Students conduct original historical research in science, medicine, or technology, engaging with archival materials to define questions, analyze evidence, and present conclusions.
Past student reviews · Dana Landress
The course received a low difficulty rating, suggesting the material was not perceived as overly challenging by students.
Ask Questions: develop the habit of asking questions, including questions that may generate new directions for historical research.
Find Sources: learn the logic of footnotes, bibliographies, search engines, libraries, and archives, and consult them to identify and locate source materials.
Evaluate Sources: determine the perspective, credibility, and utility of source materials.
Develop and Present an Argument: use sources appropriately to create, modify, and support tentative conclusions and new questions.
Plan Further Research: draw upon preliminary research to develop a plan for further investigation.
Communicate Findings Effectively: make formal and informal, written and oral presentations tailored to specific audiences.
Source: UW Guide
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Satisfied Communications A. Not open to students with credit forHISTORY 201.
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Raw average: 5.00/5 from 2 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.
For this course: 5.0/5 raw quality · 2.0/5 difficulty · 1 reviews
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Past student reviews · Dana Landress
Dana Landress was described as an incredible lecturer who kept classes well-organized and curated, including discussion sections. Students found the course relatively manageable.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.44 GPA, 74.4% A/AB (n=43 letter grades).
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Past student reviews · Nicholas Jacobson
Historical instructor Nicholas Jacobson was described as caring and interesting, though his lecture notes sometimes jumped around and lacked clarity. Students noted that the course required heavy weekly reading loads of approximately twenty pages, which varied in quality. One reviewer found the grading reasonable, while another found the overall experience interesting despite the demanding workload.
DANA LANDRESS is recorded teaching in Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
NICHOLAS JACOBSON is recorded teaching in Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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| DIS 303 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 15 | 0 |
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Past student reviews · Dana Landress
Students found Dana Landress’s lectures to be incredible, noting that both the main classes and discussion sections were exceptionally well-organized and curated.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.56 GPA, 80.7% A/AB (n=57 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.89 GPA, 92.9% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=24 letter grades).
Past student reviews · Dana Landress
The course received a low difficulty rating, suggesting the material was not perceived as overly challenging by students.
Past student reviews · Dana Landress
Learners appreciated the structured nature of the course, highlighting that the organization extended positively to the discussion sections as well.
Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Spring 2027.
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The Historian's Craft: Science, Medicine, and Technology
Recorded 2026-10-29Food Hist from Farm to Table
Recorded 2026-10-29Health and Healing in America
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