2.4
Quality3.9
Difficulty34%
Would Retake87
Reviews34%
Would Retake
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What Students Say
“But there is way too much work for this class so I told all my friends to avoid her”
SOC324 - 1.0 rating“The only thing i struggled with were the timed quizzes”
SOC340 - 4.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
63%
Textbook Required
0%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B+
Grade Distribution
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+0.46 avg changeRatings by Course
ASB462
4.0
(1)FAS324
3.5
(2)SOC340
3.1
(14)SOC101
2.7
(21)SOC352
2.3
(6)Difficulty by Course
SOC327
5.0
SOC360
5.0
SOC324
4.4
SOC427
4.2
SOC315
4.1
Reviews (87)
Dr. Carlsen-Landy is a great professor. Although the course was online I could tell she truly cares about her students. I took an accelerated class. There was a quiz and discussion (with two replies) due every week. An assignment due mid session and a project due at the end. If you follow the instructions and rubric, you should get your full points
The only thing i struggled with were the timed quizzes. You get 20 minutes to answer 20 questions, so definitely study and don't waste time looking for answers. overall pretty fair. Responds quickly to questions and emails.
She gave way more busy work than my other four classes combined. Weekly quizzes were confusing and impossible to pass. On the up side she gave LOTS of extra credit so I still did okay. But there is way too much work for this class so I told all my friends to avoid her.
The course is interesting, but there is a HUGE amount of reading each week, plus a lecture and videos to watch. Timed quizzes and tests have short times, so read fast or don't pass. Weekly discussions/responses (have your APA down pat). Is very reading and writing intensive. More than my other two classes combined, every week. Be prepared to work!
Took this as a sessionB class expecting a decent amount of work. But by far would never recommend this class, especially if you're not the best at remembering to do online work. Weekly discussions need citations, even in the responses. The Weekly quizzes are also impossible. All work due at 6pm. No exceptions to missed or late work.
I took her for an "A" session online class... Don't ever do this! Two textbooks plus other online stuff means 100+ pages of reading every week. Weekly quizzes have very short time limits so don't expect to do well on them even if you study. Discussion boards are doable, but they are every single week. I cannot stress enough how much work this was.
This class was a challenge because you have to read so much each week. If you are taking several other classes and work full time good luck! Her TA's don't really explain why you got something wrong so you basically continue to do it wrong the entire class and miss points. Way too much work. Wouldn't recommend. Praying for a B and I'm a A student.
This course in very interesting. There is a lot of reading, usually 7-8 articles or more per week, some weeks were hundreds of pages. There are four discussions, 7 timed quizzes MUST STUDY- only 30 minutes for 20 questions, one paper, a course project and a final. Dr. Carlsen Landy is GREAT! Class is not easy, however, I had NO PROBLEMS, A+ Grade
I do not recommend this professor AT ALL. She does not TEACH a thing. She provides no course material other than instructions on what chapters we need to read from the book. The book teaches the class... There's a weekly discussion board, but the questions are so vague it leaves you wondering if you even answered it correctly. no bueno
This class isn't difficult, but make sure you adhere to the criteria for discussions, final project. You have to site the textbook 3 times in your discussion post and once in two other peers. The final project isn't too hard, I literally did it in one day.
Dr. Carlsen-Landy does not really teach. You read the book, answer questions on the discussion, and you will get graded on that. Plus you get graded on quizzes. They are very discrete questions. Be careful, she changes her assignment due dates and criteria several times throughout the semester. Take a screenshot of everything. Avoid if possible.
Quiz and DB in every unit and then there was a unit where you had to pick two questions to write about. Then there was a final project which was 3-5 pg paper. The main negatives of the class were things were due at 6pm on Saturday. She didn't give a lot of time on the quizzes so it was hard to look up the answers. I got a B+ so its manageable.
This class isn't particularly difficult, but it is a fair amount of work. The teacher isn't helpful and is obsessed with citations. Prepare to cite everything you write in every assignment. You even have to cite when your writing your own thoughts to show what part of the reading made you think that.
Way to much work. The class is focused on reading 100 pages a week and then the quizzes are nearly impossible. You have to cite everything including responses on your discussion post you cannot respond without a source. Material is just thrown at you there is no engagement. HIGHLY DO NOT RECOMMEND
Way to much work and the tests are "tricky"! Had to read hundreds of pages and take very tricky tests. I wonder how anyone could find this class fun. The workload is at least twice as much as any other upper division course I have ever taken! This course had more reading than any class I have ever taken as well. I do not recommend this professor.
