This woman is a very good teacher. I have not ever had a teacher that is so clear and so willing to work with the students. I would highly recommend her.

Easy Class

This class was easy. A bit boring at times. But still information was good. Uses WebCT. Confusing to figure out when assignments were due. Lots of extra credit.

Shes Great!! A lot of reading but it can be done. I loved the class. Great class discussions.

Very easy class. 2 out of 3 papers must be submitted approximately 3 pages. 3 quizzes of 50 multiple choice questions, right out of the book. Was sometimes boring to sit in for 3 hours, but overall very easy class not a lot of work.

She's very helpful and her class is very interesting. She has a unique way of teaching that helps you to remember the material. There isn't a whole lot of homework and the tests are very minimal. (only two!)

She is one of my favorite teachers of all time. Her class if fun and always interesting. It is an easier class but you still have to work for your grade!

She was very helpful. The only downside was that I had to sit there for 3 hours listening to her talk about sociology, but after a while I began to get and like it. If you have a choice get her, she's the best!!

good prof. attendance is mandatory. course can get quite boring but she really tries her best to keep it interesting. alot of work and you really need to work for your grade. Take her!

Very organized and clear. Only two tests- both online, and no final. I would definitely recommend this class and professor.

Cool teacher! Easy class as long as you do the following: attend,participate in debates, quiz/papers...

Welkley is an awesome professor. She cares about her students and their education. 2 Midterms ONLINE and final is a group debate...start early! She is strict on attendance but the class discussions are fun! Her tests are straight from lecture. Participate and your grade will improve! Extra credit offered through out semester!

Took her summer class for intro soc. There wasn't that much homework, if any (I don't remember). There were about 3 tests and two were online. The final was two papers. She graded them fairly. The class got boring at times, but that's because it was three hours long. Overall it was a pretty easy class.

She seems tough in the beginning, but warms up and becomes very helpful, funny, and caring. Boring at times, but that's if students don't participate. Easy, but confusing at times test/quiz questions. I liked her. Would recommend.

professor was helpful. the class was very interesting, but if your not a morning person don't take this class in the morning shes strict about attendance and participation.

Her class is fun and easy!!!! The professor is easy to talk to and the class is not as boring as it sounds. the books is very useful and the IRF's are a lot easier than they seem. she offers a lot of extra credit/

I LOVE THIS PROFESSOR. She is one of my favorites, she's really funny, and she is an excellent professor. There are no tests and the IRF's are really easy and she offers a lot of extra credit. The class was really fun and I highly recommend the class

She knows her stuff (literally wrote the book), and knows how to communicate this to her students. You will get a lot from her as a professor. Highly recommended.

I enjoyed this class. The professor is really nice and helpful and she asks for any questions before moving on. She takes attendance and doesn't allow cell phones. But overall, I would recommend this class. You learn from it and she is a great professor.

Great professor. Happy and friendly. Homework was every week, but easy to do. Enjoyed this class. Lots of extra credit available.

Welkley is an awesome professor, she gives tons of extra credit, online open book quizzes and interesting lectures. She also has presenters come in to talk about various topics. There is a group project in her class but it doesn't take much to fulfill this requirement. Highly recommend!

Recommend taking!!! No tests or quizzes! Just busy work throughout the semester that isn't too hard, just takes an hour or two to complete. Huge group project, but nothing too difficult. Offers a lot of extra credit!! Class is fun with a discussion style as oppose to pure lectures. Honestly one of the best teachers ever!!

This course emphasized the importance of critical thinking, finding fallacies in arguments, various research methods, etc. I enjoyed the small class size and class discussions. Professor Welkley is very helpful and encourages you to learn from mistakes. I was challenged to look at arguments from an opposing prospective. Recommended!

This Professor is intelligent in teaching this class, if you want some stress off EXAMS, take her because this class requires NO EXAMS at all. Just in-class writing assignments & group presentation (which is technically your finals but not on finals week). As long as you TRY in this class, you'll pass it easily.

no exams, just quizzes every two weeks on text and a group presentation at the end of the semester. attendance is mandatory. this class was easy and she was a really nice. take her class, definitely recommended

Dr. Welkley is the most organized and concise professor I've ever had. This class wasn't "weird". Anyone who thinks it was boring or bad class, you were probably a slacker.I got an A on all assignments but 1. You have to complete the assignments thoroughly to get an A. IT'S COLLEGE PEOPLE!!! The Professor was helpful and respectful.

Easy class. 2 papers & 2 online tests (3 hrs & all answers are in the book). Learned a "few" things. You are responsible for the work bc she won't remind you what is due. Everything is usually due towards the end of the semester. EASY CLASS, but group projects sucked.

I've taken two classes with her (SOC 8 & SOC 3), amazing Professor. Really takes an interest in the students and what they learn. You can really tell she wants to see us succeed. Her lectures are interesting; she is very passionate about what she is teaching. If I could I would take another class with her. Ps. She enjoys class participation.

EASY class!! Professor Welkley is AMAZING :) I learned a lot, and this class was never boring. There's also a big group project towards the end of the semester, but it's REALLY EASY. If you do well on the paper, assignments & the presentation, there's no reason why you can't do well in the class. NO MIDTERM OR FINAL! TAKE HER!!!

GREAT professor! Passionate and knowledgeable. A few critical thinking journals, in-class activities, and a group date project. NO TESTSQUIZZES. Do all the work as she asks, don't miss class, and you'll get an A. Very happy to have taken her class :) For her book, search "critical and creative thinking by debra l. welkley" on Amazon!

