at first i thought she was so horrible but then after seeing the curve she gave me i love her. its a tough class but if ur a soc major u have to take it and it is possible to pass although u probably dont deserve too. she was pretty helpful in office hrs.

Good overall and acts nice. Soc of Gender class is easy.

She is a very good teacher.She works slowly and tries to keep her class humored which is very tough at 8:20 in the morning. She tries to make everyone understand her material and always makes sure everyone understands.

Recommend. Good topics. Clear explanations. Fair and not high stress. Study, do your paper and you will do well.

she's alrite, her part of the final is made up of old tests. just take good notes, write down everything she says and you're good to go.

What a nice teacher...I was failing the class and went to her and she told me to work hard for the final and I did and she passed me with a C...Such a nice lady! One of the best SOC teachers at the school

Very helpful and fair teacher. Her tests are pritty easy and passing is not to difficult

Very nice woman. Very easy class. Read the books and you'll be set. Exams are pretty easy as long as you read. 2 midterms, one presentation, NO FINAL!!!

She's a fair teacher. Work hard and you'll do well. Take good notes. She has a strange sense of humor, but you can tell she's nice and wants her students to succeed.

Tough bet great. She expects a lot from her students but always fair. There is a lot of reading and lecture material. NEVER miss class. Although tough i leanred the most from her that any other professor. If you put in the effort then you will get the grade. If you dont want to work then dont take her class!

Tough class. Go to class, take notes and do the readings and there will be no problem. Tests are a little tough. If you don't want to do work then dont' take this class. She is very interesting and very nice!

Easiest class ever. 6 homeworks, attendence, 2 midterms NO FINAL. She is so nice. Basically gives full credit if you hand in anything decent. Study for like 2 hours per exam, go to class (I usually just read the paper in class, you just have to sign the attendence sheet) and get an A. Take it for an easy A.

That person who gave all 1's is a moron. Professor Wicks, even though she gives boring lectures, is very kind to the students. You get a study sheet for every exam. I saw her once give a student the chance to re-submit an essay for the test.

eh.. it was ok. i actaully learned. i didnt understand at 1st, but then i went to her office hours and i learned the material. and i got a B!

the class is easy. attendance is mandatory, but u can get upto 4 absences. Exams are straight for the book and her notes. no trick q's. She is very nice and helpful during office hours. It's easy to get an A if you just read. and go to class. Hw's are jokes. only 3. take it and get an easy A

Easy class, a breeze if you read the text book and come to lectures. You don't even need to come to lectures so much. The lectures aren't as boring as some others say. The class itself is interesting, but moreso for the material and not the actual prof. The prof isn't a **** or anything, she's actually nice to students.

its true that the class is boring, but its because of the material...ishes really helpfull if u go to her...and she gives the essays in advance...so if u prepare for the essays ur set

boring lectures, but she is still a very nice person. Also, she really does help you out with you visit her office hours.

She is great! plus she explains material very well. Need help? go visit her during office hrs. She will do her best to help you.Tests arent hard. However you cannot be late for the class.

Professor Wicks seems kind of unapproachable, but she is a lot nicer & more helpful one-on-one. The class is very interesting, and allows for a lot of class discussion, despite the huge class size. She does take attendance, but her policy is fair. Tests are easy as long as you go to class, and final has the same questions than on previous tests.

Really nice teacher. At the beginning I thought she would only call on certain people if they raised their hands even if the person had their hand up for a looong time. AFter, I realized she wasnt doing that on purpose. Her exams are pretty easy. Read the textbook. She takes attendance during the middle of the class.

geat teacher. she is very fair- your grade is what you put into the class. you just have to be on time!

I learned a lot in this class. She tries to include the students in the lecture (which is great, since it's such a large class), but sometimes she tends to ramble a bit. She covers all of the textbook reading really thoroughly in class AND attendance is part of your grade - so definitely go to class! Tests are really fair if you do your part.

Great professor, but beware there will be assigned seats and attendance definetely counts. Homeworks aren't too bad and the tests are very fair, just be sure to do the reading. A little more than half the final is taken directly on questions from first 2 exams so save your tests!

Very nice person. If you know your stuff the class is interesting. Make sure you read your textbook it really helps.

Easy as pie. If you do the readings, there's no reason why you shouldnt ace her tests. Her lectures are very informative. Mandatory attendance and assigned seating sucks, but it gives you an extra 8 points onto your final grade. If you dont do well in this class, its your fault. Her exams are really easy, and the paper is easy too.

She's a nice person. Lectures can be really, really boring when she doesn't ask questions and you don't answer them. Tests are easy but the course grading is impossible! It's hard to get an A.

