BIMBER B

Bruce Bimber

74 reviews
Get ready to read Tough grader Group projects Lecture heavy Amazing lectures Test heavy Caring Respected Participation matters Skip class? You won't pass. Clear grading criteria Inspirational Lots of homework Graded by few things
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POL S 172 Bimber B Winter 2024 Total: 64
POL S 12 Bimber B Fall 2023 Total: 123
POL S 212 Bimber B Spring 2023 Total: 2
POL S 172 Bimber B Winter 2023 Total: 166
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POLS12 . Bimber B 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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POLS12 . Bimber B 8 Months Ago

I wanted to like this class, but I was told verbatim by a TA "we were only allowed to give out a limited number 10/10s" by the professor on tests, despite the accuracy of student responses. This was extremely frustrating and I would not take this class again due to his grading policies.

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POLS12 . Bimber B 8 Months Ago

Workload is very easy and he is a great teacher. Grade is mainly based on mid term and final as well as a paper. The tests are moderately difficult but if you go to lecture and prepare they're not bad.

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12 . Bimber B 9 Months Ago

Supre knowledgeable professor, and clearly passionate about Poli-sci. Not an easy class though. Tough midterm and final, but the final project was easy. Make sure to go over ALL quiz questions (that's a LOT), as they will appear on your exams. The short response was easy as long as you go to lectures. Overall, learned a lot, love his style.

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POLISCI12 . Bimber B 9 Months Ago

SO hard. Not even a poli sci major and took because 2 GE's. Technically got C+ but since not my major I just took a pass lol. So hard for no reason and very reading heavy. lectures are boring and tests don't exactly match up. averages always a C on midterm and final and no curve so everyone got a C or just took a pass. skip this class if possible

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POLS12 . Bimber B 10 Months Ago

I really liked his lectures and the content he goes over and the way he presents it. He goes over the foundations of government while also tying in real world events and examples, such as the Donald Trump court cases. I didn't like the online textbook part because you HAD to buy it for assignment purposes. It cost $50 and expired in 9 months.

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POLS12 . Bimber B 11 Months Ago

Prof clearly passionate & kinda funny. May bore you if you're not interested in poli sci bcs the class info is dense & memorization is needed for the tests. Was pretty easy conceptually bcs I took AP Gov (just not the test) which was a great foundation. Lecture attendance not mandatory but sections are. Put in effort & you get out what you give :)

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POLISCI12 . Bimber B 11 Months Ago

Good professor however if you are a first year and are taking this class I advise you not to. The teaching style is hard to adjust to. It's all memory based and relies heavily on the book which contains a lot of information.

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POLI12 . Bimber B 11 Months Ago

Really interesting lectures that are easy to follow. You could tell this professor puts in his efforts for this subject. You do have to read the full textbook and there are quizzes that follow the reading, but if you find a schedule to break up the reading, this class would be so worth it.

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POLS172 . Bimber B 1 Year, 5 Months Ago

lectures can be a little dry sometimes but he's a sweet guy! wants students to learn and use the content from class. technically the content is not hard to memorize (communication heavy) but there's a ton of readings, homework, and a time-consuming group project. yet bc of that, the final and midterm aren't weighed as heavy as other pols classes

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POLS172 . Bimber B 1 Year, 7 Months Ago

Bimber is a great guy and is obviously very passionate about his field of study (political communication). The class had a lot of projects and one large group project, and the lectures were pretty dense. This made the class a little difficult but your grade averages out. Overall, the class was really interesting and the workload was manageable.

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POLS171 . Bimber B 2 Years Ago

Very kind and accommodating. Gives engaging and interesting lectures. A large component of the class grade is a group project though, so be wary if those are not your cup of tea.

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