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Professor Tinjums slides are unorganized, there is a lot of homework and a lab and gives you more work then a 3 credit class should take. That being said, if you do the work, go to exam prep sessions it isnt that bad. He tells you essentially what will be on the exam so you know what to prep for. he even gives you part of the exam ahead of time.Rate My Professors ↗
James does not deserve the rating that he gets. He is a good professor and makes this class not that bad. He shows you basically everything that is on the exams, and grades pretty easy on some harder exams. He also likes his dad jokes. Go to lecture. You get extra time on the homework if you guess the correct score of one of his favorite teamsRate My Professors ↗
This class was beyond difficult. No homework was graded before the first in person exam, the lectures packed with information, and for the first 2 months of class he would not do math examples as they "would take too long in class". Don't take this class unless you already know all the information. Last exam is online & open note so that is good.Rate My Professors ↗
He is a fine professor but his slides are unorganized and hard to study from.Rate My Professors ↗
I'm in my 7th semester of engineering here at Madison and Tinjum is one of the hardest professors I've had yet. His lectures are impossible to follow and his hw has absolutely no directions or expectations stated. I spend about 20 hours per hw assignment and still am barely passing this class. Do NOT take his class unless you absolutely have to.Rate My Professors ↗
Nice guy but unorganized and terrible at teaching, The HW is basically a head first dive into the unknown. Studying for exams is tough cuz his lectures are all over the place and u never know exactly what ur supposed to learn. Ive never rated a prof before but i had to for him. Don't take this guy unless you want to teach yourself and waste time.Rate My Professors ↗
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Undergraduate honors research in civil or environmental engineering, supervised by faculty.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Independent Study for civil or environmental engineering under faculty supervision, involving conducting and reporting on research.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sampleSupervised graduate research or thesis work integrating multidisciplinary knowledge to address civil or environmental engineering questions.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Pre-dissertation research under faculty supervision where students integrate multidisciplinary knowledge to develop and test civil or environmental engineering research hypotheses.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Thesis work under faculty supervision where students integrate multidisciplinary knowledge to develop and test civil or environmental engineering research hypotheses.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Undergraduate honors research projects supervised by faculty members, titled HONORS IN RESEARCH.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Under faculty supervision.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Pre-dissertation research conducted under faculty supervision for students declared in the Geological Engineering PhD program.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Research and thesis under faculty supervision.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Independent work under faculty supervision.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Distinct courses recorded per term
Explore courses taught by this instructor →| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2027 | CIVENGR 489 | Honors in Research |
| Spring 2027 | CIVENGR 699 | Independent Study |
| Spring 2027 | CIVENGR 790 | Master's Research or Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | CIVENGR 890 | Pre-dissertator's Research |
| Spring 2027 | CIVENGR 990 | Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | GLE 489 | Honors in Research |
| Spring 2027 | GLE 699 | Independent Study |
| Spring 2027 | GLE 790 | Master's Research or Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | GLE 890 | Pre-dissertator's Research |
| Spring 2027 | GLE 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | GLE 999 | Independent Work |
| Fall 2026 | CIVENGR 699 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2026 | CIVENGR 790 | Master's Research or Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | CIVENGR 890 | Pre-dissertator's Research |
| Fall 2026 | CIVENGR 990 | Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | CIVENGR 999 | Advanced Independent Study |
| Fall 2026 | EPD 699 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2026 | GLE 699 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2026 | GLE 790 | Master's Research or Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | GLE 890 | Pre-dissertator's Research |
| Fall 2026 | GLE 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | GLE 999 | Independent Work |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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