Reviews of professor Emily McDowell

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
1-2 powerpoints of notes per week, but window for viewing notes cannot be minimized (you'll have to take notes on a different device/paper). You have to do one 150-200 word discussion post per week, one response, and sometimes a worksheet that counts as an EXAM. Decent class, limited interaction with peers, and some grading criterial isn't clear.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Very critical grader that provides little feedback. Assignments take a generous amount of time & points are not reflective of that. DOES NOT ACCEPT ANY LATE WORK -- even if its a few mins past deadline. The powerpoint lectures were detailed in the beginning and barebones at the end. You will have to read the textbook or you will not understand.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Ms. McDowell is an excellent teacher. I took her ANT 370 course online and it was the easiest thing ever. Just look over the power points, skim the textbook before tests, and do the weekly discussion board postings and you should make an A. A simple class with a lot of material, but easily manageable. I did most of the week's work in like 2 hours.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I took her online Physical Anthropology course which included a lot of harshly graded homework and severely weighted tests. I don't recommend her.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I could not give you any insight into who she is or how she even teaches. She clearly abandons her online classes. No guidance, hard to reach, and not helpful when you can get a hold of her. I can't speak to how she is in person, but I would not recommend taking her online.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor simply doesn't teach. Posts some power points for people to take notes on and you have to read the textbook for the rest. Two exams which wasn't too bad but they are graded tough with not much feedback. More time consuming than it is worth.