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Sociology

John Dougherty

ETHNS300 · ETHNS350 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
71/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
70%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

Take Dougherty if you can keep up with and writing; it is an easy grade for and a trap for procrastinators.

Best fit · Effort For RewardReading HeavyPaper After PaperEasy If You WriteFew Graded TasksLenient On Mechanics
  • Content is often called easy, but and .
  • Grades usually rest on a small set of writing tasks, research papers, or .
  • Most students recommend him if they stay proactive; a few fail after falling behind or clashing on AI flagging and Canvas structure.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

If you complete the readings and and many students report A or A+; skipping the volume is how people fail.

Online and the as easy once done; online has more failure stories when students fall behind.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Intellectual difficulty is low for most, but the concepts alone.

Online students stress reading volume more than conceptual hardness; the .

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

88/100

Nearly all reviews mark attendance not mandatory, fitting an online writing-focused design.

Evidence is almost entirely from online sections; the .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Most writers who stay on top of , while a minority warn about workload, structure, or .

Online opinions range from love to F grades; the .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

Students say he is lenient, accepts late work, and does not nitpick grammar, though a few call him a .

Format shift

In person highlights late-work acceptance; online is mostly lenient with a and AI-flag notes.

Workload

Heavy

24/100

Long weekly readings and even when assignment count is low.

Format shift

Online is the main source of and paper complaints; the in-person section still assigns multi-page responses.

Teaching experience

Good

76/100

Students call him caring and , though Canvas structure and canceled meetings frustrate some.

Format shift

Online praises care and feedback; in person calls him amazing but notes many canceled meetings.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

18/100

Grades come from reading responses, weekly essays, research papers, and .

Format shift

Online is almost pure papers; in and final.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

One recent in-person ETHNS300 review describes super easy reading responses and .

Main concern

Single review limits confidence; meetings were often canceled.

What students said

“he gave us 5 rsuper easy reading responses 3 pages each based off of assigned readings and 2 take home midterms and as the reading responses.”
ETHNS300

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online ETHNS courses are reading- and writing-heavy with ; stay current or risk falling behind.

Main concern

some, and at least one AI-flagging failure report.

What students said

“Insane amounts of and has other classes to account for.”
ETHNS350
“Quite literally, one of the easiest classes ever with a ”
ETHNS300
“The grade for the class consists entirely of 8 research papers.”
ETHNS350

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and papers rather than proctored closed-book exams.

Take-Home MidtermsTake-Home FinalReading ResponsesWriting Heavy

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

84/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

midterms and final similar to those responses.

Take-Home MidtermsTake-Home FinalReading Responses
“2 take home midterms and as the reading responses. Hes very lenient and accepts late work so easy A+!”
ETHNS300

Online

Online assessment centers on essays, research papers, and .

Research PapersWeekly EssaysFew Assignments
“The grade for the class consists entirely of 8 research papers.”
ETHNS350
“ and a .”
ETHNS350

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Quite literally, one of the easiest classes ever with a :however, there were so , and it can be easy to get behind.”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 reviews, mostly online ethnic studies writing courses, with . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching & Care

76/100

“John is great”

📚 Workload Reality

24/100

“Insane amounts of and has other classes to account for.”

📝 Easy Writing Path

78/100

“This class is one of the easiest classes I took so far.”

👍 Recommendation

72/100

“ !!”

Theme 1

📖

  • Get ready to spend majority time on this one class
  • so
  • 8 writing consist of and one mid-term and the

Theme 2

📈 About Grades

  • Hes very lenient and accepts late work so easy A+!
  • because he doesn't grade on grammers.
  • as long as you stay on top of all of the reading and writing, you'll do fine

Theme 3

🧩 About Course Structure

  • No modules were used so you had to use each weeks announcement
  • this class is easy to forget about
  • he did cancel alot of meetings

Data context

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Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Ten reviews with strong online detail but and some grade extremes reduce overall certainty.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

ETHNS3506 reviews
ETHNS3004 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 2 · A 5

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values