This, like all online WS courses at UTEP requires extensive reading and work but with effort and participation an 'A' is really easy to get. Make the time for the assignments and allow your emotions to carry through into them.

Very knowledgeable teacher, the assignments are straight forward and simple. I learned a lot about media and it opened my mind and was interesting. She will take attendance on random days for a grade. The test is based off of the PowerPoint's and her lecture so you do have to pay attention and listen. Don't buy text book.

Probably one of the best classes I have taken. She is consistent in the kind of work she wants. Reading is very important and analyzing the material as well. Easy as long as you really get what the readings are trying to explain.

Two thumbs up. Great class!

Small group was very fun but a bit hectic since you did have to show up to class most of the time. She really works with you and it can be confusing at times to keep up since she leaves the class to make up the rules but it is all part of learning in "Small Group" Overall I would take her again!

Relevant material with really good examples.

Interesting and challenging projects. Learned a lot about stereotypes and gender in media

I never thought I could take a class on social media & study gender too. It was an awesome class! It addressed issues of mediated media technology & effects on culture & gender. Highly recommended!

Took her class online. Her assignments were long, but interesting. Her course can be an easy A, but she is big on citations. She can be confusing, but always available to help.

Awesome class in women's studies. The professor is very knowledgeable in media effects. Always met with me ax I needed extra help with my work. I recommend her with all my heart!!!

It was a pretty straight forward class. 12 papers were assigned to write about the topics that was discussed in class. The tests were the same as the notes she gave. Only 1 or 2 questions came from the book which you don't need. She was extremely knowledgeable but the class never participated in the discussions which made the class boring.

We studied media & gender representations. Movies! reality tv! & the different media industries. Great course that was challenging & fun!

Excellent online summer course. An up close study of gender in the media. Assignments are well organized. The grading is fair with extra credit opportunities.

This class was fun & challenging (in the best way). We studied gender & different media. I learned to question the media & to be critical of it. I highly recommend this class.

This class was fun but I also became very critical of how the media exploits women for profit. I recommend it.

Analyzing the media & gender was interesting. I've registered for another one of her courses. I would suggest it for one of your electives. The grading was fair with extra credit. Instructor goes out of her way to help you succeed & do well with your grades.

Great class and fair grading.

Get ready to read and write. Read and follow the assignment instructions and you will do fine on the papers. She pays attention to if you followed the citations requested. If you don't understand something e mail her she does help you to improve your grade by looking that you are trying your best. If do all the work as requested is an easy A.

I loved this class on gender & popular culture! It has been one of my favorites in women's studies. The material and assignments are interesting. The grading is fair and prof. helps you to do your best.

Had this prof. For two classes, she helped me get into graduate school. I learned & was challenged. She's one of my favorites.

Professor McDonald is an amazing professor. She does give out quick a lot of work but it way work. She is an easy A class.

Dr. McDonald's course was not difficult at all. She allows students to take their time on assignments and ask questions about them. Although not tough, her assignments and the reading material she chooses are enjoyable and make students think about all that surrounds us. Highly recommend!

Great women's studies class! I learned something new every class. I highly recommend the professor.

although there was homework every class meeting, she was not strict on due dates. I would definitely take another course with her. get ready to read because exams are written no fill in the blank but fairly easy.

Great class with fair grading. Gives many opportunities

Prof. McDonald is very sweet and helpful. She does have weekly assignments that may seem too long but the content is not difficult. As long as you read what she assigned and take enough time to complete the assignments, it is an easy A. She gives good feedback and is very helpful if you have any questions. She replies to her email quite fast.

Good course to take with her. Class is mostly discussions, lecture and a weekly journal, you take about 3 exams and a presentation. Tests are easy as long as you payed attention in class and took notes. Easy A if you do whatever she asks you to do

Awesome class! You wont want to miss any lectures, professor cares about each student.

Ws 3340, great class on gender. Lots of opportunities for student participation, more than fair grading and several extra credits. I highly recommend this professor.

Really interesting class on gender & technology. You'll learn a lot I would definitely recommend this class!

I enjoyed Professor McDonalds online course (Gender & Popular Culture). It seemed every other week maintained a schedule, one week had discussions the next we had a pretty lengthy assignment (with proper time to finish), the next week once again discussions so on and so forth. The readings are not long. Course material is easy to understand.

