Good class! Easy ge

The topics were actually pretty interesting and thorough. However, a lot of students were clearly not covering the material themselves so their lack of understanding was evident.

The course was very light in workload and was very interesting as well. It wasn't very biology heavy, especially in the last couple weeks which focused on the ethics regarding stem cells. There were no exams, but rather there was a group project in the middle of the quarter and a final paper at the end. In the group project, we were assigned a disease that could be treated by stem cells and had to create a website, infographic, or presentation regarding it. It was not a big time commitment and was graded through peer and instructor reviews. The final paper was straightforward and simple as well, being a paper about health disparities with a 5 page limit, which was not graded harshly. Other than that, the class had weekly quizzes that usually revolved around the content discussed in discussion that week and the questions could easily be answered using the discussion slides that were posted on Canvas. They were free response and were not graded harshly. Discussions were not mandatory, but it was necessary to look at the slides for them to complete the quizzes. There were also weekly article responses starting week 3 where you had to write a 50-100 word response to one of the articles Dr. Lee posted for that week, very straightforward as well. Lectures were not mandatory as well, but were interesting and were usually recorded. Overall, I really recommend the class as a light GE, especially if you need to fulfill your Social Analysis or Life Science requirement.

1 midterm project and 1 final paper. Uses iClicker.
Class was pretty interesting and all the weekly homework answers are talked about in discussions/readings from the prior week.

As long as you pay attention or take notes during discussion, your grade is pretty much an A. And if your TA posts slides, that's even better since your weekly assignments are mainly based on what you go over in discussion. There's also a midterm project and final paper, but as long as you even try a little bit, this class is essentially just an honors class and easy GE for diversity credit. But at the same, time, you learn a lot and engage in many discussions and debates you wouldn't normally be able to experience in other classes.

Probably the easiest life science GE to be offered. But I am a Life Science major so take it with a grain of salt. You will not really be tested on your knowledge of biology; just attend the lectures and discussions so you can answer the weekly posts. The content is very interesting and class discussion was engaging.

Very easy class! The midterm is a group project and the final is an essay.

- midterm project/final paper, no exams
- discussion section attendance not mandatory