Sean Lauer - University of British Columbia

Professor: Sean Lauer

Department: TBD

College: University of British Columbia

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: SOCI354
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Good prof, loves discussion. You don't have to attend but participation does worth a bit. Kind of tough on papers

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: SOCI328
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Sean was incredibly kind and helpful. He really cared and ensured us we would do well. His jokes were the same but they never got old. He is a really funny guy and would always make the class laugh. I wish more profs were like him. Marking was kinda tricky though. However, I would definitely take another class.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: SOCI328
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

If you have to take SOCI 328 then TAKE IT WITH SEAN. He made a boring class like statistics interesting and his lectures were always fun. He is also super helpful out of class, in office hours and through email.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: SOCI354
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Brilliant prof, very fun class. Not too hard if you apply yourself, just give yourself time for the papers. Would take again!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: SOCI354
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great Prof! Really kind and supportive, tries to make classes interesting. Attendance is not mandatory.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: SOCI217
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is really funny and nice. So adorable!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: SOCI328
• 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:

I had both for Soci 328 and 354. He's an amazing prof, he tries to make the material interesting by cracking jokes and applying them to useful concepts. However, I would definitely say Soci 328 was a better class! There are too many readings for 354, the class is just based on discussion.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: SOC328
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I was terrified to take a statistics course as I hadn't taken math since grade 10. Sean really takes an interest in making sure his students understand the material, and he creates "activities" for every week which practice the material learned. If you have an option to take Sean for Stats, DO IT.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: SOCI354
• 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:

Exam Q's out of X but do not need X amount of points. Giving you full marks is up to him - no explanation given. 100% discussion based but he doesn't even structure it in any way. Everything I learnt was from peers - he gave no notes/etc. He's biased to those who participate. Good contributions make class interesting but otherwise useless course.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: SOCI217
• 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:

He is one of the most engaging professors i've ever had! He's so passionate about sociology and has a great sense of humor! Super nice and friendly as well! Professor Lauer took a dry subject and made it fun to learn!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: SOCI354
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I really like this class.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: SOCI331
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great class! I thought lectures were interesting and engaging. I really improved my public speaking skills

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: SOC354
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

love the guy. has a subtle sense of humor which i find hilarious. lectures are interesting- although I admit I didn't go to all of them. really mellow atmosphere in the class

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: SOCI354
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

he's nice, and sometimes really funny but i wouldn't take the class again.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HIST354
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

he's completely useless. he never replies to my emails. he expects you to go out of your way and find 35 odd articles online and print them out. each article is atleast 20 odd pages. class attendance was very poor. I do regret taking this class. even though I participate a lot, I find his discussions dumbfounded and repetitive

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: SOCI380
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Attendance for his class was terrible. Online webct was supposed to be a big part of the course but was a total joke. His expectations for each assignment are incredibly vague and you rarely know exactly what he's looking for. Final Projects were NOT marked by the end of the final exam so no idea how I did on that.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: FMST238
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Avoid this class if you can. His class lectures are never on topic. Exams questions are all written, kinda ambiguous. Doesn't use the textbook much. You never know what he wants, he asks you to hand called assignments but you don't know if he actually marks them. He would ask you to write down a blurp in class, and just hand it in.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: SOCI354
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He is really a nice pro. You can score very high by 1.not even attending one lecture 2.hand in the assignment even 10 days late than the due date 3.just read the meterials one night before the test Strongly reconmanded if you need a GPA boost He is helpful outside class too. But not a good lecturer except nod his head and says "yes yes yes..."

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: SOCI380
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Sean definitely tries to make the class interesting, but it can be painful at times. I don't recommend thisclass if it is not required. Assignments are super long and expectations are VERY vague. Exam is hard...

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: SOC328
• 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:

I really liked his class, and he's really willing to help you out if you need it. It was an early class so I didn't go all that often, but he definitely did his best to make lectures interesting.