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The worst lecture professor i have ever had!
Very nice lady, but her lecture style just sucks. She tries to treat a 350-person class like a 20-person discussion. The 80-minute lectures cover about 20 minutes worth of material, and lack continuity and direction.
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Boring and unorganized lectures. She asks students a lot of questions, but it doesn't seem like the questions are actually answered.
Pretty boring class. The reading material is interesting, but her lectures make me fall asleep. She talks too slow and by the time she's finished with the sentence, I can't remeber the first part, she asks too many questions and doesn't answer them.
She is willing to help
Interesting material, PAINFULLY boring class and professor. Take the course, but not from her. Unless you have sleep you need to catch up on, then this is your class.
She is a very nice person. But her lectures are extremely difficult to follow, lacks organization, she constantly goes off on tangents. Interesting subject matter. Go to her office hours, very willing to help if you put in the effort. Lots of reading
her lectures tend to be very anti-climatic. at the end of the lecture i find myself falling alseep! Good information, but horriable teaching methods.
class is un organized midterms are graded very difficult and she never brings clarity to anything plus if she writes on the board it is over becauses its impossible to follow
she is a very nice person and discusses interesting topics, but the lectures are repetative and unclear. the midterm was easy, but do the reading cause she gives in class quizes on it.
As is common in the Anthro department, this professor is awful. She has never successfully completed a lecture the entire quarter. She goes off on tangents with alarming regularity. She doesn't answer email. Hopeless.
I used to like anthro until i took her class.... too many long and dry readings...horrible study guides...good luck youll need it if you have her
Concentrates on few key points and structures all lectures and readings around them. She teaches a deepened cross-cultural understanding that everyone can appreciate. Little hard to understand, and slow-moving lectures, but great readings (expect a lot)
The readings and information is very interesting. But there is a lot of it! The Lectures are extremely boring and unhelpful, however, you still need to attend because of the pop quizzes. A lot of work is involved but the class isn't too difficult.
Can't lecture for beans. Disorganized, reader becomes redundant, 7 pages of sample essay questions for final. Toughened up when she realized half the class never came, and the rest were asleep. Great material, but not from her.
She's has a lot of interesting stuff to say, that if you think about, deepens your understanding of the world and relationships. The first 6 weeks I was bored out of my mind, but when I started listening to what she had to say, and pondering it,it was fun
Lectures are dry, and random. One lecture spent 45 minutes on how "the old isn't old and the new isn't new." Chalkboard VERY unorganized. Readings are long and plentiful, some interesting, some unbearable. Ridiculous amount of study question
The best part of the class- the dreams you have. Boring. Don't get me started on the chalkboard notes. She acts like she makes things up on the way. The midterm is sorta easy, but they grade ridiculously hard.
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if you've never fallen asleep in a class TAKE HER there will be history in the making
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GET OUT NOW!! Prof De La Cadena attempts to teach through muddled, random, incomprehensible lectures that circle around obscure points and endless reading assingments that are ridiculously hard and irrelevant. Easily the worst class at UCD.
I thought that she sucked. The entire quarter was spent as a huge discussion section with four hundred people. She would draw these random linkages between vast ideas on the board that were incomprehensible. Lectures were useless.
Anthro 2 with de la Cadena was the easiest and most worthless class I ever took. I didn't go to half the lectures and got an easy A by bullshitting about "culture."
Believe what you see according to other comments. She leads her lectures through class disc. and gets mad at times when no one talks. Also lec. aren't consistent, one day good, one day bad. Must read or won't do well on exams!
Ant2,best class I took in my 3 years at Davis.DLC Lectures got my heart beating fast and tingles in my spine.Her ideas are powerful can open your eyes to the ways of the world.If you are narrow minded and ignorant,like the complainers dont take the class.
