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She puts up a blank outline for the notes. You have to write the notes fast. The test grades are normally mid C but a lot of the questions come from the notes. Read the book to stay ahead of her. P.S. she is hot!

She did use a blank outline, so shorthand is helpful (or u could just highlight). Tests are pretty much from the book and outlines, so if you study those you're good.

This class consists of 4 tests and 4 quizes. You can earn up to 6 extra credit pts on each test. Quizes are easy, Tests are not bad but you have to understand concepts and not just definitions. No accumlative tests. If you go to class and take notes and study you will recieve an A. Not a difficult class if you but you do have to try.

real cute teacher. class isnt that hard

Anybody can do good in this class. She gives you a lot of chances. She is real helpful. She may be quick on the notes sometimes, but that doesn't mean you can raise your hand to ask her to repeat it. Test are from the notes(basically hands down). I highly suggest this one. Oh like other people mentioned, she is young and hot!

The class is very easy . She is very nice and she gives a lot of extra credit. A very easy A!

Young teacher. She is not biased in any shape or form, nor are her tests. If you ask about her political stance she will tell you that it doesn't matter, that you should think about your own because she doesn't want to lean you in either direction. She gives ample X-credit. Doesn't hurt that she's good on the eyes either. Recommended

Young teacher, easy going, uses WebCT to communicate. Very helpfull, gives TONS and TONS of extra credit. Just study the class outlines and read the articles and its extremely easy to get an A. Just be aware that the online quizes have ridiculously tricky questions and so do the tests , but never more than 2 on quizes and 10 on tests.

she gives extra credit and outlines. Good teacher.

Great professor. Very easy class just study and understand the outlines on the power points and you'll do great. Also offers alot of extra credit just in case. She is also very approachable in case you are having trouble.

Great teacher. The book is a great supplement to her lectures. She is not boring at all and everynow and then she will pull up videos from youtube and online news network to reiterate her lecture points. Very cute teacher as well. Highly reccommend!

Teaches very clear. Attendance is not really mandatory but helps with understanding. Did not need the book. 4 test and quizzes, not hard at all! Definitely recomend her!

i love her, you dont really need the book attendance is mandatory if you want a good grade, i would definitely recommend her. i just wish she you teach more classes

Amazing professor. She makes the subject interesting and is easy to listen to. Pretty easy class if you attend each one and take thorough notes. Her quizzes and tests come directly from her lectures so there is no need to read the book. She gives at least 10 points of extra credit per test so it is not hard at all to get an A. Highly recommended!

Okay professor. Seems fresh out of college. Her lectures are bias towards liberal views and she doesn't look at other perspectives. Sometimes she doesn't seem to know what she should and gets annoyed if you question it. But it's enough for an intro course. Easy A. Most likely. You don't need a book, it's all lecture based tests.

Great professor. As long as you go to class and take notes, you'll be fine. Exams are pretty much straight from class notes.

Great teacher! She discusses current events tied to lecture. Attend class and read your book and should do very well. I am not a politics fan, but I enjoyed learning from her.

She's really a great teacher, explains things well, and gives you plenty of opportunities for extra credit. Not to mention she's super hot too. ;)

She is very nice!! Really easy to understand, tests pretty much straight from lectures so just attend the classes and read your notes from lectures and you'll be FINE! also, extra credit is offered per test which really helps and isnt too hard! i loved her and i hate politics!

Politics was boring to me, but somehow I made it out with A. Her lectures are structured and easy to take notes from, but for some reason her tests can be difficult, I think it's the way she words it. On the plus side, she gave alot of extra credit since the elections were taking place and alot of her questions came from the quizzes.Go to SI

Real easy Professor. If you get the chance definitely get her! All you have to do is go to class and take notes. All her test come from her lecture. Never opened my book once. Save money and do not buy the book. Oh and she is nice to look at.

I loved this professor! I didn't do well on the first test, but I went to her and she reviewed my test with me and I did better on the other tests. I got a B in the class- she does give a lot of extra credit, and makes up for not dropping the lowest test grade. Go to lectures and find someone to study with before the test, you'll be fine!

She's nice, she has a lot of exra credit & her notes are super clear! Just read your book, go to class if not you'll see it in your grade, and go over your notes before a test and you'll get b+ if not an a. And if you don't do as great on a test you can always go to her office and she'll go over the test w/you. SI is helpful too!

She is an overall good professor. She has outlines that she goes over in her lectures. 99% of the test material comes straight from her lectures, so you NEED to come to class everyday. There is no neeed to buy the book. The tests and quizes can be a little tricky but just make sure and review your notes well.

Prof Aleman is a GREAT teacher. She knows exactly what she's talking about and tests are easy to study for. She has extra credit on just about everything and there isn't much reading you need to do if you go over your notes enough.

