Professor
Douglas Hollan
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This is one of my very favorite classes at UCLA. Hollan is excellent. You read the coolest books and actually write fun papers where you get to be an ethnographer and observe others and then write about what you saw. The papers were the easiest papers I have ever written, very straight-forward. The subject matter of the course is really good. Prof. Hollan is super nice and does an excellent job of preparing you for the exam. Just go to lecture and read and you will ace the class! If you want to bring up your GPA and are interested in learning about different cultures take this class with Hollan.
This is one of my very favorite classes at UCLA. Hollan is excellent. You read the coolest books and actually write fun papers where you get to be an ethnographer and observe others and then write about what you saw. The papers were the easiest papers I have ever written, very straight-forward. The subject matter of the course is really good. Prof. Hollan is super nice and does an excellent job of preparing you for the exam. Just go to lecture and read and you will ace the class! If you want to bring up your GPA and are interested in learning about different cultures take this class with Hollan.
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Fall 2024 - I personally loves Professor Hollan's class and would 100% take him again. He doesn't use lecture slides but if you take notes as he is lecturing you will do fine. I personally found his lectures to be really engaging and interesting, but for those who did not read the books of course lecture wouldn't be as interesting to them. Our grade was based off two papers based on the books we are assigned to read (there are three papers but we get to choose which two we want to write) and are worth 35% of our grade each, and two take home exams which are basically just defining concepts, each worth 10 points both totaling 20% of our grade. Participation in discussion is mandatory and worth 10% of our grade. Easiest class I have taken and I would love to take him again. He is a very nice and well-rounded guy!
Fall 2024 - I personally loves Professor Hollan's class and would 100% take him again. He doesn't use lecture slides but if you take notes as he is lecturing you will do fine. I personally found his lectures to be really engaging and interesting, but for those who did not read the books of course lecture wouldn't be as interesting to them. Our grade was based off two papers based on the books we are assigned to read (there are three papers but we get to choose which two we want to write) and are worth 35% of our grade each, and two take home exams which are basically just defining concepts, each worth 10 points both totaling 20% of our grade. Participation in discussion is mandatory and worth 10% of our grade. Easiest class I have taken and I would love to take him again. He is a very nice and well-rounded guy!
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I found his teaching style to be very understanding. He is clearly interested in his subject and gives in depth answers to most questions. Very open to questions and gives good answers. The essay prompts were fairly easy and I ended with a B, I think my TA had more to do with that.
I found his teaching style to be very understanding. He is clearly interested in his subject and gives in depth answers to most questions. Very open to questions and gives good answers. The essay prompts were fairly easy and I ended with a B, I think my TA had more to do with that.
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