This prof. acts like this is your only course. Thinks you should read everything 3 times!!! Like we have time. I spent 2-3x as much time as any other course. Tough grader. Don't reccommend even though course topic is interesting. If you MUST take this, I suggest taking this as your only class or MAYBE with 1 other if you're fully online.
I am a junior at ASU who has taken many online courses, and the workload is about the same as any other online A/B session class. Since then I have TAd for her SOC 340 class, & graded student's discussion. Many students struggled, but we explained (a lot) their errors to them, told them that a citation template & using the rubric is necessary.
This was a pretty fun class to take! It does require quite a bit of reading and discussion board interaction, but not too much more than you would expect. My class was 7.5 weeks, so naturally it went a little faster. Prof. Beverly really cares about her students and is very willing to help out. Her passion for sociology really made the class fun!
I have been in more than one class with this professor. I have also taken quite a few online classes. I found her classes to be about the same amount of work as other classes. The quizzes can be challenging, but she offers extra credit. The discussion board posts are engaging and she really cares about her students. I loved all of her classes!
At first I thought her class required a lot of reading and discussion boards (which it does), but she does grade fairly and there is extra credit. Not super present in the online class other than the weekly announcement.
The tests for this class are word for word on Quizlet in one way or another, so exams are easy to study for. Of the two textbooks, only one was actually crucial to reading to earning your grade. The important textbook's material was easy to absorb and translated very obviously onto the exams.
There is a lot of reading and writing required for this class and the instructor and the TA's are very particular when grading-especially about using citations and relevant concepts to explain your discussion, papers, reply's etc. The topic, however, is what kept me engaged. If you are not deeply interested, don't take the class.
The worst professor I had the displeasure of working with. Impossible to please and it feels like an English class. She focuses too much on in-text citations that the quality of your work gets over looked. Do not take this professor I am fighting to pass this class and I am an A and B student!
This professor had little interaction with the online students. If you read the syllabus and submit decent work on time you will pass.
Teacher is not understanding and is way too focused on formatting and citations. She doesn't actually teach anything in her online class, just assigns 70- 120 pages of reading a week and then gives you quizzes on it. If you make any kind of mistake, even something technical or trivial, she will give you a zero on the assignment.
More like an English class than SOC. Lectures are read straight from book, and tricky exam questions. Does not give enough time for exams. Syllabus from previous class, all dates wrong. Instructions on assignments are very confusing. Work must be perfect or you will receive a 0.
Pretty straight forward class. Two chapters to read a week, weekly quiz and discussion board. Just read the chapters and do the DB's and you should do fine.
The online course was pretty easy, quizzes based on the lecture (so take notes), and discussion boards that do take effort to get full points (also requires you to reply to 2 peers). If you put in the effort, its easy to get an A. The final was also done online.
More like an English Class. Marks down for minor errors. Unreasonable time constraints for online students. I thought I signed up for a technology and sustainability class but this professor only focused on writing and not the content.
She is serious about deadlines + syllabus is RELIABLE. Class is interesting and easy! If you need help, google and quizlet are your friend ;) The reflective journals and discussions need to be done well! Ask if unsure, just do it. Book needed and uses APA citations (cite correctly, ask if needed) About 3-4 hours weekly if skimming (Session B)
Do not take this class or this professor. The hardest grader that I have ever experienced. I missed one of the projects by a few hours because I had the flu. I emailed her my doctor's note and she refused to let me turn it in, even for partial credit. She won't work with the students and does not seem very interested in your success.
WOW. I cannot even go to say as to what a horrible class and professor she is. This was the worst class I have taken. AND ITS ONLY SOC 101. Never seen a more tough graded online class. Also she assigned assignments over Thanksgiving weekend. I spent that time with my family, like normal people. Ended up missing it. Dropped from A to B-. Very upset.
Literally a SOC101 class and got a B in the class. I cannot believe it. I spent so many hours every week. Its like taking a English class. SO DO NOT TAKE THIS. Take my advice and take it in person or a different course.
Do NOT take this class with this professor, she spends way too much time docking an unreasonable amount of points for small errors instead of discussing the content. I got B's in all my classes this semester and got a D in hers. My GPA was a 3.4, I am not a slacker but this professor grades so heavily on everything BUT the content of the course.
This was honestly one of the easiest classes I have ever taken. The professor actually doesn't grade anything in the online class, just the TA's. Some of the assignments are pretty vague, but as long as you're mostly keeping up on the reading, you should be fine. Had to do a really long assignment over thanksgiving which sucked though.
