Catherine Wiley - Temple University

Professor: Catherine Wiley

Department: TBD

College: Temple University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENG0802
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

the only grades she has control of is any assignments done throughout the semester and we had 1 and it was a discussion post after she cancelled class. almost always let out class early, laidback teaching style, super nice, very approachable, and super helpful if you reach out to her. one of the few classes i actually enjoyed going to.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENG2111
• 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:

Took Professor Wiley bc of the great reviews. I wish I would have ignored them. She doesn't respond to emails, she never grades assignments, gives no feedback throughout the entire semester & gives 100 excuses as to why she hasn't graded things. She gives vague writing prompts and is a tough grader. Lectures are dull and always off topic. BEWARE.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENG2001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She is a great person but the only grades were the papers, which were really hard to do well on. If you don't interpret the material the way she does, you won't get an A. Her feedback is very vague as are the prompts. She's a great person and I loved her funny stories but it was frustrating trying to get an A in this class.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENG0802
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Wiley is a great choice for 0802. Attendance is mandatory and a little participation is required. She can be a little dry on the humor side but tries to make a 9am bearable. She provides great feedback and guidance on paper drafts. I would 1000% recommend taking her.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENG0802
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Professor Wiley is a good professor but her class is sooo boring. It is way too long and we don't learn much in the class. She is a very nice lady and it is an easy class. There is only 3 papers and no tests.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENG902
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Only three papers dictate your grade, so it's hard to get an A unless you do exactly as she wants. Wants you to "examine" text, so no thesis. She allows revisions, but never posts grades. Get ready to work hard and have lots of conferences if you want a good grade in this class. She's enthusiastic about subject matter, but lectures can be boring.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENG902
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Our grades were based entirely on a few papers, which she graded very harshly. Most people got Cs on their first drafts, but she allowed us to fix them and bring it up to a B if we were lucky. She also has a very specific model for writing. All of our class time was spent having dull conversations. Too hard of a grader for a gened class.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENG0701
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Shes super sweet. Sometimes not to great with explaining articles. The textbook is required but you literally only read 5 -8 articles in the whole book so you best bet is finding out if they have to book in the library and the scan the few articles (some of them are online as well) save you money. Essay topics sometimes are hard to understand. GL:)

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENG0802
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I LOVE THIS WOMAN. Prof Wiley is probably one of my favorite people in the whole wide world. You can learn so much just from watching her creative process, and she really cares about you and your success. She does everything she can to make sure her students are successful, and she really cares about student feedback. I lover her, TAKE HER CLASS!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENG0902
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Wiley is incredibly hilarious, but her lectures can be boring. Every class came with a reading and homework that had to be done before class. Only 3 papers that had to be written, but offered revisions that could help improve your grade. The only complaint is that there is no place where you could view your grade. I had no idea what my grade was.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ENG0824
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Take her class!!!! She could make an intriguing discussion out of any boring subject. She's so funny and SO nice I can't stress enough how much I enjoyed her class. She's a very easy grader and though she assigns a lot of reading, you could get by just fine without reading any of it. Definitely participate a lot though.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: 0701
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Just make sure you do the reading because it's very obvious during class lectures/discussions if you didn't! Ms. Wiley is great and is very helpful if you need it with papers and homework!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: 0701
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Extremely nice! Just make sure you do the reading because it's very obvious during class lectures/discussions if you didn't! Ms. Wiley is great and is very helpful if you need it with papers and homework!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ENG2097
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Wiley is the teacher I've had in my time at TU. She's helpful and she maps out what is expected in your paper entries. She has the tendency to get off topic during lectures but never too intensive. She's a great person and always picks up the mood of the classroom regardless of students input. Wiley helped make disecting novels enjoyable and fun.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENG0802
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Take Professor Wiley. This is my second semester with Wiley and I have nothing, but nice things to say about her. She is very quirky which makes class interesting. She never holds you for the hour 40 minute class. Very very very helpful during the conferences. She loves her work and loves her students. One of my favorite professors at Temple!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENG701
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Wiley was my favorite teacher! I wish I could have taken her again(: shes very kind, and loves to talk. She gives good feedback. To get a good grade in the class, you should have good writing skills. your grade reflects on the portfolio. If I participated more, I would have probably gotten an A.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ENG0701
• 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:

Professor Wiley is an amazing professor and I would DEFINITELY recommend taking her for any class. I am even taking her again next semester because she is so helpful. It is, however, very hard to get an A in 701 unless you are a great writer. We used two textbooks, but the way she styled her class was very helpful to writing the actual paper.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: WMST2197
• 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:

Wonderful professor. My favorite that I have ever had at Temple. She is always willing to help.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ENG0701
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Wiley is one of a kind, she really cares about her students and wants you to succeed. Biggest issue is she doesnt give grades. at all. so you might think you're doing fine, then you hand in your portfolio and she murders it and you end up with a C- with no time to fix it. Always out of class early. Minimum reading. A million drafts though

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ENGLISH2097
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She's awesome, really fun, quirky, interested, she laughs a lot and has fun with her students, loves her work and loves to discuss the readings. Just ask her to read the poetry for the class and she'll love you forever. Great professor.