Professor V was one of the best I've come across at UCSB. She is so helpful, always emails back quickly - her lectures are extremely interesting and she's very fair and clear about her grading criteria. Class is graded based on one midterm, a final, and a paper. Do the work to study for the midterm and final and take good notes and you'll do well.

A caring professor . The structure of online course is interesting since half of the lectures are from guest speakers. She clarifies things pretty well with coherent examples. Tests are based on explaining the concepts, pay attention to the lectures, and make notes and study guide in advance. Also a research paper to reflect on what you learnt

Pretty easy class if you go to class and take notes. The midterm and final arent too bad, but definitely require a day or two of solid studying. The map quizzes are really easy ways to boost your grades. Didnt read the book much and did well without it, but its a good supplement to lecture. I got a A- mostly just by paying attention for lecture.

She's a really straight forward lecturer. Which I really like. If you go to class, you will get an A. Very fair and very interesting class!