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“Dr Macinnis is a great Professor”
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Reviews (151)
worth taking her no matter what the course
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class is pretty entertaining and she is an entertaining teacher. course isn't too difficult if you go to class and read.
I find her to be intelectually....stimulating!
The best professor at BSC
probably the best prof. @BSC...very hot too!!!
Highly recomended, she's an exceptional prof. Kind of a femme-nazi though. Careful if you have opposing viewpoints.
awesome professor!!! extremely nice and easy going, but you will learn a lot from her! expects you to know a lot for the exams.
she took my class over whne my professor died! she is wonderful to be in the presence of! very enthusiastic and witty! i love her to death and wouldn't have wanted anyone else but her to take over prof, henry's spot!
shows too much favoritism dont like her at all
TOO MUCH FAVORITISM I AGREE NOT ENJOYING THIS COURSE AT ALL
SICKENS ME
hard grader not fair at all
I must have been one of the favorites because I found the class to be engaging and Prof. MacInnis to be attentive to the needs of her students and willing to provide extra attention to those that requested it. Do the work and get a good grade.
i am leaving to take courses some place else because of the favoritism
only helpful if you are a brownie
this is my first semester with her but she seems like a great teacher. she does favor some students but she still seems really nice. her lectures are very clear and she is so funny!
plays favorites hates the females and flirts with males
agreed and i am a male & see the favortism
Was accepting in 5 yr program only to be ill advised. Screwed up graduation in May and will ruin my career. Leaving after May because of you.Do you hate young girls?
She's extremelt interesting. She makes you want to learn the material.
HOTTIE
laughs instead of teaches shows favoritism instead of helps cannot stand her none of us can
Shows extreme favorism and bends the rules. Rude, opinionated and very stuck on self
DROPPED OUT OF GRAD PROGRAM BECAUSE SHE HATES THE MEN IN THE BLUE THAT SHE TEACHERS. TOO OPINIONATED WITH NOTHING TO BACK HERSELF UP WITH. ATTITIDE LADY~
you think she is hot? get a life, sucks as a teacher
I was scared going into this class reading the comments about the teacher. She is really funny though, and I haven't seen any favoritism at all. She explains what she goes over really well and there is hardly any work.
Wow are all these negative remarks needed.Kim is the best CJ-So professor out here.She cares about her students and make sure they do well and lean the materials. She is very nice and shes funny, i guess some people just do not have a sence of humor.
nicest teacher i have had here so far...and i am a male and she doesn't treat me bad...you should def. take her
I have taken three classes with Kim and I would take more. She is a great teacher, she makes the material interesting and I look forward to going to her class. She is also really understanding and accomodating. Take her if you can!!
really nice, she's only rude if you are an arrogant power hungry jerk, exactly the kind of person who shouldn't be a cop
She is attentive to students and does require work to challenge popular stances on issues. I have yet to find more than one student in 18 mos. who was not satisfied with her curriculm -and it was not an individual who wears a uniform.
excellent
the reason why we lost the quinn bill and the reason why so many have left program horrible professor
you are the worse professor i had in four years of school, in fact, so bad i am now in another profession entirely because you ruined the integrity of the dept
thank you for ruining our quinn bill by your low standards and your unethical practiceswe now have lost out on raises and wasted our time
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your fault no longer quinn billed thanx for playing favorites
ruined the program with the antics
too much gossip and infighting with other professors for her to stay focused. take someone more interested in ethics
Don't go by what some obviously bitter students say..just b/c they couldn't get their project done. MacInnis is an awesome prof..funny & interesting. Very insightful, she makes you think. Class discussions are great, tests require studying, but you actually learn a lot-take her, you wont be sorry
She is THE BEST.3essay question for test,and she also tells you what areas to focus on for the essay question exams.Just a midterm and a final.Took woman and crime, family violence, special topics canadian/american juvenile offenders,and internship with her. She is so great these people just bitter
Students looking for Quinn incentive should have taken a Quinn approved school to begin with. I leave Dr. M.'s class looking at current events with new and interesting perspectives she discusses. She treats students with respect and welcomes your views.
