ENV S 136O
WELTER V W
Volker Welter
3.8
63 reviews

63
3.8
ARTHI136O . Welter V W 1 Year, 7 Days Ago

Professor Welter is a delightful lecturer and has a good sense of humor. He's always very clear about class expectations and it's easy to do well on weekly quizzes if you pay attention to the readings and his presentations. Attendance wasn't mandatory this year but he said he'd change that next time because so few students showed up...

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136O . Welter V W 1 Year, 1 Month Ago

Professor Welter is really funny and his lectures are pretty interesting if you like Architecture. His class was super easy, consisting of weekly quizzes and 2 midterms. All of the questions from the midterms came directly from the quizzes, so make sure to write those answers down.

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ARTHI136O . Welter V W 3 Years Ago

I loved Professor Welter. He was very passionate about the class material. The course was well organized and expectations were clear. Weekly readings and quizzes that could be taken twice for full credit on Canvas.

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ARTHI136O . Welter V W 3 Years Ago

Professor Welter is a great lecturer and makes the class really easy to understand. I am by no means an art history major, but I found the content interesting and was able to be relatively successful in this class. Professor Welter is very passionate about architecture, and it really shows in this class.

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ARTHI136O . Welter V W 5 Years Ago

Professor Welter is very thoughtful and articulate in his lectures. Not hard to do well on weekly quizzes if you take notes on the readings and lectures are very clear and easy to follow.

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136O . Welter V W 9 Years Ago

One of my favorite professors on campus, I would take any class with him. Since its an ES/AH class, much less architecture demanding with things like memorizing names and locations, but rather that you understand the concept. Do the quizes and readings every week and you'll do fine. Go to office hours and its a guaranteed grade boost by a letter.

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ARTHI136O . Welter V W 12 Years Ago

I took this class P/NP. I'm glad I did, because I got away with not putting much effort into it and passing. Prof Welter is really knowledgeable, so if you're actually interested in the subject, I suggest taking his class. He has weekly thinkpieces and takes attendance so you generally have to go to class

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ARTHI136O . Welter V W 17 Years Ago

My favorite professor in the architecture department! Grading is fair. Topics can get a bit repetative, but at least you remember enough to get a good grade on the midterm/final without hours of studying. Definitely take a class with him!!

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136O . Welter V W 20 Years Ago

welter's hot.... in a pinstripe, pink shirt, nerdy smart, european kind of way. he's very helpful and very intelligent and his classes are all interesting.

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136O . Welter V W 20 Years Ago

Good class, at times a little boring but for the most part interesting. Welter seems to be a good/helpful/witty prof. Final was fairly easy and papers were graded, for the most part, fair.

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ARTHI136O . Welter V W 21 Years Ago

No doubt Prof. W is a nice guy, and he put together a pretty coherent theory about sustainable architecture. However, once he layed out the theory in the second week, it was the same thing over and over. I don't even remember going to classes, though I know I did. Worth taking, but barely.

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INT84BU . Welter V W A Month Ago

Super nice forgiving prof. Class is a lot of work because it's an honors seminar and the topics are pretty niche but I found it to be really interesting. The work itself is super simple, just sometimes the reading are hard to understand because of the foreign writing. Grade is based pretty much just on participation so SHOW UP!!!!

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ARTHI136K . Welter V W A Month Ago

I really Enjoyed Professor Welters class. He is very passionate about his teachings and he is very kind with a sense of humor. His class is pretty easy as long as you pay attention to the lectures and do the readings. Weekly quizzes along with 1 Midterm and 1 Final. Midterm and Final are questions pulled from the quizzes.

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136M . Welter V W 3 Months Ago

Very hard class, all the teacher does it lecture. I took it as an elective but it was a lot of work. Quizzes are hard, Midterm and Final are in class essays that you need to prepare a lot for, it's a lot of information. I wouldn't take it unless you need it.

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136M . Welter V W 3 Months Ago

I would not consider this an easy class at all, unless you are an architecture major which I am not. It's interesting content, but he expects you to really pay attention to lecture and write down everything he says, meaning you really can't skip class at all. He is funny and nice to listen to but extremely old fashioned. In class essay exams!!!!!

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136M . Welter V W 3 Months Ago

If you're an architecture major you'll likely be fine, but if you're just looking to add an extra class I wouldn't take this. Attendance is mandatory, and tech is not allowed during class. He doesn't answer any questions about the midterm or final, which he graded pretty critically, and will give you a zero if you're even one minute late.

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141G . Welter V W 11 Months Ago

class consists of lectures + weekly online quizzes, midterm/final exams. lectures are honestly kind of funny, and the quizzes and exams aren't super tough! welter doesn't allow technology like laptops during class.

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141G . Welter V W 3 Years Ago

Only graded on weekly quizzes (get 2 attempts), midterm, and final - midterm and final questions pulled from quizzes. Everything is straight from the assigned weekly readings (which were pretty light) and lectures. Welter made a boring subject interesting and I would recommend taking this class with him if given the opportunity.

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ARTHI136K . Welter V W 4 Years Ago

Very kind and passionate despite what people say, not conceited or pretentious at all! Very approachable as well. Quizzes were online and based on lecture slides/readings and final/midterm based on these quizzes. His lectures were interesting for a non major as well.

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ENVS1360 . Welter V W 4 Years Ago

He is super passionate and engaging. Attendance was not mandatory, and his class is based on entirely just the quizzes. All the quiz questions you've seen before get reused for the midterm and final so study those. Couldn't recommend this class enough. Great prof & fascinating material.

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ARTHI5A . Welter V W 4 Years Ago

The worst course I have ever taken.

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ARTHI141G . Welter V W 4 Years Ago

Great professor. Pay attention to lectures and you'll get a good grade. Super interesting and you can tell he's passionate about the subject.

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ARTHI136K . Welter V W 5 Years Ago

Professor Welter is a Professor I have extreme respect and admiration for. He is incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about architecture, really tries to get students to engage with the subject in a critical/philosophical manner, and seems to really appreciate students ideas and work. Always a pleasure to take one of his classes!

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INT84BU . Welter V W 5 Years Ago

I like this professor. I think hes pretty down to earth and understanding. We always had good discussions in his class.

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