I can't tell you to avoid this class, because if you're reading this, 7C is probably a requirement for you. But I can tell you to prepare. If you've taken 7A and 7B already then you know what the workload looks like. So imagine that, but with concepts that aren't intuitive or familiar. You will have to study quite hard to succeed in this class, because you need both memory and really solid application of knowledge skills. The first midterm for my class was a joke. I think the average was like 55%. No one was prepared because it's simple enough to review the material, but when you open the test and realize that not a single question will be something that was directly said to you, things go downhill real quick.

Once you get the hang of the testing style and do a TON of practice problems, it's not so bad. You still get the free points from readings and PCRQs and all that, but the PEQs are much harder and the midterms and final takes up a larger percent of your grade, too. I only got an A- because I really locked in on the final and got over 95%.

Khankan herself is a really good professor and genuinely tries her best to make sure you understand the material. If you reach out to her she's really responsive and helpful. The lectures go really fast because of how much material needs to be covered, but she does a good job at explaining thoroughly and answering questions in a way that makes sense.

Good luck soldier.

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My fiat lux was based on the current school year's Common Experience, which was the book The War for Kindness. This book basically dives into everything empathy, from its biological basis to real-life experiences surrounding empathy.

I really enjoyed the class, and Professor Khankan is absolutely amazing. Each fiat lux will be different, but this one was low-commitment where we only read some chapters of the Common Experience book to guide our discussions as homework. Class consisted of different activities, primarily discussing empathy and how it works. I learned about how empathy is actually a skill one can work on, and I saw how there's actually a lot of research going on with empathy. We also did fun stuff like watching Inside Out 2. A really meaningful discussion also happened in the last class scheduled where we decompressed and applied the concept of empathy right after the 2024 election night.

Hopefully, you'll come out of the fiat lux courses taught by Dr. Khankan with perhaps even more curiosity about an initially cool and random topic you found on the class planner. If not, you'll still get lots of snacks, a free plant, and hopefully closer connections with your professor.

I have never put so much work into a class nor have I ever performed so poorly in a class.

this class dragged me through the ringer. the tests are the worst part in my opinion. There are terribly worded and MEANT to trick you. She recommends so many study strats but either way you're cooked. You need a PLF or a test bank. She also says she does not curve unless the grade distribution is really bad. Workload is the same as the 7A and 7B (2 reading gudies a week, 1 PEQ/PAL a week, 2 pcrqs a week). Time consuming and the lectures are so much better than the readings. Dr. Khankan is an amazing lecturer, however, even if I understood the lectures, I did badly on the tests. Master all the diagrams she gives you.

I took this class when it was taught by Khankan x cooper. Khakan was great, Cooper wasn't as great. Formative experience. The class is hard but there are opportunities to climb your way up there. I bombed the first midterm, studied really hard and sort of bombed the second midterm, and still managed to get an A in the class. Definitely recommend 1) going to the LA sessions 2) redoing your midterms and explaining why each answer is wrong or right.

Khankan is the redeeming quality of the entire 7 series. She is amazing at lecturing and make it super straight forward and engaging at the same time. Though she can be a little passive aggressive in the way she talks, she really wants everyone to do well. Doing this class in 6 weeks is a real struggle. You cover new organ systems every week and you have 4 PCRQs, 3 Reading Guides (sometimes with several chapters), and a test every other week. Midterm 1 was an eye opener for me and I decided to actually pay attention and actively participate and it made a world of a difference. MT2 and Final I ended getting an A and A- on respectively, which allowed me to get a comfortable A at the end. She offers EC through campus wire, myUCLA reviews (though she doesn't mention this), and mid quarter feedbacks. If she is available please take her. She actually makes you interested for once (as opposed to other 7 series classes). PEACE OUT 7 SERIES I HOPE I NEVER SEE YOU AGAIN! <3

PROS: extra credit offered on campus wire + LA and prof feedback, TA's are the best people ever, rounded my grade from 92.8 to 93
CONS: campuswire EC takes a long time for only 3 points, tests are tough, discussion assignments take time and brain power and were graded on accuracy

Khankhan herself is a decent lecturer. She did abt half the quarter and cooper did the rest, he was pretty funny but not the best at explaining things.

Overall, I'd definitely recommend not taking this class unless you absolutely have to for your major/career path. If you do, however, don't worry too much. Do your work and take advantage of all the EC opportunities, go over clickers as practice questions and go to problem solving sessions!!

Khankan as a professor isn't the issue honestly, she rounded my grade up when protests and everything went down and was pretty understanding, but the tests are really difficult, a common theme in 7 series. This one especially, the content in class is engaging and I liked that part, but the tests aren't really about how well you know the content but about reading comprehension and "critical thinking" which really means that there are trick questions and it is frustrating.

Khankan is a great teacher who is clearly interested and involved in what she is teaching, but this is a hell of a weeder class. This professor did everything right during lectures, going over what would be tested, giving tons of Clickers during class, and supporting us with direct message on Campuswire and detailed Office Hours. Khankan offers 3 points of extra credit and at the end curves the class for a beautiful A distribution, but the work is painfully dense relative to 7A and 7B.

The structure of 7C hurt my grade with scores I didn't feel represented the effort I put into studying for the exams. Here, PCRQs are as long as exams and ask items never tested again. Two reading guides each week lead to 6-8 pages of homework on top of discussions and weekly recommended CLC sheets. I felt that this structure was ridiculous. Studying was like a part-time job. While in-person participation plays a big part of the grade, it does not compensate for getting Cs on exams.

Individual exams are weighed 85% over the 15% of group parts, and the final doesn't have a group portion, so you can only get an A if you do decent on the individuals. Tricky wordings hurt me every time. I got low Cs and low Bs on tests despite strategies from forming study groups to rereading the book to going to office hours to taking practice exams. There's too much supplemental material to go over.

If you're lucky, and pay attention to lecture, you can get an A. I couldn't, even though I could explain everything taught and consider myself a good student. I also know most people in this class were cheating, which I neither condone nor reject. I just wish whoever wrote these goddamn questions would remove all the insane grammatical logic that native English speakers can barely wrap their heads around.