PHILOS 22
Introduction to Ethical Theory
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 22W. Recommended or required for many upper-division courses in Group III. Systematic introduction to ethical theory, including discussion of egoism, utilitarianism, justice, responsibility, meaning of ethical terms, relativism, etc. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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I really do not want to sound mean, but this professor is by far one of the worst at UCLA. She stumbles over ideas, confusing the students. She asks the class: "Is that clear?" and she expects someone to raise their hand and say what? "Uh, I have no idea what you've been talking about for the past 30 minutes." She is so unclear and extremely difficult to understand and follow during her lectures. Her teaching style needs a serious overhall.
I really do not want to sound mean, but this professor is by far one of the worst at UCLA. She stumbles over ideas, confusing the students. She asks the class: "Is that clear?" and she expects someone to raise their hand and say what? "Uh, I have no idea what you've been talking about for the past 30 minutes." She is so unclear and extremely difficult to understand and follow during her lectures. Her teaching style needs a serious overhall.
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Spring 2024 - Professor Julius was nice and understanding. He was always understanding with students concerns outside and inside of class. He expressed his support with students who were involved in the events taking place on campus. I felt relieved when he told us not to worry when we were behind in lecture. His strengths include being understanding, supportive, and nice. However, I often felt lost in lecture because he did not use any presentation slides (he would just talk with the readings in front of him) or he did not have a microphone. It was difficult to follow along in what he was saying because I could not hear and he did not have a clear structure to what he was saying. I felt very lost because the readings were confusing and I relied heavily on my TA's discussion section because they had slides and did a good job breaking down the readings. I wish the professor began the beginning of the quarter with introducing himself and his goals for the class. I wish he had slides and offered information about the readings before we started reading because I did not know many terms in the readings or people mentioned. I feel that although he was nice and willing to help, his lectures were very confusing and he would often go on many tangents when he was lecturing. I feel that most of my peers felt that discussion sections with their TA's were more helpful to break down the readings. Overall, I think he was very nice and understanding of students concerns, I just feel that his teaching style is difficult to follow.
Spring 2024 - Professor Julius was nice and understanding. He was always understanding with students concerns outside and inside of class. He expressed his support with students who were involved in the events taking place on campus. I felt relieved when he told us not to worry when we were behind in lecture. His strengths include being understanding, supportive, and nice. However, I often felt lost in lecture because he did not use any presentation slides (he would just talk with the readings in front of him) or he did not have a microphone. It was difficult to follow along in what he was saying because I could not hear and he did not have a clear structure to what he was saying. I felt very lost because the readings were confusing and I relied heavily on my TA's discussion section because they had slides and did a good job breaking down the readings. I wish the professor began the beginning of the quarter with introducing himself and his goals for the class. I wish he had slides and offered information about the readings before we started reading because I did not know many terms in the readings or people mentioned. I feel that although he was nice and willing to help, his lectures were very confusing and he would often go on many tangents when he was lecturing. I feel that most of my peers felt that discussion sections with their TA's were more helpful to break down the readings. Overall, I think he was very nice and understanding of students concerns, I just feel that his teaching style is difficult to follow.
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I got a B+ but I didn't expect it since I got a B- on my essay which was 40 percent. So, it is worth it to study hard for the final. For the final, I listened to his lectures on the podcast while walking at the park. Good times lol! I thought the lectures were pretty interesting but sometimes missing one word or getting distracted in one instance will get you lost in what he is saying. I listened to the podcast for each lecture twice because i never went to discussion so that helped me. However, If you need an elaboration on what Lawrence says, then you should go to discussion. Also, use sparknotes.
I got a B+ but I didn't expect it since I got a B- on my essay which was 40 percent. So, it is worth it to study hard for the final. For the final, I listened to his lectures on the podcast while walking at the park. Good times lol! I thought the lectures were pretty interesting but sometimes missing one word or getting distracted in one instance will get you lost in what he is saying. I listened to the podcast for each lecture twice because i never went to discussion so that helped me. However, If you need an elaboration on what Lawrence says, then you should go to discussion. Also, use sparknotes.
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