Reviews of professor Dana Harker

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
If you complete 100% of required coursework with perfect scores, you only get a 3.0, and extra credit required for a 4.0 is only accessible if you pass every required assignment. If you miss, turn in late, or she tells you to revise your work, she reduces your max gpa potential (from 3-2-1-0,) and youre ineligible for extra credit. No exceptions.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I noticed students struggling to get along with Dana as she can be sort of intimidating by her outspokeness. Is that a word? (It is now) Anyways, I made it a personal goal to get along with Dana and the trick to doing that is to do what is asked and show that you're participating. Thank you Dana for everything you taught me! You are a great T!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
For an introductory English class, the workload was borderline insane. She does not reliably respond to emails, especially if it matters. She uses a "contract grading" system which means each assignment is pass/fail and you must pass specific amounts of each type of assignment for each letter grade. An 'A' requires two extra long-term projects.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Not a bad person, but she can be really rude sometimes. She's 'outspoken' by her words, but honestly its like she picks on people for fun sometimes and talks badly about them when they arent around. Someone mentioned her picking on a foreign student, and YES. it was so uncomfortable. He was clearly uncomfortable with her and she was so rude to him.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
No clear grading system. I was struggling but she never reached out to me. Her canvas site was hard to navigate. There was no leeway if you ever missed an assignment or two.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Make sure to keep in touch with her throughout the course

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She is such a good professor. She grades by doing Complete/Incomplete, and if you get an incomplete you can go back and fix your assignment. And she is very reasonable.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
One of the worse classes I've taken at EvCC. Her grading system is unfair and, frankly impossible to pass for those with disabilities. The workload is ridiculous for the class size. She is unprofessional when asked questions and she even took a WEEK long break on the 3-4th week of the class with a literal last minute announcement about it. Skip her

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dana as a person is super kind, and does her all to make her students aware of her expectations. I struggled personally at first because I didn't understand a due date and that was frustrating. For everyone thinking about taking her, discussions are due on wednesdays and replies on sundays. She is quick to reply with emails and will help when asked

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This class is very hard! A lots of homework, unfair grading. Not that helpful as a teacher to my opinion... missed assignments=incomplete no chance to complete it again !
Wouldn't recommend this class!