Janelle DeWitt
Department of Philosophy
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3.5
Overall Rating
Based on 13 Users
Easiness 3.0 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 3.8 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 3.4 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 4.1 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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  • Tolerates Tardiness
  • Is Podcasted
  • Appropriately Priced Materials
  • Participation Matters
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Quarter: Fall 2020
Grade: B
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Dec. 26, 2020

Professor Dewitt knows her stuff. She just gets really distracted a lot, making us all behind on schedule. She lectures by screen sharing her notes on word, which isn't so bad. She lets you use her notes and your own notes for her examlets (basically just quizzes for each philosopher we get through Aristotle, Kant, and Mill).
I personally got bored with this class. She tends to talk A LOT making you get really bored from lectures. I gave up in the end and didn't decide to put much effort into each of my papers. Her examlets were pretty hard because she requires you to understand the theories. Most of the questions are found in her notes, but there are a few that require hard thinking.
She is pretty disorganized and it felt like we kept having to cram time because we were always behind, but we did still get through everything in the end.
Would I recommend others to take this GE? Maybe if you really really enjoy Philosophy. If you don't, don't take it. I liked it at first but now I don't.

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Quarter: Fall 2020
Grade: A-
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Dec. 24, 2020

I took this class thinking it would be an easy GE, but was surprised by how demanding the class ended up being. DeWitt assigns readings and they are very hard to understand, so it takes forever to get through the readings, much longer if you take notes and actually want to understand everything the philosophers are talking about. However, she also provided notes, which were the MVP. Her lectures are worth attending because although she provides notes, she expands upon the notes in lecture. I also found my discussion section to be very engaging. Don't over think the quizlets too much. Attend your TA's office hours for essays. The class is not easy, but it was pretty eye opening and I felt like I grew as a person through this class. Also, you really don't need to use the internet at all for her essays and you shouldn't.

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Quarter: Fall 2020
Grade: B
Dec. 26, 2020

Professor Dewitt knows her stuff. She just gets really distracted a lot, making us all behind on schedule. She lectures by screen sharing her notes on word, which isn't so bad. She lets you use her notes and your own notes for her examlets (basically just quizzes for each philosopher we get through Aristotle, Kant, and Mill).
I personally got bored with this class. She tends to talk A LOT making you get really bored from lectures. I gave up in the end and didn't decide to put much effort into each of my papers. Her examlets were pretty hard because she requires you to understand the theories. Most of the questions are found in her notes, but there are a few that require hard thinking.
She is pretty disorganized and it felt like we kept having to cram time because we were always behind, but we did still get through everything in the end.
Would I recommend others to take this GE? Maybe if you really really enjoy Philosophy. If you don't, don't take it. I liked it at first but now I don't.

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Quarter: Fall 2020
Grade: A-
Dec. 24, 2020

I took this class thinking it would be an easy GE, but was surprised by how demanding the class ended up being. DeWitt assigns readings and they are very hard to understand, so it takes forever to get through the readings, much longer if you take notes and actually want to understand everything the philosophers are talking about. However, she also provided notes, which were the MVP. Her lectures are worth attending because although she provides notes, she expands upon the notes in lecture. I also found my discussion section to be very engaging. Don't over think the quizlets too much. Attend your TA's office hours for essays. The class is not easy, but it was pretty eye opening and I felt like I grew as a person through this class. Also, you really don't need to use the internet at all for her essays and you shouldn't.

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3.5
Overall Rating
Based on 13 Users
Easiness 3.0 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 3.8 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 3.4 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 4.1 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

TOP TAGS

  • Tolerates Tardiness
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  • Is Podcasted
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  • Appropriately Priced Materials
    (5)
  • Participation Matters
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