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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
*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.
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.
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.
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.
Wouldn't recommend this professor; try and take a different SOC class with better professors.
Respectfully, I would not recommend this professor. The professor tell stories but lacks content to back her stories. The professor is not clear in what she is looking for in the assignments! Nice person but makes the class about her not the students!
She simply the best! Her class is a full on experience, prepare to challenge yourself but in a good way. No professor I've ever had cares as much about students. Doable as long as you do readings and pay attention to lecture. Some cool extracredit options. If you have the chance to be in her class, get ready to be disappointed by all other classes!
Professor Martinez was an excellent professor, while her methods are unorthodox, that doesn't change the fact she knows what she is talking about and does a great job of teaching it. Assignments are quite simple and readings are interesting. Easily the best professor I've had at UCSB
Doctor Martinez is an absolutely amazing professor, please don't listen to the negative reviews. The class is incredibly simple and easy, she is an easy grader, and while there is a lot of reading, the readings are actually quite interesting. She is what many would consider unprofessional but that's honestly what keeps a student engaged.