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Prof: Samuel / Winter 2021
Sep 2, 2021
A bird course that requires a little bit more effort. The tests and content aren’t hard but there is a lot of content. The tests are fair and straightforward. The essays are difficult but there are a lot of question to pick from but it is hard to get marks. The textbook quizzes were annoying because many people kept forgetting about them or didn’t complete the whole quiz because the questions were hidden in the textbook, but the questions themselves weren’t hard and you get 3 tries per question. All you need is a 50% to get the mark.
Really long lectures and she talks too slow. Overall she makes good lectures that are detailed and she is useful if you need help for the essays.
Textbook is necessary. Questions from the textbook pop up on the tests and are needed for the essays.
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Prof: Samuel / Winter 2026
Apr 21, 2026
I thought the course was interesting and had good pieces of information that provided useful to my learning. I also enjoyed the format of the class: 4 tests, 2 assignments, a tutorial, and NO final exam, which is very reassuring.
You go over various topics that connect to society. Such as criminology, culture, family, law, politics, and much more. The content is straight forward and helpful for future classes where this class will intersect in.
Professor was fine. She gave good insight on how the tests were going to be like which provided to be helpful. A con I would say is that she does talk fast during lecture, so for future advice: make sure to sit close to the front, stay focused, and take notes as best as you can. Otherwise, I think she was a decent prof. Personally, I think everyone has a preference on how they like their lectures to go, so I think you'd enjoy her class depending on this piece.
1) Textbook is optional: we can use online versions which the prof says is fine, but it is useful in order to complete the assignments 2) No final exam, which is nice! 3) Study for all tests early as possible.
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Prof: Samuel / Winter 2021
Aug 24, 2021
prof was really nice, workload wasn't too bad. Very self directed learning (online)
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Prof: Samuel / Fall 2024
Mar 4, 2025
I enjoyed it, just not the prof
Course is good for any social science, pretty self-explanatory. Very introductory. If you know the theories and how they apply to whatever is discussion you'll be fine.
Prof was fine, I fell asleep a lot because she's very mellow dramatic and just not super entertaining. She mostly would read off the textbook and just bullet point her slides.
READ THE TEXTBOOK. I did the first 3 tests only lecture alone and didn't open the textbook and got between 70-78. Last test I missed a lot of lectures and just read the textbook and got 85. So while you don't need it, I suggest it.