http://www.CourseReviews.comCourseReviews.com - California State University - Stanislausen-usCopyright 1997-2008 CourseReviews.comMon, 08 Sep 2008 01:05 ESThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssdylan.feed@coursereviews.com (CourseReviews.com)dylan.webmaster@dylangreene.com (Dylan Greene) hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review29512/Mediocre-or-average-teacher-and-classIntercultural Communications is one of those classes that cross-counts for many different areas in a number of different majors. There are several teachers that teach this class, and I've heard mixed things about all of them. Dr. Burroughs is an average to slightly above average instructor. She seemed to have many overburdening responsibilities outside of class which seemed to stretch herself thin on being prepared when class started. Her lectures are excellent and keep you interested during a class session most of the time. Her homework assignments are mediocre but useful in the overall concepts and theories of what is intended to be taught. I don't know if she still does it or not, but you have to do a rather large and detailed group project towards the end of the semester. For anyone who likes to work by themselves or with very few people, I would not advise taking Burroughs due to this project. Her group project was a horrible experience and lacked a lot of direction. You were required to meet numerous times with your group outside of class time to prepare a 30 minute presentation involving some aspect of intercultural communication (such as body language, non-verbal communication, foods, etc) Trying to set up meetings in which everyone in your group (5-7 people) could meet outside of class was nearly impossible. College students have such varying schedules and responsibilities that it was a very bad experience for everyone in our group. Dr. Burroughs tests are fairly difficult and you may or may not do good on them depending on your cultural background and experiences. I would say that Dr. Burroughs should be 2nd or 3rd on your list of possible teachers to take for this class if you have the option. Lastly...if you are reading this review and found it at all useful, please take the time to write a review of your own. The only way this service is really going to take off is if we all take a few minutes every once in a while to write one. Thanks!noemail@coursereviews.com (adrianse)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review29512/Mediocre-or-average-teacher-and-class#comments2003-09-06T23:21:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review29512/Mediocre-or-average-teacher-and-classhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review29511/A-teacher-with-a-good-sense-of-humorDr. Lamarre is a part time instructor here at Stanislaus and mainly (to my knowledge) teaches Anatomy. Anatomy is, and always will be a difficult class for nearly everyone. There is a lot of terms and things to study and there is not necessarily any easy way to teach it. Dr. Lamarre however made the class as enjoyable as she could and helped to articulate certain concepts using humor which helped to lock things into your brain. She is a very good public speaker and has the attention of her class throughout an entire period. She takes extra time to cover certain concepts especially if even just a few people don't understand them. Her tests are difficult if you don't study, but easy if you do. She isn't bent on failing people in her class, like some other instructors out there and as long as you ask questions and participate in class, you'll do fine. Her thick boston accent also makes her even more humorous than I think she takes credit for. Many people would agree with me that Dr. Lamarre is an excellent all around teacher and it's too bad she can't teach more of these types of classes here at Stanislaus. Lastly...if you are reading this review and found it at all useful, please take the time to write a review of your own. The only way this service is really going to take off is if we all take a few minutes every once in a while to write one. Thanks!noemail@coursereviews.com (adrianse)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review29511/A-teacher-with-a-good-sense-of-humor#comments2003-09-06T23:08:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review29511/A-teacher-with-a-good-sense-of-humorhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review24499/Hilarious-and-entertaining-classMrs. O'donnell provides a strange, but interesting way of teaching a class drama. She has a very unique personality which at times can be really funny. For most people, especially in a class like this, acting is not something we are very comfortable with. At first the class can be a bit nerve-racking because she somewhat "throws" you right in and makes you get over the nerves quickly. You do many hilarious activities...things you never thought you would do. As far as homework, you have to do a couple reviews of plays and of course practice your performances, but none of the work is that difficult. At the end of the class though, I was able to get up in front of everyone and do an acting presentation without being nearly as nervous as I was at the beginning. One of the things I liked the most about O'donnell is that she made everyone get very comfortable with each other. Everyone knew each others' names and many friendships formed in that class, which is somewhat unusual for most college classes. Her husband also teaches the same class, however I can't vouch for him, so if you want Mrs. O'donell for this class, make sure you sign up for the correct teacher. One other thing to know is that for the most part, all the performances you do are solo...not in a group or with a partner. Trust me, just keep in mind that everyone else in the class is doing the same thing, get over the nerves the best you can, and you'll be glad you took the class. Good luck and have fun! Lastly...if you are reading this review and found it at all useful, please take the time to write a review of your own. The only way this service is really going to take off is if we all take a few minutes every once in a while to write one. Thanks!noemail@coursereviews.com (adrianse)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review24499/Hilarious-and-entertaining-class#comments2003-04-06T12:40:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review24499/Hilarious-and-entertaining-classhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review24498/A-very-wise-teacherProfessor Bowers is a tremendous asset to CSUS. She has excellent speaking skills and makes her lectures interesting by providing examples of real life situations and also videos. The exams are a bit on the difficult side as you are given approximately 10-15 questions about a week before the actual test. When the test is given 4-6 of these questions are randomly selected, so you basically have to know and study everything rather diligently. Before this class, I didn't have as much appreciation for the environment and the benefits that it offers us, but after taking her class, I think about many of the things she mentioned on a continuous basis. For most majors, this class covers several