Ive had this professor for two classes. Would definitely recommend. The material is always interesting & youll always be able to reach her if you need anything with the class

Had this professor for three classes I would definitely recommend her. She will work with you and the class is fun.

This was a 4 week summer course. Very few assignments but the few that we had there was a lot of reading and work to do. The assignments are very long but she does try to help your grade with discussions and so forth. As long as you do the work you'll be fine but you do have to work for the grade. She does have very SPECIFIC instructions but doable

Reading and reading responses. Easy grading, do the homework not hard to understand the class. Just keep up with assignments. More on the opinionated side and she'll give feedback if she feels like you might have missed the point on a reading question response. Tests and quizzes are straight from the text.

This course was easy, but do be ready to do a lot of work. One assignment usually has 3 or four parts to it and they are lenghty but not difficult at all. Make sure you read and you will do just fine

I would recommend this professor. The grading is very fair, and there is extra credit. The topics are really interesting and I learned so much.

Amazing professor that gives good feedback. Assignments are tedious but if you read they should be easy to get through.

I have taken her twice already. The work is not hard but it is time consuming. As long as you put forth an effort, you will pass with an A. In emails and phone calls she does sound bothered if you ask too many questions and do not understand something. It is manageable if you are not lazy. Just read and follow her instructions.

This was my third class with professor Mcdonald. She helped me get an internship, and cares a lot about hers students. The class work was so eye opening in gender studies. Hope you get a chance to take this class.

Great class in popular culture! Professor made it fun. The research and discussions were my favorite. She gives several extra credits so youll be able to do well with the final grade. I do recommend this class.

Great course. Professor cares about the students and will help everyone to do their best. I definitely recommend this class.

Overall this was an amazing class, learned so much about gender studies. You can easily reach her should you need anything she responded quickly to all of my questions. She was very kind in her grading. I suggest this class to all students.

The class was really interesting & fun. Had plenty of time to complete class work & it's a good combination of regular assignments & discussions. The grading is very fair with lots of extra credit. I do suggest taking this professor.

Professor McDonald was great! The assigned readings are super informative. She cares about her students and is always willing to help. Her assignments are a bit long but she gives students plenty of time to complete them. Overall, great professor!

Great professor, you’ll learn a lot. She really cares and will work with.

Really a great class! the grading is more than fair with several opportunities for extra credit, the professor is very generous with these. Learned so much about gender, the class was very interesting all semester. I would highly recommend it.

EXCELLENT PROFESSOR! Honestly one of the best Professors I have had throughout my college education. You do need the textbook for her class but the textbook is very interesting. Learned a lot and got an A+.

Great professor! She is very clear on assignment instructions and is understanding if something goes wrong. I truly enjoyed her class! I recommend taking her class!

Great class and professor. I learned so much about gender in our society. The professor will also work with you and can always be reached outside of class

Professor is very knowledgeable in her field. If you ever need anything from Professor McDonald she is one email away from help you. She gives more than adequate time to complete weekly assignments, just be careful on how you format homework because she is very detailed about them. It was a pleasure having her as an instructor.

Great class. Professor McDonald is helpful and is easily reached. Learned a lot I definitely recommend this prof. And class

Great semester, great class, great professor! I highly recommend prof. McDonald --- fun assignments and engaging lectures.

gender & popular culture is my favorite class so far. I have had professor mcdonald for three classes and they have all been interesting. she is very fair with grading and even generous and is easily reached outside of class. very helpful, she even helped me get a scholarship and a perferct internship.

DO NOT pay attention to the negative reviews. I was in a groupme for this class & the other students were acting like this class was impossible; IT'S NOT. Yes, there is a pretty hefty amount of work, but it's not impossible. Many assignments have you evaluating media, like Disney movies, and summarizing chapters. You get a whole week to do the work

Really good class, I waited until the end of the semester to post this and honestly the best class I've taken at UTEP. The professor is more than fair with grading and very generous with the extra credit. She cares! I highy recommend Professor Mcdonald.

