Filiz Dogru - Grand Valley State University

Professor: Filiz Dogru

Department: TBD

College: Grand Valley State University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MTH227
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Dogru is a nice lady. She has an accent that can be hard to understand at times but you get used to it. I struggled because it was fast paced and she doesn't do a good job at explaining concepts. Try to go to her office hours as much as possible. She let us use our notes on an exam once which was nice, but I would have failed otherwise.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH201
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Most of the time you worked in groups on a packet she hands out. But she walks around in case you have any questions. The tests are difficult but she will go over them with the class. Definitely wish I could take her for calculus 2.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MTH201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Really sweet lady! Has an accent but I had no trouble understanding. Explained concepts fairly well but if you are confused just ASK! Very easy to talk to and encourages working with others. She will work with you until you feel confident in what you are doing. Tests were challenging but if you are working hard in class youll do great!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH201
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Dogru does a god-awful job at explaining the material she teaches us. To add to it, the problems on tests and quizzes, and often times the homework, are very different and much more complex than what was taught to us.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MTH227
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Doesn't teach well. Avoid.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MTH201
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Dogru was a good professor in my opinion. She gave very tough tests, but was always fair. The class consists mostly of her handing out packets of the material and were expected to work on it with a group. She walks around and if you got stuck, she could explain it many different ways. She is a very smart woman and rather challenging.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH201
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Dogru always had well planned out packets to give us. However, we basically had to learn the material in groups before she would teach us how to do it. She was very sweet and was always available for office hours. She didn't put homework grades in until the end so I thought I was getting a C when I really ended up with an A-.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MTH201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Literally the worst professor at Grand Valley. If you like actually learning calc, don't take her.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MTH201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very unclear when teaching and explaining, not very good at explaining things in a different way, test are super hard and she puts problems way harder and more complex than anything we do in class or have had as homework. Only goes over homework about half the time

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She is easily the worst professor I've ever had and I am a junior. She has people essentially teach themselves every lesson or she teaches a lesson then "gets tired" and stops. Zero feedback on any graded item. Forces you to use WebWork, a completely outdated program that is horrible in every way. Lazy, poorly put together, and generally terrible.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MTH227
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She doesn't explain things very well. Laughs when someone has a wrong answer or doesn't do their homework. Exams are nothing like we've done in class or for homework. Difficult to study for. Better off using online videos to teach yourself. Only goes over easy examples in class and gives hard questions on the exams.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MTH202
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Take her! She gives a few concept notes and examples on the board. Point out a mistake and she is cool about it. Mostly work on handouts with people you sit with while she walks around and helps. Her teaching style is to let you figure things out while she guides you. Few graded homeworks. She has a Turkish accent, but is very understandable.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MTH202
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Dogru was extremely helpful all semester long. At first, I thought her accent was going to be difficult to understand, but I quickly adapted. She is one of my favorite teachers. It is fairly easy to do well in her class as long as you pay attention. There isnt much homework, and the tests are straight forward.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MTH225
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Because she isn't a native English speaker, she can be confusing when she is lecturing; she mixes up the definitions of words... You have to do pointless check up homeworks for every class when, most of the time, she will lecture on that material later on. As I said, pointless. She grades your work not according to the methods but correctness.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MTH202
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I really liked Prof. Dogru and enjoyed her class. Her quizzes were not too hard and as long as you payed attention, did your homework, and tried you would do well! When you don't understand something, just ask! She is always willing to change her ways and explain in a way that may make more sense to her students.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MTH202
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She was extremely helpful. She is the best professor, I have ever had. Even though Dr. Dogru didn't teach in a style I was used to, she tried very hard to help her students understand the material (not just how to solve the problems). I would definitely recommend her.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MTH227
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

How Dr. Dogru taught was very frustrating. She was hard to understand at times due to her accent and her somewhat poor English made newly explained concepts more confusing. Got a good grade but had to spend a lot of time figuring out concepts on my own. She marks things wrong but doesnt explain why. Extremely nice lady, not a good 227 professor.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MTH202
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Professor Dogru is extremely nice. Very approachable and always willing to explain concepts until everyone understands. Easy to listen to for those 2 hour courses, and gives a break if you need it. I would DEFINITELY RECOMMEND Professor Dogru to any student taking MTH 202. She made retaking 202 a breeze.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MTH227
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

It was apparently her first time teaching MTH 227, and she didn't do a very good job of it (bad at explaining). I highly suggest registering for a different professor for this class. There are a lot of homework checks, and it doesn't really matter if you did it right or not as long as you attempted (not helpful for learning the material at all).

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MTH227
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Ugh. I didn't like her. She was confusing and her tests had stuff that she had only brushed over and never explained how to find, only said that it existed. She was a nice person, but even asking her questions in office hours was confusing.