ENWR 1510

Dr. Fowler is really knowledgeable and passionate about Science Fiction and Fantasy Television, which made this class really interesting! For the most part, the workload is manageable. Homework consists of watching episodes of sci-fi shows on Netflix, writing blog posts, and reading articles related to class discussions. There are a total of three papers, but the prompts are fairly broad, so you have a lot of room to incorporate your own ideas. For the last paper, she even gives you the option of creating a video/piece of artwork instead of writing a much longer research paper. Overall, as long as you participate in class discussions and meet with Dr. Fowler when drafting your papers, you shouldn't have any problems doing well in this course!

If you're not a reader, this class is for you. Most homework consists of watching either Sci-Fi/Fantasy serials or episodic shows with a short collab response for every class. Charity Fowler provides great feedback on papers and really makes you write to your full potential. Go to every class (because there is extra credit for perfect attendance) and if she gives you any other extra credit opportunities, be sure to take them. The papers are relatively easy to come up with ideas to write about. There are 2 formal papers and the third can be a creative one with an artistic component attached to it. It is possible to get an A-/A if you really try to revise your papers at least 2-3 times and meet with her at office hours. Overall, great class.

Dr. Fowler was cool! We have to watch a show and do different essays on it (character analysis, etc). Honestly, the show is a little bizarre but if you get into it it makes it a lot better. The grading scale is contract grading, so do all the work on time and you're guaranteed a B. To increase your grade, you do extra peer reviews or things like that. It's not difficult to get an A. You can honestly skim the readings, enough to make a discussion post about them. A little bit strange, but not difficult. If you're looking for an easy ENWR where you get to watch TV for homework, take this one.

Dr. Fowler is an incredible person and professor. If you are looking for a fairly easy, incredibly entertaining, and surprisingly informative ENWR, this is the one. Your grade is essentially up to you (contract grading based on labor/effort) so an A or even A+ is extremely achievable. Everything you need to do is clearly outlined and she is also pretty lenient from my experience. The only negative is sometimes the workload can be a lot, so if you are taking a heavy course load this class can get a little annoying.

I wouldn't recommend this course unless you are an English major or are taking less than 15 credits. This class is a lot of unnecessary busywork and lectures are essentially useless but are required. In lecture, Dr. Fowler just waits for the entire class to reiterate what they did for homework the past week, and there really is no learning done in the lecture itself. The class is based around a Netflix show and while the show itself is actually decent, the amount of work that Dr. Fowler gives is just way too much for an ENWR 1510. I will say that it is really easy to get an A/A+, so in terms of GPA for this class you should be fine.

This class wasn't terribly difficult, but it is not a fun class by any stretch of the imagination. The one thing it has going for it is that it is labor based, it is basically impossible to not get an A as long as you don't miss any assignments and do a couple of easy extra things at the end of the semester. You also watch a TV show as you go through the class instead of reading a book. The show is below average, but watchable nonetheless. The workload is ridiculous for an ENWR class. On top of watching about 5 episodes of the show (45 minute episodes), you have to do readings that do not provide much information, tons of peer reviews (I believe by the end our total was around 40ish for the semester, maybe more), and a handful of essays. Because the class is labor based though, it is easy to fall into the mindset of just "turn it in" because there is no difference between just doing the bare minimum and excelling to the best of your ability, aside from your own personal gain.