the best! not to mention she's a ****
The comments re: the Quinn bill are at best: unjustified. If you wanted a "quik" degree and you are a law enforcement professional then you know what schools are available to skate through. I found Prof. Mac to be an insightful, forthright, honest and an excellent prof for a grad program. Semper Fi.
great lady
shes great
guess you dont know the story about quinn bill she does thou
well guess you can tell tall tales sad about our college no longer teaching law enforcement
Great lady
HOT !!!
great teacher! very nice and her tests are easy. they are essay exams and she lets you know what they are on ahead of time so you know exactly what to study. i highly recommend you take her
you lost us the quinn bill singlehanded!!!!!
I Love this professor the best one in BSC. She is very cool to be around in or outside of class. Highly recommend taking her!!!!
She is an awesome professor. She goes over the material thoroughly, sometimes goes off track but it's fun.
She is a great prof. She goes over the material really well and tells you what is going to be on her tests before hand. she is so funny too. I highly recommend
Wish I had this professor more. She cares alot about the material and her students. She tells you whats going to be covered on the tests, but makes it interesting as well. Take her class really informative.
she is biased, and a flirty teacher. i dont like her style or her favorism not to mention that i lost my raise from the quinn because of HER
Waaa....Stop complaining on her rating page no one wants to hear it anymore.
For one of five males in her women's studies class I felt very comfortable. She is quite interesting and passionate about her topics. She will help you if you need it, just ask.
talk about a lazy teacher! she is the pits and shows pure favoritism
This woman is great and the easiest class ever. I had her like 3 times and Loved her cause she was so easy and fun. Take her cause you can sail through her class and put more concentration on your harder classes.
All I got was a's I took her a whole bunch and why stop taking her if you can sail through with A's and put more concentration into harder classes. Her classes were not hard but they wouldnt have been if anyone was teaching. Cj is the science of the bloody obvious. Take this woman and peole get over the damn Quin Bill if your that upset go to NE.
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very rude and ignorant. not helpful at all. has the attitude thats its not her problem. very unorganized too, what a complete and total moron. where does BSC find some of these people. I think a child from burnell could teach better than this lady. Easy A if your a favorite of her, just be careful!!!!
Ok we will leave it at this, this class was amazing. I bombed my midterm and she let me bring it home to fix it. She gets side tracked easy and usually lets out class early. Dont take her if your some kind of heartless ****. But shes great, she'll answer any questions you have and she will give out a 10 page paper and 2 tests, CAKE! Easy A!
This class was an utter waste of time. This class was extremely disappointing. She never stayed on topic, cited incorrect information, and flirted with the males in the class. She also picked favorites; of the male persusian. We watched movies but never discussed how they related to the topics. We went to a Canadian meeting...what does that ha
SHE IS THE BEST PROFESSOR!!! CAn you say EASY A??? if you dont take her you are dumb, dont listen to anyone else, she is funny, you watch 2 or 3 movies and never get tested on, she give you little "surprise" quizzes that she actually tells you about...i love her and wish i could have her for all my classes!! TAKE HER TAKE HER
I dont know what the other ppl are talking about. This lady is SO nice and very approachable. I had her at 9 am and actually LOOKED FORWARD to her class. Def an easy A....u watch like 3 movies too!! I heard shes harder at higher levels but for intro she is hands down THE best! TAKE HER
never came to class. i know she was sick in all but she shouldnt have taught this semester. not helpful. gives questions for final/midterm but doesnt clarify anything. do not take.
Kim is my favorite teacher... She is the best. If you a sociology major and you dont take her you missing out big time....
After taking this class for a gen ed, I realized I wanted to major in soc. She was very helpful and encouraging and pretty much the reason I am a soc major. Pretty easy, clear class, I would reccomend taking a class with her.
She is truly a great person. She understands that students have a life outside of school. Very helpful. Sometimes lost control of class. If you read something about her not showing up to class, give her a break! She had cancer and is still recovering. Doesn't play favorites; it's just that students cling to her b/c she is so nice and understanding.
