Lectures are 2 hours long. Don't waste your time going to them. You can get the information online. Do the readings. The tests are at least 3/4 based on the readings. Easiest Area G GE class you can take. Boring, but easy.
The lectures are online in case you miss them but his lectures were really long and cover a lot of time periods. His lectures seem to repeat the information over and over again. The tests were easy if you know the basis of the assigned readings. Overall, the class was graded fairly with chances to improve.
In the beginning I would go to lecture, but it was too long to sit through (1 hour & 50 mins). I ended up only going to the lecture before the midterm, the day of the midterm, the lecture before the final & the day before the final. As long as you read the reader, watch the films, & study his Prezi, you will pass no problem.
Should read to pass. Not a bad class to learn the environmental aspect of literature, but the class was just really late in the evening and they were also long lectures.
Ken is a very smart man. His voice will inspire you to talk like him for the rest of the quarter. The overall purpose of this class is to read stories and understand the environmental implications from them. Not a hard class. *Side Note* He is against deforestation yet uses a 550 PAGE READER with most pages only using 1/4 THE PAGE.. haha oh man
Hiltner is a great lecturer. It is clear that he cares deeply about the environment which makes the class even better. It is a lot of reading but if you go to lecture and take good notes theres no need to sweat if you miss some of it. I would highly recommend.
Professor Hiltner is the best. He really cares about his students and takes the time to listen to every response. He always ask for students opinion. Some professors like to hear the sound of their own voice but not Hiltner. Every comment is important. His tests are based on lectures. He is super personable and is big on Environmental literature.
Professor Hiltner is old and is very passionate about what he's teaching, but talks very slowly. I didn't attend some lectures because the Prezi's were online. MT and Final are easy as long as you read the given PDF [he doesn't make you buy any books].
Pretty boring class. All his lectures are online and he doesn't take attendance so its easy to skip class and still get a good grade in the class. Sections were online, which was easy but don't think it helped me learn the material very well. lots of reading , most readings are old and boring. Easy A as long as you do the reading.
Excellent professor, exams are straightforward if you do the reading and go to class. However, WATCH OUT for TA's! My TA was so pretentious I wanted to die just listening to him talk, plus his grading rubric for the paper was 3 pages long. Get a good TA!
Hiltner was crystal clear in what he wanted from his students. In order to get an A, you probably do have to read seeing as there were some specifics on the exams which were not covered in lecture. Papers were a little tough and grading depends purely on your TA. Overall, good class for area G and ES elective.
Really makes an effort to engage with his students and tries to meet with all of them outside of class by scheduling appointments with them. Very personable. He has a lot of good comments reguarding the material in class, really makes you reconsider humanity's relationship to the environment. Only complaint is he read too much of the slides
A decent amount of reading but he is not out to get you. Midterm and final aren't too tough, papers are a bit tough though
a truly wonderful professor. it is clear that he loves what he does and that he works hard to make sure the class is interesting and that students are able to succeed. he was very helpful and actually answers questions with substantial answers. i would highly suggest taking this class whatever major/minor you are!
The best course, and most outstanding professor, that I have had at UCSB. This course caused me to completely reconsider how human beings relate to the environment.
great professor, very clear and straight forward with his tests and essays. Picked great subject material too
Great Professor, his lectures were so clear and well organized that he made a challenging subject much more interesting. Reading was sometimes very dry and hard to understand, but he would always explain the signifcance in class. Two tests and two papers that were very straight forward.
I enjoyed this class for a GE. Professor Hiltner is super knowledgable but lectures can be a bit dense sometimes. I really enjoyed the films assigned. He integrates student opinions as well. Every week a discussion post/reply was due and some film and reading.
Ken was a great professor, super passionate about what he teaches. His lectures weren't the most engaging, but in all honesty you don't need them to pass. I didn't take any notes or really pay attention and got an easy A. There's also no midterm or final! Definitely recommend!
ken was okay. his lectures were not informative AT ALL. he literally talked about other peoples homework responses every lecture for the entire time. we had daily quizzes on our homework the week before but they were so specific that even if you did the work u might still get them wrong. homework was a documentary and article a week with a response
Lectures are incredibly boring. Attendance/Lecture/Film quizzes focus too much on minute details that are easy to miss, not to mention how each missed question results in a 1% drop in your overall grade. Not the worst class in the world, but there are most certainly better ways to structure a course than the way Professor Hiltner does.
An interesting class and he is very passionate about it. Lectures are just about the readings and comments but the class is extremely easy. Wish he dove deeper though instead of just if reviewing student comments.
Weekly discussion posts on film and readings, not too much time to do. Daily attendance and quizzes based on previous week's materials. No final or midterm. Pretty standard and clear course structure. No EC offered but not hard to pass. Quizzes 2-3 questions, a minute per. Grasp general concepts and important statistics; gained a lot and recommend!
one reading discussion post and one film discussion post each week. lecture is mandatory bc two quizzes each time: one for attendance and one on the reading/film you did last week. questions are SO SPECIFIC, like random details you never would remember. no final so those are all that make up your grade. He's very passionate but lectures are so dry.
