Paulett Bell

MSWORD · CS5 · SELFPACED · CIS5891 · CS7211A · WWW · EXCEL1 · PUBLISHER · CS9070 · CS72INDESIGN · CS7211B · CS65 · CS72 · ACCESONLI · BOT173 · INDESIGN · OFFIC9070 · CS7211 · CIS7211 · WORD · CS11A · INDESIGN1 · MSOFFICE · CS6511 · INBUSINESS · 48 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 52/100
RMP rating: 3.5/5
Take again: 52.94%
Difficulty: 3.2

The decision

if and tolerate long off-topic lectures for a possible easy grade in literacy courses.

Best fit · Self Taught ProLecture heavy ramblerTough graderHilarious but off-topicSelf-teach requiredLong mandatory lectures

Lectures often run 2-3 hours with heavy rambling; many students speed recordings 2x.
and opinion-based, especially on InDesign and design work.
CS5 can feel easy with retakeable quizzes and light papers, but learning value is debated.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Many students report As in CS5 with retakeable quizzes, but and rigid design criteria make an A less automatic in software courses.

Online CS5 often described as easy A; online InDesign and design work more often called tough and arbitrary.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Computer literacy , and Excel, though InDesign workflow can feel more demanding.

Online CS5 widely called easy; InDesign sections feel harder regardless of format.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

32/100

and tags like skip class and you will not pass.

Online sections more often require multi-hour live lectures; as required.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

; fans praise humor and organization while critics call her the worst and urge avoidance.

In-person and older InDesign reviews are warmer; recent online CS reviews are far more negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

scoring and little chance to recover.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize arbitrary .

Workload

Moderate

42/100

Weekly short essays or projects plus multi-hour lectures create a moderate-to-heavy time load.

Format shift

Online summer CS5 especially blamed for long lectures plus tedious assignments.

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Students split between funny helpful mentor and rambling unprofessional lecturer who rarely teaches the software well.

Format shift

In-person InDesign fans are strong; .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

, and homework more than high-stakes closed exams.

Format shift

Both formats stress assignments; CS5 quizzes are often retakeable online.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person and older reviews are more mixed-to-positive, especially InDesign, with praise for humor, organization, and real-world projects.

Main concern

Still long lecture-heavy sessions that go off topic and can feel hard for hands-on learners.

What students said

“Love this class and plan on taking the next course! Ten stars!”
CIS7211

“GREAT CLASS! Paulette was exceptional. She answered my many questions and helped with my portfolio.”
INDESIGN

“She would talk for 3 hours straight and get off topic a lot, even with questions.”
CS7211A

Remote format

Online

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections draw the harshest complaints: 3-hour live lectures with , and accusations of unprofessional rants.

Main concern

with weak assignment guidance.

What students said

“Her online class was the . She has mandatory 3hr lectures and .”
CS7211A

“Don't listen to her live lectures, wait for her to upload the recording and you can speed it up 2x faster!”
CS5

“Taking her online class was hell. Every week its 3 hour lectures where she only talks to herself.”
CS7211A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments lean on quizzes and project work; some CS5 finals mirror quiz questions, with .

Retakeable quizzesFinal similar to quizzesAssignment-heavyLittle proctoring detail

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and homework clarity more than formal exam policy details.

Project-based finalsHomework-driven

“This class was exactly as described, using your own workflow from beginning to end.”
CIS7211

Online

Online CS5 often allows repeated quizzes and a ; design courses grade projects strictly.

Retakeable quizzesProject gradingLecture-based midterms

“ and over and the .”
CS5

“7 quizzes can be taken as many times as needed and the . Easy A ;)”
CS5

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Don't listen to her live lectures, wait for her to upload the recording and you can speed it up 2x faster!”
Voice snapshots generated from 48 reviews spanning online and , and course format splits. Credibility rating: High.

🎙️ Lecture overload

35/100

“Expect over 6 hours of garbled online lecture every week, catty comments on you assignments and the .”

😄 Humor vs substance

52/100

“I am taking this class online with Paulette. She is hilarious during her lectures. The class material is easy to read.”

⚠️

28/100

“She seems like a nice lady, but if you actually want to learn about computers.”

📐 InDesign fans exist

78/100

“I looked at many ways to learn Indesign and finally decided on taking the class @ SRJC and will say, emphatically, a great decision.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She rambles a lot so you can listen to it in half the time
Lectures are horrible. She goes off on tangents
She was funny and sweet.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

It was an easy class though with 1 short essay a week.
and has 0 patience with students.
Easy A ;)

Theme 3

💻 About Online Experience

Her online class was the .
Taking her online class was hell.
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Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

48 reviews spanning many years with detailed, mixed experiences and consistent themes on lectures and grading.

Inside 48 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 519

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3 out of 53

2 out of 56

1 out of 59

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 7 · A- 1

B range

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

No reported values

D range

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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FairEffort

Beginner

Mandatory

Depends

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In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎙️ Lecture overload

😄 Humor vs substance

⚠️ x x x x

📐 InDesign fans exist

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

💻 About Online Experience

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

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C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if and tolerate long off-topic lectures for a possible easy grade in literacy courses.

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