TAMUC class review

[ltw900rr]

Hello all,

 I plan to use this thread to give a review of the courses that I take at TAMUC for BAAS ORG. I hope that this information can help new students who are curious about the courses offered at TAMUC. If you would like to add a review, please do so. I plan to add to this each semester.

Refer to the wiki for TAMUC Organizational Leadership click here for wiki

Course: MMJ 1307 Mass Communication in Society (040 requirement)
Instructor: G Smith
Course content: The textbook is the primary source of information. videos, and other links are posted, but the main focus is on the book.
Exam format: 5 pre tests and 5 post tests. Multiple choice answers. Tests are not timed
Exam content vs course content/practice exams: Most of the information from the pre and post tests can be found in the textbook.
Final exam or project: Media research project. 2 page paper using peer reviewed journals.
Time taken on course: About 1 week total, 5 days after work, and 2 days of the weekend.
Familiarity with subject before course: Very similar to Sophia Visual Communications. I felt like I knew most of this information before taking the class.
Pitfalls, high points, things others should know: straightforward course no surprises.
1-10 Difficulty level: I would give this a 4

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.

Course: CID 338 Talent Leadership in Human Resources
Instructor: C Rhodes
Course content: The textbook is the primary source of information. videos, and other links are posted, but the main focus is on the book.
Exam format: 1 pre test and 3 quizzes. Multiple choice answers. 
Exam content vs course content/practice exams: Most of the information from the pre and post tests can be found in the textbook.
Final exam or project: 1 final post test. 
Time taken on course: About 1 week total, 5 days after work, and 2 days of the weekend.
Familiarity with subject before course: I knew some of the information from working. The book was very informative.
Pitfalls, high points, things others should know: straightforward course no surprises.
1-10 Difficulty level: I would give this a 3

[mohelena02]

Amazing!! Thank you for sharing all of this. I completed the TAMUC program and fully understand the frustration with TX Goverment. It is a subject I enjoy and it had me pulling out my hair the way that class was formatted. Best of luck on finishing the program!

[ATM925]

Super helpful. Thanks for this! I am currently banging out core and such on Sophia with hopes to start TAMUC in the spring.

[bjcheung77]

Thanks for the reviews, wow, didn't know that Texas Government course would be that high up there for difficulty. I guess for those who want to do the TAMUC should take it at a community college for the credit and then complete the remaining credits at TAMUC, practically transfer in about 84 or so credits and finish the 33-36 credits at TAMUC to finish.

[dy4242]

Do you mind sharing what the textbook Is for the CID 338 Talent Leadership in Human Resources class?

[fromthedepths]

There isn't a textbook, but course modules that contain links to public domain textbooks all of the content you need for the quizzes.

[dy4242]

There isn't a textbook, but course modules that contain all of the content you need for the quizzes.

Gotcha. (The review specifically mentioned a textbook)

[ltw900rr]

Do you mind sharing what the textbook Is for the CID 338 Talent Leadership in Human Resources class?

link to book

I am not sure if the link will work or not. To me it was a book, it is online and divided up by chapters. There are other reading assignments, but the book is the main source for the test material.

[dy4242]

TYVM for the link!

[ltw900rr]

Mass Communication in Society Textbook

link to textbook