Nancy Speckmann - San Diego State University

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Nancy Speckmann - San Diego State University

Professor: Nancy Speckmann

Department: Political Science

College: San Diego State University

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: POLS101
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:

Great professor, knows what she's talking about. I really enjoyed the class and learned a lot. 3 tests, subjective and objective. Too bad she's retiring after this semester.

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: POLS101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She's retiring this semester. class was easy; just need to read and study before midterms. Her lectures (no ppts, notes, visuals) are pretty interesting. Great professor who is very knowledgeable of the topic.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: POLS101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Pretty good profesor. Try to do extra credit work. Attend class and take notes and you should do well. There's a lot of reading but if you pay attention to key ideas you'll be fine. Try to take a later class though. 8 am morning classes are tough to wake up for

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: POLS101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Class is not bad. Take advantage of all the Extra Credit Opportunities-they save your grade. Go to class because she doesn't use PPT and just talks in her own way. Take advantage of the TA office hours to have your paper looked at before turning in. Don't miss the Review session for the final exam-because she test you on everything, don't miss out.

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: POSCI101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She made the class really interesting, no powerpoint slides or handouts or anything. I never read the book until the final and I got a B, do well on the take home exam. For the essay go to office hours they basically grade structure. Best teacher ever :)

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: POLS101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I have to agree with most people. This class is not easy, if you don't read the textbook you can expect to fail the course. Make sure you get a good study group for the take home exam, and do your best with the essay. Final requires tedious reading, mostly questions she goes over during class. She will test you on everything, so cram the day before

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: POLS1
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:

This is the hardest 101 class i have ever taken. I am a senior with a really good GPA and i found this class hard. If you are a political science major then you will love this class but if not i HIGHLY recommend finding another class. Not worth the time and effort. You can find an easier PoliSci 101

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: POLS101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This was a great choice. One midterm (hard), one essay (hard) and one final. Tons of extra credit opportunities. Moral of the story: do the work and get an awesome grade. Her TA is lame, but she's fun to listen to and very knowledgeable. Recommend if you are up to listening and being in class. You like to cut? Find another professor.

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: POLS101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Speckmann was a great decision. I first took political science for the American Institution requirement and just wanted the A. However, Speckmann made the subject really interesting for me. There are a ton of extra credit opportunities- use them! If you listen and understand in class, you will do fine.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: POLIS101
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:

Pretty fun teacher. Do the work and extra credit opportunities (which there are a lot of) and you should do fine. You MUST read the book. It will really help. Make sure you talk to the TA and have him/her look at your essay before you turn it in! Only problem I had with her is that she expects us to know pretty much everything to do with Poli-sci

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: POLSC101
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:

She knows way too much about political science, but it is helpful. If you attend class you should be able to get an a or b. Many extra credit opportunities. Breakout sessions are VERY helpful, I did not start going until the middle of the year but I wish I had started in the beginning.

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: POLIS101
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:

If you know how to take lecture notes, easy B. People who rate her low need to stop complaining. Her extra credit is simple and the TAs reviews are a huge help. Simple, material gets dull but not necessarily hard. Bring your laptop, she talks way too fast to write notes.

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: POLS101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I just realized I rated Speckmann incorrectly... I was rating my other pol sci teacher in another window (also beginning with an S *ehem*). Speckmann was ridiculously simple and super helpful. I loved her. Take her class for an easy A.

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: POLS102
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Her class was ridiculous. She loaded you with unnecessary info that just confused you more. She never specified where in the textbook she was pulling information from either. There were A LOT of discrepancies between what she said and what the text books said. There isn't an equal grading scale amongst her TA's. AVOID THIS CLASS.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: POLI101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

First of all this class is pointless, all I learned was that Speckmann is obsessed with Thomas Hobbes. If you have to take her, be friends with the TA. She shows way too many movies, and takes attendence ONLY on those days. Her tests arent bad if you go to the reviews. And the extra credit is a joke: 3 page papers about the movies for 5 points.

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: POLSC101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She's an AMAZING professor, offers a lot of ec. More than a college professor usually does. She's very passionate about what she teaches. No ppt slides but when she lectures she says "for your notes..." & then proceeds to say what is important for the test. Her exams are not difficult but they do prove if you did your job as a student

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: POLS101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This professor has been nothing but cold to me. I enjoyed the subject matter, participated in class, scored well on exams, and yet every encounter with her has been awful. She answers questions briefly if at all and acts like I'm somehow insulting her. May/may not be personal, but it has been a frustrating semester thanks to her awful attitude.

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: POLSC101
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:

It seemed like she had 20 furlough days! Way more than 10%. I never bought the book and did fine without it. Her grading on papers can be unfair because it's subjective. I got a 79.3% in the class and she have me a C+ (I missed 5 points because I didnt show up to Inconventient Truth, like I really wanted to see that movie again for the 238520 time)

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: PSCI101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

wow i really dont understand any positive comments. this class is a waste of time. all we did was watched movies, and she tested us on material that wasnt even covered in class. avoid her if you can!

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: POLS102
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She clearly knows what she is talking about, but the 5 times she lectured all semester she didn't use PP slides or anything except rambling. The rest of the classes we watched movies- sounds good but terrible when it comes to tests. You have to attend, but it is pointless on movie days. Must read the book to pass tests. Pointless to take this class

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