Tracy Tomlinson

This professor has taught: PSYC200, PSYC300, PSYC325, PSYC425, PSYC440, PSYC478, PSYC479, PSYC888C

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Tracy Tomlinson PSYC200 Expecting an A- Anonymous 11/13/2024	AVOID AT ALL COSTS. took for PSYC200 & 300
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC200 Expecting an A- Anonymous 10/30/2024	I was super nervous going into this class, but she is actually an amazing lecturer and explains things very well! The workload is heavy but manageable, which forces me to learn the content. My favorite thing about this class is that she doesn't do exams, but biweekly quizzes and a coding assignment every other week. The quizzes are open note also! One downside is that she gets swamped with emails, so it is really hard to communicate with her. The material is defiantly challenging, but im glad I took the course with her rather than another professor.
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC200 Expecting an A Anonymous 06/10/2024	This class was a lot of work and very meticulous at times, but none of it was terribly difficult - just a lot of formulas, but everything is open-note. If you've taken AP Stat/STAT100, most of this class will be a review. If not, you should still be fine as long as you pay attention in lecture and take detailed notes. Weekly homework, R studio assignment or quiz, and lab modules, so I had to devote many hours a week to this class, but the quizzes are in place of regular midterms, which is nice. Lectures are recorded, but there are clickers so you still have to attend class. Dr. Tomlinson is a very engaging lecturer and always answers questions with patience and thoroughness, so I'd recommend going to lecture in-person anyway. She cares about her students and their feedback, and tries to make statistics interesting with real-life examples.
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC300 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/18/2024	My only word of advice is DO NOT take this class if you are an in season athlete. Although Dr. Tomlinson is very passionate about research and psychology, she is not a very accommodating professor. Even with my travel letter (university excused absence) it still took multiple emails and in person talks to reach her. Also, there is just a lot of work needed to be done in this class and it is very easy to fall behind. The content of the class isn’t really difficult as long as you are putting consistent work in. Overall, not a difficult class content wise, but the amount of work is difficult.
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC300 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/11/2024	This class was a lot of work but that's expected of all PSYC300 classes since it is a harder mandatory class. It was not pleasant but I do think I learned a lot and Dr. Tomlinson is very passionate about research and teaching it. She genuinely is open to questions and comments to make sure she is teaching in the best way possible and that people get the content. It's a crazy heavy workload but it's not bad if you start it on Sundays and if you have a Friday lab.
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC425 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 05/03/2024	professor tomlinson is a very pleasant professor. she explains things very well and likes it when the class participates. sometimes the readings are long but you can usually skim them and pass the reading quizzes. the discussion boards are pretty easy too. i liked doing the facilitations, which are guaranteed 100% if you submit them on time and are present on the day of your topic. the only downside is that some of her slides could've been more detailed but you'll do fine in her class!
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC200 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 01/19/2024	About the person: I had Mrs.Tomlinson in an online winter semester and she seemed like a very nice person. Her goal is to get you to love statistics, and you can really tell she likes statistics which sort of rubs off on you, making it much more tolerable to study statistics for hours on end. She is also pretty flexible and understanding in situations I know other teachers wouldn't have. About the class: I would not recommend taking PSYC200 in the winter. The amount of work is absolutely insane. Probably like 7+ hours a day on average. Just the instruction videos everyday tend to be 3-4 hours long and then you usually have 3-4 assignments to complete which take hours to do if you want to earn a good grade. However, if you are willing to put the hard work in you can earn an A.
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC200 Expecting a C Anonymous 11/29/2023	Although I am expecting to earn a C in her class, I would still recommend this professor. Attendance is very important in this class, and it is easy to make a habit out of not going. The early lecture times make attendance harder, but I'm not how much control she has over her class times. The class has a heavier workload than most 3-credit courses, but she tries to make it more manageable with assignments consistently due on certain days of the week for the semester. I admire her passion for statistics, and she makes lectures as engaging as she can. I can tell that she greatly cares about her students and tries to make the class better through surveys asking for feedback. Participation makes up a great deal of this course (30%), and there is little leeway for missed assignments. Planners/calendars for assignments and due dates may significantly help you in completing assignments (as it can be easy to forget about assignments because there are so many!). The assignments themselves are not hard at all, but active participation and discipline are REQUIRED in order to get good grade.
