Reviews of professor Karen Thickman

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Karen rules like an absolute dictator over her labs sections, but in office hours she is suddenly the most genuine and supportive instructor you could ever ask for (and that's her true colors). She works you hard and expects you to pick up concepts very fast, but she really does care about you learning and is happy to discuss anything you ask

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I don't have any words to describe this teacher. Karen is knowledgeable about her stuff but doesn't really know how to teach her students. Taking her section was the worst mistake I made. I took so many MICROM classes, but I never have any problems. Expect to figure things out on yourself. Avoid her if you want to learn something.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I have atrocious anxiety, and even months later I still go to Dr. Thickman to ask for words of encouragement. She's very hard, and can be frustrating organization wise, but she's there for you. I don't often feel my professors really care about me (not their job!), but Dr. Thickman truly believes in her students, and it makes all the difference.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dr. Thickman is one of the most caring professors I have ever had. She may be a little intimidating at first because of how brilliant she is and how much she expects from her students, but I promise taking her course is well worth it. She gives great advice, not only about the course but about academia in general.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
She is a nice professor. She can come off as very blunt or curt, although she is kind of you talk to her in office hours. Course is incredibly difficult. 3cr is a lie, it will dominate your schedule. No late work, rigorous & strict. Study before lab or you will run out of time. Huge multi-day assignments. If you work last-minute, you will die.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
By far the worst class I have taken. I was not expecting the rigorous course work for a TWO credit class. We are not given enough time to complete weekly quizzes, the grading is tough, and the layout of the class/content as a whole is not clear. Not to mention you have to teach yourself 80% of the content to understand what is going on.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I found myself questioning multiple times throughout the quarter whether or not Karen knew what she was talking about. She assigned entire chapters to read for each lecture and her excuse was "It's a summer class so it's content heavy". Getting a good grade in the class wasn't particularly difficult, but there's WAY too much assigned reading.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
For a 2 Credit class, there was a lot more work required for it. Took it online. Mostly taught by TA's. Weekly quizzes were oftentimes difficult. Much of the learning was self-taught through lab-manuals. One Final Exam and no study guide for it. Grading is hit or miss. Definitely do not recommend if you're looking for an easy class.