different areas so its a good one to take. Lastly...if you are reading this review and found it at all useful, please take the time to write a review of your own. The only way this service is really going to take off is if we all take a few minutes every once in a while to write one. Thanks!noemail@coursereviews.com (adrianse)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review24498/A-very-wise-teacher#comments2003-04-06T12:27:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review24498/A-very-wise-teacherhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review22633/Lots-of-Help-From-Mr-HerrenMr. Herren is a very kind man. It is not his fault that I am no good at math. He tries to make sure that everyone understands and will help anyone that needs it. Some of the concepts of how to teach math to elementary school children are difficult to grasp. I would recommend taking difficult math classes taught by Mr. Herren because he is a very patient person.noemail@coursereviews.com (wowitsmeb3)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review22633/Lots-of-Help-From-Mr-Herren#comments2003-01-15T19:03:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review22633/Lots-of-Help-From-Mr-Herrenhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review21941/All-around-great-class-and-instructorDr. Hall was an overall excellent instructor and I know I speak for the majority of the other people that were in my class. The first part of the class involved lectures that were concise and followed a pre-made outline which Dr. Hall provided for us in class. This made it easier to learn the material as well as study from for exams and quizes. After about halfway through the class, we started to go out to a local elementary school and do PE lessons with the kids. I personally learned quite a bit from doing this type of activity and there wasn't a ton of pressure either. Every class should be like this one in that it was fun and you learned a lot along the way. Lastly...if you are reading this review and found it at all useful, please take the time to write a review of your own. The only way this service is really going to take off is if we all take a few minutes every once in a while to write one. Thanks!noemail@coursereviews.com (adrianse)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review21941/All-around-great-class-and-instructor#comments2003-01-02T12:01:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review21941/All-around-great-class-and-instructorhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review21492/Hes-a-hip-guyNot being an art major, or even a person who has ever thought that they had a shred of talent in art, Jim's class helped me to cultivate myself in something that i never thought i would do. He's a hip guy. Class is fun and entertaining. Its a great class to get away form the standard classes and have some fun.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review21492/Hes-a-hip-guy#comments2002-12-19T05:48:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review21492/Hes-a-hip-guyhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review20825/A-great-classI loved this class. As it turned out, there were only a couple men, so women could talk freely about the opposite sex without apologizing to them. Most everyone was open-minded and we had a pretty diverse crowd. JJ is an amazing woman and she has some very radical ideas, which makes for an interesting class. I felt that on certain days, this class was like therapy. I could talk about anything and get support and feedback. I wish all my classes were small and open for discussion like this one is. As for the papers, they were only moderatley difficult. SHe explained them thouroughly and she gave us a variety of topics to write on almost every time. She even let us throw out our lowest score. This was a suprisingly great class.noemail@coursereviews.com (wowitsmeb3)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review20825/A-great-class#comments2002-12-10T01:10:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review20825/A-great-classhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review20824/Take-itEric Mild is the Men's soccer coach, so he likes to talk about soccer, especially if there are team members in the class. He is very friendly and reasonable. This is a relatively easy class and a very cool person teaching it.noemail@coursereviews.com (wowitsmeb3)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review20824/Take-it#comments2002-12-10T00:59:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review20824/Take-ithttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review19532/Very-good-all-around-teacherProfessor Short, who has taught at this school for quite some time was my first teacher I had when I transferred here during the summer. I had her for both Math 1030 and 1040 (10 straight weeks). I've always been one to not enjoy math very much, but Terry made the class much easier to learn. She has a very straight-forward and blunt attitude, but it shouldn't be taken the wrong way. Whenever you ask her a question, she will make sure that after she is done explaining that you understand. The homework/workload for each term was manageable and not too much work to handle. If you stay on top of things and go to class, you should get a good grade in her class. As long as you aren't afraid to approach the teacher about a question you have, I'm confident you'll have a good experience. Lastly...if you are reading this review and found it at all useful, please take the time to write a review of your own. The only way this service is really going to take off is if we all take a few minutes every once in a while to write one. Thanks!noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review19532/Very-good-all-around-teacher#comments2002-11-05T11:41:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review19532/Very-good-all-around-teacherhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review18808/Overall-AverageThis was one of the easiest classes I have taken. All we basicaly did was read the book and analyze it. There was very little homework, which made it even easier. Dr. Marique (rhymes with unique and boutique) ws quick to pooint out themes in the short stories we read, but she is, shall we say, set in her ways. When new ideas were brought up, they had potential to be shot down without question. It was not a bad class and she was not a bad professor, it was just about average.noemail@coursereviews.com (wowitsmeb3)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review18808/Overall-Average#comments2002-09-30T12:59:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review18808/Overall-Averagehttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review18719/He-is-a-jerkThis teacher has no people skills. His eyes look shifty when he speaks to you. He fidgets for no reason.