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Shaina Potts

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4.6
Overall Ratings
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Easiness 3.9 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Workload 3.6 / 5 How light the workload is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Clarity 4.7 / 5 How clear the professor is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Helpfulness 4.4 / 5 How helpful the professor is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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Jan. 16, 2019
Quarter: Fall 2018
Grade: A

If you're a global studies major and you're taking the senior seminar take one with Professor Potts if possible. She really cares about her students, she made the class as easy as possible but didn't dumb down the material. She was pretty clear about things and approachable. For our class 10% of the grade was partcipation and the other 90% was weekly 1 page writing assignments on the readings which in my opinion is easier than a final paper and a group project like the other gs seminars had.

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Feb. 15, 2022
Quarter: Fall 2021
Grade: A

Overall, this is an excellent class to take. My main complaint is that the grading scale for the papers was not great. A B paper had everything asked for in the rubric, while an A paper would have to go "above and beyond," this made getting an A on an essay assignment unnecessarily tricky. I feel like this class covers a lot of information that some people already know about, Colonialism and global interconnection, but it is still interesting. The tests in this class were straightforward since the professor provided a study guide, and the answers to the questions are off of the slides.

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Feb. 18, 2019
Quarter: Fall 2018
Grade: A

Professsor Potts is great. She is incredibly knowledgeable and thorough. She gave weekly reading responses (100-200 pages of reading a week) that needed to be 1-2 pages single spaced. She really read for quality. So these weekly responses took a very long time! As long as she saw you improve, she gave you a good overall grade at the end of the quarter. Learned a lot in this class and ended up with a good grade, but just be aware, the workload for this class is a lot!

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Dec. 24, 2019
Quarter: Fall 2019
Grade: A

This is definitely a great class to learn more about globalization. It teaches you to look at globalization critically. If you are thinking about minoring in global studies, this is a good class to start. Plus, it counts as a GE too. The workload is not too heavy. There are weekly readings, but the professor does a really good job summarizing those readings. Participation in discussions is required. Overall, I had a good experience taking this class with Professor Potts. I would recommend taking this class with her if you want to learn more about globalization in general.

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Oct. 30, 2020
Quarter: Fall 2019
Grade: A-

Lectures neither super interesting nor super boring. Huge class full of sophomores and freshmen; cross your fingers you get a good TA.

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GLBL ST 191
Quarter: Fall 2018
Grade: A
Jan. 16, 2019

If you're a global studies major and you're taking the senior seminar take one with Professor Potts if possible. She really cares about her students, she made the class as easy as possible but didn't dumb down the material. She was pretty clear about things and approachable. For our class 10% of the grade was partcipation and the other 90% was weekly 1 page writing assignments on the readings which in my opinion is easier than a final paper and a group project like the other gs seminars had.

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GLBL ST 1
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Fall 2021
Grade: A
Feb. 15, 2022

Overall, this is an excellent class to take. My main complaint is that the grading scale for the papers was not great. A B paper had everything asked for in the rubric, while an A paper would have to go "above and beyond," this made getting an A on an essay assignment unnecessarily tricky. I feel like this class covers a lot of information that some people already know about, Colonialism and global interconnection, but it is still interesting. The tests in this class were straightforward since the professor provided a study guide, and the answers to the questions are off of the slides.

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GLBL ST 191
Quarter: Fall 2018
Grade: A
Feb. 18, 2019

Professsor Potts is great. She is incredibly knowledgeable and thorough. She gave weekly reading responses (100-200 pages of reading a week) that needed to be 1-2 pages single spaced. She really read for quality. So these weekly responses took a very long time! As long as she saw you improve, she gave you a good overall grade at the end of the quarter. Learned a lot in this class and ended up with a good grade, but just be aware, the workload for this class is a lot!

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GLBL ST 1
Quarter: Fall 2019
Grade: A
Dec. 24, 2019

This is definitely a great class to learn more about globalization. It teaches you to look at globalization critically. If you are thinking about minoring in global studies, this is a good class to start. Plus, it counts as a GE too. The workload is not too heavy. There are weekly readings, but the professor does a really good job summarizing those readings. Participation in discussions is required. Overall, I had a good experience taking this class with Professor Potts. I would recommend taking this class with her if you want to learn more about globalization in general.

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GLBL ST 1
Quarter: Fall 2019
Grade: A-
Oct. 30, 2020

Lectures neither super interesting nor super boring. Huge class full of sophomores and freshmen; cross your fingers you get a good TA.

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