Patty Goodman is a Communication Studies professor at Northeastern University rated 2.7/5 by 9 students, with 4.0/5 difficulty and 22.0% who would take them again (TRACE + RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated July 2026).
Patty Goodman professor reviews and ratings: 2.7/5 from 9 student reviews at Northeastern (22.0% would take again). TRACE + RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
Dr. Goodman was fun, fair, and very enthusiastic about her course materials. Projects were fun and useful. She's a true asset to the learning experience.CMN6940 2025-10-20 23:19:55 +0000 UTC
Professor Goodman is very hard grader. She had tons of research and a lot of presentation. And she is not clear at all for all her homework. most of them are meaningless. She barely teach anything. It was all student giving presentation. I learned nothing.CMN6095 2022-10-28 14:08:14 +0000 UTC
Very good at engaging students but the class itself was messy. The objectives of each project were unclear and we got feedback too late to actually improve from week to week. The textbook was extremely theoretical and uninteresting, not useful for class projects or real life.HRM6005 2021-11-21 19:21:48 +0000 UTC
Good teacher but too many presentation assignment.CMN6000 2020-05-01 04:26:05 +0000 UTC
She is a nice person, but she is really disorganized with her material, and it is never going to be good enough for her. Nonetheless, she used great material and she is willing to help.CMN6940 2023-09-06 21:37:12 +0000 UTC
She is very disorganized and does not describe the assignments well. I had to ask multiple questions for each assignment, and her answers were frequently vague. At the same time (while giving very late and vague feedback about your work) she is a tough grader. Even if you normally score well, be prepared to not do as well in her class.CMN6095 2022-03-13 23:56:05 +0000 UTC
There are lots of group projects which takes away from flexibility and impacts grades. Feedback from professor not efficient and inconsistent. Tough grading and 100% is very rare. Professor does not grade in a timely manner nor posted additional materials in a timely manner.HRM6005 2021-05-24 15:16:49 +0000 UTC
She is kind, patient and always with a smile. She arranges the agenda in a reasonable way that you do not have to write thirty pages paper in one night, only if you are right to the point. There are lots of fun activities in her class, you will get to work together with your classmates to feel teamwork. She brings Bagles for late-night classes.CMN6940 2020-03-13 20:04:08 +0000 UTC
Very tough grader with very limited productive feedback, if any. Would answer every question with a question with no clear answer. Too many group projects which made it difficult to do well. Spotaneous last minute classes each week. Did not post any additional learning material and when she did it was the following week.HRM6005 2021-05-23 23:45:02 +0000 UTC
Patty Goodman has an average rating of 2.7/5 from 9 student reviews. 22.0% of students said they would take them again.
Patty Goodman's classes have a difficulty rating of 4.0/5 based on student reviews.
Data updated July 2026.