Professor Sobotka was very nice and generally seemed like he really cared about his students, but this class was a mess. 5 reading reflections, if you get points taken off, there is no explanation. There are also two very hard exams, and the study guide does not prepare you for anything. He also has a group project where he picks groups.

Very nice and funny guy. His lectures were engaging and easy to understand. There is a final group project and there are two in-person tests, but the tests are mainly about lectures not really readings. I never did the readings and still did good.

I was initially intimidated because I hadn't done research before but Sobotka did a great job streamlining the course. He was willing to answer any question you had in the class. 20% of the grade was attendance (iClicker), 30% was worksheets, 10% a reflection, 35% final project that was worked on throughout quarter. Recommend any class with him.