GEOG 4
Globalization: Regional Development and World Economy
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, two hours. Economic geography explores spatial distribution of all forms of human productive activity at number of geographical scales--local, regional, national, and global. Key theme is impact of increasingly powerful global economic forces on organization of production. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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Professor Agnew is incredibly passionate, approchable, and interesting. I thought this class would be unbearable but it turned out to be one of my favorites. His lectures and tests are very well matched, and his tests are very fair. Make sure you do the practice test, because it is almost exactly the same! I would recommend Agnew in a hearbeat and I can't wait to take another class from him.
Professor Agnew is incredibly passionate, approchable, and interesting. I thought this class would be unbearable but it turned out to be one of my favorites. His lectures and tests are very well matched, and his tests are very fair. Make sure you do the practice test, because it is almost exactly the same! I would recommend Agnew in a hearbeat and I can't wait to take another class from him.
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this was not a bad class at all, DO NOT BUY THE BOOK because you won't need it. however, you MUST GO TO EVERY SINGLE LECTURE OR GET THE NOTES FROM A CLASSMATE to get an A on the tests, you have to memorize the lecture notes (40 pages for the midterm) + (30 pages additional for the final) and also, read and highlight all of the discussion readings. it is like 10 definitions, 12 short answers for midterm , and 10 definitions, 12 short answers, and 2 long answers for the final. the thing is that once a week during discussion youll have tow rite a 2 page analysis of the discussion readings, which are a joke because u can completely BS it and get full credit. but make sure u read the discussion readings and understand them because they will pop up as short answers on the tests. I have around a 3.4 GPA and i got an A, but i studied pretty hard for the tests, maybe 3 days for 5-6 hours each day.
this was not a bad class at all, DO NOT BUY THE BOOK because you won't need it. however, you MUST GO TO EVERY SINGLE LECTURE OR GET THE NOTES FROM A CLASSMATE to get an A on the tests, you have to memorize the lecture notes (40 pages for the midterm) + (30 pages additional for the final) and also, read and highlight all of the discussion readings. it is like 10 definitions, 12 short answers for midterm , and 10 definitions, 12 short answers, and 2 long answers for the final. the thing is that once a week during discussion youll have tow rite a 2 page analysis of the discussion readings, which are a joke because u can completely BS it and get full credit. but make sure u read the discussion readings and understand them because they will pop up as short answers on the tests. I have around a 3.4 GPA and i got an A, but i studied pretty hard for the tests, maybe 3 days for 5-6 hours each day.
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Fall 2020 - I really enjoyed this class despite the massive amount of readings we got each week. (Just make sure to read at least 1 a week). But if you're not interested in this topic I'm pretty sure there are easier GEs. The lectures themselves were pretty easy to understand, however, if you don't understand, the TAs go over the material every week. There were 2 midterm essays and a final comprised of short answers and 2 essays. Both were pretty doable as long as you read the material and took good notes. For the midterm, it's also really helpful to ask your TA questions if you need clarification. Shoutout to Anthony Frigon for helping me survive this class and for making this class engaging.
Fall 2020 - I really enjoyed this class despite the massive amount of readings we got each week. (Just make sure to read at least 1 a week). But if you're not interested in this topic I'm pretty sure there are easier GEs. The lectures themselves were pretty easy to understand, however, if you don't understand, the TAs go over the material every week. There were 2 midterm essays and a final comprised of short answers and 2 essays. Both were pretty doable as long as you read the material and took good notes. For the midterm, it's also really helpful to ask your TA questions if you need clarification. Shoutout to Anthony Frigon for helping me survive this class and for making this class engaging.
