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Provider: ASU Universal Learner Courses
Course: ASM 246: Human Origins
Course content: Generally the standard ASU ULC format, with lecture videos, short readings, Cerego flashcards, and weekly quizzes. Two exams, each covering about half of the course. Optional but helpful discussions. My term did not include any live sessions. No written assignments.
Final exam format: 50 Multiple choice or true/false questions, proctored.
Final exam content vs course content/practice exams: The proctored final covered the last half of the course, sharing the quiz and Cerego question pool. Vague study guides were provided each week but weren't tremendously helpful.
Time taken on course: About 7 hours/week for 7.5 weeks
Familiarity with subject before course: None
Pitfalls, high points, things others should know: This course contains a ton of information that can be hard to manage. Make sure you have strong study and notetaking skills before starting this course. I'd recommend against taking this as your first ASU ULC course - start with something a bit easier to get up to speed.
The professor, Dr. Don Johanson, is a preeminent leader in this field. He has personally made some of the discoveries you will hear about in the course and communicates a clear passion and enjoyment of his work.
1-10 Difficulty level: 4, driven by the numerous Latin names that you have to memorize
Final grade: High A
Provider: ASU Universal Learner Courses
Course: SOC 101: Introduction to Sociology
Course content: Generally the standard ASU ULC format, with lecture videos, short readings, Cerego flashcards, and weekly quizzes. Two exams, each covering about half of the course. Mandatory discussions via Yellowdig, participation graded based on word count. The two optional live sessions were helpful for review.
Final exam format: About 50 Multiple choice and true/false questions, proctored.
Final exam content vs course content/practice exams: Everything was covered very well by the lectures and readings, and overlapped a lot with the study guide, Cerego, and quiz items.
Time taken on course: A few hours per week for 7.5 weeks
Familiarity with subject before course: None, although I quickly realized that many of the topics covered in Sociology are things I was already aware of.
Pitfalls, high points, things others should know: The course team provides an extremely helpful fill-in-the-blank study guide in each weekly overview. Follow along with that as you go through the course materials, and you will be all set for the quizzes and exams.
1-10 Difficulty level: 1 - This is probably one of the easiest graded RA courses out there. It's a great place to start your ASU ULC experience. This course will introduce you to the platform while fulfilling a GenEd requirement.
Final grade: High A
Provider: ASU Universal Learner Courses
Course: HEP 100: Introduction to Health and Wellness
Formerly EXW 100
Course content: Generally the standard ASU ULC format, with lecture videos, short readings, Cerego flashcards, simple multiple-choice case studies, and weekly quizzes. Two exams, each covering about half of the course. Mandatory discussions via Yellowdig, participation graded based on word count. My term did not include any live sessions.
Final exam format: About 50 Multiple choice and true/false questions, proctored.
Final exam content vs course content/practice exams: High overlap with the quiz and Cerego question pools. A decent study guide is provided for each week and exam.
Time taken on course: About 2-3 hours per week for 7.5 weeks.
Familiarity with subject before course: Very high. I've been concerned with personal health, wellness, nutrition, and fitness for a long time.
Pitfalls, high points, things others should know: The first week is a bit rough, but after that, it's generally smooth sailing.
1-10 Difficulty level: 2. A few of the weeks were somewhat intimidating, such as the section about all of the different types of nutrients during the nutrition module. Still, this course is a great place to start your ASU ULC experience.
Final grade: High A
Provider: ASU Universal Learner Courses
Course: HST 102: Western Civilization: Ancient and Medieval Europe
Course content: Generally the standard ASU ULC format, with lecture videos, long readings, Cerego flashcards, and weekly quizzes. Two exams, each covering about half of the course. Optional but helpful discussions. The two optional live sessions were somewhat helpful for review.
Final exam format: About 50 Multiple choice and true/false questions, proctored.
Final exam content vs course content/practice exams: High overlap with the quiz and Cerego question pools. No study guide is provided.
Time taken on course: About 4 hours per week for 7.5 weeks.
Familiarity with subject before course: Minimal. I had very little prior exposure to non-US history.
Pitfalls, high points, things others should know: Every week in this course, you are provided with nearly 100 pages of primary source readings. It's not necessary to really analyze them in detail. In fact, the abstract/introduction in the course website provides most of what you will need to know about them.
This course does not expect memorization of dates, but rather the general progression of events.
