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Abigail Bigham
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Summer 2024 - This class is taught by a TA during the summer but it was one of the easiest and most enjoyable upper divs that I have taken! The only assignments were quizzes based on the reading, reflection papers, and a final term paper. Super manageable and interesting content!
Summer 2024 - This class is taught by a TA during the summer but it was one of the easiest and most enjoyable upper divs that I have taken! The only assignments were quizzes based on the reading, reflection papers, and a final term paper. Super manageable and interesting content!
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Fall 2025 - The professor knew what she was talking about and was very insightful. She had a lot of slides, which pretty much had everything you needed to know for the tests written on them, so lectures aren't necessary if you really want to skip. I learned a lot from this course and enjoyed some of the topics. The discussions were easy and included a one-question assignment per week on the weekly readings. The discussion readings were interesting and included cultural aspects, but the lecture readings were purely about biology. I didn't really read any of the lecture readings and still got an A. The study guides, final, and midterm, however, were very time-consuming and consisted of over 100 vocabulary words. The tests had two short essay questions, three short-answer questions, and about 40 multiple choice, which were relatively easy if you completed the entire study guide, which had 10 short-answer prompts and about 120 vocabulary words. There was also a final project, which was also pretty easy (a short paper outline and a 5-minute podcast recording). She provides a lot of extra credit opportunities, which, in combination with discussion assignments and the final project, were able to boost my grade from my lower test scores. Overall, it is a worthy course that challenges memory skills and includes a lot of key biological terms and concepts in relation to culture.
Fall 2025 - The professor knew what she was talking about and was very insightful. She had a lot of slides, which pretty much had everything you needed to know for the tests written on them, so lectures aren't necessary if you really want to skip. I learned a lot from this course and enjoyed some of the topics. The discussions were easy and included a one-question assignment per week on the weekly readings. The discussion readings were interesting and included cultural aspects, but the lecture readings were purely about biology. I didn't really read any of the lecture readings and still got an A. The study guides, final, and midterm, however, were very time-consuming and consisted of over 100 vocabulary words. The tests had two short essay questions, three short-answer questions, and about 40 multiple choice, which were relatively easy if you completed the entire study guide, which had 10 short-answer prompts and about 120 vocabulary words. There was also a final project, which was also pretty easy (a short paper outline and a 5-minute podcast recording). She provides a lot of extra credit opportunities, which, in combination with discussion assignments and the final project, were able to boost my grade from my lower test scores. Overall, it is a worthy course that challenges memory skills and includes a lot of key biological terms and concepts in relation to culture.
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