Probably my favorite class I have ever taken! I actually felt motivated to go to class and listen to the lectures. And for once, I never fell asleep during class. It is important to go to lecture because they are not recorded and I felt that the Professor's explanations of the case studies were necessary to understand the slides, but the content was so interesting that I did not mind and actually retained a lot just from listening. So much so that I didn't really need to study... There was a midterm and a final exam consisting of T/F, fill in the blank, short answer, and short essay questions. They were very straightforward! There are weekly readings (which I honestly never read because she would go over the cases in class) and 5 short, 50 word reflections.

Overall, I definitely recommend taking this class with Professor Scelza! She is very knowledgeable and interested in this subject, which clearly shines through in this class. Super easy, super interesting!

Dr. Scleza was an incredible professor who did very well even without a TA (though she absolutely deserved a couple). Her lectures were packed with information and she was very clear and accessible in the way that she presented. She left out superfluous topics, jargon, and information in order to clarify and emphasize the course topics, but she was not unwilling to delve further when prompted. She is very clearly knowledgable and passionate about her research, her work, and this class. This was one of my favorite classes I have ever taken.

She gave us 4 quizzes and dropped the lowest grade. The quizzes were very 10 multiple choice questions and were very easy if you just pay attention in lecture. Her slides are quite hefty and definitely need her translation, especially for the case studies, so try to make it to class. If you can't it would be helpful to attend office hours just to gain clarity on some slides. She is super helpful and approachable.

There was a final paper, but it was easy and fun!

My favorite class of the quarter! Really interesting and easy. There were no big exams and only small easy quizzes every thursday that just check that you've done the bare minimum. The unessay project at the end of the quarter replaces the final and is also a lot of fun. Overall a 10/10 class