Ruth Day - Duke University, Durham, NC

Professor: Ruth Day

Department: Psychology

College: Duke University, Durham, NC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PSY102
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She was super sweet and really cared about the topic. She makes an effort to engage the class through many demonstrations, which is why its important to show up (slides also aren't posted online). Most of your grade comes from a midterm and final (noncumulative) and a project where you create your own demo for the class which is fairly easy.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PSY102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Extremely boring lectures. Textbook is great - cogpsych is super interesting & easy to understand. Day is smart & knowledgable, but too arrogant & not a good teacher. Only 2 tests, a project, and online labs. Tests were whacky and confusing - had to memorize her bad teaching to do well; actual knowledge didn't help too much. Waste of a bad grade.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PSY668
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Quirky, funny, and really enthusiastic about the subject matter. This class seems to be right in the wheelhouse of her research. Readings were rarely discussed in class, but participation and attendance were really important. No exam or final paper, but three short papers over the course of the semester. Easy but still interesting.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PSY102
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Professor Day is really nice, but a little full of herself. She thinks she knows everything about everything. However, this doesn't affect the class at all. If you go to every lecture and do all the reading the tests are super easy, and she's an easy grader on other assignments. The material is boring, but a pretty easy class.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PSY102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This class was so unbelievably boring that it was the first time I distinctly looked forward to being out of a class at Duke. She clearly thinks she is the coolest thing out, and has a very superior air to her. I wouldn't recommend this class if you are just taking survey level classes for a psych major/minor. Take a different one.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PSY102
• 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:

Extremely boring class. The material is mostly uninteresting, her lectures have the appearance of being organized but are actually very difficult to take organized notes on, and she's rather obsessed with herself. She's always telling anecdotes about how much of boss she thinks she is from working at Yale and traveling around the country. Egotistic

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PSY102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She's extremely enthusiastic professor who uses very elaborate and clear ppt notes to supplement lecture. All of her examples are very applicable to real life, and I have personally found myself unintentionally using concepts learned in this class in others ones. Tests mostly based off lecture, so if u attend class & read the book, u shud do fine!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PSY102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She's an extremely enthusiastic professor who uses very elaborate and clear ppt notes to supplement lecture. All of her examples are very applicable to real life, and I have personally found myself unintentionally using concepts learned in this class in others ones. Tests mostly based off lecture, so if u attend class & read the book, u shud do fin

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PSY102
• 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:

Likes to brag. Not to teach.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PSY134
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This professor was very into herself and not helpful at all. The class was OK and assignments were random but easy.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PSY92
• 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:

Due to the boring and irrelevant teaching style, this was the worst class I have ever taken at Duke. The material wouldn't be difficult if it was taught correctly, so my advice to anyone attempting to take Cognitive Psy: Please do not take it with Ruth Day. She's kind, yet boasts of herself often&doesn't have the teaching abilities to back it up.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PSY92
• 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:

I'm a psych minor and this was one of the most boring classes I've ever taken. prof Day is very nice and certainly animated in lectures, but the material covered is useless. very few grades in the class - one midterm, one paper, one final, so if you mess one up it's hard to recover. wouldn recommend this class. not sure why others r so enthusiastic

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PSY134
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Grading entirely based on short papers. Grades on papers are seemingly arbitrary and there are clear favorites in the class. Final grades are completely subjective and in general not reflective of effort put into assignments. Lectures did not do much at all to inform assignments, so much guesswork is involved.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PSY134
• 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:

somewhat self-centered, vague, apparently never gets enough sleep, verbose in lectures

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ABC123
• 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:

A miserably vague teacher. She mostly gets by on charisma, not substance. Just can't structure a class.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PSY92
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Great professor--really enthusiastic and tries to make lectures fun with demos...though the format is weird, the tests are easy if you go to class. She really wants students to do well and tries to get to know everyone. Definitely take 92 with her!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PSY99
• Grade Received: 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:

awesome class, day does lots of demos to keep the class interesting, cog labs are very easy to get good grades on, would definitely recommend this class to anyone...this class is not boring! and people say her grading is subjective, but she tries to be very fair and understanding...day is a great teacher genuintely enthusiastic about what shes teac

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PSY92
• 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:

Too excited for her own good. Tests were oddly formatted, but alright in difficulty. The 'CogLabs' were really hard to get a good grade on. Subjective on final grades.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PSY92
• 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:

lots of demos, tries to get to know her students. I can see why some people might not have liked the class itself, but I definitely enjoyed it and would recommend it - and would recommend Prof. Day for any class...

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PSY92
• 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:

Good professor. Interesting lectures. Uses a lot of demonstrations. Easy tests (if you bother to read and attend class) and, although her grading scale is a little subjective, it is also fair. She also tries to get to know her students outside of class. I recommend taking Psy 92 with Dr. Day.