Boo Hoo to all the stupid freshman that complain about her, she is such a great lady.I guess it would be uncomfortable for some to actually think about important ideas if you are really so lazy and ignorant.If you are motivated to expand your mind take it
went to every lecture and read all of the material and I still found it very hard to follow her ideas or understand her in class notes which are basically just words with circles around them and completely useless to study with,worked very hard and got a
God, stop saying only ignorant freshmen hated her. I'm an anthro major and hated her anyway. Good material, but not from her. So PLEASE stop saying that only narrow minded complainers couldn't stand her. PLEASE.
this professor is so enthusiastic about her research it is awesome. i loved this teacher.
she is the awesomest teacher there is. if u worthless people who say she's bad would actually try to get a life, you would see this. hahahahaha.
I believe she was a VERY good teacher. it's not true that ONLY narrowminded freshmans wouldn't understand her, narrow minded ANTHRO MAJORS may not be able to understand her. so get your nose out of the air and try to enjoy.
She is an amazing professor.She taught me so much. not only about hte course but about myself. I enjoy this subject and i hope people reading this will open their eyes and try this class because it's really worth it. have a great time with this professor, she is amazing.
Can you say "WHAAAAAAAAAAAT???" Because that's what you're going to be saying a lot if you take this class with her. This class blows, period.
She is very passionate and strives to expand our capacity to think about the notions of "race". The required readings are very helpful and thought provoking. I highly recommend her class if you enjoy viewing the world from many different perspectives and are curious how and why "race" continues to work through our society today.
The best professor that I've ever had!
Very unclear, I mean VERY unclear, and boring! She is confusing and stubborn in her teaching style. No thank you.
One of the most amazing and inspiring professors I have ever taken! She is one of the most approachable and caring professor I have come across!
My favorite professor! Learned a great deal of good stuff! she is very helpful and is willing to explain the material outside of class. I really enjoyed the class and would recommend any class by this excellent professor!
She lectures extremely slowly and repeats herself often, so if you're easily confused it will be a good class for you. Unfortunately, her ANT 123 class is not at all about what the title indicates, and she admits this in the first class. It's a great deal of political philosophy. Avoid.
Another name for this class would be political philosophy 101. However, she is quite brilliant if you can get past here flawed English and slow lecture style.You will have to write "memos" every week and a 5 (midterm) and 9 (final)page assignments. Bottom line; if you are into philosophy, by all means, if not, steer clear. Easy class otherwise.
This was such a boring class. It would have been easy if I could just get myself to pay attention. She never has slides, and her lectures are never organized so taking notes is hard. the class feels like a long discussion section, so if you like that you might like her class. But if you like structure, don't take this class.
She talks a lot, & she expects to hear one's opinions on the assigned readings in class. Also she rarely uses slides, so be prepared to train your ears. She really does cares about her students & she knows her material. The grading was very fair also(TA was great). Do the readings and participate, and you already cover 60% of your grade. Not hard.
Had her for Ant 139AN last spring, & Ant 144AN a quarter ago(winter). Both classes are very theoretical, but the readings for the assigned weekly memos required, + 2 papers + participation is fair. Also, I don't understand how she is rated so low on clarity. She speaks slowly and repeats herself SEVERAL times to make concepts clear. Great teacher!
This was a pretty easy course overall. As long as you attend lecture and discussion, you can probably get away with just skimming the readings. She rambles a lot, so it gets kind of old. Short written responses to videos each week that give you points just for turning them in (they're not graded for content) and a paper. Easy class overall.
Very knowledgeable and enthusiastic. Overall she was a great professor. She was kind of boring and redundant at times but it was to ensure that material was understood. Easy exams and very helpful study guides. You just really have to immerse yourself in thinking differently to pass the class.
very easy class with interesting information. you watch a video every friday and are required to write a response paper. its not graded, you just turn it in for credit. at the end of the quarter, you write a 3-4 page paper. easy a in course if you pay attention and do all mandatory work.
This class was straightforward. Do readings/watch videos and make written responses (pass/no pass). A four page paper, 1 midterm, and a final. 5 easy random quizzes over the quarter. Overall a simple and insightful class, people might say it was boring but I liked it. If you do the work/study slides I don't see how you can't get an A.
