Ms. Smoot is a great sociology teacher. If you are expecting to get an easy "A" then take someone else. She treats us like we are in college, thats why people don't like her. She is fair and I definitely reccomend her.

She's the "Livest" professor I've ever come in contact with throughout my journey in school.

She is very opinionated, so her classes are rarely dull. The work load on the other hand, while not terribly overwhelming, is completely unbalanced. She requires you to read articles and write 3 page responses to them every week. These responses carry the same weight as the quick, five minute exercises she assigns in class.

I had no idea what to expect, I checked this thing out and there was good and bad on here. I made a B in the class and I did learn a lot. If you get offended easy don't take her. I thought she was okay. I would take her again if I had to.

This teacher is an outstanding teacher. I was not too much interested in the material of this class, until i took this class with this instructor. She is an extremely intelligent and fun teacher. She makes the material fun, and keeps the material life like based. If you ever have to take this class, this teacher is a MUST!!

Intro class was easy. Come to class very informative, discussions, movies, a few papers, lots of extra credit! Provides study guide for exams.

Reading these posts makes me angry. She is a great teacher & luvs her job. Shes upfront & holds nothing back.I liked that about her. I had personal issues & not only was she patient with me she took time out of class to help.People who r ?upset? or who received bad grades r those that write on this site. 98% hese posts r bogus. I LUV Ms. Smoot!

Ms Smoot is an extremely intelligent great teacher. She knows her stuff and helps you to learn it as well. She uses various teaching methods that will allow you to "think out-side of the box." I would definitely take any other courses offered by her.

She is a great professor, and she enjoys what she does. She is willing to offer as much help as u need. She teachers on a level that u can understand.

Ms. Smoot is a great teacher as well as person. She really enjoys what she does and this shows by the lectures she has. I can tell that Ms. Smoot does alot of research beond the textbook, beacuse she knows alot of the material right off the top her head. I would recommend her to anone that wants sociology to be their major.

Professor Smoot is the BEST professor that I've ever had in college. I've had some good ones but she is everything that anyone should want in a professor. She's very caring, understanding, helpful, & goes above and beyond for her students. You can't just expect an A! You must do your part also! I love this lady so much and I only know her from ASU!

BEST PROFESSOR EVER! Very passionate about the subject and her students. Many of her former students came to see her and she always asked how they were doing. Not many Professors care.. SHE DOES!!

Wonderful professor! Would take her again in an heartbeat :) Always helpful and will help when asked.

What an amazing lady, and she ain't too bad to look at either! In all seriousness, Smoot has seen the pretty and ugly sides of reality, and her words of advice are not to be taken lightly.She is real,and her personal convictions shine-- any young woman would be lucky to hear what she has to teach and share.

Ms. Smoot is a fantastic educator who has the rare passion and energy in career field. Her class is fast-paced and never dull, with interactive tests, group projects, extra-credit opportunities and relevant discussion that students can partake in. She is stellar person and the top of the spectrum professor! Beautiful, in so many ways!!!

Ms. Smoot was a very upfront and honest teacher. She was always there to help with any topics, confusion, or even issues outside of the class. She actually gets students involved with the topics and class discussion. Ms. Smoot has experienced a lot of things in life and this really helps with the course because it is real.

This class was a blast due to Ms. Smoot's teaching. She always had students involved and it made the class so much fun. This is a great teacher and she really cares about the course and students. Great grading and assignments are easy if you just read the book and pay attention in class. Use the book!!

This was one of the most fascinating experiences I've had at ASU. Ms Smoot is a gym among many at this university. She is compassionate, hard working, and very serious when it comes to educating. She cares for her students.She goes the extra mile to ensure that every student understands the tasks set before him/her. Awesome professor!

Ms. Smoot is an awsome teacher with great morals, values, and character. She teaches everyday life skills and examples through Sociology. I hope that she continues to teach at GRU.

I have been to two colleges and have had many professors but none of them have been as personable & joyful as Ms. Smoot. Not only is she encouraging to her students she always makes sure that her class is a joy to be in.

Ms. Smoot gives her students the academic flexibility to not only learn but incorporate sociology into aspects of their own lives. She encourages class discussions and keeps the class interesting, catering to the many different styles of learning. Not many professors take the time to adapt to individual students, she does and is also understanding.

Ms. Smoot is flawlessly beautiful, inside and out. She captures the interest of students and is a completely captivating individual. She takes into consideration the time constraints and demands of student's schedules and does not assign unnecessary work. Very excellent professor who has down to earth manners yet is still scholarly!

Smoot was really cool. If you have taken her before she seemed to show favortism but other than that i really enjoyed her class

She's everything a teacher should be. She cares about educating, yet her classroom discussions are real world stuff and I couldn't wait to get to class everyday. She is beautiful, honest, down to earth, fair and funny. Read the chapters, participate in class and do the work and you should make an A, if she sees effort from you, she is flexible.

GREAT PROFESSOR. Period. Yes, she can be opinionated at times but will assist with grades and help on assignments when asked. Provides personal cell # for students for extra assistance. Tests are NOT from lectures though so you have to read the book if you want to score well. I recommend HIGHLY. Easygoing professor.

Very great professor. The best professor I ever had. She grades more than fair. Gives very clear instructions. She will work with u when needed. She's very very helpful and understanding and treats everyone fairly. I would recommend her to everybody!!! E Scott

She is very charismatic and straightforward. You may not see eye-to-eye all the time but you will enjoy her class in the long run. Luckily, she gives out extra credit very often! She is well known for finding ways to support the community and helping her students out. I would love to have her class all over again.

