PUBPOL-835
ORGANIZATIONS PEOPLE & CULTURE
Offered Fall 2026
Term
Overview
Feedback is mostly positive. The strongest signal is that discussion is a clear strength. Best for students who will actually talk in class instead of sitting silent. The sample is still thin, so treat this as directional rather than definitive.
DepartmentPPS
Terms offeredFall
Typical enrollment8–8
Semesters of data1
5.2
Hrs / week
6
Responses
8
Enrollment
75%
Response Rate
Evaluation Scores
Overall quality
Teaching, content, and experience combined.
4.8
Intellectually stimulating
Challenges students to think deeply.
5.0
Instructor effectiveness
Explains concepts and facilitates learning.
5.0
Difficulty
Higher means harder.
3.0
Feedback Analysis
Feedback Analysislow
Analysis based on student evaluations
Based on 19 comments across 1 sections
Feedback is mostly positive. The strongest signal is that discussion is a clear strength. Best for students who will actually talk in class instead of sitting silent. 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
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
• Discussion is a clear strength; students repeatedly describe the class conversation as engaging and useful.
• Students repeatedly say the course teaches something concrete, whether that is content mastery, research skill, or a strong foundation.
Tradeoffs
• There is no single dominant complaint theme, but the feedback is not uniformly glowing either.
Best fit for
Best for students who will actually talk in class instead of sitting silent.
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
I learned so much about organizational management, specifically how important it is to center shared culture and cultivate trust within your teams. I learned about the Meta-Leadership Compass as a tool for quantifying these elements, how to reframe DEI as a leadership position rather than simply a buzzword, and how to strengthen stakeholder engagement across and within organizations.
Fall 2025 · Barber, Charles
Learning to be patient and give myself the opportunity to grow.
Fall 2025 · Barber, Charles
About the meta leadership compass About how trust is the foundation of success in an organization About how meritocracy can and should be reframed
Fall 2025 · Barber, Charles
This class taught leadership, design, and organizational responsibility.
Fall 2025 · Barber, Charles
Within this course, I learned how to have tough conversations with my colleagues. Also I learned how to incorporate data into my proposals. Lastly, I deepen my understanding of artificial intelligence and its effectiveness in the workplace.
Fall 2025 · Barber, Charles
Rating History
Rating history
Error bars show \u00B11 std dev
| Term | Instructor | Overall | Difficulty | Hrs/wk | Enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Barber, Charles | 4.8 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 8 |