Marvin Tossey - Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD

Professor: Marvin Tossey

Department: Social Work

College: Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: SOWK616
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

If you did not do well in Dr. T class, it is because you did not do the work ! You have to do your part as a student.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: SOWK617
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I can't say how great this professor is. He extended our time with assignments, gives us opportunities to fix our assignments if needed, gives second chances to do our quiz. He takes the time to record videos and also gives us feedback. He understands how life can be hectic for students, so he is flexible. He is the best professor I ever had.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: SOWK616
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Tossey is straight forward and realistic in his expectations of students. The workload was not abnormal for a research course and the exams were pretty simple if you went through the powerpoints.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: SOWK305
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Tossey has an incredible amount of knowledge on Policy. His classes are NOT boring in any sense. I learned so much about social work policy in his class. Wish he taught all of my classes. He is a joy to listen to.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: SOWK605
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Tossey is hilarious but his lectures are extremely boring. It was a hybrid class and the participation online counts JUST as much as in class. Make sure to watch the lectures online because he pulls information out of it for the exams. As long as you show up and pay attention you'll pass.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: SOWK605
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Tossey is very confusing and if you are not into macro social work the class can be a drag. He rambles on in class but make sure you print out the powerpoint notes and follow along, some things he mentions actually end up on the test. The book was a major help too cause like i said he is confusing.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: SOWK305
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Good professor. He is determined to have his students pass. He will give you extra time on assignments if needed. He teaches boring classes, but this is not his fault.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: SOWK305
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He teaches the most boring subject matter which gives him a negative rep. He's really goofy and will do anything to make sure you pass! Just VERY boring and not all so much clear on what he teaches

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: SOWK605
• 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:

Tossey was a good teacher. A little scatterbrained, but funny too. His classes are hard but he is fair.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: SOWK663
• 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:

Research and Policy are hard classes and kind of suck no matter who you take them with. Yes Tossy can be spacey, but he doesn't BS you. Do the work and he is willing to help. Overall, pretty good professor... I have only had him as a graduate student so it might be a little different for undergrad.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: SOW312N
• 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:

Just too much work. It hurts our other subjects as we only have so much time on our hands. Thus, taking him is destructive to the overall learning process. He really needs to rein in his ramblings and stay focused on the subject matter.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: SOWK305
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He talks in circles. He can't complete a full sentence without starting another totally random topic. His quiz questions are unclear. He doesn't respond to e-mails in a timely fashion.. hmm I could go on for days! You'd think he would be half way decent being the Dept. chair and all. NOPE! Avoid him.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: SOWK
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Challenging but I learned a lot!!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: 310AND315
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Dr Tossey just expects people to be smart and to be self-starters.....he gets frustrated when people want to be spoon fed. He's really smart so he's kind of spacey, and doesn't realize he is being unclear......However, he was very cool to me about letting me hand in papers that were very late. That was cool of him....

Rating # 15

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Considering he's dept chair he's a lousy teacher. Hard class. Not friendly or helpful. Expects students to get Cs or lower. Take research and policy with someone else!!

Rating # 16

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Avoid this professor!! Very tough. Not helpful. Doesn't care about students.

Rating # 17

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 18

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Very hard class with this teacher!! If possible, try to take Research and Policy with another professor in the deapartment. These are hard classes to begin with, and Dr. Tossey makes them even harder! Not friendly or helpful!

Rating # 19

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

lots of quizes but they help with the midterm. very boring and the paper sucks but he is easy about the debates

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: SOWK350
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

try to stay clear of him.... too much work, pop quizzes