The material was very difficult and the tests are quite stressful, but you learn a lot in this class. The material was dry at times, but the professor did a great job.
Good lecturer, but talks really fast so hard to take notes. There is a LOT of reading in this class. Midterm and Final was HARD! I would not take this class unless you want to have your head in a book all the time. There is a lot of information and only asked for a little of it on the exam. Everything on the test is short answer. He grades hard.
One of the best Political Science courses I have ever taken. He knows what he is talking about and is very approachable, the paper is long, but doable, there is enough info to get it done. I recommend taking this class.
Bimber is a good speaker and the course material is interesting to learn about. However, the class is pretty challenging. There is a lot of reading that you will be accountable for on the tests. Also, the tests ask very specific questions that are in short answer format (you must answer them all). This made the class a lot less enjoyable.
He is a very good professor and his lectures are VERY clear and a lot of interesting material to learn. He seems very intellectual in the subject matter. Plus, I find him a bit sexy.
This man is cold and heartless interested only in his own gain no matter what the cost to his students. On that note i would say make sure you sight EVERYTHING!!
I think that Bimber is an excellent lecturer and an intelligent man. If you read and go to lectures, you will definitely be successful in this class.
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One of the best professors at UCSB. Challenging, but makes learning about American government comprehensible by relating it to real life events college students enjoy!
Tests are really hard, braod, and difficult to prepare for, but Bimber is a great lecturer. This class will either teach you to be a good student or drown you. Don't have Derek as a TA, he tries to be fun, but ends up being unfocused and unhelpful.
Bimber is flat out brilliant. He is an excellent speaker, too. HOWEVER, this does not make for a) an easy class, or b) an enjoyable class. His tests ask VERY specific questions, meaning that you will have to pay close attention to huge load of reading. Interesting, but hard to get an A.
hard class, hard tests, lots of reading, long paper, but well worth the work. bimber is so cool.
Bimber knows how to lecture. Lectures are VERY interesting and he makes good points! But a LOT of reading.One 10 pagepaper: "Does the government dowhat thepeople want (delegate) or does it do what it thinks is right (trustee)?" VERY EASY and BROAD paper.Dont have FRANCOIS as a TA. CLASS RECOMENDED.
Worst lower divison class ever! His TA ( DEREK) is a **** and a bigot. He is unperdictable and hard to follow. Stay away from taking this class unless you want to read day and night! His TA's killed my dreams although Bimber was an excellent orator. He is unorganized and unperdictable too!
extremely hard for a lower division class. dont take it for an easy A..lectures were interesting and informative. midterm and final were difficult..questions coming from lecture, textbook, and reader. TA's are hard graders, nitpicky on short answer questions. LOTS of reading..be prepared to STUDY!!!
This guy killed my dreams! His TA's suck, especially Derek- he is a bigot! Too much reading and studying and its all worthless! He is a good lecturer but hardly uses any of his lecture notes on the midterm and final~ avoid this class unless you want to read all ****en day long and write a paper!
Excellent lectures, very clear and concise. Tons of information during first half of course. Midterm covered very small details that could easily be skipped over in the 400 pages or so before the midterm. Very helpful on the term paper as well. If interested take PS12 with him!
this class is fine...lots of information, tests dont quite reflect the class well. either way, midterm is graded on a sweet curve and the class is structured very simply. very nitpicky random multiple choice...he'll skip a huge idea to ask a very specific question. make sure u read the articles book
the lectures are long and the multiple choice questions are tricky, but the essays are not bad! he's really interested and motivated and i really enjoyed learning politics for once
Professor Bimber is a fox, but don't let his good looks fool you. His tests are very difficult and there is a 10 page paper. On the other hand, he is a very clear speaker and if you study and do the reading, an A is possible.
Great lecturer. Makes poly sci interesting, and shows how much (or how little) of a role you can have on Government. If you have to take a poly sci class, take it with him.
This guy is super smart but his exams are tough. I tried really hard, did all of the assignments and go a B. I usually do nothing and get an A. Watch out!
I hated the class, tests were hard, I fell asleep every day because the lectures were awfully boring.
Read the books and this class is pretty simple. If you can, get Pearl Galano as a TA, shes really helpful. Lectures used a little in tests, typically he reiterates certain cases or points that he will put on the test. Class is basic knowledge.