Mark Swiencicki

SOC2 · 2 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 18/100
RMP rating: 2.0/5
Take again: 0%
Difficulty: 4.5

The decision

Avoid unless you specifically want a rigorous online sociology class and can stay perfectly on pace.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderHeavy readingDisorganized examsDiscussion grammar focusHigh attrition

Both reviews rate quality low and difficulty high for online SOC-2.
Discussions punish grammar and format; .
Students learn a lot but if you fall behind.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

24/100

Reported grades are C+ and B with and high difficulty, not an easy A path.

All evidence is from online reviews; no in-person reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

Students call it the most difficult college class they have taken and hard to catch up after slipping.

All evidence is from online reviews; no in-person reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

88/100

as not mandatory for the online sections.

All evidence is from online reviews; no in-person reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

15/100

Take-again is 0% and students say if you just want credit look elsewhere.

All evidence is from online reviews; no in-person reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

18/100

and discussion posts graded heavily on grammar, format, and quotes.

Format shift

All evidence is from online reviews.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Lots of , and note-taking for .

Format shift

All evidence is from online reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Students learn content but and overall course experience.

Format shift

All evidence is from online reviews.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Textbook classwork, graded discussion posts, and and exams.

Format shift

All evidence is from online reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online SOC-2 feels disorganized , and very hard to recover if you fall behind.

Main concern

Tough grading on grammar and and .

What students said

“The teacher was not organized in well structured.”
SOC-2

“If you fall behind even a little bit, it's super hard to catch back up.”
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Exam style

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Exams rely on lectures and notes; midterms can have duplicate or poorly structured items, and .

Lecture-based examsDisorganized midtermsDiscussion posts graded on grammar

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Online

Online midterms and and can feel disorganized; and format.

Lecture-based examsDisorganized midtermsGrammar-focused discussions

“The teacher was not organized in well structured.”
SOC-2

“Exams are based soley on .”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you want to learn, take the class, but if you just want the credit, look .”
Voice snapshots generated from 2 online reviews, , and low recommendation. Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

28/100

“The teacher was not organized in well structured.”

📚 Workload Pressure

22/100

“If you fall behind even a little bit, it's super hard to catch back up.”

👎 Recommendation

15/100

“if you just want the credit, look .”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

and FORMAT are what he looks at most
overall it was the most difficult college class I've ever taken

Theme 2

📝 About Assessments

or not well structured
Exams are based soley on
Class work from the textbook was good

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

28/100

Evidence confidence

Only two recent online reviews agree on high difficulty and low quality, so confidence is limited by sample size.

Inside 2 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50

4 out of 50

3 out of 50

2 out of 52

1 out of 50

Course coverage

SOC-22 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

No reported values

B range

B 1

C range

C+ 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values