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Quality2.5
Difficulty81%
Would Retake107
Reviews81%
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What Students Say
“If you take this class, make sure you do not take it online”
SOC101 - 2.0 rating“Was NOT impressed with her”
SOC102 - 3.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
62%
Textbook Required
25%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
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10151
5.0
(1)SOC107
5.0
(1)SOC103
5.0
(2)SOC65
5.0
(1)SOX101
5.0
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SOC10152
3.3
102
3.0
SOC10206
3.0
SOC10153
3.0
SOC101
2.8
Reviews (107)
Never missed a class and still had a hard time with the tests. The tests are pretty much your entire grade and not everything on the test are things you go over. Questions on the test are very deceiving. I got an A in the class but only after I started asking a ton of questions even during tests. Good luck!
She was a very nice lady and did teach well. All her notes are on power point and the notes are also online. She does four tests and two papers. It's pretty easy. Only problem I had was she had a problem controlling her class at times. She would some what ignored it and you couldn't hear her over people cause she didn't tell them to shut up.
Easy to follow.
Great teacher! Her tests are east if you follow the prep sheets. The lectures are great. I could skip classes and still pass tests, but I didn't want to. The thing I liked the most were the discussions in class. She's very open minded and your 2 cents always matter, no matter what they are. VERY interesting class. I highly recommend her!
Prof. Doyle is an excellent professor, she knew what she was teaching,as she used to be a social worker (I had her for soc of the marriage&family) Although her tests are slightly difficult she's so supportive, answers all your questions, and really cares about her students. I absolutely recommend taking any class she teaches! you won't regret it!!!
Extremely easy class.
She's an amazing professor her class is easy and her main goal is to help and teach her student the best way possible. She loves her job and care for her students and is always making conversation with her students. If your looking for a loving professor professor Doyle is the one :0)
LOVED HER!
I absolutely love her! Great teacher. Tries to keep class discussions active. Awesome and easy class as long as you keep up with your work!
VERY UNDERSTANDING IF YOU COME TO CLASS AND DO THE WORK YOU WILL GET A PASSING GRADE. GREAT TEACHER+
Very nice professor, easy class, She gives reviews for all her test, so you know what to study. It's a easy A, if you show up for class and stay for her reviews.
She is amazing! Very helpful. Attendance is mandatory, which stinks, but you really benefit from going and you get 2 free passes. She is very nice and gives you a review sheet for exams. And she drops your lowest.
Love her! Amazing teacher in every way
One of the nicest teachers at GCC, but doesn't let you take advantage of that. She wants you to show up for class, and usually lets you out early anyway. She gives you review sheets for her exams and as long as you study them you will get an A in the class.
Loved the class and the professor! You must show up and you must do the work but she is clear and precise and very helpful. She loves what she teaches and that makes it wonderfully interesting for the student. I highly recommend this professor.
Great teacher! Love her
Out of 40 test questions only 5 are which you talked about in class. She doesn't care if you pass or fail. She told me not even to show up for my final because I failed the class miserbally. Told her I was pretty sure I was passing. I listened and didn't go thinking I failed, open my portal and see I received a d+. She messed up and told me wrong
I love this woman! I took her for SOC 101 and passed with flying colors. Class is fun and informative. There are two major writing assignments (I got a 96 and and 98). Tests are not too difficult. I am taking her for 102 when the next semester starts. I Highly recommend her!
LOVED this class! Read the text, attend the lectures, and you will get an A. Her discussions were very interesting. She is a funny, nice person. Highly recommend this class and teacher
VERY easy class. as long as you read the chapters there is no reason why you would do poorly. shes also very understanding. GO TO THE BONUS CLASS. she puts questions on the next test pertaining to it!
her class is actually interesting. just go. the book is interesting too and her tests are based on the book. so read and youll get at the very least a B on the tests.
Took all classes because she is amazing!!!
By far the best professor I have had. The class was exactly easy but she gives out all the slides she shows and barley gave any homework. Maybe once or twice. She's really nice and easy to get along with. She will drop your lowest test and quiz. So if you score high enough, like me, you can basically skip the last week and a half of classes.
Best professor I've had
I took her class during the summer as a three week course and it was pretty intense, but very enjoyable. It's almost impossible to do well without reading the textbook because that's what all the exams are based off of. She tells you the essays in advance, but the class discussions are super fun! highly recommended!
