Kay Neeley - University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

Professor: Kay Neeley

Department: Engineering

College: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: STS2500
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

For a professor teaching in the Engineering school, has very little understanding of any sort of technology. Uploads 40 page pdfs with pages all rotated differently, can't upload files to collab correctly, constantly has students explaining basic things like Google Drive to her. Frustrating to watch.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: TCC200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Neeley was the probably the single best course instructor I had during my time at U.Va. She challenged me to think of engineering as more than just technical achievement without a social or ethical context. I am a better business professional thanks to her.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: STS1010
• 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:

Neeley is very serious about the material and wants you to be into it. Jonas Hart was one of my favorite TAs ever. Just learn the main points of each reading and you should do fine.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: STS150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Horrible class. Learned literally nothing from it and it can make you very frustrated because it seems to be the same no matter how hard you try.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: STS1500
• 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:

Most boring class in history. Assignments are borderline idiotic, with prompts that let you know you have to BS to get it done. Readings are terrible. Lecture is disorganized. Professor seems to be rather stuck up. PhD in English, teaching a bunch of engineers random philosophy. Suffer through.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: STS1010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Says some interesting things sometimes, but other times you walk out of lecture irate that 75 minutes of your life has vanished. The papers weren't too bad, but be prepared to make something up to meet the word count requirements.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: STS1010
• 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:

Absolutely terrible class. Every lecture is the same useless material and she acts like it is the most important thing that has ever happened to you. She won't admit defeat and comes across as slightly arrogant. Do not take STS if you don't have to.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: STS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

So much reading. Thinks that engineers just think they work hard, and tries to tell us we don't. Many useless readings. Test is difficult even if you read the readings because multiple choice questions are basically opinions. Suck up.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: STS200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Worst ever. Pompous attitude seething underneath endless discussions of the most trivial subjects you can think of.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: STS200
• 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:

HARD, but fair. Interesting discussions and topics. I felt like I got the same grade no matter how hard I tried. Great teacher, but requires a lot of work and attention in class.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: STS200
• 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:

Addicted to the word 'notion' and will get it stuck in your head. I also got the same grade for everything on a wide variety of effort. She'll make you work like an english grad student but as for herself?..?? *Seems like a very nice lady but treat her like you're stone-hopping across a rapid river. 1 wrong step and you're shtlisted.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: STS200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

We do have other classes besides STS, and I have more work for this class than for any other class. Also, didn't tell us the date by which we had to read a huge book until the week before. Probably has killed 3 small forests from just the handouts she's given us so far this semester.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: STS200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very impartial in class discussions; gives you the same grade for everything. BONUS: cooked us yummy dinner at her huge house and we watched a movie for the class afterward. It was very nice, she is also very considerate and nice

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: STS200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Thought she was great and selected her again for ENGR302. Then the nitemare started. She wrote me recomms for grad school apps which she later WithDrew W/O telling me b/c another prof badmouthed me to her, thereby causing irreparable damage to my future. she sure can smile but ruthless

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: STS401
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: STS401
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She'll make you read 300 pages per week, and she'll give you a terrible grade. She plays favorites, and seems to give you the same grade on every assignment regardless of how hard you try. Nice lady though, very hard, and bad grades. Boo

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: TCC401
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She's way too demanding. I mean, we do have other courses that probably matter a whole lot more than TCC. Nice lady and very into her work, but a Nazi behind the grading pen.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: TCC200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Neeley was my favorite teacher this last semester. She admits when the material is a little boring and does what she can to make it better. Overall, the class was interesting and the work required really helped to learn the material.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: TCC200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: TCC200
• 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:

A great TCC instructor, makes class interesting and enjoyable. Approachable and cares about her students. Fair grader.