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Amy Martinez

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Tough grader Get ready to read Lecture heavy Participation matters Amazing lectures Lots of homework So many papers Group projects Gives good feedback Inspirational Hilarious Caring Respected Graded by few things Online Savvy
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SOC172 . A Month Ago

This is a class that is really rewarding for some, and difficult and frustrating for others. I took this course in the summer and found the grading to be much more lenient than I had thought, but the assignments still took a lot of work, and the subjects can be difficult. Drop the class early if you can & don't like it, if you do it will pay off.

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SOC174 . 4 Months Ago

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS PLS GOD I REGRETTED BEING BORN. IT AINT NO CRIMINAL JUSTICE ITS AN INJUSTICE. REALEASE ME. 100 DOLLARS PER PERSON AWFUL AWFUL AWFUL. FOUR TO SEVEN PM HARSH GRADER. BAD BAD INSTRUCTIONS. IF U WANT THE WILL TO LIVE DONT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR

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SOC174 . 6 Months Ago

This class has insane intense projects with very bare guidelines and when everyone did bad she got mad at us instead of her poor communication. Now its 7 days till an essay worth 25% of our grade and she hasn't released the prompt. The canvas requires you digging through links, files, and weeks old announcements for important information its a mess

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SOC174 . 6 Months Ago

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS PLS GOD I REGRETTED BEING BORN. IT AINT NO CRIMINAL JUSTICE ITS AN INJUSTICE. REALEASE ME. 100 DOLLARS PER PERSON AWFUL AWFUL AWFUL. FOUR TO SEVEN PM HARSH GRADER. BAD BAD INSTRUCTIONS. IF U WANT THE WILL TO LIVE DONT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR.

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SOC174 . 6 Months Ago

She uses this class to just state her own opinions and everything is based on her ideas. There is no space for differing thoughts or perspectives and if you do not agree with her she will likely not like you! Everything is very subjective and unclear and we spend the first full hour of class doing things like drum circles.

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SOC174 . 6 Months Ago

I am taking soc 174 right now. I've genuinely never not enjoyed a class until this one. I have come to every single class and gotten honestly nothing out of it. We get no rubric or idea of how she is grading anything and spend or 3 hours of class time listening to her friends, her stories, and no lecture content or actual related things.

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SOC174 . 6 Months Ago

currently taking her. worst professor I have ever encountered. she expects us to read her mind on expectations since there are no rubrics. no equitable grading practices. entire class revolves around a fundraising project, where the amount you raise effects your grade. does not teach anything.

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SOC174 . 6 Months Ago

Terrible Professor. Currently in soc 174 (criminal justice) and I am shocked every day by her ability to state opinion as fact. She loves to talk about herself/her experiences and backs nothing she says up with evidence. We are expected to fundraise money for her friends and are graded on our success in that. Might be worst class I've ever taken.

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SOC172 . 6 Months Ago

*currently in SOC 174 This professor is wasting your time. Between a paid project with vague (no rubric) grading and her having guest lecturers every lecture she cares more about the respect you give her... aka listen to her talk about herself and tell stories, than she cares about teaching criminal justice with facts.

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SOC172 . 6 Months Ago

This professor only tells stories with no facts behind them. Grade is mostly based on a paid "project". Wouldn't recommend this class to anyone.

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SOC172 . 6 Months Ago

Does not teach, currently taking her right now for Soc 174, and she only has guest lectures and does not teach anything but expects us to do so much. She loves to talk about herself and blah blah but does not gain respect (at least in my part), everything she talks about are her opinions with no sources and does not teach. DONT TAKE HER.

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SOC172 . 1 Year, 2 Months Ago

Would not recommend this professor. Grade is mostly based on papers and a paid project. Unless you have money to spend on a class do not take this class.

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