She is one of the nicest professors I have ever taken at GCC. Professor Doyle drops your lowest test grade and gives exam review guides for every test. I'll be taking her again for SOC102 in the spring, even though I had no prior interest in Sociology.
She is an AMAZING Professor! I loved going to her class, she made it very intersting.
This was a really good glass. This teacher definitely knows her stuff. I'm glad I took this three week course. She is one of Gcc best teachers. Would recommend her to any one:-)
I did not like the way she taught. I thought she was very unhelpful. All the reviews she posted online were not like her test. All of her tests had rediculous open ended questions. She is a very harsh grader on assignments. Overall, I thought she was a bad teacher and would not recommend her
she is one of the best teachers I've ever had! I took her for both soc 101 and 102. Passed the class with flying colors. Its an easy class, only if you do the work and pay attention. Loved how she always kept the class interesting and tried including everyone in class discussions. I would highly recommend her!
AWFUL!!! Idk if she thinks shes an English prof or what dude.. 100 times more writing and research then all my classes COMBINED.. Shes a very nice lady, but the work is unreal.. I have 3 other classes and a job!! Wouldn't wish her class on my worst enemies.. feel bad cause shes so nice but worst prof I've ever had, idk who you ppl are talking about
Professor Doyle was a very nice lady. I really liked her and felt that she cared about her students.On the other hand, there is a lot of work but it is not too overwhelming but the test are quite difficult but if you take lots of notes you should be fine.
Prof. Doyle was an extremely warm person but the research assignments were a little insane and her grading makes no sense. Don't take Sociology at all unless you must or you really like politically correct moral relativism. Prof. Doyle does a good job of getting everyone involved, but at the same time people are scared to say something "intolerant"
Not sure whether the problem was the horrible, liberal subject or the teacher, but although Prof. Doyle was a very warm and nice woman this was my most stressful and dreaded class. Four crazy research assignments, five quizzes (but she drops the lowest grade) a film study and a few in-class writings. Not hard, but I wouldn't recommend her.
The material isn't that difficult.. but this teacher seriously gives WAY too much work for an online class. Every week was a research assignment, case study, exam (timed), and about 4 DQs. She expected us to do at least 10 paragraphs for almost every assignment.
Was NOT impressed with her. Ridiculously HUGE amounts of work for this course, most of it was too repetitive regarding our lessons. It was way too much work for the information we actually learned. Her DQ's and weekly assignments were simply just over the top, unnecessary busy work. This is a college course, that amount of busy work was overkill.
Horrible professor. Although she is friendly, she grades things with little reasoning. Random points off. She assigns WAY too much work for this course and most of it is just work that repeats itself over and over again. I don't think there's any reason behind the large amounts of writing either. Easy course with a different professor.
I LOVED her! She was such a Nice lady, however the amount of work she gave was a joke! I feel like I learned a lot so if you want to learn and you are not afraid of homework then shes a really good teacher
One thing that often annoyed me about her class was her sentence structure and wording was often somewhat impossible to understand. I would have to reread her questions sometimes 3 or 4 times before I could understand what she was asking for. HOWEVER, she is an INCREDIBLE teacher and very sweet. She made the class really enjoyable and informative.
Professor Doyle was a great teacher. Quick with response to e-mail. I did however feel that her grading was more of an English professor than Sociology .
She's a good well spoken clear professor, she's not THAT hard like some people say. I got a B+ in the class and honestly I was lazy and procrastinated a lot. Yes some of her online assignments are long but you'll live, like I said I got a B+ in the class and didn't spend a whole lot of time doing stuff, just don't procrastinate.
I took soc of the family in a 5 week whirl wind of a course. I learned a lot of good information. Prof Doyle grades like an english professor. So if you take her online be sure you are perfectly grammatical.
Great teacher. I took her hybrid soc and I loved it. She's really nice and will answer any of your questions. She's supper helpful and I reccomend her to anyone
Great teacher. She gives a VERY FAIR amount of work. do it throughout the week and you will do great
She gave very clear instructions. Lots and lots of work, but if you pace yourself it is super easy. As long as you know what you have to do you will pass. Definitely easy and clear to understand and she was super nice whenever you has a question or concern.
The GREATEST teacher EVER! She is so nice and love conversation. Tests are hard but if you fail them it is okay cause if you do great on the online assessment you will pass the class. Would take her again. She is very bubbly and great to have first thing in the morning. Always walks in with a smile and will make your day.
