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David Dwyer

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Raw average: 3.19/5 from 21 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.

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N105 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
David is an incredibly sweet and caring professor. He and Dana are very on top of grading. Anyone who did not like this class and rated it "too difficult" does not work hard enough in life. The class does have some writing, but it is 100% manageable with my three other classes. I also took this class in 1/2 the amount of time.
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NURSING/SOCWORK 105
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
If you do your work you'll do fine. Every week has a discussion post which can be tedious but is an easy grade booster. His lectures can be a little long but is jammed pack full of info you will need for the weekly quiz. Quiz questions can be worded funny but is overall pretty easy.
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NURSING/SOCWORK 105
Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5
Never in my life have I had to do more work for a 2 credit class. Discussion posts were weekly and replies had to be 3 paragraphs long. The professor and TA were strict graders and barely gave any feedback. For a couple of the projects you … Read full reviewShow less
Never in my life have I had to do more work for a 2 credit class. Discussion posts were weekly and replies had to be 3 paragraphs long. The professor and TA were strict graders and barely gave any feedback. For a couple of the projects you had to “claim” a topic which meant sometimes you had to do research on something you didn't care about at all.
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N105 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
Lectures are all online but the most boring lectures you will ever watch. The content is extremely bland and doesn't teach you anything about nursing. Discussion posts are extremely tedious (each one might as well be an essay) and the TAs grade them way too hard. It is very manageable but don't take it as an "easy A" unless you have to.
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N105 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
Took N105 which was way too much work for a 2 credit class, but I enjoyed the class overall. He is really tough on perfect citations, but his him and his TAs were very receptives to emails. All lectures were online, even for f2f sections and all of his quizzes were directly from lecture or relevant readings.
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NURSING/SOCWORK 105
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
This class is not beginner friendly and its canvas page is a mess. There's no accommodation, so if you think this would be an easy beginner class, don't take it. This class' lecture is also boring, so I would look for other easy A classes.
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Classes with David Dwyer

NURSING 699

Directed Study in Nursing

1–4 credits

Directed study projects in nursing arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

David DwyerTracy Seiler-Schultz+12 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2024–Fall 2024 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027NURSING 699Directed Study in Nursing
Fall 2026CNP 306Transitions: Practice, Professional and Personal
Fall 2026CNP 317Health Assessment
Fall 2026CNP 407Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice
Fall 2026CNP 441Chronic Care Management
Fall 2026CNP 446Nursing Research and Evidence-based Practice
Fall 2026CNP 447Leadership and Management
Fall 2026CNP 453Information Management and Healthcare Technology
Fall 2026CNP 454Community Health Nursing
Fall 2026CNP 490Special Topics in Nursing
Fall 2026CNP 519Capstone Practicum for Registered Nurses
Fall 2026NURSING 299Independent Reading
Fall 2026NURSING 698Directed Study in Nursing
Fall 2026NURSING/SOCWORK 105Health Care Systems: Interdisciplinary Approach

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