The best aspect of this course was that need-to-know content was readily available to students in the form of detailed PowerPoint’s and Podcasts. Students appreciated that Professor Holland led such engaging lectures and found that his enthusiasm for the subject made all the difference. The majority of students felt that the worst aspect of the course was the seemingly necessary memorization factor that was especially crucial to do well on the exams. Also, students expressed the chal enge of getting through the lectures because the class was so lengthy. Prospective students should know that because the course covers a substantial amount of information, a great deal of time is required to retain it. Additional y, students should be mindful that grades are based solely on exams.

According to students, the best aspects of this course included that the class engaged a different and creative part of their brain which isn’t always engaged in other courses, as well as the fact it included a variety of enjoyable field trips. Multiple students felt the class would have been better if individual students could get more hands-on and personal attention from the instructor. Suggestions for improvement included, “more smal assignments and more structured practice.” Prospective students should realize that there wasn’t a great deal of work outside the classroom early in the course, however the workload ramped up as time passed. 25

Students praised this course for offering students an insight into the origin of humanity and for supporting students by offering lecture slides and other course material online. Students found the course required a fair amount of memorization and could be a bit boring and tedious. Students’ requests for improvement centered on finding ways to make the course livelier either by incorporating in class discussion, videos or other tools. Prospective students should know that students found the course required significant memorization and their grade was based on their performance on a handful of exams.

The best aspects of this course included the creativity it al owed for students to express themselves through their work, as well as the hands-on experience it offered. The students also got to take field trips to different areas in Baltimore. The worst aspect of the course was the mandatory time commitment students had to dedicate outside of the classroom. The course would improve if the assignments were spread throughout the semester as opposed to having one heavily weighted final project. Prospective students should be prepared to spend lots of time outside of class to succeed in this very enjoyable photography course. 23

24 The best aspects of this course were the hands-on environment, field trips, and variety of photography styles learned. Many students disliked the high cost of printing photos, the amount of outside of the classroom work, and the lack of practice with editing photos. In order to improve this course, students suggested more emphasis on photojournalism, Blackboard organization and more in depth lessons on editing software. Prospective students should expect to take a great amount of photos and an opportunity to embrace creativity. 25