Shelley Rabinovitch - University of Ottawa

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Shelley Rabinovitch - University of Ottawa

Professor: Shelley Rabinovitch

Department: Women

College: University of Ottawa

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: SRS1191
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This was by far the worst class I've taken. I studied and still only got B's/ A-, I asked the prof for help she said "messaged TA." So emailed the TA and she was like just look at your quiz results. The quizzes are so hard and use synonyms like belonging and acceptance and make you choose between them. I hated everything about this class.

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: SRS2114
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

we luv shelley! easy marker and interesting content!

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: SRS2114
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Very caring and understanding professor. A lot of work load but very flexible. Amazing professor.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: SRS1110
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Good teacher interesting class, its not necessary to get the book. Lectures can be a bit longer than they should be but other then that i recommend this class.

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: SRS1110
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I really enjoyed the class, I would have rated her a 5, but I did find that the lectures were longer than they had to be. She could explain some concepts in half the time she does because she does say a lot of unimportant information. However, her classes are interesting, she gives relevant examples, and she does funny things sometimes.

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: SRS1100
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very interesting course and great content. I really liked the professor, I don't understand why people gave bad ratings. I just listened to her lectures which were recorded and I got an A+.So if you listen to her really carefully and don't miss the details you will get a good mark. Don't expect to get a good grade without listening the lectures.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: SRS1100
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Honestly, the class itself had very light and easy material but this prof made it her priority to give us a hard time. She assigned SOOO many textbook/random pdf readings which were so unnecessary. Her quizzes had questions that were not even covered in the lectures the quiz were on. Material was easy and interesting but she has to chill!

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: SRS1110
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

There is SO MUCH reading to do a while I'm really interested in witchcraft it just became too much at some point. Also your mark is comprised of 5 quizzes and 1 exam (50%+50%). Because of this the amount of information you're required to learn doesn't make sense when each quiz is made up of 10 multiple choice or true or false questions.

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: SRS1100
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Did not enjoy how this class was taught. The material is interesting but not worth how unstructured the lectures and readings are.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: SRS1110A
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Her lectures are quite entertaining, which I think is mainly due to my poor sense of humour. Love when she makes little jokes, and you can tell she loves it! I was forced to take my courses online due to COVID, and her course load is respective of that. There are 5, 10% quizzes and a 50% final exam, making it relatively easy to focus on the class.

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: SRS2115
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Shelley is an amazing prof. I learned a lot from her class and would jump at the chance to take another one of her classes

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: SRS1110
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:

This course was an Easy A. In regards to the Prof: she does come off harsh and her attempt at humour may be off putting to students, but I was throughly entertained! She clearly enjoys teaching this course and is very knowledgable and opened minded. I'm only upset that I spent $$$ on the textbook which I didn't even end up reading or needing to.

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: SRS1110
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Very interesting lectures and easy material. Prof Rabinovitch can come off harsh, but I did not ever think she was being unreasonable. I think some people were peeved that she only made modules available for a day before locking them. But how hard is it to download and watch later if you don't have time? I didn't buy the text and still did well.

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: SRS1110
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Definitely doable to get the grade you want if youre willing to put in the work. She gave us more work to do because of the online format during COVID, but honestly, just do it. I found that she sometimes had some very tricky and highly specific questions, but overall the concepts are simple and the course is so interesting that its worth it.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: SRS1100
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Although this class is typically seen as an easy A, professor rabinovitch goes out of her way to inconvenience students and make it as difficult as possible to succeed. She assigns TONS of readings each week (some of which are not in the syllabus), additional films, and the lecture videos are boring and longer than necessary. Wouldn't recommend.

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: SRS1100
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Honestly would not recommend taking this course. Overall, the course content and related readings is unorganized and boring, and the prof is definitely not chill at all. It feels like she's trying to overcompensate for the fact that this course has been called a "bird course", thus making things unnecessarily difficult, as well as time-consuming.

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: SRS1110
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

She took this course way too seriously for a first-year introduction course. I think she realizes people take it as a bird course, so she is extra uptight/strict/authoritative. It is still easy, but she is not fun.

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: SRS1100
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I really enjoyed the subject material and lectures. For an online class, I found her class very organized. She is such an interesting lecturer with such unique experiences and knowledge to share. She can come off a bit harsh, but the only time was because students were uploading quizzes and videos to other sites. Overall, I would love to retake her

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: SRS1110
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Interesting content. Terribly grouchy prof.

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: SRS1100
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She's not very professional and inconveniences her students through purchase of textbook and monotone lectures. For an elective course, it's not the worst choice, but you're better off taking a course in another faculty, where you might learn something useful for the same amount of effort.

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