Joy Flynn - Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA

Professor: Joy Flynn

Department: Fine Arts

College: Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: DRAWI300
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Flynn is the best!!! Her Drawing 3 class was one of the most enjoyable classes Ive taken at SCAD. Her grading criteria is clear and she gives good feedback. If you put effort into your projects youll get a good grade, simple as that. 10/10 would take her class again.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: DRAW101
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This was one of the hardest classes I've ever had to take. The directions to the projects were so complicated and vague. She grades really hard and nitpicks everything. If you didn't do the directions completely correct for a project she'll just fail you. When talking to her over email she seemed like a nice person but an awful teacher.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: DRAW101
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Flynn is super understanding and a really great person, but you will drown in homework. The drawings take FOREVER and they're pretty dreadful in my opinion, although, I don't think she creates the coursework. All I have to say is, I never want to work with charcoal or pastels again.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: DRAW102
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great teacher, I feel I learned a lot from her. She is very nice as well! There is a lot of homework for this class. You will always have at least 3+ hours of homework (not including projects) every weekend. Some of the homework isn't so great but some of it really helps develop your drawing skills and learn a lot about your own style!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: DRAW101
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Tons of homework, but a lovely person! Really long and thorough critiques, she really helps you throughout the whole process. However be prepared to rush to finish all the assignments because of time restraints. Overall, a great learning experience and very supportive environment.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: DRAW101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Way too much homework, enough to be worth a full semester of credits, no joke. Way way way too much course load. Do not take drawing 2 with her

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: DRAW101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Flynn is a lovely person and a good professor but she assigns a TON of work. If you aren't willing to put in a lot time and effort, I would definitely not recommend this class.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: DRAW101
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She was not very clear about her grading. She assigned so much work you felt as if you were only taking her class alone. This class was stressful and hectic. And we had to do reading assignments for a drawing class! I learned nothing from the reading! I had to switch back to film as a major from animation because of her class! Do not take her class

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: DRAW101
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I honestly hated her class, shes probably the worst drawing teacher Ive had so far. She just wont shut up! you barely draw. She lectues you on a bucnh of useless things and makes you go through an entire process just to get one unfinished looking still life done. Be prepared to draw the same still life over and over again.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: DRAW101
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Her feedback and super helpful and does a nice job of stating the pro and cons of your piece. Gives a decent amount of studio time in class but still a good amount of lecturing too. Tends to pick favorites and gives a lot of homework. Also you have to check your emails and blackboard to be clear of the assignments and homework

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: DRAW101
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Professor Flynn just doesn't shut up, on her working studio class she will lecture the first hour and a half, leaving you little to no time to work, she also behaves as her class is the only one you have, giving you insane amount of work for the next day, be prepared to skip other classes to finish it, we had 4 things due for the same class.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: DRAW101
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I transferred to SCAD last quarter and I was nervous about taking a drawing class when my major wasn't drawing specific. But, Prof Flynn was so encouraging and dedicated to helping to me and all the other students in my class that it made me excited to go to my drawing class. I would take her again if I had the opportunity.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: DRAW101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I love Professor Flynn as a person. As much as her class stressed me out, I couldn't hate her because she's a kind and understanding person. Although, the class STRESSED ME OUT. The most work I've ever had in a class. Big projects & small assignments assigned every week. Projects you have to get done on your own time. Learned a lot, but struggled.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: DRAW101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

There are really only two issues that I have with this professor. First is that her grading isn't very clear. Sometimes I would get a B on an assignment instead of the A I was expecting and she wouldn't give a clear reason as to why. Second, she heavily limits creative freedom leading to unoriginal or boring pieces of art.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: DRAW101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This is the worst class I've ever had, I wish I had left when I could during add/drop week. I've never been assigned so much homework in my life it's the most overwhelming class I've ever taken. I wouldn't recommend this for ANYONE in fact, I'd consider this class to be psychological torture.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: DRAW101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Flynn is a very sweet woman. Understanding and fair. The main problem I had with her was that she was very unclear and confusing with assignments. Often times I'd leave class so confused as to what the homework or even what the project was about. I learned a lot in her class, that's for sure. If you follow the directions to a T you should be fine.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: DRAW101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She is really nice, but you have a TON of homework. She overlaps major projects with at home projects, she makes her in-class- still life's (which are hung on the wall in class) something you have to complete on your own time, it is an unreasonable amount of work.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: DRAW101
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

You will have to buy a book, and take notes for every week. expect big projects and small assigments for almost every class. If you are not good at drawing, I wont recommend this professor to you. Although she is a really nice person and you will learn a lot about making good compositions.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: DRAW101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I liked Prof. Flynn. Her class was challenging, but I really liked the freedom she gave us on some of our projects. Do your homework. She assigns textbook note-taking, that is not hard at all, and is helpful for the upcoming project. Do your assignments and follow instructions and you won't have any problems in class.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: DRAW101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I would not recommend this professor for this course.