James Taylor
School: | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
Department: | Social Work |
Location: | Birmingham, AL |
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School: | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
Department: | Social Work |
Location: | Birmingham, AL |
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However, it's a super easy A if that's all you're after!
Exams: This was an on-line class. 60% of our grade came from discussion board postings but we were marked off if we posted too much or left off his silly titles to the discussions. 40% of our grade came from 3 papers. The first 2 papers were assigned day 1 of class; paper 3 waa assigned 48 hours prior to being due, it was to watch and review a movie on Hollywood's views on caretaking, and his instructions were to "sit, relax, enjoy the popcorn" during FINAL WEEK! Ha.
Homework: Posting to the discussion board several times a week.
Textbook: With a book, we might have actually learned something. This course is taught by weblinks. You may or may not stumble across some useful information on his weblinks. Doubt it though.
Exams: Always remember to put down why anything is important to Social Work!
Homework: One group presentation. 2 on site visits. We went to Project help in groups of 3 and observed the children playing there and then wrote a 3-5 page paper. Later we went to Saint Clair St. Senior Center and then wrote about that. There was also a Stand Point essay where you write about your life. Don't forget to say in what way your life experience will help you as a Social Worker.
Textbook: I used the textbook for all of the projects and the test. If you don't have access to one you wont know the answers for the Final.
Exams: They're pretty easy for the most part if you read the chapters and study.
Homework: none...a few site visits, but they always proved to be incredibly interesting.
Textbook: You need it for the tests.
Exams: They're short answer.
Homework: Advocacy project and a report on a social welfare agency.
Textbook: It's like any other textbook
Exams: We were never tested over anything and there was no exam.
Homework: There was no homework.
Textbook: I bought the text, as did everyone else. We ended up coming to class and leaving after attendance was taken. The book was never touched. Don't buy it.
Exams: He marks wrong what are his mistakes and will not explain your mistakes that he counts off - chances are - you guys have no real mistakes - he can't teach and he can't grade either!!!!
Homework: a lot of papers
Exams: As long as you are in class, paying attention, and you study, than you should do well.
Homework: A 10-page paper that you have the ENTIRE semester to work on, an advocacy assignment, and 2 site visits.
Textbook: I recommend the textbook in order to fully understand the material.
Exams: I have so far received good grades in his class, but for the most part those of us in his class feel that his grades are based on who he likes and dislikes or what mood he is in. I have gotten the impression that he doesn't really read the essay parts of the test.
Homework: advocacy project, a ten page paper which he originally was making single spaced until we talked with him about that and he was not happy about changing it.
Textbook: The text book for this course is probably the only way you will really learn anything about policy because taylor won't teach it to you. He sometimes follows the book but says what he wants to about it, it is also five years old so it is a little outdated
Exams: The tests were over material that wasn't covered and the questions were really confusing. Don't even try to ask him for help or to throw out a question that no one got right. He will RUDELY refuse!
Homework: a few papers and a site visit
Textbook: Don't buy it! He doesn't use it.
Exams: Questions were often misleading or worded unclearly.
Homework: Reading of text (if you could determine what the next chapter might be--he didn't follow his syllabus)
Textbook: Very helpful--some test questions came from the text. Most of these questions were not discussed in lecture materials.
Exams: Well, he seemed to grade them fairly, but he is not very willing to talk with students about their scores.
Homework: None
Exams: What tests? We didn't do jack in this class.
Homework: We did a couple chapters in the text, but most students just filled in the summary in the back and turned it in. And he was fine with that!
Textbook: Ok at best, retarded at worst. It had alot of potential, but the way he used it made me hate the book.
Exams: The tests were easy as long as you listened to lecture and took notes. The book was used, but tests were primarily over lecture.
Homework: Letter writing, a few papers, and one major advocacy assignment.
Textbook: Textbook is good; however, it is very out of date.
Exams: He would ask questions that were off the wall! He would not really give specifics as to what he was going to cover, but then ask questions that were not emphasized as to being important! A result of being a poor instructor.
Homework: The homework is not like any other course. You have do put a great deal of effort into social work/volunteer projects, which is fine. But many people have jobs and not free time to do what he is asking of his students.
Textbook: He discusses absolutely nothing from the text book! Oh, but he lectures like no other and then asks test ?'s that come from the text and random ?'s from the lectures.
Exams: It seemed as though the assignments were sometimes graded according to how he felt that day.
Homework: Usually once a week
Exams: Multiple choice was from the book, essays were from class discussion
Homework: Long term projects
Textbook: The text is helpful for the tests- and for learning about social policy.
Exams: There were a few girls in my class that got the same answer on a test, one marked right, one marked wrong. He wouldn't discuss the test (in relation to changing a grade) after the test at all.
Homework: Two LARGE papers, lots of outside research - Pick a topic that you can get excited about b/c you'll be writing about it all semester!
Textbook: We didn't use it in class much, but if you wanted to actually learn anything, read the book.