SYS 3023

The TA was horrible. Also, the class was pretty sucky too. Grading is arbitrary and the workload is high.

I hated this class. Guerlain just pissed everybody off and Gerling spent most of his time fixing Guerlain's mistakes and outbursts.

This class is pretty hard, especially the tests. Memorize all the diagrams they give you. All of them. Seriously. Pick a good group for the semester project, because you will want to die if you don't.

There is a reading assignment for each class, and there are 2 or 3 random reading quizes, so watch out for those. There is one final exam that is taken the week before Thanksgiving that is on the reading, so if you haven't done the reading all semester (which you can get away with for the most part) then you will have some catching up to do. Big projects that are fairly arbitrary are what the class is focused on.

Every year there is a quiz after the first reading of the semester. There are readings for every class but very few pop quizzes (between 1 and 3 each semester), so if you do well on the first one, you'll likely be set.

The midterm isn't too bad, and they let you bring in a note card with terms you don't remember.

The group project is a pain. Sorta similar to the 201 project. Hope that you get a good group.

Not the most enjoyable class. There's a lot of mindless reading with a few quizzes. There's one test towards the end of the semester; the professors say it will be based on both the lecture slides and the readings. Fortunately, the questions are pretty much solely on the lectures; do not waste your time with the readings, just focus on what's on Collab. The majority of your time for this class will be spent on a project you and your groupmates get to choose. It's rewarding in the end, although there are a large number of documents due for it. Keep tabs of when stuff is due, otherwise they will take a really long time. Lastly, make sure that you really try to get a lot done on your project during the beginning and middle of the semester; there's a lot more due at the end.

This class was not the most enjoyable class. It's basically a design class, but design is pretty common sense if you think about it. The readings they give you try to provide the "science" behind the common sense. Did not get to choose group members for semester project, used CATME to pair groups. If you don't get a good group you are basically SOL. You get to review teammates at the end of the semester which can affect their grade, so help out your group.

I really enjoyed this class. The professors are fair and really know what they are talking about.

It is just a lot of group work on top of other classes taken alongside it

Donohue was the co-professor with Gerling this year. She was impossible to pay attention to and didn't capture the class by any means. That said, this class was interesting and lead to creative development.