Overall, I think the class was alright. The oral exam was the most nerve-wracking final I've ever had. The instructions were unclear at first, and the test environment was scary. The readings are not terrible and are relatively short. However, the only way to succeed in the class is to keep up with all of the readings.

I figured most of the bad ratings are because no one liked the oral exam (she asked us only 3 questions) . But it really wasn't bad AT ALL. 2 essays of 4 pgs You should read as much as you can and take notes on the reading-she doesn't assign you alot of pages thankfully so it is def manageable but gets tough if you let it pile up. She is awesome!

She is a nice, however instructions were vague at times. There were several books to purchase & I wish she provided more accessibility with the links she provided. The final was nerve racking, it was small groups meeting individually with the professor and she picked on each of us to ask on the spot questions from a whole quarter worth of material

This class is based on 20% attendance which highly emphasizes active participation, 2 essays each worth 25%, and 1 oral project worth 30%. She assigns weekly readings and you are expected to come to class to talk about them except the conversations often felt too forced. She make explanations more complicated than they should've as well.

By far the hardest, most "petty" professor (her words, not mine) I've had. Long readings, awkward and very forced in-class discussions. I never left lecture feeling good about myself or like I solidly understood the concepts. Requirements for our final group presentation were highly disorganized and stressful. I would never take her again.

Weekly assignments consisted of 2 annotated readings (18-30 pages each), a bit time consuming but very straight forward and easy to do well on. Midterm and Final were straightforward as long as you understood the readings and concepts (20 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions). One group project that clear instructions. Very knowledgeable!