Karen Kampen - University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB

Professor: Karen Kampen

Department: Social Science

College: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: SOC1200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

An amazing and hilarious prof! Shes so enthusiastic about what she teaches and is a very kind and caring woman. I wouldve found the material very boring if I didnt have her as my prof. I highly recommend taking one of her courses.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: SOC1200
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Karen was one of the kindest profs I've had. She is very considerate and will take the time to explain or clarify. She cares about her students and is genuinely passionate about sociology. Her tests do have a lecture exclusive component, so attendance is important. Textbook readings important too. Great 6 credit hour class.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: SOC1200
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Some say she goes through slides too quick but she has a lot to cover and she uploads the slides to umlearn on Sundays or at least the day before class. Print or download them and add any whiteboard or verbal notes as you go along (class exclusive notes, don't skip!). She encourages class discussion. Guest speakers, videos, and fun activities.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: SOC1200
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Great professor and super nice person. Her tests are over two days: 1 part on textbook material, and 1 part on lecture material, and they're not that hard. Don't miss class since answering Tophat questions count for marks. She's very passionate about the subject and brings in guest speakers and shows us cool documentaries.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: SOC1200
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Karen is a lovely person and a great professor! She is very understanding and obviously loves what she teaches and appreciates classroom participation. Her lectures are on relevant and interesting topics, and she makes sure to invite guest speakers, watch documentaries, and encourage classroom discussion. Take this course with her if you can!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: SOC1200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

She's so nice and her lectures are fairly straight forward. She has two day exams; 1 day for textbook stuff and 1 day for only lecture material, so go to the lectures. Her participation mark is on tophat so if you miss a class doing tophat, you lose marks. There's online quizzes for textbook material if you miss you loose marks

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: SOC1200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Tbh the whole TopHat as well as Revel quizzes resulting in 45% of the grade is NOT needed. Tests only made up 65% of the class whereas the rest was relied upon in class usage of an APP (I mean, seriously?????) and weekly online quizzes which again was not on UMLearn, but a separate site. Expensive, time consuming. Don't do it people.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: SOC1200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Karen is a solid professor for sociology. She is a bit unorganized at times but the class is pretty straight forward. Attending lectures and reading and taking notes from the textbook is a must if you want to do well in this course. She also provides practice questions and she is friendly and genuinely cares about her students.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: SOC1200
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Super nice person and hilarious in class. Likes to show videos related to the topic to better our understanding. Explains concepts well, and clearly states what's to be expected on tests and in the rest of the course.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: SOC1200
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I really liked Karen, both as a professor, and as a person! She made sociology an interesting, enjoyable course. My one complaint is that on tests, very obscure questions from the textbook are asked, and often they were extremely irrelevant to the subject being discussed. Aside from that, she's very approachable and accessible outside of class.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: SOC2290
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I took SOC2290 with her in the spring and loved her. She was always willing to answer questions and she answers emails quickly. Her tests are a mix of multiple choice and long answer. She is an easy marker, I barely studied for the tests and ended up with an A. Would recommend going to class because she tests on things she mentions only in class.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: SOC2290
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Biggest pet peeve is that she skips the slide before you finish writing. Blabs on off topic for most of the class, making it easy to pay less attention. Shes is really nice but cant look past the skipping of the slides with no time to write.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: SOC1200
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

As a first year university student last year, she made me feel so excited for everything. I thought she was absolutely amazing. Very kind and such a sweetheart. Often moved test dates and deadlines to make it work for everyone. Was very considerate. Very enthusiastic, I loved coming to class. Recommended her to all my friends taking SOC classes!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: SOC1200
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

If you're looking for the easiest 6 credit hour class ever, look no further. Kampen is a good prof, however, the material (in my opinion) wasn't very interesting, so at times made paying attention a bit difficult. Genuinely cares about students and how they're faring through the duration of the course - known to postpone tests for more study time

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: SOC1200
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Did not preform the daily basic things a prof needs to successfully teach. Was often late, unorganized and off topic. Tests were way to hard and questions on tests were unrelated. I did not feel I was given a fair chance in this course due to her teaching methods and unreliability. Often tests had questions no one got correct.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: SOC1200
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She wasn't a terrible prof at all, but I disliked how much of the exams were based on the textbook material. Especially some extraneous details that really don't have much to do with anything. She tends to ramble on about nothing, and was not alway the most aware of the time. She either showed up late to lectures, just on time or ended class late.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: SOC1200
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

My favourite professor at the U of M. She is a sweetheart and I enjoy going to her class. The tests were easy if you read the textbook and showed up to class. Lots of practice questions as well. The end of the year assignment is an amazing assignment.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: SOC2290
• 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:

She's really unclear when she's explaining things - she takes very simple topics and complicates them. Very approachable outside of class (and you're going to need to, to unscramble her notes).

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: SOCA14
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I'm a mature student who just took her class. Her weekly quizzes were easy, as long as you read the chapter before class. She can ramble, but her lectures are generally interesting. As long as you attend class and pay attention, and re-read the class slides/notes, you'll do fine.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: SOC2290
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Great prof. Makes research methods bearable. Always smiling and friendly. Tests are ok so long as you do the practice questions