He is a nice guy. You are required to complete some academic journal responses and two paper for the midterm and the final. Weekly quizzes can be found online and the exams are based on quizzes and textbook.

easy class, just alot of work. should be easy to get As on his exam and online quizzes . first academic journal was hard but follow his feedback and you get better scores. the paper just has to be 5 pages and apa format. service learning was alot of work with 8 page essay but as long as u do it, its a 4.0.

Each week you have an online quiz but you can google the answers. Usually tosses in 1 extra question from lecture (Not online). Great documentary on crime. Tests are 50 MC, with most Q's coming directly from the quizes. Two 5 Page papers, 4 short journal responses. Everything is 20% of your grade, so its really easy to get 4.0. Finished w/ 98

Very easy class. You have 4 tests which are based off weekly online quizzes, two 5 page papers, and 4 academic journal articles. Seems like a lot but it really isn't compared to some of the other classes we have to take here.

One of the smartest professors at all of Bentley. Knows everything there is to know about sociology and really cares about his students. Loves digging deep into course concepts and getting the entire class involved. A must take for SO132.

Super intelligent man, he really earned his p.H.D in Sociology. He always brings in his advantageous insight from his upper-level sociology class, Sociology at the edge. Easy quizzes (online/google answers), easy tests. Every other choice except Dr. Smith is a wrong choice.

He seems tough-ish in the beginning, but he doesn't take attendance and it's really easy to get a minimum of 3.3 if you put in the work for the journals and the essays. It's honestly not that hard, I barely pay attention in class and I've done pretty well so far

He is a great and nice person.

He makes my day brighter in every aspect of the sense. His in class actions are what really make him so amazing. He is not scared to have fun with his lessons. Professor Smith comes to class every day as both a teacher and an entertainer. If I have any advice its that I wish he did even more "shocking/funny" displays to keep us engaged!

I love this man. Hands down the best teacher on the face of the planet. Not only is he extremely entertaining, but he's hilarious! I love when he does spontaneous experiments to stir up the class and spark a reaction. I'm telling you, if you get the chance take Dr. Smith. Only thing I wish he did was be more spontaneous! Thank you Dr. Smith.

Do you want to take the best class ever with the best professor ever? Then take Professor Smith. It's that simple.

I truly believe Professor Smith cares about all of his students. He knows everyone's name! He is an awesome teacher and gives you a lot of time to do assignments. His classes are definitely not boring. You will look forward to going and hearing the genius he spreads every day in class. He is a boss!

To everyone saying Professor Smith doesn't care about his students, how dare you? You probably skipped all his classes or didn't share your sociological thoughts during think, pair, share. To the people considering taking Professor Smith. Do it. He is a genius when it comes to sociology, and even better, he is cool! Gives homework but not too much.

There's no other way to describe Dr. Smith other than out of this world. I never thought I would want to study Sociology, but Dr. Smith makes it my favorite class. Take Dr. Smith!!

Although I gave him a 1 level of difficulty, that does not mean you can show up to class and not engage. Professor Smith makes sure everyone gets involved and he really is an awesome teacher. Would definitely take again.

Fair grader. Doesn't always take attendance. Good guy. Really interesting course.

One of my first sociology courses. Wasn't sure how I really felt on the subject. Dr. Smith was very fun and interesting. Might consider taking a minor in sociology.

Really smart guy. Probably one of the more fair sociology teachers.

Would take again.

Really good with technology! Super entertaining. Not a lot of homework. Would take again.

I love him. Let me repeat that. This class made me love him.

Curtis Smith is the best teacher I've ever taken. I truly mean that. Please take him if you get the chance.

No excuse to get lower than a 3.7.... he makes it easy for the students and puts minimal stress you. Guy is passionate about what he teaches and wants students to do well.

The class itself was really easy - online quizzes that had most of the answers online, 2 papers, some academic journal summary things and exams that were literally all of the quiz questions put together. He was a fairly easy grader, but at the same time would take off a good amount of points for weird things like formatting in citations. Easy 4.0.

Great professor and person. Weekly quizzes were easy and he reuses almost all of the questions for his tests. He can be a tough grader on the papers but if u follow everything on the rubric ur fine, pretty easy A and interesting class. He plays a documentary for 2 classes & didnt give a final. Tests are on lockdown browser so study the quizzes

Ive found this class to be very interesting. Im taking it online right now and we have weekly modules that are basically just video lectures. Classes are used for discussions on those modules. If you havent completed the module before class then sometimes hell play them in class. Overall good quality professor

Professor Smith is a shining example of what a good professor should be. His class is no cakewalk, but it's also not extremely difficult. It has the right balance. It is very scheduled, and he makes sure that nothing comes out of the blue. If you get into a good routine, the class is pretty straightforward and very informative. Cole Duval

Easy class to take in order to fulfill your general education requirements. The content was interesting and took a lot out of it. Quizzes every week which were easy to do.

