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Fall 2015 - Selling: -This Book Is Not Required ($10) -Course Reader ($30) Email me for details! ************* Don't take this GE unless you plan on pulling all nighters. She was a good professor, she made me interested in the topic and she knew what she was talking about. Very monotone though and that bored me. She had funny moments though. The workload was SO BAD. I stayed up so late doing her readings for the pop quizes and still failed them. Its an easy class, just a LOT of work. I had a good TA and discussion so that made me want to learn more about sociology. But Prof. Anderson isnt very helpful. She gives take home essays vs in class finals so that is nice. Grading is based on 2 essays, participation, attendance, and pop quizes. The pop quizes can really screw your grade over so naturally you want to do good, but that means reading about 200 pages a night, and soon the material gets repetitive. Selling: This
Fall 2015 - Selling: -This Book Is Not Required ($10) -Course Reader ($30) Email me for details! ************* Don't take this GE unless you plan on pulling all nighters. She was a good professor, she made me interested in the topic and she knew what she was talking about. Very monotone though and that bored me. She had funny moments though. The workload was SO BAD. I stayed up so late doing her readings for the pop quizes and still failed them. Its an easy class, just a LOT of work. I had a good TA and discussion so that made me want to learn more about sociology. But Prof. Anderson isnt very helpful. She gives take home essays vs in class finals so that is nice. Grading is based on 2 essays, participation, attendance, and pop quizes. The pop quizes can really screw your grade over so naturally you want to do good, but that means reading about 200 pages a night, and soon the material gets repetitive. Selling: This
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==I TOOK SOCIOL 1 WITH ANDERSON== Dr. Anderson is one of the best at UCLA. She presents the basic sociology concepts with a lot of real-world context, on both a personal level and on a community level. This method really embeds the concepts and made it far more enjoyable than just memorizing a bunch of terms and definitions. If she offers "extra credit" work, do it; you might wind up needing a couple of extra points at the end. Also, pay attention to the manner in which your TA wants you to write the essays. They're the ones grading them. Overall, this was a great class. If you have a choice in Sociol 1 professors, pick Anderson.
==I TOOK SOCIOL 1 WITH ANDERSON== Dr. Anderson is one of the best at UCLA. She presents the basic sociology concepts with a lot of real-world context, on both a personal level and on a community level. This method really embeds the concepts and made it far more enjoyable than just memorizing a bunch of terms and definitions. If she offers "extra credit" work, do it; you might wind up needing a couple of extra points at the end. Also, pay attention to the manner in which your TA wants you to write the essays. They're the ones grading them. Overall, this was a great class. If you have a choice in Sociol 1 professors, pick Anderson.
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Selling "Making Sense of the Social World" (edition 4) book for $60! Like-new condition; bought it for $70. Price is negotiable. Book was used during Winter 2013 quarter with Professor Anderson. A lot of pop quiz questions were taken from this book! Please email ************* if interested!
Selling "Making Sense of the Social World" (edition 4) book for $60! Like-new condition; bought it for $70. Price is negotiable. Book was used during Winter 2013 quarter with Professor Anderson. A lot of pop quiz questions were taken from this book! Please email ************* if interested!
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NOTE: I actually took her Honors Collegium 17 class, but it was not listed as an option (and I have not taken Sociology 117 with her or anyone else). - Professor Anderson showed a lot of enthusiasm for this particular class. - She focused a lot on social change in the progression of music throughout the 20th century in this class, but also focused on social change in entertainment in general at the beginning, and social change in artworks at the end. - She lectures primarily off her own notes along with visuals, including movies, documentaries, and music videos. - Many parts of the lectures come from required books she has throughout the course. You really do need to have these books, because she wants you to integrate them SIGNIFICANTLY in discussions, and especially ALL assignments. Without them, you will most likely fail the class as I did. I didn’t have the readings because she was added late as a Professor for the past term, and with both the books not made available in the bookstore and my inability to purchase them online at the time of this class for various reasons beyond my control, she graded down my assignments for not having the readings integrated in those assignments. - If you aren’t able to get the books for this class for your own reason, DO NOT TAKE THE CLASS AT ALL. FAIR WARNING; YOU WILL STRUGGLE WITH ASSIGNMENTS AS SHE WANTS THEM DONE. - Breakdown of grade: 6 journals (of three pages each of a relevant topic in class) worth 3% each, attendance and participation is 10% (she WILL mark you down for not participating), 30% for a 7-page essay focusing on social change in music, 10% for a 3-page LA Art Walk report, and 32% on a research project where you integrate an interview with an artist in a 10-page paper regarding what is necessary for there to be art. NO MIDTERMS NOR FINAL for this class. - There were even special guests who visit in person or communicate via videochat.
