CPR (Calibrated Peer Review) takes up a lot of time in this class and is completely useless

The CPR assignments are absolute trash. You basically have to write a scientific paper based on hypothetical data and arguments. Everything is busy work, and I learned nothing new. You learn literally everything else in this class from your LS lectures and upper division classes. The TAs don't let you leave early, and my TA spent way too much time talking about stuff that everyone already knew.

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Solid class

This class is really easy, and if you're taking it, you probably have to. Dr. Pfleugl is great, so I recommend taking it with him. He's very understanding and offers a lot of support. The class is structured in a way that makes it difficult for you to fail as long as you try. I highly recommend the writing center for the writing assignments. One thing I will say is that this class took me much more time every week than I thought it would, which sucks since it's only three units. The grading is a bit unpredictable since the writing assignments are entirely peer-reviewed, but I did not personally have any issues. Overall, a solid class with a good professor and material that isn't mind-numbing.

Overall, LS23L was a pretty easy class. All you really had to do was skim the lab manual before lab, do the pre lab, go to lab, take an in lab quiz, complete the lab, and complete the post lab after. However, all of these were only about 4 questions and very simple or straight from the lab manual. The only time-consuming part of the class was the 3 hour labs and the writing assignments which we had 3 of spread out through the quarter. For the writing assignments, as long as you follow the rubric exactly and complete all your peer reviews and finish the reflections, you are basically guaranteed full points even with a mediocre essay. You do have to do peer reviews after each writing assignments which can be time consuming. Other than that, everything you need is on BruinLearn and lecture attendance was not mandatory but I didn't find them very useful since they were recorded, were just reminders, and summaries from the lab manual. Everything you need is in the lab manual. The final was very doable and gives you a lot of room to make mistakes and make up points. He also structures the class where you can miss a certain amount of each assignment and not have your grade affected. Should be a guaranteed A!

Overall, this class was quite easy. We never got the opportunity to meet Dr. Pfluegl in person since he would do Zoom meetings every week for lecture, but he seemed extremely sweet and approachable. Everything is posted on Canvas, and although the format and amount of assignments can seem a little overwhelming, it's very manageable and easy to understand once the first two weeks are done. Labs were also pretty easy and very guided, and my TA was very helpful if my group and I were ever confused.

The writing assignments are the only time when I'd say the workload is a little heavy, but the rubric is very clear and there are also writing office hours offered the week before it is due. We did not have a midterm, but we did have a final which was quite doable. Grading is very lenient as well, and similar to the 7 series in that you can miss an assignment in pretty much each category and still get full credit.

I really enjoyed this class especially with the labs being back in person this spring. This class often feels overwhelming at first because of all the tasks that are assigned however the work is very manageable and the work is not graded harshly, there are a lot of points available to earn. The final was straightforward and you got two attempts with the same questions (your score was averaged between the two). I recommend taking this course with Dr. Pfluegul!

This class is fine and an easy A/A+ if you keep on top of your work. If you're already in a lab or have research experience, some of the experiments may be repetitive, like the ones involving gels or bacterial cells. Your lowest assignment in all of the weekly activities is dropped which is nice. However, your lab experience/how easy your weekly labs are are HIGHLY dependent on your TA and how they run/grade their section.

The writing assignments are kind of a pain. If you familiarize yourself with the example they provide and write based on the rubric, they're fully doable in a few hours though. When you're evaluating your peer's texts, I would highly recommend giving them a 9 or 10, regardless of how good the actual quality is, as that's what most people give and you don't want to be an outlier. There's also a group project which wasn't too bad, but a little tedious to coordinate every week.

Some of the experiments with the goldfish and human physiology weren't as interesting IMO, as I like molecular bio stuff a lot more. But overall, this is a decent class. A lot of the lab lecture content is repetitive so you can get away with just skimming the slides if you want, and maybe reading the lab manual.

The final wasn't too bad, as long as you do the above and have a good understanding of each lab (being able to explain them to someone else is a good starting point).

Overall, not a bad or hard class if you're efficient.