good lectures, interesting books

Good class, makes you think

easy, just go to the ursu website and get the old tests. he uses the same ones.

Yay John!

He has many very interesting stories to tell.

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Great teacher

unenthused, what? class was great until the final!

Great prof

clear and straight to the point when lecturing

good class

Treats you like an adult

Conway's a good teacher. Very informative.

He really knows his stuff and can teach pretty well

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AWESOME, intelligent, well spoken, and if he's egotistical, he's entitled!

convinced me to major

Great Prof, Extremely Smart and Fair

great prof

first rate prof

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Awesome Prof!! If u don't like him, your brain is stuck at a gr 2 thought level

Easy class. Whoever marked my final totally screwed me over though!

good prof, really knows his stuff

He is all in all a good prof, the only thing is he is sometimes boring!

pretty good, i guess i'd recomend

Knows his stuff. You have a good idea what will be on the midterm and final.

Ok, can be entertaining at points.

fairly easy, takes an interest in his students, not alot of work but big final

Really good prof, pay attention and you can get a really good mark

good prof. do your work, pay attention and you will do fine. makes it very clear what will be on midterm and final. check out old exams, pretty much same questions on exams

The Life and Times of John Conway 100. A lot of personal stories.

his tests are the best, look at the old ones because they are the same

Amazing, my idol, genius, unmatched, politically aware, cares about his students, he is the man!!

I really enjoyed his stories. He teaches using stories and past experiences. I enjoyed attending his class and if you check out the old exams you will be fine.

Conway is a great prof. He uses old exams, so it is easy to study for tests. Good videos and good stories, I'd recommend him for soc 100!!

He is a fascinating man but his tests were really hard. Study your ass off.

His lectures are excellent, he can drone on a bit, but he's very intelligent. Don't take this class if you consider yourself 'right wing'...go take commerce or marketing or something. Tets are tough, study.

Willing 2 re-read tests if u dont feel graded fairly. kinda hard but a very intersting class, not boring at all !!!

Use old exams to study - you can't go wrong that way. Lectures are very interesting. You can do well in his class just work hard and you'll do fine.

very good prof!! his tests are easy... very interesting lectures!!! I would take another sociology class with him!

The problem I find with Conway is that you'll be taking lecture notes,then suddenly he'll jump into a 30-minute long story about his trip to the Bahamas (which somehow has some hidden reference to what hes talking about),its hard to know what to take down

John Conway is a great prof, interesting and funny. His notes arent the greatest though. Go look for his exams and quizzes on ursu.uregina.ca and study with those, he doesn't change his exams and quizzes much (if at all)

he's a good guy, knows a lot about sociology, but his class is hard and the notes taken aren't clear. Look at the old exams, especially quizes. It's a hard class, study and expect to do ok, but not WELL

Conway is an alright prof, but the class is normally really boring. Some of the info is interesting, and its obvious that he knows his stuff, but you can only learn it when you are awake! Tests are easy

Hard to take notes from at times. He talks about a lot, and jumps around a lot, and it's hard to know what you should be writing down. Reuses old tests. He uses books he wrote, which i didn't enjoy. He still has a sense of humour, and is a good prof overall.

interesting and fairly funny prof. he is sometimes hard to follow in class and taking notes is not the easiest. tests are not too bad.

This was a good class. I liked Conway because he was funny and interesting to listen to. He uses old exams and just study the questions on those. I don't like his quizzes though, some are tough. Lab prof was a total idiot and wouldn't recommend her. Good class and informative!

Dr. Conway is an absolute superstar!This is one of the most interesting classes I've ever taken, and one thing I like most about him is he makes you think. He never assumes the ignorance of his students by dummying things up, and I respect and appreciate this for it calls me to challenge myself. He

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The material in the class was a little dry and boring some days, but over all Conway is a great prof. He takes the time to explain things if you need it and is very approachable. The only downside is he goes through the lectures quite fast, and if you don't like to take notes it's hard to keep up.

Lots of hard work, lots of reading! Interesting class and a very smart man. I learned a lot more than I thought I would and that is why they pay him the "big bucks"- a great prof

Good prof. I thought his class was great...I didn't like my seminar insructor, what a dough head. Conway is funny, but I don't like that he makes us read and reiterate his own book...about Quebec...blah!

