You can copy your answers from the book and still get points off just because he did not like the way you worded your answer. It's impossible to get a clear answer from him. For an introduction course...it's awful and confusing.

two words...LANGUAGE BARRIER.

All I gotta say is... he sucks SO much... if you find out you have him for a class, get out of it ASAP. It's better to take the class later with someone else than stick around with him. WHY ISNT HE FIRED YET???

Teacher was very strange. He was a tough grader as well.

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"Sociology isss...issss the study of human behavior" thats the only thing we learned that whole entire semester..boo!

Wow this teacher sucks! You cannot understand a word he says, and all he complains about is how this generation wastes their time on the simpsons...this class is a complete waste of time. Plus he cannot talk or spell at all!!

I took his course last summer. Very hard to understand. No matter how hard we tried our answers were wrong. Couldn't spell well. Gave me a hard time for being a high school student.

can't understand him at all...one day i came in ready for a quiz but it was on something i had never even heard in class or read...he was no help and doesn't seem to care

had him for sociology & african american studies. worst professor i've ever had. do not take a class with him. i got a D and went to talk to him about it..he made a mistake..it was suppose to be an A. he makes no sense at all about anything he says. did not learn one thing about sociology or african american studies the entire semester.

Professor Otieno means well but he can't teach. Very difficult class. Tests seem easy but he grades them heavily and concentrates on answering questions completely. I attended every class and still found tests hard. NOTES have to be taken in every class if you want to pass the tests. I managed a B for the course. I strongly suggest another teacher.

Otieno is the most imcompetent professor I've ever had. He gave us the wrong pages to review (he gave us the pages for soc 201) and gave me the test for soc 201 as well, and since it was due on the day of the final I have no way of making it up. What an idiot. His soc class isn't a soc class, it's a politcal science class. Choose a better prof.

He's an okay guy, but NOT a good professor. He's from Africa, so he's VERY hard to understand. But he does want you to suceed and pass. But in the end, pick another professor and save yourself.

Worst teacher! Class was horrible!! Can't read his hand writing. can't understand a word he says! Didn't learn a thing in that class. And his grading system does not make sense!

He doesn't know what he's talking about. He gave us bad information and quoted statistics that he just misunderstood. When students tried to explain something to him, he always disagreed. I did well in the class (everyone did) but learned absolutely nothing and struggled with my frustration level the entire time.

Bad, bad, bad, probably one of the worst college courses I have ever taken. He hardly talks about sociology its all about sex. granted that is a subject of soc but it should not be the entire course. He is very hard to understand, and it is very hard to get a decent grade on any of his home works.

You can not understand a word he says because he has a thick African accent. You can barely read a thing he writes on the board b/c it looks like chicken scratch. He hated my groups presentation because it was Pro Gay Marriage. He is AGAINST anything gay, basically is how he put it when he gave us feed back. The topic is great but he taught poorly

Hate this class. His notes make no sense and have nothing to do with sociology whatsoever. He's not organized at all and his take home quizzes are impossible cause he doesn't tell you what chapters to read. His tests are written out the way he talks, in broken english. He's also so very opinionated that you're wrong no matter what.

Horrible professor. Speaks about useless topics that have nothing to do with the class. Very unclear about assignments and topics that he covers.

Worst class I have ever taken. Does not speak clearly in English. Tests and quizzes are confusing- class lectures are unorganized and not worth attending. He rakes attendance but it does not count.

Very confusing. Thick African accent. His notes on the board are very messy even he gets lost in them. Try to avoid this professor.

Worst class I have ever taken at SSU! I you can avoid this professor DO IT! You will not be able to understand a thing that he says! He is impossible to get in touch with; he doesn't respond to emails and is never in his office. His lectures are completely opinion based, but the exams are solely based on the text. He takes attendance.

Hardly understand a word out of the mans mouth.

Just gives you his opinion and says the same thing every class. You need to read the book or you will have no idea what topic you are learning about. The only class I've ever had where I was angry about what the teacher is saying every class....

Worst professor in this school. The language barrier is one thing but he is also slightly inappropriate. I passed his midterm, exam and the group project (which was done by myself, no help from my other classmates), attended all classes and I squeaked by with a C+. I was too shocked and angry to fight him on it. Stay away from his classes!!!

if you are interested in learning a thing about sociology, do not take his class. i have learned absolutely nothing. all the reviews for him on here are 100% accurate. he is a nice guy, but i wouldn't recommend the class, especially to soc. majorsminors.

Very tough. On test & quizzes he expects you to word the answers exactly like he would word them or else you get an "F". Required 2 books, only used one of them for 3 questions on one quiz and never again. Didn't even bother with the other book. Sometimes says some offensive and partially racist things

Very tough grader. Hypocritical teachings and lessons. Only used book twice for quizzes and nothing else. Tries to tell us that everything is economical and other than talking to others nothing is social. I taught my self sociology better than he ever could.

He teaches his opinion's about social "studies" and not the actual facts about social anything. Complains about messed up the younger generation is and how much better his homeland Kenya is. Complains about students low grades in the class and blames everything and everyone but himself for the low grades. Says some racist thing and never appolises

He is very hard to understand, spells and writes everything on the board. the midterm and final are take home but you cant find anything in the notes he states his opinion more then actually teaching. when someone says their opinion and he doesn't agree with it he will call you stupid. the midterm final and group project is the only three grades

Simply put, he doesn't have his stuff together. He gives homework and at the end of the semester tells you he won't count it in your grade. His grading system overall is nonsensical. Your answers on tests must be exactly how he or the book explains it, otherwise you are wrong. Avoid if possible.

I honestly think I am going to fail his class because his notes are hard to understand. His final is very hard!!! I have never gotten below a "C" for anything and this will be my first F. I have not missed one single class. Two major things for his class is the midterm and the final. Fail one of those and it's over. There's no homework.

Very hard to understand, he also doesn't understand you. His lectures are just him talking and it's hard to decipher what notes to take. His test questions don't make sense, and if answers are worded wrong, you don't get credit. He talks inappropriately which could make people uncomfortable and his SOC class has NOTHING to do with sociology!

The tests aren't that hard because he is extremely repetitive, the only hard part is that if it not specifically what he wants and nothing more he will mark the whole thing wrong. He's a cool dude, but he is just disorganized most of the time. Try to avoid him

I'm usual not one to tell people not to take a professor. But please don't take his class. Your grade is literal the mid term and final. He words on both of them horrible. He speaks broken English and has a heavy accent. Writes horrible on the board. And will yell at the class for no reason what so ever. So please save yourself the headache please

This is by far the worst class I have ever taken out of about 30 college courses. Your final grade is based on two tests that are extremely difficult. He basically just teaches you his opinion as if it were factual. I highly recommend not taking any courses with this professor.

The class is lecture based. Otieno will target people who are quiet. All tests are take home, but he is picky with answers. Makes large generalizations and assumptions about cultures and the people in the class. Prepare to hear a rant about racism and the upper class every day. He says many ridiculous things that may offend. Otieno is a nutty guy.

Funny in some parts but makes a lot of assumptions about cultures on very few facts. Explains how racism is completely fake but says all famous socialist from the past are 100% racist and hates poor people. Only grades on midterm and final, gets mad when NO one does the homework but then says it wont be graded then questions why did they do it?

Hypocritical about how racism in any form is not real then says all sociologist from the past are super racist. Grades only on midterm and final. Says homework will never be graded but then get mad when people don't do the homework but questions you saying "why do you do it when i said i wont grade the homework?" Never ever take this class!!