Eugene Cooper - University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Professor: Eugene Cooper

Department: Anthropology

College: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ANTH100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I went every week, I was even a note taker for this class. Even though I felt prepared, I pulled an all-nighter to study for the midterm at which I thought I left with earning at least a B. When I got the midterm back, I received a 22 out of 100%. I tried to ask what I did wrong but instead of helping he told me to drop the class, which I did.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ANTH100
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

As an international student, It was difficult to understand the class and the lectures are really boring and it was the hardest class I ever had to take. I do not recommend to take this GE

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ANTHRO100
• Grade Received: P
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Absolutely horrible.No clarity, tests are subjectively graded. Does not teach anything that you cannot look up on the Internet. He does not have an all inclusive active discussion with class.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ANTH100G
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Probably the worst class I've taken yet. Was told to "Shut up" when discussing a test grade in his office - that was a first. Also got docked on the research paper for doing too much research - another first. Overall, a poor experience in an overly complicated GE

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ANTH100G
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

WORST THING IVE EVER BEEN THROUGH. consider dropping college before considering taking ANTH 100g,

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ANTHR100G
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

horrible

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ANTH100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

HORRIBLE! 2 texts books! quizzes every week(from TA who is awful at explaining things). As a GE the amount of work required is ridiculous!2 OTHER BOOKS to read for 10 page term paper! it was hell on earth! DON'T TAKE IT if your major is more important to you! lectures are interesting but when you add on the work it becomes so painful! REGRET IT

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ANTH100G
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

2 textbooks, weekly reading with quizzes to make sure u read. a huge term paper where u have to read another 2 books. For a GE he expects WAY TOO MUCH!! its crazy! Don't take it if ur really busy with ur major...cause u cant get away with not reading. I regret is so much!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ANTH100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

It's not impossible to get an A (I got one), but you do have to attend lecture, take good notes, and actually DO the reading! Nice professor if you try talking to him. The grading is split between him, the TA, and another grader. Easy midterm / final and 1 term paper.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: EASC150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

It is useless to go to lectures. Just go to your TA sessions. It's not even necessary to read all the books. Just skim them to get the main idea and use quotes to write the essays.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HIST100G
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Don't recommend unless you're really into anthro (ie don't just take this to get a Cat2 GE out of the way.) Hard grader, boring as hell, I had a few discussion sessond that were interesting, but it had very high expectations for a GE. I wish I had chosen something else.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: EASC150G
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

grade is based on 3 papers based only on the reading. There are 7 ethnographic books total. Lectures are boing, unnecessary, and hardly anyone shows up. Cooper is a little insane. This class kind of killed my passion for E Asia, but you learn a lot by writing the papers. Mainly learn about JPN, CHN, and KOR rural life and then industrialization.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ANTH100G
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Though he is funny and entertaining, he is a super hard grader and simply reads from notes from the past however many years he has been teaching. There is a ton of reading and a reading quiz every week as well as a huge term paper where you need read 2 books to write on. I would not recommend this class. Impossible to get an A.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: EASC150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

So boring. No one shows up to lecture and I don't even read the books. It's a lot of reading, so in my opinion, you can either go to lecture and not read (he summarizes a lot), or read and not go to lecture. 3 essays making up 1/3 of your grade each, each graded by a different TA. I don't recommend this unless you love asian history.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ANTH100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

If you take the class pass/fail you'll be fine, but it's nearly impossible to get an A unless you do all the reading/attend all of the lectures (which no one does because he's boring/assigns too much reading)

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ANTH100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Will never listen to students because he thinks very highly of himself. Never ever correct him or make suggestions to him, because he does not take it well. There's no need to ever go to class unless it's about midterm topics, just read the book carefully and you'll do just as well.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: EASC592
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I like him. A funny and nice guy.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ANTHKINS
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This is a professor stuck in his ways, reading off of the same notes in class for years and years. Even in a class with less than 10 people, he did not encourage class discussion. UNFAIR and HARD grader, boring, and very stubborn--not open to other's opinions at all. Avoid him.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ANTH100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This Columbia Grad is very deep and interesting...although the lectures are a bit long. I would listen to him for a long time.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ANTHR100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

The material is easy, but very, very hard grader.