Reviews of professor Whitney Sutherland

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Sutherland is really sweet and cares a lot about her students. She encourages students to ask questions and go to office hours. Tests are very similar to the lectures. Uses a textbook, but I found that the lecture notes were enough to well on exams. 3 tests, 2 projects. Gives in-class assignments that are good grade boosters, so go to class!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
While her class is not difficult, she completely overestimates her ability to articulate information. Some of her test questions are worded so poorly it could go so many different ways. Her online transition for COVID-19 was the bare minimum, which made learning very difficult, and her accommodations for this difficulty were nonexistent.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Sutherland gave a lot of information for an intro class, but it's 4000 level so I guess that's what you expect. Her notes were disorganized and she didn't post power points so that sometimes made things difficult to follow. She did give participation quiz points and easy projects, which were helpful. Overall she wasn't bad, but she can improve.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I didnt really feel like she cared about her students. She only gives about 3 test (including the final) and 2 projects with a few random in class assignments. No homework to help your grade. She refuses to let people log on over zoom, so if you miss a class because youre sick you will be very behind.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
My least favorite COMD professor. Surface level, she is very nice. But after 2 semesters with her, I found her to be unforgiving and not understanding. I did not feel valued as a student and felt she made things harder than necessary. I wanted to get my AUD for years, but after her classes I changed my mind. I hope she improves in years to come.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Sutherland is very caring about her students. She made me change my mind from SLP to Audiology in a semester. Her lectures were filled with lots of information, but it was never boring. Go to class because there are graded participation opportunities that will add up over the semester. Always willing to meet up.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
dr. sutherland is super helpful and her lectures are very clear.  she does a lot of activities to ensure that everyone understands so overall, as long as you pay attention you should be fine