Lots of work. Due dates clear and for everything. Grades hard. Nice lady
Great professor. Really glad I had her.
If you take this class, make sure you do not take it online. The online class is a mess. She uploads too many assignments for one week. Has no regard that you are taking other classes along with hers, she still expects you to do it all. In her syllabus she states that she won't email you back with answers for 48 hours but its more like 4 days.
This lady is nice. The problem is that she is very passive aggressive. She has a high expectation of students but her teaching techniques are poor. Again, very nice but lacks structure in her teaching method and grading systems. I don't recommend her. I did ok because I was familiar with the material.
I wouldn't take her class ever again. She assigns too much work per week and doesn't take into the fact that you are taking other classes, or have a life outside of her classroom. You definitely need to dedicate your life to this class, or you will not pass. You need to work everyday.
Probably the most hostile teacher I've ever had. Assigns insanely long papers, extremely tough tests, and "busy work" homework all in the same week. She is not very helpful and gets very passive aggressive when you try to ask. I would not recommend her.
I took soc104 online - it was a great class :) As others have said (and complained about) there is work - but it's a college class! Spread the work out through the week, don't wait till the night it's due, and you'll be fine. The class was very interesting and I definitely learned a lot. Would definitely take again.
Assigns too much coursework for college students handle. When you do ask for help, she is very late in responding to you and I would have to agree with the other comments that she is passive aggressive when students ask for help. The class itself is passable, but if possible I would recommend another professor.
Such a nice and great professor! She was so nice and resounded to emails quickly. I took the 5 week summer course and the work load wasn't even that bad. Clear with due dates, directions and assignments. Would def take her again! She's helpful if you need it if you email her with questions. Must take if you have to take Sociology. So worth it!
She's really understanding and even though she is a tough grader I still recommend hybrid class with her! Easy a
I took sociology online with her. It was a pretty good class and she made herself pretty accessible I if you had any questions. The discussion questions kind of stunk because there was never any real discussion taking place. Just students making generic comments because it was required. There was plenty of time to get assignments done each week.
There was a decent amount of work assigned for this course. Professor Doyle answered her email quickly and graded fair.
The inner grammar buff in me cringes. She doesn't proof read anything. There's tons of typos and misspellings in her work. Other than that, she's great! Do the work and you'll pass.
Took sociology 101 online. A lot of work for a 101 class, easy work though. Discussion boards are lame because no one actually tries to generate actual discussion. Teacher doesn't participate, she'll respond to e-mails if you have questions though. She seems to put forth minimal effort for online classes, however.
Professor Doyle was one of my favorite professors to date. She is very kind, caring, and funny. Participation and attendance are mandatory but she makes class fun and enjoyable. I'm excited to take another one of her courses in the future. The assignments were mostly online and took time but weren't too difficult.
Not a lot of homework, but pretty in depth "Research assignments" that range from articles to short video clips that she asks for your opinions on. Pretty laid back, lots of extra credit, and quick with responding to emails.
Easily one of the best professors I have ever had! She is super sweet and really cares about her students. She does give quite a bit of work, but it is very beneficial for the class. She really knows a lot of information about sociology/social work.
Professor Doyle was amazing. She is so sweet and really cares about her students and if she sees your really trying she will help you pass. She does give a good amount of homework but it's all super easy!
Gives a ton of work considering its only a 101 class. class was taken over the summer and was shortened but by the end she seemed "shocked" that it was shorter than usual. gave assignments every monday but the last week gave the usual if not a heavier amount of work but with only 2 days todo it instead of the usual 7. Will avoid her in the future.
Was really the best Professor I ever had!! Clear grading criteria, laid back, homework is clear and easy to do. Definitely recommend anyone to take her class.
A lot of work for a 101 course. Takes forever to answer emails and to grade work. 4 week course and the first weeks worth of work wasnt graded until the 3rd week. Due dates are set in stone and the last week the course work was doubled with less time to do the work. Will avoid in the future
During the semester she left the majority of my assignments and tests ungraded, leaving me in the dark about how well I needed to do on my future assignments. She doesn't leave much feedback- if any at all.
Professor Doyle is one of the best. I love her. She is not hard just too much work.
Course work load is extremely heavy, would not recommend this online class if you plan to take others. You will fall behind because she gives about 5 assignments a week, plus other things. Her length requirements are insane. Do not take if you want a class you will actually learn in or just don't want a stressful summer.