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Fall 2019 - This was my first GE, so I don't know much about other GE's, but in comparison to the other GE I took this quarter as well as comments from upperclassmen, this class is definitely not the easiest GE to take. I chose to take this class because it seemed interesting, and it definitely lived up to that. Even though my other GE was easier, I was much more interested in this class, which helped me stay engaged. The grading is 20% midterm, 20% recitation activities (attendance, participation, and a seminar in discussion), 30% term paper, and 30% final. The midterm and final have the same type of questions, except the final is a bit longer. The exams are all free response. One half of the exam is defining and relating basic concepts to globalization and the other half is essay questions. There are always multiple basic concepts and essay questions to choose from (you don't have to answer every question). There are study guides for both the midterm and final, including a list of all possible basic concepts that will show up on the exam and sample essay questions. The term paper is on a transnational corporation of your choice, and I received a lot of help from my TA. I think it's also important to get a good TA since they will be grading your basic concepts and term paper. Professor Sheppard is extremely knowledgable on the subject. Some of his lectures were a little dry, but for the most part, I enjoyed the class. The professor did offer one extra credit opportunity if a certain percentage of the class completed the class evaluation. There is a course reader, and some of the readings were a bit long. However, I was still able to attend all the lectures and do all the readings. Mentioning the readings and lectures will help you score high on the exams. TLDR: Overall, I enjoyed this class, but it's not the easiest GE. I would take only if you are interested in the topic and prepared to put in a bit of extra work.
Fall 2019 - This was my first GE, so I don't know much about other GE's, but in comparison to the other GE I took this quarter as well as comments from upperclassmen, this class is definitely not the easiest GE to take. I chose to take this class because it seemed interesting, and it definitely lived up to that. Even though my other GE was easier, I was much more interested in this class, which helped me stay engaged. The grading is 20% midterm, 20% recitation activities (attendance, participation, and a seminar in discussion), 30% term paper, and 30% final. The midterm and final have the same type of questions, except the final is a bit longer. The exams are all free response. One half of the exam is defining and relating basic concepts to globalization and the other half is essay questions. There are always multiple basic concepts and essay questions to choose from (you don't have to answer every question). There are study guides for both the midterm and final, including a list of all possible basic concepts that will show up on the exam and sample essay questions. The term paper is on a transnational corporation of your choice, and I received a lot of help from my TA. I think it's also important to get a good TA since they will be grading your basic concepts and term paper. Professor Sheppard is extremely knowledgable on the subject. Some of his lectures were a little dry, but for the most part, I enjoyed the class. The professor did offer one extra credit opportunity if a certain percentage of the class completed the class evaluation. There is a course reader, and some of the readings were a bit long. However, I was still able to attend all the lectures and do all the readings. Mentioning the readings and lectures will help you score high on the exams. TLDR: Overall, I enjoyed this class, but it's not the easiest GE. I would take only if you are interested in the topic and prepared to put in a bit of extra work.
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Prof. Trabalzi is a great teacher. He's really interested in helping the student. His humor and anecdotes added wonderfully to the subject. The class did seem a little bit on the disorganized side. It sort of resembled the morning show "Good Day L.A.." At some points the class didnt know what was going on. However Prof Trabalzi was always there to help and so was the TA Sasha Cole.
Prof. Trabalzi is a great teacher. He's really interested in helping the student. His humor and anecdotes added wonderfully to the subject. The class did seem a little bit on the disorganized side. It sort of resembled the morning show "Good Day L.A.." At some points the class didnt know what was going on. However Prof Trabalzi was always there to help and so was the TA Sasha Cole.
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Zackey is such a great professor! I definitely recommend him! He is not only crystal clear about the material, he actually makes it interesting in so many ways. I went into this class thinking it was going to be one boring science class, and I was completely mistaken! His class made me thinking about our global environment for so many different reasons. His tests are not hard at all, as long as you listened and took notes during class. He's also really nice, friendly, funny and curves the class in the end. ( even though his tests aren't hard) I took him winter 2010 and I'm gonna take him again this summer, for geography 2 - that's how much I enjoyed his class!
Zackey is such a great professor! I definitely recommend him! He is not only crystal clear about the material, he actually makes it interesting in so many ways. I went into this class thinking it was going to be one boring science class, and I was completely mistaken! His class made me thinking about our global environment for so many different reasons. His tests are not hard at all, as long as you listened and took notes during class. He's also really nice, friendly, funny and curves the class in the end. ( even though his tests aren't hard) I took him winter 2010 and I'm gonna take him again this summer, for geography 2 - that's how much I enjoyed his class!
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