Oh he is a great prof with the best job. Getting paid to sit in the back of the room while he has the Dean's of every department of engineering come in and give speech's and pitch their discipline. What i life.

He is an awosome teacher.

Great professor overall. My one warning is to choose the REP and NOT the energy project, if it is offered again. I had a group of 7 working on that project and it was very difficult because we did not know what he expected. Other than that, he lets you miss 7 classes, which is like 1/4 of the total number.

A good, fun guy who will relate what he knows to you and try his best to help you out. ENGR 100 (now 1000) was really easy ? he allowed you to miss up to 6 classes, and I constantly had to fight for my attendance, but other than that, only two projects were required, and all you had to do was get a passing grade on both to pass the class (P/F).

He was alright

makes the class easy but hes terrible

Kevin is, by far, one of the most caring and attentive teachers of my life. And he has the best stories!

One of my favorite professors; he has the most interesting stories to tell and pertinent advise to share. He really cares about his students and is always willing to help if asked. Take his class seriously and you will do well academically and professionally.

He cares about the students alot, although he tries to play himself off as the hard-ass teacher, but hes pretty relaxed. The material he has to give is really boring tho, don't worry about this class at all, its just pass fail and will be your easiest class of the first semester of engineering.

He's a strict guy. I've heard he's nicer than he seems in class, but I've never really talked to him before, so I can't really attest to that. It's kind of worthless to rate him because it's not like you can pick another class instead. If you want to be an engineer from Uconn, you have to take this class with this guy. Read HF&C!!!

Prefers a more respectful approach. Tries to bring in a variety of speakers. Very nice in smaller groups, but won't put up with any nonsense. Tries to grade fairly. Sometimes hard to interpret what he wants. Pay attention to any examples, and check Husky CT often. TAKE NOTES ON THE READING BOOK!!!

Like the other people mention he HATES stupid questions so try and research and look on HuskyCT before asking him. otherwise he appreciates interest and is very helpful with questions that arent so simple. also be respectful and he will respect you back

Nice guy. Easy class (pass/fail). He doesn't even talk in the class. Its just a guest lecturer every week. Go to class and do the two projects and you pass.

He was strict during class but he is a nice guy once you get to know him. The class was easy as long as you completed the projects.

Easy Pass/Fail class. Don't listen to the comments below. His personality doesn't matter if you're taking ENGR1000. Do the projects, go to most of the classes and you will be in good shape. He is a bit strict to a big freshmen class, but that doesn't affect your grade.

He's always around, but doesn't do much... Pretty much just lets others do the work for him. But VERY lenient and helpful. Cares about students needs if they ask for help. Easy to pass with little effort.

Don't skip more than 5 classes and do the projects and you pass. You don't need to pay attention just be there.

Kevin is a phenomenal professor. Says like 3 words a lecture and lets the presenters do all of the work for him. That man is living the life. Love him

Honestly, no one wants to be taking the class in the first place, so he has to deal with awful freshman. The reverse engineering project wasn't too bad, but the catapult was hard. He was super nice and helpful when I went to him and he seems like an awesome guy! He also runs the SWE chapter at UCONN. He's a pretty good professor.

It is a pass or fail class and is very easy to pass. Kevin doesn't teach at all he just introduces presenters all the time. Easy class there are only 4 requirements to pass the class. You need to reverse engineer something, build a catapult, miss less than five classes, and the final is two letters to people who inspired you to be engineers.

Three words to describe him: respect, respect, respect. Kevin has no material to teach - the presentations take up all the classes. Attend the lectures with your clicker for the question of the day, or else you will have an incomplete... Really easygoing guy, you know he loves his job and knows his stuff!

Easiest class ever. If you can't pass it, then you shouldn't be a college student.

Easiest class ever, just show up and do the projects which you get plenty of time for. You can tell he's genuinely interested in all the presentations that you have to sit through and he's a cool guy.

McLaughlin is a super nice guy. ENGR 1000 is a ridiculously easy class with 2 projects and a final that consists of writing 2 thank you notes. When I had trouble with the projectile project he helped me the morning it was due and has be so nice. He's a great person to have on your side as well if you're a mechanical engineering major.

Doesn't have a problem unless you don't make the effort to pay attention or attend class. Projects are easy as long as you do them and actually put in effort. Super easygoing. Everything he does is for the students.

Kevin's probably a good guy, but he treated our class like a bunch of immature high school students. Doesn't really matter though because the lectures are just filled with presentations by other people. Really, really easy class. The projects are a pain, but you basically just have to do them to pass. Not fun but it'll be over quick.

Inspirational professor who always tries to influence students to the engineering. He knows his stuff so if you ever have a question about anything just go to his office hours. Do the two project, final thank you letters, and do not miss more than 5 lectures in order to pass the course. Very clear on what is due just look at the website.

The class overall is easy, all you have to do is show up for most classes. He allows you to skip 5 classes during the semester. Mostly guest speaker during class periods. You have two group projects also

Kevin truly seems like a great guy. The class is mostly guest lectures, but if you needed to go for him for something, I'm sure he would be willing to help you. Two projects: reverse engineering a device and building a catapult. Do the projects no matter how bad they are, show up, and do the final, and the class is cake.

Pass/Fail, University wouldn't let him convert it to a grading scale. If you miss 5 classes, you fail. Takes attendance with a clicker q at the end. Reverse engineering project (REP) and catapult: just do it. The lecturers he brings in are inspirational. I looked forward to going, it was a stress RELIEVER. Join one of his clubs, cool dude honestly.

The class is Pass/Fail, and you're graded on three things: participation (clicker), an REP project, and a catapult project. Don't skip more than 5 classes and do both projects. Guest speakers can be enjoyable, but they can also be dry. McLaughlin is very well-respected, and he loves to talk about global warming/climate chance/pollution

Kevin's a nice guy, cares a lot about the environment. 1st year this class is graded. Pretty boring class, but only 2 projects. You have to show up to class for attendance (clickers) but you have 5 free skips, so it's pretty fair. Out of class presentations were interesting if you picked the right ones. Honestly if you just try you'll do well.

Kevin is a decent guy the class is just kind of pointless. You're allowed to miss five lectures and still get full attendance credit so plan those out wisely. Just show up to class and don't fall asleep and it won't matter. You just listen to guest lecturers, some more interesting than others. The group projects were easy, no sweat.

Outside of class, Kevin can be a really nice guy. I can't say he has much impact on ENGR 1000 however. The class is comprised around guest lectures (some better than others) and projects, and a good chunk of your grade is based on just showing up. The projects are fine as long as you put effort in. You'd have to really try to fail this course.

Kevin gets a lot of hate, and it's not really warranted. Sure, the lectures are boring, but he isn't the one giving them. He gives four free class skips if you don't want to show up, so don't then. The REP was an easy A if you just put effort into it, and the horrible catapult project only takes up 20%, the same amount as the take home final.

Kevin is a good professor that gives great advice, explaining how only the mentally tough and mature will succeed in engineering. The class itself is boring but the projects outside of class are fun and I did both of them the night before the due date. There is no final, just write two letters to people who inspired you.

Didn't have a ton of lectures, but when he did they were a bit slow. Definitely a nice guy. Material is pretty easy and also easy to get a good grade.

The grade is essentially based on two assignments with open ended prompts. Be prepared to spend more time on projects during project periods. When not doing a project though, the class is not demanding at all and we get to listen to lectures from various engineering departments.

Very easy class and was at times quite useful. Mandatory participation and the projects were a pain but if you participate you will get an A.

Kevin is a great lecturer.

This was not a 1-credit class difficulty. A lot harder. But he's a nice guy for sure.