Options for Texas Government? TAMUC

[westex93]

I had TX govt my 1st semester at TAMUC, it was my 1st class. Because of my struggles with the class I was only able to complete 3 classes that semester.

He is my review of the class, I made a thread about all of the classes I completed, and a few others posted theirs too.

Course: PSCI 2306 Texas Government and Politics
Instructor: Dr. K
Course content: There is NO textbook. Videos, links to articles and open resource information are posted, there is a lot of information from many sources.It takes a lot of time to read all the information and watch all the videos.
Exam format: 3 pre tests and 3 post tests. Multiple choice answers, paragraph answers and essay answers. Tests are timed
Exam content vs course content/practice exams: Most of the information from the pre and post tests can be found in the information posted, but it is a lot to dig through.
Final exam or project: Course Project Analysis. 1200-1500 word paper covering one of the topics of Texas Government and Politics
Time taken on course: Way too much. I may have spent 4 weeks on this course. A week for me is 5 days after work and free time on Saturday and Sunday.
Familiarity with subject before course: I probably knew 40-50% of the material before taking the class.
Pitfalls, high points, things others should know: Just get through the 1st post test. it is all downhill after that. Save the pre tests so you have the paragraph and essay questions for the post tests.
1-10 Difficulty level: I would give this a 9-10 just for the level of frustration. If there was a textbook it would be so much better.

Thank you, your review helps. Right now I'm three classes down in just over a week and a half. Actually, less than a week and half of actual work time because I wasted the first two days working on a class they signed me up for that I didn't need and finally caught. I'm pouring most of my waking hours into this, including down time at work (they know what I'm doing). "If" I were able to stay this course, I could potentially even finish in one semester, but that's probably pushing it. I know there is a deadline to accelerate that will probably hold me up. It's going to depend where I'm at toward the end of this semester, but if I only have a class or two to take in a second semester, it may make sense to include Texas Government at TAMUC rather than another school.