Reviews of professor Robert McConnell

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Such a nice human who genuinely loves sociology but man is this a hard class. It is 100% lecture based which isn't terrible BUT doing well on the exams is needed to succeed which can be difficult with the lack of structure provided.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
His lectures are engaging, but if you forget to take a quiz there are no redos. He won't open them up again, and says it's a learning experience. I just learned that I'm forgetful. In this class I received a C, but every other class for the semester I made an A. It really drug my GPA down. It's not a hard class, but do not forget a single quiz.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Nice guy! He's very passionate, but this class is difficult. Every class you will just  watch him present a PowerPoint. The PowerPoint is not very detailed. I study and still struggled to do well on the tests. It's hard to know exactly what to study. I do not recommend, especially if you are not interested in this topic at all.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
really boring

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Very nice! He posts all of his slides on canvas which the weekly quizzes are on.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Great guy but I had to drop his class since I could not make above a 70 on any of his tests. Very lecture heavy and 80% of your grade comes from 4 tests. Wish I didn't have to drop he's a funny guy but definitely don't take this class if you're not that into sociology/understand it well or really want to commit to studying.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
What the other raters say is true about the tests. I just want to add on he does not like to answer questions clearly. I felt discouraged in asking him things because of this. I would ask him about the material, instead he would theorize about what a student could do to prepare without revealing anything. Good lectures, but frustrating.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Do not take the advice of the bulk of the previous ratings, as he has since moved to In-Person Exams on scantrons, which are much, much more difficult than any of the quizzes.. Good luck!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Loved him!! He is so funny and kind, and his lectures are awesome! Super interesting, entertaining, and easy to follow. I learned a lot in this class and had an awesome time. DON'T buy the books. You'll only open them once or twice all semester. There's several reading quizzes for supplemental readings, but they're not bad. Highly recommend!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
SOCY 1000 was my easiest class of the semester, but it still took up a good bit of my time because a lot of reading is assigned for specific lectures. Professor McConnell is an amazing lecturer and is great at communicating the topics in a way that's understandable and entertaining. You can tell he cares about what he teaches. Highly recommend