Jennifer Hopp - Illinois Central College, East Peoria, IL

Professor: Jennifer Hopp

Department: English

College: Illinois Central College, East Peoria, IL

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: FILM110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I had Hopp for Film online and it was decent. There were A TON of vocab terms and some were hard to understand but overall it was okay with some extra effort. She's also funny. Just focus, stay organized and you'll do fine. ALSO reply to discussion boards on MULTIPLE days for full credit.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: FILM110
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very organized. Very knowledgeable about the subject

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: LIT111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

If you take this class while taking others, good luck. She requires so much for an online general class that I was barely making deadlines some weeks due to the 4 other classes I was taking. She was also very passive aggressive in her feedback sometimes. I despised how if you wrote something she did not agree with, it would be "Really?!?!"

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: FILM110
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She's super sweet, and very caring! You'll love her! Lots of papers, and the quzzes/tests weigh heavily on the textboook and lecture content.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENG111
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great teacher. Tough grader. The weekly schedule: paper draft due Mon, peer review due by Wed, Final copy Fri. Discussion boards and journals due on Fri as well. You have to get online daily to show that you're participating, whether you're commenting on a peers DB or doing a small assignment per day.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: FILM110
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I adore Prof Hopp. I took her film course online and she was always very clear about what she was looking for in our work. It's a little more tedious than I expected for a gen. ed. requirement, but it was well worth it in the end. I would take a course with her again in a heartbeat. She really cares about her students and wants them to succeed.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: FILM110
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She is very tedious in what she wants for an online class. She doesn't give out a lot of homework, the time she gives is very reasonable and easy to get the work done on time. I have had her for two online classes and I felt they had less work to be done than if I was in a classroom.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HUM125
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took the summer online class and it was pretty easy, but a lot of work. She gave you 6 days to finish the weekly folder and I usually got it done in 3 days. Lots of reading but she's an easy grader EXCEPT for MLA style on the papers. She also gives you 25 points worth of extra credit

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: FILM110
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

If you think you're going to miss more than 2 days in her class, don't take her. After 2 absences, every 2 absences after that you lose a letter grade in the class. There are extra credit opportunities, but it's not worth the stress. The film class was interesting, but I won't be choosing her as a teacher again. The film 110 book is online though.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: FILM110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Most of the class isn't bad but good god the tests are miserable. 75 minute class and the entire test is "short answer". 2 paragraphs each at least 5 sentences a paragraph. There's at least 8 questions so by the time you are finished (if you finish) then your hand is ready to fall off. Basic film class taught by an english teacher. Pass if you can.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: LIT111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

We had a lot of reading to do with unrealistic expectations. I ended up looking up synopses in order to do my assignments. The assignments were easy, just very time consuming and long.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: HUM125
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took her class online, quite a bit of work every week but very organized, and straight forward. Every week is pretty typical. Discussion boards, quiz, watch it folder, journal entry and 2-3 major assignments throughout the course. Papers need correct citations and format. Easy class..

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HUMANITIES125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She couldn't care less what you write in your papers as long as you use MLA citations correctly. Too much writing for an art survey course. You will have a paper to be working on at all times.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: FILM110
• 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:

I loved her. She's really nice and helpful and grades fairly. The movies we watched were actually really good ones. I've heard she's a lot more demanding for her online classes, so I suggest taking it in person if you can. She gives extra credit opportunities too. She's pretty great. I'm really glad I took her class.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: FILM110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Jenn is not about to teach a blow off class, so if that's what you are looking for move along. Not the typical movies I expected to watch, all were very interesting and only disliked a few. This class was hard and extremely stressful, but it was very interesting. I learned quite a bit.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: FILM110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I took this class as a hybrid course. Only sign up for this class if you feel you would NOT procrastinate. She assigns you homework as if you don't have any other classes to focus on. She is a nice teacher, but very demanding at the same time.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: LIT111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She is very demanding. I took this class as an online 12 week course. We had to read a book every two weeks, Some times in one week, post to at least 2 discussion boards sometimes more, take 1-3 quizzes, and write a paper (there were four throughout the semester) weekly. I wouldn't recommend this class to a full time student with a job.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: LIT111
• 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:

Summer online class: Only take this class if you have time to read the books she assigns, that is the only way you will pass this class. It is made up of short 10 point quizzes over general information about storylines-nothing nitty-gritty. There are 4 papers, midterm, and final. If you read the books for understanding you will pass with an A.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ENGL110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I took this class as a hybrid. I enjoyed it. A lot of work. She's very helpful and very nice. I enjoyed her youtube bits. Overall good class. Not that tough of a grader.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: FILM110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

A lot of work for an easy class. Do not take it as a hybrid unless you are willing to do the work. 3 quizzes, 4 discussion boards, and test per unit. And she assigns a paper and final folder assignment on last day of class.