Reviews of professor James Riley

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
first time college felt like high school he lectures slower than a tortoise be ready to read that whole book gets off topic easy be ready to hear that Beyonce joke least engaging class I've ever been in miss more than 3 days every day after is 5 percent off your total grade ignores you rather learn SOC from cat would say more but no charcters left

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I really enjoyed having Professor Riley as a teacher. But, the thing that I didn't like was that we didn't know our overall grade until the last day of the semester. This was because he is very old-school and he does NOT use Canvas. There are quizzes based on the reading and there are also mid-terms and the final exam. There is also a paper due.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Mr. Riley is a good professor. He was always willing to work with me on my work and he cares a lot about his students. You know exactly what will be on the quizzes and his grading policy is very visible (no surprises). Having the book really helps for the quizzes. His lectures covered the read from the book. He was never absent and respects all!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Riley was a great professor. He expects class discussion and participation is important to him. He gives great insight. Truly wants students to do well and learn how to see life/society from a sociological perspective. Weekly quizzes, lots of note taking, works with the textbook, big essay at the end of semester is worth a lot. Enjoyed this class.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Riley is a good person, but I'm not sure he was meant to teach. At the beginning of the semester I thought he was cool, but then he got tired. About the middle of the semester he started wasting his lectures on our behavior rather than the course material. Just read his notes and if he didn't agree with the textbook, he would leave it out

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
It might have been due to the pandemic, but professor Riley did not seem ready for the online transition of the class. Assignments felt disorganized and changed to better fit the situation, making it feel unstable. The professor also really wanted to students to work in groups, and assumes that you are not trying if you do not contact him.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Riley is new to Sociology after being a social worker for many years. His class mostly consists of lectures and take home quizzes that are due every time you go to class. These quizzes are easily from the book that is required in this class. There is a multiple choice midterm and final exam. Pretty cool professor! :)

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Attendance is very important in his class and he wants students to give feedback about topics discussed. Easy A you know exactly what will be on your quizzes and test. Really nice professor, he loves Beyonce and will talk about her once in a while. No complaints here.