I highly recommend this course, Professor Allen makes the class interesting, and very doable, even though a lot of information is covered. There are 3 exams, and one cumulative final. The exams are a mix of multiple choice and short answer. Professor Allen gives a study guide for each exam (including the final) and there ins't any information on the exams that is not covered on the study guide- so, if you fully complete the study guide and review it, you will do well. There is one weekly homework assignment based on a reading passage; some are longer than others, but never take more than an hour, and they're pretty much graded on completion. I highly recommend you take this class- lecture can be a bit dry sometimes, but it for the most part is a very doable A.

if you go to lecture and do all of the readings, then you will get a good grade in this class. Go to lecture, because he goes over topics that are not covered in the textbook.