Really great professor. Knows how to balance having fun and being educational. Also for Zoom, does a really good job with putting students into break out rooms and allowing for more comfortable conversation in there, for those who get nervous speaking in front of the class.

Dr. Smith is one of the greatest professors at Bentley. His courses are centered around LEARNING. The work load is not bad, even to incoming freshman who may have never had a college-semester's worth of work. In specific, SO 221 is an incredible course if you are interested in truly understanding homelessness. TLDR; take Dr. Smith's courses.

Really understanding during COVID and provided the class with a lot of valuable information. Easy A, and you also learn a lot.

This class was run online but all of the work was outside of class work. It is very lecture heavy, with learning modules due at the end of each week. If it is online, be prepared to do roughly 3 hours of work (but for the whole week) which really isn't all that bad. Fairly easy grader but you have to work for the good grade.

Prof Smith is underrated. There is a lot of work, but he gives you a lot of time to get it done. He gives great feedback after each assignment so you know what you need to do in order to do well. He is a very fair grader too, it is very hard to do poor in this class.

Dr. Curtis Smith is a great professor to take for sociology and has a good sense of humor. Although there is a decent amount of work, it is graded very fairly. The topics are interesting and if you play some of his modules on two times speed he sounds just like Ben Shapiro. Highly recommend taking his class.

It's crazy to me seeing anyone would give Professor Smith anything less than a 4 or a 5. I took him for Homelessness and Society (SO 221) sophomore year. He's super knowledgeable on the subject, always willing to answer any questions, and VERY understanding with late work or students having busy schedules. I would 100% recommend him to anybody.

Only one midterm that is multiple essay questions and the final is one big essay but not difficult just do the assigned reading and take notes in class. One pop-up quiz which beforehand he reviewed all the answers. Heavy on discussion and lectures but keep students engaged with questions. Do the readings, take notes and weekly journals to pass.

Very good professor. I took this class initially because I couldn't get into required my classes, but I would 100% take it again. The lectures are a bit more discussion base so they aren't boring. There is a bit of reading, but you can get away with skimming. Really caring professor who is passionate about the subject.

Professor Smith is a solid choice and his flipped classroom lets you most of the work on your own time. a lot of the lectures are pre-recorded and if you do the work should be an easy A.

Great guy really tries to make sure that students are doing well. There is a good amount of work that you have to do but as long as you pay attention and follow the directions you should do well. Very flexible weekly schedule since class attendance is non-mandatory.

Professor Smith is the best professor you can have in Bentley. I understand why some people have given a low rating, since the course is very lecture heavy and you watch a lot of videos. However, he explains the topics very well and makes the lectures interesting. He gives great feedback on the chapter modules and is accessible outside the class.

If you give Professor Smith a negative review, you're nuts. He's the best teacher I have ever taken and genuinely an amazing soul.

Professor Smith is a great guy. SO132 is a hard course if you're a person like me who's not much into sociology and is merely an amateur in sociology as a whole. Nonetheless, Professor Smith is a solid choice for SO132. He makes the subject very easy to understand. However, be expected to watch hour long videos every week as part of homework.

Honestly, I didn't like him when the course first start, a lot of workloads, but turns out he is very nice and you just need to get work done to get good grade, 100% on the only essay, and would take again.

Great guy, but half the class is watching prerecorded video so it gets boring at times. Workload is decently light but you can't slack off if you want a good grade.

I honestly don't understand the negative reviews. Yes, he records lectures and has full videos on it but I see that as a benefit not bad. That way you can choose your learning times and the modules are pretty interesting but time-consuming. He gives critical feedback and helps students.

Dr. Smith continuously checks on how students are doing, it is evident he truly cares. Attendance is not taken but you gain a lot from attending class as slides are not posted. If you ever have any questions or concerns he is more than happy to meet most times of the day to assist. Great professor!

I'm a slacking student, but I was able to do fairly well in this course by just paying attention in class, taking a few notes then writing weekly reflections. They are at most 10 sentences. I don't get the whining about 'hEaVy wOrkLoaD,' like bruh he canceled our midterm paper and academic articles take an hour. If you have a brain, you'll do well.

