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Hananya Cohen
INST155 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/11/2024 |
Fully online no exams or essays. Worst part is using gephi for the first few weeks but the rest of the course is even easier than that. Quiz answers are copy pasted from the textbook and discussion posts/homeworks really are not that difficult. This is absolutely the class to take if you need a gen ed. |
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Hananya Cohen
INST155 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/10/2024 |
One of the easiest courses i have taken yet at UMD so far. If you either need a gpa boost or gen ed fulfillment, then this class is for you. The class was fully online, and there were NO exams, tests, midterms, group assignments, or essays. There are weekly quizzes, homework and discussion that are essentially all of your grade but they are all fairly easy. The quiz answers came straight from textbook so once you have the online textbook pdf( free btw) press ctrl+f and type in the quizzes questions and you'll find the answers. Seriously y'all this class is that easy. Now for the first few chapters you might get freaked out due to a bunch of graphs and social networking stuff such as nodes, edges, and lines. You also have to download the app called "gephi" but if you follow the step by step tutorials then you will get the hang of it no time. Plus we moved onto other less "intimidating" social networking stuff by like chapter 7 so you won't be stuck doing those for the whole semester. So don't be lazy, do the work, and you get an easy A. |
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Hananya Cohen
INST155 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/03/2024 |
This course is sooo easy and can be interesting if it applies to your major. There are no exams, no midterms, and no essays/papers. I took it online asynchronous and every week had 1 HW assignment, 1 Discussion (you don't have to reply to others), 1 *very* easy quiz that was copy/paste from the textbook. The homeworks are probably the hardest part of the class, and so far I've gotten a 10/10 on every one. Cohen is an easier grader and will answer any questions you have, but it's hard to do bad in the class. Some of the work requires you to download an application, but once you get the hang of it - it's straightforward from there. I'd definitely take this class as it is an easy gened fulfillment and has a light workload so you can focus more on harder classes. |
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Hananya Cohen
INST155 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 11/25/2024 |
Overall, this course was very enjoyable! I took the online course due to having a big workload, and this course is probably one of the best and easiest classes I have taken for a gen-ed requirement. Every week we were assigned a homework, discussion, and quiz (which were easy to locate in the book). You have to get or find the book online because most of the homework's were based on the exercises from the book. If you're looking for a lighter workload gen-ed this is the course for you. |
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Hananya Cohen
INST155 Anonymous 07/10/2024 |
Easy A I think mostly because of the TA. If you did the assignments and followed the instructions and at least tried to put some effort in, you'd get an A. The final was randomly dropped but no complaints there. Prof Cohen didn't really directly interact with us (not totally surprising, this was an asynch class) and the TA didn't either, but they did respond on time if we emailed them. |
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Hananya Cohen
INST155 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/13/2024 |
I thought this class was going to be about social media, but I was wrong. Every week, we had a discussion board post, a homework assignment, and a quiz. We were supposed to have a final project, but they decided not to do that. The TA graded the homework and discussion board posts and he was horrible (hopefully you have someone different). However, unlike the TA, the professor was super responsive to emails and provided clarification on confusing topics. The class wasn't difficult, but it did require reading some of the textbook to complete the weekly assignments. I found that some assignments were super straightforward and others were extremely confusing. |
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Hananya Cohen
INST155 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/01/2024 |
I took this course as a gen ed requirement and it was fully online, so it was a plus since I had a heavy course load with other classes. This was the easiest class I have ever taken. All you have to do is complete a discussion board, homework, and quiz. These were all due Friday and the quizzes were an easy A since they were directly copied from the textbook (tip: don't buy the textbook the whole pdf is online). Overall, if you need a SCIS gen ed/GPA boost this is the class for you. Easiest grade ever. |
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Hananya Cohen
INST201 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/03/2023 |
Took this class thinking it would be super fun since the reviews were all so positive. Unfortunately it ended up being the most boring class I've ever taken. There is only one real grade and its a group paper that Prof Cohen didn't seem to know much about. It was pretty apparent that he is a librarian and not prepared to teach this class nor did he seem to know much of what its about. He kind of just reads the readings he assigned during lecture. No one really goes anymore so you can skip every class. Prof Cohen is a SUPER nice guy just maybe not meant to teach an information science class. |
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Hananya Cohen
INST201 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/01/2023 |
Seriously the most boring class Ive ever taken. Im really not complaining though, i just took this class for a gen-ed requirement. Professor (?) is pretty nice but extremely monotone and quiet. Half of the class doesnt even show up any more. Id take this class again, just skip out on the lectures you dont need them. |