Good prof but lectures are very dry

interesting, the TAs mark hard though but his tests are right from the past tests he gives, nothing changes. but he is a nice guy and fair

Very interesting! But beware of conways intrest in government politics. He likes to analyze the polls alot.

conway knows his****. tests are almost identical to previous years...be sure to study from the URSU exam database. the TAs are good too...take this damn class

Very interesting and full of opinions. use the exam databse for sure!!

Conway is very knowledgeable but sometimes he is a little hard to follow. Don't buy the textbooks! They are on reserve at the library for students to use. There is a lot of material covered but the seminars help to sort that stuff out.

Good prof, very interesting anf a class act..

Good man. On the negative side, I wonder about his education. The stuff he talks about is like, OLD. Some issues need updating. I liked his class though. I would totally take another one of his classes.

I really enjoyed taking his class. I do not agree with the others when they say his lectures are boring, however he does go off on tangents. study using his old tests from the online registry helps a lot.

Conway's awesome. He covers a lot of material in a short period of time, which is why some may think he rambles on. But ultimately, he has an interest provoking students to engage in a critical way of thinking. When he "rambles on", he's actually just excited about the subject. Take his course if you get the chance.

Conway is a great prof. His exams are very straight foreword (he tells you pretty much what is going to be on it). A good mark only requires showing up to class, paying attention, and reading the review at the end of each chapter. The only bad thing is that his lectures are only oral. TAKE THIS CLASS.

The class itself was boring (he is just to intelligent for my understanding haha). I rarely went to class and ended up with a 75%. Read the text, look at the exam registry and you will be FINE. He gives marks for no reason after the exams are given back.. really nice guy

Honestly, I showed up for 3 classes and finished with a 78. Read his hints on his website and study the stuff he tells you to. If you do that you'll pull off good marks easily. Also look at past exams on the student database, he likes to re-use questions. If you follow these steps there's no reason you shouldn't at least pull a 70.

OK, not a bad prof by any means, he goes off on tangents sometimes, but for the most part you will understand his main ideas. Only problem is all oral lectures so get a recorder or a laptop, no WEBCT. Also start reading his case study the minute you get it. NOT terribly tough but not extremely easy either. A solid Meh

Conways is not terrible. It's the TA's that are ridiculous. They mark like drill sargents. The amount of resubmitted exams was insane, and thank goodness Conway always increased the mark upon his own judgement. Class lectures were interesting though.

Conway loves his subject and has all aspects of the material down by heart. Class averages were very low (50%'s), but that's due to the T.A.'s hard marking. Conway will re-read tests and often change those marks. Class requires some critical thinking & textbook reading. I would reccommend this class, lectures were thought provoking.

Decent prof. Knows the material well and cares. I got along with him good. Like everyone else on here said- take the hints off the web and in class lectures. Lectures suck- but a couple were pretty cool. He is an easy marker compared to interns, so get a re-read on tests. Final was easy- go to his office, he will give you more hints and shortcuts.

Conway was very enjoyable. Not always clear during lectures, but if you're always there, it'll eventually make sense. No online component to the class. Marks are easy to get, but TAs can be strict. He will re-read if there is an issue. Text is a bit of a bore, not necessary to pass, but read it if you want 80+. Highly recommended.

Professor Conway was an awesome prof, he was also very funny when he wanted to be. Class is easy if you take notes in class and take his hints on his website. Lectures for the most part were boring, and the case study sucked; but overall it was a generally good class. I reccomend it.

Great class. He pratically gave you the midterm/final questions and the answers. No term paper, but a few essay questions on the midterm and final. Very interesting content, I actually liked going to this class. I would definitely recommend Conway.

Conway is truly one of the old masters at the U of R. He has a wealth of experience in his area and uses it tell useful related stories. He will not give you the answers but he will give you the tools to come to the answers yourself, isn't that what university is about?

Great professor, had him for soc 100 as well. If you aren't a soc student his 299 class will be weird for you but if you are, you are in for a helluva class! SOOO good. SOOO interesting. I took it over a year ago and things that I learned in that auditorium still float through my mind on a daily basis. Great man, great prof, great class.

I don't know why people are saying this class is hard/boring. Dr. Conway is one the most intelligent people at the university. He puts everything you need (including midterm answers) online, and all your readings too. You pass just for trying to write the midterm. He also has many interesting stories. He also answers questions, but you need to ask!

Pretty good prof. Definitely knows his stuff. Reading was a bit excessive - 4 books for the class - but that is expected in a 400 level course. Gave midterm questions out in advance for you to prepare, which is nice. Speaks in a very monotone voice sometimes so can be hard to pay attention, but pay attention to the material, it's interesting!