This class is easy!!!! human development majors, take this anthro class for your pre rec. do the reading, write response paper, going to class is key! an A grade is easy to get!
One of the most easy and interesting class I have ever taken. There are weekly video response papers (as long as you put effort you get full credit), 2 midterms, 1 final paper (3 pages), and 1 final exam. Super easy and the professor taught me a lot of things that was useful for other classes. I got an A+ in the class and my TA Rima was amazing!
Easy class, very interesting. Don't care too much for the teacher- nice but goes on crazy long tangents during class. Go to class for the videos, otherwise don't know if it's worth it. Discussions were helpful.
She ruined the class for me. She was really unclear; it always seemed like she confused herself, and the way she tried to engage discussion was really poor. The material was very redundant. If you asked her a question, she'd make it more confusing, or she'd tell you she hasn't looked at the slides in ages. Tests were okay, but a bit ambiguous.
Terrible lecturer, confuses herself then confuses you, doesn't review slides so loses herself during lecture, not helpful before or after lecture or in office hours. Don't take her. Exams aren't bad, but they can be ambiguous.
Easy class but very boring. Not the best lecturer. Weekly video response papers graded on completion. Tests were easy and short.
I will never take another anthropology class because of this professor. She complicated the subject matter and confused everyone. Then she surprises everyone with an easy exam. Lots of readings and half the quarter is spent watching boring outdated documentaries. I will NEVER take another class with this professor. Advice: Stay Away!
Her lectures can be super confusing although she is really into her subject. There are weekly 1 page response papers due every week on a film watched in class. Discussion is mandatory. There is a 4 page paper due at the end of the quarter on 2 articles and a film we watched. Exams are really easy; there are some short essay questions though.
You can tell she's passionate about what she's teaching. She's a bit confusing and has a hard time explaining things. Everything in the class is so abstract. Lectures were boring but some of the info was interesting. Weekly film response - super easy. 1 midterm, 1 final, and 1 analysis essay. Class is doable. The class is overall easy though.
This class was so boring. I had no idea what she was talking about, but I still ended up with a B :) There is one midterm and a final. Shows a movie once a week and you have to write a response, but you are given credit for just writing it. Midterm and Final are short and just like her study guide. 5 pop quizzes in discussion. Overall easy class.
She's very passionate about her subject, but her lecture are boring and concepts are often confusing. The workload is doable- weekly readings and film response papers that are graded on completion, 1 analysis paper, 1 midterm, and 1 final. The midterm and final are easy if you know the study guide well. Her questions are taken directly from there.
The tests and written assignments aren't that hard, but there is a toooooon of reading. I don't think that most of the students did it, but, even so, it was overwhelming. Her lectures are confusing, and I felt like she talked about the same few things over and over. Her lectures are full of typos. TA's are helpful though.
Marisol thinks she is God's gift to teaching, but her lectures are long, boring, and repetitive. When asking her to clarify a slide, she told me she didn't know what was on them and that she wrote them years ago. The only reason to go to class is to watch the films we need to write on. Discussion was this class's saving grace.
The lectures boring, so I don't recommend that you go. Moreover, you can find the most of the (bi)weekly films online, so all the more reason to not go. Attend the discussion sections as they help in re-emphasizing lecture material. Exam questions mainly come from the study guides provided so do take a look at those. Overall, a fairly easy class.
This is the worst class I have ever taken at Davis. What she actually taught didn't match the class description AT ALL. She's all over the place, most of the readings are completely inaccessible. No book, no tests, no point in going because she never makes sense. I will never take a class by her again and I recommend others avoid her as well.
Probably my favorite class so far! Marisol is great but she can definitely get confusing from time to time. I'll be honest, I am an extremely passionate anthro major so this class was very interesting to me. However, it would honestly be a pretty boring class if you don't find the subject interesting. Lecture based and lots of readings.
