Laura Forker - University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA

Professor: Laura Forker

Department: Business

College: University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: POM651
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Professor Forker is amazing! Great communication via feedback or e-mail which is critical in online classes. All of the work is clearly listed and the grading is straight-forward. I would honestly take all my MBA courses from her if I could!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: POM679
• 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:

Great professor and interesting class. I took the 4 week summer course so it was a lot of work jammed into a short period of time. She is very organized and the course syllabus was broken down by day. A lot of work but not overwhelming. I was able to get an A without going crazy. Quizzes were relatively easy.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: POM651
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Boring class, but delivery was good. POM651 was very much self guided, with a good deal of group work. Nothing really to write home about concerning difficulty. Do the work and you'll be fine. Overall a good class and a good professor.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: POM651
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She doesn't give any lessons and expect you to complete all the homework at home Classes are mostly done online instead of face to face Boring class

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: POM651
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Don't expect a lot of feedback throughout the term on regular assignments, or much communication at all. However, quiz feedback is *very* detailed, and very helpful to understanding what you did right vs. what you did wrong. If you provided an incorrect figure and subsequent answers were based off that wrong amount, you'll still get decent credit.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: POM446
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Poorly organized professor, changes the syllabus on a whim. Exam questions are pulled from case study questions in class reviews, but getting answers correct seem like a roll of the dice even if they're word for word what was said or written in class by the professor. Tips for passing: Show interest in the subject, speak up in class, and study alot

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: POM345
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She is awesome! She is nice and really cares about her students. she gave three tests, the 1st test was very hard, but the 2nd test she gave us all the questions and then there is a final. She drops the lowest test grade and the project is worth 50% of the grade. If you are nice to her she is good to you. Don't buy the book, you don't need it!!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: POM345
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

There's two tests a non cumulative final and a group project *Drops the lowest test grade and group project is 50%* The first test you Gonna have to study for. You get a formula sheet but not enough. next tests, she Gave us the questions. She makes mistakes like any other teacher if you're good to ehr she's good to you. H/W gone over in class.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: POM345
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Good teacher, well grader, but boring topics in class. If you attend sometimes, read (& undestand) the slides which she sends out via email and take the exams (which are not so difficult), then you should at least score a B.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: POM490
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Didn't learn a thing in this class. Pointless class to begin with and basically all made up. She would just go over slides for 3 hours. The midterm and test were done at home and a project. The questions on the tests were completely out there and not on the notes or readings she sent.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: POM345
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She's not bad at all! Tests are easy if u go to class. She goes over the hw and puts it on the tests. She's really helpful too...esp. outside of class. I would definitely take her again!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: POM345
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Easy class if you want a B. She scales everything but her tests are questions out of no where. she lets you use a one sided sheet with notes. One group project. Lectures are so boring but attendance is NOT mandatory

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: POM345
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Does not even know her own material, cheat sheet but questions on test are from left field, not a good teacher.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: POM345
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Nice lady and helpful but she is kinda.. not fully there. Classes and homework arent mandatory but she goes over some useful things from the hw that are on the tests, can use a one sided cheat sheet, group project/presentation=easy, tests are pretty hard bc she doesnt go over everything in class bc she just reads from the slide handouts she gives

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MGT345
• 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:

No Comments

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MGT300S
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She is wicked cute! Get an early start on the project (everything's mostly online) 3 tests no final. Find someone who took it last year and get the tests!!!! the first one is math and the rest are definitions. Hello? She also lets u bring one page of notes (which we all no how to make those crazy sheets! I would deffinately take her again!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MGT345
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

This class isnt that bad at all. She's so cute, really boring but nice! There is virtually no homeowrk at all. She assigns stuff but there's no need to do it if you go to class cuz she just goes over it anyways! 3 multiple choice tests, no final, and a huge project (like we all haven't had them b4)! She's really not bad I would take her again! :)

Rating # 18

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

she sucks so bad, i worked over 20 freaking hours on her stupid final prject and she gives me a C+ in the class, im pissed, shes a weirdo too and doesnt know how to teach at all. I get all a's and some b's in all my classes i have a 3.5 and she gave me a C, so i guess that tells you something, if you can take it with someone else DO IT! avoid!!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PROCESSMGT
• 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:

She has got to be the worst prof. ever... the whole class all i could wait for was the end of the year evaluation to tell her how much she sucked, but she didnt even give us one...im sure she knew we hated her... DO NOT TAKE HER if u dont have to, i had a required class and she is the only one teaching it so i got screwed.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MGT345
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Took off full credit if every single step wasnt shown on tests in the calculations down to simple adding and subtraction w/ carying digits. Her class is torture to sit through and she takes attendence daily. Complete waste of my time and money, I can honestly say I didnt learn anything in her class. Avoid at all costs.