Reviews of professor Amy Rock

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
One of the laziest teachers I've had in a really long time. I took online GSP270 and she didn't have lectures.... It was insane. She never responds to emails and often doesn't respond to her slack. She posts random labs she usually hasn't written and doesn't bother to update them based on what she wants. She doesn't update or check her assignments

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The text is free online, but it is technical. Dr. Rock was funny and engaging as a lecturer. My advice is to stay on top of the material. The weekly quizzes are open book, and there is a lot of support for the lab section, so it's easy to get the grades without a complete understanding, but the midterm and final are intense.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I really enjoyed Doc Rock's course. For most people, GSP 101 will be your first introduction to GIS - and honestly it can be a bit daunting (it was for me)! Her class is a lot of work, but I learned a ton and was well prepared for my following GIS courses. She is very clear about her grading and is more than generous w/ extra credit. 11/10

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Lectures are unnecessary to be successful, attendance is required. Canvas page is hard to follow, inaccessible on your phone. Weekly online discussions (grr), quizzes, expensive TopHat subscription just for attendance. This would be a great online class, too bad. The labs are online. Easy course. Take for the lab content, it's fun.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Rock is an expert in her field and is very helpful when you come with specific questions. That being said, her course material is extremely lacking. The canvas pages setup is terribly organized. The textbook is a jumbled mess. The lab focuses more on click-by-click instruction following than understanding of the software.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Really bad. Class has so much work and when you run into issues you can get a hold of her or she doesn't help. I hope I never have to take another class with her.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Honestly the course is fine but she just doesn't teach. Lectures are essentially pointless as often they don't cover material in labs or quizzes, meaning when you take the weekly quiz you have to rely on readings and guesswork. Extra credit is built into labs so you end up with a good grade, but she is strict with grading discussion posts.