Ileen DeVault - Cornell University

Professor: Ileen DeVault

Department: TBD

College: Cornell University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ILRLR3880
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Grade based on: Critical book report, Primary source project, Research paper proposal, Final exam, and participation. Some assignment due dates vary by topic, allowing you to pick what weeks you want to work for the class. Thursday classes are all discussion so make sure to read what is assigned for the week (200-ish pages).

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ILRLR1100
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Weekly "quiz" on readings in discussion. Read lots of short books over the semester

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ILRCB100
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Devault is very kind! Although there is a large amount of reading every week, it helps acclimate you with the college course load

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ILRCB100
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Lot of reading as it is a history class. Paper heavy. But she is a great professor and she is a very nice person very understanding great professor to get you into college

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ILRLH1100
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Devault is a great professor. Labor History can be a dry topic but she is very good at trying to make it as easy as possible. 3 papers one of which is the final paper, and weekly quizzes in discussion which are not that bad. Take her if you can

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ILRLR1100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Interesting professor who presents interesting material, but lectures had the tendency to be very dry. I appreciated that she made an effort to learn students' names and was accessible for questions. There were about 2 extra credit opportunities. A lot of reading, but skimming is ok. Weekly reading quizzes during discussion section, not so bad.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ILRLR1100
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

DeVault is one of the nicest people I have ever met. She genuinely cares about her students. I had a class during her office hours, so she regularly scheduled other times to meet. I struggled a lot with the first essay assignment, but DeVault helped me and taught me what I did wrong. Her lectures can be dry, but the information is interesting.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ILRLR1100
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Awesome professor, super passionate and nice. Lots of weekly reading with reading quizzes in discussion, but you can definitely "skim" main concepts and do extremely well. Two papers, go to TA office hours and you will do well on them. Extremely fair final. Some find the subject boring overall but DeVault makes it as painless as possible.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ILRLR2100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Excellent professor! Clear and learned a lot, definitely not an easy grader but she is very helpful and sweet and a fair grader. Love her!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CB101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Nice and helpful.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CB1100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Not a bad course..very dry though. make sure you suck up in section to your TA and dont worry about the weekly quizzes too much. most imporant thing about this class would be to meet with both the TA and DeVault before both of the papers to talk about your thesis and make sure youre on the right track... they will tell you what to write basically

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CB3880
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Unfree Labor: Slaves, Servants, Wives. Great Teacher, learned alot, ALOT of reading, one book per week, sometimes half a book, seminar style, classes tend to be very large. Attendance is not required but necessary for class participation points. She really knows her stuff and goes a long way to ensure your understanding.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: IC636
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Comparative History of Women at Work. Best seminar class I've ever been in, attendance is not mandatory, but necessary to get class participation points. Reading is tough, one book per week+short paper, but well worth the effort, learned alot, seminar style allowed for greater understanding of others opinions on women's issues

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CB100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Intro to Labor History, lots of reading, but if you keep up your set, class participation counts for alot, you'll definitely learn something. I liked her so much, I've taken 2 more of her classes. (IC636 and CB388)

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CB100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

DeVault is very passionate about labor history and is a good lecturer; she gave us weekly ‘reading quizzes’ which were annoying but I guess it made us read the many books we were assigned... A pretty interesting class if you’re into the subject. 2 papers, final exam was 2 essay questions; DeVault is a tough grader but a good teacher overall.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ILRCB100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Wonderful teacher. She is very interested in the subject and conveys it. She is also very helpful, friendly, and pleasant to talk to if you see her in office hours. Probably my favorite teacher this semester.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ILRCB100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Excellent professor. I have heard that other CB100 profs are more dynamic lecturers, but I never had a problem staying engaged or awake in her class. She's definitely a professional, and I respect her tremendously. She has very high standards for your work, but that definitely motivates you to do well.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ILRCB100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Boring and dry, but very clear and organized. Go to lecture and get the gist of the readings, and you'll be fine. Was also very understanding and accommodating when I had a conflict.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CB100CB302
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I have taken three classes with her,and I would take more if they were offered! Show up to class and you're set. Being interested in history helps a lot, but overall she is extremely nice and cares about how you do.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ILROB100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Good lectures, make the material as interesting as it can be. Ton of reading, nobody expects you to do it all though. For papers, make sure you hav a good thesis and you will do fine. She is very interested in women's issues, clearly. Overall, great prof.