Professor: Deborah Smith
Department: Philosophy
College: Kent State University
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: PHIL11001
- Grade Received: B-
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: No
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Dr. Deb is a great person and professor and you can tell she loves what she does. I really enjoyed her as a professor but the class was very difficult for me. I would recommend her but not the philosophy class if you get easily confused. It seemed like I could not understand the material no matter what I did. I was always confused but I liked her.
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: PHIL21002
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
LOVE Dr. Deb! One of the best professors that I have ever had. Always in a good mood and willing to meet outside of class to help. Always encouraged us to go to office hours and would give us encouraging words in class. Class was easy if you paid attention and did the homework. Exams and homework was exactly what we did in class. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: PHIL11001
- Grade Received: B
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
For Philosophy being such a hard subject, Dr. Deb is a great professor to have for it. It's generally a hard class and you have to work hard to pass, but it is not impossible to do. There's 2 textbooks that you read A LOT every week, no homework, and only 3 exams. No extra credit. If you do your part, you'll pass. Overall great professor to have.
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: 17317
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Dr. Deb is one of the only professors that I feel isnt bothered by students visiting her in office hours. I would highly suggest going to her office hours for further explanation. The class had a lot of material so reading the chapters really helps. She is super nice! As quoted by another professor in the Phil. dep. "Dr. Deb is a bada$$!"
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: PHIL11001
- 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:
I almost seemed as though she was laughing at the students that did not understand her class
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: INTERMLOGIC
- Grade Received: A-
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
This class was difficult. Professor Smith is really knowledgeable about the material, but she may be able to give more time to covering semantic metaproofs. I learned a lot from this course and enjoyed the input from senior level mathematics and computer science majors. As a philosopher, this course challenged me but was worth every minute. Take it
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: PHIL31020
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Dr. Deb is a really awesome teacher. We spent 10 weeks on early and late Wittgenstein (Tractatus and Philosophical Investigations) and then extensions of his influence through metaethics (R.M. Hare) and epistemology. I really enjoyed the first 2/3 of the course, but Dr. Deb does a great job of giving you amazing feedback on writing.
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: EPISTEM
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Dr. Smith leads students through the highlights of contemporary analytic epistemology in her course. She is a wonderful lecturer who successfully conveys every topic. Although a brutal grader, Dr. Smith's feedback on your papers will discipline your reasoning, argumentation, and writing style. You are doing yourself a disservice by not taking her.
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: BRITISHEM
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Professor Smith is a great teacher. The papers were great practice, and the final exam was fair. I look forward to taking more classes with her. Take her if you can.
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: INTRO101
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Great intro class for philosphy. Learn a lot of how to read through philisophical texts and actually make arguments for and agianst the argument.
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: BRITEMP
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
She is a great professor. Her British Empiricism class provides a great introduction to academic philosophical writing. While the philosophers (specifically Locke) covered in this class are boring, she makes sure we understand the significance of their contributions to philosophy. Definitely take her if you want to learn how to write papers.
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: INTFORMALLOG
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
BEWARE! THIS IS NOT A CLASS FOR MATH-PHOBIC ENGLISH MAJS LIKE ME!!! That said, Deb made this gibberish make sense for me - and that's saying a lot. She clearly loves what she does - a huge plus. She was a great prof - will miss her after I graduate. (to the dummy re: shaving - who cares?!?)
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: FORMALLOGIC
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Her class was difficult but it was the material itself. She is an excellent teacher though considering the material.
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: BRITISHEMPIR
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I'll be the lone dissenter. The best reason to take Deb is experience with writing scholarly material. I find her pretentious and self-absorbed and an emotional grader, which is scary. Lectures are great, grading is totally whacked.
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: INTROTOLOGIC
- 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:
By far the best and most helpful prof at Kent! She'll expect you to act like an adult and actually do work, which is very commendable.She is fair and friendly, and a great advisor as well. If you actually want and like to learn, and don't like blow-offs, take Deb!!!!!
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: FORMALLOGIC
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I've had her for 2 classes, one of the best profs i've ever had. If you're willing to put the effor in, her classes are worth every minute.
Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: METAPHYSICS
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Smith is a notoriously hard grader, but she'll spend nearly as much helping you on your essays as you spend on writing them. Serious philo students should all take her. Plus she's hot.
Rating # 18
Overview:
- Course: PHIL
- 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:
She's a good teacher. Very expressive and is noticeably interested in the subject matter.
Rating # 19
Overview:
- Course: PHIL11009
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
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Rating # 20
Overview:
- Course: LOGICEMP
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Deb is super helpful in her classes, but anybody who doesn't want to do work and earn his or her grades is advised to look elsewhere.
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