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Christopher Evans
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Winter 2025 - Neuroscience C177 is an upper-division neuroscience elective all about the neurobiology of different types of drugs (opioids, stimulants, "party" drugs, benzodiazepines, alcohol, tobacco, inhalants, etc). This class was taught by a panel of three instructors. Dr. Evans was the main instructor and did about half of the lectures of the course, and the other two instructors did the other half approximately. Overall, this class was quite difficult, and there was a lot of work involved. The exams were quite rigorous and required a decent bit of memorization and a lot of conceptual understanding. There was also a group presentation for this class, which required a lot of work. However, there was a lot of very interesting and valuable content that we discussed, and the panel of professors were all very knowledgable and informative. Class Logistics: Midterm was worth 20%, Final was worth 25%, Group Presentation was worth 30%, and Participation/Attendance was worth 25%. There was 1% EC if the overwhelming majority of the class filled out the end of course survey, but we missed out on that this quarter. Dr. Evans was an incredibly knowledgable, caring, and funny professor. We learned a lot of extremely valuable and detailed information about how drugs work on the brain and body. While the material was difficult and the exams were rigorous, I really enjoyed my experience in this class. As mentioned earlier, each class would begin with a 25 minute group presentation (of around 3-4 students), followed by a 15 minute Q&A, and then the rest of the class time would be a traditional lecture by one of the professors. Each student was assigned to present on one day throughout the quarter, based on a topic of interest (on the first day of class, we rank our top 5 drugs of interest). Based on which drugs you want to present about, the teaching team pairs you into a group to prepare a 25 minute oral slideshow presentation in front of the class. The presentation is mainly graded on content, which is the same grade for the whole group, but there is some percentage allocated for individual speaking style and ability to answer questions from the crowd. Overall, the presentation is worth a significant 30% of your overall grade, but they grade it quite generously (I think the class average was around a 96% for the presentation). The midterm average and final average were both around 85%. In summary, this class was very enjoyable and we learned a lot of relevant and important material. All of the professors were great and knowledgeable, especially Dr. Evans! With that being said, the class is still challenging and requires a lot of work outside the classroom in studying for exams and preparing for the group presentation. I would still strongly recommend, especially if you have an interest in learning about how drugs affect the brain!
Winter 2025 - Neuroscience C177 is an upper-division neuroscience elective all about the neurobiology of different types of drugs (opioids, stimulants, "party" drugs, benzodiazepines, alcohol, tobacco, inhalants, etc). This class was taught by a panel of three instructors. Dr. Evans was the main instructor and did about half of the lectures of the course, and the other two instructors did the other half approximately. Overall, this class was quite difficult, and there was a lot of work involved. The exams were quite rigorous and required a decent bit of memorization and a lot of conceptual understanding. There was also a group presentation for this class, which required a lot of work. However, there was a lot of very interesting and valuable content that we discussed, and the panel of professors were all very knowledgable and informative. Class Logistics: Midterm was worth 20%, Final was worth 25%, Group Presentation was worth 30%, and Participation/Attendance was worth 25%. There was 1% EC if the overwhelming majority of the class filled out the end of course survey, but we missed out on that this quarter. Dr. Evans was an incredibly knowledgable, caring, and funny professor. We learned a lot of extremely valuable and detailed information about how drugs work on the brain and body. While the material was difficult and the exams were rigorous, I really enjoyed my experience in this class. As mentioned earlier, each class would begin with a 25 minute group presentation (of around 3-4 students), followed by a 15 minute Q&A, and then the rest of the class time would be a traditional lecture by one of the professors. Each student was assigned to present on one day throughout the quarter, based on a topic of interest (on the first day of class, we rank our top 5 drugs of interest). Based on which drugs you want to present about, the teaching team pairs you into a group to prepare a 25 minute oral slideshow presentation in front of the class. The presentation is mainly graded on content, which is the same grade for the whole group, but there is some percentage allocated for individual speaking style and ability to answer questions from the crowd. Overall, the presentation is worth a significant 30% of your overall grade, but they grade it quite generously (I think the class average was around a 96% for the presentation). The midterm average and final average were both around 85%. In summary, this class was very enjoyable and we learned a lot of relevant and important material. All of the professors were great and knowledgeable, especially Dr. Evans! With that being said, the class is still challenging and requires a lot of work outside the classroom in studying for exams and preparing for the group presentation. I would still strongly recommend, especially if you have an interest in learning about how drugs affect the brain!
