She taught us a good variety of skills we need to do well. She is also a lovely person and teacher, and is great at explaining things! This class was a blast!

#tCFF23 This class introduced engineering concepts. My semester was also the first time this course was taken by the whole first year engineering class. It was not very hard for a 4 credit class but still would occasionally require significant work at parts of the semester. The classes were usually a mixture of lecture and group project time. They semester culminated in a multi week group project. Because this was the first year they had done it there were some issues with supplies coming on time but the professors were understanding of this issue.
Professor Dufalla was a fantastic professor that had clear experience as a former Civil Engineer. She also was energetic and excited about sharing her knowledge. Her engineering foundation students also had her as their advisor in which she was very willing to meet students during class selection time to plan the spring and beyond.
The class also had 2 locations either Lacy Room( which was in Rice Hall?) or in Lacy Hall which was a substantial distance away from most other academic buildings. Lacy Hall class was on uncomfortable stools.

This course gave a solid introduction to the engineering design process. Most of the work in this class consisted of projects, and workload would vary from week to week. The majority of the projects were group projects, so it helps to be comfortable working with others, and it pays off to get in a good group. Some of the assignments felt tedious or unnecessary.

Dufalla was a friendly instructor. She made the class fun and made sure all students were getting involved.

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