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review18719/He-is-a-jerk#comments2002-09-20T15:48:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review18719/He-is-a-jerkhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review17468/Good-TeacherJ.J works really hard at trying to maintain a respectfull space for people to speak freely but the sexist, homophobic, environment makes this task nearly impossible. The homework is VERY time consuming as it an extreamly large reading assignments and there are quite a few long papers expected but she grades more on content so she is a very fair grader. The only annoying aspect of the class was the fact J.J is too consumed with maintaining a non-confrontational class room when one should expect in a repressed women's studies class as this in the valley. For the most part the only reason I hated the class was because of the other students not the teacher. It is nearly impossible to express a non-conservative veiw point with out being verbally abused inside and outside of class.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review17468/Good-Teacher#comments2002-06-27T15:30:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review17468/Good-Teacherhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review17466/Fabulous-TeacherI hate chemistry but Dr. Cabral made it extreamly tolerable. Her lectures are not that exciting but she is very thourough and redundant so the information is retained. She lays out what you need to study to do good on the quizes and exams. She is very fair and allows extra credit opportunities. After the many bad experiences at Stan State Dr. Cabral was a sigh of relief. She encourages students to take advantage of her office hours and actually acts like she cares about her style of teaching. I would highly recommend her for any class.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review17466/Fabulous-Teacher#comments2002-06-27T15:20:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review17466/Fabulous-Teacherhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review17431/Offensive-TeacherMonk has pretty good lectures but his exams are on the hard side and his insults of cultures in class are intolerable. His daily lectures include sexist, homophobic, remarks in class. His material is surrounded by offensive remarks and his exams ask question to re-inforce his thinking. Which you must agree with or you will be marked wrong. His class is fine to take if you are not easily offended by rude, sexist, homophobic, remarks.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review17431/Offensive-Teacher#comments2002-06-26T17:45:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review17431/Offensive-Teacherhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review17430/Great-TeacherDr. Reneau's lectures are not that exciting, but he is very organized and makes statistics very fair and attainable. He is always available in his office. His boring lectures are well worth the redundancy of material because in the end you retain the information. I tried to take Statistics at another school and could not pass. I did the work laid out by Mr. Reneau and got an A in his class.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review17430/Great-Teacher#comments2002-06-26T17:36:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review17430/Great-Teacherhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review17429/Worst-Teacher-EverMr. Fiske has no lecture plans and fills the class time insulting everyone in the class! I left everyday saying, "Was I just in Math?". He is the worst teacher ever. I am writing this review based on the hope that students will not have to go through what I did. Please, Please, if you enrolled for this course, ABORT, ABORT immediatly.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review17429/Worst-Teacher-Ever#comments2002-06-26T17:20:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review17429/Worst-Teacher-Everhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review17275/An-Excellent-SpeakerDr. Giventer is an excellent professor. His lectures are very interesting and informative. They do not apply directly to the material at hand, but they keep the entire 75 or so students interested in the class. He gives good advice on how to become a millionaire and how to succeed after college. His requirements are not excessive, but he demands a large commitment from each student.noemail@coursereviews.com (wowitsmeb3)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review17275/An-Excellent-Speaker#comments2002-06-17T01:03:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review17275/An-Excellent-Speakerhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review17274/A-Good-ArtistMr. Piskoti loves art and has studied it in great detail and his grades are a little biased. He knows great art and is not afraid to critique any student's homework. He is very eccentric and loves to talk about his personal projects. If a student wants brownie points, draw trucks...he loves them!noemail@coursereviews.com (wowitsmeb3)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review17274/A-Good-Artist#comments2002-06-16T23:11:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review17274/A-Good-Artisthttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review17273/Only-In-CollegeThe most important thing to learn about Mr. Webb is that he hates his first name. I think he takes great pleasure in jerking students out from the warm fuzzy environment of high school and into the harsh reality of life. Every class period begins and ends with homework. Homework MUST be typed, double-spaced, perfect margins, no spelling or grammatical errors, etc. This is especially difficult if a student has little access to a computer. The reading consisted of two books, including the novel A Clockwork Orange. That was a wake-up call in itself. I felt he was pompous and arrogant and I would not take another class if he was the professor.noemail@coursereviews.com (wowitsmeb3)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review17273/Only-In-College#comments2002-06-16T23:02:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review17273/Only-In-Collegehttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review17229/Do-Not-Take-This-Professor-for-This-ClassIn my opinion, Dr. Murray has no business teadhing this class. She had no idea what she was doing, and she was very disorganized all semester. We had a book with many different terms relating to group discussions, but we rarely went over them. We had two book-based exams throughout the semester. I think the class average was a D and I got a C on both. On one exam, we were supposed to have two days to finish, but after the first day, she decided that one day was enough and those who expected a second day to finish were out of luck. We had a small group project due at the close of the semester, but she graded us on our public speaking skills instead of our small group skills. I do not see how she expected the class to perfect our public speaking skills when we never even went over the small group skills. I got a C on my final speech and then she gave me an Incomplete for my final grade. I still need to ask her why.noemail@coursereviews.com (wowitsmeb3)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review17229/Do-Not-Take-This-Professor-for-This-Class#comments2002-06-13T16:32:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u182/review17229/Do-Not-Take-This-Professor-for-This-Class