Linda Zyzniewski - Virginia Commonwealth University

Professor: Linda Zyzniewski

Department: TBD

College: Virginia Commonwealth University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PSYC214
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Z is awesome. This course is difficult but she made it so that we understood what to do step by step. The tests are all open note but they're still difficult. You have to understand the material in order to do well. Take good notes, do the homework's and participate in lab and you will pass.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PSYC214
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Z is probably my favorite professor at VCU. She truly cares about the material she teaches and makes sure that information is understood. If not, she has flexible office hours and TAs that are phenomenal (shoutout Morgan :) ) You are graded by 8 assignments and 3 exams, which are open note. If you attend and pay attention, you can get an A/B.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: STAT214
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

She is the best! She makes sure everything is explained in lecture and she really cares about making it a great class for her students. Go to lectures and labs and it's an easy A, they make sure everything is clear and you get to use all notes for the exams! I hate stats and math but it was a super easy A class for me!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PSYC214
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Z cares that you pass her class so she makes herself available during her office hours and recommends going if you are struggling in class. She lectures until the final minute of when the class is supposed to end so don't expect to leave early. Most of the lecture I zone out because she adds more detail than necessary about what she talks about

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PSYC214
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I didn't realize how great Dr. Z was until the middle of the semester when I fell behind. She really wants her students to do well and will be there to stay after class w/ questions and is easily accessible during office hours/email. great TAs too, going to the labs saved my grade. Oh and open note exams :,)

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PSYC214
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

You have 8 labs and 3 exams in this class! One lab gets dropped if you turn them all in on time and the exams are all open note. She post everything online and on blackboard. I only attended labs before exams because they give you A LOT of useful information for the exam and how to handle her problems! She's a great lecturer (dry material tho)!!!!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PSYC214
• 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:

She was fantastic. She is very organized and thorough and takes time to help any student who needs it. I had trouble with scheduling and she took time to really help me through it and gave me so much helpful information. Tests are open note and very easy if you print out all of the PowerPoints. Cosima was wonderful too!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: STAT214
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I love Dr. Z , I wish she would teach Psy 317 too. She really cares about her students and their grades. Ashlee is a sweetheart . She made lab easy and explained the material very well. This class was a blast!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PSYC214
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I love Dr. Z so much. We had 8 assignments throughout the semester, with them due each week and open note/book exams. I think she's great at explaining things but labs with Cosima always helped me understand fully. Both Cosima & Dr. Z will always help you if needed because they want to make sure you know how to do the problems and get you an A.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PSYC214
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Z is one of the most organized professors I've ever had. She's a total boss (in a good way) and always has her life together, I've really come to look up to her. Her class is very fair, but she always throws 1 tricky question in the test that prevents me from a 100. If you don't understand something in lecture, you definitely will after lab.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PSYC214
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Z's super nice, but almost annoyingly thorough. She refuses to end class early to "get our money's worth" but a large portion of the lecture seems drawn out. Also, she takes weeks to grade tests. However, it's an easy A if you do the homework and bring all your notes for open book tests. Labs are a lifesaver- Cosima (TA) is an angel

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PSYC214
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The books are TOTALLY unnecessary. I didn't open the book not once throughout the entire course. You need to get a 70% average in both the lab and on exams to be able to pass the class. Her lectures are extremely boring and she comes off as a bit condescending so you can get by on just going to lab. Go to office hours for the best potential grades!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PSYC214
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Z was a solid choice for a professor for 214. I passed the class very easily and found her lectures knowledgeable (but the labs were even better).

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PSYC214
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I really liked Dr. Z. She's really helpful and really wants you to do well in the class. Its a tough course but if you go to class and study its not too awful. Tests are open book but kinda hard. I thought the labs were the most helpful though. I would definitely take her again!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PSYC214
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Z, is very helpful, if you ever find yourself struggling with the material visit her during office hours you will be so happy that you did. Not the easiest class but a B is easily attainable. All exams are open book, but hard.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PSYC214
• 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: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Z was one of my favorite professors thus far in my undergrad experience. She is very fair! 3 exams open book/note but they are tough, but reasonable. Take Dr. Z she's great!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PSYC214
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I really enjoyed this class with Dr Z. Waking up to make it to the 8am lecture was difficult but she is a very kind professor. She wants everyone to do well. I missed the final exam due to writing down the wrong time for it and she contacted me first to make sure I was okay since I missed it and allowed me to reschedule. Definitely recommend Dr. Z!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PSYC214
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Z is a quality professor...she's kind yet strict, with a right balance of both. Her lectures tend to be stretched, but the assignments and exams are very fair. For lab, Annie was a great TA...her powerpoint lectures made everything so simple and logical, which was a lifesaver on the open notes lecture exams!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PSYC214
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

ok, yes. dr. z is great (really).. BUT. i feel like she rambles too much in lecture. you can tell she tries so hard to make it easy for EVERYONE to understand but she will talk nonstop about even the simplest concepts/topics. overall, i'm glad i took this class with her and i'm confident i'll get an A in this class.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH214
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great teacher. She's helped me a lot during office hours, even with questions about internships and grad school non-related to class. I plan on meeting with her again. There is a lot of material but if you organize your notes and practice the steps to all the tests, you will be fine. I'm NOT a math or stats person, and i've really enjoyed it.