aaronjw Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Did anyone here take intro to ethics with Susan Dimock?? (PHIL 2070). how do essays in philosophy work in general? Haven't taken that course but have taken a few phil courses and unless you are a very strong writer who consistently gets A and A+ marks on argument style papers then I don't think it's something you probably want to chance. Doing well on Lab reports don't count either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ling Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Any of you taken NATS 1740 6 credit Astronomy condensed in winter with Radu I Campeanu or NATS 1745 6.00 history of astronomy with Robin Metcalfe condensed in winter? Any feedback, tips and past material you can provide me? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorfresh Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Any of you taken NATS 1740 6 credit Astronomy condensed in winter with Radu I Campeanu or NATS 1745 6.00 history of astronomy with Robin Metcalfe condensed in winter? Any feedback, tips and past material you can provide me? Thanks. 1745 with Metcalfe is interesting, and quite fair as well. I recommend it. She gives you chapter questions that you need to answer and if you know every single question, you're almost guaranteed 95+ on midterms and tests. Assignments are really easy, I've gotten 100% on all of them so far. Term projects are also fairly easy and not too time consuming. The course breakdown is 30% midterm, 30% final exam, 8% quizzes (which are easy), 20% term projects (which I've been getting 90s on), and ~monthly assignments worth 12% (gotten 100% on all of them). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorfresh Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Anyone had courses with Professor Denise Henriques or Professor Lauren Sergio. I am enrolled in courses with both of these profs, and was hoping to get some feedback on their tests and teaching(Kine 4500- neurophysiology of movement, 4505-neural control of movement). Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadlybutterfly Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 doesnt york have its own set of forums? and theres so many fb groups regarding bird courses/regular courses at york. go post in those for quick replies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronjw Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 doesnt york have its own set of forums? and theres so many fb groups regarding bird courses/regular courses at york. go post in those for quick replies. The calibre of student on this forum and on other places is like night and day thus likely to more accurate assessment here than there. Not sure what the quick reply comment has to do with anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mmhs12345 Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 So im in Kin, and it's hard to take some of the prereq med school courses in 2 years (i.e Biochem and orgo for Ottawa) during the year because we have a lot of mandatory courses to take. Is it doable to do chem 1001 and biol 1001 and a social science during the summer? That's what im planning on. Btw, does anyone know who usually teaches chem 1001 in the summer? Also, anyone know any easy social science and or humanities courses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goku Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 Any of you taken NATS 1740 6 credit Astronomy condensed in winter with Radu I Campeanu or NATS 1745 6.00 history of astronomy with Robin Metcalfe condensed in winter? Any feedback, tips and past material you can provide me? Thanks. I'm in that astronomy class with Campeanu this semester. Seems easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xkittens Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 You guys need your own forum, you're flooding this one! k there miss lopez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ling Posted January 11, 2014 Report Share Posted January 11, 2014 Anyone taken BIOL 2905 Introduction to Medical Microbiology or know anyone who has? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goku Posted January 11, 2014 Report Share Posted January 11, 2014 Anyone taken BIOL 2905 Introduction to Medical Microbiology or know anyone who has? I'm currently taking it this semester. The prof is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medhopeful64 Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Haven't taken that course but have taken a few phil courses and unless you are a very strong writer who consistently gets A and A+ marks on argument style papers then I don't think it's something you probably want to chance. Doing well on Lab reports don't count either. Thanks for the heads up. I wouldn't take it, but its a prereq for the Optom program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medhopeful64 Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 I'm currently taking it this semester. The prof is awesome. is that with Gadsden?? I took the regular microbio course with him, wasn't really a huge fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ling Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 is that with Gadsden?? I took the regular microbio course with him, wasn't really a huge fan. Yeah it is with him. I hope he is good for this course haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goku Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 is that with Gadsden?? I took the regular microbio course with