There are a lot of complainers on here. Yes, Hilbert's class is difficult. Yes, the tests are hard. However, if you pay attention and do the work the class is very rewarding. Hilbert is a world class academic. He is the type of professor you woukd expect to see at Ivy League intisutuions. It is a shame lazy students rate him so poorly.

I also feel that the negative complainers below speculated on work-free credit. Yes, it requires work and one will have to pay attention. But Hilbert is a world renowned expert, with more real-world experience than all of the profs I've had together! Grow up, pay attention and do the work: you'll learn more relevant stuff than in any other class!

LOL! I don't get it- finally a class with loads of relevant material that's for once up to date (big data, whistleblowing..), taught by a nice guy who knows all about the topic and people complain that he gives fair grades! But yes, you have to concentrate in class. I didn't get an A, but get inspired every class- wish more classes were like that

All these bad ratings are because we're use to "fill in the blank, skip lectures and get A" classes. Don't get mad that Hilbert wants you to learn and grow! Up to date material make lectures interesting &VERY applicable. He is a decorated indiv with lots to share. Take it! Fav class&prof! I wish i could convince all my friends to take this class!!!

There is no way that you could not have gotten an A, because of the curve. If you failed this class it probably means you skipped class or was lazy and didnt do work. All you need to do is pay attention in class, do the readings and homework and understand by trying to apply the concepts into real life. What we should already be doing as students.

I feel bad for all the negative feedback this guy received. First and foremost, you have to come to class, do your work, read, & study or you will not pass .You will if you do! Not a huge surprise here, however, some people seemed so shocked. He is a genuinely nice professor who wants to help his students. He also has loads of experience in field.

I cannot recommend this course enough. By far the most inspiring, accomplished, and inspirational professor I have had at UC Davis. Professor Hilbert genuinely wants his students to learn, to understand, and to broaden their world-view. Attend class, do your work and you will do well. I have gained more from this class than any other thus far.

Dr. Hilbert is an example of someone who understands the point of exams. He doesn't test on items that come from memory, but rather on items that come from true understanding. I appreciate his "real-world" style and I highly recommend this course to anyone that wants to understand the impact of digital technology. Very interesting course!

I really enjoy professor's teaching style! He does not let you memorize all the staff, but wants you to understand! He curves, as long as you attend classes, it is not very hard for you to get A.

Professor Hilbert was amazing, I highly recommend taking his online class. There is weekly homework with readings and online discussions, but it takes at most 3 hours to finish. Grading is fair and 2 midterms are MC. He does test for understanding, but his lectures are EXTREMELY clear and he reiterates important points, you can't miss them.

This course was taken online and tests in person. The work load is fairly reasonable and doable, however tests are tough. If you keep up the readings and lecture videos you should be more than able to get an A in the course. He cares about concepts not memorization, which in my opinion what learning truly is.

This was a great online course! If you take the full time to watch the lectures and understand the content, you can easily succeed as well as learn a lot from a really interesting class. In addition, Prof. Hilbert is awesome and understanding and truly cares about the success of his students! Highly recommend.

If you actually watch all of the lectures, the class is not too hard. Lots of readings but they do not show up very often on the tests.

This course gives you a different perspective on how digital technology shapes our world. Very straight-forward; if you do the work, you'll get an A. I overall enjoyed this course and would recommend.

TAKE THIS PROFESSOR!!! This was by far one of the best courses and instructors I have ever taken in all my 6+ years of college. The course is SO INTERESTING and Prof Hilbert's lectures make the material very fun, relevant, and eye-opening. The content itself is not complicated by any means, however, you do have to put in the time; you'll enjoy it!

This guy is the bee's knees. The class is awesome, and generally very interesting. I took the online course, and had no trouble with the homework, however the tests do require that you actually understand the material. Definitely recommend him, and would take him again!

Honestly in the beginning I wasn't looking forward to this class, but it turned out to be incredibly interesting, and Professor Hilbert is awesome! The class is very straight forward, and as long as you do the work, watch the lectures, and study there is no reason you can't get an A. Ended up loving this class, and would totally take again!

I honestly was scared of this class because people said it was so much work and that his exams were super hard. However, it is the kind of class that if you put the work in you'll get the grade you deserve. Yes, it is time consuming work but I have probably learned more in this class than any other CMN class at Davis. He's a great lecturer!

I am an ECS major, so compared to my majors upperdiv classes, this was very little "work." The class consists of online lecture videos (1 - 2 hours per week) which you absolutely must watch. There are also weekly assignments, usually writing a blog post or taking a short quiz based on readings. Midterm and final were fair. Lots of extra credit.

You have to take this class! This is one of the last courses I'm taking as an undergraduate student and I loved it. You can't memorize the information you learn and get away with it. He challenges you to think critically about the technological changes that are happening globally. If you take this class, you will learn.