I have taken a lot of Online classes from 100-490 Level and this was with out a doubt the hardest class with the most unclear and strict grading Professor I have had in my 4 years of College. Her class structure is confusing and she expects you to do grad school type research and writing. For a low level 300 class this class is extremely difficult.
Avoid the class and the teacher at all costs. Content is unclear and the professor is extremely unwilling to help and communicate with you.
Take this class at your own peril. This teacher grades heavily for minor issues like imperfect citations. Her communication is horrible and her comments are rude. I am an A+ student and I will be lucky to get C in this class. The homework load is heavy as well. I will never chose a class without visiting this site to check on a teacher again.
This online class is composed of discussion boards, quizzes, and tests. There is a lot of reading and videos but overall the class was pretty easy. The first discussion board I didn't do so well but the TA's give good feedback and basically tell you exactly what to fix and do for next time.
The class was online so you don't really engage with the professor. I would take notes directly from the book.
Wow. I can't believe this person is an instructor. Cares nothing about the success of students and taught me nothing. All questions were referred to syllabus or text. Links broken on assignments. Little feedback on assignments . Locks students out of upcoming assignments.
DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS!! She is unreasonable. Very strict grader. You can cover all the key points correct, but if your citation is off at all she will give you a D. I am an A student. She is the worst professor I have had thus far. Im honestly surprised ASU would even employ someone like her. Also, She doesnt give enough time for her quizzes.
I am an A+ student and this class was BY FAR the worst class with the worst professor and the worst communication I have EVER EXPERIENCED IN MY WHOLE ACADEMIC CAREER. 10/10 wouldnt recommend ANYONE to ever take a class with her. I dont have enough room in this text box to relay all of the issues with this professor.
I am an A-B student. This is by far one of the worst classes i've taken considering both online and offline. I would never recommend this class to anyone. Please take it with a different teacher, this is a waste of money. If you want to pass this class, you shouldn't be taking any other classes. She is unreasonable, her TAs do most the work.
I'm surprised she's still a professor. Does not care about actual students, doesn't grade or give feedback herself, or rarely. THIS IS NOT A SOCIOLOGY CLASS. This is a "How to Cite in APA format" class. And if you cite any of your work wrong, it is an automatic 0. Very unreasonable. Nothing to review for final, can't look at past tests. DONT TAKE!
Probably the worst class I have ever taken. Not interested in student success. Writing heavy coursework. Test-heavy. Words of advice: stay far, far away from this one/
I found this professor to be extremely unprofessional as she responds to questions/concerns in a very rude manner. Save your breath because she is not very helpful. The quizzes are VERY and I mean VERY hard. Even though I received an A in this class, I still have never had a worst professor at ASU. Would recommend avoiding.
An absolute nightmare of a class and teacher. She is rude, unforgiving, and extremely anal about every little mistake. College is supposed to be a place to learn, but the only thing her class taught me was to check this website before enrolling in a course. By far the worst teacher and class I have ever taken. She acts like this course is a 600lvl.
Is she the easiest intructor? No. But she gives very specific grading criteria, examples of proper citations, and tells you what to expect. People that do poorly in this course did not read the syllabus or her responses to student questions. Don't use direct quotes, learn how to paraphrase and you'll be fine.
This is the worst class I have taken. I study and work hard for my grades and this class is unbelievably challenging. ALL she cares about is how you cite- it doesn't matter what you write or what you have learned, the second you mess up a citation you lose half your points. There is always something wrong, and you only hear from the TAs.
One of the worst professors I've ever had. Uninterested in whether or not you pass or fail. Her TAs provided the most feedback throughout the course. She threatens that if you mess up any of the formattings on any paper/project you receive an immediate 0. Rolling blackouts in CA due to fire season claimed not a valid excuse for no internet access.
This is the hardest course I have ever taken and Dr. Landry is rough but I believe this has helped me to be better at writing and grow as a student. She expects a lot from her students and this is to make each of us better, so I understand that some of her methods are unconventional but it does help you to be better.
I took her online class which consisted of weekly readings, quizzes, and the occasional discussion board. Her lecture videos were terribly formatted and were basically her just reading out of the textbook. I learned a lot from this class but none of the teaching was done by the professor.
The worst and most unforgiving professor Ive ever had. She alternates her weekly deadline times from 11:59pm on Wednesdays for some assignments and 6pm on Saturdays to confuse you. She doesnt grade on quality of work, only your APA formatting and citations. Her TAs grade everything and she takes ages to respond to anything. Do not take her.
