HIST 96W
Introduction to Historical Practice
Description: Seminar, three hours. Requisite: English Composition 3. Introduction to study of history, with emphasis on historical theory and research methods. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading.
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Fall 2020 - Do NOT take this class. Under any circumstances. Just wait an extra quarter to take a different 96W. The requirements of the course are so unclear, most of the quarter the students just kind of had to make things up as they went. Yōu offers a grading contract designed to make things less arbitrary, but she then just gives you an arbitrary grade regardless of what was contracted — with no explanation or notification. The readings are long and pretty uninteresting, and the scope of the class isn’t defined at all. The class meetings are 3 hours long (she usually gives two 5 minute breaks) and they’re really poorly organized and rely almost completely on student engagement, but most students are either uninterested or just incredibly confused. Yōu is nice but fails to provide any sort of direction or help to make the class more understandable. I still have no idea what the class even was - I didn’t think it was possible to have a history course with no lectures or notes. If you take this class, you’ll learn nothing, be overwhelmed with the workload, and be confused the entire quarter until the professor gives you a grade that you don’t have any explanation for. Once again, do NOT take this class!!
Fall 2020 - Do NOT take this class. Under any circumstances. Just wait an extra quarter to take a different 96W. The requirements of the course are so unclear, most of the quarter the students just kind of had to make things up as they went. Yōu offers a grading contract designed to make things less arbitrary, but she then just gives you an arbitrary grade regardless of what was contracted — with no explanation or notification. The readings are long and pretty uninteresting, and the scope of the class isn’t defined at all. The class meetings are 3 hours long (she usually gives two 5 minute breaks) and they’re really poorly organized and rely almost completely on student engagement, but most students are either uninterested or just incredibly confused. Yōu is nice but fails to provide any sort of direction or help to make the class more understandable. I still have no idea what the class even was - I didn’t think it was possible to have a history course with no lectures or notes. If you take this class, you’ll learn nothing, be overwhelmed with the workload, and be confused the entire quarter until the professor gives you a grade that you don’t have any explanation for. Once again, do NOT take this class!!
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