Professor
David Shirinyan
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Fall 2020 - I could teach this class, I knew and completely understood all of the key concepts. I took extremely thorough notes (over 60 pages, single-spaced, typed), watched the lectures multiple times and read/took notes from the textbook. I am by no means a bad test taker either; I am a very good test taker. That being said, I did not do well in this class. I could not dedicate any more hours to studying to this class and even if I could there is nothing more to study. The tests are insanely hard, someone even said the questions asked were questions that maybe PhD students would be expected to know and answer. Also keep in mind that this class is a lower division, intro class, and designed for non-majors. The professor also does not hold office hours. The syllabus says he does by appointment, but that is just a straight up lie. The only way to contact this professor is by posting on the class discussion board or emailing him. However, more times than not he does not even respond to email, he just blatantly ignores them. I was so excited for this class when I signed up and I ended the quarter completely uninterested making me never want to take another psych class and under no circumstances would I ever take this professor again.
Fall 2020 - I could teach this class, I knew and completely understood all of the key concepts. I took extremely thorough notes (over 60 pages, single-spaced, typed), watched the lectures multiple times and read/took notes from the textbook. I am by no means a bad test taker either; I am a very good test taker. That being said, I did not do well in this class. I could not dedicate any more hours to studying to this class and even if I could there is nothing more to study. The tests are insanely hard, someone even said the questions asked were questions that maybe PhD students would be expected to know and answer. Also keep in mind that this class is a lower division, intro class, and designed for non-majors. The professor also does not hold office hours. The syllabus says he does by appointment, but that is just a straight up lie. The only way to contact this professor is by posting on the class discussion board or emailing him. However, more times than not he does not even respond to email, he just blatantly ignores them. I was so excited for this class when I signed up and I ended the quarter completely uninterested making me never want to take another psych class and under no circumstances would I ever take this professor again.
Most Helpful Review
Spring 2017 - I really loved this class not only because the subject matter is fascinating but professor Shirinyan made it easy to understand and enjoyable to go to. His lectures were funny but informative and he has a lot of real world experience. The class is not easy but, he makes you want to learn and doesn't sugar coat what we know and don't understand about the neuroscience of psychotic disorders.
Spring 2017 - I really loved this class not only because the subject matter is fascinating but professor Shirinyan made it easy to understand and enjoyable to go to. His lectures were funny but informative and he has a lot of real world experience. The class is not easy but, he makes you want to learn and doesn't sugar coat what we know and don't understand about the neuroscience of psychotic disorders.
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