Troy McGinnis - College of Southern Nevada (all campuses), Las Vegas, NV

Professor: Troy McGinnis

Department: Sociology

College: College of Southern Nevada (all campuses), Las Vegas, NV

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

this guy doesn't teach "sociology" he teaches how to write a freaking newspaper. Literally the worst prof I've had so far. Hated this class, did not learn anything. He is not consistent with grading and per him "He will never tell you what he wants from an assignment, you better figure it out on our own".

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This professor is a tough grader and doesn't give very good feedback.. also doesn't give clear assignment instructions. His lectures are verbal and hard to follow, he's hard to take notes from. Will see you outside of class to clarify but you'll probably leave more confused than you came.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Learned a lot from taking this course. I was surprised that I actually liked the journalism project. It was insightful and definitely made me think critically about society. I loved taking his class and would highly recommend taking it. Reading will be required to pass this class so just a heads up!

Rating # 4

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Course was easy, but did not do much.

Rating # 5

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Interesting discussions. Got the subject down to a T. Beg to differ from other comments saying it was an easy A. If you want an A in this class, really have to pay attention.

Rating # 6

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

I personally liked Professor McGinnis. The lectures were interesting to me and insightful. However some people in the class did not feel this way. Only two assignments for the class, a 7 page paper and a two response final online, each worth 100 points which sucked but if you were in class and payed attention shouldn't be that hard.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Very boring lectures, do not need to show up to pass, grades everything last minute but he is a good teacher if you want an easy A

Rating # 8

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

The class seems tedious at the beginning but it's probably to weed out the bums. The class is easy. He does rather students to write in a newsy way, but it gets easier as the semester goes on. Be sure to check canvas before going to class because he cancels. He's an atheist, but talks a lot about religion/church. He's also anti-love and romance.

Rating # 9

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

This class is really easy but boring. If you come and show up, you'll do fine. The assignments are easy but boring as well. Do the assignments and you'll pass. If your the type of person that wants to know a grade for an assignment, don't count on him. He doesn't grade till the end. Overall, really easy A.

Rating # 10

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

McGinnis is okay. He doesn't do much, he just talks the whole time. So this class is very boring. And it feels like a journalism class. There aren't any tests and there were only three 5-point assignments, along with only one main writing assignment. Take his class if you want to be bored, but also have an easy A.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Boring. Talks about a lot of nonsense during class. Barely even had to show up to any of them to know what was going on. Constant news articles like I'm majoring in journalism. Read SO much.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

His thing is to write newsletters. They are definitely hard to begin with, but if you keep going through and ask questions, you'll understand what he's asking of you. Also make sure you take good care of all of your homework files.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

McGinnis had a great personality, but had no sense of professionalism. Never granted a syllabus to my class, and came in an hour late at least three times. You never know where you stand grade wise in the class.

Rating # 14

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Troy is a good professor and you definitely can learn a lot from taking his course, he was off his game and is going through it right now though.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He was going through a divorce, amongst many other personal problems at the time and would often bring those problems to the classroom. He treated lecture like his personal therapy session more often than he taught the subject and as a result I learned more about him than sociology. I wouldn't take him again at least until he gets his life together

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

In my experience he was off his game. He was going through a divorce, was often sick, I think he even just got through depression. Needless to say, he was just awful. We learned nothing in class, we'd just talk and have fun. He often was absent or came like 30 minutes late. Oh and the newsletter was just a pain in the ass. Awesome dude. Meh teacher

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

McGinnis has an easy class if you actually do the work as you go. His newsletter project isn't difficult if you read and do your leads as you go. Go to the workshops (at least one) and the end of the semester is easy. He's more than willing to help & creates an interesting and inviting class. I highly recommend him for SOC 101.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PSY101
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

DON'T freak out about the leads as long as you keep up on it you will get a good grade. It's overwhelming at first but Troy is really there for you so just ask. He can be intimidating but he wants to push you to find the answers. Definitely a character, he gets side tracked but he's really funny and passionate about sociology.

Rating # 19

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Dr. McGinnis is cool. It's difficult to understand his lectures sometimes but some subjects are pretty straight forward. No test. The Newsletter Project is fun/easy. Do your articles ASAP, seriously. A lot of reading/writing. He's hot and funny so that's a plus! Gattaca is a great movie you watch in class. The class is interesting, I enjoyed it! :)

Rating # 20

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Troy is an awesome professor. He is very funny and really tries to get you into the discussions. Make sure you read though, otherwise you are going to be lost. If you have questions he's more than happy to clarify any confusion and always gets right back to me when I e-mail him. I would take his class again if I were going into Sociology!