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David Kim
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Spring 2025 - This was a challenging course loaded with philosophical thinking. All the readings were philosophical content written by famous thinkers, such as Kant. The professor himself did an alright job explaining them, yet to understand philosophy, one has to think in a way that's obscure to begin with. I did not like the class material very much – because I am not a fan of philosophy – however, my TA was very nice to all of us. This made sections quite enjoyable and helpful to complement the confusion I felt from lectures. The midterms were multiple-choice questions + short and long essays. They were hard at first glance, but if you truly understood the content and can write clearly, you will be on track to get an A. The lecture composed of 50-60 students and is very much like a discussion. The professor invites students to contribute ideas, but it's not mandtatory to raise your hand for participation points. So if talking in class is your cup of tea, this would be fun.
Spring 2025 - This was a challenging course loaded with philosophical thinking. All the readings were philosophical content written by famous thinkers, such as Kant. The professor himself did an alright job explaining them, yet to understand philosophy, one has to think in a way that's obscure to begin with. I did not like the class material very much – because I am not a fan of philosophy – however, my TA was very nice to all of us. This made sections quite enjoyable and helpful to complement the confusion I felt from lectures. The midterms were multiple-choice questions + short and long essays. They were hard at first glance, but if you truly understood the content and can write clearly, you will be on track to get an A. The lecture composed of 50-60 students and is very much like a discussion. The professor invites students to contribute ideas, but it's not mandtatory to raise your hand for participation points. So if talking in class is your cup of tea, this would be fun.
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Fall 2017 - This class was a scam. The grade distribution is a scam. My TA said during her section that this would be an easy A and that she was the easiest grader. Completely deceiving. I worked my butt off for the final paper and still couldn't get an A on it. Save yourself the stress and take truly easy GE's such as American Indian Studies M10 or Ethnomusicology 50A, where you can put in 0 effort and still get an A.
Fall 2017 - This class was a scam. The grade distribution is a scam. My TA said during her section that this would be an easy A and that she was the easiest grader. Completely deceiving. I worked my butt off for the final paper and still couldn't get an A on it. Save yourself the stress and take truly easy GE's such as American Indian Studies M10 or Ethnomusicology 50A, where you can put in 0 effort and still get an A.
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Spring 2020 - I learned a lot. This professor is awesome. This is the second class I have taken with him and I don't regret it. He really cares about the students. He actually makes what could be boring material very interesting. I never thought I would be interested in the subject, but he relates it to real world current events. The project we did at the end was to show how it related to UCLA and that was interesting. He discussed the Black Lives Matters protested and got our feedback as to what we thought and what we were feeling. He also talked about COVID - and he related his teachings to these things that were important to us and going on in our world. The midterm and final were take home, the project was fun to do, and participation was important. Great class - you will enjoy it if you take Dr. Kim. He is super down-to-earth too.
Spring 2020 - I learned a lot. This professor is awesome. This is the second class I have taken with him and I don't regret it. He really cares about the students. He actually makes what could be boring material very interesting. I never thought I would be interested in the subject, but he relates it to real world current events. The project we did at the end was to show how it related to UCLA and that was interesting. He discussed the Black Lives Matters protested and got our feedback as to what we thought and what we were feeling. He also talked about COVID - and he related his teachings to these things that were important to us and going on in our world. The midterm and final were take home, the project was fun to do, and participation was important. Great class - you will enjoy it if you take Dr. Kim. He is super down-to-earth too.
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Winter 2016 - I was really looking forward to taking a fairly easy GE and this class seemed like it would be very interesting, but I was disappointed. Kim gives unclear, boring lectures. Quiz questions are not straightforward or based directly off of the reading or work you complete. Although there are many intriguing books and films out there on the Holocaust, the ones selected to be analyzed in this class are extremely boring and difficult to get through. Do not recommend this class.
Winter 2016 - I was really looking forward to taking a fairly easy GE and this class seemed like it would be very interesting, but I was disappointed. Kim gives unclear, boring lectures. Quiz questions are not straightforward or based directly off of the reading or work you complete. Although there are many intriguing books and films out there on the Holocaust, the ones selected to be analyzed in this class are extremely boring and difficult to get through. Do not recommend this class.
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