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Deborah Lessany-Abdi

PSYCC151 · PSYCC251 · PSYC101 · PSYCC101 · PSYCH251 · 19 lifetime ratings

AI rating
40/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
58.82%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if you can handle strict instructions, heavy writing, and mandatory participation.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHeavy Weekly WorkStrict Writing StandardsParticipation RequiredPolarizing FeedbackReading Intensive
  • Students often earned high grades, but many say the , and .
  • Reviews and rude or arbitrary grading experiences.
  • , and papers are recurring requirements.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

45/100

High grades are possible, but students repeatedly say you must read, write carefully, follow instructions, and complete all participation work.

Online evidence emphasizes heavy weekly work and strict quiz or writing rules, while and reading.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

The psychology content is usually manageable, but the , and .

Online reviews describe more structured weekly workload, while and discussion demands.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

Participation is repeatedly described as required, and skipping or weak participation can hurt the grade.

Both formats show participation matters, with .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

and structure, but many warn against strict, rude, or inconsistent grading.

Online reviews are more negative and grading-focused, while but equally split.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

25/100

Students often cite tough grading, point deductions, word limits, grammar standards, and inconsistent rubrics.

Format shift

Online reviews give the strongest evidence of strict or , while .

Workload

Heavy

25/100

, and participation create a heavy time commitment.

Format shift

Online workload is clearly heavy, and , and papers.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Some students praise her organization and feedback, but many describe her as rude, unresponsive, or unclear.

Format shift

Online teaching feedback is polarized, while negative tone.

Assessment method

Balanced

45/100

Grades , and finals rather than one single method.

Format shift

Online reviews mention weekly quizzes, discussions, papers, and finals; , and research papers.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

engaging classes to harsh criticism about rudeness and grading.

Main concern

Students disagree strongly on whether her strictness feels fair or hostile.

What students said

“I learned a lot from this course.”
PSYC101
“Also unfortunately curt and rude. Very, very rude.”
PSYCC251
“Seriously one of the .”
PSYCC151

Remote format

Online

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews are highly mixed, with praise for organization and feedback but , and timed quizzes.

Main concern

and heavy weekly work can make the online course stressful.

What students said

“Lots of reading involved and unless you read the chapters.”
PSYC101
“Time for .”
PSYC101
“Overall, the class was not difficult, just a lot of work and time-commitment.”
PSYCC101

Exam style

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The , but reviews do not clearly prove proctoring, webcam, Lockdown Browser, or open-book rules.

Timed QuizzesTimed FinalReading-Based QuizzesPolicy Not Clearly Proven

Assessment risk

Strict

38/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, but do not clearly prove exam format, proctoring, open-book policy, or .

Chapter QuizzesPolicy Not Clearly Proven
“We covered a couple of chapters each week with .”
PSYC101
“ as well as a chapter quiz and a term paper”
PSYCC151

Online

, and reading-based quizzes, but do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, or open-book rules.

Timed QuizzesTimed FinalReading-Based Quizzes
“Time for .”
PSYC101
“The quizzes have a one hour time limit (30 questions) ridiculous that the was final 150 questions for the same amount of time.”
PSYC101
“ unless you read the chapters.”
PSYC101

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Overall, the class was not difficult, just a lot of work and time-commitment.”

Voice snapshots generated from 19 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“ and on top of grading and feedback.”

⚖️

25/100

“ , and she and grading scales on multiple occasions.”

📚 Workload Reality

25/100

“You write two papers a week, read two textbook chapters a , and take two quizzes.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Prof. Lessany-Abdi is a great teacher.
  • I found this professor to be extremely rude.
  • She is a fair and honest professor and anyone looking to learn something from a !

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • Makes you work for your grade, so if you don't show that you care, it will be a rough class for .
  • If you read the book and
  • The word limit was 500 I was docked 5 points twice one for writing 512 & one for 495.

Theme 3

📝 About Workload

  • Discussions require a minimum of 490 words as just the response so get ready to use your writing skills.
  • Lots of reading involved and unless you read the chapters.
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

19

Recent reviews read by the AI

19

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Nineteen reviews across many years give detailed and , and participation despite polarized opinions.

Inside 19 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 54
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 57

Course coverage

PSYCC2517 reviews
PSYC1016 reviews
PSYCC1013 reviews
PSYCC1512 reviews
PSYCH2511 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

11

A+ 2 · A 9

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1