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I LOVE Prof Barnes, she was a really engaging professor and the content was quite straight forward. There's four projects that your grade is based in, one being a group project. She was able to connect to our class really quickly and it was a really casual vibe, really easy to learn from her. Also she brought donuts for everyone on our last day!!Rate My Professors ↗
Mariel is great! Your grade is essentially based on four projects that she assigns, one of which is a group presentation and paper. No tests, no homework; there are only assigned readings that are discussed in class. She tends to grade VERY easily. This is a super chill class that you can expect an A or AB from with minimal effort.Rate My Professors ↗
She's engaging and well prepared for meaningful class time. Homework / reading volume is very reasonable. Make sure to put 100% into assignments though as there aren't many of them. A bad grade on one project could really hurt. I'd absolutely take her class again. Be sure you actually do the readings before class. Time well spent!Rate My Professors ↗
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