ASCE V2359

1 Midterm, 1 Final, 1 Paper (5-7 pages) about a chosen object from a museum in NYC, Weekly discussion posts. All which are graded by your TA. I found it very reasonable.

2 papers, 1 midterm, 1 final. Medium-heavy reading load. It's not LitHum, but the reading does pile up fast if you don't keep up.

Lots of reading but she never tests you on the details, midterm and final have review sheets given by her, the final also has review sessions, overall a very doable course

1 midterm, 1 final. Weekly discussion posts. 2 essays. Grading is done by TAs and is generally fair.

Heavy Reading, but you did not need to do all of it, although there were quote ids on the final. She gives you a term list which makes it easier. Two papers, a midterm, a final, a map quiz...nicely spread out so nothing counts too much. Attendence at section and postings count, but are easy points. Possible to get an A if you go to class and keep up with the (heavy) workload.

2 4-page papers, midterm, final, discussion session posting each week

Two 7 page papers, annoying midterm, final that turned into a 16 page take home nightmare, and weekly worthless reading...a terrible, pointless workload for a terrible pointless class

Professor Kuzuoglu's Intro to China class was very engaging and I always looked forward to what twist he would bring to Chinese history. From rap videos to recipes, his lectures were always interesting and fun. Beyond just sheerly presenting the information, Professor K brought his analysis and knowledge of primary sources and other texts to the class. If you are looking to fulfill requirements, interesting in China, or an EALAC major, I would highly recommend taking this class with him!

**Disclaimer: As an EALAC major, I had no choice but to take this class. The material gave me a solid foundation in my region of study, and for that I am grateful. However, Swartz read straight from her notes in lecture. By which I mean, she was nice enough to send out her lecture notes before the final (not the midterm unfortunately) and the lecture notes included "Today I would like to talk about...." and the like. Which was disappointing. However, she speaks Chinese, and so does not butcher Chinese names. If you can keep up to her in lecture (learn to type really fast) you barely need any other resources to pass the exams. However, her lectures move blazingly fast, so I would recommend doing the reading so that what she says isn't total gibberish to you. I had that experience during a couple of lectures. Learn the terms she provides very very well, learn the dynasty timeline like the back of your hand, and get to know the overarching themes of China's history well (of which there aren't many), and the exams shouldn't be a problem.

Prof. Feng Li is a brilliant writer, but you would never know it if you attended one of his disorganized babble sessions that were supposed to be lectures. I often wondered if he prepared lecture notes or just went up there and winged it every class. I think my unperfect experience with the course also had to do with the fact that I felt the discussion were horrible. He seemed totally uninterested in the course and were all about asserting his dominance over us. We had 1 lectures with 1 discussion session every week. My discussion sessions consisted of him talking and talking and talking.... I'm telling you... this man LOVED to hear himself talk. He also loved to make people feel uncomfortable. All in all I did manage to learn quite a bit about the subject but I think it was a reuslt of the interesting articles we read and the pictures we saw.