Students found the interesting topic to be the best aspect of this course. The professor was very good at giving them a large bit of information and parsing it down. Lectures and sections for the class were very helpful. However, students felt that the readings could be long and difficult to get through, and that it was easy to fal behind. They suggested posting the lecture notes online. Prospective students should know that this course is reading intensive, so to get the most out of it they should stay on top of the readings and attend each lecture.

Students praised this course for having a passionate and wel -spoken instructor who covered an interesting subject in a well-paced class. Perceived issues with the course included a belief from some students that classmates who didn’t participate in discussions in section weren’t as productive as they could be. Suggestions for improvement included a desire by some students for more direction and insight on how to do close readings of primary sources. Prospective students should know that students found that the course focused more on history than on technology and that having a background in history was helpful in succeeding in the course.