Laurie Houske - El Camino College, Torrance, CA

Professor: Laurie Houske

Department: Political Science

College: El Camino College, Torrance, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: POL1
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Shes ok, I wouldn't want to take her again. She doesnt explain things entirely well and is hard to follow sometimes but you should pass

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: POLI1
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Shes really knowledgeable about the subject and has no issue going into further detail if needed. She talks the whole time but if you take good notes and listen youll be fine (she also provides the note sheets for you).

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: POL1
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Doesn't put the grades online so you don't really know what your grade is. I took her for fall and she still hasn't put the grades up and grades were due yesterday. Lectures are her talking the whole time. Tests are pretty straight forward. Decent class. Cool person overall.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: POLITICALSCI1
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Took poli sci 1 online during the spring. This class was so easy I forgot that I even was taking this class a few times during the semester.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: POLI2
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She never grades assignments on time and then she opened her class late and then the online quizzes are confusing and some of the answers from the online quizzes are not in the book and it caused me to have a low grade and I am scared. She does not respond to email soon if you email and I would not recommend taking her online class.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: POLISCI2
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She is alright and her online class is manageable. The due dates in her online class are flexible because she has assignments due on the last day of the semester however it is nice but it would be nice for her to grade assignments on time and I would not recommend doing everything last minute in the last week of the semester and it is alot of work.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: POL1
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took her summer course online. The assignments are manageable, but putting effort in the assignments is needed. The tests are on Canvas, Midterm and final are 100 questions. There are two writing assignments 5 topic journal and a 4-5 page paper. Discussion board is mandatory and Pearson Revel is needed. Do not wait on the last week to do the work

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: POL1
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

POLI-1-2716; Governments US/Calif Spring Semester 2018 02/10/18 - 06/08/18 -- - You write your own attendance on roll sheet - READ class book, take GOOD notes to maximize odds of good score on tests - Note take in-class, TURN in notes at end of course - 2 EC opportunities (20 pts. ) - 1 written assign. - Online syllabus (search up name w/ class

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: POL1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If you have any questions about the class, exam, homework, you have to directly go to her so you can get answer. ALSO, no textbook uses, no powerpoint given. you have to listen every single things in entire class so you can study for the exam. Oh! and no study guide!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: POL1
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I took her online class on Winter 2018 and was a solid class. She is not so active online but lays everything she wants in the beginning with her syllabus! If you do all your assignments on time easy A! There are just 3 discussion boards, 5 political journals, a midterm, final, and a paper

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: POLISCI1
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I took Houske online for Summer 2017. She did not have any specific due dates, everything just had to be dine by the end of the semester. There are 12 chapter exams, a midterm, a final, political journal, and a paper. Very easy grader, very easy class. She is not very active online, but she posts the syllabus and lays out everything clearly.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: POLI1
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took her Poli1 online class and she never responded to any of my emails and the majority of my classmates were confused throughout the enitre course. I ended up with an A, but the class was extremely stressful since we really had no idea what was going on.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: POLI1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Not my favorite subject but Houske made it interesting! The class is not very demanding and if you take good notes during her lectures, you will be OK for the tests. Extra credit is available which can really help your grade!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: POLISCI6
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I liked the professor, but I honestly had a hard time figuring out what she wanted in her tests! I wrote so much content but she always told me to be more detailed. Most of my tests were extremely high B's. 88 & 89s. So close. At least she gives extra credit! I really liked her lectures and she was all fact and zero opinion.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: POLI1
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Houske is amazing. Her lectures are organized and informative. She's easy to learn from and offers chances at extra credit. The textbook isn't mandatory but I used it to fill in the note sheets on days I was absent. She also doesn't teach opinion, only fact. I've been in her class for 16 weeks and I still don't know her political party :)

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: POL1
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

If you take good notes and really study then you will be fine

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: POL1
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Houske is amazing! I really did not use the textbook , if you take great notes then you will be fine.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: POL1
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Houske is kind and very helpful. She lectures everyday you come to her class, but it's just her speaking. She doesn't assign a lot of homework, but expect to take notes everyday in class. Everything that she lectures on in class will be on the constitution, midterm, and final exam. She's awesome because she gives some extra credit!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: POLISCI1
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

she is good. the subject is dry for me, but i did not go to sleep once! study, participate, and stay involved. No sense in belly-achin', you have to take this course no matter what.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: POLISCI2
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Straight forward. Fast and easy lectures. It is a lecture so idk why people expect something else.