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Sociology

M Carpenter

SOC12 · PSY1 · INOVATION · SOCIOLOGY · SOC1 · SOC2 · SOCIO1 · SOCSOC · SOCIO2 · 34 lifetime ratings

AI rating
42/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

Only take him if you will read every chapter hard and use ; skip if .

Best fit · Self Taught ProTest HeavyRead the BookExtra Credit LifelineOff-Topic LecturesSelf-Teach Required
  • Grades rest almost entirely on multi-chapter tests with occasional pop quizzes and end-of-term .
  • Many say lectures wander into personal stories, so .
  • Online sections draw , and no test review.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

An A is reachable if you read thoroughly and use , but and unforgiving without study.

Online is more chaotic and timed; in .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

38/100

Heavy multi-chapter reading and concepts are basic sociology.

Both formats demand textbook mastery; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

Many tags and comments say skip class and you will not pass, and .

; online has less seat-time talk but still structured deadlines.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

Take-again rate is about one third and .

Some in-person students like him; online reviews are more negative overall.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

, and offset otherwise harsh test-only grading.

Format shift

appears in both formats; .

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Little homework but and .

Format shift

but brutal timed quizzes; in .

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Personality can be engaging, yet many say lectures are off-topic and you learn from the book alone.

Format shift

; online often called disorganized.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Nearly all grades come from several .

Format shift

Both online and in .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

31 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In person he is often called funny or cool but off-topic; grades are test-driven, reading-heavy, with and .

Main concern

while and go on tangents.

What students said

“You have to teach yourself so GET THE BOOK.”
SOC12
“The class is based ”
SOC1
“ on the powerpoints.”
SOC2

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

one easy test-and-quiz path, and no feedback.

Main concern

, and inconsistent time limits.

What students said

“ . Grade and a few quizzes.”
SOC2
“This is the . Mr. Carpenter is the .”
SOC12
“Some tests had 45 q's w/20 min to complete-others 35 q's w/1.5 hrs to complete.”
SOC12

Exam style

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; online timed quizzes can be severe, while and reading-based.

Test heavyLong multi-chapter examsPop quizzesTimed online quizzesLowest test droppedExtra credit

Assessment risk

Strict

36/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person grades rest on long multi-chapter , and end .

Multi-chapter examsPop quizzesLowest score droppedArgue for pointsExtra credit
“ , but if you read the book you'll be fine. There is and .”
SOC12
“Grade based on about 5 tests only and replaced the lowest score with the .”
SOC1
“My class chose the 3 chapter tests and there were around 70 questions each time.”
SOC12

Online

and no review of wrong answers.

Timed quizzesNo test reviewInconsistent time limitsFew graded items
“The quizzes are 35 q's/35 mins.”
SOC12
“You can not see what you did wrong on the .”
SOC12
“Some tests had 45 q's w/20 min to complete-others 35 q's w/1.5 hrs to complete.”
SOC12

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“You have to teach yourself so GET THE BOOK.”

Voice snapshots generated from 34 reviews (3 online, 31 in and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

48/100

“I feel like I learned more about his friends and ex girlfriends than any of the material.”

👍 Recommendation

34/100

“ .”

📚

38/100

“Grade solely based on 5-6 tests, adds lowest score to the final.”

💻 Online Risk

25/100

“This is the . Mr. Carpenter is the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He goes off on tangents and hardly addresses the
  • He's really funny, but he does get off topic
  • Unless you like to teach yourself, this class is just a waste of time

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • easy A for me
  • If you read the book and study vocabulary you will get an A
  • It seems like an easy A at first but it's not

Theme 3

📝

  • BEWARE OF POP QUIZZES
  • , and allows
  • you turn it all in at the end of the semester

Data context

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Analysis sample

34

Recent reviews read by the AI

34

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-four reviews across many years with , and mixed teaching quality.

Inside 34 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 58
3 out of 510
2 out of 55
1 out of 54

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

6

A 6

B range

1

B 1

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

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