Teaching

Instructor

“Ms. Kim honestly killed it with this class. I've said it before and I'll say it again, this was the most well–structured class I've have this entire semester, and therefore the best class I've ever had at USC. She really did her very best to teach us, and it shows. Our classes were interesting, our assignments meaningful, and our professor attentive and involved; what more could I ask for” -anonymous USC student

“I simply cannot express how valuable this course was. This is the most I have ever been engaged with a class both during this semester and throughout my entire experience at USC. When signing up for a small class, I expected deep in–class discussion while also feeling more connected to fellow students. This class exceeded my expectations. I felt challenged leading up to each speech assignment (especially as the semester progressed), but I never felt hopeless or unable to ask for help. Again, I cannot stress enough how much this class improved my speaking skills, and I also cannot express enough how much I enjoyed the class as a whole.” -anonymous USC student

Teaching Assistant

"You've been a great TA, Donna! You've helped me hone my analysis skills and you've always been helpful when I come to see you about issues with my term paper. If I didn't understand a concept, you did a good job of further explaining until I understand." -anonymous USC student

"Donna was great. She helped me with papers and gave constructive feedback. She is knowledgeable in the subject and genuinely wants to interact with students." -anonymous USC student

"Great TA! I had her for another class last semester and I was pleasantly surprised to find out that she would be TA'ing this course. She's very sweet, helpful, understanding and wants all of her student to succeed." -anonymous USC student

"This has been one of the best classes I've taken at UIC. The class was really so enjoyable because of the professor. Enthusiasm, flexibility, and the sense of care made taking this class such an enjoyable experience. Thanks professor :)" -anonymous UIC student

“It is evident that the professor masters the content she teaches in this class, and her work method is very effective and relatively simple. All the resources that the professor provides make this course very understandable and very interesting.” -anonymous UIC student

“This class was incredibly welcoming and stimulating. It provided a lot of new perspectives on how to analyze games and the social implications that every mechanism of a game has. I enjoyed the lecture format a lot as it made the content easy to digest. The essays that we had throughout the semester were also fun.” -anonymous UIC student

"Donna is a great teacher; always well-prepared. I loved her theoretical knowledge. As a senior student, when I envision myself as a faculty member, I want to be like her. She is considerate, kind, passionate, knowledgeable, and creative. I wish her all the best." -anonymous UIC student

“Professor Donna was very helpful and really seemed to care about not only the subject matter of the course but also her students, as well as the extent to which we understood the course. She is a great communicator in and out of the classroom and is always very accommodating. One of the best instructors I've had at UIC.” -anonymous UIC student

“Professor Kim presented the information very well. I felt as if Professor Kim was reasonable with the assignments given. She also gave very helpful feedback for all of our assignments that could help improve our grade in future assignments. I felt comfortable enough to talk in class, and I looked forward to going to class everyday. The topic was very interesting to me and the information was useful to me in my personal life as well. I’ve even noticed growth in my vocabulary.” -anonymous UIC student

“Dr. Kim is amazing! I enjoyed her class a lot and loved the content. Dr. Kim makes her content very engaging and allows students to hold conversation, share their thoughts, and bring in their own experiences to the class.” -anonymous UIC student

“I appreciate the variety and depth of topics we covered. There was a solid balance between material that was relevant to my personal research interests and material that opened up my curiosity to other research areas.” -anonymous UIC student

“The lectures were very interesting, and made you want to keep following along. Professor Kim is very knowledgable in this area and the way she ran class showed that. Overall was a very enjoyable class :)” -anonymous UIC student