professor but she gives a lot of homework and is a though grader. She gives a week to complete everything but its a lot.
Not clear with her instructions, worst English teacher I have ever had. Seems nice but she does not care for her students. You HAVE to get there on time all the time, if not she assumes you don't care about the class. Even if you do all her assignments and work really hard she won't care.
I took Ms. Foster for both english classes. She is a great teacher. Her class is mostly online with all the assignments which are beyond easy because the quizzes are literally word by word in the book, the essays you do have to work for and she gives a bunch of opportunity if you messed up. Easy A if you put work into your essay and online.
She's an awsome person, if you want a caring teacher that understands you, she's it.
Really rude, seems nice at first but she's not.
Stay away from this professor bad professor ever
bad professor ever not take class with her
PLEASE DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND DO NOT TAKE IT stay way
WORST PROFESSOR EVER
pretty good professor, she taught well and was pretty cool. lots of reading and lots of journals but essays were easy enough and there were only 3, well 2 and one big journal basically. Would recommend her for ENC 1101
I really enjoyed her class. I love her style for teaching English. I'm not a reader or writer and thanks to her now I want to read and write. Amazing professor and recommend new students to take her.
I enjoyed her class and recommend her to future students! Amazing lectures and new material to help us write more effectively and new styles of writing that we can take with us anywhere.
Great Professor, no complaints at All. If you want to have a great semester taking ENC1102 Take her! She is awesome!
shes awsome
At first she seems like a really good teacher. Shes very energetic and is good at explaining things and giving lots of examples, but if you say anything that mildly offends her she will target you the rest of the class and will give you snide attitudes. & IMPORTANT: even if you get 100 on all work, if you dont go to class she will give you an F.
Very nice professor. She is very clear and her class is organized. In my opinion, she cares about her students.
She seems to grade attendance but does not do it constantly so if you miss one day you will see your grade go down the drain. Will never take again. Have notice that she gives disrespectful attitude.
She is an Amazing teacher. No answer is ever wrong. She explains everything with great depth. Very knowledgeable. Taking ENC1102 with her next semester. She is NOT Rude, at all.
HORRIBLE. NEVER AGAIN. RUN.
Great teacher. Gives no mercy and gives you feedback for what it is. If you want a professor who will give you honest feedback and make you work for the A, then you will lover her. But if you want an easy A, then this professor is not for you.
wordtvtescher ever i work in the night at a restaurant and i coulnt make it to her class on time but what matters is that i went she didnt care and her attitude is awful she told me that i wasnt prepare for college because if i knew thatvi had that class at 7am why would i work until late at night, she doesnt know what people are going throughAwful
Horrible, this teacher is too strict at the time of qualifying essays, I do not advise any student.
Dont take this professor,
yes it does take a lot of writing/ homework but this is a composition class! she is helpful, fair and encourages you to do better.
Tricia Foster is a great teacher. Her lectures are nice to listen too and she gives great feedback. However, do get ready to write at least eight essays for her. The essays are not easy, but Foster makes it easy to learn how to write. She always showed up too class and cares for every one of us. Only stress thing is the portfolio which was useless.
If you know how to search through databases and know how to write in either APA or MLA, you're set in the class. She always gives feedback to improve on with your essays. Also, she makes you do a portfolio which is about 20 percent in the class. It is extremely easy even though it sounds hard. Amazing professor, very approachable, and very kind.
she got a lot of time on her hands.
LOVE HER! She does give a lot of homework but it's literally to make your essays better. Only three essays for the semester and she helps you throughout all of them. Always free to answer questions. BIGGEST sweetheart and truly cares for her students grades
Only class that no text book was required. Gives alot of homework, but it's all easy homework of writing 1 paragraph, her quizzes are easy and short like less than 5 questions, midterm and final were both short essays not tests. she isn't a tough grader though. i learned alot about writing through doing her homework.
Professor Foster really cares about her students, she gives a lot of homework but it's easy stuff and she's VERY fair about it. She's very understanding, I had her for ENC1101 and got her again for ENC1102. She also tries to make her classes very fun and interesting!
