Douglas Oard | PlanetTerp

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Douglas Oard INST154 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/28/2022	inst 154 is one of the best gen ed I have ever taken. take this class for gen ed is a good choice. it is about actually have fun in the class and get good grades (super ideal for a pure stem student as myself). Dr Oard is very good at telling stories and everything is based on facts. the class is very chill, simply to listen to all those fascinating stories, and discuss within the discussion table. sometimes Dr Oard or his ta swing by and sharing thoughts which is indeed interesting process. there are routinary readings but most are able to do skim through (all good readings but some bit long). if there was no time, missing several (7-ish as i recall) readings would not affect grade (will be dropped) (anyway reading quizs super easy). there was only three important written assignments: case study, group paper, final paper. help is always provided and since they made everything interesting, completing these is not difficult at all.
Douglas Oard INST154 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/19/2022	Pros: -Interesting lectures and material. -Relatively easy (no tests, quizzes were literally one online multiple choice question each and a fifth grader could answer them since they were common knowledge half the time and somewhat specific dates/numbers found in the readings the other half). -Classes were laid back. Cons: -Long writing assignments. -Some dense readings (2ish per week). -To get a good grade you need to put in the work. Overall: It's a very interesting class but a lot of work. You don't need to memorize anything which makes it easy.
Douglas Oard INST154 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/05/2022	Extremely well knowledged. Lectures are very interesting. Class is not a lot of work unless you are doing one of the three projects throughout the semester and those are still quite reasonable. Is very helpful during office hours.
Douglas Oard INST154 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/24/2021	Dr. Oard is extremely knowledgeable about the space program and makes lectures quite interesting. No exams, just homework quizzes based on readings (sometimes videos), weekly discussion posts (on ELMS), and three papers through the term. The second paper is done in a group of three, which makes it much easier to handle.
Douglas Oard INST154 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/04/2021	Great teacher and very nice guy. Class had a very easy workload and was mostly writing assignments. Lectures could get a little boring if you're not completely interested in Apollo and space missions but it wasn't bad. Highly suggest taking this especially if interested in engineering and or space missions.
Douglas Oard INST154 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/23/2021	This class was great. A typical week for the online class looked like: 2 reading quizzes, about an hour for the "reading" if it's a video and ~15min if its an actual reading 1 discussion post based on async. lectures Then, 3 papers throughout the semester. Overall, very easy class and super interesting. I really recommend it. Other than the one group project paper, the other two papers are scaffolded. For example, you submit the topic or outline for 2 points, then the draft for 2 points, so by the time the final paper is ready, it's almost a guaranteed 100% if you correct the paper based on feedback.
Douglas Oard INST154 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 01/20/2021	Doug loves teaching about Apollo, and the material can get technical at times but is almost always interesting. Doug can answer virtually any question imaginable, and makes the class fun. There's no tests, only writing assignments which aren't super long.
Douglas Oard INST154 Expecting an A Atm19 01/12/2021	Fascinating course for those interested in the Apollo program. Classes were fairly engaging, 3 major grades one of which is a group project but it doesn’t require a lot of collaboration. No tests Professor Oard is very knowledgeable on the topic and very helpful, wants you to succeed.
Douglas Oard INST154 Anonymous 12/20/2020	The 3 major grades are 2 papers and one group project. They aren't hard per se but you will have to put in the effort. You'll also have to do readings for quizzes but no exams to worry about. Overall, it's a good class experience.
Douglas Oard INST154 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 01/20/2020	Doug is clearly passionate about what he's teaching which makes class enjoyable. Lectures are pretty much a 50 minute monologue on the space program/ background of Apollo with a 25 minute table discussion. Personally, I found the lectures to be fascinating but the discussions were fairly useless. The class overall is fairly easy. There are 3 essays and as long as you follow the rubric you'll get an A. Readings are a mixed bag; some are really interesting, others, not so much.

Douglas Oard
INST154

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/28/2022

inst 154 is one of the best gen ed I have ever taken. take this class for gen ed is a good choice. it is about actually have fun in the class and get good grades (super ideal for a pure stem student as myself). Dr Oard is very good at telling stories and everything is based on facts. the class is very chill, simply to listen to all those fascinating stories, and discuss within the discussion table. sometimes Dr Oard or his ta swing by and sharing thoughts which is indeed interesting process. there are routinary readings but most are able to do skim through (all good readings but some bit long). if there was no time, missing several (7-ish as i recall) readings would not affect grade (will be dropped) (anyway reading quizs super easy). there was only three important written assignments: case study, group paper, final paper. help is always provided and since they made everything interesting, completing these is not difficult at all.

Douglas Oard
INST154

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/19/2022

Pros: -Interesting lectures and material. -Relatively easy (no tests, quizzes were literally one online multiple choice question each and a fifth grader could answer them since they were common knowledge half the time and somewhat specific dates/numbers found in the readings the other half). -Classes were laid back. Cons: -Long writing assignments. -Some dense readings (2ish per week). -To get a good grade you need to put in the work. Overall: It's a very interesting class but a lot of work. You don't need to memorize anything which makes it easy.

Douglas Oard
INST154

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/05/2022

Extremely well knowledged. Lectures are very interesting. Class is not a lot of work unless you are doing one of the three projects throughout the semester and those are still quite reasonable. Is very helpful during office hours.

Douglas Oard
INST154

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/24/2021

Dr. Oard is extremely knowledgeable about the space program and makes lectures quite interesting. No exams, just homework quizzes based on readings (sometimes videos), weekly discussion posts (on ELMS), and three papers through the term. The second paper is done in a group of three, which makes it much easier to handle.

Douglas Oard
INST154

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/04/2021

Great teacher and very nice guy. Class had a very easy workload and was mostly writing assignments. Lectures could get a little boring if you're not completely interested in Apollo and space missions but it wasn't bad. Highly suggest taking this especially if interested in engineering and or space missions.

Douglas Oard
INST154

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/23/2021

This class was great. A typical week for the online class looked like: 2 reading quizzes, about an hour for the "reading" if it's a video and ~15min if its an actual reading 1 discussion post based on async. lectures Then, 3 papers throughout the semester. Overall, very easy class and super interesting. I really recommend it. Other than the one group project paper, the other two papers are scaffolded. For example, you submit the topic or outline for 2 points, then the draft for 2 points, so by the time the final paper is ready, it's almost a guaranteed 100% if you correct the paper based on feedback.

Douglas Oard
INST154

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
01/20/2021

Doug loves teaching about Apollo, and the material can get technical at times but is almost always interesting. Doug can answer virtually any question imaginable, and makes the class fun. There's no tests, only writing assignments which aren't super long.

Douglas Oard
INST154

Expecting an A
Atm19
01/12/2021

Fascinating course for those interested in the Apollo program. Classes were fairly engaging, 3 major grades one of which is a group project but it doesn’t require a lot of collaboration. No tests Professor Oard is very knowledgeable on the topic and very helpful, wants you to succeed.

Douglas Oard
INST154

Anonymous
12/20/2020

The 3 major grades are 2 papers and one group project. They aren't hard per se but you will have to put in the effort. You'll also have to do readings for quizzes but no exams to worry about. Overall, it's a good class experience.

Douglas Oard
INST154

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
01/20/2020

Doug is clearly passionate about what he's teaching which makes class enjoyable. Lectures are pretty much a 50 minute monologue on the space program/ background of Apollo with a 25 minute table discussion. Personally, I found the lectures to be fascinating but the discussions were fairly useless. The class overall is fairly easy. There are 3 essays and as long as you follow the rubric you'll get an A. Readings are a mixed bag; some are really interesting, others, not so much.