Great class. All of Placek's classes are wonderful to take. Getting an A is straightforward and you'll often end up watching interesting movies like I did as part of a workbook assignment. A ton of extra credit.

Great, fairly easy, and well-structured class! Workload includes: an introductory and conclusion discussion post, two workbooks (each have 3-4 essay-style questions that require 4 paragraphs each and tie into lectures/readings), and 4 quizzes/tests. The workbooks sound hefty, but you work on them throughout the quarter (I believe the due dates were a month apart). Attendance is NOT mandatory (it is a really interactive, engaging setting though!) and Dr. Placek uploads the recorded lectures + slides + goes through a provided study guide, which is all you need to study for the tests/quizzes. Said tests are pretty in-depth, so you definitely need to study for it. As long as you fill out your study guide, which Dr. Placek is happy to go over with in and out of class, you'll be fine. Dr. Placek also pushed back just about every assignment to give us extra time. She really cares about her students and wants you to succeed! I'd say this is a pretty easy, laidback class, I just wouldn't procrastinate the assignments down to the day before - give yourself some time with the material (which is really interesting) and you'll be good to go!

Dr. Plaćek was absolutely AMAZING! She is caring and empathetic! I had a really difficult time due to my personal life halfway through the quarter and she was really understanding and cared! Her lectures were incredibly engaging! Tests were a bit difficult, but I realized I needed to fully pay attention to the readings in order to soak up the material. However, she gave a generous curve and allows two extra credit opportunities! The workbooks are a bit tricky, so be sure to ask questions for clarification purposes. Another positive note is if you have to miss class, she records and posts the lecture and you can always join in through zoom! I would love to take more courses with her in the future!