him, wasn't really a huge fan. Really? I find him hilarious. Can't really judge his teaching and testing style just yet though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medhopeful64 Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Really? I find him hilarious. Can't really judge his teaching and testing style just yet though. Yeah he's pretty funny and laidback as a person. As an instructor, he's pretty clear. His tests though are very, very specific. If you don't say something the way he wants you to say it, he'll take marks off. The questions themselves are fair, but be very detailed and specific in your answer. He'll mention this to you guys I'm sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatrixKiDD Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 Hasn't been a post here in a couple of days so I thought I'd continue. Just started my 2nd undergrad at York in the Health Studies program (switching to Kin in the summer) and just wanted to get some feedback on the courses I have and the profs if possible. HLST 1011 Foundations of Health Studies 2 Dr. Nicole Tenn-Lyn HLST 2030 Health Policy: Health Management 1 Dr. Peter Tsasis HLST 2040 Intro to Health Informatics Serban Dinca-Panaitescu HLST 3010 Social Determinants of Health Dr. Dennis Raphael So far I like the classes. The textbooks are hella expensive though so I'm also wondering how useful they actually are for the classes. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronjw Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 Hasn't been a post here in a couple of days so I thought I'd continue. Just started my 2nd undergrad at York in the Health Studies program (switching to Kin in the summer) and just wanted to get some feedback on the courses I have and the profs if possible. HLST 1011 Foundations of Health Studies 2 Dr. Nicole Tenn-Lyn HLST 2030 Health Policy: Health Management 1 Dr. Peter Tsasis HLST 2040 Intro to Health Informatics Serban Dinca-Panaitescu HLST 3010 Social Determinants of Health Dr. Dennis Raphael So far I like the classes. The textbooks are hella expensive though so I'm also wondering how useful they actually are for the classes. Thanks Current Health Policy major with minor in psych. Also a second degree for me and have taken all the courses you list. HLST1011. Tenn-Lyn is amazing. Couldn't ask for a more engaging professor and as an ER physician, she "gets" the policy aspects that affect medicine and health care - moreso than academics as she's on the front line. When I took it with her it was a purely writing-based course including the final exam. I don't recall the textbook being expensive as I believe it was just a course reader. If that's still the set-up you'll need the course reader for the summary assignments (if they still do them) and for the final exam. I got an A+ in this course (barely, 91) but am also a strong writer to begin with. Find out what your TA wants and deliver it. Also be prepared for the final. It is open book but you'll need to know where to find info quickly and be able to form strong arguments to the question being asked. Its not a simple regurgitation exam. HLST2030. Tsasis is also amazing, unfortunately the course content is dry. He tries to levy as much discussion (despite a large class) as much as possible. If his course is structured the same, there is 1 exam and 1 final. The final will also have a case study. Each week he lectures on the theory and then discusses a case study to be able to interpret the theory and analyze into practice. Hes not hard but you do need to put in work for the concepts and how they apply in a HC setting. Got an A (83) in this course but I also have a degree in business, although I know I could have received an A+ if I hadn't taken it for granted thinking that I "knew" it already. HLST2040. Took it, boring as f$%$ but easy enough. Didn't have the prof you have but the course was pretty easy. Midterm, final plus a glossary assignment. Exams, we basically all memorization. Mileage with this info will vary depending on prof. Got an A here as well (81) HLST3010. Took it last year, got an A (87) but I had Gorman instead so course format might vary. In my course we had 3 writing assignments and no exam although one could view the final writing assignment as a take-home exam. Dennis is THE guy on SDOH (numerous books and even more papers on the topic) so he absolutely knows what he is talking about and so you better know too during your assignments. If you want an A expect to be able to write very well argue very well, and understand the topics very well. Hope this helps. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatrixKiDD Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 Current Health Policy major with minor in psych. Also a second degree for me and have taken all the courses you list. HLST1011. Tenn-Lyn is amazing. Couldn't ask for a more engaging professor and as an ER physician, she "gets" the policy aspects that affect medicine and health care - moreso than academics as she's on the front line. When I took it with her it was a purely writing-based course including the final exam. I don't recall the textbook being expensive as I believe it was just a course reader. If that's still the set-up you'll need the course reader for the summary assignments (if they still do them) and for the final exam. I got an A+ in this course (barely, 91) but am also a strong writer to begin with. Find out what your TA wants and deliver it. Also be prepared for the final. It is open book but you'll