Beyond RateMyProfessors: Blessings and Curses of Course Selection Resources on the Internet

Authors

  • Mary M. Livingston Louisiana Tech University
  • Jerome J. Tobacyk Louisiana Tech University
  • Margaret L. Hindman Louisiana State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26209/mj1361340

Keywords:

classes, courses, internet, professors, rating, web

Abstract

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Author Biographies

Mary M. Livingston, Louisiana Tech University

Mary M. Livingston, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology in the Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, LA. She can be reached at maryml@latech.edu.

Jerome J. Tobacyk, Louisiana Tech University

Jerome J. Tobacyk, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology and advisor at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana. He can be reached at jerryt@latech.edu.

Margaret L. Hindman, Louisiana State University

Margaret L. Hindman is an undergraduate student at Louisiana State University. She provided much of the data on the websites discussed in this article. She can be reached at mhindm1@lsu.edu.

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