Alicja Muszynski - University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

Professor: Alicja Muszynski

Department: Sociology

College: University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: SOC206
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Her tests were very hard and she would want you to be extremely specific. No matter how much you studied it would still be difficult to do well. The essay is graded easy which will help boost your mark a lot. The lectures are really long and all of the concepts sound the same. Tests were mainly based on lectures and super specific with readings.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: SOC280
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Muszynski is a very intelligent professor and a great person. This is my second class with her, and I would take any class that she teaches. She inspired me to go to grad school.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: SOC280
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

she is one of the best soc teacher on campus!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: SOC346
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Excellent professor! She is a great teacher.Really helpful and friendly

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: SOC207
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Hardest prof ever. Ridiculous amount of readings expected, completely unhelpful comments when grading papers and exams. And very rude. All of her lectures are straight off of the slides, and since she gives you the exam questions before hand she expects nothing more than perfection.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: SOC302
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

she is not helpful, and has a very short temper.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: SOC206
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

she gives you the questions to the midterm and final, but her guidelines for the essay were NOT clear at all... Ask her for help before it is due to fix it the way she wants. WAY too much readings for 2nd year class, two texts-whole thing.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: SOC302
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Well-meaning. Loves theory, and her enthusiasm shows. Does her best to make theory seem relevant; relates class material to examples in every day life.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: SOC302
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This professor is really Annoying. 20% Midterm (she literally gives u the questions)40%assigment ( 2 stupid annotated bibliographies that r supposed to be 7-10 pages like wtf..doesn't guide it properly but u can redo them if u got a bad mark ..so hand it in before;))and 40% FINAL (gives u questions again! so a piece of cake) = 85%+ if u do the work

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: SOC302
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

THE HARDEST PROF I'VE EVER HAD! i don't like her at all and her guidelines for the annotated bibliography are very very unclear. the readings she assigns are very abstract, it takes me at least 3 hours to read 1 chapter!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: SOC200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

One of the best profs I ever had. Explained concepts very well, and went over the text readings. The essay assignment was actually fun to do. The tests were easy as long as you went to class and tutorials.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: SOC200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She gave out most of the questions for the midterms and exams before hand, which was awesome(attend the tutorials before tests, she practically hands you the test). She wants a lot of definitions in your answers though. TA was great. Teach was a bit rude, she rolled her eyes at me a couple times when i went to ask questions 1 on 1.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: SOC405
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Great prof! I didnt like Soc 302 with her, but 405 was great, the smaller class made all the difference!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: SOC202
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: SOC200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Read the text book...thats all her tests are based on.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: SOC
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She is an amazing teacher!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: SOC200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Excellent professor! She is a great teacher.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: SOC200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

wow, her lectures have nothing to do with anything. They make no sense what so ever. But her midterms are easy, and if you read the text you'll make it through the course no problem.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: SOC401
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

If you want to get a decent response when asking for help, throw in some flattery and you will get a much better response, otherwise there is no point in asking. She expects a LOT from students, and has trouble explaining theory and concepts, very intelligent however

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: SOC302256
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

whoa. muszynski has got to be one of the worst professors i have ever had. where to begin: inconsistent, regurgitates text in lectures, not approachable outside class (although likes to play like she is IN class), refers you to text when you have questions. STAY AWAY!!!