Reviews of professor Karin Ellison

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Essays graded by grad. TAs rather than by Prof. Grading was a little tough but there was always tons of feedback and plenty of room for improvement. Critical thinking is definitely a requirement, but grade is heavily bolstered by discussion posts and easy Yellowdig posts. Overall, super interesting concepts and a great course. (Session A)

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
very easy class. just take notes on the lecture portion and do the homework as requested and you be just fine. i did the bare minimum and got a B in class. it is a very interesting topic.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
There are endless readings. The lectures literally just reiterate what the readings said almost word for word. Uses iClicker, so being "present" for class is mandatory. iClicker is a mobile app, make of that what you will. You'll never get an A+ on a paper. 49.5 out of 50, maybe like I did. Just focus on the exam study guides and you'll pass.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This was one of my favorite classes I took all semester, to be fair my course load wasnt good. She is a great professor, lectures can be dry at times and I would lose interest. Very interactive class and you must show up for clicker questions. Whole class was very easy just a few papers along with 2 exams. If you pay attention youll be ok!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Not useful feedback on cases / mini assignments, it seemed more of her opinion for grading. I used Grammarly and the writing center but she still graded like a Karen. Discussion posts need more direction as do the mini assignments. She provided prerecorded lecture videos of slides but never provided the slides. online < in person.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Her lectures are generally engaging which is great and that's where most content is presented, not the book. The assignments are unclear as are the grading criteria, which makes it hard to succeed given how few assignments there are. The class just wrapped up and I still don't have a clear understanding of how we were graded on our papers or exams.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
you do not need the book. take notes from the lectures and do the module homework and you will be fine. the mini papers you have to write are super fun. i learned a lot. this class makes you think a lot if you like something like that. subject was also very interesting to me.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
You definitely need to go to class and make sure you put in some effort with the essays. Frankly, she does her best to make it as cooperative and interactive - I can respect that. I wanted an A, but I know I'm not the best writer (beggars can't be choosers).