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the lectures are boring and dont really go anywhere... this guy is soooooooo arrogant and if you ask him a question likes to refer you to the TAs. Gets a kick out of swearing and acting like he's hip

sooo boring. doesn't review for tests

Favors athletes because he was one himself. Expects you to remember the smallest little facts from the text or lecture for his tests. Not a huge fan of this guy.

Totally full of himself, and compactly condescending to students. ¬–The class has the potential to be interesting, but there was just no interesting / relevant content presented in class. He usually ended up talking about work he did or what he thinks of murder. He has a huge issue with cell phones also… so make sure to turn off your phone.

potential to be interesting w/ a diff. prof. montone voice puts u to sleep. if not, utterly confused by his rambling and unecessary info (which ur tested on). likes athletes. arrogant, and lectures from the book he wrote (makin $ off students)

Day 1 I thought he was a good prof. But as the classes went on it became clear he had a big head, definitely thought he was all that & a bag of chips. goes off on various tangents throughout class that detract from the lecture. His slideshows which a

Doesn't talk about what is in the book or what he tests on really. He just kinda rambles about the same old**** over and over again. The tests aren't particularly hard but it's hard to know waht you need to actually know for them.

Lame jokes. Not good at teaching. Doesn't edit his books, yet they cost a fortune...the list goes on.

sport is the worst class ever, he has no right teaching a class and all his books present info and then after you read it all and start to rely on it he states: "but this info is not supported so we CAN"T rely on it". Awesome...not

This guy is the most ridiculous man alive. He loves being infront of a class, for him it's an audience, but that makes the class so much more interesting. It was a lot of fun.

The readins were ridiculous and his lectures were so boring! He also "writes" the book and you can't sell it back because he changes it every quarter.

The lectures and the readings were ridiculously dull, barring the Bundy-Ridgeway book. I might call the class, not so much the Sociology of Murder, but rather, Weiss Ranks on People for Asking Stupid Questions. Often lectures will put you to sleep, but they're worth going to for the little gems of hilarity he drops every now and again.

This class is a joke!! This prof. is a joke!! He reminds me of a high school football coach that the school has to give a job in order for him to teach football. He knows nothing about what he is teaching. He stands in front of the class and reads quotes that make anyone playing sport seem like a total idiot! He just wants to hear himself talk.

Wasn't a 5 on the Easy scale only because the book he wrote is so boring it is hard to read! It took me so long just to make it through a chapter. Going to class is pointless, most of it is common sense. Just struggle through the book and you'll be fine. Class could be a lot more fun/interesting given the subject! :(

Don't ask for open book tests. They are really hard-- even though he may say it is as easy as it would be if no notes were allowed.

So I just took the firs test, and I thought that the class would be easy, seeing as there are plenty of athletes in teh class. However, test was very hard as he wanted specific answers from each article in the book. I did pretty good considering the average was a 30ish. Only one person got 43, no one scored higher.

This class is not worth anyone's time. Weiss is what can be called "Mr. Personality", and thats about it. I haven't learned anything of interest from his class. The quizzes and tests are questions pulled completely randomly from the books, and are of no use to anyone.

This class is a joke. I came to this class ready to learn and I attended almost every lecture and the tests had nothing to do with the crap that he was saying. I am a very big sports fan, but he still made it lame. I didn't listen when everyone told me not to take this class. Please don't make the same mistake as I did and take this class.

Don't take this class. You would think that "Murder" would be interesting, but Weis makes it completely boring and what you "learn" is useless. You also have to read a few crappy books. Lectures are horribly painful.

If you're looking for an interesting class and a grade booster- DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. He's full of himself. Loves seeing his face on the screen so he'll show unrelated videos of him on the news. He's insensitive. He once asked a girl how her father was killed. Would not recommend ANY of his classes. His teaching is the same in all his classes.

He somehow made an interesting subject completely boring. His lectures are irrelevant 90% of the time and the tests are tricky. I liked the books he assigned but that was it

I took multiple classes from him, which were some of the easiest ones I took at UW. He's not that clear, but his tests are open book, and the questions are in order of the reading material. You can't make it much easier than that.

This course was more complicated than it needed to be. The professor has experience in the area, however, he has an inflated ego and hates hearing alternative opinions. (i.e.: he doesn't believe in mental illnesses or that ADD really exists.) Also, his lectures are completely boring. He drones on about essentially nothing but his own opinions.

Prof Weiss is a self-absorbed prick. The textbook (which he co-authored, of course) is dense and utterly incomprehensible, and the assigned autobiography is awful. Exams are based purely on your ability to memorize and spit out useless information. This class is actually called "Murder" because you will die of boredom.

One of the easiest classes I've ever taken at the U. Yes, his lectures were incredibly boring, but guess what? You don't have to go. As long as you do the readings, pop into section and the review sections, you'll be fine for the tests.

Class was so boring, I almost fell asleep. I NEVER sleep in class. Weis managed to cram 30 min of material into 1.5 hours, was very disrespectful of our commitment by letting us out ridiculously early every day instead of teaching us for the amount of time we paid for. Book was full of typos, bad quality. Vague lectures but tested on minute details

Oh, also: His powerpoints are ugly, useless, and utterly lacking in professionalism. Wanders around so much in lecture it's impossible to keep your notes organized in a decent outline. AND HE TALKS SO SLOWLY. It's maddening. *talks* *stares at notes for 30 seconds* *talks some more* AAAAGGGHHH

Awful class! It is pretty easy if you read the book he assigns fully, but it is an incredibly boring read! He is totally full of himself and does not seem to care about the students. For one quiz in class the average was about a D out of 600 students! He then blamed the low score on the students study habits rather than his teaching! He is awful!

I have had him for 3 classes - deviance, sports and murder. You can't know what to expect on the exams since his TAs write them. There is little variance - he hits 1 subject hard and kind of ignores the rest. Very rude and full of himself - just painful to sit through! The classes he does are interesting - just go in knowing that you will hate him!

Weiss is horribly boring! He goes off on tangents and is rude to the students. BORING CLASS NOT WORTH IT. It's miserable. Tests are open book but the average was 76%. Not recommended. Very full of himself.

interesting class. interesting professor.

The course "Sociology of Sport" sounds incredibly interesting but it is NOT. All he does is talk about himself and go off on tangents to try and get laughs from the class. The biggest waste of time ever. He thinks so highly of himself which is obnoxious. His tests are open book though so you're able to get a 4.0 in the class.

Joe Weiss is a very monotoned and spends about 2 hours on 3 slides. Not the most entertaining class however it is interesting if you actually pay attention and read the book. Definitely not an easy 4.0 class- you have to work hard for a good grade!! Stay on task, do NOT skip class, and READ the book (even though it's boring) and you'll be fine!