PUBPOL-898
MASTERS PROJECT IMEP II
Not in 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 offeredSpring
Typical enrollment23–23
Semesters of data1
3.0
Hrs / week
11
Responses
23
Enrollment
48%
Response Rate
Evaluation Scores
Overall quality
Teaching, content, and experience combined.
3.8
Intellectually stimulating
Challenges students to think deeply.
3.7
Instructor effectiveness
Explains concepts and facilitates learning.
4.1
Difficulty
Higher means harder.
2.3
Feedback Analysis
Feedback Analysislow
Analysis based on student evaluations
Based on 16 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.
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
The ideas of writing, the problems that should be avoided in writing, the main points of doing ppt
Spring 2024 · Ewing, John
How to effectively revise my MP How to build an effective visualization How to organize a paragraph delivery
Spring 2024 · Ewing, John
Not much, I dont see the point on how the course is structured
Spring 2024 · Ewing, John
research writing and presentation
Spring 2024 · Ewing, John
How to better interpret and present our work
Spring 2024 · Ewing, John
Rating History
Rating history
Error bars show \u00B11 std dev
| Term | Instructor | Overall | Difficulty | Hrs/wk | Enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2024 | Ewing, John | 3.8 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 23 |
Instructor
Ewing, JohnNSOE
Also teaches
ENVIRON-577 ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS4.3ENVIRON-592 UNFCCC PRACTICUMENVIRON-885 MASTERS PROJECT IMEP II4.3