This is easily the hardest SOC class I've taken so far. Her lectures are very clear and easy to understand, but the material is pretty hard to grasp. Don't expect to just breathe through this class. You have plenty of homework and reading. As a professor, she is very approachable and helpful in OH.

cake! i dunno bout the people who've said she was hard.. but if u listen in lecture and take a lot of notes, u'll do fine. i took on average about 7 pages of notes a class, but i've gotten all A's and one B on her papers. she's very thorough in her lecture and really approachable in OH.

Nice, opinionated and interesting teacher with high standards. If you pay attention, take notes, and *really* study for midterms, you'll do fine. Hard class, but she tells you exactly what she's looking for. I recommend her, but only if you're a hardworker and actually want to learn something.

Her tests are very hard, but if you go to lecture and take notes, then you'll be fine. Her lectures are very clear, but if you don't understand something, she will explain it in a different way. The papers are not so bad compared to other classes. I had to work for it, but I got an A in her class.

She is a good lecturer and her slides are very clear. Her tests are pretty damn hard, though.

Her lecture style is clear but really repititious. She tends to lecture really fast so be ready to take lots of notes. Her exams are pretty demanding and there's quite a bit of reading involved. She asks you to basically memorize everything she says in lecture. She's good about explaining things in office hours though. Not easy, but doable.

I love this professor. I actually took her for two quarters in a row and I don't regret it at all. She is hard but the information that you will gain from her classes is worth it. If you do all of the reading, attend class and actually pay attention you can get an A. Exams are tough so ask questions if you don't get something

This professor seems to really know her stuff. She also seems very interested in what she's teaching. The tests are pretty hard but she curves, so it turns out okay. Attendance is not mandatory but try not to miss, I took about 6 pages of notes a day, and you are expected to know most of it.

Shauman is a good teacher. She expects students to actually learn what she teaches. Her tests are long and require a bit of studying. I enjoyed the class because it was challenging. She is very clear about what she expects from the beginning so write down everything, and learn everything too. Readings are very important and def should be done!

After graduation many sociology majors think "what the hell did I learn?" The content in this class is practicle and by the end of it you walk away thinking you LEARNED SOMETHING of importance. Grades very hard but if you attend lectures, make notes on readings and study you can get an A. No handouts- this is what higher education is suppossed to b

Shauman has a genuine interest in the subject matter and her enthusiasm is apparent in her lectures. There is a lot of assigned reading, but I found the lectures to be enough for me to make it through the class. Attending class is a good idea as I found myself taking a lot of notes each day. Her class was tough but I found it very rewarding.

This was one of the classes that i took after reading rate my professors. Shauman appears sweet and nice in lectures, however, she grades ridiculously hard for no reason. i got an F on the 1st exam basically bcuz i didn't say word for word on the computer based format. Don't take SOC 122 with Shauman, unless u absolutely have 2

One of the best classes I have taken at Davis. Dr. Shauman truly cares about the students getting the material and I thank her for that. The class is not hard, but not easy. You got to do the work to get a good grade. Since, it is such a quantitative class, I wish we had a few more in-class working of examples (they are presented instead).

She may ramble and talk really fast during lecture, but her lecture slides make up for it and are extremely useful. Buying the book is not necessary. Homework problems are straight forward (from lecture slides). Exams are based on examples from lecture slides but with curve-balls. Based on a curved which is a must! Great professors overall!

True, Proff. Shauman is a tough grader; however, she puts so much work in each of her lectures that it's only fair for her expect the same from us. I got an F on the midterm even though I was doing all the readings and homework. I started recording her lectures and talking to the excellent TA (Cassie Hartzog) and was able to get an A- in the class

I really enjoyed this class. I was a little concerned after the first exam, but I got great feedback and improved. The TA, Michelle, was also great. You do have to attend, take good notes and keep up on the reading. I really felt like she cares about the students and is passionate about the subject matter.

This class really challenged my view on stratification. She is not an "easy" grader but I really learned from this class and felt she was fair. I received good feedback and was able to improve my grade as class went on. She is one of the best professors I've had.

I really liked this professor. In general, I like professors that present material succinctly. She is well organized and gives the information needed to do well in class. Lab portion of the class requires using STATA, but is fairly simple. This class is a great look into quantitative social research and not too difficult if you put in work.

This is one tough teacher, I admit. You read a lot. However, she truly teaches material that is modern and very relevant to the field of sociology. If youre looking to go to grad school, this is a great primer for the work youll be doing. If youre looking for an easy A, look elsewhere. Visit office hours for clarifications and helpful tips.

Kim Shauman is the sweetest woman and a nerd! <3 Ask too many dumb questions and she won't be afraid to tell you to open your ears or your book, whichever are closest. Review notes and ask pertinent questions! She can be a fair grader and at times lenient. So long as you constantly improve and prove your understanding of material, you should pass!

The goal of this class is not for students to simply memorize statistical methods, but to have a conceptual and functional understanding of the logic of each statistical method (simple comp of means to multivariate linear regression). You can call it nit-picking but Prof Shauman helps you deeply understand the application of statistical methods.

Very kind prof who knows good amount about content she teaches, always went around asking if we had any questions. Assignments were only reading notes (graded on completion) & 5 causal maps, which were a slide of info that u already had cause of notes. Like any class, as long as u put in EFFORT as a student & not rely ONLY on prof, u will be fine!