She is so great! Super helpful, her door is always open if you have questions. tests are 100% lecture based... go to class. dont need the book really... unless you just want a better understanding. You have to kind of work for your grade.. the answeres arent just handed to you, but take good notes and youll make an A/B+

She is an extremely helpful teacher! her tests and quizes are straight from the lecture and if you take good notes you'll be fine! She is super understanding and makes politics soo easy to understand!

Real nice lady, class is fun with her and her lectures are not the usual look online for slide show kind of notes either. Her tests and quizzes are a little rough in my opinion because I took excellent notes according to my friends who missed class and I had to drop the class because I could not pass them. Great teacher she knows her stuff :D

Prof Aleman was AWESOME. Super nice and helpful. Was willing to work with you if you didn't understand and you are always welcome to go see her @ office hours. Shes great about e-mailing and getting back to you on questions. But tests are a little hard. 100% lecture based. go to class!!!

She was the nicest Professor ever! She was super helpful and is always there when you need to ask questions. Super fast responses! Would definitely take her again. I took this class as a freshman seminar/learning communities class. In the meantime also took a politics class, and she helped me understand politics better than my actual politics prof!

In Short she's everything in the department and she's the best!

She is one of the best lecture teachers I have ever had and gives you many ways to gain extra credit! Definitely enjoyed learning politics with her.

Great class for an easy grade. The tests are completely over lecture notes-sort of, and there's almost no hw. Only thing I don't like is the extensive discussions that takes from class time. The textbook is used, but only to go into what she doesn't have time for in class. There's extra credit on tests, and she'll reply to emails.

Debates in class almost every day, adding no info to the course material. At the end of a slide she might add to something earlier in the slide—these opinions of hers, you'll take it, (e.g. "justices don't really advertise their styles up front") and off-beat corner questions from the book will appear in cascade on the test. YOU WILL NOT GET AN A.

Professor Aleman made politics extremely intersting! Her lectures are facinating and we had interesting discusions in class. Her TA was very helpful and held study sessions for the tests. As long as you go to class, take notes, and go to study sessions you should be able to manage an A in this class.

I am almost done with this semester and am in the B range so far. Many students are saying that she is not helpful but she is more than helpful when I have needed her. As long as you go to her lectures, follow the power points, take notes from the power points and read the sections from the book that relate to that, you will do great. Very good!

I loved Professor Aleman. She gets the class involved when talking in lectures. She asks questions and gives examples. You do need to attend class to go over the lectures because she elaborates on them. She is an easy grade as long as you go to class. The ebook is not much needed and homework is online without book. I would highly recommend her.

Aleman is the best!!! Highly recommend her. Show up to class, you'll get an A. She's also beautiful. Always gets students involved in the lecture. Very interactive. Love her.

Pretty straightforward class. One essay, a couple of online homework, 3 tests, and a non-cumulative final. You must go to class because her tests are TOTAL lecture so you don't have to read the book at all. Also, she's not as mean as she seems I promise lol. And she's pretty good looking if you actually care about that...

This class was fairly easy. Read the text and you will be fine, but if you want to make an A you need to attend class because she will put things from her lecture on the exams that aren't necessarily in the book. She's well organized and very helpful if you attend her office hour.

FINE with the typical UTSA scores

Attendance is an absolute must for this class. The test are lecture based.

Prof. Aleman is one of the better Politics professors at UTSA, mainly because her lectures aren't dry. Highly recommend familiarizing yourself with the material and current events before class, it makes participation easier and the lecture go by faster. Slides are online, some quizzes that can be tricky, but the extra credit helps with that.

Professor Aleman's online PoliSci class was reading intensive but she makes excellent use of Crash Course videos to make the content clearer and provides good video lectures. Her tests are difficult so you really have to work for your grade, but she's really accessible if you have any questions and she's a very fair grader. I really liked her.

Her online course for the summer isn't too difficult. Her quizzes and tests can be tricky, but most of the information comes from the modules on blackboard, other questions are conceptual. The workload is doable (usually 2-3 journals and quizzes per week). Provides a lot of extra credit for tests so an A is a very possible. Definitely recommend.

Her online courses aren't difficult if you watch the lectures and study. There isn't very much homework and it's easy to stay on top of everything. She will answer emails and makes her office hours known but there aren't any essays or difficult projects.

Easy A forsure!! weekly journals were graded by the TA so super lenient. All test questions come from the module notes! Some are basic real world questions like if trump won the popular vote or not? Replies to emails quick! Drops the lowest journal grade and quiz grade and gives up to 11 points extra credit on every exam!!!

I took POL 1013 online- an amazing course instructed by an amazing professor. She was always willing to answer questions via email in a timely matter and provided a ton of extra credit. Tests are a little difficult but reading and paying attention to weekly lectures helped!

