Stephanie D' Auria

SOC30 · SOC1 · SOC2 · WS1 · WS10 · GSS10 · 33 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 89/100
RMP rating: 4.2/5
Take again: 86.21%
Difficulty: 2.4

The decision

if you can keep up with weekly posts and reading; plan service hours early in SOC2.

Best fit · Effort For RewardExtra credit queenOpen-note examsFree textbookService learning (SOC2)Clear study guides

Most students find her sociology classes easy As with free texts, study guides, and open-note exams.
Weekly discussion boards and , and SOC2 adds service-learning hours.
A few students criticize pacing, organization, or , but overall recommendation remains strong.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Many students report easy As from doing DBs, study guides, and , with abundant A grades reported.

Both formats feel grade-friendly; online SOC2 needs service hours planned early.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

Material is approachable intro sociology, but and .

Online emphasizes reading/DBs; and .

Is attendance flexible?

MustTake

88/100

and repeated praise for kindness, clarity, free texts, and outweigh minority complaints.

Online and few strong negatives.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

80/100

, and frequent make grades very recoverable.

Format shift

A small minority call her a tough grader in SOC2/WS, but .

Workload

Moderate

56/100

Weekly discussion boards, reading, exams, and occasional service learning create steady but not crushing work.

Format shift

Online 8-week terms and SOC2 service hours feel heavier than basic in-person SOC1.

Teaching experience

Good

84/100

Students praise enthusiasm, accessibility, interesting DBs, and .

Format shift

Online praise focuses on communication and modules; in-person praise focuses on lectures and passion.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Weekly DBs and and a final paper rather than pure exam or .

Format shift

Online details exams plus DBs; , and tests.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person classes are interactive and often easy with , and generous , though a few call lectures talky or tests tricky.

Main concern

and lectures can feel long or boring.

What students said

“ and are not hard at all.”
SOC1

“She is a very great professor. Class is easy.”
SOC1

“she's rude, and she never replies your emails. The .”
WS10

Remote format

Online

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online sections are usually straightforward modules with weekly DBs, open-book/open-note exams, free textbooks, and ; service learning appears in SOC2.

Main concern

Reading load and service-learning hours can pile up in short 8-week terms.

What students said

“A really esay online course. Dr. D'Auria is awesome!”
SOC2

“ , but if you thoroughly write through your study guide... you're golden.”
SOC2

“Do the work, and it's an easy A.”
SOC2

Exam style

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Multiple students say exams are open notes or open book with study guides and manageable difficulty.

Open bookOpen notesStudy guidesNot cumulativeMC plus short essay

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

84/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and straightforward tests with study guides, plus occasional claims of tricky questions.

Open notesStudy guidesStraightforward tests

“ and are not hard at all.”
SOC1

“ and easy”
SOC1

“the ”
WS10

Online

Online exams are repeatedly described as open book/open note with study guides; no webcam or Lockdown Browser is clearly proven.

Open bookOpen noteStudy guidesMC and essay items

“ , but if you thoroughly write through your study guide with the names of the chapters you found the information, you're golden.”
SOC2

“Not difficult if you complete the study guide.”
SOC2

“2 exams which have both MC and essay q's.”
SOC2

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Do the work, and it's an easy A.”
Voice snapshots generated from 33 reviews (19 online, 14 in , and service-learning load. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

84/100

“I love this professor! I've taken a couple of online classes with her.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

88/100

“ .”

📗 Easy A Path

82/100

“Read and finish the assignments and you'll get an A”

📝 Student-Friendly Exams

84/100

“ and are not hard at all.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

shes very enthusiastic abt what she does
Dr. and understanding
Her lectures are interested and far from dull

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

A really esay online course
easy A
With , it was an easy but interesting class

Theme 3

📚 About Workload & Materials

lots of reading but the textbook is free
Lots of Discission Boards
Provides

Theme 4

⚠️ Minority Concerns

Terrible pacing of the
Three exams in 8 weeks, and they are VERY hard
she just talks and talks

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

33 detailed reviews spanning years, both formats, consistent free-text and open-note themes, and .

Inside 33 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 520

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1 out of 52

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

28 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 21

B range

B+ 2 · B 2

C range

No reported values

D range

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1

Stephanie D' Auria

x x x x x x x if you can keep up with weekly posts and reading; plan service hours early in SOC2.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Recommended

MustTake

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

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🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation Rate

📗 Easy A Path

📝 Student-Friendly Exams

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📚 About Workload & Materials

⚠️ Minority Concerns

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you can keep up with weekly posts and reading; plan service hours early in SOC2.