Natasha Andrade

This professor has taught: EDSP652, ENCE100, ENCE215, ENCE310, ENCE411, GEMS296, GEMS297, GEMS396, GEMS397, GEMS496

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Natasha Andrade ENCE215 Expecting a C Anonymous 06/25/2024	She will Fail you with a smile on her face! I have never been more shocked by how much she actually doesn't give a shit about the people in 215. She is very nice so maybe she's doing it on purpose because she claims this to be a "weed out class" but Jesus Christ if you want to pass this class and you are not naturally gifted then you have to go to the tutor otherwise your screwed. Basically, it's topics about how to calculate energy through wind, solar, hydro, etc, and then there's randomly stormwater management so just get ready because I took this class while also taking differential Equations and this class was so much harder just because of her ability to not teach the material she grades on AT ALL and the stuff she goes over in class are "plug and chugs" so they dont help at all. So good luck and God's speed.
Natasha Andrade ENCE215 Anonymous 05/17/2024	Lectures are engaging and the class content is somewhat interesting. Homeworks can take a while but they are posted with answers so you know if you will need to redo problems before you submit. The final project was a bit lame as some of the debate topics were one sided. Exams were similar to homeworks and the math portions are easy to study for. The written portions are a bit annoying with her grading as basically on the best answer in the class will receive full points for that question.
Natasha Andrade ENCE100 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/03/2024	Professor Andrade seems very sweet as a person, but her grading is ridiculous. No partial credit for late assignments- I know multiple people who were like one day late submitting a homework, which results in your grade dropping 10% or so. The syllabus is not clear about this late policy. No partial credit and no communication either. She does not respond to emails in a timely manner. This class was very boring, lectures every week, but if you want to go into civil it will expose you to a lot of new topics/ groups on campus, which is nice.
Natasha Andrade ENCE215 Expecting a C+ Anonymous 03/12/2024	Natasha Andrade is a terrible professor. We "learn" a new topic every week such as nuclear energy, solar energy, you name it. The homework and exam problems are literally impossible compared to what she teaches us in class. She doesn't provide us with any information at all to be able to learn anything because she doesn't care about the success of her students. She mentions on the first day of class that a lot of people fail ENCE215. Why do you think that is, Natasha? BECAUSE YOU DON'T TEACH THE MATERIAL. As an engineering professor, you should be doing whatever you can to provide students with enough knowledge to succeed, but she does the bare minimum. Literally every other one of my professors is 10x more helpful than her. She would be way better if she actually taught in depth, exam type problems in class, but she just expects you to learn it all on your own.
Natasha Andrade ENCE100 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 01/08/2024	Dr. Andrade: She is a nice enough teacher, however, since most of the course is guest speakers, I did not get a great read on her. ENCE100: This course is great if you are deciding to major in civil engineering or if you are unclear what civil engineering is and what it entails. You meet once a week and there is a attendance at the end of class. The only other grade is an assignment a week that takes no longer than 30 minutes. Easy class, but since it is only 1 credit, only take it if it is required or you are unsure about civil engineering.
Natasha Andrade ENCE100 Expecting an A+ Buss003 01/06/2024	ENCE100 is very good to introduce you to all the different things you can do as a civil engineer with guest speakers that work in the industry talk to you about what they do. Attendance is mandatory and the 8 homework assignments are super easy. Just show up and do the homework they take like 30 mins so just do them and you will get an A.
Natasha Andrade ENCE100 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/01/2023	This class is probably interesting for passionate civil engineers. However, I'm not that passionate and I just slept in every lecture. You don't need to pay attention during class. Assignments are very easy and attendance is mandatory (there is a multiple choice attendance question at the last minute of class). Lectures are on a variety of topics, some more interesting/useful than others. Dr. Andrade seems passionate and knowledgable, but it was mainly guest speakers teaching the class. Easiest A.
Natasha Andrade ENCE100 Anonymous_Entity 04/06/2023	Gonna have to agree with the 3-star review. ENCE 100 was definitely not like a class as literally most of the time was just guest speakers and very few assignments. It was boring for the most part as many people did not seem to have an interest in the speakers. This class will be an easy A if you are in civil!
Natasha Andrade ENCE215 Expecting an A Anonymous 01/20/2022	I think a lot of people go into ENCE215 thinking it's gonna be easy to bullshit their way through because it has "sustainability" in the name. Actually it's 80% applied physics and applied chemistry, and 20% writing/critical thinking skills. All the exam and homework problems are in the format of a paragraph which lays out some hypothetical real-world application for you. You have to identify how it relates to the equations for different types of energy generation (or population growth or stormwater management) and then solve. If you're good at extracting the relevant info from text, ID'ing what you have to find, and putting all that into equations, you'll do well. Also you HAVE to be good at dimensional analysis because there is TONS of converting units. in the homework and exam problems. Professor Andrade is very nice, a good lecturer, and very available with office hours, but she's not what you'd call a generous grader. I still really liked this class.
