Reviews of professor Rebecca Oliphant

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. O seems like a nice person, but as far as teaching goes, it's just not her thing. This class was very unorganized, and grading for group projects was based more off opinion than criteria. She overslept for our final and then got on students for taking too long. Even smart students are struggling in this class because of the odd grading system

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Oliphant is one of the most unprofessional Professors I have had at UK. The schedule of our "hybrid class" was altered constantly and made many students feel confused. She was not present for our final for oversleeping and made students reschedule to take it at another time. Online homework doesn't count for a lot. Lecture is useless but go.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Grades based on opinion and grammar instead of content, you learn more about her personal life than the material, teaches nothing in class, cannot accept fault, unnecessary GPA drop, some of the smartest students don't even have A's, puts questions on the test literally about herself, gives rubrics but criteria is still unclear, would NOT recommend

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. O is so funny and you have to just laugh along with her. If you take her too seriously, yeah she's not great. Take notes of all the random facts she drops, fun facts in the announcements and current events, they'll probably be on the exam. Overall, she grades fairly but yes gives no rubric and it's hard to navigate her canvas.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. O is a sweet old woman who cares about her students and wants them to learn. However, she is the worst online-savvy professor I've had. She has no rubrics on most of her assignments. You gotta read a book and will be tested on it. She's strict on attendance as well. The class was easy but annoying with no guidelines on what we're suppose to do

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Oliphant was hard to communicate with and unclear about grading/assignment criteria at times, but hard to blame her since she's older and everything has switched to online. Overall, grading was based on a series of group papers, a final group project, Connect assignments, and a couple exams. Not a hard class, but lots of busy work that builds up

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
By far my favorite professor Ive had at UK & also one of the best classes Ive taken. Her lectures are super interesting and based off real life experiences. Dont take her if youre easily offended, but if youre generally open minded then youll probably love her. Class is an easy A if you put in pretty minimal effort but attendance is mandatory

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. O is a great professor who is passionate about the content, tells funny stories about her life, and makes class fun. The only downside is that her Canvas page is pretty disorganized and the assignments can be vague/unclear. However, she is open to criticism and is receptive to constructive feedback.