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TOBER T L
Tara Tober
90 reviews

SOC1 . Tober T L 1 Year, 9 Months Ago

Tober is super fun and her lectures are super easy to follow. I stopped attending lecture last few weeks and found that they were unnecessary to attend, but section is mandatory with a weekly paper due. my TA was a pretty harsh grader, but otherwise super easy online tests!

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SOC130SG . Tober T L 1 Year, 9 Months Ago

Tober is the one professor I've had that seems like she LOVES her job. We had 2 papers, 1 large book review paper, and a final creative project. Our TA was a very harsh grader, but Tober addressed the issues with grading honestly with us, and gave us the chance to fight for the grade we really deserved on papers, which I appreciated.

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SOC1 . Tober T L 1 Year, 9 Months Ago

Graded on online midterm & final, section attendance, weekly forum posts, one paper. Don't BS forum posts; TAs grade fairly but they're not handing you an A. Tober very accommodating given TA strike. Very interesting & organized lectures. Don't know my grade yet (strike) but I think I did well; class was pretty easy and not very time consuming.

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SOC130SG . Tober T L 1 Year, 10 Months Ago

I have taken class with Tober before and It was great, class was easy and she is very considerate and understanding. There is kahoot quiz every Thursday based on NYT news, Two essays, midterm and a final creative project of your choice. One of the essays was a book review that I found challenging but everything else was pretty straight forward.

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SOC1 . Tober T L 1 Year, 10 Months Ago

Dr. Tober is such a great professor 10/10 would recommend to any sociology major or anyone that is interested in sociology. She cares a lot about her students, weekly 500 word assignment super easy if you do the reading, one essay, and both midterm and final online multiple choice. I really enjoyed her class and her as a professor.

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SOC1 . Tober T L 1 Year, 10 Months Ago

Love Dr. Tober! She genuinely looks like she loves what she does. Im never bored in her lectures and she always makes little jokes that lift up spirits. Work amount is chill by just completing 500word forum posts and occasional writing prompts but forums are exempted those weeks. She likes getting student feedback and applies it to her teaching.

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SOC1 . Tober T L 1 Year, 10 Months Ago

Professor Tober's lectures are really interesting and although attendance is not mandatory, I still enjoyed going. There is one 500 word assignment per week and it is not graded harshly. Tober talks about many topics that are relevant to the world today and the exams given are very easy and on material covered in lecture.

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SOC1 . Tober T L 1 Year, 11 Months Ago

Professor Tober is great! I have her for soc 1 at the moment, and she's super chill. Her lectures aren't mandatory, the weekly writing assignments are very straightforward(not bad), and it's a very easy gen ed. The lectures are interesting, and I love my ta for my soc 1 section. Reminds me a lot of ap psychology mixed with a history class. 10/10.

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SOC134 . Tober T L 2 Years Ago

Overall she was a good professor. Attendance wasn't mandatory and it was easy to follow along if you weren't able to make it to class. She assigned 3 papers on social movements and weekly quizzes that were easy if you did the readings. I would take her again!

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SOC185C . Tober T L 2 Years Ago

I've taken now 4 courses with Professor Tober. Took Soc 1 with her and it was this course that made me switch into the major. She's honestly amazing and is funny during her lectures. If you have the opportunity to take a class with her, DO IT! You won't regret it.

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SOC1 . Tober T L 2 Years Ago

She was one of my favorite profs! great lecturer, easy 500 word assignments weekly and midterm snd final were very direct

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SOC1 . Tober T L 2 Years Ago

Class is graded with discussion section, weekly forum posts (500 words), one big essay, a midterm and final. Midterm and final are straightforward; got 100% and 93% respectively. Tober is a great speaker; explains things clearly, tying back to personal anecdotes and sometimes jokes. Get TA Trevor A. if you can!

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SOC1 . Tober T L 2 Years Ago

Prof. Tober was amazing that I changed my major to soc! Assignments were weekly posts (500 words) but not hard, just make sure to cite correctly! Section attendance is mandatory. The textbook helped me a lot, and each chapter was $1. 1 midterm, and 1 final + 1 essay on a sociological topic of your choice. Super interesting intro course to take!

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SOC1 . Tober T L 2 Years Ago

Definitely recommend Tober for any class. Only HW is 500 words a week, but not hard as you can cite lecture as source. Section attendance is mandatory. There is required reading weekly, but not really necessary to do as most if not all midterm and final content is covered in lecture. There is one essay, but TAs really help. Take this class!

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SOC1 . Tober T L 2 Years Ago

The professor is awesome shes very cool and the subject matter is easy to enjoy.

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SOC1 . Tober T L 2 Years Ago

I loved this class, and I loved Tober. Her lectures were organized, she used examples from her own life to support the material, and posted stuff online so if you missed class it was no big deal. There's a decent bit of reading each week, but nothing serious, and a weekly forum post that goes off of the material for that week. Def would take again!

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SOC1 . Tober T L 2 Years Ago

This class was seriously easy and enjoyable/applicable. Tober is super cool and relatable, and her lectures were great. Work was a 500-word blog post each week based on the weekly reading/lectures, an article-based research paper, and open-book 50 MC for both midterm and final. Little effort needed for an A, wish I could go back and take it again.

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SOC1 . Tober T L 2 Years Ago

fun and interesting lectures

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SOC122 . Tober T L 2 Years Ago

Dr. Tober was definitely one of my favorite professors that I've had at UCSB thus far. Her lectures were relevant, engaging, funny, personable, and extremely informative. I actually looked forward to going to her lectures and hearing what she had to say each week. Highly recommend and hoping to take more of her classes in the future!!

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SOC122 . Tober T L 2 Years Ago

She is an angel!!!! She is passionate about what she teaches and the sweetest. 2 short essays and a book review but not hard at all!! I love her and her TA is super sweet and helpful as well! Definitely taking more classes w her! 12/10 recommend!

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SOC1 . Tober T L 2 Years Ago

Professor Tober is sweet and an engaging lecturer! SOC1 was an intro class that was very surface level & gave a good overview of sociology. 2 multiple choice midterms (easy, unlimited time), weekly forum posts (500 words), and one informal essay. Grading done by TA. Lecture basically as textbook, so you could skip lecture if you wanted

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SOC1 . Tober T L 2 Years Ago

This is an amazing class I tell everyone to take. Tober is an incredibly clear and engaging lecturer. The time would fly because of how interesting the subjects were and she would always incorporate personal anecdotes. This class made me switch to a double major in sociology. Grading is clear+ fairly easy. TAKE THIS CLASS!!

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SOC1 . Tober T L 2 Years Ago

weekly 500 words forum discussion, a midterm, a final (both unlimited timing but must complete within one sitting), and a research article essay. The lectures are copies of the reading, so make sure you either go to the lecture or read the textbook. Overall, the lectures are pretty boring. TA matters. Some give solid feedback some don't.

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SOC1 . Tober T L 2 Years Ago

Very easy A - lectures were posted online, so attendance was not mandatory. Weekly forum posts - as long as you referenced material from textbook & cited correctly you got full points. Midterm & final were open book/note and not timed. I would highly recommend to anyone who needs to fill credit.

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