Really good class. I waited until the end of the semester to post this. The professor grades fairly and is very generous with extra credit. This is one of the best classes I've take at UTEP. She cares! I highly recommend Professor Mcdonald.

I've had two classes with this professor and have enjoyed both of them. The work and grading is always more than fair and the assignments and research are all on media. I would definitely recommend professor mcdonald.

I honestly loved all of the class work on technology, very up to date information. Professor Mcdonald also help me with my resume and getting an internship. This is a great class.

The popular culture class has been my favorite at UTEP. All of the work is interesting and relates to media. Gained a lot of skills in critical thinking and I have become a better writer with this class. The professor is always available to help and really cares about her students.

This class was perfect. The topic on media was interesting and fun. She is very knowledgeable in media. professor mcdonald gives plenty of time for each assignment and they are enjoyable to work on. She is also available outsde of class for any help needed.

Good class, the research assignments were engaging and I looked forward to working on each one. Professor Mcdonald helped me to improve my writing and research abilities. She also helped me with recommendations and writing essays for grad school and an internship. I recommend this class and professor.

Learned so much in this class, one of the best I've taken. Professor Mcdonald is very approachable and helps whatever is needed, she is very knowledgeable about the media and gender studies. I do recommend this class.

The popular culture class was a great course and professor mcdonald is really knowledgeable on media. I learned new things and how to be more critical of all the media I use. The professor ia always available to answer questions and emails are answered quickly. She works with students. I do highly recommend this class.

A lot of the assignments required specific formatting but the formatting for assignments was given repeatedly. There were few enough assignments that missing one meant going down a letter grade. Reading the textbook was also important to each assignment. Professor was good at communicating the exact criteria to pass the class.

Really enjoyed this class, it covers popular culture. Professor is always there to help, one of my favorite classes, so far. I would strongly recommend this class

Great class! I got the perfect internship because of the career project that the professor assigns for the semester. One of the best classes I've taken at UTEP and I would definitely recommend this professor.

very easy summer course, only had about four assignments, two discussion boards and one quiz, you will need a textbook, but isn't too expensive. would highly recommend taking this course if you need to fill a fine arts credit or whichever this course fits under

I enjoyed my time taking WS3331 with McDonald, sure, many people say she is a tough grader but if you stick to her instructions and give your best effort you will be graded accordingly to your effort. McDonald was very kind and willing to help out with any questions or concerns, if I could take another course with her again I would.

One of the best classes and professors I've taken at UTEP. Very knowledgeable about media industries and how gender fits into this. I definitely recommend taking this professor.

She was great, I found the assignment confusing at first but then she gave me the option to call her and she was helpful. The assignment was helpful and the feedback was useful. She is kind of rude and abrasive but she does her job and helps you.

Professor McDonald is very helpful for anyone that has questions. There are no exams or final. The assignments are a bit lengthy but not hard to do, just time consuming but she gives plenty of time to complete them. She offers extra credit opportunities.

Not very many assignments, she gives sufficient time too complete the work. Her grading criteria is kind of confusing and she has a lot of directions that are hard to follow at times. Overall not a bad class

The professor was strict when it came to assignments, like making sure you cite your sources properly and making sure nothing is plagiarized. Just make sure you're following directions closely and you should be good.

Great class! We had a digital portfolio project, and I got my Internship with this! Really nice professor who cares

I took this class for a short summer session. Very well organized and professor sent many reminders of upcoming due times, she also provided some readings to give time to get the book. I thought the assignments were interesting & fun to do research. The professor graded fairly I would have only liked more extra credit.

Great class! One of the best I've taken. Plenty of time to do the work, and super fair with grading. Fun topics on media representations. I recommend this class

Professor does NOT accept late work. Tried talking to her about circumstances that affected my participation, she was slightly condescending towards me when she spoke but overall decent professor.

Good class for an elective, the content was really interesting. The professor grades fairly, and gives exceptions as needed for class. I would definitely recommend this class

I enjoyed this class & learned about the media. It was a good class with a very attentive & kind prof

The book is definitely needed, the professor is easy to reach and there's a lot of extra credit. The topics were super interesting and the grading was always fair. Good class!

Super interesting class on different media, professor cares how you're doing, just let her know should you need anything. I became a better writer taking this class.