Prof. Brand is a fin professor. She clearly enjoys the topic and the class is structured well. Workload is manageable, there is a'lot of reading but you can get by skimming for the important stuff. Midterm is an essay and final is building off that same essay. My only complaint is it can get kind of boring compared to some other classes. I would suggest this class nonetheless.

Professor Brand is really funny, engaging, and very knowledgeable about the material! She always answers questions during lectures via an online poll. Lecture attendance is not required but she does not write down everything on her slides that are needed for the quizzes. The grading scheme included 3 quizzes that were take home and based on details from the lecture, a 5-page midterm, a 7-page final, and discussion attendance. The paper grading is dependent on the TA so ask your TA what they expect from your paper but the final paper is just adding on and editing the midterm paper with stuff from the later half of the class. Very chill class and an amazing professor!

Amazing professor and very approachable and understanding. She did recorded lectures with slides and explained things clearly while also hosting office hours after class for those who were able to watch lecture immediately. She broke things down clearly and asked always checked in with her students on how they are doing. Loved this class and the professor. Both midterm and final asked the same question for the prompt but had different page length recommendations (its do able). She also offered extra credit.

Midterm 30%
Final 30%
3 quizzes 30% that is straight forward
Discussion 10%