Saba Safdar - University of Guelph

Professor: Saba Safdar

Department: Psychology

College: University of Guelph

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Terrible for online course. No direction with course material at all, and very harsh grading even if you follow rubric, even if TA comment is good, the grade they give is harsh. The quizzes are terrible and hard to use.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2310
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I love psychology, but do NOT take online. Virtually no help/direction from prof, makes you buy the online version of the book with odd quizzes, she is the author so guessing shes cashing in. Discussion posts arent difficult, but unclear outlines & TA feedback is seldom helpful. Complete lack of compassion, denies religious holiday extensions.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2310
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

very focused on specific study results

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2310
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Amazing class followed by an amazing instructor! Lectures were always interesting and engaging. iClicker questions were easy as the material being tested was presented in the slide directly before the question. Used a scratch card for the midterm and final allowing multiple chances to receive a point for questions.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2310
• 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:

Prof Safdar is an amazing instructor. Her lectures were always entertaining. She is very knowledgeable and passionate about what she teaches. She cares deeply about her students and wants them to succeed. The midterm/exam questions often had details from the textbook which was sometimes difficult but the textbook was interesting so not a big deal!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2310
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Safdar is seriously my favourite professor of all time. She makes her lectures so engaging and really strives to make sure we understand the content. She is a very fair marker and the work load is not heavy. She has a quiz every class based on lecture material but she is such a good professor that I would have gone regardless.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2310
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Safdar is amazing! She's friendly, gives amazing lectures, sometimes with interesting and surprising twists to help you understand the topics. She really loves teaching this class and is overall a happy, genuine and awesome person/professor. Both midterm and exams were fair, but read your text because the exams are 1/2 lecture and 1/2 textbook.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2310
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Although this course is definitely one that you really have to work hard in, Professor Safdar always has a smile on her face during lecture. She is always willing to help. There are quizzes every class which help boost your grade. She makes lectures fun, interesting and, certainly something you will remember.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2310
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Awesome Lectures, very interesting material and a sense of humour. She made class fun and interesting by implementing surprise tasks to start off some of the lectures as well as here lecture slides are easy to follow. Overall great prof, who delivers her lectures effectively.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2310
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Amazing prof, really engages with the class by preparing in class activities. If you show up and complete the in class quizzes they're very easy and will boost your grade. Fair midterm and final

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2310
• 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:

Professor Safdar is amazing! Her course is very organized, as well as her lectures. IClicker questions so attendance is mandatory, but her class is very interesting and she is very engaging so you wont mind! Exams were extremely fair and assignments were as well. I would definately take her courses in the future!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2310
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Honestly, she was a pretty great prof. The exam's were IF--AT which was great (if you don't know what that is, it's a scratch card thing that gives you a star if you get the right answer and you have three chances to find it or get a zero -- second scratch you get .5 and third, you get .25. I liked it.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2310
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Absolutely hilarious and her lectures are genuinely a fun time! Annoying because she makes you spend money on many things just to be able to pass the course, and there is A LOT of reading involved. Generally an interesting class but would not take her again just because of all the money/work you have to do just to pass

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2310
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Safdar is stylish, gorgeous, fun, passionate, and unique. Her lectures are interesting, full and challenging. Her midterm was moderately difficult but fair.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2130
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Like most students, I took PSYCH 2310 DE course because I expected it to be easier than an in class course. It was not but I learnt a great deal. I ended up working harder than expected. I found the set up of the course to be engaging with clear instruction. I saw the TAs and the Prof once only during the exam and they seemed reasonable enough.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2310
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The prof and the TAs weren't really helpful when it came to clearing the grades that you received. The content of the course is quite informative, but the prof expects way too much from you. She expects us to know all the 14 chapters with very deep details from the book including all the research results that most people won't remember.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2310
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I'd not have her again as my prof. The course was quite interesting, but the prof is quite a tough marker. I wish I had a different prof.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2310
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I was told that she's pretty good but apparently, that's not the case. I took this course online and regret taking it. The online quizzes were tricky and were only given 5 mins for 5 questions like what! The assignment was marked very harshly and I bombed it. I'd never wanna take any class with her again.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2310
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Everything about the lecture contents and grading criterion are clearly stated. She has really interesting classes and a unique way of lecturing, I have always remembered what she told in class. Yes, you have to do the readings to ace the class because the exams are 50/50 lecture material and text. Nothing unusually expected from a student.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2310
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

As a lecturer she is great, but she makes you spend big bucks for the course. There is a lot of reading and participation, and you will not do well on the exams unless you prepare well in advance.