this class is great and very applicable to life - sometimes it gets into the nitty gritty of laws and since I'm not a law person that isn't the most interesting, but Moore does a really good job of explaining concepts and cases so all students can understand. attendance isn't technical mandatory but the tests come straight from her lectures (and there's a lot of info - come prepared to take lots of notes), and there are easy weekly quizzes based on lecture. #tcf2016
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2The instructor is widely celebrated for making dense legal concepts genuinely engaging through humor and relatable examples. There are zero readings or outside assignments, so your entire grade depends on weekly quizzes, two midterms, and a cumulative final that increasingly reward applied legal reasoning. Class attendance is non-negotiable because the pace is brisk, electronics are strictly prohibited, and success relies entirely on capturing every detail in handwritten notes. Even with permitted cheat sheets, expect exams to test highly specific material and maintain a notoriously steep cutoff for an A. Commit to consistent note review and strategic test preparation, and you will walk away with highly practical knowledge and a genuinely rewarding classroom experience.
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Great class if you don't mind taking notes at a really fast pace for an hour and fifteen minutes straight. Tests are totally based on lecture and so attendance is pretty important to get the notes. Weekly quizzes are easy and based on the previous 2 lectures #tcf2016
This class was fantastic! Professor Moore was wonderful and there was no outside work. I'm interested in law, so this was a great pre-law course, but even for people not pursuing a law career this course gives you important background knowledge about the basics. I always enjoyed going to class and would really recommend it to anyone!
Great class, and professor Moore keeps it fun with stories and examples and loves to relate comm law to what's going on at UVa and around the US. There's an in-class 5-or-so-question clicker quiz every class and she doesn't drop any (although you can do extra credit to get the equivalent of an extra quiz, and if you completely miss a class you can make it up in office hours - but only a couple times). She reviews before every quiz so unless you're brain-dead these are nothing to sweat, especially since you can't be on your phone in class or she'll call you out in front of the entire 300-person lecture. Since you get a 2-sided cheat sheet every midterm and 3 sides of paper for the final, it's a pretty easy A-, although you are going to have to stay on top of things for an A because there are a fair few picky questions on the exam
Take this class!! I learned so much and Sherri Moore is the best professor ever. Take advantage of her office hours because she will help you so much! You get cheat sheets for the test so the tests are super easy. It helps to study in groups and compare lecture notes but as long as you take good notes this class is nothing to stress about. Highly recommend!!
Professor Moore is the best! Would recommend to anyone interested in law or not!
I highly recommend this class, not only because Sherri Moore is absolutely amazing, but also because it teaches you about your basic rights (which is extremely important). You get a "cheat sheet" on every test, so they're not that hard at all. My only advice would be to study for the weekly (10 point) quizzes- I didn't do too well on them so that ended up bringing my grade down a little. Overall, this class was one of my favorite classes that I've taken at UVA. please take it
Very cool course that teaches you a lot of interesting and important information about law. There isn't any homework besides studying for the weekly quizzes. You have to take a lot of notes in class but Sherri is an awesome teacher who makes the material interesting and fun. I recommend going to office hours even if just to talk to her since she is so cool. 95 for an A but it is pretty doable if you keep up with the material.
This class isn't as easy as everyone makes it seems, because an A is now a 95%. However, Sherri Moore is my favorite professor at UVA because of this class, and I would highly recommend it to anyone.
Great, relatively easy but still very interesting class that I highly recommend! Prof Moore was by far my favorite professor this semester! She definitely knows her stuff and you can tell she really cares about her students. No need to buy the textbook, just be sure to take really good in-class notes! People say it's an easy A class, but there is a lot of material and the grade cutoff for an A is somewhat high (95+) so you do need to prepare for the class. Overall, one of my favorite classes at UVa so far! Definitely recommend.