KINE 3420

There is no homeowrk- and I strongly recommend this class if you are interested in health related things. It is super easy, but also just important to be reminded of the scientific reasonings for why healthy behavior is required. Strongly recommend to take before you graduate and enter "the real world" so you can take this knowledge with you. #tcf2016

I definitely recommend this class if you want a nice boost to your GPA. The class consists of 2 midterms (each worth 25%), the final worth 30%, and four reflections worth a total of 20%. There was no real homework besides the reflections and the tests were very easy as long as you looked over the PowerPoints and did the study guides that were given. The added bonus in this class was that the final could replace the overall exam section of the grade and be worth 80%, while the 4 reflections make up the rest of the grade which gives you a cushion in case you do no perform too well on one of the midterms. Dave Edwards was an awesome professor and really made the class enjoyable.

Edwards is an awesome professor! The class was very low-stress and the assignments were fairly straightforward. I enjoyed the material and he focused on topics that we actually care about. Definitely recommend!!

This class was good but deceivingly difficult. The class consisted of a midterm (25%), individual reflections (20%), quizzes (20%), peer evaluations (5%) and the final (30%). While most of the assignments were easy, the exams were VERY specific and tricky it required more than a just understanding the concepts and required that you knew tiny bits of information that were largely irrelevant and hard to remember as the exams covered so much content. This class can be a good grade booster if you keep up with the work but don't expect an easy A.

Laid-back and enjoyable course about basic health issues of today's society. As a pre-med student, it got a bit dull sometimes since I've been exposed to a lot of this information in previous courses, but it was nice way to give me some much-needed, low-stress credits this semester. Professor Edwards is very enthusiastic and approachable guy.

For those in the course, I have one piece of advice. Most of the work in the course is pretty relaxed, so you might not take the midterm too seriously (like I did), and although it wasn't disastrous, it's certainly making studying for the final more intense. Don't get cocky, and study well for that midterm. It'll make life easier for you.

This course is absolutely fantastic. Professor Edwards explicitly talks about how he wants this to be a class that anyone from any discipline can take. There is barely any homework. You have 5-6 quizzes throughout the summer on assigned readings, but that is the only time you have to complete these readings. We also had 4 reflections to write, and if you followed the rubric, you got 100. He is SO generous and makes this class so manageable. Additionally, he thought the average on our midterm was low (80%), so he gave us the option to add 10% back to our midterm score if we did well on the review material on the final. You learn a lot in lecture that is applicable to your daily life and interesting. If you are looking for an easy class that is not that much work but v interesting, then please take this!!!

Professor Edwards is a great guy. This class is not particularly difficult. However, it is not as easy as everyone makes it seem. You have to work to get the A, but it is definitely doable. The first exam was a lot harder than the next two so definitely do well on the first one or you may have to study really hard for the midterm and final.

Professor Edwards is such a nice man, 10/10 recommend any class taken with him, but I will say his class lectures are pretty boring. Most people do not come to class because he posts the lecture slides online for the tests. However, some things on the study guide for the test can only be answered by what was said by him in class. His slides aren't very detailed. Tests are multiple choice and true/false online collab. You don't need the textbook for this class. You have 4 reflections due, these are pretty spread out and really easily to do.

This was the easiest class I have ever taken at UVA. No lie. I never went to class because he posts the slides and this information is pretty self explanatory if you are interested in health at all/have any prior exposure to health topics. 4 Reflections throughout the semester are worth 10 points each and could be completed within an hour or two. If you're looking for an easy A TAKE THIS!!!!!

Edwards is great and super nice. Really cares about his students. Good class, but its not as easy as people say. I took this class this semester because I have a really hard course load for my engineering major and wanted a class that didn't require a lot of me... I drastically underestimated my ability to do well without doing much. Going to class is a MUST, and lectures are pretty boring, which is not a great combination. Despite this, if you go to class and pay attention for the 75 minutes 2 times a week, you will get an A. Don't do what I did and underestimate the amount of work you need to put into this class. Its an easy class, but you can't skate through. Getting a C on the first exam was a real wake up call, and now I'm forced to work hard for the rest of the semester to save my grade.