this is a review for the 7c class and not really for the professor. i will say that this is probably the most unfair class i have taken at this school. it is beyond me that the professors and instructors refuse to reform the 7 series and whats worse is that it feels like there is no point of filling out feedback forums when they constantly ignore students. the big issue about this class is the testing and grading. questions will be asked that are relatively vague and they expect students to come up with answers that include everything on their rubric. what about just asking a question straight up. it is ridiculous to have answered the question and still lose points because you did not speak about one little thing that is hidden on the rubric. then there is the issue of the midterm questions. there will be countless amounts of time where you will interpret a question one way and then answer five questions about that one interpretation. the problem is that if english is not your native language you are already at a severe disadvantage and chances are you can interpret the question in three different ways every time. so how is a student supposed to know what the professor is trying to ask? the answer is that nobody knows. if anything, this class does not test your knowledge or skills built during the course; it can be boiled down to a rigged reading comprehension test. now, the professor herself is actually pretty decent. she genuinely cares and for the amount of people in the room i would say she does a good job in trying to engage everybody. however, setting up your grading and testing like this is highly discouraging to the students. it is a general sentiment and consensus that the midterm/final questions are just not fair amongst students. not only does it feel unfair, it really makes you dislike biology because at the end of the day your learning is not being reflected in the tests. i also feel like this class should lean off of being so digital heavy because it causes way more issues than if things were carried out classically. in summary, this class is the grand finale of the 7 series in terms of ridiculousness and absurdity. please, for the students of the future, reform this class and the series so they do not have to go through this.

It's the LS 7 series, and 7C suffers from the same problems as 7A and 7B. Launchpad is annoying, and the exams seem designed to trick you, not test your understanding of the material (the exams are most difficult for 7C). That said, if you have to take 7C, and you probably do, Dr. Khankan is a good choice as a professor. She is engaging in lecture and helpful in office hours, and I do think she wants students to be successful.

Khankan was a great professor! Very engaging and funny - often walked around the hall during lecture and talked to students. Would recommend taking with her. As all 7c series the exams are worth a lot of your grade, there are two midterms and one final. Midterm 1 came as a shock and was very hard. The questions in all of the exams in this class are worded terribly and are often confusing/not concise. Don't worry if you score low on the first midterm because the questions are tricky - the second midterm and final are better once you get the hang of what type of thought process they want you to go through on tests.

Before taking this class I was extremely afraid because of the reviews and comments about the exams. As these reviews were somewhat right as this class was the hardest class I've taken so far, but it was also one of my favorites. The content is super interesting and Professor Khankan explains everything so thoroughly. She was one of the best professors I have had so if you are taking this class PLEASE try to get her as your professor!! As you have probably seen from other reviews, the tests are absolutely brutal. However, they are online so that takes away a little bit of test anxiety. Additionally, the exams aren't a major part of your grade so if you do poorly there are other things that will help to bring up your grade. I scored an 86% and 80% on the midterms and an 85% on the final exam but still ended with an A because of extra credit and doing launchpad every week. I absolutely loved this class so do not let the bad reviews scare you away!

Every test question is a model given on Canvas or on the slides!!! Then it would ask things like "oh no the gastrowhateveridase amount decreased, what happens to the xyzidase enzyme amount?" and you would have to go through all the feedback loops to find out. The whole class is basically one giant feedback loop with the occasional where-does-the-ventricle-contract-on-this-diagram. So...tests were pretty hard. I heard the average was less than 60% for the first one? and you need to average 88% on all tests to get an A, assuming you get 100% in everything else...personally I thought the tests were hard. But Khankan is such a good lecturer and so understanding! I realized that I, somehow, was in the wrong Launchpad class and was getting 0's on everything (it goes automatically into Canvas from Launchpad) and she was just like "eh whatever we'll fix it later dw about it lmao." Another time I saw her on the Hill (she lived on the Hill) and I was like "heyo u teach my bio class!" and she was all like "yeah! if u ever need help come knock on my door :D" and I really appreciate that she was so open to helping students like that.

I won't lie. The LS7 series is truly the bane of my existence. However, Professor Khankan is truly the most caring professor I have ever had. I see her on the Hill all the time and that's because she literally holds office hours on the Hill for students who can't make it to her regular office hours. She has non-content hours where you can ask her for career advice and talk about anything that isn't biology. In terms of the class, yes, it was horrible. But if you're gonna learn the same content and take the same tests anyway, might as well do it with a professor that is actually good at teaching and is chill.

I really liked Dr. K. She was really nice, understanding, knowledgable, and overall a great professor. It's very clear that she's passionate about teaching and cares a lot about her students. It's about the same structure as 7A (presumably across the entire 7 series but I didn't take 7B as it's not required for my major) with clickers, launchpad, discussion worksheets, exams on ccle, etc. It's graded on a straight scale and based on a set number of points.

The exams were pretty hard though. There's a lot of tricky questions that you have to read over and over again. One word can change the context of the entire question so you can't make assumptions. If you do, that's an indicator that you have to reevaluate the question. Definitely try to use the entire amount of time allotted, even if you finish early. Check your answers. It can be real frustrating lol. It's definitely harder than 7A imo. Thankfully I was doing this class and another physio class at the same time so I got to see similar concepts multiple times which probably helped out a lot. Out of the things given directly from this class (this doesn't include the problem solving sessions), discussion worksheets and clickers were the most helpful resources when studying the exams.
The group phase of the midterm exams are slightly different from 7A. There's 2 parts: an untimed group "consensus" with only a couple questions to do and a timed 15 - 20min phase of MCQs and fill-in-the-blanks.

Discussion, clickers, launchpad, etc are pretty standard. Launchpad is time consuming as usual but necessary to understand things in lecture. Multiple extra credit opportunities were offered (roughly 15 pts worth?).

The class is definitely doable but not easy. You have to be cautious on wording and make sure you understand every diagram shown.

I found 7C to be by far the most interesting class of the 7 series. Dr. K was extremely caring and super available to help. The exams can be really tough and 7C gets a really bad rap as the final 7 series class but if you are proactive, you can definitely do well in this class. You can't go wrong with taking this class with Dr. K.

I really enjoyed the content of this class and found professor khankan very engaging and friendly. She used slides during lecture and used clicker questions (you need to buy an iclicker and participation matters), and she thoroughly explained every clicker so we knew what was going on. Discussion is also mandatory, you work in groups and do worksheets together on gradscope and it's briefly gone over at the end of section. There are 2 midterms and 1 final, all of them are very difficult (but you must have taken ls7a and ls7b so it's the same gist as those tests). She is a very kind and understanding professor and really tries to help you pass the class. There is also some extra credit available by talking on campuswire and helping other students on there.

Overall, would take again for another course.

I have no clue how I got a B for this class, I failed every exam. A big part of that was the structure of the class. I despise launchpad. Nevertheless, the material is super interesting (coming from a physiological science major). If I could do it so can you!