Professor Welkley was cool, she is kind towards her students and does take the time to get to know them. There are short writing assignments that's go along with readings that are easy points. However, there is a huge debate halfway through the semester and it can be a lot of work. Do well on that and you will pass.

Professor Welkley is great! Her course was engaging and interesting, that's really what makes the course "easy." I would recommend her to anyone who is a Sociology major or not. You can always go to her for help, in fact this semester I ran into her in the hall & we had a good conversation and she invited me to come her her office anytime for help!

Very liberal. Assigns many overlapping papers and projects. If you take this class, expect to be busy. Exams are all online and questions are straight from the book.

she is always asking students to expand their thoughts and their opinions. She is constantly challenging your statements and opinions... what it boils down to is she is a critical thinking and she is trying to instill the same thought process in her students. She was always available and hard work pays off in her class.

She's really sweet. Her lectures are interesting. All tests are online. One group project. She's willing to help you out with anything you need. She really tries to get to know her students and their names. I really enjoyed her class.

I absolutely enjoyed Professor Welkeley's Sociology class. It was recommended to me by a previous student and I'm glad I was able to take this class, she's an amazing professor and as long as you do your work, you will pass! Easy A!

She is very nice and you can tell she knows what she is doing. There are no tests or quizzes, but she takes attendance everyday for credit. The extra credit is easy and make sure you keep up with the assignments due. Our final is a debate presentation with a group that you work on pretty much the whole semester.

Debra is an amazing Professor!She doesn't give any tests, all you have do is write self based assessments (3 in total). The biggest assignments were the group debate and critical thinking paper! Honestly do your work, COME TO CLASS, complete everything on time, and participate in class and you will get an A.

She has been my favorite sociology professor so far. She does use an online textbook which I didn't really like but her classes are interesting. All quizzes, exams, and assignments are online. She takes attendance and there is a group project at the end of the semester.

This class wasn't too bad, it wasn't academically hard, it just requires a lot of effort. She won't announce when something is due so you have to constantly keep checking sacct for due dates. There's no final, instead there's a big group project. all exams/quizzes are online. Her lectures are boring and long & attendance is mandatory.

I love Prof. Welkley. She was an amazing professor. Her class was super easy. Quizzes, tests and homework is all online. Tests and quizzes were beyond easy if you completed your weekly homework. There is an Annotated Bibliography, which is really easy as well. One group project that was pretty cool too!

Class was simple reading and paragraph reflections on the readings. No midterm. Our final was a group project that wasn't hard. Class was simple. Counts participation and attendance against your grade though.

There are no quizzes or exams. Make sure you keep up with all of the assignments. She doesn't really remind you of when they are due, so check regularly. She gives a lot of extra credit so look out for those. Big debate/presentation at the end, so do well.

I thought out of all my classes, I was going to fail this one. Turns out, i got the best grade in this class. Our final was a debate, my group was not prepared and BS it but ended up getting a B on it. I did not put in much effort in this class at all.

Prof. Welkley is amazing! A connect assignment for each chapter online, a few online quizzes and 2 exams online through Connect, no final. The book is not necessary to purchase. There is an annotated bib that's time consuming, but not hard. The final is a group presentation the last two weeks of class. Easy grader! A must take for an easy A.

Professor Welkey is a fantastic professor. The majority of the assignments are online, as well as assessments. However, there is a group project at the end, which can be extremely stressful if you have a terrible group. I'd take this class again if I could!

While you are taking this class, it will seem as the material presented is not relevant or even boring. Once the class was over I can see that this material has made me a way better student or critical thinker in all my classes even when I'm not a sociology major. She gives really good honest feedback.

Debra is an amazing professor. She cares about what her students have to say and created a safe space in her classroom. There is one group project presentation at the end of the semester but it is super easy. Most of the other assignments are online and easy.

Nice lady. All the work she assigns is online. There's 4 quizzes and 2 exams based off the online assessments. She gave a few extra credit opportunities. 90% are lectures, that she makes interesting and occasionally she'll bring in guest speakers who are very insightful.

I've taken this teacher twice, for two separate courses and i love her. Great personality, amazing lectures. She's the second best sociology professor i've had. Participate of she will call you out and she typically has one group project as the "final"

It was an asychronous class, very straight forward, we used McGraw Hill for the class and had 3 discussions and 2 exams and 1 presentation. Easiest class but make sure to stay on top of the due dates and write an initial post for the discussions on time.

I enjoyed taking Debra's class. She was very straightforward. You MUST read the book. She wrote it herself along with her colleagues so she will know if you didn't read it. The hardest part of the course was the debate you have at the end, but it wasn't the worst thing in the world. I recommend taking her class if you're down to work for the grade.

She is a caring teacher whom tries to help however she can. Personally, sociology was difficult, but as a class itself was average difficulty and can comprehend it to an extent. Does take more time in doing assignments than usual though. Her grading is a little bit on the more rougher side, but still fair. Easy to access materials outside class.

Even though her class is a little bit on the difficult side, she helped out in any way possible form that you needed and loves what she does! As long as you keep up with all her work and really go in detail with all the journal entries and other assignments I promise you will do great in her class. Overall I really love how she teaches.

Super responsive & encourages students to reach out to her or student coach. The class is a little difficult & is time-demanding at first but the workload lightens up because of a group project. The textbook is included with the course & she also offers extra credit. Soc majors should take her 193A to make a connection with her & get extra help.

For Journals, read the article. Answer the question from the book and relate it to an example you've experienced or seen. Most people struggled in that part, and so did I at one point. Once I did that, it went from a 4/10 to 9/10. I got points taken off because I'd always submit it late. The assignments are for your final, so do them when do.