Reviews for PLSC125

Information Review
Shunyuan Xiao
PLSC125

Expecting an A-
soymilk
02/01/2024
Take. He is a very gentle man and explains topics well. The assignments weren't hard either. Tomato plant died unfortunately due to cold weather but was still fun!
Shunyuan Xiao
PLSC125

Expecting an A+
iapyges
12/23/2022
Overall, the class was an easy, interesting gened. The main parts of the grade are two essays, a group project, the tomato plant project (my favorite part of the course), and short writing assignments at the end of each class period used as a participation grade. Essay grading is very lenient. Dr. Xiao is a solid lecturer who cares a lot about his work. As another commenter mentioned, he does have a bit of an accent, but I was fully used to it by the second lecture and it didn’t bother me at all. This semester, he co-taught with James Culver.
Shunyuan Xiao
PLSC125

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/20/2022
Great professor and class, literally a cs major but found a plant sciences class as an interesting and easy gen ed
Shunyuan Xiao
PLSC125

Expecting an A
cakepopsicles
12/20/2018
Thought this was an easy class but did require attendance to every lecture and discussion for the points. The essay exams were not difficult and the group project wasn't hard either.
Shunyuan Xiao
PLSC125

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/17/2018
Took this class for the GenEd, and it was fine. Super easy to get an A if you show up and do the 2 essays and final project. Can be hard for some to understand Dr. Xiao's accent, but it isn't a problem for most, especially because lecture material is never tested. Overall good professor and course.
Shunyuan Xiao
PLSC125

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
01/26/2018
Great class. Lectures are easy to follow, and no tests or exams. 2 essays and a group project are the majority of your grade. Discussion sections are graded on participation. Pretty interesting, broad class about Food Security.