Tim Devoogd - Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Professor: Tim Devoogd

Department: Psychology

College: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH2230
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The Behavioral Neuroscience (biopsychology) class was all lectures. There was nothing interactive about the entire class; just lectures and then the prelims. The lectures were dry and mostly stuff from the textbook. The syllabus says the textbook is mandatory, but I never had to use it. The prelims are long and many short answer questions.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH2230
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is nice person who is passionate and kind. I would not take this class again though bc the 3 exams that make up 90% of your grade are ENTIRELY short answer & he expects ridiculously specific answers without giving clear specificity in the questions.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH2230
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

DeVoogd is an all around great guy. Cares about his students and is very helpful outside of class. You definitely need to work hard, but the resources are there and he wants to help.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH2230
• 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 personally feel that this class wasn't as hard as the reviews suggest. Exams make up 90% of final grade. He gave 5% extra credit, which I had 4. GO TO THE LECTURES, or you can in no way figure out how to answer some of the questions. Before exams, memorize his slides carefully, and study the pictures and reviews in the textbook. Median was a B+.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH2230
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This is an interesting class, but the professor gives no details about what he expects and everything is a surprise. On test, each question is graded separately but no correct answers or feedback is given. He goes on tangents about animals and his research and his friends' research in lecture and tests on small details so pay attention.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH2230
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Good, interesting and inspiring lectures, which explain the topics well. Attending the lectures is important to score well. Most of the test material is covered in class, and things he teaches in lectures are far more likely to come on the tests than the general stuff in the text, you can probably just study from his power points and do fine.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH2230
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Impossible tests. Do not take unless you have photographic memory so you can memorize the textbook. Expects essays on short response. No multiple choice at all. Lectures are too one-dimensional and are really quite useless. His lectures, however, go over small details that somehow show up on the test.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH2230
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Last sem was the first time Devoogd taught this class, and it was definitely more challenging than I expected. However, if you studied (focusing on what he covered in class and using the book to get the smaller details), you do fine. Extremely helpful at explaining concepts if you can go to his office hours. Doesn't respond to emails very quickly.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH2230
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I never write reviews. However, I needed to in this case. AVOID THIS CLASS if it's taught by him. Students have no idea about what's going to be on the test. Literally studied like crazy for this class and still got a C- because tests were so random. barely learned from reading the textbook and going to lectures. All around HORRIBLE TEACHER

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH2230
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

AVOID THIS CLASS. Does not respond to emails. Lecture slides are vague. First year teaching this class, an INTRO level course. Blackboard has nothing useful, we have 2 "writing assignments" due at our final, NO information has been posted regarding it. Ridiculous amount of content for tests; mix of book & lecture. Class avg is around C-. Miserable.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH332
• 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:

not helpful, absolutely irresponsible and NEVER responded to any emails - just plain disrespectful. I loved the subject before i took his class, HATED it after!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BIONB328
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is very detail-oriented in his exams. Be sure you know ALL of the details in order to pass or else you are screwed. He is a VERY harsh grader. In his own words "It's easy to get partial credit, but hard to get full credit". Don't expect full credit unless you write a novel for each question.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BIOPSYCHOLOGY
• 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:

I took Tim's class in Biopsychology Lab years ago, and found it truly a great class which taught one about research protocols. I also had the honor to work with Dr. DeVoogd in his bird lab, it was a great experience. His class inspired me to go on to medical school and pursue a surgical field. Highly recommmend it.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH324
• 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:

Awesome guy...great teacher and advisor. He taught me a lot through his class, but it never felt like much work. The brain identification test is hard, though. Really easy to talk to and knows tons. This lab class requires a lot of time, but is sooo worth it.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BIONB324
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This was a great class with a great professor.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BIONB324
• 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:

Probably the best professor I've ever had. I don't know about his lecture course, but the lab course was my favorite class ever! The experiments were really interesting and I learned a lot. He was also very helpful and I don't know what everyone is complaining about because he always responded to my e-mails within hours of when I sent them.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH332
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Used lots of overheads which made class very boring, and didn't provide the overheads anywhere else, so if it was blurry, which it often was, or if it was only up for a moment, which was often the case, you missed it. All of the tests were graded way too subjectively.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BIONB328
• 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: Mandatory

Comment:

Never has real lesson plans...wouldn't take the class if I could do it over again! Not very reliable and doesn't reply to emails. Tests are really hard.

Rating # 19

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

He was my advisor. waited for 3 hours in his office for my PIN, he never showed, then never responded to my emails after that. Hard to find.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: 324
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

really cares about students. helpful if asked