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Abeer Alwan
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Fall 2019 - Took it because the EE department advisors recommended it to get an 'diverse overview' of what the industry is like... I disagree. This is just a speaker series class where a different EE alumni comes back to talk about what they do, how they got to where they are, and a bit about what their experience with UCLA was like (which won't matter much because on average they all graduated 10 years ago). Every single one of them talks about how they do a lot of CS in their day-to-day lives, some are in management, almost all of them have worked for Raytheon, it's not really interesting. Someone has to swipe everyone in for attendance. Every class they leave time for questions, and no one asks any. All that was asked in terms of work was to write a short a paragraph highlighting 3 take-aways for every lecture, never took me longer than 30 min. I wouldn't say it's a complete waste of time, but many of my peers would.
Fall 2019 - Took it because the EE department advisors recommended it to get an 'diverse overview' of what the industry is like... I disagree. This is just a speaker series class where a different EE alumni comes back to talk about what they do, how they got to where they are, and a bit about what their experience with UCLA was like (which won't matter much because on average they all graduated 10 years ago). Every single one of them talks about how they do a lot of CS in their day-to-day lives, some are in management, almost all of them have worked for Raytheon, it's not really interesting. Someone has to swipe everyone in for attendance. Every class they leave time for questions, and no one asks any. All that was asked in terms of work was to write a short a paragraph highlighting 3 take-aways for every lecture, never took me longer than 30 min. I wouldn't say it's a complete waste of time, but many of my peers would.
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Spring 2024 - I only attended lecture twice, and I doubt I would have learned much more if I did. Her lectures were fairly lengthy, and the pace was inconsistent. Not to mention that they were at 8 am. However, the slides include everything you need to know, and I found it better to review them on my own time. They have lots of examples which are crucial for the homeworks and exams, aside from the discussion worksheets. I appreciated that we were allowed to use one page of notes for the midterm and two pages of notes for the final. There is no need to memorize; instead, make sure you practice enough. I didn't find her exams to be unfair as the problems on them were quite similar to the examples we had seen throughout the course. Plus, the final isn’t cumulative and only covers topics post midterm! This quarter's TA, Vishwas, was fantastic and was a great source in helping us get past some of the tricky homework problems. Overall, a really straightforward class. She isn't the most engaging prof, but she does give you all of the tools you need to succeed.
Spring 2024 - I only attended lecture twice, and I doubt I would have learned much more if I did. Her lectures were fairly lengthy, and the pace was inconsistent. Not to mention that they were at 8 am. However, the slides include everything you need to know, and I found it better to review them on my own time. They have lots of examples which are crucial for the homeworks and exams, aside from the discussion worksheets. I appreciated that we were allowed to use one page of notes for the midterm and two pages of notes for the final. There is no need to memorize; instead, make sure you practice enough. I didn't find her exams to be unfair as the problems on them were quite similar to the examples we had seen throughout the course. Plus, the final isn’t cumulative and only covers topics post midterm! This quarter's TA, Vishwas, was fantastic and was a great source in helping us get past some of the tricky homework problems. Overall, a really straightforward class. She isn't the most engaging prof, but she does give you all of the tools you need to succeed.