Brian Aldrich - Winona State University, Winona, MN

Professor: Brian Aldrich

Department: Sociology

College: Winona State University, Winona, MN

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: SOCIOLOGY
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Brian's class can get boring, but I think he is kind of funny sometimes. Otherwise he is a great professor for an easy A, he told my class he gives out a lot of A's because he doesn't want to ruin anyones future! With this being said, the tests are graded on a curve (if you get 2850 before the curve, thats an A with the curve)! I recommend him!!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: SOC216
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I'm not sure why everyone is giving Professor Aldrich such a bad rap, he's a really nice guy, and has interesting stories. Yes, he can be a harsh grader, but he gives so much extra credit, and he lets you take his exams over again. He can be boring to listen to, but overall not a bad Professor.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: SOC216
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He grades harshly. It is easy to fall asleep in his class. He babbles and quotes himself. Not a very good teacher, but he is a nice guy.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: SOC212
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He does not know how to teach. He cannot grade anything correctly and is stubborn when it comes to correcting tests again when he grades things wrong. He is boring and cant even explain what he's trying to say. All you do is basically write papers about the 4 units.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: SOC150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He is very knowledgeable on the subject however he is boring and hard to understand. Tests are open book/notes/internet but they are really long. The class has a huge curve so it is easy to get a good grade.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: SOC151
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He is not much of a teacher but it's easy to get an A due to the curves. If you actually want to learn something, do not take his class. He knows a lot but doesn't know how to explain it. But he is a very nice man and gives out good grades.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: SOC150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He's honestly an older guy that has a lot of experience, but doesn't make a good teacher. He'll give you plenty of extra credit opportunities and gives crazy curves. This semester he even let people use their computers and books for tests. Read the book, pay attention, go to class etc. If you want to actually learn, go with someone else.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: SOC150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Super easy class he rounds test scores down a ton. You have to be dumb to not get at least a B.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: SOC438
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He is a nice person outside the classroom but thats the only thing. Vary hard to follow in class and he rambles on about things that don't matter. Don't take his classes they are vary boring. Also he is prehistoric and use overhead projection that are in all caps and don't make sense

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: POLS120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He is very smart, but has no idea how to teach it. You have 6 point quizzes on each chapter about every week, but thats what you have been talking about for the class period. His Tests are very difficult, does to a curve but still very hard. VERY VERY BORING. rambles about stuff that you have no idea what he is talking about.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: SOC210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Very smart guy who has done many things (visited many places, written books) but he struggles explaining things on a level that students would understand. His notes are just there, no organization. every week 6 point vocab quiz (easy points) exams 100 questions but open note/book/laptop. dont be fooled exams super hard! none does too well. not fav

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: SOC377
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Wonderful professors! Kind of a hard course, but he curves the class one whole letter grade! Awesomely helpful, and a super nice down-to-earth guy! Take him if you can, it's a fun experience and you'll enjoy him being your professor, lots of (claimsmaking) papers but pretty easy overall and only graded on a scale of 12! Take this class :)

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: SOC000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Hes a nice man, but i could not pay attention to his class. It was pretty old school.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: SOC150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Professor Aldrich is a wonderful professor who loves the field of sociology. I will admit that he can be really monotone on some of his lectures but he does approach the concepts in a feasible way. Very tough tests but very lenient curve. As long as you try somewhat you will do satisfactory.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: SOC100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Possibly one of my alltime favorite teachers, don't understand the hate he gets.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: SOC150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He goes off on a lot of random tangents and is really hard to follow during lecture...and boring. His test are really hard but the quizes every class period are really easy so you get points there. Avoid if you can.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: SOC150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Really boring but huge curve. Passable class.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: SOC150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I really didn't care much for Professor Aldrich's teaching style at all. He's hard to follow in class and there's usually a short quiz or a write-up for every class period. The thing that made this class tolerable was that he curves his tests to the class average, which has been between 55 and 65 for our tests so far, helping your grade immensely.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: SOC120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Really boring class and he can be VERY hard to follow for notes. Usually has daily quizzes or write-ups. Overall my opinion is that if I had one hour left to live I would spend it in this class because it would feel like forever.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: SOC2
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

At first I didn't like the way he taught the class, but I've decided that soicology is such a broad topic that it's nearly impossible to talk about one thing without getting on another topic. I give him credit for teaching the class because it takes a lot of work to understand the material.