Professor Foster was my FAVORITE! I would definitely take her again for ENC1102. She has an awesome sense of humor and explains the assignments really well. The assignments were easily broken down into little mini 1 paragraph assignments and then you put them all together at the end for the final draft of your essay. She is great at her job!
I took this class online and professor Tricia gives a lot easy homework. If you do your work you will pass.
This is honestly the worse class i have ever taken an mdc its terrible this professor put us in groups when our class is online and she gives way to much homework and has high standards for her essays it feels more like im in a graduate class then i am in a undergrad class she expects way to much from her students
The teacher is very nice. She is available and gives great feedback. You will have a lot to do every week but it is manageable. I work full time & I was able to do it. Don't wait until the last minute to get it all done. You have a group project. I took this class online. She will help you a lot. Take her if you can.
Her LIT2480 course requires the subscription service Hulu, as the group project is about the TV series, Handmaid's Tale. If your get into a team where no one works, notify her immediately. The group project grade is 25% of the course grade. She is kind, however, she is stern with grading coursework and inflexible with giving anyone second chances.
Didnt even try in this class and passed it easily you just have to write your assignment and do your work, she was a really nice professor nicest one I had at MDC
This professor puts a lot of work into her assignments and lectures etc but is so extra. Like some tasks as simple as write a sentence with your favorite color can turn into like an hour worth of work. I didn't like it at all. It just seemed extra with hoops to jump through for literally no reason. Not a horrible class but would never take again.
Just be aware! she requires a lot of work and expects a lot from your writing. Participation matters if you don't your grade will go down a lot.
Professor Foster is amazing. She’s very clear on her criteria of the class. All you have to do is show up to class and do the homework. She’s super easy, if you fail it’s honestly because your lazy. I recommend her for ENC and would definitely take her again.
Good luck with this professor , dont pick, RUN! so much homework and work
I took the MDC Live course. Attendance and participation do count, but it is a virtual class where we met in the virtual classroom. There were discussions and activities during every class, so time went by fast. Whenever I had questions I could reach her through the Remind app and she responded almost immediately.
I'm taking the MDC Live course right now. It is the best group experience I have ever had. We get time to work on our project in class. We either do graphic organizers to plan for writing or we write individual paragraphs using Google docs. She gives feedback on each section before we have to put it in an essay. Easy to divide work.
Professor Foster is a great teacher, she is always available even outside his office hours, she makes class fun and entertaining. She is very understanding if you can't submit an assignment on time. Gives extra credit
Professor Foster is great. The class is very interesting. She is very understanding with late assignments. Give extra credits
I took the MDC Online course. The work is easy but there is a lot when you take the 8-week course (don't do it!). I had an emergency and prof Foster really worked with me. DON'T try to plagiarize. A lot of students copied an online website and she sent a message with a copy of their source and a strong warning.
So much fun! We looked for hidden treasure, wrote a short story, and watched Carnival Row. There is about 2 journals/discussion boards a week. I thought they were easy but you do have to read and refer to the text in your post.
Professor Foster is the best. I had for ENC1101 in person. It can be a lot of work however it is manageable and she makes herself available if assistance is needed. I had her for ENC1102 for a 6-week course, lots of group work. Attendance is mandatory, but overall both courses were easy.
Amazing teacher. I had her for one week during the summer of 2022. A lot of homework since you're doing the course in one week. Class is very chill. Let's you leave early to go do your work. Very understanding! Helps you if you need any clarifications with the assignments. Brings a lot of energy into the room. I recommend you take her class.
Too much work. Be ready to do 5-7 discussions per week, quizzes, and essays. She is nice but if you work full time don't take her.
She dropped me out of the class for "not turning in" the first assignment in class!
3-4 very easy discussion posts and a quiz weekly. Total of 3 essays (she makes the discussion posts about them so it isn't hard) and the final research paper which you are basically writing way before. Honestly, the class was very easy. I took her for MDC online 16 week. I had no complaints, she provides clear feedback on all work given.
