Teaching

Current & Recent Courses

Course	Term	Role	Syllabus
P SC 2013 — Introduction to Political Data	Fall 2024 - Fall 2025	Instructor	PDF
P SC 3223 — Making Public Policy	Fall 2024	Instructor	PDF

Intro & Intermediate Analysis of Political & Administrative Data (P SC 5923 & 5933 in the OU Department of Political Science)
The Future of Space (EMAD 5602 in the OU Price College of Business MBA program)
Space and Small Business (EMAD 5622 in the OU Price College of Business MBA program)
Introduction to American Politics and Democracy (P SC 1113 in the OU Department of Political Science)

T;TH @ 1-3 By appointment

Problem sets and slides available upon request.

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Below are selected, unedited comments from end-of-course evaluations.

“I really enjoyed the course. I feel that it was set up really well and nothing felt pointless or like busy work”
“I loved the setup of this class and the way she teaches, I don’t have any comments on how to increase engagement.”
“Amazing teacher, very hands on!”

“I just want to express how well of a job Cheyenne did. She organized everything very clearly.”
“We got a clear set calendar on when everything was due and what we would be learning about in class. If an assignment due date had to change, she always notified us within enough time.”
“Canvas was set up great. I appreciate that the course schedule was on the home page.”

“Ms Black was the best part about this course. She is an amazing professor… one of my all time favorite professors. She is very easy to communicate with as well.”
“I loved the way you lecture and how you take the time to explain some of the more challenging subjects in a palatable way.”
“This was the first time I was introduced to this kind of analysis… that was really beneficial to my learning…”
“She really took the time to make sure we understood everything we were doing. She emphasized learning.”
“The outside resources, especially while learning R… we were always welcome to send Cheyenne our code and get it all figured out!”
“The lectures were very helpful… assignments contributed to my learning… quizzes helped hold me accountable…”

“The professor made it extremely easy to contact her! … She is great!”
“The learning environment was great and she was very quick with providing feedback…”
“It was great!”
“Professor Black was very kind, considerate, and helpful in all areas. She always wants to assist her students in any way that she can so that they can best understand and work with the material.”
“Professor Black truly wanted each of us to be successful in this course and fostered a welcoming environment where questions could be freely asked and assistance could be freely sought.”

“I really enjoyed Ms. Black teaching style. She asked questions and waited for answers and gave great feedback.”
“There is nothing to be changed within the course…”
“Love the concept of the class and the professor formatted it in an easy way!”

“I really enjoyed how the canvas was laid out. It was clear and easy to find everything I needed”
“I liked the way the syllabus was set up… open access to our readings for the entire semester… access to materials that were free…”
“I really enjoyed being able to look back on the notes from class…”

“The policy memo… was broken up in a way that it served as a gradual learning experience…”
“This was a fantastic class! … real experience writing a policy memo.”
“Real life examples of research… assignments… helped me improve greatly…”
“I am planning to work in the Government… this class really helped me understand the policy process.”