Reviews of professor Kelsey Koon

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I think Dr. Koon was an amazing professor. She was really nice and funny in her lectures. She does assign quite a few assignments but they aren't difficult and she's an easy marker. There's no midterm but she does have 3 quizzes, which are not difficult. She's a super caring professor and easy to email. I would 100% recommend her class.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Koon is well informed and very enthusiastic about this course. Her weekly reading assignments take a lot of effort. I am a science student and I spend more time working on this class than science courses. She does not post the lecture slides making it difficult to miss class. I would recommend connecting with peers to share notes

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She expected us students to write a paper (1-2 pages) every week about one of the readings provided, and on Fridays, she did discussion days to talk about what the readings were about. Her tests were ok, listen in class because it will most likely be on the exam. She doesn't post the lectures online so you'd need to always attend class.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I did find this class very interesting and insightful! However, the amount of week-to-week work is insane. Even on test weeks, you need to write an individual assignment, due every Friday. You are required to read a full chapter out of the textbook each week and provide a notebook for that chapter before class begins that week. Writing Heavy.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
The amount of reading and writing expected for this class is absolutely insane, and I am an English major, so I'm used to reading a LOT. She expects so much out of you but you get so little in return. I think I've barely learnt anything useful, which is partially because her assignment prompts are so surface-level and vague.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I dropped this class before it even started. I had heard her workload was crazy for an intro course but didn't expect so many readings, outlined and detailed mandatory notes on that reading, mandatory outlined notes for in class, 6 10-12 page essays, and a final paper. This is an intro course with a ridiculous amount of work. Do not take.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Loved Dr. Koon. Cares about the success of her students. However, there is an insane amount of work for an intro course; 40+ pages to read, 2 papers, 2 group projects, & a chapter summary... EVERY week (easy grader tho). Enjoyed her as a prof, just didn't enjoy the workload. Would recommend her for 300-400 level courses, but not for intro classes.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Awesome prof. Weekly assignments seem tough, but if you just do them, the work load is actually pretty low compared to other classes. Extremely involved discussions and lectures. Will make you consider swapping to history and making your dad mad.