Professor Doyle's online class was so unprofessional. She constantly had typos in her assignments and tests and had conflicting directions on assignments. She was pretty easy on grading but for someone not interested in sociology this class was not enjoyable for me.
Took Sociology of the Family online. It was an easy class, and a good amount of work for a 5 week course. Her guidelines are clear on what she expects done and she grades very easily. Only problem I had is that there were typos everywhere in this course, almost every test question and in instructions. She should care enough to proofread her work.
I recently finished an online course for sociology with this professor. There was a lot of work every week but the work was fairly easy. Professor Doyle was a very easy grader and her instructions for very clear for every assignment. I did not struggle with this class at all.
Professor Doyle is one of the most difficult teachers I ever have taken online for the summer. She takes forever to your assignment and discussion. She does not comment on your assignment but she grades it base on your work. Also, she takes forever to respond to your questions by email. She is a tough grader and I would recommend her as a professor
Very easy class. I took an online one. However, it had 3x the work of classes I'm used to. It is easy work, it just takes awhile to do. I had some disagreements with how the grading worked, but you can tell this professor is nice and cares about her students.
The book is needed for this class or you will not pass! Not very understanding of technical issues had with portal (online class). When contacting her about the issue with a particular assignment, I was told that I should have done it earlier in the week even though the weeks run from Monday to Sunday (the assignment was due on Sunday 11:59p.m.)
Professor Doyle is one of the best! She truly cares about each of her students and wants them to succeed. I left the class feeling like I had learned a lot and had been challenged without feeling overwhelmed. She is so funny and includes personal stories that relate to the lectures well. I definitely recommend her!!
She has a good amount of work due every week but every now and then she gives you a break. It took me about 2 hours a week to do the work for this class but it all depends on how quick of writer you are. She is an easy grader and the class is overall easy. Almost impossible to fail.
As long as you do the assignments it's an easy A. I took her hybrid class, and you do get a decent amount of work to do every week, but it's all easy. I never read the chapters, but the book is used for online assignments. There were no big projects, like huge papers or presentations. You can find most answers to the tests online too.
I took her online course and at first, it seemed like it was hard but it wasn't. As long as you do the work you should be fine. You don't necessarily need to read the book to know the information and most of the questions on the discussion board are all opinion based. She also is very specific which makes things easy to understand.
She is such a sweetheart. Her classes are interesting and you can really tell that she cares about people. Shes not a tough grader and shes very understanding. I wish I could take another class of hers. The work isnt too hard but not too easy.
Don't take this class if you don't want to complete 40 hours of social work volunteer, just a warning. But she's an amazing and caring professor and you can tell that she loves what she is doing. I took the hybrid class and the work was online but it was easy and the lectures were fun to sit through and listen to everyone participating.
This is my third Time taking this professor and from Sociology 101 to Social Process and Sociology to Family and if I took her 3x and Got an A in all classes trust she is great
Professor Doyle is extremely nice and understanding and her lectures are clear and simple. She gives a lot of online assignments that take some time to do, but fairly easy to complete. Her exams aren't extremely hard but you must study, study, study! She also gives you web enhanced days (you don't have to show up to class) which is a plus!
Professor Doyle really is a nice and genuine professor! Very caring and loves to discuss in class. You will most definitely need the book for this class and to read each chapter for she takes half of the questions for the exams from the book. She tests heavy and gives lots of research assignments!
Very great class. She helps you understand things better. She has online assignments. She is accessible inside and outside of the class. She is very nice. If you don't understand something you can feel comfortable enough to ask. She is great.
I took this class over the accelerated 5 week winter semester. The only thing I didn't like is there wasn't an online version of the textbook available. Lots of discussion questions. Quizzes, critical thinking assignments which are like mini-papers, and a current event precis. All in all a pretty straightforward class.
Professor Doyle is great! I took 2 of her classes this semester, this one being Social Problems online! If you follow the syllabus and are aware of when everything is due, then it is an easy A!
This was a great class, I took the Hybrid one. But be expected to volunteer for 40 hours, and it is mandatory. She does give you the option that you don't have to volunteer, but then you will have 25% off your final grade! Other than that she is very caring and understanding! Be definitely pay attention to due dates!
She is an amazing professor. I loved taking her class and loved that she allowed students to have their own independence. She gave extra credit modules, which were useful to those who needed them. She was very good with making assignment instructions clear and due dates clear. I would definitely take her again.
