Reviews of professor Erin Chiou

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Chiou is obviously very knowledgeable in her field and it shows in class discussions. But she lets students do most of the teaching through presentations that are really just summaries of the readings. You'll learn a lot from the readings, though. Get ready to read and speak up in class. Also kind of a tough grader and strict with deadlines.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Chiou is a great Professor. She establishes very clear grading criteria in her syllabus, and expects you to put in a fair amount of effort. If you do not do the reading or only skim it and expect to get anything out of this class, then you are wasting your time and probably won't get a very good grade.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This class is like a book reading club. You have to read anything that is assigned 4 to 6 long articles then you have a discussion. This was not a real class, you have to do a presentation with a classmate that is assigned to you and a final paper. Tough grader, and grading is very subjective. If she likes you you will get a better grade.