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC300 Anonymous 05/22/2023	This professor isn't as bad as I once thought she was. Like what some of the reviews say, I originally thought that she was inconsiderate and doesn't really care about her students. However, I came to realize that its the opposite. Yes, the class has a lot of work and you will always have some sort of paper to write every week. Yes, the start times are really crappy. And yes, sometimes the content can be really boring to listen. However, Dr. Tomlinson is actually aware of these problems and is always asking for student feedback to make the course better. She understands that the class is a lot of work and was asking students on ways to improve it. She even said it herself that noy many people enjoy taking a research lab course and that the lecture times are awful. I recall her saying that if she could change them to a different time, she would. Also, I'm pretty sure that the amount of work she gives out for the class isn't even her doing as well. I'm pretty sure its the Psych Departments idea and this is like the standard PSYC300 cirriculum. (I know that other PSYC300 professors give out very similar work with a similar workload but I could be wrong about it being the departments fault). I feel like she really takes the time to help address the problems that her students have and try to make the course as interesting and engaging as possible. The research examples that she use in her lecture are pretty interesting and easy to understand. She really cares about her students and wants all of them to succeed. The assignments she gives out aren't hard but they are time consuming. If you ever need help, she will try her best to do so. For exams, she creates a practice quiz, offers a review session, and there is a discussion board where people can ask questions about the exam. She even adds extra credit to the exams and I believe she sometimes gives students points back on an exam on a question that almost everyone got wrong. She's a great professor and really isn't as bad as people think. I really recommend that you give it a shot with her class.
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC300 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/16/2023	I had her for PSYC200 and now for PSYC300 and found her classes to be so enjoyable and enriching. Yes, PSYC300 is a lot of work, but it is that way regardless of the professor you have. It's a 4 credit lab class that focuses on research methods, of course there's going to be a little learning curve and work might take longer than expected sometimes. Dr. Tomlinson makes it manageable, though. We had a lot of amazing TAs as well, and altogether the class was much better than I thought it would be. She makes you do some certificates throughout the course, and while they may take some extra time, they are extremely beneficial to have professionally. The actual lectures are engaging, and she takes her time going through course content. I've emailed her and TAs throughout the semester, and they all seem to respond in a timely (1-2 days) manner. When reading reviews about Dr. Tomlinson I would urge you to consider that the actual class/class content (PSYC200/300) is a difficult and demanding one, and that much of that is not Dr. Tomlison's fault. Overall, all of my and my friends' interactions with Dr. Tomlinson have been pleasant, and I think she is truly one of the better psychology professors and an excellent lecturer. You learn so much about research methods, ethics, the scientific method, and design your own research throughout the semester, which makes the whole thing pretty new and exciting.
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC200 Expecting an A- Anonymous 02/09/2023	This professor is horrible, truly horrible, I took PSYC200 with her last semester and hated the workload and the way she lectured. She does not take the time to explain concepts instead just teaching a single example and nothing else, she also assigned way too much homework, with hours of work each week. I am now taking her for PSYC300 and have to say DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS, she is an awful professor, most of the things we have done so far have been repeat assignments from PSYC200 and she assigns anywhere from 12-15 assignments a week, which is just way too much, when I reached out to my TA about the sheer volume of work there was she told me I was being dramatic and that this is what the University recommends but no other class I have taken has been this bad.
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC200 Expecting an A- Anonymous 01/21/2023	I took PSYC200 with Prof Tomlinson in the Winter, and would not recommend it. For context, I had taken AP Stats in high school, and found it really easy (even got a 5 on the exam). The content isn’t hard, but it’s too much for three weeks. You have to watch about 3-4 hours of lecture videos everyday, another two hours on Wednesdays for labs and R modules and another hour for homework. She’s an okay lecturer and you’re mostly learning for pre-recorded videos which is nice since you can rewatch content. However, you never really see her. She hosts a review session on Fridays which isn’t helpful at all, and I don’t think she has office hours. Moreover, her exams are usually an incorrect measure of knowledge. It’s a math class and the exams are solely based on whether you put the numbers in correctly on Canvas, not whether you know the processes of theory behind the work. There’s no partial credit, and she’s a stickler about late work giving no credit. The class average for exam 1 was about 72% and for exam 2 it was about 70%.
