The best aspect of the course was the smal seminar setting where students got to discuss the material amongst their peers. The worst aspect of the course was the unclear and unfocused topics. The professor wasn’t able to clearly deliver the course content and students found themselves often confused about the readings and concepts. The course could improve if the entire curriculum was better structured to include clearer discussions and possibly handouts to help students get a better grasp of the sociology concepts. Prospective students should know that this course wil help them get a feel of sociological concepts and the workload is not very heavy.

The best aspects of this course included the professors who actively engaged students and kept the lectures interesting through discussions and interactive activities like clicker buttons. Students also appreciated how the professors were very wil ing to meet and answer any questions. Students did find that some of the quizzes could be confusing, however, and that watching and listening to media before class was time consuming and often not applicable to the day’s lecture. Students also thought that the course was disorganized and that at times the material was very repetitive. Suggestions for improvement included providing more guidance on the projects, and including more R Studio programming. Students also wanted more streamlined PowerPoint slides, and believed that multiple smaller projects would be more effective than one large final project. Prospective students would find a background in statistics useful and that reviewing the outside materials would help them prepare for each class.

Students found this course to be wel -organized. Most thought the use of pre-class videos and availability of recordings of lectures was particularly valuable. Students were the least enthusiastic about quizzes in the course which they thought represented too large a portion of the course’s final grade. Students thought that the course would be most improved by the addition of a textbook. Students felt it would be most valuable for potential participants to know that previous experience in statistics would be helpful. They also noted that the course has an optional final.