<p>for me 3 years ago, lecture was not necessarily mandatory, but it’s your participation grade and i think if you miss more than a certain amount, you fail…or something along those lines! we had to sit with your discussion class group + TA and signed a clipboard that was passed around. lecture was chill, big lecture hall, 200-300 students…no expectations other than to be there physically. </p>
<p>discussion sections, also mandatory, depends on your TA…about 15-20 people a section in a small room, so…don’t think you can get by unnoticed. say something every now and then, give an opinion on a topic, ask questions, as long as something comes out of your mouth, the TA notes that you participated and contributed. </p>
<p>exams are relatively easy if you’ve been staying awake in lecture and discussion and can memorize definitions. i seriously did little-no reading, and just listened to what other people had to say, and from that, you kind of put things together and get the main points of the reading. for DOC 2, you learn about court cases, and for me, i would have to do weekly “case studies,” where you fill out this form with questions like, the main points of a particular case, blah blah…i just googled it or skimmed through the reading. easiest points ever. </p>
<p>for doc 1 & 3, it’s nice because a lot of things are kind of “open” so there is no right or wrong answer when you write your papers, as long as you can back it up, you’re good. now try justifying a wrong chemistry calculation – not going to happen.</p>