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC200 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/13/2022	Dr. Tomlinson is easily one of the most caring professors I have had. I do not understand why there is so many negative reviews of her, she is truly a gem. Perhaps people are confusing the difficulty of the content with her as a teacher, which is incredibly unfair to her. She cares about student needs, she is flexible, receptive to feedback, gives lots of opportunities for points and extra credit, and is extremely fair. She puts in a lot of effort to organize and manage class, and she is so engaging during lectures. I was worried about this class coming into it, but I honestly feel so much better about statistics because of her guidance and teaching. She makes things very manageable. My best tips are to attend all the classes, take notes on EVERYTHING you can (module readings, lecture, lab videos), attend review and lab sessions, and just get the work done in a timely manner. Emailing her or a TA when you need help will help you as well. Many of the discussions and assignments are easy points. I highly recommend Dr. Tomlinson.
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC425 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/05/2022	i've had her for three classes now and she's one of the kindest and most understanding and engaging professors I've had. She actually cares about the material and teaches it in a way that actually helps you learn it, not just some monotone lecture. and she gives out so many opportunities for points in her classes that it's kinda hard to fail if you just attend class, take good notes, do your assignments, and email her when you need more time on them. she actually cares about the well-being of her students. ignore the negative ratings about her tbh i swear you will love her class
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC200 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/04/2022	Dr Tomlinson is an amazing professor and very clearly explains the content and checks in to make sure there aren't any questions before moving on. She cares about her students and does a great job at outlining the expectations for the course. I highly recommend taking classes with her.
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC300 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/18/2022	If you have to take psyc 300 take it with any other professor that offers it. Literally anyone! Dr. T is very educated in her field and passionate about research, but she is extremely difficult to work with. She is inconsiderate of the lives and struggles of her students. I wish I never took the class with her, and am glad I passed the course for the sole reason of never having to take a psych class with her again.
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC300 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/14/2022	This class is extremely hard and a lot of work, most of which consists of the weekly apa reports. I really was not a huge fan of Dr. Tomlinson when taking 200 but I much preferred her this semester. The 8am class is still brutal, but she makes an immense amount of effort to not only make sure her students understand the material, but are also well prepared way after taking her class. The sheer amount of topics that I can add to my CV after taking this class is seriously insane and even though I may not have wanted to wake up and go to class everyday, I am very grateful for what this class was able to provide me. As long as you put in the work and manage your time it really is not that bad.
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC200 Anonymous 04/21/2022	Plz do not take her for PSYC 200. Take anyone but her. She does not do a good job of explained concepts. Her TAs are much better than her.
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC300 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 04/20/2022	I have heard of people who are not huge fans of Tomlinson as a professor. Personally, I think she is fine. Nothing stands out about her (positively or negatively). I personally preferred her in PSYC300 to PSYC200. Although there is a relatively heavy workload (it is a 4 credit course), it has been easy to get good grades in this course. Exams are straight forward, labs are easy if you attend, and attendance is mandatory. Overall, she is a very standard professor. She cares about her students, has passion for the class, and does not give extremely challenging work.
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC200 Expecting a B Anonymous 01/11/2022	I have a lot of mixed feeling about Dr. Tomlinson. I’ll start with the good. I really do think she is a great lecturer for this class and does a good job at explaining the material and making it relevant. She provides a lot of extra practice material if you do want that extra practice or explanations. She’s also pretty accessible if you have any issues or need to reach her. On the other hand, I don’t think she takes students needs into consideration, which can be really stressful considering some of her class policies. For one she doesn’t take any late work unless its excused. This policy pretty much tanked my grade. I understand not wanting students to turn things in late week after week, but I only missed one (1) assignment by AN HOUR and I was never really able to recover. Although my grade in the class wasn’t bad, it’s not the grade deserved and I know other kids had the same issue. Attendance is also mandatory and accounts for 30% of your grade, which is kind of brutal for an 8am class. I pretty much came in half asleep just to get my clicker points and would watch the lecture videos later in the day. The content can be hard to understand and sometimes she goes through her lectures REALLY fast (another reason I just preferred to watch the online lectures). I have the feeling she’s pretty set in her ways and doesn’t have any intention to improve. Instead of actually taking feedback into consideration she’ll blame data and say that her ratings are so low either here or on rate my prof because she is both a woman and teaches an 8am. All in all, she’s not the worst, but if you have the option to avoid her, I would.
