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[PSCI 0201]
International Politics

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Professor: Yuen, A

Value of Course / Overall Score

Not Much (57.1%
Average (42.9%)
Valuable (0%)

Material

Friendly (71.4%)
Average (28.6%)
Competitive (0%)

Class Atmosphere

Boring (14.3%)
Average (85.7%)
Fascinating (0%)

Prep Time Needed

1-2hr (0%)
3-5hr (71.4%)
6-8hr (28.6%)
9-11hr (0%)
12+ hr (0%)

Grade Weighting

Harder (57.1%)
Average (14.3%)
Easier (28.6%)

Adequate Assistance

Yes (71.4%)
No (28.6%)

Would Recommend Class

Yes (28.6%)
No (71.4%)

Evaluation Comments for Yuen, A

  1. Professor Yuen is an arbitrary grader and takes herself far too seriously. She grades discussion participation based on the number of comments a student makes during class rather than the quality of the comments. Her exams are extremely easy and straightforward, basically just defining terms, but you have to memorize exact definitions. She is not a good lecturer and the readings are mostly filler. I wish I had taken this class with another professor.
  2. No Comment
  3. No Comment
  4. Professor Yuen seemed to be having a difficult time with how to present the course, and it ended up being a little bit stale, but I think that will improve as she gains experience. If you're interested in taking another political science course in the future, this one provides strong foundations of materials that will be referred to in every other PSCI you take. If you've already taken one, though, this class is essentially a review of old materials.
  5. Prof. Yuen's first crack at this required PSCI course was shadowing the great Prof. Williams. And it was tough, Prof. Williams relegated Prof. Yuen to attendance duty and running errands. Embarrassing but I think it's necessary to give Yuen another chance to teach class on her own.
  6. Hands down the worst class I have taken at Middlebury.
  7. This class should have been amazing- such an important topic for all of us to understand. But unfortunately, the curriculum was poorly designed and Professor Yuen is still very much learning how to teach. Maybe in a couple of years it will be better? At this point, the readings are long, irrelevant, and largely useless. The lectures are unimpressive. There are only three papers in this class, so it is not difficult, but it frustrating to be in a class where you learn so little about such important issues.

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All classes taught by Yuen, A :

  • International Politics
  • Wars Within: Civil Conflict
  • International Politics
  • Understanding Intervention
  • International Politics and WMD
  • International Conflict & Resolution

All professors who teach this class:

  • Stoll
  • McWilliams
  • Leng
  • Bleich
  • Stanger
  • McWilliams J
  • Williams
  • eglene
  • horning
  • Morrison E
  • Horning
  • phelan, W
  • Yuen, A

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