This is the worst and least likable professor I have ever had. She arbitrarily makes due dates at 6:00, grades incredibly harshly, and responds poorly to feedback. Her rubrics make little to no sense and poorly reflect on her impartiality - be ready to receive assignment grades of 15-20%. I have never encountered such a poor professor.
I am an A student but had a very tough time with this class. The grading is very strange. If periods or page numbers are in the wrong place in your citations, major points will be taken off. I found the professor unreasonable and rude to students. Do not take this course.
The class was hard but to be expected from a 400 level. You get the hang of it after the first two weeks. Offers a 50 point extra credit quiz at the end of the semester which is so nice. TAs grade work and not easy to reach the professor. Stay on top of due dates and you will be fine.
Teacher is terrible. Is very specific on how she wants things anything else is wrong. Failed me on ENTIRE course project because i used journals werent from the website she provided. Asked for help to succeed but brushed me off. Do not take a class by her unless you have too. So much stress for a class and not worth the hassle.
Dr. C-L is tough but fair. She expects a lot but lays out exactly what she is looking for in each assignment. For every written assignment citations are expected to be perfect, which while occasionally frustrating, is necessary for students, especially those continuing on to grad school. You have to earn a high grade, but an A is easily possible.
Not lenient at all.
This professor is the worst ever at ASU. Deduct you so much points with minor errors. Most b*tchy professor ever in my entire academic career. She doesn't care about student's success at all. And her TA's are unreasonable. If you wanna get pissed , take her class. She should be kicked out of ASU.
I've had Dr. C-L has professor for 4 different classes. Reading through some of these ratings I would guess that the majority of people giving her a bad score probably never experienced an upper division class before having her. She grades tough, but as long as you follow the exact directions it's near impossible to fail. She's good in my book.
From the beginning of the course, Dr. C-L states what she expects out of each student in regard to assignments, quizzes, tests, APA format, everything. If you follow her directions and do all the assignments & readings, you will do just fine in the course. The course was structured so neatly and Dr. C-L was easy to communicate with.
I really do not understand why this teacher gets bad reviews. It's an easy A! The quizzes are all open book. There's an optional exam at the end of the class that's worth 50 points, the exam is also open book and can totally boost your grade! She offers a ton of extra credit opportunities. Her rubrics are very clear and concise. Highly recommend.
Very strict. Will give 0's to work submitted a min late, or small errors in APA formatting. Reading quizzes ask vague questions that won't pertain to anything in your reading notes. Instead of actually teaching, she relies on a MESS of a Canvas page crammed with articles, and "resources" that you're meant to teach yourself with and have memorized.
Worst professor Ive ever had. I turned in an assignment thinking I got an A, she marked off half my points because of one citation error. Shes so strict with grading, the syllabus pretty much says dont expect a grade change, extension, or any empathy unless youre literally dead. Especially with COVID, youd think shed have a heart
Everyone else's ratings pretty much cover it: she's very strict about deadlines and citations. PSA: THERE IS A RENTABLE EBOOK VERSION OF THE TEXTBOOK. IT MAKES THE OPEN-BOOK TESTS MUCH LESS DIFFICULT. Do ALL the extra credit. Comment (thoughtfully) as much as you can on Yellowdig; your personal commentary doesn't need citations.
This class requires a ton of reading and effort. The material isnt difficult, but it is a lot of work. The quizzes were challenging but all of them were open book. Luckily, she gives lots of extra credit. I ended up with an A+ in the class but it wouldnt have been possible without the extra credit opportunities. Not an easy A but its possible
One of the worst professors at ASU. Terrible with grading, has TA's do most of her grading. Thoughtless and careless "lectures" and quizzes are HER OPINION of life rather than quizzes on actual sociological theory. If you are a serious sociology student looking for a serious SOC class please look elsewhere. She is a waste of your time.
I am sure you have seen the numerous bad reviews of professor Landy, yet you still want to proceed with taking her class because of that one OK review? Please don't. You cannot expect her to cut you some slack no matter what you're going through unless of course you're hospitalized and possibly on your deathbed. Way too much work for an elective!
She locks her modules giving you access only to the present weeks material. Every week you have a discussion w/ 2 peer replies (citation heavy) or journal, a quiz, and initial post w/replies on yellowdig, there are three major writing papers due on the 1st/3rd/6th week. Rude in communicating, sends generic messages... AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!
