PUBPOL-833
LEADERSHIP, MGMT
Not in Fall 2026
Term
Overview
Feedback is mostly positive. The strongest signal is that students generally rate the course well. Best for students who are genuinely interested in the topic and willing to engage with the course on its own terms. The sample is still thin, so treat this as directional rather than definitive.
DepartmentPPS
Terms offeredFall
Typical enrollment24–24
Semesters of data1
3.5
Hrs / week
12
Responses
24
Enrollment
50%
Response Rate
Evaluation Scores
Overall quality
Teaching, content, and experience combined.
4.1
Intellectually stimulating
Challenges students to think deeply.
4.1
Instructor effectiveness
Explains concepts and facilitates learning.
4.4
Difficulty
Higher means harder.
2.6
Feedback Analysis
Feedback Analysislow
Analysis based on student evaluations
Based on 44 comments across 1 sections
Feedback is mostly positive. The strongest signal is that students generally rate the course well. Best for students who are genuinely interested in the topic and willing to engage with the course on its own terms. The sample is still thin, so treat this as directional rather than definitive.
Student Reports
How hard is the A?
A is doable but not automatic
The signal here is more do-the-work-and-you-should-be-fine than easy-A chatter. Students do not describe the A as automatic, but the evidence also does not paint grading as punishing.
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
Regular lecture load
Lectures matter here, but the evidence points to a fairly standard lecture burden rather than a course dominated by long or exceptionally dense lectures.
Strengths
• Instructor ratings are strong even when the comments do not cluster around one obvious positive theme.
Tradeoffs
• There is no single dominant complaint theme, but the feedback is not uniformly glowing either.
Best fit for
Best for students who are genuinely interested in the topic and willing to engage with the course on its own terms.
Watch out for
• Most of the signal comes from a limited sample, so be careful about over-generalizing.
• A large share of the evidence comes from one instructor's version of the course, so this may not generalize cleanly.
Student Responses
Frameworks for self-evaluating and expanding leadership skills
Fall 2025 · Jackson, Heidi
We leveraged self-reflection, practical application, and interviews with professionals.
Fall 2025 · Jackson, Heidi
1. A 360 review of my leadership skills revealed perceived strengths and weaknesses by peers, direct reports, and supervisors. 2. A deeper understanding of adaptive leadership and specific tools I can use to more fully realize my potential. 3. A roadmap for how I can improve as a leader.
Fall 2025 · Jackson, Heidi
This course was very different from other courses I've taken - in a good way! It required a lot of self-reflection and I think the reflections outside of class were the most helpful element of the course. Also, because the course was so different from a typical class, I felt at times like it wasn't that helpful and I wasn't getting a lot out of it. BUT I think I grew a lot more than I realized and actually learned more than I was realizing at the time I was taking it all in. I'm really grateful that this course was offered to MPA students. I think everyone can benefit from a course like this, particularly at the executive MPA level. For folks who haven't taken a leadership course before, some more framing up front could help them understand what a course like this is and how it's different from a typical course, to ensure everyone gets the most out of it.
Fall 2025 · Jackson, Heidi
The course helped me understand adaptive leadership and how that can be beneficial in spaces where there is greater uncertainty in the workplace. Additionally, the course taught me how to productively have conflict and manage it in a way that is creative and useful. Finally, we learned about different forms of leadership and when you need one form versus another given the personalities you work with.
Fall 2025 · Jackson, Heidi
Rating History
Rating history
Error bars show \u00B11 std dev
| Term | Instructor | Overall | Difficulty | Hrs/wk | Enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Jackson, Heidi 5.0Rate My ProfessorsQuality5.0Difficulty2.0Based on 1 ratingClick to view on RMP → | 4.1 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 24 |