SOC130GC - Her first time teaching this course. Really passionate professor that by no means deserves all the flak she gets from students. Read the assigned articles and go to lecture and you'll be fine. If not, then no dip you'll do bad. And that's your fault not the professors :)

I am really confused by all of the negative ratings. I am so happy that I didn't listen to the ratings as she is one of my favorite professors I have had at UCSB. Lectures were interesting, grading was fair, and she is just a really great person and teacher!! If you are actually engaged in your education please ignore the negative reviews!

I was surprised to see that there's more bad ratings. Kornberg is a very laid-back and kind professor. Her lectures aren't necessary, but it's not bad to go to and there's stuff on the exams that aren't in the textbook. As long as you read the textbooks and take the effort to understand the content, this course is not hard at all.

If you don't have great memorization, don't take this class. She did not give study guides, so it was difficult to focus on a few topics for the exams. Instead, I had to study everything from the textbooks, slides, and notes from guest speakers. Grading is stingy. I got a 21/25 on my paper despite putting so much effort and time into it.

Sociology 1 was very easy. It is a textbook-driven class, therefore, you could skip out on attending lectures. 1 midterm, 1 final, and 1 essay. Although lecture attendance isn't necessary and you could get by not going, she does sometimes put things on the exams that aren't in the book. Only downside is the lack of content in her slides.

Dana Kornberg is a great professor! Don't let her score on here scare you. She is a very flexible grader and as long as you understand the concept of what she's saying, take good notes, and read the textbook you'll succeed! I found her very passionate and understanding, she even curved the final because some people didn't do so good.