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JAMES EBERHARD

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Raw average: 3.57/5 from 7 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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ENGL 100
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
Takes too much effort for this 3 credit class, he expects you to only focus on his class. Overall I spent way too much time with him and I recommend that to get an A you show up and participate in class.
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ENGL 100
Quality 3/5Difficulty 2/5
ATTENDANCE MATTERS! I was a couple minutes late most days before I found out it affected my grade. My grade suffered and he told me I could get it back up to an A if I did the extra credit assignments, which I thought was very fair, but he ended up not giving me the A anyways without telling me. I think he's fair but an average professor at best.
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ENGL 100
Quality 2/5Difficulty 3/5
James makes this class way too time consuming for what it is. Assigns 3 large projects for the semester, 2-3 readings per week that require one discussion post and one reply, and random thirds. Readings do not assist with learning whatsoever and when he teaches, he teaches what you should've known beforehand, afterhand. He is nice and approachable.
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ENGL 100
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
I really liked James as a teacher! Definitely a lot of reading outside of class and I had to get out of my comfort zone to participate in discussions but it ended up not being that bad. Pretty much your average English class.
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ENGL 100
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
He is incredibly nice, and he was good at making the material interesting. He is strict on attendance and does require a lot of engagement during the discussions. But he treats everyone with respect and is very helpful if you ask questions about readings or projects. There are only a few major projects throughout the entire course which is nice.
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ENGL 100
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
Prof is nice and your stereotypical English teacher. Very strict on attendance though. Class is not hard, just involves a lot of creativity. You will have to talk in discussion. If you're good at writing it's pretty easy, if not you'll struggle a bit because you have a few different types of papers to write and a presentation project.
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Classes with JAMES EBERHARD

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Spring 2024ENGL 100Introduction to College Composition
Spring 2024ENGL 307Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry Workshop
Fall 2023ENGL 100Introduction to College Composition
Fall 2023ENGL 307Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry Workshop
Spring 2023ENGL 100Introduction to College Composition
Spring 2023ENGL 207Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry Workshop
Fall 2022ENGL 100Introduction to College Composition
Spring 2022ENGL 100Introduction to College Composition
Spring 2022ENGL 307Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry Workshop
Fall 2021ENGL 100Introduction to College Composition
Fall 2021ENGL 307Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry Workshop
Fall 2020ENGL 100Introduction to College Composition
Spring 2020ENGL 100Introduction to College Composition
Fall 2019ENGL 100Introduction to College Composition
Spring 2019ENGL 207Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry Workshop
Fall 2018ENGL 207Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry Workshop

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