Reviews of professor Dana Scopatz

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Do not expect to know anything about your grade. Timeliness is not strong. The course itself was not very engaging, and missing class once a week probably would not put a dent in your grade. Not many points to gain, but she seems like a fair grader for the little she did put in.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Professor Scopatz is an extremely difficult professor. She expects you to have time for extremely long and in-depth readings and spends class time  talking about scifi and Veggie Tales instead of helping you understand the material better. Grading expectations are unclear and she clearly does not understand that we are not religion PhD candidates.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Prof Scopatz is clearly passionate about what she teaches and she does a great job of choosing some unique readings. Class discussions often included a lot of science-fiction and movie references which was fun. The papers were worth a lot, but allowed for a lot of creativity too. I thought I would hate this class, but I ended up really enjoying it.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Schopatz was a good professor for those interested in beginner philosophy courses. The grading criteria are clear. She is a fair grader and accessible outside of class. The class is discussion heavy, and there is a lot of reading. Scopatz leads the class in good conversations and makes the class enjoyable. Take her if you get the chance.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Good prof for a seminar -- gets the concepts across and explains things but also is good at facilitating discussions and letting people talk about what they're interested in.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Exactly what I took this class for I got; an A and a GE done. It was a fun class despite how uninterested I am in Christianity and biblical studies, she usually had decently engaging lectures (occasional VeggieTales viewings) and the out of class assignments were a cake walk. The tests can be tricky but are a small part of the grade.