Stephen Hartmark - Towson University, Towson, MD

Professor: Stephen Hartmark

Department: Social Science

College: Towson University, Towson, MD

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

professor hartmark was very enthusiastic with his lectures but they made absolutely no sense. you NEED to read the textbook or else you will not pass. I do not recommend this teacher.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Hartmark took a very interesting course and made it very boring in my opinion. His lectures often ran off topic, and if he didn't grade attendance, really all you would need to pass the class is the textbook, the powerpoints that he puts on blackboard, and google. He's okay, but I would take with a different professor if possible.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

His lectures are easy to understand, and he teaches with enthusiasm. The exams were pretty hard in the beginning, but most of the students brought it up. Take notes on his lectures, and read textbook. Just one paper, and he guides you through it

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

His class does not require much effort. Just read the book religiously and read the slides because he bases his exams off of it, raise your hand and comment a couple times to show you're not asleep, and come to class (extra credit). As for the camera in the back, I haven't had any issues and I didn't pay attention much. He gives a lot of EC too

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Made this class so much harder than it needed to be. Attendance is part of your grade and sitting in lecture does little/nothing to prepare you for his tests. Avoid if you're looking for an easy A.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: SOCI101
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

his lectures make no sense at all and powerpoint are also very vague

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: SOCI351
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He can be a little difficult to understand, as he jumps around with his lectures. But a caring and understanding professor who is passionate about his class.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Nice guy but his lectures do not help to understand the material. The textbook is put to good use because all of his tests are based out of the book. He does look at the camera in the back and takes points off so Beware!!! Overall an average class but a lot of self-taught stuff.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

BE AWARE!! He looks at the camera in the back of the room and will take points off your grade if you're doing other work!!! WORSE LECTURES EVER!! The only way you can not fail is by reading the ENTIRE book.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Hartmark is a great guy, but his lectures were awful. I didn't understand anything he said, in fact it made me more confused on the subject. The tests were one of the hardest things I've ever done. 5-6 page paper, plus a lot of Blackboard posts.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: SOCI249
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Hartmark is a caring guy. However, hes lectures about nothing and makes zero sense. The material is straight forward but his lectures will just leave you confused. The exams have nothing to do with what he mentions during the lectures and are vague enough to create issues even if you read the book seconds before the exam.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

As a freshman 1st semester, I was put into this class and figured I would just take him because I did not know any better. However, I wish I had dropped him when I had the chance and found a different professor because his lectures do not make any sense and his tests are extremely difficult, which are worth a large portion of the grade.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: SOCI249
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

3 exams that are really hard but you can improve your grade by doing well on the course paper and doing the blackboard posts. he has review sessions that help too.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: SOCI249
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

there are 3 exams, a course paper, 5 bb post and a student exchange paper. the exams are really hard bc its based on exactly what you read in the book. he helps you by having review sessions on what will be on the test. you get a month to do the course paper. its easy to get distracted, he has a monotone voice but it cracks sometimes.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• 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 very caring guy. I am a science major and plan to go to medical school and Dr. Hartmark has been so supportive and encouraging! His lectures are engaging and I learned a lot from his course. Take him if you have the chance!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is always there to help you. He is very accommodating to students. He is a genuinely nice person and cares about students education.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Their are 3 exams and then your final exam. All four of them weren't about the study questions he gave us. You just need to know everything about each chapter you read or you won't do good. But he is always their to help! I 100% recommend you to at least see him once a week and go over the chapters you read, it will help u a lot on the exams!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: SOCI311
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He really isn't as bad as everyone on here says. I took him at Towson fall 16 for soci 311. He does ramble and make it hard to follow but but the work was minimal. We had no text just a reading summary done every week and one 12 page paper due at the end of the semester.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• 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:

He's a really nice guy and very lenient but a terrible teacher. His lectures are very hard to follow, half the time i don't know what he's talking about. Tests are hard because you don't really know what to study. Avoid if you can

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: SOCI101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He has a wonderful personality, but his teaching style is very hard to follow. His thought pattern is very scattered. However, the examples he uses in class showed up on the tests. You must also read the textbook in order to do well on the tests. A lot of class time was spent talking about our postings, which became repetitive & wasted time.