Most Helpful Review
Winter 2025 - Neuroscience C177 is an upper-division neuroscience elective all about the neurobiology of different types of drugs (opioids, stimulants, "party" drugs, benzodiazepines, alcohol, tobacco, inhalants, etc). This class was taught by a panel of three instructors. Dr. Evans was the main instructor and did about half of the lectures of the course, and the other two instructors did the other half approximately. Overall, this class was quite difficult, and there was a lot of work involved. The exams were quite rigorous and required a decent bit of memorization and a lot of conceptual understanding. There was also a group presentation for this class, which required a lot of work. However, there was a lot of very interesting and valuable content that we discussed, and the panel of professors were all very knowledgable and informative. Class Logistics: Midterm was worth 20%, Final was worth 25%, Group Presentation was worth 30%, and Participation/Attendance was worth 25%. There was 1% EC if the overwhelming majority of the class filled out the end of course survey, but we missed out on that this quarter. Dr. Evans was an incredibly knowledgable, caring, and funny professor. We learned a lot of extremely valuable and detailed information about how drugs work on the brain and body. While the material was difficult and the exams were rigorous, I really enjoyed my experience in this class. As mentioned earlier, each class would begin with a 25 minute group presentation (of around 3-4 students), followed by a 15 minute Q&A, and then the rest of the class time would be a traditional lecture by one of the professors. Each student was assigned to present on one day throughout the quarter, based on a topic of interest (on the first day of class, we rank our top 5 drugs of interest). Based on which drugs you want to present about, the teaching team pairs you into a group to prepare a 25 minute oral slideshow presentation in front of the class. The presentation is mainly graded on content, which is the same grade for the whole group, but there is some percentage allocated for individual speaking style and ability to answer questions from the crowd. Overall, the presentation is worth a significant 30% of your overall grade, but they grade it quite generously (I think the class average was around a 96% for the presentation). The midterm average and final average were both around 85%. In summary, this class was very enjoyable and we learned a lot of relevant and important material. All of the professors were great and knowledgeable, especially Dr. Evans! With that being said, the class is still challenging and requires a lot of work outside the classroom in studying for exams and preparing for the group presentation. I would still strongly recommend, especially if you have an interest in learning about how drugs affect the brain!
Winter 2025 - Neuroscience C177 is an upper-division neuroscience elective all about the neurobiology of different types of drugs (opioids, stimulants, "party" drugs, benzodiazepines, alcohol, tobacco, inhalants, etc). This class was taught by a panel of three instructors. Dr. Evans was the main instructor and did about half of the lectures of the course, and the other two instructors did the other half approximately. Overall, this class was quite difficult, and there was a lot of work involved. The exams were quite rigorous and required a decent bit of memorization and a lot of conceptual understanding. There was also a group presentation for this class, which required a lot of work. However, there was a lot of very interesting and valuable content that we discussed, and the panel of professors were all very knowledgable and informative. Class Logistics: Midterm was worth 20%, Final was worth 25%, Group Presentation was worth 30%, and Participation/Attendance was worth 25%. There was 1% EC if the overwhelming majority of the class filled out the end of course survey, but we missed out on that this quarter. Dr. Evans was an incredibly knowledgable, caring, and funny professor. We learned a lot of extremely valuable and detailed information about how drugs work on the brain and body. While the material was difficult and the exams were rigorous, I really enjoyed my experience in this class. As mentioned earlier, each class would begin with a 25 minute group presentation (of around 3-4 students), followed by a 15 minute Q&A, and then the rest of the class time would be a traditional lecture by one of the professors. Each student was assigned to present on one day throughout the quarter, based on a topic of interest (on the first day of class, we rank our top 5 drugs of interest). Based on which drugs you want to present about, the teaching team pairs you into a group to prepare a 25 minute oral slideshow presentation in front of the class. The presentation is mainly graded on content, which is the same grade for the whole group, but there is some percentage allocated for individual speaking style and ability to answer questions from the crowd. Overall, the presentation is worth a significant 30% of your overall grade, but they grade it quite generously (I think the class average was around a 96% for the presentation). The midterm average and final average were both around 85%. In summary, this class was very enjoyable and we learned a lot of relevant and important material. All of the professors were great and knowledgeable, especially Dr. Evans! With that being said, the class is still challenging and requires a lot of work outside the classroom in studying for exams and preparing for the group presentation. I would still strongly recommend, especially if you have an interest in learning about how drugs affect the brain!
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