The best class i've taken at this school/in my life. Sherri is an amazing woman and if you disrespect her i will kill u because you are trash. Also, because a 95 is an A it is a little difficult but getting an A- is a walk in the park. No outside reading just pay attention and don't go on your phone or you will pay the price.
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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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Prof Moore's great lecturer. Not much work besides the textbook readings and attending lectures(a must!). Your grade is 80% based on the three tests
The class is very interesting and she is hilarious. There is a weekly online quiz that is 20% of your grade. The final is 50% and the rest is split between two midterms. All are multiple choice. No homework. If you want to pass then you must go to class. An A- or B+ are doable, but an A is difficult. Both of the midterms had an 87 average and she said the final averages a 90. I would take it again.
Preaching to the choir here but Sherri Moore is AMAZING. She's such a likable person and professor, and makes what could easily be a dry subject entertaining with plenty of personal stories and jokes. Definitely goes beyond what a normal professor of a huge class would do to try to connect with her students. The class has almost no work besides an online quiz every Friday that is really easy if you go to every class and take good notes. Cheat sheets come in clutch for exams, but there's always a few questions that will be trickily worded or seem like that can have multiple answers--the rest is very straightforward. Studying in groups definitely helps to clear up some of the confusing topics she goes over. Overall, Sherri is the GOAT and I could not recommend this class enough.
Everyone says it, but Professor Moore is fantastic - probably the best professor here. She is so knowledgeable on the topic, she's passionate about it, and she's hilarious. She's generous with cancelling classes or quizzes, as well. She has a rule of throwing out test questions that have less than 50% of people getting them right, so she's also very fair.
There are two midterms (each worth 15%), a final (worth 50%) and 10 quizzes (worth 20%). She automatically drops your lowest quiz grade and usually offers extra credit opportunities (attending a mock trial at the law school or attending a lecture/panel) that will allow you to drop another low quiz grade.
Would 110% recommend.
I took this class expecting an easy A, and while it wasn't too difficult, I didn't get an A. There is no outside work, which is nice, but the tests have very specific questions, so you really need to study to do well. The grade came from two midterms and a final, as well as weekly clicker quizzes which were pretty simple. Sherri Moore is one of the most popular professors, and she definitely lived up to expectations, but don't use your cell phone or she WILL call you out. Overall I thought it was an interesting class and pretty easy, but it could get dull at times if you're not super interested in business law.
Took this class last sem, Sherri Moore's definitely one of the best profs I've come across, and this class is totally worth taking. She's really clear in class and provides nice little anecdotes to explain her points, so as long as you go to every class, take notes religiously, and truly understand the content (live and breathe comm law), you should do pretty well for the exams. Her questions could seem ambiguous at times; it helps to not overthink - she has repeatedly told me/us that she's not out to trick you, and truly she isn't. It's harder to get an A now without the 10% attendance grades, but it's still a relatively manageable class. Teaches you a lot - I went in with zero knowledge of the law and learnt so much after one sem, so, yes, definitely do take it.
Sherri Moore is awesome as a professor! She really makes dull material engaging and interesting and is very approachable. Also, you get a 2 page cheat-sheet on exams. I would highly recommend the class, but there are some problems. Moore's test questions are incredibly vague. Because the material is very specific and scenario-based, the vague question often have an ambiguous answer. My friend joked that she probably drinks two bottles of wine before writing the test. As a result, it really doesn't matter how much you study. Whether it be two hour or 15, you'll probably get an A-. Also, some of the material that she teaches is just wrong. The textbook that she tells you to buy actually contradicts some of the stuff she says during lecture. This leads to confusion in studying because you don't know whether to study. A really enjoyable class, but it has its faults.
Not an easy A... Not at all... However, if you put in maximum 30 minutes studying each week for the weekly quiz, you will get 10/10 on the quizzes.
If you study 4 hours for the first midterm, 7 hours for the second midterm, and 12 hours for the final, you will probably end up with an A-
The only people who could possibly get As in this course will be the ones who spend at least 2 hours each week studying and two days studying for the exams.
There are very difficult questions on the exams, albeit most of the exam is easy (hence the large number of A-). Those few really difficult questions will just depend on how extreme you are about getting an A in the course. There is a HUGE diminishing marginal return on studying past the numbers I listed above, and if you have nothing better to do than to study THAT hard for this course, you should enroll in more credits, haha :P
FAVORITE CLASS I have taken at UVA. First, Sherri is an amazing professor. She is a great lecturer: she explains information extremely well and is hilarious and engaging. Furthermore, she is super approachable and very kind during office hours. No reading is necessary, just show up, take good notes, and do well on the weekly quizzes, which are not that challenging. Great class, I would recommend this class to anyone because the information is also really useful and practical!