This class is the worst class I have taken at UCLA solely on the unfairing grading and questioning on the tests. Having an opportunity to show your knowledge only to be greeted with stupid questions is demoralizing and makes you dislike the subject. The test questions are written in a way to purposely deceive students because they are worded extremely vague and one can interpret three questions from the original. My personal opinion is that whoever is writing these questions failed basic English sentence structuring. Seriously, the fact that you can get things wrong even if you understand the concepts because they word it in run off sentences with unclear objects and pronouns is unfair. Their response is that its justified because you need to adapt to how the questions are being asked. The department should pay attention to the general student consensus and fix this class and remove whoever is writing these questions. You guys are seriously discouraging future biologists and scientists. On the other hand, the professors seemed pretty decent. One could tell they did care about teaching, which is a surprise at a research university, but you end up disliking the class because academically you are quantified by a letter grade. The worst part is that this is probably the most interesting part of the series.

Professor Khankan was amazing!! I had a rough start to this class due to the first midterm, but my TA's encouragement helped me continue through the class. One thing I wished I had known is that IT IS OKAY to not do as well on the first midterm!! I got a 70% on the first exam and ended the class with an A. Please try to enjoy what you are learning and make it more meaningful. That's what helped me continue improving in the class. CLC sessions and TA office hours are other resources to be utilized. If you really like the class you should switch into physci ;)
Wishing you all the best with finding the LS7 (rigorous) series and be proud of everything you have accomplished so far.

this is a review for the 7c class and not really for the professor. i will say that this is probably the most unfair class i have taken at this school. it is beyond me that the professors and instructors refuse to reform the 7 series and whats worse is that it feels like there is no point of filling out feedback forums when they constantly ignore students. the big issue about this class is the testing and grading. questions will be asked that are relatively vague and they expect students to come up with answers that include everything on their rubric. what about just asking a question straight up. it is ridiculous to have answered the question and still lose points because you did not speak about one little thing that is hidden on the rubric. then there is the issue of the midterm questions. there will be countless amounts of time where you will interpret a question one way and then answer five questions about that one interpretation. the problem is that if english is not your native language you are already at a severe disadvantage and chances are you can interpret the question in three different ways every time. so how is a student supposed to know what the professor is trying to ask? the answer is that nobody knows. if anything, this class does not test your knowledge or skills built during the course; it can be boiled down to a rigged reading comprehension test. now, the professor herself is actually pretty decent. she genuinely cares and for the amount of people in the room i would say she does a good job in trying to engage everybody. however, setting up your grading and testing like this is highly discouraging to the students. it is a general sentiment and consensus that the midterm/final questions are just not fair amongst students. not only does it feel unfair, it really makes you dislike biology because at the end of the day your learning is not being reflected in the tests. i also feel like this class should lean off of being so digital heavy because it causes way more issues than if things were carried out classically. in summary, this class is the grand finale of the 7 series in terms of ridiculousness and absurdity. please, for the students of the future, reform this class and the series so they do not have to go through this.

(This quarter, LIFESCI 19's theme was "Social Dilemmas," not gentrification)
Professor Khankan is absolutely the best. She is full of interesting stories and wants to give students an engaging experience at UCLA, in and out of class. I highly recommend taking a Fiat Luxe with her. She offers to have lunch with students (which I have not taken up out of my own shyness) and discusses ways she could get us to go on trips.
Attending this class is pretty required, but that's about it. There was no homework, just a nice cozy class size, some videos, and some discussion.
Also, we played a game, and she gave everyone a free succulent at the end.

It's the LS 7 series, and 7C suffers from the same problems as 7A and 7B. Launchpad is annoying, and the exams seem designed to trick you, not test your understanding of the material (the exams are most difficult for 7C). That said, if you have to take 7C, and you probably do, Dr. Khankan is a good choice as a professor. She is engaging in lecture and helpful in office hours, and I do think she wants students to be successful.