GLBL ST 100B
Globalization: Contemporary Issues
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Spring 2020 - (Upon taking it, it's been renamed to Global Studies 104) Quite frankly I'm finishing up my 2nd year here and have never written one of these reviews but Prof. Appel deserves it. We started this quarter in the middle of a pandemic. Prof Appel was very accommodating (you'd be surprised how many professors weren't) and ensured that if we were consistently not turning in work her or a TA would reach out, concerned about our well-being. Content-wise, this has been my favorite class so far. She's taught me to look at culture in so many different ways with varying implications of each which I was surprised and elated at considering how much overlap there is in other GS courses. I even listened to a few lectures with my mom (who is an accountant and not at all a humanities/social science type person) who liked both what she had to say and how she said it. Starting this class during a pandemic and ending in a time of civil unrest has been interesting and of course, like always, this class was accommodating to the students and didn't prioritize grades over the lives of millions of Americans currently at stake. Even in her emails Prof. Appel provided resources for students that wanted to help the movement and was apart of the coalition of teachers that demanded that UCLA answer to why their facilities were used by LAPD to detain their own students. I'm not sure how this class looks in a completely different world setting but I can assure you that Prof. Appel is awesome.
Spring 2020 - (Upon taking it, it's been renamed to Global Studies 104) Quite frankly I'm finishing up my 2nd year here and have never written one of these reviews but Prof. Appel deserves it. We started this quarter in the middle of a pandemic. Prof Appel was very accommodating (you'd be surprised how many professors weren't) and ensured that if we were consistently not turning in work her or a TA would reach out, concerned about our well-being. Content-wise, this has been my favorite class so far. She's taught me to look at culture in so many different ways with varying implications of each which I was surprised and elated at considering how much overlap there is in other GS courses. I even listened to a few lectures with my mom (who is an accountant and not at all a humanities/social science type person) who liked both what she had to say and how she said it. Starting this class during a pandemic and ending in a time of civil unrest has been interesting and of course, like always, this class was accommodating to the students and didn't prioritize grades over the lives of millions of Americans currently at stake. Even in her emails Prof. Appel provided resources for students that wanted to help the movement and was apart of the coalition of teachers that demanded that UCLA answer to why their facilities were used by LAPD to detain their own students. I'm not sure how this class looks in a completely different world setting but I can assure you that Prof. Appel is awesome.
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I had Burgos for both GS1 and 100B. I had very mixed feelings about him. His approach to teaching Global Studies is mostly conceptual, so that his lectures ended up being a little too vague to effectively get the point across. GS1 was fairly easy and straightforward though--just do all your reading and pay attention in class and you'll be fine. GS100B, on the other hand, was a little bit harder for me. There were no definitive ideas that I felt I learned in class, which, though I think might have been his point, left me unsatisfied, and I never really got to understand the point of the class. Burgos is a witty guy and a fair grader. Just be warned of vagueness.
I had Burgos for both GS1 and 100B. I had very mixed feelings about him. His approach to teaching Global Studies is mostly conceptual, so that his lectures ended up being a little too vague to effectively get the point across. GS1 was fairly easy and straightforward though--just do all your reading and pay attention in class and you'll be fine. GS100B, on the other hand, was a little bit harder for me. There were no definitive ideas that I felt I learned in class, which, though I think might have been his point, left me unsatisfied, and I never really got to understand the point of the class. Burgos is a witty guy and a fair grader. Just be warned of vagueness.
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Winter 2019 - There's so much potential (especially in this course!) for the material to be interesting and at times Hart hits the mark but, put quite simply, Hart is a BAD LECTURER. The class includes 1 midterm, discussion participation, 2 essays, and a final. The midterm and essays are relatively essay. Discussion ranges by TA...some are tough graders so beware. Final hit me hard; there was a lot of information to memorize and Hart does a bad job of clearly explaining what students should prioritize. Consensus: Nice person, but avoid her GS 100B course if you can.
Winter 2019 - There's so much potential (especially in this course!) for the material to be interesting and at times Hart hits the mark but, put quite simply, Hart is a BAD LECTURER. The class includes 1 midterm, discussion participation, 2 essays, and a final. The midterm and essays are relatively essay. Discussion ranges by TA...some are tough graders so beware. Final hit me hard; there was a lot of information to memorize and Hart does a bad job of clearly explaining what students should prioritize. Consensus: Nice person, but avoid her GS 100B course if you can.
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Spring 2015 - Professor Mankekar genuinely cares about her students. She's one of my favorite professor, so much that I make a point to look up classes taught by her just because I liker her so much! The lectures are podcasted and she usually posts the slides, but honestly going to class you get a fuller experience and can laugh along to her jokes. The midterm and final are really inclusive of the lectures and readings, so make sure you skim them or just pay attention in lecture/discussion. The class (and most of her classes) are broken down grading as so: 10% - class and discussion participation 30% - reading responses (theres two so 15% each) 30% - in-class midterm (multiple choice) 30% - in-class final (multiple choice)
Spring 2015 - Professor Mankekar genuinely cares about her students. She's one of my favorite professor, so much that I make a point to look up classes taught by her just because I liker her so much! The lectures are podcasted and she usually posts the slides, but honestly going to class you get a fuller experience and can laugh along to her jokes. The midterm and final are really inclusive of the lectures and readings, so make sure you skim them or just pay attention in lecture/discussion. The class (and most of her classes) are broken down grading as so: 10% - class and discussion participation 30% - reading responses (theres two so 15% each) 30% - in-class midterm (multiple choice) 30% - in-class final (multiple choice)
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