Introduction to Major Topics in Asian Civilizations: East Asia · East Asian Languages And Cultures
weekly response paper, two 6-8 page essay, 1 blue book final (with 20 IDs and 4 essays).
hugh reading 200 pp per week analytic paper, map quiz weekly posting not manageable graded harshly
4 quizzes spread out over the whole semester + 2 very manageable essays, but you never know what he likes or what he doesn't like. Weekly discussion board posts
2 papers and a final. Weekly readings and posts. Two drafts of the first two papers were supposed to be submitted, the first reviewed by the writing center and the second one edited.
Weekly Readings (around 60 pages per week including textbook readings and source readings) + weekly reflection for the readings + a 10 mins oral presentation + 2 analytical essays + final exam
lots of reading, but most is very interesting, and if you do the reading the papers and exams will be a cinch.
3 "quizzams" (study between 40-50 terms, given to you a week before, and depending on which quizzam, either a map quiz, timeline, or extra essay is involved), not cumulative. 3 essays, no choice of topic, but some come with choice of which country you want to focus on. 1 film review (option of 3 films to choose from) 1 museum review project (can work with a partner) weekly section readings & responses (~1 paragraph)
Readings - they can be quite heavy at times, and quite light for other weeks. If you can't read the whole thing, at least skim in order to not get lost in discussions. Discussion board - each week, you will be required to post a response to the readings of the week (or, answer one of the discussion questions she provides - it's your choice) on the CourseWorks discussion board. It's only supposed to be about half a page. Quizzes - technically "pop quizzes" although Townsend pretty much gives away when the quizzes will be. She'll even review the concepts a week before the quiz. The quiz is basically just writing everything you know about three words/concepts she puts on the board. Papers - there are two 5-6 page papers. Both of them could be considered "midterms" in a sense. The topics are given from the first day, and the prompts are very broad (e.g. compare/contrast doctrines) Final - Not a problem if you've done the readings. It's take-home.
Very reasonable. Some readings are long and hard to get through (especially at the beginning), but if you stick with it, it should be very rewarding. Two papers, generously graded by Prof. Borrell (and he included lots of constructive comments). Oral final, for which he lets you choose what topics you want to discuss.
Weekly reading (reading just the core of each assignment was fine for me) Weekly short response paper, less than 500 words (very quick and easy; I don't think she puts your responses under much scrutiny) Submitting these responses as well as coming to class contribute significantly to your grade. Midterm-- she tells you EXACTLY what's going to be on it. If you prepare a study guide and memorize it, you'll be fine. Paper-- 5 to 7 pages. I don't think we ever got our grades back for these, but she gives tons of options for topics, or you can pick your own. Judging from my final grade, she grades these pretty generously as long as you reference a few bits of text that seem pertinent. Final-- she tells you "almost" exactly what's going to be on it. It's long and tedious (3 hrs of straight writing in a blue book), but it's not too hard. Like I said earlier, prepare a study guide for the stuff she tells you will be on it, and otherwise just skim through notes to learn a few keys facts/names/dates that you can reference in your essays and you'll be fine. Again, I took this class Spring semester Junior year of Chemical Engineering, so I had plenty on my plate, and I got an A- without too much work.