EGR-190

SPECIAL TOPICS

Offered Fall 2026

EGRDEPT · Taught by Daily, Shaundra · Last offered Spring 2025

Overview

Feedback is mostly positive. The strongest signal is that students say they actually learn something useful. Best for students who want substance, not a disposable elective.

DepartmentEGRDEPT

Terms offeredSpring, Fall

Typical enrollment7–10

Semesters of data2

4.8

Hrs / week

Responses

Enrollment

74%

Response Rate

Evaluation Scores

Overall quality

Teaching, content, and experience combined.

4.4

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Intellectually stimulating

Challenges students to think deeply.

4.4

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Instructor effectiveness

Explains concepts and facilitates learning.

4.3

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Difficulty

Higher means harder.

2.0

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Feedback Analysis

Feedback Analysismedium

Analysis based on student evaluations

Based on 51 comments across 3 sections

Feedback is mostly positive. The strongest signal is that students say they actually learn something useful. Best for students who want substance, not a disposable elective.

Student Reports

How hard is the A?

More reachable A

Student comments make the grading bar sound relatively reachable. This reads more like a course where steady work is rewarded than one where students describe the A as unusually hard to land.

Homework Load

Moderate homework load

Homework load looks moderate. The recurring signal is steady weekly work, but not a course that turns every assignment into a grind.

Lecture Load

Lighter lecture burden

Student comments describe this as more discussion-, seminar-, or workshop-driven than lecture-dependent. The lecture burden itself does not sound like the main source of friction.

Strengths

• Students repeatedly say the course teaches something concrete, whether that is content mastery, research skill, or a strong foundation.

• Readings, films, or outside materials come up repeatedly as a real strength rather than filler.

• Discussion is a clear strength; students repeatedly describe the class conversation as engaging and useful.

Tradeoffs

• There is no single dominant complaint theme, but the feedback is not uniformly glowing either.

Best fit for

Best for students who want substance, not a disposable elective.

Student Responses

Mike’s class focused on discussing real challenges and skills in professional life. Some of the key areas I feel like I solidified were: - Decision making (using personal values to help make important decisions) - Confidence (Professional Presence) - Growth Mindset, Resilience, ability to ask for help and take advice