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Health Science

Shawna Whitney

HSCI130 · HCSI100 · HSCI · ECE313 · HSCI100 · FCS310 · ECE314 · NUTRINUTR · 26 lifetime ratings

AI rating
54/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

if you will read the book carefully and can tolerate off-topic lectures; recent ECE students strongly advise against her.

Best fit · Self Taught ProOff-Topic LecturesTextbook DependentEnergetic But PolarizingNo Late WorkSelf-Teach From Book
  • Lectures frequently wander off topic so the textbook drives exams.
  • Older reviews praise energy and an easy path to A if you read; recent ECE reviews call her rude and harsh.
  • Few .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Many say an A is realistic if you read the dry textbook carefully, but recent classes had few graded items, no late work, and tougher outcomes.

Nearly all evidence is in person; the single online review reported an easy A.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is often described as basic or common sense, but .

In-person reviews dominate; online evidence is one low-difficulty comment.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

42/100

Some sections treated attendance as optional or low-stakes, but and skip-at-your-peril.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Older students loved her humor and energy; newer ECE and transfer students .

Recommendation ; online has one positive.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

Older classes felt fair if you read; tougher-grader tags and a .

Format shift

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Workload

Light

72/100

Often few assignments and a handful of .

Format shift

Workload comments are from in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Energetic and funny for some, but many say lectures ramble off topic and force self-teaching from the book.

Format shift

In-person reviews are deeply mixed; one online review is strongly positive.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

, and textbook-based tests with .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

many like her energy and say read the book for an A, while others say lectures waste time, she rambles, and recent courses felt rude and high-stakes.

Main concern

Off-topic lectures and .

What students said

“you're better off taking any other professor.”
ECE314
“It's not an easy A class, but if you read the book you'll get an A.”
FCS310
“ , but lectures are about whatever comes to her mind.”
HSCI

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Single older online note calls her great and engaging with low difficulty.

Main concern

Only one online review, so online experience is barely documented.

What students said

“she is a great teacher. keeping us alert all the time, never bored.”
ECE314

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

lecture notes, with mixed reliability of in-class hints.

Textbook-based testsLecture hints sometimes mismatchMultiple choice and short answerFew high-stakes exams

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

content; students warn hints can be unreliable.

Textbook-based testsMidterm and finalMultiple choice true false short answer
“must read the book and remember every little .”
ECE314
“1 mid-term and 1 final with multiple choice, true false, and short answer, from the book and lecture.”
FCS310

Online

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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“It's not an easy A class, but if you read the book you'll get an A. .”

Voice snapshots generated from 26 reviews spanning 2008-2020, highlighting . Credibility rating: High.

📚 Textbook Is The Real Teacher

72/100

“You just need to read the book to get a good score on the test but classes were boring”

🔀 Off-Topic Lectures

40/100

“whitney goes off topic the whole time, doesnt accept any late work and overall is just rude”

⚡ Energetic Personality

70/100

“She has a very upbeat sense of humor. She is the .”

📉 Polarized Recommendation

48/100

“you're better off taking any other professor.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • goes off topic SO MUCH
  • you'll never get bored in her class
  • lectures are about whatever comes to her mind
  • she's very funny but definitely a cloud thinker

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • if you read the book you'll get an A
  • does not accept any late work
  • She still failed me

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • so rude
  • Great personality and very knowledgeable
  • Awesome person, poor teacher

Data context

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Analysis sample

26

Recent reviews read by the AI

26

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

26 reviews span 2008-2020 with detailed comments and consistent themes, though tone shifts over time.

Inside 26 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 516
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 53
1 out of 54

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 4

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

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1

F 1

No letter grade reported

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