Nice lady. Boring lectures but easy class. I didnt read A PAGE of our text book. just used the study guide and read some of the articles in the reader... i fell just 3 points short of an A. ill settle for the a-! take the class.

this was my second attempt at this class. Professor wicks was always available. Her lectures were very clear she did not ramble. Exams multiple choice. Class reading are use friendly and relevant to modern day life. There are two t.a.'s to help you. The final is the easiest exam because it's based on the previous 3 exams.

Generally easy class. Textbook is helpful but not nesassary. Attendance is mandatory, counts towards grading. Do the study guide, pay attention in class, and an A is not a dream. Lectures can be boring.

I liked her. She reminds me of a mom, even though she is monotone most of the time she grades fairly on what is in the readings and lectures. The final has A LOT of the past exam questions which she gives you to review! Take her, you'll do fine!

Great intro class. Her syllabus was designed to not overlord us with information but just enough to understand and interpret. Attendance counts and exams are quite easy if you just read the textbook. Go for the A.

It's funny, after the first class i thought she's be a hardass but she turned out to be pretty cool. If you go to class, you'll get a good grade!

Prof. Wicks makes social theory easier to understand and assigns homework/reading that will make it all easier to learn. As long as you read the material you'll do fine and she's willing to help with whatever you need. Great professor, really knows her stuff.

Nice , and Very Willing to help you if you need further explanation etc. However her lessons are extremely boring and she covers very little of the readings.She made Assigned Seats and enforced a Attendance Policy ! What is this Highschool ? If you like SOC good class,i suggest just skimming the textbook for key topics.DONT TAKE IF NOT INTERESTED

Very nice woman, monotone voice which can cause drowzines. Two exams and than the final. Easy tests if you do the reading in the textbook, which is not hard reading at all. While reading take notes, it will help because on the exam it will ask you about a specific person in any section of the chapter. Good class, attendance mandatory.

Good professor, Good DEC F, overall easy she takes a lot of her test questions from the review book, just study the book, review questions and know the basics about articles in the reader and you will do fine.

seems like a mom to me. Tests are all textbook and article readings. Barely anything from her lecture is on the test. Tests are easy overall, and she is realllly nice. Attendance is mandatory, but it sucks because any time you get an exam question wrong, its half a point directly off your final grade! Do you best on those test's, and hw's!

She is a nice lady, but her teaching styles drove me up a wall.The tests are based on general knowledge ( so skim the textbook/articles ) her lectures are pointless. The tests are about 30 points each which means if u get a 23 or a 24 ur screwed. I used class time to study from the text book, trust me nothing he says is usefull, dont waste ur time.

There are two homework assignments, four exams and attendance counts (it's all or nothing with the 7 points). Reading the textbook is helpful but if you don't read then definitely pay attention in lecture since she's pretty good at going over most of what you should know from the book. But if you can READ THE BOOK!

This is a tough class. Exams are tricky although the final is half questions taken VERBATIM from exams 1,2 and 3. Attendance is mandatory (don't miss more than 4 classes and you'll be fine). Two homework assignments near end of semester. Nothing too difficult. Extra credit offered for each of the three midterms. Also offers upper div writing reqs.

She really is an excellent Proffeser. Her lectures were always interesting, but her tests mostly come from the text book. The final was mostly recycled questions, which was good. Overall, good teacher, nothing bad to say.

Assigned seats and attendance sucks, but she makes the class easy. Only two exams, one "pretest", a hw, and extra credit chances. If you read everything you have to read, then you'll do well. The final is the easiest exam since close to half the questions will be taken from from the previous exams.

I took her Intro to Sociology class. The class is extremely easy - very little work required. If you just read the textbook, the class is a piece of cake. Even though she take attendance, you don't have to pay attention since everything's in the textbook. The only bad thing is that the lectures are boring and not very stimulating.

TAKE HER CLASS IN THE SUMMER AND YOU WILL LOVE HER!!!!...I took 361 with her in the Spring and I couldn't keep up. So I withdrew and took the class with her in the summer and its like she's a whole new person!!!She gives the answers for her 1-essay test before the exam, extra credit 9wayyy more lenient)..take it SUMMER time its worth the 'A'

not alot of work but going to class def helps and counts. gives you ?s that will be on the test as long as you do those youll be fine because they are essay. extra credit and 1 1pg write-up. really does try to help students.

This class is quite easy. Took 105 with her. Her tests is solely based on the textbook. The additional readings were not used at all. Sure, she takes attendance but you can just read the textbook in class. Plus she gives you extra credit! Found it to be an easy A.

