Professor
Todd Presner
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Fall 2024 - The DJS cluster is phenomenal, and I would highly highly recommend it to anyone interested in the humanities or social issues. It does NOT require any knowledge/interest in data science or statistics. Every single lecture I'm left in awe of the discussions and examples in class. For example, felt like I learned more about the horrors of slavery in 1 lecture than in my entire 12 years of school. Undoubtedly, I feel the cluster captured the complexity of using data to understand social issues and fight for justice; I absolutely love this cluster course, it has completely changed my perspective on so many things around our daily lives that I take for granted. Workload-wise it was my easiest class by far; there is no homework or tests aside from a short discussion post each week and 3-4 writing assignments each quarter. Professor Presner is truly a PHENOMENAL instructor. He not only has an enthusiasm for the subject he's teaching, but he also does an amazing job of presenting it in a digestible, easy to understand format. I especially like how Prof Presner uses questions to prompt further discussion on topics, rather than just speaking without interacting with students at all. After every class, I was consistently left thinking about some call to action made by the Prof or further topic of discussion. He is also happy to clarify assignments and answer questions that may arise.
Fall 2024 - The DJS cluster is phenomenal, and I would highly highly recommend it to anyone interested in the humanities or social issues. It does NOT require any knowledge/interest in data science or statistics. Every single lecture I'm left in awe of the discussions and examples in class. For example, felt like I learned more about the horrors of slavery in 1 lecture than in my entire 12 years of school. Undoubtedly, I feel the cluster captured the complexity of using data to understand social issues and fight for justice; I absolutely love this cluster course, it has completely changed my perspective on so many things around our daily lives that I take for granted. Workload-wise it was my easiest class by far; there is no homework or tests aside from a short discussion post each week and 3-4 writing assignments each quarter. Professor Presner is truly a PHENOMENAL instructor. He not only has an enthusiasm for the subject he's teaching, but he also does an amazing job of presenting it in a digestible, easy to understand format. I especially like how Prof Presner uses questions to prompt further discussion on topics, rather than just speaking without interacting with students at all. After every class, I was consistently left thinking about some call to action made by the Prof or further topic of discussion. He is also happy to clarify assignments and answer questions that may arise.
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Winter 2023 - Definitely recommend taking this class! You get assigned a Holocaust survivor to speak to for four sessions. The other classes are spent discussing with the other students in the class. The grade is 60% attendance, 10% introduction letter, and 30% for writing a letter to a future UCLA student about the experience. It is only an hour once a week and they serve food after the sessions with the survivors. It is a really meaningful and unique opportunity!
Winter 2023 - Definitely recommend taking this class! You get assigned a Holocaust survivor to speak to for four sessions. The other classes are spent discussing with the other students in the class. The grade is 60% attendance, 10% introduction letter, and 30% for writing a letter to a future UCLA student about the experience. It is only an hour once a week and they serve food after the sessions with the survivors. It is a really meaningful and unique opportunity!
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