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Victor Bascara
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Winter 2024 - This class is honestly a really easy A if you just do everything. Attendance: Not for an explicit grade but he does keep track (because if you need to be rounded he won't round you if you don't show up). I showed up for every lecture. Essays: There are two essays that you have to write that are about 1600 words. It can take a while if you're not good at writing and honestly the prompts are a little confusing but I wrote each essay in like 6 hours and I had a good score even if it was a little jumbled. You need to score a C or above on the draft in order to have your final draft be the complete score. Otherwise if you get a C- or below on your draft it is averaged with the score of your final draft. Group Project: You work with your discussion group to make a final project based on an issue in the Asian American community that you present in lecture in the last week. Each week you are expected to have a little progress on it and my TA would check. Midterm: We made three questions based on a random pool of readings that were assigned throughout the quarter until then. Final: Write one paragraph citing 3 different readings each for each group that presented their final project. For me, it was a total of 5 paragraphs. Participation: Make sure you speak during discussion so you get your participation points. My TA also awarded active listening.
Winter 2024 - This class is honestly a really easy A if you just do everything. Attendance: Not for an explicit grade but he does keep track (because if you need to be rounded he won't round you if you don't show up). I showed up for every lecture. Essays: There are two essays that you have to write that are about 1600 words. It can take a while if you're not good at writing and honestly the prompts are a little confusing but I wrote each essay in like 6 hours and I had a good score even if it was a little jumbled. You need to score a C or above on the draft in order to have your final draft be the complete score. Otherwise if you get a C- or below on your draft it is averaged with the score of your final draft. Group Project: You work with your discussion group to make a final project based on an issue in the Asian American community that you present in lecture in the last week. Each week you are expected to have a little progress on it and my TA would check. Midterm: We made three questions based on a random pool of readings that were assigned throughout the quarter until then. Final: Write one paragraph citing 3 different readings each for each group that presented their final project. For me, it was a total of 5 paragraphs. Participation: Make sure you speak during discussion so you get your participation points. My TA also awarded active listening.
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Spring 2024 - I never imagined I would be writing a review here. To get straight to the point, this class depends on your TA and classmates. I have never found Professor Bascara to be helpful. The reason I said this class depends on your TA and your classmates is because the discussion section of this class is about 2 hours long and most of the things are explained by the TA and this class is done through discussions with your classmates. To elaborate on the problem of this class, Professor Bascara's characteristic is that the instructions for the assignments in this class are vague and he unnecessarily explains simple words in a complicated way. I don't know if he did this to everyone, but he never answered any of my questions. Moreover, if you are confused about the assignment instructions and ask a question to the TA, but the TA has no ability to answer your question or avoids answering, you will have a hard time. My TA this quarter was Ghalia, and I would like to say AVOID HER AT ALL COSTS. Next quarter is my last quarter at UCLA and Ghalia is the worst TA I've ever had. I've never seen anyone who doesn't respect her students as much as she does. I could tell a lot about her, but I'll stop it here. All I want to say is, AVOID HER AT ALL COSTS and UCLA should not hire TAs like Ghalia. Lastly, if you don't understand something and don't get an answer from the professor or TA, you'll probably ask your classmates. This is why I said this class depends on your classmates. Get to know your classmates as much as possible during section time and get help if you can. One of the things I regret most about this class is that I didn't become closer to classmates. At least in my experience, you can't expect anything from the professor in this class and there's no help you can get from the TA (Ghalia).
Spring 2024 - I never imagined I would be writing a review here. To get straight to the point, this class depends on your TA and classmates. I have never found Professor Bascara to be helpful. The reason I said this class depends on your TA and your classmates is because the discussion section of this class is about 2 hours long and most of the things are explained by the TA and this class is done through discussions with your classmates. To elaborate on the problem of this class, Professor Bascara's characteristic is that the instructions for the assignments in this class are vague and he unnecessarily explains simple words in a complicated way. I don't know if he did this to everyone, but he never answered any of my questions. Moreover, if you are confused about the assignment instructions and ask a question to the TA, but the TA has no ability to answer your question or avoids answering, you will have a hard time. My TA this quarter was Ghalia, and I would like to say AVOID HER AT ALL COSTS. Next quarter is my last quarter at UCLA and Ghalia is the worst TA I've ever had. I've never seen anyone who doesn't respect her students as much as she does. I could tell a lot about her, but I'll stop it here. All I want to say is, AVOID HER AT ALL COSTS and UCLA should not hire TAs like Ghalia. Lastly, if you don't understand something and don't get an answer from the professor or TA, you'll probably ask your classmates. This is why I said this class depends on your classmates. Get to know your classmates as much as possible during section time and get help if you can. One of the things I regret most about this class is that I didn't become closer to classmates. At least in my experience, you can't expect anything from the professor in this class and there's no help you can get from the TA (Ghalia).
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Fall 2018 - Despite my lack of effort in the class, ASIAN AM 40W truly is an "easy A" of a GE. I am not disappointed with myself because my grade reflected my attitude and approach towards the class. Professor Bascara is an incredible professor with an engaging teaching style that includes interesting content. The class was graded by weekly one-page responses, three essays, and a final (if I remember correctly). I am selling the NCRR textbook for $10! Email me at ************* for inquiries! Go Bruins!
Fall 2018 - Despite my lack of effort in the class, ASIAN AM 40W truly is an "easy A" of a GE. I am not disappointed with myself because my grade reflected my attitude and approach towards the class. Professor Bascara is an incredible professor with an engaging teaching style that includes interesting content. The class was graded by weekly one-page responses, three essays, and a final (if I remember correctly). I am selling the NCRR textbook for $10! Email me at ************* for inquiries! Go Bruins!
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Fall 2018 - Despite my lack of effort in the class, ASIAN AM 40W truly is an "easy A" of a GE. I am not disappointed with myself because my grade reflected my attitude and approach towards the class. Professor Bascara is an incredible professor with an engaging teaching style that includes interesting content. The class was graded by weekly one-page responses, three essays, and a final (if I remember correctly). I am selling the NCRR textbook for $10! Email me at ************* for inquiries! Go Bruins!
Fall 2018 - Despite my lack of effort in the class, ASIAN AM 40W truly is an "easy A" of a GE. I am not disappointed with myself because my grade reflected my attitude and approach towards the class. Professor Bascara is an incredible professor with an engaging teaching style that includes interesting content. The class was graded by weekly one-page responses, three essays, and a final (if I remember correctly). I am selling the NCRR textbook for $10! Email me at ************* for inquiries! Go Bruins!
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