4.00 Average
A lot of writing. Not easy at all.
Instructor 4.0
Enjoyability 4.0
Recommend 4.0
Difficulty 4.0
Hours/Week 4.0
USEM 1580
University SeminarLast taught: Fall 2012
3.5 Rating
2.6 Difficulty
3.88 GPA
Instructor
4.0
Enjoyability
2.8
Difficulty
2.6
Recommend
3.8
Reading
0.6
Writing
3.2
Group Work
0.0
Other
0.0
Total Hours / Week
Hours 3.8
Grade Distribution
Average GPA 3.88
Students Measured 77
6 Reviews
2.33 Average
Write 1 paper per week, due each Friday night, which sucks. But if you do the papers, you'll get an A or B. Even if you mess up a paper, he'll let you make corrections resulting in a B for the paper. Very nice old man, but boring and a lot of writing.
Instructor 3.0
Enjoyability 1.0
Recommend 3.0
Difficulty 1.0
Hours/Week 6.0
3.67 Average
You're writing a paper a week, some of them ended being in excess of 15 pages. The grading is super easy and I do think this class really improved my ability to construct and analyze an argument. Rubin is a super nice guy.
Instructor 4.0
Enjoyability 3.0
Recommend 4.0
Difficulty 2.0
Hours/Week 5.0
3.67 Average
Professor Rubin has an excellent personality and knows the subject matter inside and out. Lectures could get bit boring at times, but the more one participates, the more interesting it seems. This class is a great way to fulfill the second writing requirement, and it's only of the only USEMs that counts for 3 credits instead of only 2.
Instructor 4.0
Enjoyability 3.0
Recommend 4.0
Difficulty 3.0
Hours/Week 0.0
4.00 Average
David Rubin is a fabulous professor and really gets you thinking about what makes a good argument. The topic of assisted suicide was slightly depressing but this class was 10 times better than an ENWR and really improved my writing. Good second writing requirement filler.
Instructor 5.0
Enjoyability 3.0
Recommend 4.0
Difficulty 3.0
Hours/Week 4.0