Not a hard class at all if you keep up with the readings and take notes on the overhead slides (yes, overhead she is pretty old :P ). There are assigned seats and attendance but it helps trust me...if it is mandatory chances are you'll go and do better! Seat near the front so you don't doze off too much.

shes super nice. the class is very imteresting i dont think anybody can be bored. she looks all careing like a mom but the tests r extremly hard. she pulls questions out of nowhere. attendence is mandatory bbut ull wanna go so thats not a problem

she is absolutely wonderful and HILARIOUS! classes are so entertaining. easy subject, easy material. go to class! and read the book & you'll done fine. i got my first and ONLY A in her class

tests were difficult and takes attendance, plus too much reading

Book and attendance are required (she takes attendancec and has a seating chart!) Tests are straight foward from the book. Lectures are repetitive but helpful. Tests are non cum. If you do the readings and go to class an A is attainable! SOC/WST majors take for a DEC K!

Her lectures are a bit dry but she is very intelligent. My gripe is her tests. All mult. choice but questions are not clear and answer options all feel like tricks. The detail she puts in a mult. choice test she should just give short answer test. The tests feel like she is secretly showing off how well she understands the material compared to you.

Professor Wicks is a little boring, but the class is easy. If you read the text, the lectures are just more clarification for the most part. Attendance is mandatory and it should be because she posts all lectures on BB. If she didn't take attendance, no one would go. Read the text, go to class, and you'll get an easy A.

A little boring, but she opened my mind up to the world around me. I am constantly analyzing the sociological patterns around me and I really hope to do something useful with sociology because of professor Wicks. She makes up for the slightly boring classes with her genuine care for the subject matter.

Sociology 105 is a pretty easy class. Do the extra credit and read the textbook before the tests and you should get an A.

intro to soc is honestly the easiest class at stony. she is incredibly helpful if you go during office hours, and she is also quite nice. I attended lectures (it's mandatory to go), did not read the MySocLab articles, and read the chapters a few days before the test, and i got 93 and above on all 3 exams. Also ,there is only 1 homework to do. Easy.

She is a very nice lady, but strict. No phone use; she will call you out. Attendance is mandatory and there is a seating chart. For the test: make sure to read the articles that she assigns.

She's a nice lady. Lectures are rather boring. The textbook is way more interesting and goes way more in depth. Her exams are all over the place. They are tricky, but manageable if you study. You have to pay attention in class because she asks questions like "what does your professor think" as exam questions. Read everything she assigns!

This is not a very difficult class what so ever. All you need to do to get an A is to read the textbook (THOROUGHLY)and google the summaries of the articles she assigns. If you want an A take this class.

The class is very day itself. as long as you do all the homework and reading for jocks and burnouts you can get an easy 20ish points. but she is very annoying in class but a decent teacher

The topics covered in class aren't exactly the most intriguing. However if you're interested in the material, it definitely is fascinating seeing as the subjects build on the foundation of sociology. There are four exams including the final, which is the only cumulative test. Do the reading, attend class regularly and you'll pass

Great professor! I took this only as a DEC and ended up loving the course. The material is interesting and the workload is not too much; only a few papers and some reading. Easy A.

Loved the professor & the class! She really opened my eyes to the historical context behind sociology. She presents the material very well. Exams on every two founders we learned, that were easy, if you studied! She gives extra credit assignments and attendance points, so go to class!

This is my second class with and I absolutely love her! She is funny and knowledgable. She cares about her students interests . Power points are very clear and useful for exams. She often gives review and review sheets and will always make time if you need help. Lectures are a little boring sometimes but she breaks up with fun discussions.

This is my second class with Professor Wicks, and I will be taking a third with her next semester. She is a very nice understanding person who constantly makes jokes to break up her lectures. She is very friendly and always responds to emails ! Just be ready to read, Soc 381 requires about 7 books that you read but most are interesting !

I liked her alot.

Professor Wicks is an amazing professor. She's really knowledgable about the subjects and doesn't force her beliefs on students. She encourages class discussions that help you to better understand the material but doesn't ever tell students their interpretations are wrong. She genuinely cares about her students.

her lectures are pretty boring, but her tests are so easy especially if you keep up with the textbook readings. She's also the cutest woman ever and you can tell she really cares about her students.

Her powerpoints are outlines of the textbook and she highlights the textbook sentences on Parsons for you to know.I slept every class, read the textbook, got an A. Attendance mandatory though. But I'm sure you can just use the powerpoints too. 2 Midterms are easy, one 2 page paper and Two 10 question quizzes on J&Burnouts.

Don't buy the code, just rent the textbook. I got an A- because of the curve and extra credit. Her exams are all based off the powerpoint and the textbook. The quizzes are easy. It was an easy class but she is my least favorite professor, she is rude & does't care about the students. Easy grader when it comes to her essay (0nly one).

just don't sit in the back, or bring electronics...

I really enjoyed her class. She was very nice and funny at times. She is a easy grader and she outlines everything thats going to be on her test. You just have to make sure you read the textbook and articles because her tests can be very detailed sometimes