Reviews of professor Nisha Garud Patkar

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I would say the class is not too difficult, but you have to put in some work. You get graded on 4 quizzes, midterm, and final exam. However, she offers many opportunities for you to get extra points - keep in mind those assignments require effort. I didn't have to use the book until we had to take the midterm because no lecture was provided.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She definitely is a tough grader but gives so many opportunities to improve your work. She wants you to improve your writing and writing for many is not an enjoyful experience. Loved her way of making you practice before a graded assignment.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
My biggest issue with her teaching style is how harsh she was with her grading and her feedback. She makes you feel like an idiot if you get an answer wrong and doesn't do a good job of helping you fix the problem. There's 10 homework's which you write a lot for, 4 quizzes and each has 2 parts, 2 long assignments, and a written final.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
So attendance isnt technically mandatory but there are in-class assignments that she might not take late. The class was pretty straight forward and if youre comfortable in your writing skills it will be an easy A. There are news quizzes and style quizzes but she gives you the articles to read and the style quizzes are open book.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Nisha is awesome who never made me feel stupid when I was asking the kind of stupid questions. She is an easy grader and she will always be helpful to her students. Impossible to fail her class unless you don't do the work. Assignments are a pain but doable.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof knows what she's teaching, but the main problem I had with her is her approach. She shows no compassion for her struggling students and will make you feel dumb in front of everyone in class if you get the answer wrong. The workload and her quizzes are pretty easy if you pay attention in class, but it's very easy to space out.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Garud is a caring person, but she grades super harsh. She does allow you to make up for homework points though, which is a great chance to boost your grade up. I just wish she would not be so tough on everyone and expect us to be up to par with her standards and expectations. She is not afraid to put you on blast if she needed to.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Loved her class and will take it again.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Other reviews are right about her being annoying, calling you out, and making rude remarks. Barely learned anything from her class, but at least I got a good grade. She wanted a lot of participation from her zombie zoom students at 9 am, so if you want to hear a lot of complaining you have that to look forward to. Wanted cameras on.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She was funny. Our class was online but she would ensure that all the students paid attention, mostly by asking us questions randomly. She gave great feedback. Work on the feedback.