Warren Phillips - Iowa State University, Ames, IA

Professor: Warren Phillips

Department: Psychology

College: Iowa State University, Ames, IA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH230
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Warren made developmental psych easy and entertaining to learn. Attending lecture is not mandatory, but you gain extra insight as well as real life examples of a topic if you attend. There is extra credit as well as online homework using an online textbook that helps you study! HW is worth the time. Would 10/10 take this course again.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH230
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

This class is pretty easy. Just do the homework assignments and study guide and you will be fine on tests. Phillips is a nice guy with easy to follow lectures, but you don't necessarily need to actually go to class and you will be fine.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH230
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Amazing professor, easily my favorite of my first semester! Very respectful of students and happy to answer questions. Explains things very clearly during lecture with real-life examples. Only three exams that werent incredibly difficult, although you will want to study the reading material from homework assignments as well as lecture notes.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH230
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He made his lectures really interesting. He uses tophat to ask questions, but he doesn't use it for every single class so whether or not your attendance is recorded just depends. The homework was pretty easy, but you do have to do a fair amount of reading.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PSYC230
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I had developmental psychology with Warren. I can definitely say that this class was tough and required a lot of work, but you learn a lot. Warren is a great professor who you can tell genuinely cares about his students and even more about teaching psychology. If you study from the slideshows and do the reading, you should be fine. Warren is great!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH230
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Good professor but reads from slides so it's quite hard to dedicate your attention to especially since it's a 9 am. Tests are very easy if you read the textbook, homework is textbook based questions that reappear on the tests--offers ALOT of extra credit, attendance is graded to 25 points so you don't always have to show up to pass.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH230
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

If you do homework (super easy), complete all extra credit, and maintain a D average on exams, you will do great.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH230
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Fine lecturer, not boring, even for 8am. Answers any questions without being condescending. All material is posted online, so class isn't mandatory. I would suggest reading the textbook, but not taking notes on it. The textbook is required to do homework worth 1/3 of the points of your grade. Psychology trials required & offered for extra credit.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH230
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Phillips is a great professor and he really knows what he's talking about. He cares about his students and is almost always available to email or meet with. You have to do research studies and there's a homework assignment once a week, but all deadlines are pretty loose. Read the book and pay attention in lecture or tests will be difficult.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH230
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

So there is a VERY LARGE amount of extra credit that you can do, and if you do all of it, you just need to maintain a D average on the exams and finish all of your homework to get an A. Lectures are boring and he gives you no kind of study guide or list of concepts for exams.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH230
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He has a very soothing voice for a morning class and can easily get distracted but he's EXCELLENT to work with. Fixed my wrongly graded homework 3 times. Gives lots of extra credit opportunities. Easy to do homework during class

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH230
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I wish his lectures weren't at 8 am and that his voice wasn't so monotone. I went to the first 2 weeks of class only to fall asleep in each one and to look around and see that many other students had also fallen asleep. You need the access code because there is weekly online homework and it is super benefical to read the chapters before the exams.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH230
• 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:

Phillips is a great lecturer and is passionate about his area. You don't really need to go to his lectures since they are all on his blackboard but it helps to go. His tests are kind of hard since they are so broad and the study guide isn't much help, I always got around 42-46/70 on all three exams but I still ended with a decent grade.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PSY230
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I loved having Dr. Phillips! Lectures were great and the people that didn't do well on the tests obviously didn't study that hard because he pulls his test questions directly from the practice exams he posts. Do the extra credit, fill out the study guides, and this class will be easy! I only needed a 40% on the final to get an A because of the EC!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH230
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I took this class online and it was one of the easiest classes that I have taken. You are graded based on homework for each chapter (completion grade), 6 discussion posts (completion grade), 6 exams (which are taken at home), and research credit. You can receive extra credit by doing more than the required amount of research credit.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PSY230
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

In my opinion, this professor does not cover a lot of the material that he will put on the test. He does not give you a good idea of what will be on the tests (textbook/lecture wise). He drags on about certain topics that are rarely emphasized on the exams, so much so that he skips a lot of important material. The study guides are semi-useful.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH230
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Did not attend lecture, simply looked at study guides before exams and did well. No homework, just research credit that allows for lots of extra credit. Easy class.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PSY230
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Lectures are a waste of time, the sooner you realize that, the better. The test questions are all from the book (which I would highly recommend you read). On the exams I got an A-, B, and B- and ended up only missing a couple of points in the class thanks to the extra credit. Do all 20 credits research credits, it relives so much stress.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH230
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

If you ever have to take a Psychology class I would really recommend Warren. His class was very easy but I also learned a lot from it. All of his lectures are online and you do have to study for his tests but they're fairly easy. Be sure to do the extra credit, I ended up with an A in his class thanks to the EC.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH230
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I loved Dr. Phillips. His lectures made waking up for my 8 AM class so easy. However if you don't want to go the recorded lectures are online. If you pay attention and read the book/do the assignments before the exam you'll do fine