Reviews of professor Katie Mantz

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This professor is nice but man she gives out way too much work for a 100 level class.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Teacher had many typing errors almost every week. All answers to the class can be looked up except for case notes each week that you need the textbook for

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Took this class online. It was easy, you just have to keep up and stay organized. There was a lot of reading and note-taking, but it was manageable.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
There's a decent amount of weekly work but it's online so you do it whenever in the week you want. I'm a forensic science major so I really enjoyed all of the content of this class, but I could see how people may not enjoy this. There's plenty of extra credit opportunities and as long as you keep up with the work, I think you should get an easy A.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Mantz ran one of the best organized courses I have taken at Penn State. Her lecture materials were well laid out with lots of additional material to help reinforce the topic. Her choice in coursebooks took us through a variety of different topics easily and effectively. I would gladly take another class from this professor again.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
class was fun. but proff was actually really rude. uses tas to grade and they never responded

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
The class was easy asl. The work may seem overwhelming, but it's very easy. The hardest thing is finding the answers in the long ahh textbook, but if you "ctrl F" you can find most of the answers. The whole class is surrounded by a crime case that is up to interpretation based on the evidence collected. There is no "right and wrong".

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
The assignments and projects were very lengthy but very easy to do. She was not easily accessible, but being online and the class being pretty easy, it wasn't necessary to contact her anyways. The TA was also pretty rude and took over most of the communication. 5-6 assignments due every week, no zoom meeting, and free textbook posted to canvas.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
As long as you pay attention to the requirements and directions, you will get a good grade. She is funny and makes things interesting. I was in a very large class but it was managed incredibly well. Grading is a little slow but not horribly so. There is minimal group work but you don't get a lot of time for it. Great class overall.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
The course is organized very well. I actually looked forward to the coursework each week. I will say that with very good attention to detail, you should be able to earn an A+. The TAs take a while to grade, but no big deal, you do not require any feedback. Would take another of her classes.