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC200 Anonymous 12/17/2021	Very, very boring lectures. Her homeworks and quizzes also take entirely too long to complete. She and her TA's are not understanding of late work, even if its just a few minutes late. I hated this class and Im glad it over.
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC300 Anonymous 03/07/2021	Poor research examples for students to conceptualize the larger concepts. Prof. Tomlinson is condescending and giving lectures seems like a chore for her.
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC200 Expecting an A Anonymous 01/20/2021	Dr. Tomlinson is really nice and understanding, especially with COVID-19 going on. She was really organized and the assignments were pretty clear to understand. Deadlines were clear and she held review sessions for quizzes that were very helpful and good practice. She replied to everyone on discussion boards for assignments and her TAs always replied promptly to emails and questions. Overall the content can be challenging at times, but theres tons of resources she provides so that you can improve. It helps to have some stats background but not necessary. The lectures were really effective at introducig and explaining the material and preparing you for practice problems to do on your own. I really enjoyed the class!
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC200 Expecting a B yonalevitt 01/13/2020	Good teacher, very knowledgeable lecturer, she'll make you work hard. Worth it.
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC200 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 03/10/2019	Boring lectures, a lot of work, but fair exams!! The study guide is really similar to the exams!!
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC300 Expecting an A pmunns 05/01/2018	I had her for PSYC200 and thought she was a good teacher there, but getting to PSYC300 it was substantially worse. The material is dry and the course moves so slowly, she spends half the time repeating information from the last class but she doesn't explain things well so it doesn't lead to a better understanding at all. The lab is frustrating, my section stayed the entire 2 hours every time just going over the things we went over twice already in class but other sections were only there for half an hour. The homework assignments are also extremely unclear, especially as it got to the end of the semester, the syllabus was not helpful so it was just having to check ELMS every week to see what was due. Very dull class that does not need to be 4 credits. I would suggest trying to take it with the other professor.
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC200 Expecting a C- Anonymous 01/22/2016	DO NOT TAKE PSYC200 WITH TRACY!!! ESPECIALLY DURING WINTER SESSION! She will not bother to see you in person, her TAs suck and her exams are near impossible since everything is online and you have to type everything rather than write out the equations. The equations are complex multi step and tedious and not plug n chug. If you are not good at figuring out which math concepts to use in a given scenario you will not do well. Class average for first exam was 70% and she only offers 1.75% extra credit. Do not listen to the people who expect an A if you struggle with math or plan to take this class online only.
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC200 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 04/21/2015	If you took AP stat, this class is basically just a repeat of that. It's honestly pretty dry material and Dr. Tomlinson does about as well as you really can do in making it even remotely interesting. The entire class is open notes, so dont worry about having to memorize equations. Take good notes and actually go to class (or get someone elses notes) and youll be alright (tip - when you get to stuff like z-tests and t-tests, spend like a half hour and learn how to make the calculator do them for you, itll save you a lot of time and calculation mistakes) The homework is a pain in the ass, but it's not terribly difficult, just long. Just set aside like 2 hours each week and crank it out, its doable. The lab videos are absolutely pointless, I'd usually just mute them and have them running in the background while I did other things, and then watched the 10 seconds pertinent to the question that was asked. There is a final paper, again not terribly taxing, just a pain to write. That's basically this whole class in a nutshell. Easy enough, just a pain at times.
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC200 Anonymous 12/20/2014	Here's the thing with this class. If you're good at math, it is going to be pretty easy. If you aren't, you're going to have to try a bit. The material isn't terrible and Tracy does make it more interesting than it could be (I can't imagine this class with a boring, droning teacher). If you aren't lazy, and you're not good at math, there are lots of opportunities to boost your grade (participation points, a final paper). The homework is not pleasant. There is a lot on Aplia and the setting she has it on is kind of harsh (you get 3 tries on each problem, and if you don't get it totally right the first time you can never get full credit on that problem). The tests are open note/book. PS: if Kapil is your TA, be happy. He's a life saver.
