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Deborah Nelson
JOUR281 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/25/2022 |
As someone who majors in Computer Science, JOUR281 did feel a bit like a nuissance since it was extra work to do, however I have a lot of good to say about this course. Even after being sick for about 2.5 weeks, Professor Nelson and her TA Abbi Ross were very caring and did their best to make sure I was catching up. The assignments are really not difficult at all, they just take some time to do. As long as you follow the instructions exactly as per what the rubric says, you should be fine. The tests and quizzes are relatively easy and had I not been sick, I probably could have even got an A+ in the course. You also only meet once a week in this course, most of the learning is outside of class in these "Microsoft Sways" which are some detailed slides. As long as you have somewhat of an understanding of what is going on, you should be fine. Since all quizzes and tests are open note, I never felt like I had to study for them, and if I am going to be honest, I am glad I did not spend time studying, since the sways you had access to helped tremendously in these tests and quizzes. I had almost an A in every test. You also have extra credit points where you can drop your lowest quiz scores, or add points onto a test. Overall this class was more interesting and easier than expected. |
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Deborah Nelson
JOUR281 Expecting an A Akage 05/07/2022 |
Terrible professor. I don't know what the person below me was thinking; JOUR281 was not interesting in the slightest. Nelson did absolutely zero teaching and had us learn through "Microsoft Sways" she had created, which are essentially interactive Microsoft presentations. Tests were all open note, but really annoying sometimes because you often had to search through court documents. Some of the court case precedents were interesting, but most of them were just things we learned in high school or expanding upon them with further case precedent. This class is limited to Carillon students, but for those of you facing the option to take it: avoid it. |
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Deborah Nelson
JOUR281 Expecting an A Anonymous 02/13/2022 |
JOUR281 is an interesting course. It deals a lot with exploring the constitution and amendments as they have applied previously and especially now in a digital age. There was some amount of outside the classroom work but it was ultimately interesting and never too hard and certainly worth it considering we only met for effectively one hour every week. |
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Deborah Nelson
JOUR289E Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/21/2020 |
Open note exams, quick and detailed feedback on written assignments, and engaging lectures and presentations. Definitely enjoyed hearing about her experiences as a reporter, and it made the course material way more engaging. |
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Deborah Nelson
JOUR400 mdenison 05/23/2013 |
It's media law. It's going to be boring almost regardless of who teaches it. Nelson tries (perhaps a little too hard) to make it engaging, to the point that it often felt like a high school class. But the class is surprisingly not that bad. Nelson doesn't teach some things that might be important (as in, how to read a legal opinion), but there are enough assignments (all open note tests or projects) that it's relatively easy to pull an A. |
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Deborah Nelson
JOUR400 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/16/2012 |
Ms. Nelson is da bomb. She always tries to make the class a little more interesting. I fell asleep a couple of times but not as much as I thought I would concerning this is media law. I liked that she had us try and argue cases as a group occasionally. She's nice but keeps it real. She loves participation, so make sure you speak up in class! |
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Deborah Nelson
JOUR400 Anonymous 12/13/2010 |
She is a harsh grader, but not unfair. Exams are open note, so if you do poorly it is your fault (as I sadly found out). She is a nice person and wants you to do well, she gives a lot of hints about what will be on exams. She is also a badass and has many exciting stories about her investigative journalism days. |