Laurie Kubicek - California State University - Sacramento

Professor: Laurie Kubicek

Department: TBD

College: California State University - Sacramento

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CRJ121
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She is one of the coolest professors out there. Just make sure you show up to every class. Do all of the case briefs! They help your grade! Midterm is case brief written type exam, final is multiple choice. Good teacher!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CRJ121
• 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:

I took a hybrid online version of crj121. We only met 3 times for class; orientation, midterm, and final. Lectures were recorded from another current 121 class, two lecture videos a week (that I crammed before tests, dont recommend.) There are few opportunities for a grade so each test is important. Midterm is written, final is multiple choice.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CJ121
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Amazing professor! She is so passionate on what she does! She is the pre-law adviser and always has great insights if you wanted to continue your education. She goes off her own textbook, 2 exams and one paper on a court observation. She is funny and overall great professor, always there to help out. 10/10 would recommend! (:

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CRJ2
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She is an amazing professor, I cannot describe in words how much I loved her and this class. She is so passionate about what she teaches and you can tell she truly cares for her students.I learned so much in this class. The class isnt too hard, go to class and understand the material. Only thing I didnt like was the class is only graded by 3 exam

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CJ2
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She is an amazing professor and gives very clear explanation, she is also super funny never a dull moment but she doesn't have a lot of things to be graded off of

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CRJ2
• 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:

Kubicek is hilarious, she may come across facetious but she makes it a better experience learning about heavy stuff like homicide. Grade consists of 2 written exams, a multiple choice final and participation+attendance. The book is a bit expensive but it is needed to study. If you take time to learn what shes teaching you youll be just fine.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CJ121
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I'm not one who really is into the lawyering side of CRJ but she makes the class interesting. There is a lot of on your own case briefing but not a lot of them are even turned in to be graded. She cares about her students and is very knowledgeable.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CJ121
• 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 online class is awful. You've to watch a bunch of boring video lectures. The textbook is written by her (very basic legal terms and criminal cases, copy-paste from Westlaw).Your final grade is based on the midterm(too vague in-class essay)research paper and the final exam. If you miss one thats it! There is no extra credit.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CJ121
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Took professor Kubicek during for Summer 2018. She is very knowledgable about the criminal justice field having been a former lawyer, her understanding of constitutional law is invaluable. Read the assigned readings (she wrote the book) and everything she expands on in class will be so helpful, she is a goldmine of knowledge. Do your case briefs!!!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CJ121
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

BEST PROFESSOR EVER!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CRJ2
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Cool professor. Textbook required and it is used every single day of class. Knows her crimes and knowledgeable. Really nice as well. Easy class as long as you show up. Exams aren't too bad either, 2 hypotheticals, and final is multiple choice.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CRJ121
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I only had one serious gripe with Kubicek. She had written a text book, but the publisher hadn't released it yet so we were getting chapters as handouts. 4 weeks prior to the final exam, she says that we need to buy the textbook for our final. We didn't have this $120 book for 4 months, and now we had to buy it in April or risk failing the final.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CRJ121
• 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:

Kubicek is amazing!! She knows her stuff and will explain in more detail if you need it. I was on the verge of dropping only because I psyched myself out on the material. Prof. reassured me to stay and stick with it. I got an A on my midterm and an A on the final. The material isn't hard if you study and actually do the work. Glad I stayed! Thnk U!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CRJ121
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Kubicek was great! It was an online class but she posted video lectures and that made it so much easier than a typical online class for absorbing information. She does great review and repetition on what she tests on. She is a very fair grader, very forgiving, and works well with each student to ensure they are being helped the best way.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CRJ121
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She was cool. I took her online and only had to show up for the midterm and final. The subject is super uninteresting to me and she made it tolerable.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CRJ2
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

CRJ2 with Kubicek was amazing. Great teacher! Super nice, caring, and understanding. She is very passionate about her subject. Definitely wants her students to pass. She is very helpful and aware. Makes the class very interesting. 2 case briefs, and 1 final exam. Show up to class because she does pass around an attendance sheet. Material from book

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CJ2
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Took CJ2 with her. Her lectures arent boring and she has some pretty good stories. She's super helpful if you are looking into law school. 3 in class essays which are her tests. Pretty easy if you read and go to lecture. Lecture is more important though because everything she talks about is what she is looking for in your writing.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CRJ2
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Kubicek is one of the best professors I have taken at CSUS. She provides great feedback on tests and is always available outside of class hours. She also provides us with recording of lectures incase we miss a day of lecture. I greatly recommend Kubicek as a professor because it is a class were you will learn a lot! -Easy A!!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CRJ2
• 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:

For being the hardest prereq for CRJ majors, she makes the class a breeze. Her textbook is expensive (180ish). She keeps the class very easy, even when talking about rape or murder. The grade is just 3 tests: 2 are written, 1 multiple choice. No homework. Don't get behind on the classes, but you definitely don't have to watch the class immediately.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CJ121
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Kubicek is a dedicated instructor that wants you to learn as well as enjoy the course. The online is a lot of work and watching the videos is important to reaching the "A" grade. Loved the course and assigned activities. The course was clearly defined in all aspects. She is very intelligent and makes you feel intelligent too.