This was a great and interesting class. There are about 2 hours of videos a week and some reading, not much. Every week you will either have a blog post or a reading quiz. If you watch the videos and read these should not be much of a problem. The midterm and final are fair. Watch the videos and the week of the exams just skim the videos again.

Great professor and great class. He is very enthusiastic about the subject matter. Would definitely take again. He offers a fair amount of extra credit to assure that people have an opportunity to do very well. Exams are very fair if you do the work and watch the lectures, which are interesting.

Professor Hilbert has been one of my fave teachers at Davis. His lectures are very clear, and the online format means that you can rewatch them on your own time. He is very quick to respond on Piazza, and he makes himself accessible online and for office hours. The course was enjoyable and straightforward. Super recommended!

Dr. Hilbert lectures on very relevant topics that are current and up to date for the most part. No textbook which saves you money. He fully utilizes the online component of the class. You definitely get what you put into the class. Easy A if you do what he tells you which is listen to lectures, take notes, and understand concepts (assignments help)

Dr Hilbert really makes sure you understand the complicated topics we talked about in class. I took the online one, and I found his online lectures really helpful because they were so interactive (he asked questions, showed videos, made it funny...). You DO have to study a lot (this is a university after all!), but it's pretty enjoyable!

Dr. Hilbert is wonderful, funny, and captures every aspect teaching a concept and testing the student on knowing the concept. Not the memorization skills of a student. This will be an enjoyable class, you can even take your tests OFF CAMPUS. Be prepared to work hard, this class requires you to really put in the time and work.

Professor Hilbert is great, inspirational instructor.. But, a lot of works to do! Especially if you are planning to take it in summer with another course, it might be too much. Overall, his lecture is very interesting as he gives us practical information and lessons.

This class is a lot of work but Professor Hilbert is clear. There's one midterm and one final. I thought this class would be easy because it's online so I didn't put as much work into it as I should have. The only way to pass is to put all of your effort into it.

Pretty cool online class, midterm and final and weekly assignments online. Pretty simple and as long as you do the video lectures, understand it and take notes and review, you should be good. Bad side is that there is no study guide but its not as bad as it seems. Would recommend him just do the online lectures and pay attention. Pretty good class.

I was super overwhelmed at the beginning of this class because it is a lot of work-- tons of reading and lectures. But I ended up getting A's on everything. Just put the time in and make sure you really understand the lectures and you will do fine. I learned a lot of interesting things; he has a ton of real world knowledge.

Dr Hilbert has truly created a unique class. There was no textbook, just video lectures and articles/published papers. The videos are lively and very interesting. Midterm was very fair. He really cares about his students and tells us we can email him with questions at anytime we want. He is fast at responding to emails. Take good notes!

Professor Hilbert was humorous and engaging even through an online format. His lectures were well-explained and thought out. As long as you watch lectures there should be 0 problems. His exam was very fair and he even gives out extra credit (the whole totaling to 6% of the grade). I cannot imagine someone doing horribly unless they never watched.

Watch all the lectures and be sure to take really good notes on both readings and lectures. As long as you are actively paying attention and keeping up with the course, it's a breeze. I'd say the most tedious part of the course was the online discussions as some of them required an extensive amount of time to work on. Overall, it's an easy course.

Wonderful guy. Fantastically constructed online lectures with use of a green screen. Reasonable, fair, and experienced guy. The experience reflects in the lecture quality. Everybody's different, but I watched the slides once a week and all at once a second time before the tests and did great. I'd say get a good start it's pretty easy to, then relax

One of the best courses I have taken at UCD! Hilbert is passionate about digital tech evident through his engaging lectures. You will have to put a lot of time & effort into watching lectures, reading the assigned readings, and put effort into the assignments, TAs can grade harsh. I was 1 of the 53 students who passed with an A so it is do-able!

Hard tests. Do the extra credit! He wants to help out but is also very fair. Dont expect any handouts, you have to work hard for an A. Put in the work and it'll pay off. Online class so much manage time well. Would take again, as this was a true Upper Division class

Dr. Hilbert is a very smart person that delivers up-to-date, innovative content. I've taken several courses with him, as well as research projects. I'm definitely confused by the negative comments as he's an asset to the school, and is understanding of his students when needed.

Amazing new course. There are guest lecturers from all the other UC campuses. We were also able to explore computational tools. I wish this course was offered sooner, and I hope other online courses are modeled after this one. Keep on top of the schedule, follow recommendations on how to do well and you WILL.

3 hours of lecture with graded embedded questions and an hour for an interactive lab, but more likely two more hours for notes and continuing to play around with the lab. DON'T take if you want an easy A, but DO for lectures from profs of all UCs, if you are interested in how computers and social science interact, want to code, web scrape, and more

Prof Hilbert's class was amazing and very insightful. Yes, it takes time to watch all the lectures and complete all the work each week. But if you truly make an effort, you will understand the concepts, be able to apply them to your own examples, and you will succeed in this class. I did that just that scored a 100% easily. He is a smart man.

