Laura Madson - New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM

Professor: Laura Madson

Department: Psychology

College: New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PSY201G
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Was a very good teacher, I learned a lot from this class. There is a lot of work but it is not hard. However, you cannot miss an assignment, she will not accept late work.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PSY101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Really good professor and easy class if you are on top of your work! Very easy readings, activities and writing assignments are time consuming but nothing worse than that!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PSY201G
• 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 gives a lot of assignments and quizzes so don't think you can skip the class and your grade wont drop soon. the research credits and writing assignments take up a very good part of your out of class assignment scales. Don't take this class if you want a easy grade or already have a heavy course load.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PSY201G
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Loved her! There is a lot of work, but very easy questions if you read the book. The only way you will get a bad grade is if you dont do your work, not show up to class, and get bad grades on team quizzes. Its not hard to pass her class but it is hard to fail her class!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PSY201G
• 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:

Decent class, if you do all the work and do it well then you will end up with at least a B. It is a lot of homework, but not very difficult. Class work is easy. Just dont slack off or your grade will drop

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PSY201G
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I would not take this class again. Shes a decent lecturer, textbook is decent, and there's a lot of busy work. Normally, this isnt too bad. However, she is extremely tough on grading. She gives no specific feedback, other than a shoddy rubric. She also puts you into permanent teams, but will give you zeroes on assignments if you all work together.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PSY201
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Literally the worst class i've ever taken. You won't learn much about psychology and you will be forced to buy her book that she wrote. Her GAs that grade are extremely tough graders. The class is based almost entirely on group work (by the way you don't get to choose the group). I would really recommend you take another class & or professor!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PSY201
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Assigns hw frequently before going to class and its very helpful to learn the material before going to class.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH201
• 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:

The textbook was one she wrote herself so she did not talk much in lectures. There are lots of group projects and they are heavily loaded (you also need to do so much individual work for the group work to count towards your grade) and her papers are worth a lot. She also uses a lot of tables in all her assignments which do not help much at all.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PSY201G
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

DO NOT TAKE. You will spend hours doing the most pointless homework that you will probably fail because she is such a tough grader. You never know what your actual grade is because of her weird grading until the end of the semester when it is too late to fix. She makes you use her $80 book filled with pointless info and worksheets. Again DONT DO IT

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PSY201G
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

DO NOT take this class or professor unless necessary. It is group work that you will be forced to do yourself if wanted done right, material primarily learned from unclear readings done at home, and work graded in the most confusing, worst way in which you can never predict or possibly imagine how to save your grade. A ton of work for no reward.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PSY201G
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She is a very hard grader and does not accept late work at all, no matter the situation. Her textbook can be hard to understand sometimes because of grammar and spelling errors.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PSY201G
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Avoid at all costs!!! You learn almost nothing about psychology and you have to teach yourself from her self-written textbook full of pointless busy work. You get put into groups that will be responsible for the majority of your grade so you're out of luck if they suck. The class is structured so badly that you do 80% of the work in the last month.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PSY201G
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If you do not go to class, you will not pass. She allows ZERO make up work or anything and does not budge to help anyone, even student athletes. I had to miss class because of my sport and she said I could do everything before but never after and there was soooo much stuff to do before.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PSY101
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Unless you wanna talk about the fact that chlorine turns her on (yes, she discussed this with us during class) don't take her class. She isn't always specific with instructions and when you ask she acts like you're an idiot. The book you have to buy is written by her and doesn't teach anything, much like her. Avoid at all costs if possible.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PSY201
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Don't take her class. You get stuck in a group all semester long and she is an extremely hard grader which can really hurt you with the group projects. She also isn't flexible on late work and doesn't help when you ask for it.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PSY201G
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I really did not like this class. You are forced to work in teams, and you do not learn anything. DO NOT TAKE HER! there are many more professors in campus that can teach you better. She grades really hard and does not teach you anything. If your team does not read for the lecture you will not get a good grade.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: 201G
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Madson is one of the best professors! I really enjoyed her class. There was plenty of work to do but you are only graded on 3 questions. The class consists of team-work and I actually had pretty good teammates. If you miss class you won't pass. The book needs to be purchased, and you cannot rent it.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PSY201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Good professor just a lot of work especially if you get put in a bad team.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PSY201G
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This class is very entertaining she is a great instructor. She does give a lot of homework and reading her textbook is a must. The homework is based on the book and its content. She is hilarious. Her class is not very difficult it's all based on your commitment on doing the homework as well as the research credits. No final. Pure Group Projects.