RIT SG Professor Evaluations ca. 2005

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Ratings for Risa Robinson

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7520012Well, i am sure she is quite competent, but unfortunately not in the area that our class was suposed to be about. shes nice enough, but doesnt grade too well and often has problems understanding the students answers, ie we had to explain how our programs worked. also, there was a lot of material not covered in the class that should have been. i would not take a class with her again if i have the choice. she just didnt mesh with my style, nor the other students it seems...
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8520003Great person but not all there as a teacher.
9520003Dr. Robinson was a first year teacher my freshman year (97). I have had her for 3 or 4 more classes since then. She is easy to understand and writes her notes in a clear manner. She does LOTS of examples in class, so you get a good start for the weekly homework problems just from your notes. I have found that she really cares about how the class is doing. We even had in class polls about what we'd like to see changed about the class. Sometimes she is a little too picky about the small details... but that is mostly just her way to train us to pay attention to them. She teachers more like a Junior High teacher than an engineer.. and for some of us, this is a WELCOMED change.
6520003Plays favorites to female engineering students and has it out for alot of the guys.
9520003teaches well, helpful outside of class, grades fairly.
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7120002Avoid at all costs
9520002Risa is pretty good about doing plenty of examples. Her tests seem fair. But sometimes she seems a little "blone".
7520002She is usually available and helpful, yet her grading is erratic, especially on the homework, where labling an axis is worth more points than the right answer. She surprised the class with a few difficult tests that would have taken more than an hour to complete. The goals for the project were not clearly explained. She isn't horrible, but she's not the best. She will take time to explain a problem to you if you are stuck.
8520002understanding for the most part. too many examples with no explanations of where all of the variables come from.
9120002Very easy going. Knows the material, but sometimes can be stumped by questions. Other than that, well prepared.