Mindi Foster - Wilfrid Laurier University - Waterloo

Professor: Mindi Foster

Department: TBD

College: Wilfrid Laurier University - Waterloo

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PS394
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

poor listener, and I dont understand why she dismissed my email, no responses, tells you a lot. The subject was interesting though

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PS394
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dismissed my concerns. Not professional most of the time. Lots of reading,.,

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PS394
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Email responses were vague and responses always felt forced. Avoid if possible. If not, you can manage through, but try to switch.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PS394
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Not the best communicator.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PS394
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Assignments are really easy as long as you follow her lecture & the lab instructions. Tests are very specific, but if you study and memorize the biggest concepts you should be okay. Honestly she's not as people say but you do have to put in some effort for an A.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PS394
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Had her for PS-394 (Linear Models), which is apparently the only class she's awful at teaching. Criteria was so specific and tough, and material was very tedious. Otherwise, the class isn't too difficult - but shes frustrating to listen to, and kind of all over the place, which makes a difficult course even harder.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PS395
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I think Dr. Foster is, in other courses, a pretty good prof. She is fair, helpful, and wants her students to do well. Regarding the third year stats courses, however, it's a different story. Lectures were complex, long, and dull, and Dr. Foster frequently tried to engage the class by asking questions, which would be met with a long, awkward silence

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PS270
• 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've never had a prof who's encouraged and made it so easy to do well in a course before. She made everything easy to digest and showed on a daily basis that she really cared about each of the students in her lectures and genuinely wanted all of us to succeed!! would HIGHLY recommend taking any of her lectures

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PS101
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Foster is pretty funny and has a big personality. Her notes that she posts online have stuff that needs to be filled in in class, and the formatting isn't the greatest - it's best to bring your own notebook and take your own notes. This course is not hard, just do the online practice quizzes and you'll be fine.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PS101B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

good prof except the fact that notes arent clear (liam)

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Favourite prof! Provides great examples in class, cracks jokes which keeps you more interested. Also writes the notes along with you so you're not rushing to catch everything she says. Apply readings to things talked about in class easy A on tests. Grade on participation quizzes online don't matter as long as you complete them

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PS101B
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Her notes are messy and are not recommended for use to study with really, so you need to make your own from the hefty textbook. Overall, she's a decent prof that does show good examples in class at least. Didn't really like that she used her sister for so many examples in class tho...

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PS101B
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Really engages the students in the lectures which make them go by quicker. Her style of having skeleton slides but filling them in as she progresses through the lecture is good as well because you're made to pay attention but don't have to do too much writing. She is friendly and approachable, and wishes the best for her students.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PS102
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I love Mindi! She gives many examples to aid your understanding of the material in unique ways. She's also funny, quirky and knows her stuff. I would recommend her to anybody. I tried to teach myself some of the material but it wasn't as effective of going to class and actively listening to her lecture.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PS102
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Awesome prof, but her lecture notes or "skeletons" are awful. She uses a stylus and writes points down on an iPad... so not good for anyone who has a hard time reading handwriting. Make sure you read the textbook, considering she covers 34 of each chapter MAX in lecture.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PS102
• Grade Received: INC
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great prof, giving"skeletons" for students to write notes on in Microsoft Word before class, then writing notes on the slides on her IPad during class keeps the pacing appropriate and makes it very hard to miss information unless you really aren't paying attention. Always cheerful, and gives an abundance of examples that solidify the ideas

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Love Foster's way of teaching. The way she teaches made me more interested in the material that she was teaching. Now I want to minor in this Psych!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PS102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

this rude prof only cares about her dog and fails to actually care about teaching her students. She could a least bring her dog into class and let us play with him if she was going to talk and obsess about him all class . Her notes are horrible and her handwritting hurts my heart.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PS102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She writes all over her slides and it is very confusing to follow. She does use a lot of example though which helps

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PS101B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Good prof. took things slow which is usually good and was often good just sometimes one example is enough. Made things very clear. In doing so i found the class seemed to last forever. All in all good prof.