Do not take this professor. She cancels classes all the time but never tells you. You never review for anything and she expects you to know all the material. You truly learn nothing in this class. She is one professor I can say I truly hated. You never do anything productive and she talks about herself most of the class.
This professor is one of the worst professors I ever had in my life. You learn nothing and she only talks about herself. Do not take her.
she is a great teacher. very nice and understanding. watched a lot of interesting movies. she does cancel class a lot but she does tell you. ill take her the next chance i get.
VERY EASY CLASS! Always cancels it! She lets use help on her tests. ALso very interesting class.
Took her theory course. Extremely easy. You do weekly writeups on the reading and she generously grades them. One ten-page paper due at the end of the semester, but we talked her down to eight. She will negotiate any assignment. Very easy, but you learn nothing. Her lectures are just random conversations. Very nice, but learned very little.
I have since transferred, took this class fresh. yr, basically convinced me to declare soc. as my major. don't know up her upper level classes, but intro was relatively easy, needed to read to do good, readings were relevant and interesting, class was always engaging. truly is the reason i am still in school, as a soc. major. THANK YOU!!
Had her years ago and enjoyed every minute of it...found her to be very stimulating! Would go back if I could.
I had her TR at 8am, and i didnt mind getting up early at all. I loved her class. Class discussions are great. Midterm multiple choice (she let us use index cards, and scaled it) and final paper. I would definitely take her again.
the WORST teach I've ever had. i took her online class and she was absolutely rude. gave one sentence directions on every assignment, then picked your paper apart because you didn't do what she was looking for. I'm going to the head of the department to complain about her.
I Loved her! Before the class I wasn't sure because it was said to be hard but she made it very easy. The main book was hard to understand so every class she would make it easy for us to get. It was a once a week class & was supposed to have writings due every week but was changed to bi-weekly & had a 12 pg paper at end that we negociated to 8.
awesome. the lectures are more like discussions, shows movies, we watched 3 in one semester. take home midterm and take home final both multiple choice and three 1 page papers. very easy and funny. definitely take her you will have fun and get a good grade
Easiest class I've ever taken. She shows award winning movies in class that have something to do with what you're studying & makes you cookies. you never use the book except for when you do the midterm & final because its take home. class is great because its just a discussion. you maybe have 3 one page papers on wicked easy relatable topics.
Super easy class. I think all of the exams were take home. A few short essays. Shows on-topic movies in class. Class discussions are fun & get easily sidetracked. She's a lot of fun.
She never showed up for class and when she was there, she only showed movies. It was cool at first, but when she expected a 12 page paper done and didn't give any instruction on it, it got somewhat annoying. I got As on every paper I wrote, yet somehow ended up with a C for a final grade. Her phone rings all during class, very unprofessional.
The 5 week summer session for Social Problems was not bad at all. You needed to do an essay each week that is a minimum of 2 pages for a topic that she has selected relating to the readings/text. You also need to do the weekly discussion boards to a different topic from the readings-no tests. I would recommend her.
Rude, sarcastic and ignorant when asking questions. I am basing this off of the online course. I had to drop the course because she claimed she never got assignments I turned in and would make cocky comments when students asked questions. DO NOT TAKE.
This class was amazing!!! she is such a good prof. and the class is fun and easy. it is mainly movies and lectures but the lectures are fun and you are apart of them. she has you buy the old book so you dont have to pay as much but the only time you usse them is for the midterm and final. we have a few papers but are short and she grades from 1-5.
Really fun teacher! We had to write 8 easy 2-page papers, only tests were the midterm and final (both take-home). We watched a lot of good documentaries and classes were mostly discussion. She gets off topic easily and missed class 3 or 4 times.
STAY AWAY!! RUN!!! She is the WORST professor I have dealt w/at BSC in my 3 yrs. Her assignments are not clear and when u complete them she blames u for misunderstanding the question. She is rude, antagonistic, and unprofessional. RUN RUN RUN AWAY!!!!