NOTE: I actually took her Honors Collegium 17 class, but it was not listed as an option (and I have not taken Sociology 117 with her or anyone else). - Professor Anderson showed a lot of enthusiasm for this particular class. - She focused a lot on social change in the progression of music throughout the 20th century in this class, but also focused on social change in entertainment in general at the beginning, and social change in artworks at the end. - She lectures primarily off her own notes along with visuals, including movies, documentaries, and music videos. - Many parts of the lectures come from required books she has throughout the course. You really do need to have these books, because she wants you to integrate them SIGNIFICANTLY in discussions, and especially ALL assignments. Without them, you will most likely fail the class as I did. I didn’t have the readings because she was added late as a Professor for the past term, and with both the books not made available in the bookstore and my inability to purchase them online at the time of this class for various reasons beyond my control, she graded down my assignments for not having the readings integrated in those assignments. - If you aren’t able to get the books for this class for your own reason, DO NOT TAKE THE CLASS AT ALL. FAIR WARNING; YOU WILL STRUGGLE WITH ASSIGNMENTS AS SHE WANTS THEM DONE. - Breakdown of grade: 6 journals (of three pages each of a relevant topic in class) worth 3% each, attendance and participation is 10% (she WILL mark you down for not participating), 30% for a 7-page essay focusing on social change in music, 10% for a 3-page LA Art Walk report, and 32% on a research project where you integrate an interview with an artist in a 10-page paper regarding what is necessary for there to be art. NO MIDTERMS NOR FINAL for this class. - There were even special guests who visit in person or communicate via videochat.
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Winter 2020 - Terri Anderson is probably one of the smartest most well-prepared professors I have ever encountered at UCLA. I'm so glad I somehow got off the waitlist bc I would've been real sad if I didn't get to take this class with her. Bottom line tho...TAKE THIS CLASS WITH TERRI!! Okay class structure: Lecture: This is the only class I've actually wanted to go to lecture for bc every single one of her lecture presentations is like a mf Ted Talk. It's like she has perfectly timed out what she's going to say and does so in a way where she fully engages with the class. I don't think I've ever learned so much from a professor. Throughout the quarter, she does give out 5 pop quizzes at the end of class and doesn't tell you when she's giving them, so you're basically required to go to class (unless your TA is chill and tells you ahead of time). The pop quizzes are super easy tho as long as you're somewhat paying attention. It's a pretty reading-heavy class; ngl tho I only read like the first three weeks and stopped for the rest of the time and still came out with an A, so I wouldn't say it's absolutely necessary, but it helps. In terms of taking notes, she puts up every powerpoint on ccle after class so definitely try to jot down what she's saying rather than what's on slides (it's literally all quotes from readings) bc it can come to really help you when writing your papers. Papers: Your grade is basically determined by three papers - 1st (15% of your grade), 2nd (20% of your grade), 3rd (25% of your grade). You wanna make sure that you have a good TA bc they grade the first two papers (mine was Eve and she was superrrr helpful and graded v fairly). The last paper is graded by Terri herself and will probably be graded the hardest. I will say that Terri realllyyyy likes for you to incorporate quotes from the readings into your writing but what's nice is that she gives you 'helpful/important readings' in her paper guidelines so you know exactly where you should be pulling from for all three papers. That being said, all three paper topics were pretty cool and I actually enjoyed writing them, which is always kinda nice considering I don't normally enjoy writing. Discussion: it's mandatory but can be useful if you don't understand some of the readings. My TA, Eve, made our discussions a space for asking questions, and if no one had anything to ask or there was nothing to discuss she would end discussion early. Overall, this was a pretty dope class and if you ever have the chance to take it with Terri, I would 100% do it. It might be a lil bit of work but it's all super interesting material and even if you write an essay or two the night before/morning of (like me lol) you can still manage an A!
Winter 2020 - Terri Anderson is probably one of the smartest most well-prepared professors I have ever encountered at UCLA. I'm so glad I somehow got off the waitlist bc I would've been real sad if I didn't get to take this class with her. Bottom line tho...TAKE THIS CLASS WITH TERRI!! Okay class structure: Lecture: This is the only class I've actually wanted to go to lecture for bc every single one of her lecture presentations is like a mf Ted Talk. It's like she has perfectly timed out what she's going to say and does so in a way where she fully engages with the class. I don't think I've ever learned so much from a professor. Throughout the quarter, she does give out 5 pop quizzes at the end of class and doesn't tell you when she's giving them, so you're basically required to go to class (unless your TA is chill and tells you ahead of time). The pop quizzes are super easy tho as long as you're somewhat paying attention. It's a pretty reading-heavy class; ngl tho I only read like the first three weeks and stopped for the rest of the time and still came out with an A, so I wouldn't say it's absolutely necessary, but it helps. In terms of taking notes, she puts up every powerpoint on ccle after class so definitely try to jot down what she's saying rather than what's on slides (it's literally all quotes from readings) bc it can come to really help you when writing your papers. Papers: Your grade is basically determined by three papers - 1st (15% of your grade), 2nd (20% of your grade), 3rd (25% of your grade). You wanna make sure that you have a good TA bc they grade the first two papers (mine was Eve and she was superrrr helpful and graded v fairly). The last paper is graded by Terri herself and will probably be graded the hardest. I will say that Terri realllyyyy likes for you to incorporate quotes from the readings into your writing but what's nice is that she gives you 'helpful/important readings' in her paper guidelines so you know exactly where you should be pulling from for all three papers. That being said, all three paper topics were pretty cool and I actually enjoyed writing them, which is always kinda nice considering I don't normally enjoy writing. Discussion: it's mandatory but can be useful if you don't understand some of the readings. My TA, Eve, made our discussions a space for asking questions, and if no one had anything to ask or there was nothing to discuss she would end discussion early. Overall, this was a pretty dope class and if you ever have the chance to take it with Terri, I would 100% do it. It might be a lil bit of work but it's all super interesting material and even if you write an essay or two the night before/morning of (like me lol) you can still manage an A!
