Professor: Kim Weeden
Department: Sociology
College: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: SOC2208
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Her preparatory essay questions are horrible. Terribly vague and unclear and so open ended that you wouldn't understand what to expect.
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: SOC2208
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Weeden is HILARIOUS. She manages to get her point across while keeping the lecture light. Her exams are essay-based, so she will give you 5-7 essay prompts in advance, 2 will be on the exam, and you write one of the 2. If you pre-write and incorporate both lecture and readings you will do fine. Amazing class-would take again!
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: SOC2208
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Following an early comment, Kim is an excellent lecturer, but not the best *teacher.* She is tremendously engaging and a clear expert but she provides MANY explanations for phenomena and blows through them quickly which makes retaining material much more difficult. For exams, you're basically expected to know everything she talked about + readings.
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: SOC2208
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Professor Weeden is incredible. She is engaging, thorough, funny, as nice as can be. I HIGHLY recommend taking this class, especially if it fulfills a requirement. The material taught is tremendously important and relevant, and this course will make you a more informed citizen. See previous ratings for the grading policy; it's more than fair.
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: SOC2208
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Kim is a really nice professor, she sympathizes with students which is evident from the fact that she lets you take 3 out of 4 exams and gives you the test questions in advance (5-6 of them, then 2 are on the exam, you choose 1). She's one of those people you want to be friends with. I'd take the class if it fulfills a requirement for sure.
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: SOC2208
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Professor Weeden is an extremely engaging lecturer, but I found the class to be poorly structured. We only met twice a week and no other examination was given other than the 3-4 prelims. Due to this, I found myself often slacking and putting other classes before this one. She assigns a lot of readings, but you can get by without doing most.
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: SOC2208
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
One of the best lecturers at cornell (not one of the best *teachers*, though). Her tests allow you to select 1 of 2 essay questions from a pool of 5-7 she supplies ahead of time. DL the class notes, skim the readings, make & memorize essay outlines, and you're golden. But actually going to lecture is recommended; she's very engaging.
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: SOC2208
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
You dont have to do the readings as long as you go to class. She gives you the essay questions before the exam. I suggest taking the class with a group of friends and writing the essays before the exams.
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: SOC2208
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Gives 7 detailed essay questions in advance. Puts two on the exam and you choose one. She goes through the complex lectures REALLY fast and there is no takenote. Review sessions dont help much. She tricks you by saying she posts notes online but purposely deletes all the key concepts from the blackboard version so u'll come to class.
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: SOC208
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Actually, this semester you have to take 2 prelims/a final. She gives you about 8 possible essay questions ahead of time, but this means you have to prepare 8 detailed outlines, then remember them. Exhausting! I'm doing well in the class, but the prelim studying is terrible. Also,the TA fails at life/is in charge of grading. Weeden is great though!
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: SOC208
- 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:
Very easy you choose whether to take 3 prelims or 4 everything is really straightforward and she gives out the essay questions in advance, and gives you a choice of questions to answer.
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: SOC208
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
She is a horrible lecturer who reads directly from the slides with far too much text. She should just hand out notes and tell her students to memorize them the night before the test to do well. Don't take this class.
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: SOC208
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This class is amazing. And she is a great lecturer as well. Grading is fair, and you will do well so long as you prepare for the exams.
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: SOC208
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Don't need to do the readings at all just go to class and the review sessions, and with some studying you'll be fine. She's a great teacher, really cares about the material and does a great job explaining some of the more dense readings. Very funny. Quite, um, "obvious" political views are sometimes injected; that would be the only negative for me
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: SOC208SOC221
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
She is extremely approachable. Professor Weeden is organized and an insightful lecturer. I recommend her classes.
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: SOC208
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Excellent professor. Keeps the class engaged throughout. Going to class means studying is minimal, with only the relevant papers to read. Excellent teacher, and excellent class.
Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: SOC208
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Very clear, an expert in her field, and approachable. Keep up with the readings and avoid last minute studying as there is a lot of material. Going to class really helps. Definitely an interesting lower level class.
Rating # 18
Overview:
- Course: SOCINEQUALITY
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
No Comments
Rating # 19
Overview:
- Course: SOC208
- Grade Received: A-
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
LOVE her- so funny and amazing, great class
Rating # 20
Overview:
- Course: SOC208
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This class is enjoyable, interesting and not that hard. The lecture notes are all online, so there really is no reason to attend class. The course reader (the one book for the class) is big, but don't be scared. All the reading need only be skimmed before the exams, which are also not that hard.
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