Her class is lecture styled, participation in disscusion is encouraged. She only assigns seven,easy, two page papers that are rated 1-5. The only test are the mid term and final both take home and extremly easy. She often plays interesting documentaries and has interesting guest speakers. I would definately take another class with her.
She is one of the most personable professors I've had at BSC. She makes her lectures on the material fun because they're in conversation format and she gives plenty of chances for you to give your input and participate. The class is really easy 6-7 short 2 page papers and a take home midterm and final all multiple choice. Definitely would Recommend
Easiest class I have ever taken. All you have to do is go to class and it is impossible to get anything lower than an A. She gave everyone 100's on the final two papers we had to write and told us not to bother. Take home Mid-term and Final. She let us pass in Final two weeks before class ended and we didn't have to go back. TAKE HER!
The easiest teacher everr! she is soo nice and wicked funny. The class is just like a big conversation. All the papers are 2 page opinion essays so if you do them you get an A. Take home final and midterm. TAKE HERRRR!!!
Her bark is worse than her bite. She seems like she's going to be impossible, but really, she's not. As long as you do the papers and forums, you get an A. She's a fair grader.
She is the best professor I have had here at BSU. She is fair, interesting to listen to, and overall a really nice and caring lady. Her class is discussion based which keeps you interested since it isnt a boring lecture. Take her class if you ever have the chance! You wont regret it =)
Class was based on only 3 tests. Gave me A's on my first 2, then I got really sick and was late with my last one and she refused to grade my paper. Was very rude and confrontational over the course of our E-mails. I'd never recommend her to ANYONE. Plus she talks about personal stuff the whole class, pretty unprofessional imho
This class is ridiculously easy! Only had 2 easy multiple choice exams and 5 homework assignments (which she gave you like 2 weeks to do). Cancels class a lot! When you do have class, her lectures can be funny but boring! You take notes for like 20 minutes then the class gets into a big discussion of the topic. Easy grader, take her for an easy A
summer web course and she is extremely rude! She claims she is here to help, but that is not the case. Class is based of off 5 bb discussion post, 10 essays (2 per week), and 2 film reviews. Very anal, essays must be 600 words, reviews 1,000 and 15 sentence bb post and responses.
This class COULD'VE been an easy A if she wasn't so picky! the assignments aren't hard but she always finds a way to pick your responses apart.
I regret taking this class, it has been a miserable experience.
Regreat taking this online class, she doesn't tell you what she is looking for and does not like to help. The class seems easy enough, but she gives you no idea how she wants questions answered or what to focus on in the readings and questions. do not take this class
I have never disliked a teacher as much as I dislike this woman. She is the rudest and most condesending person I've ever met. When emailing her to double check whether or not we have class the next day, she scolded me with the worst attitude for asking. Worst teacher I've ever had. Barely knows what she's talking about and grades way too harshly.
best teacher i've had yet, she is so nice and understanding. gives plenty of time to do assignments and works well with your problems! TAKE HER
LOVE HER!! She's so nice, all we do in class is talk about how corrupt the world is, not much work and she's very flexible. Take herrr, dont listen to all the bad comments those are mostly people who took her online course, she's much stricter with online courses, she admitted it.
easiest class ever! all we did was watch you tube videos,movies and had fun class discussions. you have several assignments throughout the semester which can be taken right from the text. The midterm was open book, and our final was just to interview someone with question based off of the last chapters in the book. interesting yet easy class!
Great teacher, so helpful, knowledgable, kind and real. Highly recommend her classes! : )
SUCH A GREAT PROFESSOR! TAKE HER! I have taken one of her classes every semester for the past 4 years (online too) All of her classes are similar and consist of discussions and watching movies (pretty easy). If you skim through the chapters you'll be fine, she usually gives essays instead of tests and cancels class a lot. Take any class with her!!
great teacher
Best Teacher ever!! So nice and helpful! Take her classes!!!
