The course is basically common sense, which can be grasped in 60 minutes if you watch a documentary on the topic. Grading on every assignment or activity will not be shown till the quarter ends. Too much lecturing/

Professor Parks is incredibly kind, passionate, and knowledgeable about the subject. She is there to help and teach. I will say, the lectures can be somewhat long and history based, so some may find them difficult. I really enjoyed the class and appreciated her. Just make sure you keep up with the readings.

Lectures were long and very history-dense, especially in the first few weeks. But, Professor Parks is super interesting and a really knowledgeable professor. Graded on very few assignments though and I found grading to be a little harsh/not great feedback given. Overall, not the worst 101 course to take though

This is only the 2nd time prof parks taught the social media seminar, but it was really good. Informative and a really important to take if your emphasis is on media, we had almost too much fun discussing social media. Expect to present on a reading, 1-2 guest lecturers, a take home midterm, and a group project at the end (w/a pizza if youre good!)

FILM 96 This class was HARD. I gave up my social life many times to fulfill the reqs of this class. Expect stress for the papers, and having to change your writing methods in order to earn your grade. If you miss lecture, you're screwed. Good luck.

This class was so difficult. Parks was a good teacher, but a lot of what she said in lecture was just spouting information that was semi-relevant to the papers that made up 100% of our grade. This class did not teach me how to write a good paper. This class taught me how to write a paper that a TA/professor would like. Big difference. Disappointed.