Reviews of professor Jessica Ham

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She is nice but oftentimes seemed disappointed when students wouldn't volunteer to answer questions. She made some comments about our enthusiasm towards the course/readings which felt unnecessary, but I would take another class with her. Expect to read a lot and have a lot of short/medium-length documentaries to watch, and participate in class.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor's Ham's class was incredibly interesting, insightful, and fun. She is super relatable and tries to make the material as relevant and engaging as possible. She is a bit difficult so do be aware it won't be a walk in the park but still would recommend.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I got so mad reading these other comments. Profs don't need to smile or be your friend. They need to teach you stuff, and I learned a LOT from Dr. Ham and this class. If you are taking a class to get an "easy A", then you are missing the point of college.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Lots of reading for every classtedious but doable. Weekly quizzes on the readings are slightly tricky. Lectures are pretty boring. Group projects instead of exams which arent bad (depending on your assigned group). The class was fine overall and Ham isnt a bad professor but I got the impression she didnt really want to be there either.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I entered this class thinking it would be an easy A, although the assigned readings were lengthy, the quizzes were far too short, specific and they are a very important part of the final grade (meaning it is easy to do badly on them). Because of her tough grading, the amount of time I spent on her readings often times felt unrewarding.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
good luck, run away.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Her class is not easy, but if you want to OPEN YOUR MIND take it. Her teaching style is very discussion based, which is fun if you like to talk in class. You cant have your computer out in class. Her quizes and projects are hard, but the reading as are SO INERESTING!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
umm soo she doesn't smile and she also seems sad during class and she is VERY condescending. Her quiz questions are so vague and broad and you kind of have to guess the answer. BUT ANYWAYS, good luck guys.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Even if you try to do assignments using the rubric, the grade is entirely based on her opinion. She took off 8 points on an assignment even though I met the requirements and did extra, simply because she would've approached the assignment differently. She's also condescending in class, and the weekly quizzes don't relate to class discussions

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Ham does a really good job of mixing up ways of delivering content and grading your knowledge. There's one midterm, weekly quizzes, a group project, and a final paper. Half of the classes are lectures and half are discussions. She clearly wants you to succeed and is always willing to help you understand concepts. Very interesting class!