Professor Smith has lots of class recordings for each class. We need to complete 3-4 threads each weak, which is easy following the videos. The exams are all base on the recordings.

Professor Smith really cares and knows a lot about sociology. The class is super interesting, so the work can be pretty easy to get done. This being said, it is a decent amount of work. Be prepared to watch 1-1.5hrs of modules a week on top of responding to them. Professor Smith is a great and likable person who really cares about his students.

This class is extremely easy to get a 4.0. Any of the recent reviews that complain about the workload don't understand college-level courses. The final paper is optional and the midterm paper is graded based on the works cited page. Academic articles take 30-45 minutes.

Dr. Smith is a good teacher, cares about his students and is clear on how to succeed in his class. Classes are taught through videos so easy to go back and relearn material if you need to. A couple papers through the semester and a quiz after each week. Overall would definitely take him again.

Great professor, I don't seem how anyone could call him a racist. He truly cares for his students and their learning. Definitely take this course.

Very knowledgable, usful information. Two research papers but one is optional. Tests are easy.

Amazing Professor! Initially was worried about the flipped platform of this class. As things got running through the semester it became super easy to follow and keep up. Complete the Modules and Quizzes and you should be on top of everything.

He was so understanding if you go to his office hours and talk to him. You can tell he cares about the material he is teaching about and his students learning. He is loud but you get used to it. Good amount of homework most of class is just a lecture.

The professor records class videos in advance and you could review them at any time. There are an average of 3 discussion boards every week. You can really learn a lot of useful information about society in this class. The feedback is given quickly. The credit for each homework is easy to get if you not working very bad.

Curt gets lots of shade for his SO132 class, which is an intro class. I took him for both 333 and 221, and both of those classes are a whole new ball game. He knows his stuff. He works w/ students, and often cancels exams and papers. Never wrote a paper in homelessness, despite 2 being in the syllabus. Non-132 classes are easy A's. Great prof.

I don't the below reviews are talking about. I took Dr. Smith for 3 courses over my time at Bentley and loved every class I took with him. He truly cares about his students and provides a lot of interesting information about Sociology. Each class dove deeper into the course subjects and he was an invaluable professor for me at Bentley.

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SO132 is easy. The workload people are talking about here is completely exaggerated. The homework is literally posting the notes you took from class plus answering one question. If you leave it all to the end of the week, sure it's a pain but taking good notes in class literally makes it almost nothing. Canceled our final paper, take-home midterm.

Class was easy for the most part. 2 exams, 2 papers, 4 academic responses, weekly quizzes, pre-recorded class, lots of writing. Each academic response took 2 hrs max, and got full points. Paper is basically repeating the academic response paper 5x. Exams were tough cuz directions were unclear, hard to find him outside of class. Overall easy A

Definitely recommend taking this professor. All of his lectures are recorded, so if you miss anything in class, you can catch up afterwards. Super clear on grading criteria, and he sometimes drop exams if the class is doing really well on the modules.

No final exam if you do well on the midterm exam. Very clear on instructions. Fair grader. Would recommend him to anyone thinking about taking the course. Interesting material and he's quite passionate.

Took his SO298 class and it is the best class I have taken at Bentley so far. He is very engaging and really knows what he is talking about. He makes the class very fun and makes the material very easy to understand. I highly recommend his class and I do not understand why he has bad reviews, he is a very cool and chill teacher! TAKE HIM!

Professor Smith is great professor overall. When signing up for courses the rating scared me a little but as the class started he seemed friendly. We had weekly journals, two academic papers, and two research papers but he was a really easy grader on all of them. Easy 4.0

Great professor, pretty easy class all around. We had one test and it was the Midterm and it was very manageable. Highly recommend this professor for Sociology.

Prof is pretty stoke and not too much work furda. Dumb easy highly recommend

Very interesting class gives a lot of perspective. The workload is manageable and the grading isn't too bad.

He cares very much about the subject he teaches. However, there is a ton of homework, so keep that in mind if signing up for him. You will get a lot out of the class, but you have to stay up to date with weekly journals and academic articles. Tough test grader but an easy essay grader.

Curtis Smith is the GOAT

Professor Smith is extremely passionate about what he teaches, he pushes lectures right to the last few minutes of class but makes sure students are all on the same page and keeping up. He loves to have students participate in class but it is not required. Do not take if you do not want to do a weekly two page journal or other read a lot.