I thought Prof. Hilbert had a very challenging course and the content was dense but oh my god was it interesting and well informed. I felt like an idiot in the class, however I enjoyed it thoroughly.

I genuinely loved this class. It filled me with so much knowledge. I want to take more big data classes but they're all online. That's the only fall back. Online classes tend to be all consuming. Watching and re-watching video lectures can be a pain. They are 4-5 hours a week but if you're actually taking notes that time tends to double

This isnt an easy A class, its not something that is a last minute kinda thing. Yes, you actually have to pay attention. But is it really hard? Absolutely not. He literally gives you everything that you need to do well. People who complain are the ones that dont watch the lectures and dont care about the class. Its seriously not bad.

Some data in the videos are outdated since they were made before 2014. I hope there could be more data focusing on the global than North/South America. Sometimes I need to look for extra explanation online since Prof. Hilbert didn't always explain the concepts clearly. Lots of study load, exams are hard, but the prof will give fair bonus points.

Professor Hilbert is a very good professor! Although I will say that for this class, it was a lot of work. There are online lectures that can be quite tedious, plus reading. There are also weekly discussions and/or reading quizzes. He gives extra credit which is also a plus! Be ready to put in a lot of time for this class!

If you like topics in tech like AI or social media, this class is great. You can't skip the video lectures. They're bite-sized (some are 5-10 min, others 15, in total they're 2-3 hours/week). What I did was I spent an hour every M W F to watch videos and I took notes for each video. Sometimes wording can be confusing, but he walks you through lab.

Computer Science and Social Science in one. If you're interested in going that way then take this class. So much of life is trouble shooting and the professor expects you to be able to trouble shoot. That being said he won't hold your hand. The grade you receive is reflective of your effort and ability to troubleshoot and time management.

This class was had great material to learn. I enjoyed it. This is my second class with professor Hilbert and the reoccurring theme is very hard exams that count for most of your grade. Do everything and if you want an A on the exams study hard and you will get it. The material is not hard only the exams are.

I can see why people found this class frustrating. However, I want to advocate for taking it anyways. It was one of my most interesting classes. Do not take this class if you are determined to get an A I had to give up on that dream pretty fast. One frustrating thing for me was the heavy use of multiple choice questions which were often confusing.

Tbh, I don't know why so many people found this class to be difficult. I feel like the pandemic has made some of us lazy lol. Just take notes on what he has to say in lectures, memorize, and you'll do great even with minimal effort. The material is interesting fr. Kinda funny to me how people in different majors have different mentalities.

Professor Hilbert is incredibly intelligent. He expects a good amount of work from his students. Watch his lectures. Take good notes. His course isn’t terribly challenging, but it does require hard work and dedication. An A is possible if you put in the effort. Dedicate at least 4-6 hours of studying per week. Good luck l!

One thing I was impressed was how he brings current popular topics such as Metaverse into the lectures. I feel like students who pursue a communication related career or want to do communication research could all benefit from these perspectives and ideas taught in class. Very useful undergraduate level communication class, which is rare.

This class was overall a great time once you've understood the required pace to keep up with it and applying yourself. The lectures are easy to navigate and re-watch, and he's very passionate about the subjects at hand. I think if you're ready to challenge yourself and learn about relevant online comm. technologies, this class is a good choice.

Not an easy class, but really not too difficult either - just time consuming! Lecture heavy and lots of work, but it really isn’t hard work. Put in the time and you’ll do well. Offers EC and answers email/piazza often. I like the online format. Uses Examity for proctored exams. Exam questions were worded strangely!

Prof Hilbert is talented and humanistic. He has heavy lectures and the exams are not easy, but he will give many extra opportunities to the class. Don't submit HWs late, the late penalties are the main reason for losing points. If you are interested in cutting edge content that integrates information technologies with society, take his class

Honestly, I don't understand why people heavily criticize this class, yes it's demanding and requires you to have an understanding of the concepts but so does every other class. I put in a normal amount of effort(watched lectures and submitted assignments on time) and received a 99%. Don't let other reviews scare you from taking this class.

I really don't want him to think it was too easy and increase difficulty. You have to actually watch the lectures and pay attention. I really got stress that people complaining about difficulty didn't even do the bare minimum engagement, let alone what he suggests to (easily) succeed in the class. I watched a ton of people doing things last second.

The class does have long lectures and heavy workload, but it's not as bad as it sounds. Just follow the deadlines, study the material, and follow the instructions for the labs and you will be fine. It could be hard when you are taking it during a regular quarter with two or more other courses but the professor offered lots of extra credit.