Tracy Tomlinson Expecting an A+ catscatscats 12/05/2014	Dr. Tomlinson is a really good teacher, she gets into the material and involves the class. She does a good job of answering any questions that anyone has. The way she presents the material makes it very easy to understand. However, she assigns homework on the material but often times it is due before the lecture on it is given. The textbook is fairly good, but some of the topics didn't really make sense until we discussed them in class, so it would have been beneficial to have the lecture before the homework was due, so that the practice could solidify the knowledge rather than just confuse the students. The topics in this class weren't hard, it was just a ridiculous amount of work to do, which adds up even if you don't have to try too hard on it. You also have to attend every lecture for full participation points, which isn't always possible and shouldn't happen in a college course. The lab videos you have to watch every week are a pain too, because unless you watch it straight through without skipping around or pausing, you won't get credit for it. It's nice that the discussion/lab isn't mandatory, but the videos are still obnoxious. She also forbids you from using computers, which I feel shouldn't happen in a college course. I study and learn best when I take notes on the computer, so having to write everything by hand was obnoxious and the fact that I didn't have a choice in it was annoying in and of itself. The tests are very easy and they are open note, and she also provides extra credit, so it's not hard to get a good grade. It's just an obnoxious class to take because she treats students like they are highschoolers.
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC200 Anonymous 05/20/2014	She gives way too much homework. Between videos and aplia it was hard to keep up. Additionally, she does aplia as an average of your best scores instead of taking your best try, which really hurt my grade considering homework was 40% of our grade. The way she takes attendance is ridiculous. You should not have to do clickers, and write out on half sheets. Although I think she would be a good teacher for someone who is naturally good at math, it was a really tough class for me. I also think she was very condescending at times. Her TA's also seemed very ill-informed.
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC200 Expecting a C Anonymous 05/19/2014	Good teacher, hard course. Make sure to actually go to lecture and to keep up with the work.
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC200 Expecting a B Anonymous 12/21/2013	Dr. Tomlinson was nice and approachable and extremely passionate about statistics. However, I felt she often got caught up in answering questions or going through each tiny step of a problem, rather than addressing larger concerns. The homework was okay, though time intensive. The lab videos were AWFUL. They took forever to watch and the questions were often vague or relied on information from earlier in the video, so I would suggest writing EVERYTHING down. Both homework and lab videos are required. There were also half-sheets that had to be completed in class that I felt offered no real value to the students, but attendance to all lectures was necessary for full participation points. The TA's were very helpful to me because they offered review sheets for the test, but I found the class to be a lot of work for very little outcome. A "B" is not typical of my performance in my classes, and I think it goes to show that the tests are not reflective of the lectures, despite being open note.
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC200 Expecting an A Anonymous 04/25/2013	Dr. Tomlinson was nice, helpful, and very clear in her lectures. I'd taken AP Stat before so I knew much of the content, but she still explains things pretty effectively. The workload for the class is ridiculous and you have to attend every lecture for full participation credit, but all of the exams were completely open-note so it wasn't too bad.
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC200 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/21/2012	write everything on the homeworks, dont skip ANYTHING (especially how you calculate mean. its ridiculous but you actually have to write out, 2+2+2=6. 6/3=2. Mean=2). tests were open notes and very similar to the homeworks. I had Mark as my TA in discussion, HE IS AWESOME. he went through problems very similar to the homework problems which was very helpful. he is also really funny. homework is due every tuesday except for test weeks. lecture is incredibly boring, i read TFLN the entire time. you have to attend lecture bc attendance is taken in the form of clickers or hand written half-sheets of paper. easy A class with some effort. 1 statistical analysis paper due at the end of the semester. not impossible, just annoying.
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC309K firedove614 12/01/2011	Best Psychology teacher I've had! Her forensic psychology class is very interesting and mostly discussion based so as long as you do the assignments and come to class it's pretty easy to get an A. She is very fair and receptive of students needs as long as you are willing to communicate with her. Overall great class and great teacher
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC200 Anonymous 11/17/2011	Dr.Tomlinson didn't bother me initially until midway through the semester. I asked her a question on an exam because the wording of it was confusing, & she responded very rudely with "Do what it says." as if that clarifies or helps me at all? Then on the the paper the first thing that's due she said was to write a rough draft, assuming that was literally a rough draft I wrote the 5-8 pg paper as a rough draft..then the TA emailed everyone the night before it was due to write a 3 pg methodological review & summary..when I emailed to get clarification, nobody clarified. If I had not taken AP Statistics in high school I would be completely lost in this class because Dr.Tomlinson can't teach well at all & makes you do ridiculous examples that don't make sense with the material being taught. She also holds you over class with snarky remarks that she still has 3 more minutes. Don't take this class with her, take this class with the other guy that teaches it he seems really nice & helpful UNLIKE her.
