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Priscila Alves
ENST485 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/10/2024 |
Medium Difficulty Class, Medium Difficulty Grading, Very Little Grade Padding/Easy Assignments, Mixture of Math and Theory Pros: Dr. Alves is very understanding and always willing to answer questions. The assignments are direct preparation for the exams and directly related to content covered in class, both of which are helpful. Feedback on assignments was helpful. I loved how applicable the class was to real-world problems. It made me feel a lot more passionate about what I was learning. This class offers necessary formulas and tables on the exams, but that means it's important to understand how the formulas are applied. Office hours are by appointment. Overall, I recommend this class and this professor. Cons: I wish all assignments had been graded before each midterm. Because assignments in this class cover what we do on midterms, if I didn't feel confident in what I was doing on an assignment and didn't get feedback on time, I was unconfident going into the midterm. I think this was Dr. Alves' first semester teaching ENST485, so some aspects of the class and its assignments felt a bit disorganized. For example, The confusion surrounding the final assignment was a bit frustrating. We used the program PCSWMM and it felt like no one knew what they were doing, which was demotivating. I wish we'd had more direction on how to use the software. I suspect this project will be more organized and less anxiety-inducing in future semesters. |