I feel like Professor Andalon is one of the best professors at UCLA. Although he is a well-known and reputable professor, he is very kind and respectful to his students. He is very organized, and his lectures are very clear. One thing I want to point out is that he always dresses in business-casual clothing (dress shirts and suit jackets) to give lectures. He always speaks to his students in professional tone (as if he is speaking to his colleagues). He never demands respect because he is a professor. All his students love him and highly respect him because of his character. Regarding the grade composition, it is made up by 10% attendance, 20% main exam (OPEN book/multiple choice), 55% group project, and 15% individual assignment. He also gives you 5% extra credit opportunity at the end of the quarter! Professor Andalon wants you to learn and cares about what you will take away from his class. So, instead of assigning unnecessary busywork, a crazy amount of readings/papers, and nerve-wracking exams, he focuses to engage students in the course material by group collaboration work. I wouldn't say it's a super easy class (because you do have to put in extra hours to work with your group members), but it's rewarding. As long as you put in your work, you are guaranteed an "A." I really enjoyed his class.

This class is so helpful if you are starting to look into your career after UCLA. Professor Andalon goes through everything in detail you need to prepare and anything you could possibly face. I reworked my entire resume and was successful in getting a much-needed internship. I also looked into alternate career paths too, which will be helpful. Great class with material you can definitely use.

Super doable light class, plus it can be pretty useful. Final is basically just compiling all the assignments you did earlier in the quarter and submitting it as a portfolio. Sample resumes, cover letters, interview thank you notes, etc and some reflections. Overall would recommend!

Your grade is based off of 2 exams and a semester long research project you will complete either in a group or individually. The workload is very manageable, and attendance is taken through canvas so it is not mandatory. However, Dr. Andalon dropped some students grades for not attending enough lectures, I had 101 in the class but ended with an A and some peers received emails saying their grade was being dropped to an A- from an A+ because of not attending enough classes. Our exams were online but I believe they are now in person. If he believes you are not attending classes he will be very rude, so only take this class if you plan to attend every lecture.

Amazing professor who cares so deeply about his students. I would take any class with him. 10/10 would recommend.

Professor Andalon is one of the best professors I've had at UCLA! This class was my first upper division elective in the department and I enjoyed learning from Professor Andalon so much that I took another class of his in spring. This class consisted of a course exam on Bruin Learn, a brief paper about a career your interested in, and a group project. I found all of the work incredibly manageable, especially during one of my busier quarters at UCLA. All of the deadlines were communicated well in advance and my stress level from this class was very low, especially because my group members for the project were incredibly helpful. Getting an A is incredibly doable if you meet all the deadlines on time and demonstrate some effort. Overall, I can't recommend this class enough for people looking to knock off some upper division credits in an interesting and engaging class!