Easy A and you learn so much about the world. She speaks slowly but she's pretty clear. Class is entirely based on abstract concepts and the fact that she is able to put them into words is amazing. Really cares and tries to know your name. Understands that you might be a science major and just want an A, so she makes it easy but still passionate.
People don't know it but she's actually really famous in the anthropology academic world. I would recommend going to office hours to get concepts clarified because they can get pretty deep. Answer every question on study guide if you want to do well on the exams. Don't miss a single assignment because they're a huge chunk of your grade. No curve.
The study guide is the same as the exam! Don't purchase books, readings are available on Canvas. It is better to sit through lecture and listen than try to understand the slides on your own. The content is interesting, but can be tedious, so try your best to stay engaged and find reasons to be interested. Don't be intimidated, world load is doable
This is the BEST class I have taken at UC Davis so far! Professor Marisol highlights the importance of how we view concepts and explores different realities. At times it can be difficult conceptually, but it was so worth it. The class itself isn't hard. The midterms are exactly like the slides and study guides. Take this class!!!!
Boooooooooooooooooring. The class is supposed to be about Latin America but we have yet to even talk about it. We've been learning about really abstract things and the class is way too long (2 hours). She has us do 'weekly memos' were we post on canvas a response to the article we read. Only reason I'm taking this class is because I have to..
only stayed in this class because it is required. She makes things super confusing.
Horrible class. She is a smart woman, but not a good professor
This is the easiest professor for ANT 2, all the TAs say that over half the class gets a solid A and the only people who fail are ones who don't turn in completed assignments. But you do have to put in the work and the concepts get pretty abstract. She understands that many are taking for an easy GE, so she expects you to work but is chill.
This is the easiest class I have ever taken, including my time in high school. All lectures are posted online so you never have to go to class. The only required attendance is discussion, where they might give quizzes for attendance (those are also easy). Easy grader, all you need to do is look at the study guide. Warning: she talks REALLY slow.
This is the easiest and most boring class I've ever taken. She talks very slow and monotonously and it's tough NOT to fall asleep in he class. Discussions are mandatory but they aren't bad because the TAs are cool.
Easy A. Read the lecture slides really well before the midterms, they have all the information you need. Always attend your discussion and participate, this is a big part of your grade. Do all the write-ups from the in-class videos and you're golden. Final is a paper so get an early start.
Do the response papers, show up to discussion, and read a couple of the lengthier readings, and you'll pass. Her lectures are long, a little redundant, and somewhat boring at times, but she makes the class very easy. A simple, high credit G.E. for STEM majors to knock out some social science units and the domestic diversity req.
As long as you do the response papers and show up to discussion, you should have no problem with getting an A in the class. The midterm questions are the exact same from the the study guide she provides for students. The main ideas for the midterms are the topics that she repeats often during her lectures.
Lectures are pretty interesting, and as long as you follow along you should be golden. Response papers are really easy to complete. Midterms are based on a question sheet she posts as a study guide. Mandatory discussion. Final paper was super easy to complete.
I felt that she was a good lecturer and effectively conveyed difficult topics. I rarely attended lectures, but watched the videos. There's long articles to read each week, but I only read the few which appeared on the study guides for the tests. There is a weekly short paper/brainstorm which is graded by completion. Tests are straightforward.
Her lectures get a bit boring at times, but she isn't a bad teacher. As long as you do the study guides for the two midterms, you'll be fine. The final was a paper, which wasn't too hard to complete.
Super easy class. Basically gifted an A for everything without even studying
Her lectures are okay, I took it for GE credit and an easy A, I didn't have to do much work. TA's matter a lot in this class. You technically don't have to show up to lectures, but everything she tests is on the lectures. It gets a bit repetitive and slow, but her exams do make you think.