I've benefited greatly from auditing CMN 170V. I found myself utilizing learned frameworks to articulate my ideas more clearly and effectively, during my poster presentation about a phone app study. As with any course, you get out of it what you put in and I can personally say you can get a lot out of it.

The concepts in this class are hard to understand. However, the professor provides a lot of extra credits and gives upward grades at the end of the quarter based on your total effort and performance. If you finish the weekly assignment seriously and make progress on the final exam, you will get a good grade.

A lot of homework that is not too hard but very time consuming. Studying for exams is only way to pass and extra credit helps a lot. He is very understanding and wants you to pass is what I have learned since he worked with me to do some late assignments and pass the course

I thought this was going to be a difficult course based on the reviews, but it was relatively easy compared to my stem courses. Class structure is well-defined and expectations are made clear. Getting an A is very doable as long as you pay careful attention to the lectures. Extra credit also boosted my grade by 8%.

Warning: Procrastinator don't enter :) If you are not a procrastinator like me and delay all online lectures to the last day, this course should not be so hard.

Highly recommended class for those with GOOD TIME MANAGEMENT skills- not suitable for procrastinators. I achieved over 100% with extra credit so take advantage! No prior knowledge required. Every point matters, so watch lectures once then again take notes & you should be fine. Was also taking 4 other courses and it was doable.

If you re-watch his videos before midterm exams, you'll do fine. He also provides lots of extra credit opportunities.

This online UCD course differs from in-person classes, with interaction limited to forums. Assignments are deadline-based, but exams are time-locked. Course covers a lot of theory & history. Take thorough notes, as even brief examples may appear on exams. The class is challenging, but 58% achieved a B or higher, and extra credit was available.

The course is a very interesting class to take if you want to learn about the popular current topics like AI and metaverse. But recommand it for credit? No. The professor don't offer a study guide and you really need to plan out things. But just speaking as the goal object for "learning" I think it's time worthy to take the class.

This class is very hard. Its

Absolutely loved him. The class is hard like chemistry or trig. Takes up more bandwidth than other classes. The class is 10 weeks of online prerecorded material. He has a nice personality and is easy to listen to, explains things well, likeable. Responsive to messages. HE is great. The CONTENT is hard. Get behind in this class & you won't make it.

wow.. this course is very time-intensive and dense. The ~2.5 hours of weekly content in 5-min video segments filled with questions are tedious to get through though interesting and relevant. The material isn't hard if you stay on top of assignments, and exams are fair if you pay attention. TAs grade labs leniently if ALL instructions are followed.

Over 150 assignments. Weekly videos (usually 2.5 hours, sometimes it ranged up to 4) AND weekly projects. Videos have question in them that can be frustratingly worded, meaning its easy to get 50% on them. Doesn't matter in the end since the exams are basically your whole grade. He himself is a great professor, funny, interesting, but good lord.

Prof. Hilbert structured the course so that with effort, the course is doable and rich in content. I am not a programmer nor a techie and I grasped the concepts really well and thought his explanations and examples were invaluable. He is super accessible and cares a lot about how and if his students are learning the material.

idk why people are saying his class is 4/5 difficulty when I think the assignments are very doable, they're just long. As long as you watch all the lecture and go through all the modules that he set up and organized guaranteed youll pass with at least an A- (if u study well for the exams) if not a B, but he curves at the end. 1 midterm + 1 final

This class is extremely time intensive and overwhelming. Lectures vary from 2-4 hours and this does not count the time that you will have to pause the lectures to take notes. Overall, this class took up my ENTIRE weekends without fail every week. I had three other classes that, combined, did not take as much time and effort as this class did.

This class is not for the procrastinator. However, if you have strong time management skills, you will excel. The lectures were incredibly engaging, and the professor was fair in grading. He genuinely wanted students to succeed and provided opportunities to earn extra points. The lectures and online interface were well-designed and executed.

IT IS A PRIVILEGE to learn from Professor Hilbert. Look at his background. I almost didn't take this class even though I was interested in the topic because of bad reviews. They are lazy students. He is so intelligent, and the work is SO doable.he also cares alot about student success and learning. Trust me and take this class if you're interested

Hilbert is a tough but objectively fair professor, his exams are hard but he actively gives you the tools to succeed without explicitly saying so. Theres a lot of topics and concepts and it can be confusing, but just study a bit more than you normally do and you should be fine.

Great profesor who really knows and is passionate about what he teaches. Just stay on top of labs and due dates and take advantage of extra credit!! It really helps in the end. Lectures are key for exams so just make sure to review them (offers video lectures too) and use all of the study tools and recommendations he offers. Awesome class/content!

great prof,i was thinking to drop based on past reviews,just make sure to attend lectures even though he has posted lectures on his youtube channel,also make sure to submit all labs on time(pls just use ai and speak/yap confidently for some of the labs) he infact encourages the use of AI.also there are some quizzlets which were very hepful.