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Class Ratings

4Good Class
4Easy
4Interesting
2Barely Useful

Professor Rating

3OK Prof

Prof: Dr. Kofi / Fall 2025

Jan 13, 2026

Comments on the course

Kofi as a professor is quite sassy, but it would be quite difficult to fail the class besides not going to class.

Advice

You have 3 unexcused absences available before dropping a full letter grade.

School: UBCCourse: MUSC 328EDelivery: In personGrade: AWorkload: LightTextbook Use: No
Attendance HeavyQuiz Heavy
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Class Ratings

4Good Class
3Avg. Difficulty
3Kinda Interesting
3Kinda Useful

Professor Rating

5Amazing Prof

Prof: Sreekishen Nair / Fall 2025

Jan 13, 2026

Comments on the course

Good class, got hard at the end but just because I don't like writing. The design project's are fun. Participation is encouraged. I do recommend the class.

Course Content

Starts slow, but towards the end of semester the assignments overlap. The first project is easiest, a daily journal discussing design related to class articles. The essay's are long but you can choose pretty much any topic that interests you.

Comments on the professor

Sree specifically taught this class for a semester and might not teach again, but man he was an amazing prof. He offered so many extensions and excuses for absences to pretty much everyone. Super understanding about personal life issues. Had class online a lot of the time for snow/rain/possibility of weather. The last month of class was mostly online for the last projects individual meetings.

Advice

Participation in class will bump your grade. Sree loved when people would speak up and share. Show up to every lecture and you'll find it easier to comprehend the reading material.

School: UMNCourse: GDES 2399VDelivery: In personGrade: AWorkload: HeavyTextbook Use: No
Essay HeavyProject Heavy
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Class Ratings

5Amazing Class
3Avg. Difficulty
5Very Interesting
5Very Useful

Professor Rating

5Amazing Prof

Prof: Alex Newby / Fall 2025

Jan 13, 2026

Comments on the course

Mostly hands-on design work, with lots of student examples and assignment description material to help. With each assignment there is a design analysis and problem description, not too hard since it's only a page each. Being in person for each class is important to your grade as well as learning how to do assignments. Easy to fall behind if missing lots of class.

Course Content

You learn how to use color to your advantage and how we perceive color. Starts slow with black and white, then monochrome, then full color scale. Each critique takes place with draft assignments so you can get feedback to improve work. Very useful for future classes and endeavors.

Comments on the professor

Alex is an awesome professor who will work with you individually and in group critique. Super personable. Not sure if she offers project extensions but she probably would. Does kind of favor students who participate the most but not too much.

Advice

Attend each lab, and if you can, each lecture. Work on your assignments in class and take plenty of care on the painted portions for a good grade. Don't fall behind because all projects are due for a color portfolio at the end of semester.

School: UMNCourse: GDES 1312Delivery: In personGrade: AWorkload: ModerateTextbook Use: Yes
Assignment HeavyParticipation Heavy