EGMT 1520

Take this class if you're looking for an easy engagement. The only assignment is reading a given scholarly article and answering a few short answer questions about it before every class, which is graded for completion. Class is cancelled, let out really early, or delayed A LOT which was really nice. Dr. Williams is definitely passionate about what she teaches, but the content got kinda repetitive at times. If you are looking to learn about the History of Data, like the name of the course implies on SIS, you should know that the entire class just focuses on slavery and whether or not it is ethical to use sources created by slaveowners. Ultimately, I'd take this class again just because it's an easy A, but there are probably more interesting engagements out there.

This engagement is honestly a hit or miss for people in my experience. Half of the class is spent with Prof Williams lecturing about some aspect of slavery/the documentation of fugitive slaves, and the rest is working on a group assignment that you don't have to put much thought into. However, for a 2 credit engagement, the amount of work we had to do was shocking. There was a journal (research-based assignment) due EVERY class, so you're doing 2 per week. These are not easy and she asks pretty difficult questions based on 30+ page readings and databases you have to explore. It's obvious that she is passionate about her work, and you do get to learn more about the legacy of slavery and importance of learning about it, but this seemed like a 3-4 credit history class. If there had been any others that worked with my schedule I would've taken them. Save yourself the time and effort and try to take a different 1520 egmt if you can.