Semester Wrap-Up

The semester isn't really over yet, and thanks to snow this coming Monday, may not be over until a week from Saturday, but I certainly know enough about each of my classes at this point to do a class/teacher evaluation here. That's right folks, while others may hide behind the anonymity of school-sanctioned evals or Stiggy.net, I put mine here for the world to see. For better or for worse, I'm accountable for my words.

For extra fun, compare these to the class previews that I wrote at the beginning of the semester.

GPSYC 101 - Introduction to Psychology

This was possibly the best, most enjoyable GenEd class I've taken. I blame it all on the teacher, Dr. Apple, who was without question the best professor I've had here in a non-Computer Science class. If I wasn't rapidly approaching the second semester of my Junior year (egad!), I would likely consider taking some more classes in this field.

GHTH 100 - Personal Wellness

This was without a doubt the worst, most god-awful class I've ever taken in my life. Period. The subject matter was brutally dull, and the professor (Dr. Prodoehl) stands in front of a giant lecture hall and drones on endlessly for 75 minutes. How one person can do so little to maintain the attention of 150 students still surprises me, even after an entire semester.

GEOG 240 - Natural Resource Conservation

Not at all what I expected. This class has changed me in ways that I'm not yet prepared to deal with. Dr. Jack Gentile is great; if you have an opportunity, take this class.

CS 252 - Discrete Math

Ah, math for CS nerds. While fairly easy for most of the semester, I did actually need to study for these tests. I'm happy to say that I will, in all likelihood, never use 95% of what I learned here. I didn't go to class enough to give a fair evaluation of the professor.

CS 460 - Local Area Networks

I was fortunate to be correct in my preview of this class: it did point me in the direction of a potential career. The day we spent last week covering network security may be the day I look back on ten, twenty or thirty years down the road and say "That's when I knew." Dr. Tjaden is an excellent, enthusiastic professor. Too bad he's not teaching anything next semester.