Very easy grader on papers and other written assignments. Prepare to take all notes in class as he doesn't post slides online. He told us what the midterm would go over so it was easy to study. Classes are lecture heavy and he often cold calls groups for discussion

Professor's teaching style is based on many class discussion on the readings. So reading can lead to better in class discussions. He keeps the lectures interesting.

I wasn't sure how I felt about Smith at the start of the semester. However, he ended up being very easy with grading (let us submit late, mostly As, etc), and was always positive and engaging. Lectures were detailed and not boring. It gets a little tedious sometimes, but if you want a good grade and laid back prof, take this dude.

Curt Smith is not a munch. I would go to battle for my boy

Great dude. Lots of writing. Each week there is a 2 paragraph weekly journal, 4 academic articles (3 paragraphs), 1 essay, and a midterm and final. Super interesting class otherwise.

You will do work in his class but he does not expect you to do anything that is unreasonable. Anytime I needed an extension I received it and his grading was very fair on every assignment. As long as you do the work which is very manageable you will learn a lot and get a good grade.

Overall I would take this class again because I got an A. He can be a tough grader on papers but as long as ur citations are perfect he usually grades pretty generously. The grading for this class is 20% attendance 20% weekly journals 10% midterm 10% final etc so it makes it hard to do bad. Can be a decent amount of busy work as times but its easy

His class is interesting, and he is very passionate about immigration. He teaches in a manner that is easy to digest and encourages discussion. The class opens ur eyes to alot of issues and myths about immigration that you hear in the media. Heavy on writing and doing citations properly.

Professor Smith was extremely enthusiastic and passionate about the materials covered during this class. There are weekly assignments that can get annoying but they aren't hard at all. Very fair grader as long as you format the paper and citations correctly. Would take again because of how straight forward he was.

Professor smith was a dog. I found homelessness and society to be super interesting and enjoyed participating so that might warp my view. The class was just a journal on the reading and your thoughts every week with a mid term research paper and mid term and final test. Was always understanding I uploaded a couple journals late and still got credit

Pretty interesting class about homelessness. He also repeats the same thing every class so as long as you remember everything he says you will do fine on the exams. Also, be sure to format your paper and cite sources on your papers correctly.

I do not understand why he gets this much hate. Course is easy with weekly journals (two paragraphs), one midterm paper, midterm, and open book final. If you spend an hour a week it is an easy 4.0. He cares about the content he teaches and if you want help with google scholar and how to conduct research take this course. I did not mind the class.

Honestly nice guy mad ferda, cares about students yall should take him just do the work

This class is interesting and honestly the course load isn't out of this world. He lets you re-submit most of the work to gain full credit. Other than that there are a couple of quizzes but he puts the test questions on the study guide. Classes contain a lot of slides but there are a few short movies that we watch which are interesting.

I would take this course again, it is mostly lecturing and assignments are super clear. Only 2 papers, a journal every week with reading and four article wright ups. He lets you resumbit the article write ups which is great! Overall I wouldn't hesitate to take this professor!

I don't understand the poor reviews. I took him for Homelessness and Society this semester, and the class is very interesting. He's super knowledgeable on the topic due to his previous fieldwork. He repeats the stuff he wants you to know for the midterm and final in every class, which makes it super easy to do well on them. Easy grader, nice guy5/5

Personally, I submitted a lot of the assignments late and I talked to him about it and still received full credit. Some classes may seem a little boring but overall not bad at all. Genuine great teacher.

Professor Smith's SO221 class is engaging, albeit with some weekly busywork. Stay focused, use the textbook, and try Unstuckstudy for study prep - it's a big help alongside other resources like ChatGPT. Overall, a fair grader who makes the material interesting.

I learned so much from this class. Professor Curtis genuinely cares and keeps everything fresh with up-to-date videos and research papers. He pushes you to think in new ways, and you walk out with something valuable every time. It sharpens how you connect history to current events. If your goal is to genuinely learn, I highly recommend this class.

Very passionate in what he teaches, genuinely a very interesting class. Lots of work and MANY papers, but not un-do-able. Just pay attention and be thorough with your work and you will be fine.

The content itself is actually very interesting, and Professor Smith is genuinely passionate about what he teaches, I just wish the course was slightly more discussion centered. There are a lot of assignments, with weekly journals, 4 academic article responses, and a few research papers and exams, but the assignments themselves aren't very hard.

Professor Smith really cares about what he's teaching, and it shows during class and lectures. If you go to office hours, he'll help you out a lot. He's a tough grader but most of the rubrics are pretty clear it's just in a very specific format. If you want an easy grade, he might not be the choice, but you will learn a lot.