Allison Jacobel

Professor Jacobel clearly knows exactly what she is doing. She was able to answer any questions the class raised about the ocean, even when they weren't related to the day's lecture material. The class was not too difficult, and while the labs were mainly spreadsheet work, they were simple, well-explained, and never took more than the lab period to complete. Professor Jacobel taught us so much, and after we randomly learned that she reads scientific journals for fun, I have more respect for her than most professors here.

Professor Jacobel clearly knows exactly what she is doing. She was able to answer any questions the class raised about the ocean, even when they weren't related to the day's lecture material. The class was not too difficult, and while the labs were mainly spreadsheet work, they were simple, well-explained, and never took more than th …Read more

I thought this course, although deeply useful, could use some restructuring. Allison assigned large assignments on a whim and graded them harshly without any explanation of her expectations nor the grading rubric. I thought the lecture materials were useful for juniors and first semester seniors as it is predominantly about networking, the job market and how to market yourself- which is hugely helpful, especially when the CCI is not useful for research based career aspirations. The course is required so I can't tell you not to take it and I did gain things from it, but don't expect it to be a walk in the park and do your work, Allison is a hard grader.

I thought this course, although deeply useful, could use some restructuring. Allison assigned large assignments on a whim and graded them harshly without any explanation of her expectations nor the grading rubric. I thought the lecture materials were useful for juniors and first semester seniors as it is predominantly about networkin …Read more

This was a great intro course for ECSC. Professor Jacobel is a great teacher, and clearly interested in the topics of the course. It is a survey course, so moves fairly quickly, but none of the topics were very difficult or confusing.