Deb Coolidge - Rhode Island School of Design

Professor: Deb Coolidge

Department: TBD

College: Rhode Island School of Design

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: FOUND1005
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Must agree that she can be spacey and difficult to talk to (like you're having two conversations). Even though she doesn't exactly teach you much, she seems like she does her best to do so. But overall a very approachable teacher and will definitely do her best to help you when you ask for help.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: 3DFOUNDATION
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Definitely have to agree with the other comments; she's pretty spacey and it's difficult to get on the same page as her. Sometimes you talk to her and it's like you're having two different conversations. She's a nice lady though, and her assignments are great. Egg tool project was rough; she expects a lot without teaching you anything.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: 3D
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This professor doesn't teach how to use materials. I recommend watching youtube videos to master materials because one will not learn technique from the professor. She gives a lot of pointless lectures too. Class time is not used well and can be boring. She is very spacy, but has a kind and enjoyable personality. A good TA saves the day.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: SPDYNM1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Terrible.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: FOUND3D
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I really enjoyed the assignments and the semester's structure. Deb's very spacey; while her feedback was decent I got a lot more techniques and whatnot from my peers. So your experience with her may depend on your section. Also find and befriend Shane, he will help you. (every freshman should do this)

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: SPDY19
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Assignments = great. Teacher = not so great. Always spaced out, absent-minded, and very vague. Breaks students' project a lot. Never let her touch ur project!! Her assignments are interesting to do, but she won't give u any critical/useful advice. (Very ID-oriented class which I didn't enjoy that much)

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: FOUND12
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Deb is awesome!! Her projects were really tough but she inspired me to forge ahead and I changed my major from Painting to ID mostly because of her. She is patient and easy to talk to and ALWAYS has time for students on an individal basis. If you get her, you are lucky!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: FOUND23
• 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:

Deb was great! She gave us fun assignments and was always enthusiastic. Sometimes her expectations were not always clear. But she knows when effort is put into a project and she takes note of it. The final Project was a blast too. Just remember to make the pojects your own.

Rating # 9

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Pretty good assignments, the course is laid out well. Crits are kind of unhelpful and sometimes don't make sense. She is extremely nice, however, and is very lenient with project restrictions/requirements/materials. Definitely a good introduction to 3D. Have fun, it's hard to go wrong if you put time and thought into your work.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: THREE16
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very sweet, a little absent minded sometimes but to a minimal degree without too much interference to her teaching. Her critiques were nice because she could usually point out a projects merits but balance it with constructive criticism. You'll enjoy her class if you enjoy a lot creative freedom.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: FOUND20
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She gives you a grade based on your effort. Craftsmanship is first, then design, and materials play some part too, which is bad for you because the cost of materials link to the "quality". She buys some supplies so if you're frugal you can get away with spending < $50. She tries to help and talks a lot, with demos, but it ends up boring students.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: FOUND16
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I have very few words to describe Deb. You have to have a class with her to know her degree of spaciness. Some of us wonder whether she came to class stoned... I tried my hardest and did well, but I'm not sure what I learned in the class. The sleds were very fun to make though.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: TREEDSECT
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Her assignments were lame and she barely held our interest. Also, she got highly frustrated if any of us tried to enjoy being in studio for eight hours. The sled project was tons of fun, but she just threw it at us without any introduction to woodworking and expected us to make fine quality sleds.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: FOUND1005
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I enjoyed this class, even though 3-D is not my forte. We had some fun projects ( teapots, egg beating project, sled.) She's very helpful, if you ask for it... but she's not going to hold your hand the whole way through. If you aren't satisfied with a project, ust tell her and show her how hard you worked and she'll take that into consideration.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: FOUNDATION3D
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Deb is just flaky, more so than other teachers. She likes poetic explanations but mostly her own, and it is tough to convince her of other ideas. One day we had a tea party for the entire morning. However, she actually does pay attention to the level of craftsmanship and will reward effort more than you think, gets REALLY pissed when kids slack off

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: 3D
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

just don't even think about how much money you spend to sit in ONE 3D class, or you won't make it through. she's nice, semi-interesting projects, but she is hard to read and doesn't give much helpful feedback. Overall...not so good.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: 3D
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I try not to think about her...I yelled at her a couple of times and she wrote that I have anger-managment issues. People that know me know it isn't true, but in her class..

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: 3DFOUNDATION
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Deb's not a very good teacher, but I enjoyed her assignments, at least. Use the assignments as opportunities to push yourself, show good craftmanship, and you should enjoy the class and do well.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: 3D
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

communication is not her forte...so don't be surprised if when you get your comment sheet back after the semester is over that she mentiona things that are completely new to you

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: 3D
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

blah. this girl doesn't say a damn thing. just nods yes or no. her assignments can be really friggin coool though. but you won't retain anything from her - only from working yourself.