Barbara Morrell - St. Joseph's College, Patchogue, NY

Professor: Barbara Morrell

Department: Social Science

College: St. Joseph's College, Patchogue, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CJ244
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Nightmare, just bad. Will make her mistake your mistake. Oppinionated. Your work will never be good enough. Repeats her thoughts. Don't take if you don't have to especially as a freshmen

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: SOC220
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

She's awesome, just not a good teacher. Too much reading with what is required changing moment by moment. Her grading policy is unclear. Some get away with not showing up. There is nothing consistent. It was very disappointing as was she. She grades how she feels at that moment, she should really address her inability to focus.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CJ370
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Stay away if it all possible. Midterm paper, final research paper, 1 paper per week, a final, and a project. Lots of work and really hard grader. Not the experience I thought I would get with the class. I felt my opinion was shot down a lot.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CJ158
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

She gives so much reading home work. Her liberal ideology causes her to clash with you if you're conservative. As a cop i disagreed with most of her opinion based rants but kept my mouth shut. Would not recommend anyone take her if they have a busy schedule in life because her class will take up all your time.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CJ158
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

unorganized,does not stay on topic, good luck trying to read what she writes on the board its like trying to decode the daVinci code, all over the place, assigns homework and then says it doesn't count. worst and most confusing professor I have had as my first semester

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CJ244
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She assigns many readings, so if you hate reading you better learn to like it. Lot of papers and web homework, and again a lot of reading. She gets annoyed when you don't read and can't answer questions about the readings. Overall, as long as you do the work and make an effort you will pass. Try to search for a different professor first if you can

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: 158
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Worst professor, avoid at all costs!!!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CJ
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

You will know Criminal Justice theories and be prepared for graduate school. Don't be lazy, get the most for your money and learn something. She is extremely knowledgable and passionate. Take her!!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: SOC254
• 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:

Very interesting class. Overall you learn about how youth have changed over the years from the 60s up until the 2000s. The reading is lengthy, but that's Morrell for you. A lot of movies that come with questions that are easy to answer if you pay attention to the movie. Also Morrell makes this class fun with her great drawings.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CJ244
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

(Sociology of Corrections)First time I've took her. I'm a great reader so her immense reading assignments hindered me, but I learned. She's like a Graduate school professor trying to teach at a College lol. Great professor just do what you have to do and you'll pass. Don't be afraid to ask her for help.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CJ244
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

EXTREMELY disorganized, forgetful, loses papers a lot. Very opinionated. Open to opinions but be prepared to have your ideas ripped apart. Requires graduate level reading assignments, and a lot of them. Essays are critiqued more for opinion than fact. Plays favorites. Class goes full 3 hrs, sometimes longer. Boring lecturer. Rarely shows for help.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CJ244
• 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:

Great professor. As long as you know your CJ stuff you will do fine.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: SOC01
• 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:

Very nice and helpful lady. She has a wide knowledge of the courses she teaches plus experience. She does give a lot of homework, essays, projects, and large amounts of extra reading including the text and many handouts. She is sometimes forgetful but I still found most of her classes very interesting. She also shows alot of movies!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CJ158
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She is very nice. but a litle bit all over the place. She assigns a lot of work but as long as you keep on top of it, it isnt that bad. She is actually very nice but very forgetful! OK to take her though. Not bad overall...

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CJ158
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Extremely forgetful. All over the place. Intro class but gives work you would typically see in a 300 level class. Expresses her left wing ideologues all the time conflicting with most views those in law enforcement traditionally have. Only good thing about class is the movies and guest speakers which gives you a break of her voice.

Rating # 16

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Very smart lady and what she has to say is usually interesting. But be prepared to work hard. She gives endless amounts of reading to do and the papers are extremely challenging. If you have the time to read and write ALOT then she is ok.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CJALL
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Being a Criminal Justice Major I've taking Dr. Morrell for several classes. She gives alot of readings but I absolutely LOVE her. She is extremely passionate about equality for ALL She is also a fair grader. Does give papers and exams depending on what course you taking her for

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: SOC22
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Lets put it this way if you enjoy sociology, like to stay in class for the full 3 hours then take the class. She is very nice, but requires a lot of reading, 6 plus page papers, and keeps you till 9 15 every night. Very smart, if Sociology is your major take it..If not then dont

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: SOCCORR
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

whack job, thinks her class is the only class you have. will assign 3 or four readings of 20 pgs or more to read before next class. taking notes is pointless because she goes on so many rants that when you look back to study them they will not be helpful.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: SOC220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Morrell's a great professor who is very passionate about what she teaches. the class is a little challenging, but it's interesting, so it's not too bad.