M Sauter

This professor has taught: ENES440, INST201, INST208M, INST228, INST441, INST466, INST608D, INST728O, INST779, INST798, INST808, INST818, INST828, INST878O

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M Sauter INST466 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/08/2024	Love them, they are so funny and have such engaging conversations with the class. The entire class was one big conversation but you were learning the whole time. I wish they taught all my classes. The class had a decent amount of writing but I got A's on all of them and I am not the best writer. I would certainly recommend this class, they genuinely care about what they are teaching and you can just tell how smart they are. I could listen to them every day.
M Sauter INST201 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 01/11/2023	Never watched a single lecture and you don't have to. There were weekly discussion posts, but you didn't really have to do any of the reading for them since you only needed 200-300 word responses. There were also lecture exit tickets, and you just had to say three things you learned from lectures and you could copy of the slides they upload. Weekly quizzes most weeks, but all the answers are online and you get 2 tries. Only big assignment is a group paper. It could maybe suck if you are placed in a bad group, but there are checks on the progress every couple of weeks that keep people in check and also count for a good amount of your grade. The paper was only like 3,000 words which really isn't that much for 5-6 people. Seemed to be graded pretty leniently. Great no-stress class, and honestly, some of the material on the slides did seem pretty interesting.
M Sauter INST201 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 11/07/2022	Had class online during fall 2022. Lectures seemed decent enough but was able to do basically all the work without watching any of them. Main work on a weekly basis is discussion posts/replies, ELMS quiz, and a lecture exit ticket, all of which were always easy. Have group report due at end of semester for final with various progress checks throughout semester, was fairly easy for my group, we never even needed to meet in person. Would recommend for gen ed or if you have general interest,
M Sauter INST201 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 09/15/2022	Uses They/Them pronouns. Their lecture is enjoyable and at times interesting. Although they are interesting I rarely attended class because they are all posted online and I am not an InfoSci major. There are no exams, only occasional 5 questions open note online quizzes based on the recorded lectures. The only thing that could downside is that your final project which is a random group of 5-7 people and if they meet deadlines the class is a breeze. You can get an A in the class literally spending less than 3 hours a week, submitting online assignments by skimming through the recorded lecture and do your part for your group without actually ever attending class.
M Sauter INST201 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/22/2021	Best professor I've had at UMD. They make the class interesting and give many opportunities for extra credit. This helps me a lot since I am not the strongest student on campus. There isn't a final exam, but there is a final paper that a group needs to write together. I would definitely take it again.
M Sauter INST441 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/13/2021	Awesome professor. They're helpful and knowledgable on a lot of topics. The work itself is pretty easy and Dr. Sauter will have no problem helping answering and questions or concerns you may have about the subject material or assignments. Highly recommend as an iSchool elective!
M Sauter INST201 Expecting an A Anonymous 08/24/2020	Prof. Sauter is amazing. Their lectures are super interesting, comedic, and relatable. There are no exams, only occasional 5 questions quizzes based on the lectures. The only downside is that your final project (and many of the assignments throughout the semester) are with an assigned group of 4-5. I got stuck doing all the work. TAKE THIS PROFESSOR'S CLASS.
M Sauter INST201 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/13/2020	was concerned since she had no reviews, but INST201 was interesting, and not that hard at all. i took it online, but her in person lecture is probably fine too. the quizzes and discussion boards were pretty easy, and you do a semester-long group project, for which i had a good group for. overall take her for inst201. she is nice and knowledgeable, and i feel she is on the same page as college students and is quite up to date on what's going around on social media and the world.