This class is super easy and not hard at all. Discussion posts are easy to write and interesting, sometimes even based off our essays. She's understanding and provides feedback on everything you submit including the discussion posts. I highly recommend her to everyone. I took her for MDC online.
She was amazing and made the class super simple. She was always available for questions and was understanding.
I liked her well enough. Gave reasonable grades and always let you know what you could have done better. She was easy to reach and as long as you put the work in she was forgiving. She lets things slide early on and grades more strictly as the term progresses. Class is almost entirely made of discussions but the other things count for more.
CRW2001 Prof. Foster is an astonishing figure. I've learned a lot from this course. Assignments aren't graded but are later combined as a bundle for an overall grade. This made me focus on improving my writing rather than on the grade. You'll receive feedback which will help you improve. More courses should be like this. Take her! Mad respect!
I took this class as an online course. The only con is that there is a lot of assignments and essays which is part of the curriculum so it's not her fault overall she's awesome.
She Failed to teach me writing correctly, With no Zoom Meetings in the class I struggled the most in this class on what to do.
take so long like weeks to grade assignments. She didnt grade midterm essays till 3 weeks later. Lots of work.
This professor has an excessive interest in AI and may not trust assignments completed manually, assuming that AI detectors are always correct. It's advisable to seek help from them only when no other options are available.
If you are still in procrastination mode, DO NOT take her. You can only enjoy her class if you are ready to do everything you need to succeed. Professor Foster is awesome, caring, and very accessible outside class. Something about her is also very inspiring. You can tell she loves and RESPECTS her work. So, do so as well, and take her class!
If you are looking for an easy A, she is not for you. Because her class is based on personal projects, group projects, mini essays and so on. She always gives feedbacks, encourages her students to learn. Even though there were a lot of assignments, if you try your best, you'll get an A for sure.
I would really recommend this teacher this class is very simply and easy as long as your paying attention and doing your work you will succeed. I would definitely suggest taking her class. She is very caring and provides positive feedback and does her best to make sure you understand.
Professor Foster was amazing. If you put in the effort, she will grade you well. She was very on top of regular announcements in Canvas to make sure everyone knows what is expected. Her feedback was thorough and detailed, it's clear that she really read your work and thought about it. She graded fairly and responded to emails quickly and in detail.
Professor Foster was extremely understanding and kind, don't pay any mind to a lot of the reviews because to be honest , they only reason i feel like you can fail this class is completely up to you and not the instructor, she gives really helpful feedback and the entire course is really to better you as a writer. Don't be scared to ask for help!
professor isn't for everyone. if ur looking for an easy teacher she isn't for u
Make sure you're ready to read and answer a lot of questions. Homework is given after every class, and you have to read many pages from the book to answer questions for the next class. If you're looking for an easier English class that's not very stressful, I don't recommend this one.
If you want an easy A without participating in her class she's not for you. Her class is mostly about participating and doing different projects like a podcast, and a video about a certain topic that you wanna do. you'll have to present at the end. jI did take her in the summer online. We don't have any test, but it's mostly project heavy.
She is a very caring and entertaining professor who genuinely wants her students to succeed. She explains concepts clearly, gives helpful feedback on writing, and makes class discussions engaging instead of dull. If you put in the effort, she will absolutely support you and help you improve as a writer.
Terrible teacher. Worst teacher I have ever came across. I took this class online and she failed me. I had a B and she gave me a zero on the mid term when I was not cheating. I did my own work and got a 0. She made me fail the class because of it. Do not take her class. And she grades terribly. And way too many video assignments.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
88%
Textbook Required
7%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B+
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Improving
+0.35 avg changeRatings by Course
LIT2000
5.0
(2)ENC1101
3.8
(50)LIT2480
3.5
(4)ENC1102
3.4
(25)ENC11011102
3.0
(5)Difficulty by Course
ENC11011102
3.8
ENC1102
3.5
ENC1101
2.9
LIT2480
2.3
LIT2000
2.0