By far my favorite professor so far at BSU. Don't understand the negative comments whatsoever especially saying she grades harshly. You have to be an idiot or not try at all to get a bad grade on a paper or test. Very easy to understand/clear instructions and interesting discussions. 100% recommend anyone to take her if you can!!
I love this class. It is interesting ans she is a really good teacher, she makes the class, especially an 8 am, interesting and entertaining. Recommend taking her for any sociology class.
She has a book on amazon. All positive reviews are from relatives of her.
This class was fairly easy. Dr Mac Innis would never admit that her syllabus was confusing but it was. If you are going to take her online read it 10 times, she has many requirements and some aren't well stated. Once you get the hang of the requirements if you try she will give you full credit.
Mass Murder was a fun class, very interesting. Not a crazy amount of work. Didn't get bored.
She makes the class very interesting! You only have two tests, the midterm and the final. You also have two essays. Its a very easy and interesting course and Dr. MacInnis is easyfun to have disscusions with.
I love this professor! She might seem easy but it's because she teaches in ways that we can understand. Does give personal examples but only to make clear what concept she is discussing. She is very nice and works with us all of the time.
Great Teacher, good attitude but very strict about no electronics in her classroom. If she even sees your phone on your desk, she takes 5 points off your final grade. I would definitely take another class from her! There was a lot of reading involved and 3 books assigned which you will need them all.
Awesome woman!! Helpful, email her 100 times if you need. One 500 word paper on question you make up due most weeks, not as hard as you think. Posts slides on BB so you dont have to worry about notes/reading a lot. 2 tests, both take home, a week or two to work on them. 2 film analyses. She doesnt like phones out, accepts late work only sometimes
Such an awesome professor! She is the nicest woman and is a very good teacher. She cares about her students and makes sure every assignment she gives is clear and to the point. She has a no cell phone policy, but she makes class so interesting so it's not that hard to deal with. I wish that I was a soc major so I could take her again!
Kim MacInnis I took last semester and she was really cool. She lets us have conversations in class, as long as it's on the subject matter, she's down-to-earth and fun. She's also Canadian. But yeah, I took her for my Gun's in America class and I really liked her, so you should defs take her.
This professor is really there for her students. She understands we all have personal lives that get in the way of our educational plans and is kind when things come up. She states what she expects clearly and even sends reminders. We are all adults and need to put in the effort to succeed, in her classes and in life. Follow her syllabus to pass!
Dr Macinnis is a great Professor! She explains what she wants throughout her course right in her syllabus. Read it! She answers all email in a timely manner, even in our summer course. I have taken a few of her other courses and plan to take even more. Her style is unique and easy to catch on to if you actually try. She treats us like adults!
I choose this professor because of positive experiences in the past. She knows her subjects and is the chair of the soci department. Her expectations in the syllabus are clear and she expects you to read and refer back to it through the course. She is supportive and answers emails promptly. I will continue to choose her courses moving forward.
Took this class online over this past summer. Prof. MacInnis runs her online classes very well. A short quiz each week, and one reflection paper at the end of the semester. Highly recommend.
She is really rude and a tough grader! Would never take her again
Probably one of my favorite professors I have had. Cares about kids passing her class. Do the readings and discussions, you will get an easy A. She has a no cellphone policy, but honestly you wont have time to go on your phone with all the informative videos she plays. Really great Professor.
Took her online social problems class. I only took it as an elective and to be honest it was a lot of time consuming and tedious work. I was given more assignments combined than my level 300 and 400 courses... something's wrong with that picture. The assignments weren't too difficult it was just annoyingly so for a level 100 course.
Love her!
I love Kim! I've had her at least once a year since I was a freshman. She is very compassionate and understands that we have lives and other classes. Show up, do your work and you'll be fine. She cares about her students and will be willing to work with you if you need extra time or help. I can't recommend her enough.
Honestly she is best sociology professor I have taken. She care for the student. She real and will tell you what is on her mine. She make bake goods.
