Mario Tommasi - University of Delaware, Newark, DE

Professor: Mario Tommasi

Department: Psychology

College: University of Delaware, Newark, DE

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PSYC451
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. I am an A student, I do well in my classes but this class is extremely unstructured and the expectations aren't clear. The work is overall not useful. He constantly is changing his standards and will never consider others' opinions. For the amount of work this class requires, it is certainly not worth it.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PSYC467
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This class wasn't bad at all if you know what he wants. Class is completely group-driven, and you need a good leader or the group will fail. Class is taught PBL style (problem based learning), so the students basically run the class and design their own projects. For essays and forum posts, be incredibly thorough and cite sources.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PSYC467
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS unless you really like group projects busy work and pointless classes do not take the child mental health seminar. It's unstructured you have a ton of assignments that are totally pointless and he is useless. He babbles for the first 2 hours of the class then assigns you a ton of irrelevant reading. i seriously wish i dropped

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PSYC467
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Love love love Dr. Tommasi!!! If you have the opportunity to take Child and Adolescent Mental Health with him, definitely take it. He really cares about his students and his class is sooo much fun. He is a funny guy and so nice. He has a lot of passion for the material of the course and it shows. My favorite psych prof at UD hands down.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PSYC467
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I have him this semester for Child and Adolescent Mental Health. The class is great. He uses a lot of real life examples and assigns projects and papers that are actually relevant and interesting. He is challenging and definitely makes you think but he makes the class atmosphere so comfortable. Dr.Tommasi is my favorite professor I've had at UD.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PSYC201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

very nice guy. notes are posted online, so it's not necessary to go to class. read the book and you'll do fine on tests

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PSYC201
• 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:

didn't like this class at all. Entire class is a powerpoint presentation where he randomly flips through slides. Don't really need to go to class but be prepared to study a lot of info for tests. Tests are short for the amount of info that he covers.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PSYC415
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Extremely easily persuaded (aka. a Fish), tries to be helpful, READ the book, it is where the tests come from. Only college class to take exams in groups. Extremely interesting experience.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PSYC201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very very boring lecture. Not very helpful--makes his office hour at 8am, doesn't give you his phone number or email, encourages you to go see the TA instead. Class is pointless--all you do is watch a power point presentation, which is posted online.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PSYC201
• 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:

Lecture can be boring....has a weird sense of humor....i think the TA knows more than he knows!! Tests are hard...memorize the book and you MIGHT be ok

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: 201
• 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:

Nice guy, boring lectures, tests have some hard questions and sometimes the material isn't covered.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Nice teacher; tells funny stories. But the class can be kind of boring sometimes. Exams are long and multiple choice, but not too hard. No cumulative final. Overall, a good class.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PSYC201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I have never felt so talked down to in a college class. I don't think that he's aware that we're not in elementary school. Just read the book.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PSYC415
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

nicest guy, funny sometimes...always willing to take students ideas for class, tests are done in pods...very fair grader

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PSYC201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

he's a pretty funny guy and tests aren't bad. posts all his notes online so you dont really have to go to lecture

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: 201
• 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:

interesting class, hard exams

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: 201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Good teacher, funny stories, easy class. Talks about his dog a lot.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PSYC201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Seems like a good teachers, likes his dog.