UMPI Class Review Master Thread

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Name: Art 108 – Intro to Graphic Design
Subject: Studio Art/Graphic Design (2D requirement)
Semester/Term: Summer Term 1 2023
Instructor: Supa
Long or Short?: Medium, depending on how much time you spend on the design projects.  
Number of Outcomes: 4 
Adaptive Outcomes?: No 
Number of Milestone Activities: 4
Type of Milestone Activities: Design projects using Canva, Vecteezy, Powerpoint
Type of Final Assessment: Website Portfolio to showcase your designs completed in the milestones through Google Sites
Notes & Overall Thoughts: This class was interesting and useful. 

I do some of these things for work and have for decades, but still, it made me think and question the choices I have made and decide to make some updates to things I have been using for a long time.  It inspired me to update my professional webpage and incorporate some new designs into some paperwork I use day to day.  I would have considered myself heavily focused on design when compared to others in my highly technical field, but this class really helped me refine that.

For those without any graphic design background, I could see it being extremely useful as a first time intro course, but possibly more time consuming.

Professor Supa was flexible with allowing me to use Adobe products that I already know and use html which I already know instead of Google Sites. The professor gave useful feedback but was slow (5 days vs 72 hours) to respond to milestones.

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Name: POS 101 – American Government
Subject: Political Science
Semester/Term: Summer 1 2023
Instructor: Zaborney
Long or Short?: Short
Number of Outcomes: 3 real, 1 references 
Adaptive Outcomes?: Yes
Number of Milestone Activities: 3
Type of Milestone Activities: Short essay
Type of Final Assessment: 1500
Notes & Overall Thoughts: Relatively easy.  Could be very quick, I went a little overboard on my final paper and ended up taking a while once I got on a roll.  Material is not hard; for most of us, it’s not the first time learning it. Grading was within 12-24 hours.

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Name: BUS 200 – Intermediate Business Computing
Subject: Business/Desktop Applications
Semester/Term: Summer Term 1 2023
Instructor: Humphrey
Long or Short?: Medium
Number of Outcomes: 3, plus resources section 
Adaptive Outcomes?: No 
Number of Milestone Activities: 3
Type of Milestone Activities: Powerpoint, Excel spreadsheet and Word brochure (drafts)
Type of Final Assessment: Final versions of the milestones, plus Bibliography
Notes & Overall Thoughts: This class is required for my degree and is a bit tedious, and a bit time-consuming on the detailed projects.  It is not hard, just takes some time.  Grading was within 72 hours. Professor gave helpful feedback.

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Name: BUS244 – Management Information Systems
Subject: Business/MIS
Semester/Term: Summer Term 1 2023
Instructor: Siddiqui
Long or Short?: Medium
Number of Outcomes: 4 
Adaptive Outcomes?: Yes, short quizzes in each
Number of Milestone Activities: 6
Type of Milestone Activities: Short-answer to specific questions
Type of Final Assessment: Final Exam Multiple Choice
Notes & Overall Thoughts: The professor is helpful and thoughtful. In his feedback he gives additional important information that is relevant and useful.  Grading was within 72 hours.

The material is extremely dated and sometimes contradictory.  Hopefully, the course material gets an update with the move to Brightspace.  For example, a technology from over a decade ago is described as cutting-edge or expected to be released soon in multiple places.  There are errors in the assessment and quizzes.  You have to answer questions based on the material, not based on 2023 tech and trends.  Most of us that take this class do so because we must for our degree so just get through it as best you can.  

The adaptive quizzes are needed/important for this class.  Be sure to answer questions wrong on the quizzes so you can get a feel for what the quizzes/tests think are the correct answers and learn THAT as the material.