Professor Aleman would always reply to any of my questions through email in a timely manner! Be prepared to read and watch her lectures before taking any of her test. Overall, a great course and amazing professor!

Only one weekly assignment and its answering questions from a video. Keep up with the lectures and the tests will be fairly easy

Great professor

Her class definitely isnt a breeze, but its manageable. Her exams are 65% of your grade, but theyre 100% from her lectures so if you study just that you should be fine. (Lectures are short so that helps). Weekly current event quizzes and one project at the end. This class does require more of your time, but shes a great professor!

This class is definitely a challenge. However, think of it like facing Thanos (3 exams) but you're given the avengers... and an iron man (the lectures). You'd really like your chances then! And the video assignment is so easy, turn it in early and you get 5 points extra credit. Also weekly video quizzes to stay aware of the current world. Simple.

It was a very easy course to get an A In. Weekly quizzes tare an easy 100. Exams are directly from her lectures which makes them easy to study for. There's extra credit throughout the course and as long as you email her she will try to help you the best she can. Didn't take much of my time weekly. Loved the course and would take her again.

Professor Aleman was very articulate and wanted her students to succeed in her class. She was accessible outside of class and responded to emails.

Good Professor, definetely cares. Tests are a little hard and you can honestly get away with not having the book but I probably could've done better had I actually used it. There is 1 video project, weekly quizzes ,and 3-4 exams.

took as online course & was super easy to follow and pass! did a weekly video quiz w 3 exams total. exams are easy so long as you do the weekly quizzes, watch lectures, and take notes. has one major project but as well, very easy to do. offers extra credit for each exam as well.

Professor Aleman is a great professor! She is very passionate about what she teaches and it shows during her lectures. Every week she posts a lecture video with quiz and there is one project. Most of her tests were straightforward based on lectures, book, or any extra material she assigns. For every unit/test she gives an extra credit opportunity.

Her lectures are clear and are really helpful for the assignments. There's a quiz every week, 3 tests, and 1 project. Only time I needed the book was for the project (required source). The tests are fairly simple (open note). The quizzes are easy, and relate to a provided video (able to pull up video). If you're looking for an easy A, then take her

Very easy class. Very little homework. Easy to contact outside of class.

prof aleman is great! she responds to her emails really quick and is pretty lenient about stuff. there's usually a five question quiz once a week, which is super easy, and then a 15-20 min lecture video once a week. 95% of test material comes from her lectures, so textbook isnt really needed. i loved this class - it took up only 1-2 hours a week.

Great teacher overall! A couple of quizzes to test what you've read with the books provided in the syllabus and the occasional test added ontop of a weekly news quiz, she's a wonderful teacher!

Good online async class, weekly quizzes on current events, lecture videos weekly, and a few tests that you should study for.

This class was very straight forward and was not complicated at all. Honestly, I was able to learn about current events while also studying the material. The tests are based off of the lecture videos and if you wish to read it instead, their is a transcript available (helped with taking notes). She is a chill professor and I recommend taking her.

This was a straightforward class. There was a weekly lecture and a weekly quiz based on current events. The tests are based on the weekly lectures so as long as you listen to them and take notes you'll be good.

Prof. Aleman is one of the best professors you could take for politics. Weekly assignments were usually just a 5 question quiz on current events and a lecture video. Most of the stuff from the exams is based on the lecture videos, so I wouldn't buy the textbook unless you want to.

She was great! I took this class in the summer so it was pretty fast-paced but I had no trouble managing the course. There was one module per week that consisted of watching a 20-minute lecture and reading a chapter from the textbook. Exams followed the lectures and chapters identically. 10/10!

Weekly News Quiz due at the end of every week. Supplemental lectures provided. Exams are pretty easy.

Exams were pretty easy. There was only one weekly assignment for the most part, and they were very easy. Overall she was great!!

Very easy professor!! All of the test questions come from the lectures, with one 15-20 min lecture per week. There is one weekly current event quiz where you read an article or watch a short video and answer 4 questions (very straight forward and easy to get 100). Gives extra credit on tests. Take this class for an easy A!!

The online class was straightforward. It was the least homework-heavy class I have had.

Professor Aleman did a wonderful job with teaching this course! One of my favorite classes that I have taken in college for core requirements. There was not a lot of work which I really appreciated, and the recorded lectures were AMAZING! Exams were always very well put together on canvas. Overall was a wonderful experience in this course!

Interesting class. Lectures were very informational and straight to the point.

Professor Aleman's POL1013 class was a breeze! The weekly quizzes and easy exams made it a low-stress experience. The recorded lectures were super helpful, and unstuckstudy was a game-changer for prepping. Overall, a great choice for an online GE requirement.

Great class, great professor I'd take another class if I could. Easy "A"