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC200 Expecting an A Anonymous 11/07/2011	Best math teacher I've ever had in my life. She truly cares about her students and wants to help. She asks often if she's doing a good job and has students review her class at different points. Sometimes she goes over things too quickly but as long as someone asks her to slow down or repeat things she has absolutely no problem with it. She is always willing to meet with students to help as well. 8am SUCKS. It gets very hard to pay attention and stay awake in a stat class that early but Tracy does the best she can with it. The discussion board is always open online for questions and Tracy or a TA gets back to students within a few hours at the most. She's very enthusiastic and ALWAYS wears black. LOTS of homework, exams are pretty tough, but if you have to take this class she's definitely the one to take it with.
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC440 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 11/03/2011	Horrible teacher!!! She does not care about her students. I would not recommend this teacher. You can get a good grade, but there is a lot of work for this course
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC200 Expecting an A Jenae Ramos 05/18/2011	Course taken Spring 2011 semester. I got an A. I was worried I would get a B, but going to lab discussions and lectures help. Concepts are easy to grasp once you go to lab. Go to lectures; there is a participation grade. Don't miss any classes because for the people who abhor math, the class is very doable. Homework was harder than the exams. The paper wasn't awful. The professor loves teaching and always stops to ask questions. Material you need to learn isn't very interesting, but Tomlinson's class makes you understand it well.
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC200 Anonymous 05/17/2011	While engaging during the course, her exams were a little ridiculous and she assigns far too much homework. This isn't high school anymore: attendance shouldn't be taken at lecture, only at specialized discussion. I can understand assigning weekly homeworks, but the assignments took hours and were repetitive and tedious: it should be our own responsibility to practice what we learn if we wish to do so. A third of the final exam consisted of 2 types of testing that she spent less than a lecture on, was not gone over in discussion, and we were never asked to know even for a homework assignment.
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC200 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/17/2011	Prof. Tomlinson is a good teacher but she requires a lot! We had ten homework assignments and they ranged from three to six questions. However, each question has about five parts to it so you can see how they would take a long time. The homeworks aren't hard and if you go to lecture and lab you'll be just fine. I got a 77.5 and a 85 on two homeworks and A's on all the rest and this was done with minimal effort. I basically just looked at the notes while I was doing the homework. Also the book isn't really necessary if you go to lecture BUT it is helpful or clarification. I stopped doing the readings after the first midterm exam and I did fine but I also went to every lecture and lab. I'm not really good at math but her teaching style is extremely helpful if you're like me. If you're good at math this class might be a little boring but then again maybe you just won't go to lecture. There are two exams and a final. The final is cumulative ONLY in the sense that you need to remember some concepts and calculations/formulas. There is also a final paper which SUCKS!!! You have to do a rough draft, a peer review, a response to the peer review and a final draft. The paper is a critique of an article you find and I didnt put much effort into in and got an A overall. 16/20-rough draft, 9.5/10-peer review, 8/10-response, and 59/60-final. Luckily I got a really good peer review which helped my final. The class is long and gets boring at times but is definitely a class I would recommend for people that are worried about their grade. You also have to turn ur hw in before she starts talking in lecture or you'll get points deducted. hope this helps :) My final grade was a 94 but with the extra credit(i did all four) i got a 96.
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC200 Expecting a B Anonymous 01/03/2011	Professor Tomlinson is one of the greatest professors at the University. She is patient and makes class exciting. As a person who is not that great at math, I understood everything. She did a very good job of communicating the material. She is exactly what a teacher should be.
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC309K Expecting an A terp23 12/29/2010	My favorite class & my favorite teacher! The topics covered in the class are really interesting and Tracy always uses different ways to introduce material. The course load wasn't heavy at all, and it was easy to do well. Exams were a little tough, but nothing a little studying can't fix. TAKE THIS CLASS!
Tracy Tomlinson Expecting an A Anonymous 12/19/2010	Tracy is incredibly considerate of others, and is invested in students' progress in any course she teaches. She always made time to talk to students, and clearly cared deeply about student learning and understanding of the material. She was made for teaching!
