Reviews of professor Cristyne Hebert

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
There are so many group projects in this class. Assessment guidelines are confusing. You can follow exactly what she says for an assignment and you will still do poorly. We were able to resubmit assignments, but it is still annoying because marks are not given back for a long time. I wouldn't recommend this class.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dr. Herbert is unprofessional. She does not provide written feedback for the grades she submits (at least for the self directed course I took). When asked for feedback she also declines to provide documentation which is a sign of her unnecessary disagreeableness. By not writing her grades down in advance, she is able to engage in unfair grading.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
You can tell she doesn't truly care about student success, because when you ask her for guidance, she tells you "I don't review journal entries". Yet, when it works for her and she "thinks" you need help, she will say "can I see your journal entries?" towards the end of the semester. If you can try to work with someone more collaborative.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Very tough prof. She is nice at first but she does not explain things clearly. Readings are 40-60 pages of readings per week. Her syllabus is vague and she doesn't explain clearly what she wants handed in or what she would like to see. Very tough marker. Takes a very long time to receive a mark back. You don't know your mark until the end.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Cristyne is a pretty nice person. Her course is organized well and her assignments are easy enough to understand, but she is a really tough grader and does not seem to follow her own assessment philosophies. However, she is pretty lax about when you hand stuff in and giving you a chance to resubmit assignments.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I had COVID-19 and emailed to let her know. Her response was that I should write more "coherently". This response is unprofessional and unethical. As a faculty member, and an ethics board member, I expect more awareness from someone of Dr. Herberts' professional standing. She should not be referring to anyones writing as "incoherent". It is rude.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Cristyne is an ok prof. She is warm and approachable, however don't let this lull you into security. Her teaching style is mostly having students read very long readings before class. She is an extremely tough marker, and does not make it clear what she is asking for in the syllabus. The group projects were so difficult for a summer class online.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Avoid this prof if you are an EAL or Indigenous student.

If you're too late, make sure you present in the first couple weeks otherwise you'll be buried by work after the class ends.

Rigid expectations, she doesn't make herself available, and she doesn't provide written feedback (lol seriously)