Reviews of professor Riley Palmer

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Riley's teaching is pretty dry and boring in my opinion. I liked that he had all lectures and slide notes online, but he read directly from them so going to class felt pointless aside from the in-class points, and it didn't help that it's a 2.5hr lecture at night. Also, the textbook is useless because everything on the tests is covered in lecture.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Riley is a new professor, and it does show. That being said, his lectures improved a lot over the course of the semester. He genuinely cares about his students and is very open to feedback, and easy to get in touch with. The tests were kind of intimidating but if you come to class, do the readings, and study you will be fine.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I get that his study guide and notes were super helpful. However, I dont think hes good at teaching. I respect him and all that but I literally had to teach myself.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
When you realize you pay for classes to teach yourself. This is how youre gonna feel if you take this class. I dont understand why some students would say his PowerPoint slides are helpful and that he gives free points. It is about learning, not about getting an easy A.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Basically, I need to study everything by myself as I don't really understand his teaching. I feel like he is just reading out the notes under the slides when he is teaching. Attend the class only for the weekly in class assignment.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
The test was very hard for me (but I didn't study that much). The class consists of short writing assignments, 2 tests, 1 essay, and participation points. Riley is one of the most monotonous lecturers. You can tell he reads directly from his speaker notes and when asked questions he usually responds with "idk but maybe this...". ALOT of reading

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
This was his first semester teaching and I think that he did pretty well. His lectures weren't super interesting, but he did improve from the first class with him. He cares a lot and is willing to help. Exams were relatively easy if you know the study guide well. You must go to class for the in class activities. He provided info on grad school too.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Riley is not experienced. His lectures were boring. He just reads off his powerpoint notes. I was expecting to learn new things about counseling psychology, but I ended up teaching myself. Also, the grading of the class is not fair. In one of the assignments, if you miss one criteria you get zero instead of taking off some points.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Riley is new to teaching, but he cares about his students and is very open to feedback. Lectures can get a bit boring because he tends to read off his notes, but there is a structure to his presentations that makes it a little easier to teach yourself if you happen to get lost for any reason. Riley does love what he does, so ask him questions!