Haiming Liu
| School: | Cal Poly Pomona |
| Department: | Ethnic Studies |
| Location: | Pomona, CA |
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Nice teacher
Cons: Attendance mandatory
Lectures are kind of dull but he knows what he's talking about and he's a nice professor.
Workload in this class is basically weekly readings. He splits the class into groups and for each week, he has a set of questions that your group has to answer and put on blackboard. When you split the questions between your group members, it'll be 1 or 2 questions per person, so the workload for this class isn't really much. The readings aren't difficult at all either.
Midterm & Final are online. Big suggestion is to do the test with your group members though!
Grade Received: A
Cons: His lectures are little boring but people show up because of the attendance. (ITS NOT BAD THOUGH)
Review as of Fall 2014This class was easy, about 1-3 Questions a week. No quizzes. No essay.
25% Midterm 1, 25% Midterm 2, 25% Attendance, 25% Discussion Questions(Homework).
Only needed to show up to class once a week it was a hybrid online class. You need two books one is Takakiâs and one he wrote on his own. Midterms are online multiple choice 50 questions. Not hard to get an A in this class as long as you read and if you donât itâs a very easy B. His midterm questions are mostly from his lecture so no worries.
A very good class to take if you have a busy schedule this is more like a relaxing class! Highly recommended! Grade Received: A
Lectures are online
Very Lenient on late hw assignments
Group Work
Cons: Can be boring
Random Oral Pop Quizzes based on the reading
Lots of Group Work
Professor Liu is a really nice man, but his lectures can be pretty dull and boring. As long as you do the assigned readings then it's pretty easy to follow along with. His class is a hybrid-class so you only have to be at school once a week for his class and he is pretty lenient on submitting late hw assignments and gives you multiple opportunities to make-up for missed hw assignments. His class is also pretty laid-back and is one of those classes you take when you have a lot of other hardcore classes.
CLASS-The class is all points-based so every point for attendance and online discussion matters if you're bad at taking tests. He assigns you to a group and the group works together to answer these weekly questions, so you only have to answer one or two questions a week to get the discussion points.
TESTS- All the test are online and you have one hour to work on 50 questions. During Test, he even ENCOURAGES to use his lecture notes online and to work in groups, but every person gets the same question but in a different order. He gives out a study guide before the midterm and final and if you're able to answer the questions on the study guide then you should be fine for the tests.
BOOKS- You have to get two books for this class- Strangers from A Different Shore by Ronald Takaki and his book Transnational History of a Chinese Family. Takaki's book is actually really interesting near the beginning but gets really redundant near the end and his book (unfortunately) is extremely boring. The book you would mainly want to concentrate on is Takaki's book because his tests are mostly based off of them but you also want to make sure you've read his book because there are a few questions on his book.
Overall the class is a really easy A as long as you do the online discussions, GO TO CLASS, and read the books. Not much work is really needed for this class since you have a whole week to read two chapters and answer 1-3 Questions a week.
Highlights main points that will show up on exams.
Exams are open book and can be done in groups.
Knowledgeable about Chinese culture and Chinese Americans.
Laptops are a way to pass time.
We only show up once per week.
Cons: Some content are detailed which also show up on exams.
His accent can be distracting to non Chinese speakers.
Dr. Liu is passionate about Chinese American issues. He even knows history of China and other issues in East Asia. Not just China, but also Korea, Japan, Philippines and other Asian countries. It's sad that he had take a leave of absence because of family issues back in China. He had to look after his wife after Winter Quarter 2012. If you're a Chinese speaker, you'll be able to understand what's he saying. If you're not a Chinese speaker, then going through the lectures will be hard. Another worst part is that he'll assign a paper to whoever didn't follow directions on homework assignments. I definitely recommend Dr. Liu for every Asian at Cal Poly. It counts as a GE. You'll learn about contemporary Asian culture. Grade received: A. Both from EWS 204 & 301.
most of the stuff is online
Cons: lectures can be long but interesting
this GE is one of the easiest i've taken. MAKE SURE TO BRING UR LAPTOP AND TAKE THE MIDTERMS IN CLASS WITH YOUR CLASSMATES. don't take it alone at home, take it as a class and get an A! papers are really easy, eveyone i know in class did well.
if anyone needs the book, let me know! (email: [email protected])
- "strangers from a different shore"
- "transnational history of a chinese family"
Cons: His tone can put you to sleep
Class consisted of a online midterm and final. There are online discussions where you basically just answer questions split between your group. RECOMMEND taking your midterm/final with your group. Paper assignment was given to slackers who didn't do the online discussions. Attendence points count toward 20-25% of your grade, he takes role at the end of class.
Cons: Exams were extremely detailed, some details were not present in lectures, notes, or books.
Over all, an interesting class, learned a lot about early Chinese Immigrant Life. Found the books very interesting. Class was technically once a week and long in duration, really helped to bring snacks in order to keep yourself awake. Professor Liu was actually fun to talk to, and sometimes actually funny, he has a nice sense of humor. He would give very good answers when asked questions, he likes it when people ask questions, consider those good class karma points. Make sure you answer All of the assigned reading questions, and actually give good answers that are more than 3 sentences (complete sentences) if you do, chances are very good that you won't have to write the final Paper as punishment for being a slacker.
He used blackboard for posting homework.
Cons: It may be boring
He has an accent that maybe very hard to understand
He seems slow at times
This class is a very easy A class as long as you do the weekly homework and attend the boring lectures because his exam is based off lectures. The class gets really boring sometimes, but I always bring my laptop to entertain me. He also takes attendance, so its important to attend class.Exams are online, and its moderately easy. There is 2 books that will be used to do the homework and reading. Overall, it's a very easy class.
Cons: There isn't much that I can say here except maybe that his accent gets in the way sometimes. What I mean by this is that some information may be misinterpreted should you be spacing out and prioritizing Facebook over him. Just pay attention and things should go just fine.
This professor is fair. He is a human with real human emotions. If you have something going on in your life and can't do his work in time, he is willing to work with you. I personally like him because despite his rugged teaching method, he is a kind and intelligent man. His lectures are a bit boring but taking notes is explicitly recommended because his midterms and finals are based on the lectures that he gives. In addition to taking notes in class, keeping up with the reading assignment will boast a huge benefit to your grade in this class because sometimes he puts stuff that you should've read in the reading assignments into his midterms and final. All in all, awesome teacher. Grade Received: A.
}The lectures are very boring. I've never really listened in class. The online discussion is basically where students answer questions that he posts online. As long as you have the effort, he'll give you points, regardless of whether it is right or not. He takes attendance at the end of his lectures.
}The midterms are online...so yeah, but you are limited to time (1 hour to do 50 problems).
}He does give a review sheet for both midterms in the beginning so there shouldn't be any problems on the midterm.
}The paper was annoying though. You have a choice of doing an individual essay or group essay. I would choose individual unless you can easily meet with your group and divide the responsibilities well.
}Overall: A fine class. Grade Received: A-