10/10! I was intimidated by the reviews but actually had a super good exp. The rubrics were very clear and Dr. C-L really helps her students by allowing modifications to quizzes like an extended timer and no lockdown browser to ease anxiety. Discussion heavy but the topics are easy to grasp and gives a good intro to Sociology as a whole
I am a very diligent student and typically an A student. This class felt more like an APA Writing course than Sociology. Exams are graded but you never see what you got wrong or why. I was given a 70/100 TA said I did well explaining intersectionality, was told I was missing citations when it was covered in them, when I asked why, she rebuffed me.
Not a teacher, but a dictator. Submits videos and TAs do everything else. No grading accountability. Everything is hidden, locked, and timed. APA citations can not even be agreed upon by her, TAs, or PURDUE resource. She is against student advocacy. Not about SOC427. Its about citations.
Grades super tough with a terribly vague rubric and instructions. Took a 5 week summer class and only did like 1 paper but she graded APA formatting papers super hard because I went a step ahead and did more than expected because I didnt know what I was doing. Also had weekly quizzes that were super hard if you dont watch her vids and read.
Dr. C-L is awesome! I feel like a lot of the negative reviews are a result of people who didn't take the time to get familiar with APA and understand her expectation of pg# use/didn't actively do the readings. There were a lot of readings and videos to do, but all of it builds on itself. Taking notes with page numbers as I went helped with citing!
Course is textbook reliant. Quizzes were open book. Yellowdig/Canvas discussions are important grades. No lectures. If you do all assignments you should be okay. Two extra credit opportunities. Very strict about deadlines. Professional responses to emails. She's not your best friend, but she wasn't hateful like I expected from some of the reviews.
Professor cares for students and wants them to do well. Provides lots of resources and instructions on how to get good scores on assignments. This class is a 400 level course so It should be challenging. You have to put in the work to receive a good grade, but I am actually learning something here. Really enjoy this professor, get your work done!!!
I really enjoyed this class. Material was interesting, the little mini lecture videos she does are super helpful, the course project was fun to do, & I felt she/the TAs graded fairly. She was super responsive in the discussion/question chat & even provided examples of A work for the course project. I am taking another class b/c I liked it her much!
She seems scary and tough and she made the class seem difficult. It was not hard at all. The chapters were shorter than expected. Open book/note quizzes. I had a B+ average on my work but there's a ton of extra credit and I finished with 101%, 1 paper and 1 PowerPoint project
Takes off 50% or more of your grade on papers if you don't do EXACTLY what is on the grading rubrics. I messed up one section and didn't receive ANY credit for it, even though I worked really hard on it. Normal professors just dock points, she just will give a straight-up 0. All that said, I am a straight-A student and probably will be getting a C+
Sources cited in every Yellowdig post? Three Yellowdig posts in a week? I think if I never saw the word 'gender' again I'd be A-ok. "I'm really disappointed that only 10% of you did the extra credit assignment..." Then why did you make it an extra credit assignment?
She is a very nice lady, however, the assignments she assigns don't even go with the readings and everyone I know is so lost in the class. Nothing is clear at all and its all such busy work. I took it as an elective and thought for it to be a fun class and nice learning material, but no... WRONG. I do not reccommend taking this class.
This class is great if it wasnt hosted by the most unethical professor Ive ever taken. The amount of work is alot for online course. Theres multiple quizzes, discussions through yellowdig, and either a course project or 2250 word paper due every week in the class. She doesnt accept late work and doesnt care if you need an extension.
I saw the previous reviews and was scared to take her class, but it was actually so easy because of all of the extra credit she gave. The majority of the class got As or above. I will say get your citations correct because that's probably why you'll lose points on anything. Some of the quiz questions are from the textbook.
After spending over 2 hours on day 1 reviewing the syllabus & other course materials, I swapped this course before the deadline. Too intense for a 100 level course elective. The deadlines are unclear as is the objective of the course which should be sociology rather than writing style. I was looking forward to this course too, but no thank you.
I saw the bad reviews and was kinda worried, but do not be at ALL. Such a kind person and easy class. All reviews are but I'm an A student and this was hard but If your an A student than shouldn't you be able to keep up when work becomes harder because its a 400 level and no longer 100? I actually enjoyed this class and it is worth taking for sure.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
63%
Textbook Required
0%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B+
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Improving
+0.46 avg changeRatings by Course
ASB462
4.0
(1)FAS324
3.5
(2)SOC340
3.1
(14)SOC101
2.7
(21)SOC352
2.3
(6)Difficulty by Course
SOC327
5.0
SOC360
5.0
SOC324
4.4
SOC427
4.2
SOC315
4.1