Reviews of professor Dagmar Schwerk

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof Schwerk gives the harshest feedback on your paper even though the grade was not low. Reading her feedback basically give me heart attack and makes me feel worthless. The course content can be difficult sometimes due to the Buddhist terminologies. Anyway, won't take her course ever again.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
do not take her course

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
With that many terminologies, I think the professor should better think about how to systematically introduce them first before teaching. I was just inundated with information, not knowing what they mean was always searching online for better explanations.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
If you want to learn the real academics of Buddhist studies, this course is for you. Prof. Schwerk is really knowledgeable and approachable, but you have to do the work. Expect to learn lots if you put the work in. When you need help with assignments she's readily available for feedback. Take her course if you want in-depth study of a topic

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr Schwerk is very good at what she does. Clear instructions and clear criteria when it comes to grading. She is great at facilitating classroom discussions and genuinely cares for her students' academic success. ASIA 311 is also a very interesting course and she has a ton of expertise in the field.