need to know where to find info quickly and be able to form strong arguments to the question being asked. Its not a simple regurgitation exam. HLST2030. Tsasis is also amazing, unfortunately the course content is dry. He tries to levy as much discussion (despite a large class) as much as possible. If his course is structured the same, there is 1 exam and 1 final. The final will also have a case study. Each week he lectures on the theory and then discusses a case study to be able to interpret the theory and analyze into practice. Hes not hard but you do need to put in work for the concepts and how they apply in a HC setting. Got an A (83) in this course but I also have a degree in business, although I know I could have received an A+ if I hadn't taken it for granted thinking that I "knew" it already. HLST2040. Took it, boring as f$%$ but easy enough. Didn't have the prof you have but the course was pretty easy. Midterm, final plus a glossary assignment. Exams, we basically all memorization. Mileage with this info will vary depending on prof. Got an A here as well (81) HLST3010. Took it last year, got an A (87) but I had Gorman instead so course format might vary. In my course we had 3 writing assignments and no exam although one could view the final writing assignment as a take-home exam. Dennis is THE guy on SDOH (numerous books and even more papers on the topic) so he absolutely knows what he is talking about and so you better know too during your assignments. If you want an A expect to be able to write very well argue very well, and understand the topics very well. Hope this helps. Good luck Thanks so much for the reply. What you wrote helps a lot. HLST 2040 the prof gave us 4 10% quizzes instead of a midterm and a group writing assignment worth 25% and a 35% final exam. For HLST 3010, we got chapter summaries worth 10% (1% for each one), 2 10% short papers, a 35% term paper and a 35% final exam. I feel pretty confident with my writing capabilities, but I don't want to take anything for granted this second time around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mmhs12345 Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 Question. If someone's grade is 0.5 away from a letter grade, will you automatically be rounded to the upper letter grade? Ex: If I get 89.5 in a course, do I get rounded automatically to a 90? And does that happen in all courses? Also, has anyone ever got an 89 or 88 in a course, and asked the course instructor for you to be rounded up? Have they done it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorfresh Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 Question. If someone's grade is 0.5 away from a letter grade, will you automatically be rounded to the upper letter grade? Ex: If I get 89.5 in a course, do I get rounded automatically to a 90? And does that happen in all courses? Also, has anyone ever got an 89 or 88 in a course, and asked the course instructor for you to be rounded up? Have they done it? They don't have to at all and most won't. It's not fair if they only raise your mark. As far as I know from the classes that I took, 89.5 got rounded, 89s sometimes get rounded and 88s occasionally get rounded (in 4th year courses). It's all based on how many students already obtained A+s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goku Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 Question. If someone's grade is 0.5 away from a letter grade, will you automatically be rounded to the upper letter grade? Ex: If I get 89.5 in a course, do I get rounded automatically to a 90? And does that happen in all courses? Also, has anyone ever got an 89 or 88 in a course, and asked the course instructor for you to be rounded up? Have they done it? I think they always round it up if you are within 0.5% away from the next letter grade. Whenever I end up with a mark of 88-89, I usually approach the professor and ask for a bump. I did this 3 times and it worked 2 of those times. EDIT: Don't take this out of context and refer to next post: Just to be clear, I only approached professors for a bump when I really felt I deserved a higher grade. I would not randomly walk in their office and ask for them to raise my mark for no reason. We would review tests/exams together and I would make valid points. When they felt my arguments had some merit, they'd award me the extra 1-2%. Ironically though the one professor that did not agree to bump my mark (Hempstead); I had an 89.3% and I was graded pretty harshly by some TA on the final for CHEM 1001. Oh well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mmhs12345 Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 Sweet. Thanks for letting me know guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bighopes100 Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 I think they always round it up if you are within 0.5% away from the next letter grade. Whenever I end up with a mark of 87-89, I always approach the professor and ask for a bump. I did this 4 times and it worked 3 of those times. What? People actually do this?! Seems seriously unfair for the rest of us who suck it up and take the grade we earned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronjw Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 What? People actually do this?! Seems seriously unfair for the rest of us who suck it up and take the grade we earned. Life is unfair? Who knew! /sarcasm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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