Tim Gongaware - University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

Professor: Tim Gongaware

Department: TBD

College: University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: SOC330SOC390
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Gongaware's courses have really easy writing requirements compared to most other Sociology classes. SOC 390 requires one page per week and SOC 330 requires one discussion post and 2 replies a week. There is a lot of reading but he goes over most if it in class and really makes sure that everyone understands it.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: SOC330
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Dr. G is a fun professor who loves sociology and helping students learn to love it as well. He really cares about his job and it shows. I would 100% recommend taking him if you have the chance. We had 3 exams, all online and pretty easy if you do the readings and go to class.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: SOC390
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. G is fantastic. He makes you feel validated and respected as a student. He never talks down to anyone. He keeps his lecturing as interesting as possible (it's still theory) and tries to engage students in the discussion. You can tell he puts his heart into his work and really wants to connect with the students. Take him!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: SOC110
• 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:

Dr. G is hilarious! He likes to tell personal stories which helps you remember the material. The lectures can get long and boring, but that's because the class is an hour and a half. There are only three exams total, all of which are online. There are also two projects. The only downfall to this is that you can't lose more than 13 points for an A

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: SOC110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Although the lectures get long, I found the content boring rather than the professor. I loved having him; he made things personal with stories which helped me remember certain info and why things happened the way they did (critical to sociology). He thrives off of bantering with students and their participation. 10/10 would DEFINITELY recommend.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: SOC110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I find that the lectures get boring, but Gongaware is hilarious. You have 3 exams, which are all online and 2 projects which are pretty easy. He's not a hard grader and I never read the book but do well on the tests. Would recommend if you're looking for a class to fulfill gen eds.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: SOC330
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. G is the man! I took this course online over J-term, but he was still very helpful. Read the instructions and do exactly what he is asking for, and it is an easy A.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: SOC390
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Gongaware is a cool professor. He's really funny and will always listen to you. Although the course starts out rough, you'll definitely get the flow of it.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: SOC390
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. G does an excellent job of making students feel validated and important to lectures. Allowed lecture to get derailed from time to time simply because we had a strong interest in a topic and he enjoyed seeing us work with the material. Great use of examples and doesn't ask you for too much. You get out what you put into this class.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: SOC110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great teacher when it comes to keeping lectures interesting and engaging. If you have questions he is easily approachable and will do his best to answer the question

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: SOC110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Take his SOC 110 class! I loved going to his classes. Most days he told stories that made this class great.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: SOC110
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

There is three exams, all online, and two one page single spaced papers. I didn't read the book once or any of the assigned readings and did just fine. You do need to study for the exams, but if you take notes you should be fine. He can get sidetracked and sometimes the lectures aren't that engaging.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: SOC103
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Gongaware was a very good professor. His tests are all online and only two one page papers. Lectures can get long and boring but some of the material is interesting. Just do the review guides and you'll be fine.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: SOC390
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

A fantastic professor. I wasn't looking forward to SOC theory at all and with Dr. G it quickly became my favorite class of the semester. He is passionate Sociology and wants to see his students succeed. He treats you like adults and gives it to you straight. Great guy. Would take him again and recommend him without a doubt.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: SOC110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Not hard. What you are supposed to do for projects may seem difficult, but as long as you just cover exactly what it says in the directions, you'll get 100% on them. Tests are online, recommend reading the chapter only before test, do not need to otherwise. Super approachable and very understanding! Class can be boring, but worth going! TAKE HIM!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: SOC110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He was a nice guy, but not my favorite professor. His tests were online, but I never felt like I had enough time. His expectations on assignments were unclear, which made it difficult to get an A.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: SOC110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This class isn't too bad. His tests can be a bit tricky, but they are all online which is nice. I would not recommend procrastinating on the projects, they are not hard but they can be time consuming. He tends to go off on weird tangents so sometimes we only get through 2 slides in class, but overall he is fairly entertaining, I'd recommend him :)

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: SOC110
• 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:

Dr. G is a very funny and approachable guy. He is interesting in his lecture but it is very hard to follow what he is saying sometimes. He is kind of scattered in his lecture and it is hard to remember everything from lecture. Sometimes you find the book more interesting than his lectures.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: SOC110
• 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:

Dr. Gongaware is a really nice and funny guy! Swears a lot which can be entertaining. However, his lectures drag on FOREVER and seem scatterbrained at times. No offense to him, but I learned more from reading the textbook than listening in class. I found him hard to pay attention to a lot of the time and he can be unclear about assignments.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: SOC110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

awesome guy! very easy to listen to. drops quite a few 'f bombs' which always spices the discussion up. tests are online and papers aren't bad. take him if you can!