Professor
Thomas Bradbury
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Winter 2018 - Like previous reviews stated, you really DO need to read the entire textbook to get an A in the class. However, the reading is not difficult, it's actually pretty pleasurable to read Bradbury's textbook. It's fun but also time consuming. I actually started reading the book the week before the midterm, and then again the week before the final, and I pulled off an A-. Maybe if I actually studied systematically I'd get an A. You will get a practice exam before the midterm, which is pretty helpful. For the final exam, you'll get a study guide. The study guide consists of terms taken straight of the final exam, so as long as you study everything concerning those terms, you'll be good. There were some questions on the final that were not on the study guide, but as long as you do the readings, you'll be fine. Make sure to study the graphs from lecture because there are questions on the midterm that ask about the outcome of the studies illustrated by those graphs. Also take notes when you're watching a movie in class because there are questions on the exam that ask what the point of showing the movie in class was. When it comes to the paper, start writing it early and show it to the TA. I did the opposite and got 31/35 which I was pretty bummed about cause there is NO CURVE in the class so every single point matters. Overall, the class is very interesting and I feel like I learned SO MUCH about relationships-I definitely recommend it. Just make sure not to slack off!
Winter 2018 - Like previous reviews stated, you really DO need to read the entire textbook to get an A in the class. However, the reading is not difficult, it's actually pretty pleasurable to read Bradbury's textbook. It's fun but also time consuming. I actually started reading the book the week before the midterm, and then again the week before the final, and I pulled off an A-. Maybe if I actually studied systematically I'd get an A. You will get a practice exam before the midterm, which is pretty helpful. For the final exam, you'll get a study guide. The study guide consists of terms taken straight of the final exam, so as long as you study everything concerning those terms, you'll be good. There were some questions on the final that were not on the study guide, but as long as you do the readings, you'll be fine. Make sure to study the graphs from lecture because there are questions on the midterm that ask about the outcome of the studies illustrated by those graphs. Also take notes when you're watching a movie in class because there are questions on the exam that ask what the point of showing the movie in class was. When it comes to the paper, start writing it early and show it to the TA. I did the opposite and got 31/35 which I was pretty bummed about cause there is NO CURVE in the class so every single point matters. Overall, the class is very interesting and I feel like I learned SO MUCH about relationships-I definitely recommend it. Just make sure not to slack off!
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Winter 2021 - I took this class during Covid. The material was really really interesting and I feel like I learned a lot, however, I would've preferred that the professor gave live lectures instead of posting previous BruinCast recordings. Moreover, the only graded materials were the midterm and final. Each of those consisted of four short essays with relatively vague prompts, but super specific grading rubrics that were not released until after the exams were due. I still did relatively well on the midterm and final, but one essay I got docked a ton of points because I didn't match the rubric and, even though the rest of my essays were really good, I couldn't get back up to an A.
Winter 2021 - I took this class during Covid. The material was really really interesting and I feel like I learned a lot, however, I would've preferred that the professor gave live lectures instead of posting previous BruinCast recordings. Moreover, the only graded materials were the midterm and final. Each of those consisted of four short essays with relatively vague prompts, but super specific grading rubrics that were not released until after the exams were due. I still did relatively well on the midterm and final, but one essay I got docked a ton of points because I didn't match the rubric and, even though the rest of my essays were really good, I couldn't get back up to an A.
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