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Consumer Family Science

Vella Black-Roberts

NUTRITION · CFSCFS · CFS104A01 · CFS104A · CFS109 · 57 lifetime ratings

AI rating
14/100
RMP rating
1.6/5
Take again
13.51%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if another Nutrition or CFS option exists; the class is disorganized and unsupportive.

Best fit · Self Taught ProUnclear InstructionsUnhelpful ResponsesDisorganized CanvasTough GraderLockdown Browser
  • Students overwhelmingly report unclear assignments, rude or one-word help, and self-teaching.
  • Even passable grades often come with stress, broken quizzes, and a .
  • ; many urge nursing and nutrition students to choose anyone else.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Some students still earn As, but , and stressful for an intro course.

Both formats include a few .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

, and heavy projects make an intro nutrition class feel harder than it should.

Online and in-person both call content and .

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

70/100

Many sections, especially , though missing work is rarely forgiven.

; some in-person hybrids still mark participation.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

14/100

Very low take-again rate and .

Negative consensus is strong online and in person, with only rare older positives.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

, and unexplained low scores appear throughout reviews.

Format shift

Both formats criticize harsh or ; a .

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Weekly quizzes, case studies, projects, discussions, and long syllabi create a .

Format shift

Online and ; older in-person also stresses group presentations.

Teaching experience

Awful

15/100

Students say , and answers help requests poorly.

Format shift

Consistent failure to teach is reported across online and in-person eras.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of weekly quizzes, tests, projects, discussions, and case studies with .

Format shift

Online emphasizes quizzes and projects; in-person adds group teaching and hard multi-chapter tests.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, and peer-dependent grades with many drops.

Main concern

She makes students teach each other while providing little instruction and .

What students said

“She forces you to teach yourself in groups while she just sits and watches.”
CFS109
“ ! She was horrible!”
NUTRITION
“ !!!!”
CFS109

Remote format

Online

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students describe , and almost no useful help.

Main concern

Broken or , and .

What students said

“Requires lockdown browser and I've never taken a toward their students.”
NUTRITION
“This professor was not helpful in . I was met with ”
109
“ . No teaching at all; .”
CFS109

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and , and rarely reviewable.

Lockdown BrowserHard QuizzesUnfinished Test ItemsNo Exam ReviewTest Heavy

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as very difficult multi-chapter exams with little helpful teaching support.

Difficult Multi-Chapter TestsGroup-Dependent GradesHarsh Weekly Quizzes
“ but we formed study groups and that did not help at all.”
CFS109
“ .”
NUTRITION

Online

Online reviews explicitly , and no review of past exams.

Lockdown BrowserUnfinished Quiz ItemsNo Past Exam Review
“Requires lockdown browser and I've never taken a toward their students.”
NUTRITION
“She also doesn't allow review of past quizzes and exams, so you can't learn from your mistakes.”
CFS109
“ .”
109

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ and take nutrition class at another community college”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting persistent disorganization and unsupportive teaching. Credibility rating: High.

💥 Teaching Disaster

15/100

“ . No teaching at all; .”

❓

20/100

“Professor Black-Roberts instructions for and simply not worded well.”

🧱 Unhelpful Support

18/100

“If you were ever curious what it's like to ask for help from a .”

🚫

14/100

“ !!!!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She forces you to teach yourself in groups while she just sits and watches.
  • Recorded lectures of .
  • One of the worst and laziest professors i've ever taken at Ohlone

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • .
  • I got an A in the class, but it was a pretty .
  • .

Theme 3

🧭 About Organization and Help

  • Syllabus is 29 pages, her modules and dates are outdated
  • I was met with many one word replies that did not fully answer my questions.
  • unless to tell you to check the syllabus

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

57

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years show unusually consistent complaints about clarity, support, and teaching quality.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 56
3 out of 51
2 out of 510
1 out of 539

Course coverage

CFS10925 reviews
NUTRITION12 reviews
1096 reviews
CFS104A5 reviews
CFS104A011 review
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CFSCFS1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

29 reported outcomes

A range

13

A+ 2 · A 10 · A- 1

B range

4

B+ 2 · B 2

C range

4

C 3 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

8

Drop/Withdrawal 6 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1