Was a great Professor especially during a pandemic. She was able to bend but, also still held you accountable. Would take again. Can be a tough grader on some things but, overall is there for your best interest. Textbooks required were two and a bit pricey even through renting and price searching.
I took a Social problems course for Summer 2020. This course is very informative. Her syllabus is straightforward, she emails back promptly and she is willing to give helpful feedback. A book is required. It took me a while to understand what she is looking for in the discussion forum. You have to work for the grade. Overall, an awesome course!
Gives an insane amount of work for a 100 class. Also a tough grader and does not make it clear why you lose points.
This professor is very judgey. And talks about sensitive topics that make you feel weird. She sent us a nasty email saying she can tell when were looking at something else on our laptop. So much repetive lecture and doesn't clarify what's due.
MacInnis is a great prof- super helpful in the online format. Not too much work, one or two assignments per week. The only complaint is that the book is expensive and hard to read, and very much required to pass. She emails back quickly and a lot of the subjects are super interesting.
Dr. MacInnis is a tough professor, but like most things in life, anything good in life is worth working for. You end up learning a lot about social theory and more importantly, how to apply it to real life situations and current events. This is a writing intensive class and your write about 20-25 total pages. However, if you need extra time, ask.
This is the hardest class I have ever taken it is only a 200 level course. She creates hard 50 question tests and only gives you an hour and a half to do it. She changes her due dates but doesn't change the syllabus. And she thought Abraham Lincoln wrote the "I have a dream" speech. 10/10 don't recommend.
she is the rudest most unprofessional professor I have ever met. She shares her opinions every class on random things instead of talking about the things you need to learn to complete assignments. She is really rude in emails. Mcinnis is one of the most miserable human beings I have ever associated with. No idea how she is the chair person.
Get ready to not learn in this class. The professor likes to talk about herself so play along to kill time. Her assignments aren't clear and there's no feedback. You'll get a good grade but die a little bit each time you sit in her class.
Answers emails In two words and then gets mad when you have more questions. Won't grade things for 2 weeks and then when she does, gives you a random grade with no explanation. Messed up everyone's grade and refused to fix it even though it was her mistake.
Very rude to students and unprofessional. Will not accept late work even if you have a life or death altercation with no care in the world. if you want to be miserable every week I suggest this class. Horrible. If I could give no stars, I would give negative. Save yourself the time and energy from this course, especially if it is a 2nd yr seminar.
I really liked Professor Maclnnis! I took her for intro to sociology and found her class to be pretty easy. She would often bring in food for the class and she's pretty funny too. You need the Broke in America book (discussion post every week), but we didnt really use the textbook. Theres one group project for the final. I'd taker her class!
I would never take another class with Dr.McInnis again. Attendance was mandatory, yet she cancelled class over 50% of the year and when the students missed one day it was emphasized that we can't be missing classes. We did 3 essays throughout the semester that were all bunched up towards the end of the semester and extremely difficult to manage.
Gives random grades and does not provide feedback. Takes over a month to grade assignments so you never know what you did wrong in time for the next due date. Rude in general with high expectations. Don't ask questions unless you want to be ignored or talked down on.
Dr. McInnis runs a tight ship, but her engaging lectures and informative videos make up for the strict attendance policy. Nail the essays with the help of Unstuck ai, and you'll earn that A.
Professor Macinnis was very kind and approachable. Classes were very fun and kept my engaged. I would say that the homework was not bad. The classes were based strictly off of homework and the topics were not covered very well in entirety. The final was a half group and half individual which was fun but also hard with a 3 single spaced page final.
loved her. made class interesting and engaging
I loved having her this semester! The class does require a book, but she does try to keep the cost down. The lectures are based on the homework, but she does make them engaging and fun. Grades are based on only 3 quizzes and 3 papers, but the quizzes are all open book, and you are given plenty of time for the papers.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
82%
Textbook Required
92%
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SO
5.0
(3)SO313
5.0
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(1)CRJU
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CJETHICS
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GRADLEVEL
5.0
CJGRAD
5.0
MASTERS
5.0
SOCI208
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