While she knew her stuff about the subject, she really lacks communication skills. Her lectures were always all over the place. She placed emphasis on getting multiple people to answer her questions in class, even if they were to say the exact. same. thing. I love cultural anthropology, but she made it so that I never looked forward to class. :/
De La Cadena is a kind professor and she is personable. Her notes do not make much sense and can be very vague IF you do not do the reading beforehand. I personally found required videos very interesting and made class fun. We had about 8 one page response papers(very easy), mandatory discussion(with quizzes), and two exams. All of which were fair.
This class is easy if you put in the time to work on the assignments and just watch the lectures. This quarter was different as we were watching a pre-recorded lectures and I found it interesting and inspiring. My TA was nice on the grading, and I did put in the time so I got a higher grade than expected. Not hard, do the READING and ASSIGNMENTS. A
Professor de la Cadena was really great. This class is extremely easy but if you put in some effort you can learn a lot about the world and yourself. Sometimes concepts covered seemed self explanatory but she really makes you think deeply about them. Overall, not hard at all. Watch her lectures and show up to your discussions and you will be good.
Probably the easiest class that I will take in college. Weekly/biweekly video responses that I turned in late a lot and still got credit on. 2 exams that she basically gives all the answers/background to in her review lectures. She is kinda boring and tends to talk in circles but definitely brings new perspectives to life. A GREAT gpa boost.
Easy A--like really easy A. But beyond that, it is obvious how insanely smart and well versed Marisol is in the field. I learned to think about a lot of things differently because of her, and would love to take a smaller class to get to know her better.
Great class. super easy make sure to do the readings and you will do great in the class.
A relatively easy and fun class! There definitely is a lot of reading/assigned media, but if you put a little time in it isn't too bad. The professor is also super passionate about the subject so if you engage with the class you'll definitely learn something interesting by the end of the course.*
Grading based on point system, short responses based off films or reading, and misterms/final were short responses. The class was relatively easy and interesting. There are lots of readings and films/videos to see, but they are all intriguing. I recommend this class!
2 lectures a week and 8 videos to watch (ranging between 30min to 2 hrs) and each video required a response paper that was graded by TA's. 2 exams that were easy. Never did the readings but attended discussions and watched each lecture. The class taught me a lot about how people thought as a society in the past and was quite eye-opening.
I learned so many interesting things in this class and it was pretty easy tbh, I would really recommend to people who need GEs. Everything is basically graded on completion and papers are informal which took all the stress away. Marisols lectures were pretty interesting and the topics were easy. All the readings and videos were interesting too
Lectures and content were somewhat redundant, TAs are usually harsh graders for no reason and their feedback does not help much. SO MUCH READING, but assignments are really simple (a couple paragraphs due every few weeks and pop quizzes during discussion). Discussion attendance counts for a grade. Exams are super easy but grading can be annoying.
Overrated professor. Gives long lectures where she redundantly rambles about a few key concepts. Response papers were graded harshly and arbitrarily. Syllabus was vague, often modified throughout the quarter, and failed to properly explain how assignments would be graded. You also have to pay for one of the movies. Avoid this professor if possible.
She gives the exam questions a week before they are due and she even tells you what lectures to find the answers in (lectures are recorded). She assigns a lot of readings but not all of it needs to be done to get an A. There are 5 random quizzes throughout the quarter but the questions are extremely easy (if you did even a little bit of reading).
Honestly, the class was pretty easy. I didn't do any of the readings (b/c there were a ton and very long) and still pulled off an A-. I'm sure if you put more effort than I did, you would get an A. Pretty easy for a 5 unit class. I have heard that the other ANT002 professors are hard. Also, the TAs graded the exams pretty harshly & inconsistently.
She is FINE, however, I was not very moved by her lectures. I did learn a lot of things from this class and stuff that I didn't know, however, Marisol had inconsistent lectures and sometimes went on rambling past the time. Heard that some TAs grade harshly also so beware. There are also 5 pop quizzes throughout the quarter.
She assigns a lot of reading, but tbh I didn't read any of it bc she goes over it all in lectures. My TA was a harsh grader, but other than that the class was very easy and also very insightful. There are two open book written tests and 8 written responses to documentaries. Learn the main points of each lecture and you're good.
