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Jess is very intelligent woman, but her teaching skill disappointed me. She went way too fast, tested specifics despite telling us to focus on the big concepts, and she made it nearly impossible to get an A without sucking up to the TAs. For an Intro class, it didn't teach me the things I needed because I spent more time memorizing pointless facts.Rate My Professors ↗
To get an A in the class do the following: 1. go into Office Hours for both your TA and Professor 2. Do not even buy the book 3. Participate a lot in discussion 4. only study what Jess covers in lecture 5. Do not ask Jess to slow down in lecture 6. **Go to the Review Session before the Exam--they tell you everything you need to know!Rate My Professors ↗
If you are interested in international politics/law this is a very interesting class. BUT exams are extremely specific, she does not test on conceptual things, just pointless specifics that are impossible to study for. Textbook is very expensive ($250+) and does not do a good job covering what Jess rushed through during lecture. Model UN was fun.Rate My Professors ↗
Tough class. Jess is really smart, but she goes through lectures really fast and confusingly. The TAs aren't very nice either. Both they and Jess expect a lot from their students in terms of previous knowledge and lingo of int'l law. The textbook is awful and dense. Exams are hard and very specific. Fun Fun/pointless model UN at the end of the sem.Rate My Professors ↗
Very difficult grader, expects the class to be international law experts and know the ins and outs of every treaty. Too high of expectations for an intro international law course. But she definitely knows what she's talking about.Rate My Professors ↗
Suggested punishing the entire class for a few students complaining about a laptop policy. Goes through the slides way too quickly and used very specific examples on the exam.Rate My Professors ↗
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