Class honestly isn't bad, research proposal is tough but the TA's help you a lot throughout. Clear requirements and she is very knowledgeable
The grading criteria is super clear. Class is hw assignments (drop lowest) and 4 quizzes (1 retake) and 1 lab per week. She posts vids for hw examples,so if you keep up with those & the short lecture vids you'll be golden. USE TA and Prof Office Hours. 10/10 recommend cause they'll literally help you with the hw since TA's grade kinda rough.
Great professor! Super understanding during online and very accessible through emails and office hours. I recommend going to office hours even to just sit in, very helpful. Tests are fair and research proposal is a big portion of grade, just do it before finals week and you will be fine.
She put a lot of effort into making the class work as well as it could for everyone given it was online. She's super fair about grading, she's big into making sure you understand the conceptual element of stats. Very solid choice. Her lectures are pretty good, but nothing spectacular; she uses a lot of examples which is great.
Dr. Albada was so great this quarter. You can tell that she really put in the work to transition the course online and kept us on track with the material. She made me feel really capable of doing well in the class even though I was worried about understanding Stats. Very caring and sweet professor who challenges and encourages you in the best way.
Dr. Woods is an extremely accommodating professor. She sends out weekly schedules that layout what you should be doing each day, always responds to emails, and she even personally emailed everyone who indicated that they were nervous about class being online. I haven't finished the course yet but the grade is heavily based on the research proposal
Such a great professor! She is super sweet and fun which keeps lectures engaging. Always answers questions in depth and tries her best to make sure everyone understands. All exams are lecture content heavy, pretty much all from lecture slides. If you pay attention in lecture and take good notes you will be fine!
Her tests were challenging because there were only 30 questions and not enough time to do calculations (like at all). Grade is made of 3 exams (lowest dropped) HW and attendance. Ecoach is EC. Overall her lectures are clear. Her tests are concept heavy so make sure you know what each part of the equation and pay attention to the R lab results.
Not the greatest but not the worst. She's very sweet and she makes us dance before every class. However, her lectures are very dull, she drags out concepts that are easy. She took one full hour to explain a term that I understood in 5 mins by self-studying. Her tests are fair but watch out for the paper, I got an 75% on the paper hence the B+.
Amazing class. The most engaging, fun lecture that I never missed the whole quarter. I will be raking any class Professor Woods offers in the future.
Of all of my professors, Dr. Woods made the switch to online curriculum the most bearable. She communicated throughout the week, and provided detailed suggestions for how you should organize your study time. She was very accommodating if you took the time to reach out.
The transition to online learning was made extremely difficult by Professor Woods, as she increased the amount of work we would usually have had in a normal setting. I believe she did not care about the circumstances of the world during this class and offered little flexibility. So many assignments and much time expected for us to dedicate to them
Woods is very passionate about the class and research methods. The class leads to a long research paper and Woods is very available to help and makes the assignment more understandable. Her tests require a deeper understanding of the material, but is very manageable if you study.
Shes a great lecturer but not a good professor. Her grading criteria is unrealistic & she takes off points for every little thing so your final grade is not a reflection of what you actually understand. Shes also not approachable at all & does not care about her students. Ive had many experiences with her being rude or impatient at office hours
She's very understanding and cares that you understand the concepts. She also puts up lecture slides and videos on how to do the calculation probs online. If you do your homework with the resources given to you, do the review sheets, and read the txtbk for unclear concepts, you'll do well. Honestly I think she's great
she IS the best
If you can take 10A with her DO IT! You absolutely do not need to buy the book, because she tells you exactly what to look up for the midterm which is extremely easy if you put in effort to study and pay attention. Research proposal is biggest part of grade. She's super sweet and such a mom. Makes things very clear and can't wait to take 10B
Love this prof! I took PSY 10B with her last year and took this course because I was a fan of hers originally. She is very flexible with students, emphasizes importance in participation and has a clear grading criteria with vastly different categories to give students more than one way to succeed. Would definitely take her class again.
An amazing professor. The research proposal is hard but she was very accessible outside the class. Her advice was extremely helpful. Definitely wanna take again.
This class was very stressful for me, but was very rewarding. Lots of assignments that arent so much difficult but tedious and time consuming and worth a small percent of your grade. The final paper is what counts most but if you keep up with the drafts you should be okay. Big group research project and presentation. Be prepared to work hard.
I took both 10A and 10B with Dr. Albada, and she is great! I like her teaching style but I never go to lectures (because I'm lazy, don't be me), yet I still got decent grades (A-). Take this class with her!
Dr. Woods is super enthusiastic when she teaches, which makes learning a lot more fun. I wish every professor would have this passion for helping their students understand what is being taught. By far my favorite class that I have taken at UCSB.
Dr. Albada is an all-around solid professor. She communicates clearly and effectively at a reasonable pace. Knows her stuff. I wasn't like OMG SHE'S THE BEST but you know, she's cool. Grading is reasonable, too.
Cares a lot about making material digestible for students. All around super sweet lady. Only thing I have to say is that she doesn't do the best job at showing students how to do the calculations. Gives the equation, but doesnt show you how to calculate anything then marks you down on Hw for doing calculations wrong.
