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ERIC ELY

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Raw average: 4.59/5 from 17 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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LIS 202
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Eric was a great professor and very knowledgeable about various social issues. I really enjoyed his class because you learn about a lot of topics you wouldn't typically cover in a normal Soc/Int Studies class. Most work is online and attendance isn't mandatory, but lectures are interesting fs. He brings in good guest speakers too.
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LIS 202
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Prof. Ely is great. Lectures are generally interesting and Dr.Ely is very knowledgeable. LIS202 with Ely is a very easy A class. If you show up and do all of the assignments you will get an A.
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LIS 202
Quality 4/5Difficulty 1/5
The class is an easy A. He noticed people weren't showing up and stopped posting the slides until the following week so that you couldn't do the weekly assignments without attending lecture, so just show up and you'll be fine. The 3 news article papers, 1 ai paper, and the final paper were easy. Could clearly tell his stance on political issues.
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LIS 202
Quality 3/5Difficulty 1/5
The class is an easy A, very little work... 4 papers, weekly discussion prep/takeaways, and a weekly quiz. Lectures are extremely boring and not worth going to as you can get an A without going. He reads exactly what it says on the slides which you can find online. Lots of guest speakers which can be interesting but are often unrelated to the class
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LIS 202
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Ely is a really good professor. Attend class, read, do the weekly homework and you will pass. This class talks about social issues we should be having more conversations about, which I loved. Take this class with an open-mind.
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LIS 202
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Professor Ely is amazing! I took this class to fill my ethnic studies requirement and I'm so glad I did. There are weekly readings and questions/a short quiz based on them. There are no exams, only a few papers. The material is definitely worth paying attention to. Put some thought into understanding the concepts & you'll get an A.
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Classes with ERIC ELY

LIS 202

Informational Divides and Differences in a Multicultural Society

3 credits

LIS 202 explores information access barriers for low-income ethnic/racial minority communities and introduces the contemporary information society from a sociological perspective.

No offering record · Spring 2025

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Eric Ely

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Fall 2021–Spring 2025

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Spring 2025LIS 202Informational Divides and Differences in a Multicultural Society
Fall 2024LIS 640Topics in Library and Information Studies
Spring 2024LIS 202Informational Divides and Differences in a Multicultural Society
Fall 2023LIS 640Topics in Library and Information Studies
Fall 2022LIS 202Informational Divides and Differences in a Multicultural Society
Spring 2022LIS 202Informational Divides and Differences in a Multicultural Society
Fall 2021LIS 202Informational Divides and Differences in a Multicultural Society

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