Rosemary Vohs - Western Washington University

Professor: Rosemary Vohs

Department: TBD

College: Western Washington University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: COMM1O1
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

The class is taken mostly with undergraduate 'Instructor assistants' so the amount of time you actually spend with Rosemary is limited. However she was great when we did actually have a class instructed by her. The class is virtually all speaking assignment so your comfort with public speaking will have a huge impact on your enjoyment of the class.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: COMM101
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Unfortunately, the class is run by IAs, so you rarely see Rosemary. Rosemary is a great person and is really caring whenever you do see her however. For the final speech you give, I found her to be an easy grader.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: COMM101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

COMM 101 is very tedious and lowkey stressful with all the speeches, but Rosemary is very helpful and her grading is very clear and easy to follow. She's been doing this for 30+ years so she really knows what she is doing. Hands down the best option for any of the COMM 101 courses you could choose from. Theres also a little extra credit.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: COMM101
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This class is fairly easy, but I'm not a fan of how IA's run the classes and your grade. If you have a bad IA you may have a bad grade. You don't see much of Rosemary, which is a shame because she seemed very nice. There 4 speeches, 2 tests, and a couple of fairly easy papers. I recommend Rosemary over the other COMM 101 profs.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: COMM101
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Rosemary is great, but if you do not have to take this class then DON'T! Take another GUR, only take if you are a comm minor/major.. There is so much busy work in this class it is ridiculous, Hardest 100 level class I've taken. Fast pace, four speeches, two exams, four essays, lots of reading, 10 online assignments, and participation mandatory.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: COMM101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Definitely can tell she wants the best for everyone!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: COMM101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Rosemary is a wonderful professor and really cares about her students. She really wants you to succeed. She gives great feedback and helps if you are struggling. If you think public speaking isn't your thing, take it with Rosemary! I really enjoyed this class, even though it was just a GUR. I would highly recommend COMM101 with her!!!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: COMM101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I LOVED taking Comm101 with Rosemary. It 's weird at first because you're split into small groups with IA's and do prep speeches in small room and occasionally meet in big room with your actual professor. She gives great feedback, but will tie you into her personal life quickly if you talk to her. Get to know her, she cares about her students!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: COM101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I loved taking COMM 101 with Rosemary. She gave the best feedback out of all the other comm 101 professors and was truly kind. The layout of this class can be confusing and everyone is always at different paces during the quarter. Definitely scary to present at times but you gain a lot from this course and glad that I pushed myself to take it.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: COMM101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

You can miss class but you need to make it up on other days. You can go to final speeches for other comm 101 classes so this is easy! I missed a couple days and made it up by going to several hours straight of finals speeches and it was super easy! Also, there is extra credit opportunity. TIme-consuming but easy!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: EDUC309
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took this class online and I would definitely take her class again. All of the class criteria was very clear, and she gave specific instructions for assignments. The assignments are pretty hands on and I actually really had fun in this class. If you follow instructions and put in the work it should be easy to get a good grade.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: COMM331
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I learned more from my audience than her feedback. She pushed her personal agenda in lectures. I wanted to work on my communication skills. Instead I learned about the patriarchy.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: EDUC309
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Prof Vohs is okay but I wouldn't recommended this class - she might be better in different classes. Expectations are not made clear, grading is subjective. Requires 3 audience members for 4 performances. Most of her resources are broken links. She's disorganized and can take 2 weeks to grade assignments. Gives useless feedback like "don't be shy!"

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: COM101
• 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:

Super caring professor! Love her accent!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: COMM101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Rosemary is a great professor! In COMM 101 you are split into small groups with an IA most of the time, but she will give lectures on mandatory days which are mostly common sense. The expectations are low and she gives great feedback. Would take again!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: COMM101
• 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:

I loved COMM101! Rosemary is so sweet and enthusiastic. She grades pretty easy on your final speech as well.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: EDU309
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Vohs never made her expectations clear. And when I would follow her directions perfectly, I'd get 9.5 out of 10 total points just because that's what kind of teacher she is. Once I asked her why I did not receive full points and she said, "There's always room for improvement," but gave no real constructive feedback.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: SEC510
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Unfortunately, Rosemary likes to pigeon hole teachers and uses a cookie cutter approach. Maybe in England it's different and all teachers are bombastic performers. However, not all teachers are the same nor should they be the same. So, if you don't fit her "ideals" as speaker, your grade will suffer. I am just glad I will never have her again.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: COMM331
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Rosemary is such a warm and helpful teacher. She gives really constructive feedback in order to help you learn, but also positive comments so you feel like you are supported. This class was scary because it's public speaking, but Rosemary made it less intimidating.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: COMM101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Rosemary is so sweet! She's really inspirational and I don't regret taking her class! I used to be afraid of public speaking but now I don't think it's that bad. There are only two exams you need to take which are fairly common sense questions. We were split into small groups and were taught by IAs. My IA was really helpful and gave me good tips!