so witty and just an overall amazing human being. you're graded by multiple things (papers, quizzes, exams) and she gives LOTS of opportunities for extra credit. she presented the material so well and i found the course really engaging. i loved doing the assignments and she gave great feedback. if you can, take one of her courses!!
HORRIBLE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Treats students like numbers in a system, could care less about extenuating circumstances or out of school issues. Would nott recommend
She is a great professor! Will give you the help you are looking for, but she does low-key try to trick you on quizzes. The way she words her questions and answers makes you think.
The best professor I have had at UCSB. The subject itself is very interesting but German makes them easy to understand/entertaining by using pop culture ex. No textbook. Go to class so you can learn the details of the studies she presents, or else you'll only get a brief overview which isn't enough info to ace the tests. Lot of ways to get an A
My favorite professor at UCSB - she could make Psychology of Watching Paint Dry interesting. Posts the slides online, but you need to go to class because a lot of the slides are just examples from studies that she elaborates on. No text book, so make sure you take good notes. Tests are fair, literally right off the lectures.
She was so chill and funny. Made class enjoyable to go to. Had 2 assignments a week, one online quiz and one lecture guide note taking thing that was graded for completion. So easy you should definitely take! She was also so nice and her lectures were super interesting!
I think I've become a lesbian just for German.
Shared photos of her cats every class. Easy class. My favorite British lesbian.
Intro to psych with her was possibly the easiest class I will ever take. 60% of the grade was free points you just got for completing assignments and 40% was take home quizzes that were open note. Interesting funny lectures as well shows cat videos every class.
I only have good things to say about professor German. I only took this course because it was an easy GE but I think I also kinda fell in love with her in the process. She's kinda quirky and connects concepts to pop culture (which is awesome). She shows cat videos in the beginning of each lecture which is also super awesome. Highly recommend.
I loved Prof German. She is so organized and such a good lecturer that I didn't have to hard-core study. Her lectures were so captivating that you remember everything. She also posts detailed slides and your grade is based on quizzes (that are based on the lectures), participation, HW, and being in psych studies. It was so fun and interesting.
Professor German is a great and caring professor, she is always very engaged with the material and is emanates passion for psychology. This is a very interesting but easy GE class to take, weekly quizzes and check your understanding sheets are the bulk of the (small) workload for the quarter.
Great class with interesting topics. It's a super easy GE if you need it, but I would highly recommend the class as it's easy to get a good grade simply by trying and doing your assignments. Professor was very kind and easy to talk to at office hours, in addition to being very engaging at lectures. Lectures are posted online if necessary!
Does a very good job at making you interested in course content and she covers all information clearly. You don't have to go, however, as all slides are posted and are all that is needed to complete weekly reflections and quizzes.
Seriously such an awesome professor. Lectures aren't mandatory but would definitely recommend going anyways as some of the quiz questions reflect topics/videos viewed in class, and there's cat videos!!! Sections are pretty boring but there's no midterm or final and the weekly quizzes/assignments are relatively easy. Take this class!
Definitely a really easy yet interesting GE to take. I really enjoyed Professor Tamsin, she seems very intelligent yet witty. I hope I have the chance to take another one of her classes in the future.
100% take this class - it's easy and super fascinating. Dr. German is an engaging lecturer and uses both text on the slideshow and vids of psych experiments to teach. Also gives multiple breaks each lecture. She is super accessible and helpful during office hours. Everyone I know loves the class.
Super easy GE. Grade consists of weakly quizzes and worksheets. No final exam and all lectures are posted online with recordings. Definitely recommend for an easy GE.
She wasn't overly nice or willing to help, however, the course layout was incredibly easy to follow and provided students with a simple curriculum.
Fantastic professor who is clearly passionate about the material she is lecturing on. Sections are mandatory, but lectures are not as they are recorded and the slides posted online. Weekly online quizzes that are relatively simple. You are given two options for the “final” and you are given all quarter to complete either one. Highly recommend!
I LOVE professor German. All the lectures are optional, and if you don't go she posts all the slides and lecture recordings online. Sections are mandatory, but not difficult, you just have to show up. We dont have a final or midterms, just weekly quizzes that you take online wherever you want, and if you miss one u can retake it during finals week.
easy and interesting intro psych class- graded on weekly quizzes and worksheets, which were straightforward and simple. sections were interesting enough and prof german is super chill. would 100% recommend for a gen ed :)
grade was based on worksheets, short writing tasks and peer reviews, quizzes, section participation, and research participation. It sounds like a lot, but it's honestly super easy. There was no midterm or final. If you do not want to participate in research studies, you can write a paper instead, but I highly recommend the studies, its super easy.
Professor German's PSY1 class was a breeze - interesting lectures, manageable quizzes, and even cat videos! Unstuck ai was super helpful for quiz prep. Definitely recommend taking this easy GE.