I took ANT002 as a GE, honestly best decision I have ever made. She assigned videos and readings that were actually interesting (readings were always discussed in lecture so its fine if you don't really read them). All tests were online and 8 writing assignments are all on the documentaries and pretty easy. Take this class if you can!
I had an terrible experience in her class. I was given an F in participation even though I attended all of her lectures, the reason she gave me was that 'I was yawning'. Her lectures were unnecesarrily long and not intriguing and she overuse big words which confuses student.
If you want an easy class, this is definitely a good GE for you. However, the professor can be off-putting. I usually enjoy participating to class discussion but not only will she interrupt you but also immediately respond by explaining how what you said was wrong or she didn't like a certain part.
Lectures are redundant. She is disrespectful to the students who do show up in person to her lectures (which is 1/4 of the class), tends to put students on the spot, call them out even if they are going to the restroom. Keeps students after class time and gives off "The bell does not dismiss you, I do" type energy.
Lecture is receptive and boring. The professor over uses her authority and is disrespectful to students. Always finds a reason to be mad at students( i.e. when not coming to lectures when they are not mandatory). Took the class for GE because it sounded fun but she ruined the subject for me. AVOID HER CLASS AT ALL COSTS.
In the syllabus it clearly mentions that the quizzes and participation points will be given in discussion, so the lecture will not be mandatory. The lecture is in the morning, 2 hours, and is very boring. However, in the 9th week (11th week is Final), the Professor suddenly gives a 10-minute in-class quiz that surprises students!
Lectures are long and monotonous. She is disrespectful, calls students out, always seems to have a reason to be upset with students, keeps students after class ends. Assigns an absurd amount of reading as well as a response to a documentary each week. Only positive is that tests are online and open note. Absolutely ruined the subject for me.
Super boring lectures, didn't show up after week two and got an A+ in the class. Had one video response each week and 2 midterms that consist of short answer responses to lectures + readings. Discussion mandatory. people started not showing up to lecture so she made attendance assignments towards the end of the quarter. Super easy class but boring
is not a high-quality lecture, if you expect this, don't register. the professor is ok for me. luckily this is a TA-based course and I meet the best TA in my college life so far. 5/5 to Mr.Patterson. His discussion is the best. grade by 2exam/8movie response/5quiz in discussion/and general participation point in discussion, fun GE course
take this class! dont be scared by the 3 rating, shes pretty average and is kind of condescending while speaking but i had the best TA ever and the exams are super reasonable, the workload is also good w a weekly documentary + reading response. i did learn a lot so was overall pretty happy w this class
the low rating has more to do with prof's personality rather than the contents of the class. she would pressure students into participating during lectures then get mad when no one wanted to show up because of that. TAs carry the class and do basically 100% of the grading. almost weekly but easy hw and 2 exams no final. easy A, esp for a 5 unit GE.
The class was overall pretty simple. We were graded on 5 short quizzes, 2 exams, and a few film responses. The class could be confusing at times but TA's are good. Claims attendance isn't mandatory but gave a quiz during the lecture due to many people not attending.
This class was really interesting, a heavy focus on climate change. Lecture sometimes went on for too long and she would make people participate when it was clear that nobody really wanted to, which was annoying. That being said, the class was straight forward and made you think. For a 5 unit class, definitely take. TAs are also amazing!
This class is really easy and honestly pretty interesting, but the lectures were really long and boring at points. I don't think that she is a bad professor, especially given that I learned a lot, but I don't think she is the best either. My TA was incredible at explaining and making the material more interesting and relevant.
Attendance was only mandatory for discussion section, but she got upset no one was coming and did a pop quiz. I tried to go every time, but I think lecture felt extra-optional because the papers were based on film and the midterm and final could be answered by the readings. Definitely get to know your TA and know what their expectations are.
