I will say that this class is SUPER interesting and you do learn a lot even though it is a lot of content to know and understand. The textbook is pretty dense, but personally I really enjoyed reading it.

The syllabus seemed pretty fair in the beginning of the quarter, with quizzes, one midterm, one final, section attendance/participation, and a 5% grade boost for attending lecture. However, this quarter the professor had to adjust the syllabus due to the circumstances. Our midterm was completely cancelled - instead of being moved online like MOST other classes did.

So instead of our final being worth 40% of our grade it jumped to 70%. She did offer optional assignments to do which only amounted to 10% of our overall grade. If you also attended lecture you would have the 5% boost. So the final's weight ranged from 55-70%, which is still extremely significant.

I wish the professor was more understanding about the circumstances and offered us more opportunities to make the final less weighted. The final still remained in-person, which was extremely frustrating, especially considering the fact of the disruptions campus was facing and all my other finals were moved online for the safety of the students.

The irony of this class prioritizing mental health while still giving a final worth 70% of our overall grade was stress-inducing to say the least, ESPECIALLY taking into consideration with what was happening on campus.

She did allow us a cheat-sheet, but the content that was required for us to know was extremely miniscule and detailed. I wish she either made the final more general or given us more assignments to complete so the impact of the final wouldn't be so large.

I really liked Professor Rith-Najarian! She has a great sense of humor and is very knowledgeable about the course material. This class is very interesting, but it is a lot of memorization, which is a little nerve-wracking. Since we didn't get a midterm, it's a little hard to gage how the final will be, but because of the cancellation of the midterm we were allowed a cheat sheet, which was really nice. Even if I don't get an A in this class, I really enjoyed taking it and learning the information. I love how she included videos, guest speakers, and relevant media. This professor is really great!