Shawna Sweeney

135HIT · HIT255 · HIT101 · HI135 · HIT240 · HIT220 · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 38/100
RMP rating: 2.9/5
Take again: 36.36%
Difficulty: 3.3

The decision

if you are comfortable self-teaching HIT content and can absorb costly Connect access without needing live instruction.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-Taught OnlineExpensive Connect AccessPolarizing HIT InstructorHeavy Weekly ReadingMulti-Platform Assignments

Many students say they and SmartBook rather than instructor lectures.
HIT101 fans report straightforward weekly work and responsive help, while 135HIT students slam cost and platform friction.
Expensive textbook plus Connect access and and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

Some students earn As with steady weekly quizzes and projects, but and little grading transparency.

Almost all grade evidence is from Online HIT courses; the .

Is the course easy?

Standard

44/100

Content is readable HIT material, but summer pace, dense reading, and easy intro.

Online reviews dominate difficulty talk; the .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Many and participation expectations.

; in-person attendance was not described.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

36/100

because cost, self-teaching, and platform friction outweigh the pockets of positive HIT101 feedback.

Recommendation split is Online-driven; but thin.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

and , while tough-grader and opaque overall-grade comments pull fairness down.

Format shift

Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and multi-platform tasks create a heavy load, especially in summer.

Format shift

Workload complaints concentrate in Online 135HIT and HIT255 reviews.

Teaching experience

Average

42/100

Responsive HIT101 praise clashes with repeated claims of no teaching, recycled McGraw-Hill slides, and unhelpful emails.

Format shift

Online reviews are sharply polarized; the .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

38/100

Weekly assignments, discussions, quizzes, and finals.

Format shift

Assessment pattern described only in Online comments.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

, and recommendable.

Main concern

Only one dated review, so .

What students said

“ . Always there for you whenever you need help. .”
HIT101

Remote format

Online

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and assignment-heavy, with strong split between supportive HIT101 experiences and frustrating 135HIT multi-platform costs.

Main concern

Publisher SmartBook and Connect fees plus little original teaching leave students feeling unsupported.

What students said

“You are LITERALLY teaching yourself. The 'lecture' is just a list of things to look up in the textbook.”
HI135

“She wants you to buy a textbook AND Connect access which costs over $100 instead of ”
135HIT

“There were weekly assignments and quizzes, with a project at the end of the semester. , and she is very helpful and responsive.”
HIT101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments center on reading-based quizzes and high-security exams.

Weekly QuizzesTests From ReadingsProject Heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

review.

Online

Online students report quizzes and tests tied to chapter reading and PowerPoints, with big group or analysis projects.

Reading-Based QuizzesChapter TestsGroup Project

“Even though, she did not have many and chapter reading was enough to get As on the quizzes and tests.”
HIT101

“ and quizzes. Assignments and quizzes aren't difficult and if you study the material that week, you will pass.”
HIT240

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“You are LITERALLY teaching yourself. The 'lecture' is just a list of things to look up in the textbook.”
Voice snapshots generated from 17 reviews (16 Online, 1 In person), highlighting self-teaching, cost, and polarized HIT experiences. Credibility rating: Medium.

📚 Self-Teaching Reality

42/100

“You are LITERALLY teaching yourself. The 'lecture' is just a list of things to look up in the textbook.”

💸 Cost And Platform Friction

28/100

“She wants you to buy a textbook AND Connect access which costs over $100 instead of ”

👍 HIT101 Bright Spot

70/100

“Professor Sweeney's class was very straightforward and informative. There were weekly assignments and the semester.”

📉 Recommendation Gap

36/100

“ . ESPECIALLY FOR ONLY 3 UNITS!! I give her a 0! !!!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She does not teach anything. She issues a "smartbook" which constantly logs out if left idle, do the work for her.
You're your own professor.
Shawna is exceptional. As an older student I've come to understand that several Profs set students up to fail when it should be the opposite.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

, and she is very helpful and responsive.
If you work hard, you will get good grades.
No compassion for us hard-working students. Does not cut off load in the Summer making it an if you work even part-time.

Theme 3

💻 About Online Platforms And Cost

She either wants to make her course as inconvenient as possible by making you complete assignments on 3 different platforms
doesn't let you see your .
The book that we used never worked for me.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Seventeen reviews span many years with rich Online detail, but polarization and .

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56

4 out of 51

3 out of 52

2 out of 53

1 out of 55

Course coverage

135HIT4 reviews

HIT1013 reviews

HIT2203 reviews

HIT2403 reviews

HIT2553 reviews

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HI1351 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

A 3

B range

B+ 2 · B 1 · B- 2

C range

C+ 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 1

Shawna Sweeney

x x x if you are comfortable self-teaching HIT content and can absorb costly Connect access without needing live instruction.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Mandatory

Avoid

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

📚 Self-Teaching Reality

💸 Cost And Platform Friction

👍 HIT101 Bright Spot

📉 Recommendation Gap

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

💻 About Online Platforms And Cost

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you are comfortable self-teaching HIT content and can absorb costly Connect access without needing live instruction.