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC200 Expecting a B Phillip Fiore 12/17/2010	Very average professor. Nothing about her stood out to me except she took attendance 10 times a semester which was a *****. I would recommend her as a Psyc200 prof as she has great reviews right before the test and posts all powerpoints online. Makes studying a cinch.
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC200 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/15/2010	Tracy seems to be a great professor, but the class is just extremely boring (and that's not entirely her fault). The material has very little to do with psychology, and I can't imagine it any different than STAT100 or MATH111. She was very bubbly and a good speaker, but the material just seemed old (I found it to be exactly the same as my high school AP stat class). So if you have to take the class, it won't be awful. The material will just be boring.
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC200 Expecting a B psychstudent 12/12/2010	I am not sure what the other people are talking about. Tracy Tomlinson is an expremely poor teacher. She is condescending, disrespectful, and unprofessional. She is also unfamiliar with some of the course content, which shows in lecture. The work that she has students do is tedious and unhelpful. The class is more focused on calculations than concepts, and Tracy looks to deduct point wherever she can. She treats her T.A's terribly, and it is clear that they do not like her as well. Lastly, the concepts she teaches are not consistent with other introductory level statistics for psychology classes. She should not teach the class again.
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC200 Expecting a B Anonymous 12/03/2010	very nice professor..really cares about students and wants you to understand. If you don't understand something she will go over it as many times as needed. the course consists of three exams, final paper, and ten homework assignments. the homework assingments are extremely difficult and time consuming. if your not willing to spend an average of 5 hours on each homework you wont finish the assingment. she tends to post problems that she never went over how to do and don't make sense. in lecture she can get confused about what she is saying and is sometimes unclear. But before each exam she post a study guide..i would recommend not studying for the exam until this is posted..her exams are exactlyyyy the study guide..everything she says you need to know will be on it and never tries to trick you..she is extremely fair when it comes in that sense..exams are straightforward..one downfall are the homeworks.
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC200 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/03/2010	Professor Tomlinson is a really great professor. She is extremely helpful and goes over topics more than once. The material in the class is not very difficult if you have taken a statistics class before. There are 3 exams, and she gives a review class. If you study the review you will do well on the test. There is one homework assignment each week, and its pretty tedious, but not very difficult. My only complaint about this class is that she posts the homework late at night, which makes it difficult to complete in time for lab, which is the only opportunity to ask any questions. Instead of having a final you have a final paper, which can be interesting if you choose a good article. The only bad thing is you have to write a paper reviewing someone elses paper and then respond to the person that edits your paper. Overall this class is not that difficult, and Professor Tomlinson is a good teacher.
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC200 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 11/30/2010	I did not enjoy Dr. Tomlinson's method of teaching statistics. She went over a lot of lectures pretty quickly and even if people asked questions, including myself, I felt that I was still left confused because of how fast she goes over the material. I've taken two statistic courses before this one, so you'd think I'd be able to understand and breeze through this course, too. Not at all. If her teaching style was a little different, I might have liked her a little more. The work load isn't bad, though. Homework is pretty stupid because she gives 6 parts for each question (usually 5 or 6), but only 2 questions are graded. So, yeah, kind of a waste of time for all of that work. The tests aren't too bad if you know the material; you can have a half sheet with formulas on it. Her attendance policies are ridiculous and your homework is counted late as soon as she starts talking in lecture on the day it's due... no excuses, even if you're sick.
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC200 Expecting an A terp13 11/20/2010	Tracy makes this class harder than it needs to be because her lectures are so thorough. Weekly homework assignments, sometimes difficult, sometimes simple. EXAMS ARE EASY. Just make sure you study the review slides! She literally takes the questions right off of them and changes the numbers. Final paper instead of a final exam, which is a critique of an article that includes statistics. Lectures posted online, online discussion board which tracy responds to (very helpful when doing homework) lectures too long though, easy to fall asleep.
Tracy Tomlinson PSYC309K Expecting an A+ Anonymous 11/04/2009	BEST CLASS I'VE EVER TAKEN. The material is so interesting and Professor Tomlinson is so nice. She loves to engage her students and listen to what they have to say. If you have the chance, take this class, you won't regret it. It's especially great for those student double majoring in psyc and crim!