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I skimmed through some of her past reviews and I honestly have no idea what those particular students are talking about when they say, "Don't take her!!" etc. etc. I took Social Psychology and it is thus far my favorite class at UCLA. She is also one of my favorite professors at UCLA thus far as well. And to give you an idea of what type of professor I like, here's a short list: Victor Bascara (Asian American Studies), Bruce Barbee (Education), Neil Garg (Organic Chemistry), Matthew Fisher (English), Akram Almohalwas (Stats), and Debra Pires (Life Science). As you can see, these professors teach completely different courses (and some are a lot tougher than others) but what they all have in common is that they really care about their students, have a passion for material they are teaching, and they love teaching in general. So for SOC132 specifically, there were readings every week but they were doable. If it's "too much" for you, you probably shouldn't be in the humanities to be honest. They were doable, period. They were also very interesting! And she makes you apply what you learn through journals, essays, etc. It's a very good class. I would explain how much I love it, but then you (the reader) might just think I'm biased or something. All I can say is that she is an excellent professor. If you don't like her, you honestly probably just disliked the course material or the way she structured the class. She's a wonderful person and wonderful teacher. Please take her. I highly recommend it.
I skimmed through some of her past reviews and I honestly have no idea what those particular students are talking about when they say, "Don't take her!!" etc. etc. I took Social Psychology and it is thus far my favorite class at UCLA. She is also one of my favorite professors at UCLA thus far as well. And to give you an idea of what type of professor I like, here's a short list: Victor Bascara (Asian American Studies), Bruce Barbee (Education), Neil Garg (Organic Chemistry), Matthew Fisher (English), Akram Almohalwas (Stats), and Debra Pires (Life Science). As you can see, these professors teach completely different courses (and some are a lot tougher than others) but what they all have in common is that they really care about their students, have a passion for material they are teaching, and they love teaching in general. So for SOC132 specifically, there were readings every week but they were doable. If it's "too much" for you, you probably shouldn't be in the humanities to be honest. They were doable, period. They were also very interesting! And she makes you apply what you learn through journals, essays, etc. It's a very good class. I would explain how much I love it, but then you (the reader) might just think I'm biased or something. All I can say is that she is an excellent professor. If you don't like her, you honestly probably just disliked the course material or the way she structured the class. She's a wonderful person and wonderful teacher. Please take her. I highly recommend it.
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Winter 2025 - If you want to be constantly accused of using AI and sent to the dean, take this class... :) This was by far the worst professor I've ever had - I'm about to graduate and have never been accused of using AI in any of my classes. Tell me why I was accused TWICE in this class!? More than half the class was sent to the dean which has literally never happened before. When I was writing my midterm paper, I didn't even use Grammarly to double check punctuations. Even before submitting it, I ran it through 3 different AI checking softwares because of how stressed I was and all of them came back 100% human written. When I got my grade back, I was stunned to see that Anderson gave me 0% because according to her, "I see high likelihood of AI use." Aside from how unprofessional Anderson is, the workload is INSANE. Each week, you have to write a super long discussion post and the citing is super strict (e.g. you have to put time stamps on everything), and you have to respond to two students discussion posts. Then, you have to write 4 long Perusall comments on weekly readings and there's a weekly multiple choice quiz. The Midterm and Final essays are 7-8 pages long, which will likely send you to the dean. I have absolutely nothing positive to say about this class. Seriously. Please don't take Anderson.
Winter 2025 - If you want to be constantly accused of using AI and sent to the dean, take this class... :) This was by far the worst professor I've ever had - I'm about to graduate and have never been accused of using AI in any of my classes. Tell me why I was accused TWICE in this class!? More than half the class was sent to the dean which has literally never happened before. When I was writing my midterm paper, I didn't even use Grammarly to double check punctuations. Even before submitting it, I ran it through 3 different AI checking softwares because of how stressed I was and all of them came back 100% human written. When I got my grade back, I was stunned to see that Anderson gave me 0% because according to her, "I see high likelihood of AI use." Aside from how unprofessional Anderson is, the workload is INSANE. Each week, you have to write a super long discussion post and the citing is super strict (e.g. you have to put time stamps on everything), and you have to respond to two students discussion posts. Then, you have to write 4 long Perusall comments on weekly readings and there's a weekly multiple choice quiz. The Midterm and Final essays are 7-8 pages long, which will likely send you to the dean. I have absolutely nothing positive to say about this class. Seriously. Please don't take Anderson.
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