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This is the first quarter of a two-quarter research seminar designed to give students experience in the production of a research paper, with a focus on designing theoretically-informed, empirically-tested projects. The seminar is taught in a workshop format focusing on the individual research projects of each student. While not a formal prerequisite, each student is expected to have at least the beginning of a research proposal idea before starting the course.

No Prerequisites

4

Units

Letter

Grading

1, 2, 3

Passtime

Graduate students only

Level Limit

Letters and science

College
BIMBER B
Bruce Bimber
4.1
79 reviews
Fall 2024 . Bimber B
ELLSN3814
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12:00 PM - 14:50 PM
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POL S 211 Bimber B Fall 2024 Total: 6
POL S 211 Mahdavi P Spring 2021 Total: 10
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79
4.1
POL12 . Bimber B 5 Months Ago

I LOVED this class. I took Pol 12 and Prof Bimber did a fantastic job. He's a great lecturer and organized presenter. Lecture flew by. There's lots of reading for this class, but the content's interesting so I didn't mind. Highly recommend!

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POLS12 . Bimber B 5 Months Ago

Loved this class! You have to put in the work for an A and there is a lot of reading every week, but the content of the class was super interesting. I really enjoyed Professor Bimber's lectures! Take good notes in lecture, it will help for the tests. 3 easy writing assignments, 2 midterms and 1 final. The TAs were also great and super helpful.

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POL12 . Bimber B 6 Months Ago

Amazing professor! He made the material so interesting and knows how to engage you. There are 3 writing assignments (two of which are based on what is said in section). Two midterms and a final. They aren't crazy hard, the TAs are very sweet and want you to succeed. He does expect you to read an entire textbook and everything is said in lecture

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POLS12 . Bimber B 6 Months Ago

Great lectures which exam SAQs always pull from, so take super-detailed notes. Quizzes are easy to pass. Readings are dense and not often seen on exams, but do them anyways. Covers very interesting modern-day material. Has definitely improved on making exam questions match lecture content — just pay attention. TAs are friendly and accessible.

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POLS172 . Bimber B 9 Months Ago

I love professor Bimber. His class was so interesting and I learned so much. However, there is a big group project that is weighted heavy, but overall 10/10 class. He is so funny and a great lecturer.

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POLS12 . Bimber B 1 Year, 5 Months Ago

Bimber was an enjoyable lecturer and professor overall. However, he said certain material would be on the exams and then used completely different material and blindsided everyone. Had 1 midterm and 1 final that were weighted pretty heavily and included MCQs along with SAQs. Felt like they were looking for pretty specific things on the SAQ portion.

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