There's a "design project" due during the last week that is worth 5% of your grade. That's the only written assignment in the course. Don't stress too much about it; you're simply asked to find some common theme or element across several weeks of the course and represent it creatively. It's self-graded, so just use the rubric as a checklist and you can legitimately award yourself all of the points. Personally, I made a pamphlet outlining how the church evolved over the periods covered by the course.
1-10 Difficulty level: 3. This course contains a lot of information that can be hard to manage. Make sure you have strong study and notetaking skills before starting this course. I'd recommend against taking this as your first ASU ULC course - start with something a bit easier to get up to speed.
Final grade: High A
Provider: ASU Universal Learner Courses
Course: COM 100: Intro to Human Communication.
Course content: Generally the standard ASU ULC format, with lecture videos, long readings, two weekly essays, and weekly quizzes. One exam covering the entire course. Optional but helpful discussions. The two optional live sessions were somewhat helpful for review.
Final exam format: About 50 Multiple choice and true/false questions, proctored.
Final exam content vs course content/practice exams: High overlap with the weekly quizzes. Helpful study outlines were provided for each week.
Time taken on course: About 8-10 hours per week for 7.5 weeks. Most of that time was spent on the essays.
Familiarity with subject before course: Minimal. The Sophia Public Speaking and ASU Sociology courses provided helpful background information, and I'd suggest taking those before this.
Pitfalls, high points, things others should know: This course has two short formal essays due weekly. You're given a prompt, scenario, simulation, or another stimulus, and expected to analyze it using what you learned in the course. Course materials must be incorporated and cited properly in your writings. I'd strongly recommend prior experience with college-level composition before taking this course, otherwise you will really struggle.
The quiz questions in this course were more challenging than most other ASU ULC courses. They often went deeper than the simple fact recitation I'd seen before.
1-10 Difficulty level: 5. This was a more intense course than I expected, due to the written assignments and tricky quiz questions.
Final grade: High A. A slight curve was applied to all grade thresholds in my term.
Course: ASM 246: Human Origins
Course content: Generally the standard ASU ULC format, with lecture videos, short readings, Cerego flashcards, and weekly quizzes. Two exams, each covering about half of the course. Optional but helpful discussions. My term did not include any live sessions. No written assignments.
Final exam format: 50 Multiple choice or true/false questions, proctored.
Final exam content vs course content/practice exams: The proctored final covered the last half of the course, sharing the quiz and Cerego question pool. Vague study guides were provided each week but weren't tremendously helpful.
Time taken on course: About 7 hours/week for 7.5 weeks
Familiarity with subject before course: None
Pitfalls, high points, things others should know: This course contains a ton of information that can be hard to manage. Make sure you have strong study and notetaking skills before starting this course. I'd recommend against taking this as your first ASU ULC course - start with something a bit easier to get up to speed.
The professor, Dr. Don Johanson, is a preeminent leader in this field. He has personally made some of the discoveries you will hear about in the course and communicates a clear passion and enjoyment of his work.
1-10 Difficulty level: 4, driven by the numerous Latin names that you have to memorize
Final grade: High A
Provider: ASU Universal Learner Courses
Course: SOC 101: Introduction to Sociology
Course content: Generally the standard ASU ULC format, with lecture videos, short readings, Cerego flashcards, and weekly quizzes. Two exams, each covering about half of the course. Mandatory discussions via Yellowdig, participation graded based on word count. The two optional live sessions were helpful for review.
Final exam format: About 50 Multiple choice and true/false questions, proctored.
Final exam content vs course content/practice exams: Everything was covered very well by the lectures and readings, and overlapped a lot with the study guide, Cerego, and quiz items.
Time taken on course: A few hours per week for 7.5 weeks
Familiarity with subject before course: None, although I quickly realized that many of the topics covered in Sociology are things I was already aware of.
Pitfalls, high points, things others should know: The course team provides an extremely helpful fill-in-the-blank study guide in each weekly overview. Follow along with that as you go through the course materials, and you will be all set for the quizzes and exams.
1-10 Difficulty level: 1 - This is probably one of the easiest graded RA courses out there. It's a great place to start your ASU ULC experience. This course will introduce you to the platform while fulfilling a GenEd requirement.
