Reviews of professor Lowell Simmons

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Great guy! Exams are pretty easy- largely based on what he says during lectures, and lets you have two sheets of hand-written notes too. Attendance isn't mandatory, but he gives extra credit if you come into class (I think up to 10 extra points on lowest exam). Definitely would take his class again, super accommodating and understanding.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He was a really awesome lecturer. His tests come straight from the powerpoint slides. Reading the textbook is mostly helpful just to fill in some blanks from the powerpoint slides because he doesn't always define everything. He finds really entertaining videos that go along with the lectures as well.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Had to write a lot of discussion boards because the class was asynchronous. I didn't really hear much feed back from them either. The tests were open note and directly from test.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Your entire grade is made up of 4 tests, 4 "journal" entries (easy), and 1 formal paper. Attendance matters because sometimes he tells you certain things that aren't on the slides. He doesn't make study guides but if u go through the slides and use the textbook, you'll be fine. Overall easy class, just make sure you study enough for the tests.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
He's a super kind and understanding professor. Make sure you show up to class it'll help you out a lot.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Prof. Simmons' class was pretty easy. There were few assignments and he was not a harsh grader. The assignments were just discussion board posts and unit tests.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
My first Sociology class and he made it so interesting! I thought the tests were very straightforward. I just studied the lecture slides and my own notes from them and got a solid A. I didn't even buy the textbook, so I can't speak to its usefulness. Overall, he made lecture really interesting and this was a fascinating, low stress class for me.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
great professor. for the last 2 exams he allowed 2 sheets of notes he said he would do this in future classes if it went well. the textbook is not needed but highly recommended.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Simmons is a very nice man. His class has 4 exams (including the final) and a paper, that is it. So you have to do well on the tests. The tests are the same as his lecture slides. I did bad on the exams so I ended the class with a low score. If you are a business major, you will struggle understanding the concepts like I did.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He was overall very committed to teaching this course.  He showed passion for it which I enjoyed.  Attendance is important because he sometimes says things that are on the tests that are not in the power points he provides.  You have 4 journals and 1 final paper. Those are your only assignment grades other than the 4 tests you will have.