Amy Fatzinger - University of Arizona

Professor: Amy Fatzinger

Department: TBD

College: University of Arizona

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: AIS160
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

The class is easy if you take interest in Native American tribes. The lectures are very important and the exams are only lecture based. There are readings to do before each class but you can easily just skim them and know the main ideas. This class is an easy gen ed course.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: AIS160A
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Way to much reading required to pass class sometime multiple 30+ page articles per quiz. Rigorous grader, long boring lectures that require note taking.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: AIS160A
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Learned absolutely nothing in class. It was just boring powerpoint lectures that you had to take notes on and a bunch of readings every day. Random quizzes throughout the semester determines your attendance grade. On top of that the professors expected you to do in depth research on you own. I got graded down on a paper cause I used white sources

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: AIS160A1
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

No study guide for exams. Lecture is only her speaking for 50 minutes straight.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: AIS160A1
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Far far too much work for what this class is worth. Tons of reading every week, graded quizzes based on said reading every lecture, and long writing assignments. If you're thinking about taking this as a gened, there are far better options.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: AIS160A1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

A lot of reading assignments, although you can get away with just skimming through them for the main idea, as a lot of clicker questions for participation are based on the readings. Attendance is pretty much mandatory if you want to pass.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: AIS160
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The nice thing about this class is that you don't really have to read. Amy clearly gives you most of the information you need in lecture, so definitely attend. She does seem like the kind of teacher who just wants to push students through, so as long as you're self-motivated, you'll be fine. Overall forgettable class and teacher.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: AIS160A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This women actually expects you to read 80 pages, twice a week. She doesn't post lecture slides (which makes up 60% of the exams) and doesn't cover material found in the readings. Unreal amount of work needed just to keep up with the class. Upper Division Biology classes doesn't require this much work. AVOID.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: AIS160
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Fatsinger is a teacher who has lost all passion for her teaching and has gone power hungry. If you make a mistake get ready to pay for it because she won't let you re do anything. The teacher aides are impossible to deal with and have no clue what they are teaching. I would not take this class ever it has nothing to do with the real world

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: 160A1
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

You will do poorly if you do not like reading long, often boring booksarticles. I felt overwhelmed with the amount of reading required for this class, which did not enhance the material discussed in class. There is enough information for the lectures to easily fill up the test, however only 60% of the test questions are on lectures.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: 160A1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The class is hard to earn an A in, but its interesting. Long readings every other day, which are tested on. Papers are graded on how well you write rather than how well you understand the material. Try finding an easygoing TA and put effort into the class (guaranteed B). wouldn't recommend to those who havent taken English composition.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: AIS160A1
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

While the content was very good, I was extremely disappointed in how the tests were made, they seemed to test how well you memorized the authors of the readings names instead of any understanding of the concepts or content.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: AIS160H
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Tons of long reading assignments and only a few are interesting; clicker questions are based on the reading and count for participation points. There are only two essays, but they are not easy to write by any means. Tests aren't difficult if you do all the readingsshow up to class. Do not recommend if looking for an easy GenEd.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: AIS160
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She's helpful when you go into her office hours. If you have questions, she can clarify anything and make it a lot easier.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: 160A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If you are looking for an easy "A" this is definitely not the class to take. You absolutely have to read in this class which just gets longer and more dry as the class goes on. The content is interesting but after a while just gets repetitive. There are also clicker questions every lecture. Also she does not post any of the powerpoint slides.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: AIS160D
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She refuses to upload a syllabus, power points, or even mention what you are learning, even with a legit reason for not going to class. If you miss a single class, you're screwed. She is not helpful at all. Avoid her classes. I came in expecting to start caring about American Indian Studies, and left loathing the whole topic.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ENGL344
• 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:

I really liked professor Fatzinger. She made the class interesting and expected people to keep up as if they are in college, go figure. Some of the films were awful, but I learned a lot.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: AIS344
• 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 teacher. you watch films in class and discuss them. 4 papers a midterm and a final. she lets you have some power when it comes to assignments and she is very helpful. make sure you do all the readings! open note open book midterm and final

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: AIS160H
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This class is pretty boring. The professor talks to you like you are in high school which gets annoying. The clicker questions in class are quiz question in the grade book and are based on the readings. She expects you to read 30-80 pages before every class, 3 times a week. So if you don't like reading, don't take this class

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: AIS160
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Fatzinger require a ton of work from her students. If you need a GenEd do NOT take this class!!!! There are so many readings to keep up with and they are all on the exams! You must go to class, if you miss one day your'e screwed! She wont post power points online.Also, you have to buy a clicker.