Professor Wen is a man of the people. He cares for his students so much and is willing to make sacrifices to engage with his students. For the tests, he releases a list of possible questions beforehand for you to prepare. On the day of the test, he made one of the students draw a number out of a hat to determine the question. The question the student drew was the one that apparently the entire class hated, and we made that very clear. Professor Wen sensed our displeasure and promptly changed the essay question to a different one. I was astounded when he did this and I'm very grateful that he did. I 100% would recommend this class.

Easiest class I've ever taken. Not sure how anyone got lower than an A.

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I know that this class is notorious for being an easy A, but I actually really loved it. Professor Wen is very knowledgable and I found all of the readings interesting. If you don't like reading, this course is probably a bad idea.

The midterms make up most of your grade. They're both 20 questions each and are just basic reading comprehension. Literally all you have to do is the reading. It's that easy. I got 19/20 for both midterms and 95% on the essay. Mildly bummed about that, because an A+ would have been nice, but I can't really complain considering how little effort I put in.

Overall, this class was great and so was the professor :)

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Midterms are most of grade. Make sure you look at the slides before the test! Only 20 MC questions. Memorize the topics!

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I absolutely loved taking this class my first quarter at UCLA. Prof Wen is super nice and helpful, and a great lecturer too. Class breakdown involves 10% class participation (he calls on random people to discuss readings for the week every lecture), 10% on the final essay (or mock trial participation), and 40% for each of the two midterms, the second of which will serve as basically the final. I'd recommend doing the mock trial if possible- it'll give you full points for that 10% if you just do your job. Be warned that different roles will have different workloads- the legal counsel teams have to write their own arguments, but they also get 2% extra credit if you win the jury verdict.

The exams were actually harder than I expected given the reviews for this class. Be warned the first one, based just on readings, requires you to know really fine details about what happens. I actually read the readings every week rather and I still had trouble with a few questions on the exam. He hosts office hours after the first exam where you can go in and review your test: definitely worth it, there was a scantron mistake on mine and I gained back 5% of my grade. He also offered 5% extra credit to the class for those who scored below 75% on the midterm and/or the essay: if you're worried about your grade then but you're above the cutoff, you can email and ask. Second midterm was based more on novels and films so the questions were more general and easier.

All in all, this was one of my favorite classes this quarter. Lectures were engaging and the readings (for the most part) were super fun and short. I couldn't recommend this class more!

Easiest GE on campus as everyone knows by now. The readings only take 2-4 hours per week, but if you actually complete them the test are so easy it is wroth it. Just do the readings and get your A.
Grading Scheme
10%-Participation
40%- Midterm 1 (Week 5)
40%-Final (Held during lecture in week 10, no final in final week)
10%-Essay (Due in week 3 usually)
The participation points are free. You do not need to raise your hand and talk ever, he calls out random names and ask them questions about the readings. If you actually read the book before hand the questions are very easy and you will get full points. However, in the quarter he only has time to call 30-40 names so everyone else not called gets the 10% for free. (However, attending class is a must because he calls names randomly so if your name is called and you are absent best case you get only a 90% in the class)

The test are very easy if you actually read the books. Spark-notes or other online sites will not give you all the information. Spend the time, read the books is an easy A if you do.

The essay is kinda hard because you have to write 5 pages by week 3, however it seemed as if everyone received a 95% so chances are most essays were not read and it was all meaningless to try hard on it. Or in week 2 volunteer for the play and you don't have to write the essay, the play is very easy highly recommend.

As many of us know, Scand 50 is known as the easiest class at UCLA. While this was my first quarter here, it definitely lived up to its name. There were 2 midterms worth 40% each, 10% participation (you get full credit if he doesn’t call on you, but if he does and you don’t answer the questions correctly or you’re absent you’ll lose the 10%), and 10% for an essay unless you volunteer on a trial. Overall, it really is pretty easy, but make sure you actually do the readings and know what they’re talking about because each question on the midterm was worth 2% of your total grade :(.