Elena Lioubimtseva - Grand Valley State University

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Elena Lioubimtseva - Grand Valley State University

Professor: Elena Lioubimtseva

Department: Geography

College: Grand Valley State University

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: GPY412
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I've had Dr. L for 4 classes. In person > online with her. She expects you to teach yourself with provided materials - a rude awakening for the GPY dept, where most teachers hold your hand with old school multiple choice. Bc of teaching myself, I felt like I missed out on learning some things. Vague and tough grader, books required.

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: GEO100
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

who gets a B in geo 100? Anyone who takes it with elena. Shes a TOUGH grader, and for what? it was the most difficult class i had this semester, and hurt my GPA. Not even in my major requirements, it was just recommended by my advisor. Dont take this class dude, i had more work in here than ACC212.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: GPY410
Grade Received: WD
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. I am a good student, 3.9 GPA, and she made this class impossible. Quizzes are impossible. She grades ridiculously hard on the huge group project. Didn't let me make up a quiz because I was sick (even had a doctors note). SO much work outside of class, should be an SWS course. Course is only worth 200 points so good luck.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: GPY350
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This class was okay. I'm not a a GPY major and was taking this class to fill issues credits, the class I found was fairly easy but was not very interesting, being that it was a hybrid it was hard to enjoy the content of it.

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: GPY101
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She seems really nice, but I didn't get to know her that well since the class was mostly online and we only met in class four times. The class is only six weeks long. The final is really easy and as long as you do the discussions and journals on blackboard it's easy to get a good grade.

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: GEO100
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Super duper easy class, straight up with all grading criteria. Ended up with a 97% in the class with minimal effort.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: GPY350
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Should not be allowed to teach, terrible educator. She gives you no help, and hardly teaches, actually doesnt teach at all. AVOID AT ALL COST

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: 412
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I have taken three 400 level classes with her, and have loved all of them. She gives you general guidelines to follow and allows you to figure the rest out by yourself. If you want someone to hold your hand and explain everything, take someone else. If you want a class that allows you to control your education, Prof. Liobimtseva is for you.

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: GPY100
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I was not very impressed with the PowerPoints she put up on the course for our lectures. I have seen a lot better from other online learning platforms such as Coursera. And that is free. Overall, she is not a horrible professor but not a great one either. Pretty average overall. Recommended, but with reservations. Mostly because of her vagueness.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: GPY410
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She is VERY vague in her instructions for EVERYTHING. So you never know what is going on or what she expects. But she takes you for walks outside and cancels class all the time just so you can go walk outside by yourself, so there's that. Also, don't buy her course pack, it's a waste of money.

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: ENS01
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

The professor was nice and helpful. However, regarding the subject of the class, I did not learn much compared to another class I hava taken with a different professor in the Geography department (Dr. Penn)

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: GPY350
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:

Prof. Lioubimtseva is a good professor. As a geography major this class is not very challenging overall, just to the work she assigns and you can easily walk out with an A. For non-Geography majors this class is very broad and goes over basic concepts of Geography. If you can learn maps and simple geographic concepts then you will do fine.

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: GPY350
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:

Awesome professor! Very smart, very nice, and very awesome. You will learn a lot!

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: GPY410
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

GPY 410 is a theme 11 class and is very easy and fun. You choose a study area that you would like to change and go forward with creating a proposal. There are no exams only presentations on the study area. As long as you follow the guidelines for each lab you're golden. There is also an opportunity for extra credit.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: GPYALL
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I don't understand all the bad ratings. Especially about her being rude--must be some immature teenagers that have no respect and are not GPY or ENS majors/minors. She is very kind and helpful to students. Not a very hard grader at all either. I would defiantly recommend her--for any class.

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: GEO100
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:

This was the worst class I have ever taken at GVSU. She was rude and hard to understand.If you said something she disagreed with she hated you and ostracized you as a student.They really need to do something with her. The whole class complained how she made no sense.

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: GPY100
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:

Nonsense to these past comments. She is easy to understand and does not grade very tough. She rewards people who show up consistently and do the work. I don't know about anyone else but I thought she was quite attractive haha...pulled an A in this class

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: GEO495
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Terrible Prof. Hard to understand. Rambles on for the whole class period about nothing. Easy grade though. Just some quizzes (no reading neccessary) and a big project. It sucked to take this class b/c it was for a theme and I had absolutely no interest. Those with interest still hated the class. Every complained.

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: ALLCLAS
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Worst teacher I ever had in GVSU. She doesn't like to work at all!

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: GPY356
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

We spent the last month of class listening to nothing but presentations by the students. The other times, bored through long and tedious powerpoint presentations. Easy grader though.

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