Reviews of professor Julie Shepherd-Powell

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Julie is a good professor to have. Her class does require you to invest your time into the assignments, reading, and studying. You'll be reading articles and watching long documentaries that will put you to sleep. Tests are open note free response based off of the reading and videos. Take notes during lectures. The slides are just for visuals.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Julie is very knowledgeable about the topic, but because there is so much information that is broad, it can be challenging to organize it and present it in a way that makes sense for students. This made tests difficult. There are 3 album reviews due, and 2 community events that you must attend. Quizzes are given almost daily based on reading HW.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dr. Shepherd-Powell requires 4 papers during the semester, with each being at least 4-6 pages. The mid term and final exams were all constructed responses which required a page essay for each. Almost no one finished the test in time because of the ridiculous amount of work. DO NOT TAKE HER

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Julie is a fantastic professor who is very passionate about what she teaches. There's a few tests, but if you do even a little studying you will be fine. Don't even think about taking this class if you're just going to be disrespectful and try to walk all over her. She is a very sweet lady who is a great musician and cares about what she does.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Took this class as a gen ed but did more work for it than the classes for my major. Must go to all classes because she gives you one question quizzes that you cannot make up under any circumstances. Gets an attitude with students for asking simple questions. This class is alright but avoid taking it if possible.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
If you want a teacher that is going to assign so much homework and assignments and never give feedback on her grades then she's for you. The final exam was 10 questions where you had to respond in 2 paragraphs and then the final was a two-page essay. Then you had two more 2-page papers to write in the same week. Do not take her

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Julie Sheperd-Powell is a great professor - she's incredibly passionate about Appalachian culture HOWEVER be prepared to read and study. If you're taking her class online you may have more work than you would in person. Overall a good professor but makes you work for it.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I think it's pretty unfair to ask students to write a fourth paper and then a final paper two days later and then make them take a final exam when the only assignment you've actually graded is the very first paper we did two weeks into the semester. If you can't give feedback in a timely manner, don't ask so much of your students.