Lynette Renner - San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

Professor: Lynette Renner

Department: Education

College: San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: RWS280
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Not terribly difficult. Read the text and study the vocab words to easily get good grades on the weekly quizzes. Didn't care much for the readings. Papers on those were manageable. Get the major paper done as early as possible. Group critiques on papers. Professor calls on students. She's... interesting, but didn't mind her class for the semester.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: RWS280
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Pretty easy class I would say, dont get scared about the 20 page essay. I freaked out and it ended up being a piece of cake. Pretty chill class. Also, you do the same exact stuff in 305 so I plan to take her for that.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: RWS280
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Renner required one paper --- that's right --- only one. It is a long paper though 20-25 pages. The best part of this "only one paper" is that you work on it all semester and it is graded continually -- so lot's of feedback if you want it. There is a small vocab test once a week and extra credit is offered if you need it.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: RWS280
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I have to admit, I was intimidated by Professor Renner's reviews before I took her class. Then I was astonished that she has as many bad reviews as the ones listed below. To save you from intimidation and that gulp of fear you may be feeling after reading these reviews, I want you to know she is a great professor and there is no need to worry.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: RWS280
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

OMG, a LOT of WRITING! But she's very good with grading,

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: RWS200
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Ok professor but not great. Not a hard grader, but the class definitely isn't an easy A. You must go to office hours if you want at least an A-. We did easy vocab quizzes once a week and only two essays. However one of the essays was extremely long and pointless (25 pages of dialogue between debating characters). She goes off topic a lot.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: RWS200
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dont take this class. She assigns long readings which she hardly understands, and wants mostly fluff writing. The 25 page paper is made up of tangents, and you MUST participate and go to class. End of semester portfolio she lets you edit old papers/quizzes for regrading, though. Also she doesn't use blackboard so you never know your grade.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: RWS280
• 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:

She definitely needs to be evaluated. She is an arrogant, conniving and self absorbed professor who mainly teaches vocabulary rather then rhetorical writing. Also if you are not Caucasian she will make sly comments toward minorities that are degrading. With that being said I advise you to not take her class, and crash another class.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: RWS200
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

If you do your work at a high school level, you will do well in this class. However, you have to be able to hide your bias on controversial issues or your grade will plummet. She has very specific viewpoints and is not clear. There's weekly vocab & a 25 pg paper for the final 2 months of class but it's basically the only real paper you do all year.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: RWS200
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

You will love her or hate her. It is not hard to do well if you participate and listen. Each week you take a vocab quiz, that is easy if you pay attention to her review. You write 3 essays; 1 is 25 pages. You can revise. She is pretty wishy-washy on what she expects- UNLESS you take advantage of office hours. Only wants papers with her views.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: RWS280
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She is tough on grading. You are expected to read a chapter on vocabulary, pretty long, and get quizzed weekly. She assigned confusing essays to read, in which she does not clarify the essays for overall understanding. She sits on a high chair the entire class time with a designer purse that she will not put down. She needs to be re evaluated.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: RWS280
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The teacher ask to write too many papers and long essays, the way she want not the way you see yourself writing about and good about it. she has a quiz every class and she doesn't care wither the class know the martials or not.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: RWS280
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

The class was pretty easy to pass. She assigns a lot of material but if you actually give an effort and complete the material before the day that it's due, you'll do fine. I'll iterate it again, she's an easy grader as long as you give an effort.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: RWS280
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Vocabulary quiz every week and she is very unorganized. Also there is a dialogue essay which needs to be 20 pages. If you missed 2-3 classes she will not let you pass.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: RWS280
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This professor needs to be evaluated. The standards of SDSU are not met with this professor. The class goes off topic and on a tangent, nothing to do but be on your phone scheduling or doing other school work( which would be fair because she is so off topic and not focused on class) Class discussion is not relevant. There needs to be 30pts ExtraCrd

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: RWS280
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

accumulated points count for nothing miss certain tasks and you will not get the grade required to fulfill the writing requirements.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: RWS280
• Grade Received: P
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Besides all the useless busy work and making you redo every assignment, never telling you your grade she doesnt care about anyone but herself. She set up office hours the last week and told students to come at that time. there was a group of students waiting for her when we get an email saying traffic was bad so she decided to just go back home.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: RWS280
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Don't expect to learn much, I can say this was the most useless class I've ever taken at SDSU. Renner is... well WEIRD. She says the most awkward and inappropriate things it makes the whole class just go what? The class itself drags and the material isn't interesting. If you can find a better prof, do it

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: RWS305W
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

AVOID THIS CLASS LIKE THE PLAGUE. DO NOT TAKE IT. she talks endlessly, has extremely vague directions and requirements, class attendance counts, and there's practically a quiz or essay due every week. huge 20 page paper due at the end that isn't even relevant. this class is the definition of POINTLESS BUSY WORK.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: RWS280
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

DO NOT TAKE I REPEAT DO NOT TAKE. holds class from 7-9:45. we sit and talked about nothing. sitting there made me want to jump off a cliff. do not take. pointless essays and assignments every week. weekly quizzes on reading and vocab. huge paper due at the end thats pointless and will not help you in life.