Really ruined the subject for me. Made us watch an animal abuse video to try to show indigenous intelligence and wound up doing the exact opposite. Negative lectures and topics. I also really didn't like my TA for this class.
Attendance and pop quizzes are mentioned, I'll skip. Once some were 30mins late, she got mad and said (quote):"y'all must've got a text message says we have a quiz today, so you are here so late" Next time, she gave a quiz at 10:30 (class start at 10:30). So if you are 3 mins late, you'd lose quite some points. manipulative, rude. Just be careful
Marisol is really aggressive and mean to her student. She did pop quizzes that counts roughly 10 percent of your grade. So you need to go to every lecture to get good grades. Sometimes if you are late for like five minute you missed the quiz. She is also rude to her student, when they come late to do the quiz. It really created a bad learning exp.
She changes/adds exam content late in the quarter because she thinks people don't do the reading. Claimed optional attendance but gave pop quizzes and became upset with latecomers, then changed the logistics of quizzes so you can't submit the quiz if you are a few mins late at the beginning of the class, even if you were there when it was assigned.
I will not repeat what I have already said.
Really helpful syllabus, clearly organized files, but does tend to have a problem with students arriving late and penalizing for low participation (even though it isn't necessarily mandatory, she assigns pop quizzes). Her expectations are pretty clear, though most would probably find fault with the way she addresses students.
Easy A but professor was a bummer. If she thought a student wasn't listening, she'd ask them a question and then be so mean about their answer (even if accurate) to teach them a lesson in front of hundreds of us. Felt like she was always annoyed with us. Rly sad she didn't have the awareness to see what a hostile learning environment she created.
Honestly a great professor. Her lectures are very interesting although very long. 5 pop quizzes in class and two free response exams that aren't hard at all if you pay attention.
Class has multiple response papers, 5 pop quizzes and 2 midterms (final is 2nd midterm). The class is an easy A. However, she was difficult to work with especially with the hostile learning environment she created. Her lectures contained a lot of redundancy (she repeated a lot of concepts multiple times. this could be either good or bad).
Lecture/slides are convoluted and rambling. Still, the class was super easy and the material was interesting. Prof tends to speak rudely toward her students, making lecture uncomfortable. People complain about quizzes but they were mentioned in the syllabus and were very easy. They only exist so that people go to class. For 5 units, I recommend.
I've learned a lot from this class, but the lectures are pretty boring. She does give out 5 pop quizzes throughout the quarter to make people attend lectures. The pop quizzes are really easy. We have to write 8 papers about videos we watch and there are 2 midterms and no final. Overall, the class is really easy.
Lectures are incredibly slow even on 2x speed. The slides are comically bad... graphic design is not her passion. Easy class. 5 pop quizzes (8.3% of grade), mandatory discussion (16.6%), 2 short answer take home exams (41.67%), and a bunch of documentaries to watch and write a page about (33.3%). I didn't do a single reading and still got an A.
Extremely rude and would penalize people for being late. Claims attendance isn't mandatory but held in-lecture pop quizzes. Slides are useless for learning and she is so repetitive. Punished the whole class for a few not doing readings. "The bell doesn't dismiss you, I do" vibes. Easy to do well but having her as the professor made it unbearable.
Marisol's teaching style is out of date, with most of the lectures being extremely dry. Makes us go to class and threatened to have pop quizzes. The grading is also very hive minded, being that if you have a different viewpoint you will get punished. Class avg was a B with this class being more like 6 units instead of 4. Unorganized and no rubric.
The class is pretty straightforward, with quizzes and easy assignments. However, the professor can be quite abrasive and critical at times, creating an uncomfortable learning environment. Using Unstuckstudy and other study tools like ChatGPT helped me stay on top of the material.
The class was extremely easy. Yes, it is a morning class (10AM), so she heavily focused on attendance which was annoying. She was very critical about attendance and attention of the students, yet lacked the ability to lecture in an engaging way. Random "pop quizzes" which were flashcards given out by TAs when you walked into lecture.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
45%
Textbook Required
35%
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