Final grade: High A
Provider: ASU Universal Learner Courses
Course: HEP 100: Introduction to Health and Wellness
Formerly EXW 100
Course content: Generally the standard ASU ULC format, with lecture videos, short readings, Cerego flashcards, simple multiple-choice case studies, and weekly quizzes. Two exams, each covering about half of the course. Mandatory discussions via Yellowdig, participation graded based on word count. My term did not include any live sessions.
Final exam format: About 50 Multiple choice and true/false questions, proctored.
Final exam content vs course content/practice exams: High overlap with the quiz and Cerego question pools. A decent study guide is provided for each week and exam.
Time taken on course: About 2-3 hours per week for 7.5 weeks.
Familiarity with subject before course: Very high. I've been concerned with personal health, wellness, nutrition, and fitness for a long time.
Pitfalls, high points, things others should know: The first week is a bit rough, but after that, it's generally smooth sailing.
1-10 Difficulty level: 2. A few of the weeks were somewhat intimidating, such as the section about all of the different types of nutrients during the nutrition module. Still, this course is a great place to start your ASU ULC experience.
Final grade: High A
Provider: ASU Universal Learner Courses
Course: HST 102: Western Civilization: Ancient and Medieval Europe
Course content: Generally the standard ASU ULC format, with lecture videos, long readings, Cerego flashcards, and weekly quizzes. Two exams, each covering about half of the course. Optional but helpful discussions. The two optional live sessions were somewhat helpful for review.
Final exam format: About 50 Multiple choice and true/false questions, proctored.
Final exam content vs course content/practice exams: High overlap with the quiz and Cerego question pools. No study guide is provided.
Time taken on course: About 4 hours per week for 7.5 weeks.
Familiarity with subject before course: Minimal. I had very little prior exposure to non-US history.
Pitfalls, high points, things others should know: Every week in this course, you are provided with nearly 100 pages of primary source readings. It's not necessary to really analyze them in detail. In fact, the abstract/introduction in the course website provides most of what you will need to know about them.
This course does not expect memorization of dates, but rather the general progression of events.
There's a "design project" due during the last week that is worth 5% of your grade. That's the only written assignment in the course. Don't stress too much about it; you're simply asked to find some common theme or element across several weeks of the course and represent it creatively. It's self-graded, so just use the rubric as a checklist and you can legitimately award yourself all of the points. Personally, I made a pamphlet outlining how the church evolved over the periods covered by the course.
1-10 Difficulty level: 3. This course contains a lot of information that can be hard to manage. Make sure you have strong study and notetaking skills before starting this course. I'd recommend against taking this as your first ASU ULC course - start with something a bit easier to get up to speed.
Final grade: High A
Provider: ASU Universal Learner Courses
Course: COM 100: Intro to Human Communication.
Course content: Generally the standard ASU ULC format, with lecture videos, long readings, two weekly essays, and weekly quizzes. One exam covering the entire course. Optional but helpful discussions. The two optional live sessions were somewhat helpful for review.
Final exam format: About 50 Multiple choice and true/false questions, proctored.
Final exam content vs course content/practice exams: High overlap with the weekly quizzes. Helpful study outlines were provided for each week.
Time taken on course: About 8-10 hours per week for 7.5 weeks. Most of that time was spent on the essays.
Familiarity with subject before course: Minimal. The Sophia Public Speaking and ASU Sociology courses provided helpful background information, and I'd suggest taking those before this.
Pitfalls, high points, things others should know: This course has two short formal essays due weekly. You're given a prompt, scenario, simulation, or another stimulus, and expected to analyze it using what you learned in the course. Course materials must be incorporated and cited properly in your writings. I'd strongly recommend prior experience with college-level composition before taking this course, otherwise you will really struggle.
The quiz questions in this course were more challenging than most other ASU ULC courses. They often went deeper than the simple fact recitation I'd seen before.
1-10 Difficulty level: 5. This was a more intense course than I expected, due to the written assignments and tricky quiz questions.
Final grade: High A. A slight curve was applied to all grade thresholds in my term.
TESU Class of 2024 BSBA-CIS+GM, BSIT, ASNSM-CS+Math, AAS-GEN
Earned credits from Sophia, SDC, ASU ULC, TEEX, Microsoft, Strayer, TESU, Saylor, DSST, CLEP, CompTIA, StraighterLine, and others since starting in April 2020
Earned credits from Sophia, SDC, ASU ULC, TEEX, Microsoft, Strayer, TESU, Saylor, DSST, CLEP, CompTIA, StraighterLine, and others since starting in April 2020
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