I thought this course was quite easy and manageable. There is one really big group research project and presentation, but that is done in the middle of the semester (which I loved because it spread things out a bit). You do a bit of writing as well! A lot of the work in this class is done during class time so you don't have a ton of homework. Overall, I enjoyed it.

I feel like a lot of people might find this course very dry, but Prof. Mattos really tries to make it enjoyable! She is very helpful and super passionate about the things she teaches! There are very useful things you can learn from this course if you are interested in research.