This professor is an easy A as long as you do the work. She opened up all the modules again the last week of the semester so we could finish anything that we missed. She had one extra credit assignment. Exams are long but pretty easy. I never read the textbook.
She was amazing!! I loved that her assignments were clear through the whole semester. There are two projects that can take a lot of work but overall the class was very easy and understanding
Overall, she is really nice. She takes a really long time to answer emails, syllabus says give her 48 hours to reply to an email but it normally takes her over a week to reply. Other than that, very easy course.
Took her online. Received mostly good grades. Along with reading the chapter of the book, you have to read or watch videos some you have to pay for and it just seems to me like a way to beat topics to death and sucking all the joy out of an otherwise interesting topic
The course is well organized and the material was easy to understand. The professor replies quickly (one to two days usually). The syllabus says to reach out to her early if you feel you will not be able to submit your assignments on time but she is very understanding and caring. Always available to help. Overall an easy A. Loved this course!
Assignments were difficult, you need to read & write a lot & you teach yourself the material to complete the assignments, but all the answers are in the assigned textbook & she's always there to offer extra help. Her responses are a bit slow but she's very helpful! She's very sweet, understanding, & organized, you won't regret taking her!!
Professor Doyle was both kind and knowledgeable throughout the course. Although there were a good amount of assignments, if you did not do great on one, there were others that could bring your grade up. I was interested in the topics we covered which made this class fly by.
Professor Doyle was a wonderful teacher! She gave clear and concise instructions, but if you had a question or concern, she was more than willing to help you out. She offers extra credit and as long as you do the work and hand it in on time, you will do well in her class. I would definitely take her class again if given the opportunity.
Professor Doyle was great. I really enjoyed her class. There is a good amount of work, but it was pretty easy. She gives enough time to complete assignments, and offers extra credit. She also grades fairly and quickly. As long as you do the work and submit it on time you will pass. I highly recommend taking a class with Professor Doyle.
Fam SOC Let's you drop your lowest test grade. Gives you all the materials to prepare the day before tests and clearly goes over them during lectures. The book was also very simple and easy to read. I have never read the book for any other class but this one. Research assignments are also a big grade, but they took me no more than an hour or two.
Honestly a great professor. She's pretty predictable with weekly assignments and her big projects are actually really fun to complete. Deadlines are easy to meet and she responds to emails promptly. If you mess up a submission, she's very understanding and allows a resubmit. I loved taking her class as it's very thought provoking and enjoyable!
I liked this course because it was asynchronous and I could complete the work whenever. You have to get the textbook which is annoying, but it was easy to read through. The work was managable. The only "difficult" thing about the class was the Social Problems Anaylsis Worksheet because it was just time consuming. Easy class and enjoyable.
Reading the textbook is necessary but sometimes the questions were random and had nothing to do with that week's chapter. Sometimes assignments were posted 3-4 days late, and many modules were mislabeled, contained the wrong material, and were not updated promptly. One assignment requires purchasing a film. Tedious and time-consuming but not hard.
I absolutely love Professor Doyle! She was so kind and relaxed when it came to late work. She never closed the modules, and class ended 2 weeks early. Very kind woman who just wants us to succeed. Only 2 big assignments, including a film study. Film was very interesting. 1 discussion post per week, + questions from the textbook. 10/10 professor!
Professor Doyle is awesome! Her class is manageable with a mix of engaging assignments. The textbook is helpful, and unstuck AI was a game-changer for studying. Definitely recommend this class!
Professor Doyle is a wonderful person and professor. she cares about her students and is extremely understanding. Was a pleasure to take her for Soc of the Family, layout of the class n what's expected is super clear n the exams are not hard as long as you read the textbook easy A. She is so sweet and you will not regret taking her class I promise!
I took her for online because SOC was required but I genuinely learned SO much! There weren't even meetings either but her feedback and way of grading made the layout of the course incredible. I genuinely enjoyed learning and receiving genuine feedback on the assignments. I highly recommend!
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
62%
Textbook Required
25%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Stable
-0.06 avg changeRatings by Course
10151
5.0
(1)SOC107
5.0
(1)SOC103
5.0
(2)SOC65
5.0
(1)SOX101
5.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
SOC10152
3.3
102
3.0
SOC10206
3.0
SOC10153
3.0
SOC101
2.8