Spring 2022 Course Evaluations

Below are the responses to the three open-ended questions asked regarding the instructor and the course. Please note, student responses have not been edited in any way. Blank pages indicate no response for that question. What aspect(s) of the course or instruction enhanced your learning? The readings were good, but there was too much of it. I rarely got to it all before class, and while the readings were interesting, a lot were repetitive/ expressed the same ideas so I think the amount we needed to read could have been reduced, especially for a 2 credit class. I enjoyed learning about the different schools of thought behind immigration reform. I also enjoyed the classroom discussions. Class discussion and the podcasts were my favorites and got me thinking. Class discussions were great. The reading we had to do contained a lot of information that at times could be really dense but Professor Shah was able to take that information and lecture in a way that allowed you to understand the concepts of the reading without getting bored or losing track of what the topic was. Classroom discussion clarified all topics. The class was organized and engaging. I enjoyed the class. I loved this class. Prof. Shah created a tightly organized syllabus with superb readings, and facilitated enlightening classroom discussion.

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