HIST 99
Student Research Program
Description: Tutorial (supervised research or other scholarly work), three hours per week per unit. Entry-level research for lower-division students under guidance of faculty mentor. Students must be in good academic standing and enrolled in minimum of 12 units (excluding this course). Individual contract required; consult Undergraduate Research Center. May be repeated. P/NP grading.
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I constantly heard bad things about her lecture classes but I thought her seminar was interesting. We read about different American women and how biographies portrayed their history, and ended up writing a paper on the different styles biographies had presenting one of the women who we chose to write about. I got a B+ in the class, which is a good grade, but I seriously think I deserved an A for all the work I put into the paper. She seemed to have a very definite opinion about what you should be writing about, an opinion which didn't seem to be conveyed to the class. We did have some interesting discussions in class and she was definitely really interested in sharing her knowledge with us. I learned a lot, especially for having once thinking all biographies are more or less the same. And I did learn a lot about women. She is somewhat disorganized at times (like the one class she failed ot show up to because she was thinking it was a different day) but all in all, I did enjoy the class and think I greatly benefitted from it. We met once a week for 3 hours and there were only 15 people in the class, yet even in 10th week she knew the names of only 4 people or so. I was quite annoyed with that (especially considering the fact that I spoke up each week and she didn't know my name). All in all, though, I did enjoy the class and while I would not take a lecture with her (because of the bad things I hear), I did enjoy the seminar, no matter how impersonal it was. :)
I constantly heard bad things about her lecture classes but I thought her seminar was interesting. We read about different American women and how biographies portrayed their history, and ended up writing a paper on the different styles biographies had presenting one of the women who we chose to write about. I got a B+ in the class, which is a good grade, but I seriously think I deserved an A for all the work I put into the paper. She seemed to have a very definite opinion about what you should be writing about, an opinion which didn't seem to be conveyed to the class. We did have some interesting discussions in class and she was definitely really interested in sharing her knowledge with us. I learned a lot, especially for having once thinking all biographies are more or less the same. And I did learn a lot about women. She is somewhat disorganized at times (like the one class she failed ot show up to because she was thinking it was a different day) but all in all, I did enjoy the class and think I greatly benefitted from it. We met once a week for 3 hours and there were only 15 people in the class, yet even in 10th week she knew the names of only 4 people or so. I was quite annoyed with that (especially considering the fact that I spoke up each week and she didn't know my name). All in all, though, I did enjoy the class and while I would not take a lecture with her (because of the bad things I hear), I did enjoy the seminar, no matter how impersonal it was. :)
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Dr.Brown is a pretty nice guy. The seminar class consisted of weekly assignments (1page long), a presentation, and finally the BIG paper. The cool part was that the research paper for the 99 class was not that big of a deal. All the reasearch was the material that we read throughout the quarter and that material was not in a CR but online so you could just print it out (He didn't want us to spend our $ on course readers). Overall, he's a pretty understanding person. RECOMMENDED? Definitely. He's really nice and not a bad grader at all! If your looking to take him for the upper division seminars he said that he'll be alittle tougher on you. So Good Luck!
Dr.Brown is a pretty nice guy. The seminar class consisted of weekly assignments (1page long), a presentation, and finally the BIG paper. The cool part was that the research paper for the 99 class was not that big of a deal. All the reasearch was the material that we read throughout the quarter and that material was not in a CR but online so you could just print it out (He didn't want us to spend our $ on course readers). Overall, he's a pretty understanding person. RECOMMENDED? Definitely. He's really nice and not a bad grader at all! If your looking to take him for the upper division seminars he said that he'll be alittle tougher on you. So Good Luck!
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Kurz is amazing. Definitely the best professor I've encountered at UCLA. He cares passionately about student learning and goes out of his way to make himself available. If you take him for a seminar, don't let the easy rating fool you. He expects a lot out of his students, but he has no problem helping you go the extra mile. He's incredibly interesting and even more approachable. You MUST take a class with him before you graduate.
Kurz is amazing. Definitely the best professor I've encountered at UCLA. He cares passionately about student learning and goes out of his way to make himself available. If you take him for a seminar, don't let the easy rating fool you. He expects a lot out of his students, but he has no problem helping you go the extra mile. He's incredibly interesting and even more approachable. You MUST take a class with him before you graduate.
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the good: Wohl is a brilliant man. He knows so much I don't think there is much room in his brain for lecturing skills. He is also a genuine lover of people. He cares a ton about student involvement, but never seems to be around. He really knows and loves his subject. the not so good: BORING! There seem to be a lot of differing reviews on this guy. The truth is that he is terribly boring unless you are a genius in the subjects he speaks of. DO NOT TAKE HIM FOR A SEMINAR. You do not want to be in his class for 3 hours. He never responds to emails and is highly unavailable. In truth, there are a few simple ways that he could make his lectures more interesting, but he just doesn't do it. I think he has the potential people skills and the brains to be one of the top professors at this school, if only he could put all these things into his lecture form. In short, do not take his class. You can do better in the history department. But having said that, I agree he is absolutely adorable. I'd want him for a grandpa, but not a professor.
the good: Wohl is a brilliant man. He knows so much I don't think there is much room in his brain for lecturing skills. He is also a genuine lover of people. He cares a ton about student involvement, but never seems to be around. He really knows and loves his subject. the not so good: BORING! There seem to be a lot of differing reviews on this guy. The truth is that he is terribly boring unless you are a genius in the subjects he speaks of. DO NOT TAKE HIM FOR A SEMINAR. You do not want to be in his class for 3 hours. He never responds to emails and is highly unavailable. In truth, there are a few simple ways that he could make his lectures more interesting, but he just doesn't do it. I think he has the potential people skills and the brains to be one of the top professors at this school, if only he could put all these things into his lecture form. In short, do not take his class. You can do better in the history department. But having said that, I agree he is absolutely adorable. I'd want him for a grandpa, but not a professor.
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