Natasha Andrade ENCE215 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/28/2021	ENCE215 was very similar to ENCE100 in the sense that you discuss a new civil engineering topic each week. We covered various types of renewable energy, wastewater system design, and the world population. Each of these sections involved new formulas that were pretty easy to grasp. The homework is based on completion and helps you prepare for the questions you might see on the exams. The quizzes (each week or so) are easier versions of homework questions. The most difficult part of this class is thinking like Natasha. On her critical thinking questions on exams, she wants you to think about sustainability and environmental protection. This mindset is hard to learn when you don't already follow it in your day-to-day life. And answering her thinking questions like she would means the difference between a 50% and a 95%.
Natasha Andrade ENCE100 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 11/22/2021	ENCE100 might as well be a zero credit class. We've had five assignments over the course of the semester and there is no exam or quizzes. Dr. Andrade seems very nice and down-to-earth, but after the second class she had guest lecturers for each class and it got very boring and hard to stay engaged.
Natasha Andrade ENCE215 Expecting a B Anonymous 01/17/2021	I took Natasha Andrade's class in the fall of 2020. Because, she is the only professor who teaches ENCE215 at UMD, if it is a required course, you have to take her, there's no choice. Thereby, I hope this review can allow you to prepare for the twists and turns. First of all, Professor Andrade is a very nice person, but that isn't what most of us prioritize, it's good grades. The class focuses on a new subject each week: nuclear physics, chemistry, fluids (you name it). However, she does provide you with nearly all of the required equations so it isn't as impossible as it sounds. The weekly homework gives the final numerical answer in the problem, so that you can verify with yourself whether or not you completed the question correctly. She will not give you the solution to the problem, but she will answer your questions on how to get on the right track. Now for the bad aspects of her course. She holds only two exams, which are a large chunk of your final grade. Both exams are cumulative. While you receive the necessary equations, you barely receive enough time. The questions are split between calculations, multiple choice, and thought questions. The thought questions have the same grade weight as the calculations, so don't make the same mistake I did in prioritizing one over the other. She does NOT offer extra credit and claims that she never will. Also, the teaching assistant she employed was terrible. If you don't label each calculation step with each sub-solution, you will get a bad grade and have to fight to get it fixed. Finally, the group debate. Is it as bad as it sounds? Yes. Our class was split into two teams, due to our section having only around nine students at the time of the debate. There were dozens of options for the debate, but my team made the mistake of allowing the other team to choose the topic and the side. As others have mentioned in reviews, there is usually one side of the debate which is "environmental". From a completely scientific standpoint, it might be hard to figure this out, but with a keen eye you should be able to determine which has more mainstream environmentalism embedded in it than the other. If you are on the side with the anti-environmental side, you already lost the debate. The best thing you can do to salvage your grade is gather as much scientific evidence as possible. The pro-environment side will have a large selection of glamorous online articles to use as sources, usually with no data. Your side, the opposition, usually doesn't have any bias articles in its favor, but you are usually given a lot of data. Drown the opposition in data and question all of their parameters, and your team will survive. Also, don't act confrontational either in words or body language. The other team has a free pass to use emotions or ethics, you don't.
Natasha Andrade ENCE215 Expecting a B- Anonymous 11/05/2020	I am only half way through the semester. we are doing it online because of COVID but i wanted to originally take her because i had her as a guest lecturer in ENCE100 and shes adorable. Absolutely the cutest nicest person every shes so sweet. BUT MY GOD... when she grades... Its horrible. its just horrible. i would suggest not taking her because im used to getting As in my classes and I really try on my work but her homeworks are so unreasonable and the tests are the exact same. Its just a nightmare. theres way to much work for 200 level course and while she does give alot of partial credit (which is why my grade is still barely a B) her class is a nightmare. Honestly one of the most stressful classes im taking rn and i have two other 300 level classes. Its actually ridiculous.
Natasha Andrade ENCE215 Expecting a B Anonymous 11/03/2020	Dr. Andrade was a great professor. I had her last year and in retrospect, I wish I could've had her for longer! Her lectures weren't boring, different speakers were sometimes brought in every other week, and she will actually help you during office hours (unlike some professors). I never really felt stupid for asking a question and felt respected and like an equal person in her classroom.
Natasha Andrade ENCE215 Expecting a B Anonymous 12/10/2019	Dont llisten to that guy. Dr Andrade is a great professor that takes care of the environment and the knowledge of her students.
Natasha Andrade ENCE215 Expecting a B Anonymous 08/25/2018	At first you may think Dr. Andrade is a nice professor, but don't be fooled. She will tell you she is for good things like the environment and helping people, but she does not show this alleged compassion in the classroom. For the final group project, she makes all students submit peer evaluations. If you get below the class average, regardless of how high the average is (i.e the class average is 9.5/10) and you get a 9.4 she will dock your grade by a whole letter. During this project you have to do things like defend emitting CO2 into the atmosphere in a debate. She consistently picks the side with the generally accepted argument of global warming is bad to win the debate. If you get the less popular view, count on your grade dropping a letter grade. If you go to office hours, she will act like you are wasting her time and will not help you at all. Dr. Andrade also blatantly picks a small group of students to be her favorites. Keep in mind the class has 35 students not a lecture hall of over 100. Favorites are helped during office hours at the expense of other students. If you are a favorite, she will explain exactly what to do during quizzes. If you are not a favorite, she will stand over you and stare at your quiz then tell you you are wrong with 30 seconds left in the quiz with no further explanation. I would not recommend Dr. Andrade, nor would I voluntarily take her courses.