Strongly recommend the cluster with this prof. In my opinion, she was the clearest professor I've had so far at UCLA and a terrific lecturer in this cluster.

As a non-bio (or STEM) major, I've been able to follow and understand all of Prof. Rensell's lectures to the T. They are clear, concise, and the learning objectives and structure of her lectures help people follow along and know exactly what knowledge we need to learn for the final exam.

Terrific professor!

Dr. Rensel does it again. She is my hero and I love her and loved this class as a result.

I recommend this class, it gets a lot of GEs out of the way. The midterm is super easy, but the final is hard (I failed) but I still ended with an A in the class lol

I love professor rensel! Best professor of the winter quarter. She makes lecture so easy to read, unlike the others. She explains things well. The Goat of goats

I would recommend this class and believe it is very manageable to get an A. I find the lectures to not be very engaging but think that reviewing the lectures and utilizing the review materials (there are a lot of review materials posted) is sufficient to do well on the two quizzes. There is a required literary analysis paper based on a book and I think the book was interesting enough and the essay was annoying but manageable. There are required annotations before every class but they don't take too long and provide helpful information.

I would recommend this class and felt like an A was very manageable. I found it difficult to pay attention during lecture but, for me, reviewing the slides and all of the review materials (they provide A LOT) was sufficient to do well on the 2 quizzes in the class. In discussion, there is a GMO simulation game in which groups work together to defend different sides in a debate-type scenario and then everyone individually writes a research-based paper after. This was slightly annoying but very manageable. There are required pre-class annotations but they are easy and helpful to understand the content.

It's an interesting class and I like that it is interdisciplinary because I'm able to study the same topic and it uses different angles/lenses. Through the first units (COVID and GMO) I was able to learn a lot about emerging technologies and how they shape society, and also how society shapes the technology. The workload is manageable!

I loved this class and Professor Rensel. She made even the challenging content easy to understand. Midterm and final was fair, especially if you fill out the study guide throughout the quarter.

I loved Dr. Rensel, she was my favorite instructor. All the lectures were very organized and the slides were very structured, which I really liked. The only thing I struggled with was how fast she went/talked, but overall, I loved her.

This class has been very interesting so far as we have focused on COVID-19 and GMOs. We do have weekly readings which are long and have to be annotated. However, everything is pretty manageable and has been very engaging. Professor Rensel is a great teacher in making her students truly understand the content. Overall, I have found this class to be manageable for my first quarter and I would recommend to take it.