Professor: Galor Course format: Lecture Number of respondents: 7 Total Enrollment: 9 Class Composition: Froshs: 0 Sophs: 5 Jrs: 2 Srs: 2 Concs: 2 Non-Concs: 4 Don't Know: 1

Instructor Average: 1.12 Course Average: 1.30

"Archaeology of Jerusalem" is a survey course that introduces students to archaeological finds in Jerusalem and Palestine from King David"s time to the Crusades Period. Because this is an introductory class, no formal prerequisites were required. Some respondents suggested that some Biblical knowledge would have been helpful to facilitate understanding of the material introduced.

Professor Galor received wonderful reviews from her students. Virtually everyone praised her clear, dynamic lectures. As one student put it, "She was absolutely fabulous." She made effective use of slides and other visual aids, and she always welcomed questions and input from her students. She was also described as possessing a remarkable capability to motivate her students with her uplifting humor. She was sensitive to her students" level of familiarity with the material. In addition, students were impressed with her wealth of knowledge on the subject, and by the end of the semester, they felt that they had learned a tremendous amount from the course.

The workload for this class was rather moderate in amount, as well as in difficulty. The assignments included: three midterm exams, weekly article readings, and one final free-topic paper. Students devoted a modest portion of their time for this class ' on the average of two to three hours per week. Respondents indicated that the readings were light and interesting and that they were helpful to gain a more integrated understanding of the material covered in lecture. Reading Period was observed.

Almost all students were glad to have taken this class because they had learned an immense amount about a discipline and region of the globe that they had initially known nothing about. Also, the respondents did not hesitate to point out that one of the main reasons to their positive experience in AE 45 was Professor Galor. This is a wonderful course with an excellent professor and a manageable workload requirement. Perhaps it would be a perfect candidate for your fifth class.

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