Xiufen Lu - Wichita State University, Wichita, KS

Professor: Xiufen Lu

Department: Philosophy

College: Wichita State University, Wichita, KS

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PHIL100
• Grade Received: C-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She's a very tough grader when it comes to papers. She makes you read at least 6 textbooks. She is passionate about philosophy, but she is too smart to teach it. She can be very confusing when trying to get us to understand her teachings.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PHIL100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

No need to read the textbooks. Everything you need to know for these easy tests are discussed in lecture. She gives out study guides. Three essays. While she explains what she is looking for in the essay she is giving you the answers. Low maintenance and easy A class.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PHIL100
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

It's quite clear that she is very passionate about what she teaches. When we went over Confucius's writings, it was very obvious she knew much more about Chinese literature than she taught. Class uses 6 small, cheap books to go over, with a quiz over each. There is 3 short writing assignments of 800 words or less. Show up, do your reading, its an A

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PHIL100
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

It's very hard to make an A in her class. The tests have a lot of points and not many questions so if you'd miss more than two problems, your grade could dive. Lectures were alright. Overall, she was true to her syllabus schedule. It's an acceptable course for gen eds, but would not recommend for those needing a high GPA.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PHIL100G
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She knows what she's talking about but has no clue how to teach it. Most of her lectures are very repetitive over the course of two weeks. Her study guides are not very helpful. Her "quizzes" are generally tests.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PHIL100
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Lectures were long and boring. If you paid attention, then you will do well on the tests. The final is extra credit and can bump your grade up 10%. She chooses random names for attendance, so just go everyday. You are only allowed to miss three classes before it hurts your grade. Her wording on tests can be confusing at times.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PHIL100
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She's a sweet lady and she will try to answer any questions as well as she can. 45% of the grade is the average of the quizzes, 45% is the average of the papers, and 10% is attendance. The final is worth extra credit: up to 10%. Memorize study guides. I never opened my books. The papers are okay, just answer prompt completely.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PHIL100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Lu is just an great professor. She has much more wisdom than other professors. It's not a hard class if you read the textbooks. Remember Socrates divine sign? That's referring to our "Higher self". Other metaphysical concepts includes past life regressions, chakras, astral realm/projection, lucid dreaming, that are not covered in class.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PHIL100
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Her accent isn't hard to understand, but her teaching style is confusing. She gives study guides for the quizzes, but they have nothing to do with what is actually on the quiz. Her expectations aren't clear for the papers, so good luck. Lots of reading.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PHIL100
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Her accent isn't that bad. Her essays can be really confusing because you have no idea what she is grading you on. Tests are pretty straight forward she gives you study guides and that's mainly what's on the test. She keeps on topic basically the whole class. You can tell that she is passionate.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PHIL00
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Multiple essays throughout the semester. Tests are difficult, study guides are given but don't really pertain to the actual tests. Has an accent, but I didn't have trouble understanding what she was saying. The final was for extra credit because everyone's grades were pretty low.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PHIL100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Boring, boring, boring class. It was a struggle to stay awake and focus. Should be an easy class though. Seven quizzes that she gives study guides for and goes over right beforehand. No need to read the books if you attend the lectures unfortunately. Four 2-page essays, must answer her exact questions or you won't get credit. Has accent.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PHIL100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Pretty easy class. She pretty much goes over all the test questions right before the test and tests are all multiple choice and only 15 Q's. If you go to class you'll have all you need to know and not have to read the books. Never studied once for this class

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PHIL100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very nice teacher, reading the text is necessary. If you actually read the books then the quizzes are a piece of cake, and often she goes over the reading in more detail during class. Easy essay grader. She does have an accent but it's not difficult to get past.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PHIL100
• 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:

This class is probably the most boring class I have ever taken. Her quizzes are difficult and do not even pertain to the study guide. Thank God, for the essays that are helping me out. The essays are lifesavers!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PHIL100
• 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 is nice and I had no problems with her accent. Tests were easy A's IF you read material and/or attended classes & took notes, & reviewed her test prep. Some people wanted to prove their political/religious views were superior, and forget it's a class about the historical dead guys views & thoughts...not theirs, so study & answer accordingly.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PHIL100
• 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:

The tests were horrible! The study guides were useless because whatever was on the study guide was not on the test. Several tests. 4 essays. This class had more work than my other 3 combined! Very boring lectures. I did poorly on all my tests because of the crappy study guides but managed a B+ due to doing great on the essays. Hard

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PHIL100
• 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:

I would have to agree, BEWARE!!! Everything that is said right below is right on the mark. study guide, syllabus, even the class lectures were all useless. Extremely unorganized, taught nothing the course catalog description described. Chinese linguistics and her pride in Chinese egalitarianism and politics overshadowed the class. !!!BEWARE!!!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PHIL100
• 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:

BEWARE!! Lectured daily on Eastrn Phil for Westrn Phil class. The lectures were over Eastrn Linguistics instead of material covered in the quizzes and essays. She was very unorganized. Her study guides were useless. She did not follow her syllabis at all & it was impossible to figure out her grading scale after she made changes without clarifying.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PHIL350
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very interesting teacher--grades tough on tests but gives you the questions to study in advance, & while the paper subjects are hard she grades easy on them. I would never have managed to get through the material (Confucius/Mencius/Xunzi/Daoism...) without attending every class and taking good notes--so very glad she did a lot of reviewing!