She was hands down my favorite professor I have ever taken. She will be tough on you if you do not read and participate in class. As long as you participate you do not have to worry about pop quizzes. Tons of extra credit as well and she is relaxed and willing to joke around with the class. Not like the other up tight professors at this school!!!!

Ms. Smoot is an amazing teacher. She is very helpful if you tell her what's going on! Communication is key! She is also very funny in class. Test are hard, but read the chapters in the book once or twice and it will help you out ALOT! Gives some answers on the test before hand! Loved Ms. Smoot!!

Prof. Smoot's class was very interesting, exciting, and entreating.

She is funny and rarely takes the whole class time.

Easy class if you do your work. A lot of online assignments but as long as you do it, it is an easy A class. Barely used my book but it does help during tests since all tests are online. Start on your group project early because it counts as your final exam. IF YOUR CLASS DOES NOT PARTICIPATE, SHE WILL GIVE POP QUIZZES.

Ms. Smoot was a great professor. She was very understanding and her lectures were very interesting. The documentaries she showed us were also quite interesting. We rarely stayed in class the whole time. Her tests are all online so I suggest using the book and a few friends, but she also curves the tests. Take her it's an easy A or B!

Professor Smoot was a terrific teacher. She is a charismatic, smart, and caring professor who truly wants you to learn the material and make a good grade in her class. She is always available for questions and help and responds to e-mails very quickly. Respect her time and she respects yours. Read the chapters, participate, and you'll do well.

Literally the world's greatest professor. If I could take her class over and over again, I would. Class covered controversial topics, Smoot kept control and made everyone comfortable to speak and makes you think . She will threaten to give pop quizzes but if the class participates, she will not follow through. The best class I have ever taken.

She is honestly one of the best teachers I've had in a long time. She will help you find a way to make it, as long as you put forth effort.

The greatest Professor I have every had. Very clear grading criteria. She is also very helpful and the work reflects the topic of the course. All assignments are graded fairly and lectures are very interesting. Easy A if you just do the work assigned which is very reasonable.

Ms. Smoot is amazing! I loved her class and the atmosphere she created in it. She is VERY helpful and completely understanding. She is a professor who makes it fun to go to class. SOCI1101 with her was a discussion based class. She values everyone's opinions. As long as you do all your work, you'll get an A. She did give occasional pop quizzes.

She is an awesome teacher! She works with you and understands college is not cheap, majority of the time she lets you borrow her books, if you cant afford it. She loves to give extra credit and if you show up to class and participate you are guaranteed to pass. Your review is the test, so take notes, you will get an A!

Professor Smoot is hilarious! Most of your assignments will be online, and she HATES lecturing, so there wont be much of that. She gives lots of extra credit. Do not take her niceness as a ticket to skip class though because if you test her, she will bury you.

2 discussion boards every week. Make sure to provide insight in the discussions and post on time. A lot of papers but they weren't very difficult. Address all points and you should get a 100 on every single 1. Professor Smoot offers tons of extra credit and often reopens missed assignments. I made a 100 with all the extra credit I had in the class.

Professor Smoot was great. There was a lot of open class discussion which I liked along with this she prepared you well for test! She always did a review and gave a study guide. She did make us do a group project but it was very fun and made me interact with people on campus. I would definitely take her again !

Dr. Smoot gives alot of assignments. Every sunday there is multiple things due, but they are not hard mostly papers. She grades some hard but then she gives 100 on some. Everything is done online including tests. She gives lots of extra credit and bonus points. I received a 100 in the class with all the extra credit, and I missed 2 assignments.

There are a lot of assignments, but as long as you do them and turn them in on time you will most likely get a 100. She gives several extra credit opportunities. The tests are very long and can be hard, so make sure you really know the material. Quiz and discussion boards over every chapter. She is very friendly if you see her during office hours.

Professor smoot is very caring. If you do the work and turn it in on time you will get a 100 about every time. She is very easy to find. Also be SURE TO STUDY her test are very challenging.

Professor Smoot is THE BOMB. She loves each and every one of her students, and if you ever need her- she's there. All you have to do is come to class and do the assignments, and you're going to get an A. The final project is a bit difficult, but overall she's amazing.

Professor Smoot is a funny and chill professor. She cares about students and if you ever need anything, she will be there for you. Her lectures are very good and easy to understand and it is a "safe space" to voice your opinion. She makes her classes feel like we are all a family. I definitely recommend her.

Super funny and nice professor. She assigns a lot of papers, but if you do them and the extra credit assignments you'll be fine. She does grade the group project (assignment instead of final) much different than how she says she will. I ended up with a 102 in the class.

Ms. Smoot is by far one of the best teachers. Not only does she offer so much extra credit that it's suffocating, but her quizzes and tests follow the book exactly (online course). I would definitely recommend her to anyone who needs to take sociology. Oh, and when shes feeling extra generous, she re-opens already closed quizzes and tests.

Very easy to coast through the online if you keep track of deadlines. Weekly set of things to do on D2L and thats really it. A LOT of extra credit. She can come across rude over email or take a long time to respond.

Professor Smoot is awesome. I had her class online and did everything amp. She gives modules every week and Sunday its due. She is very caring of one of the subjects makes you uncomfortable or you are not understanding of the material. The class consists of many papers but nothing too crazy. Just follow the syllabus closely!!!!

A great online professor!

Professor Smoot is very kind and always willing to help. I had her online class and though she assigns a lot of homework, including a few personal essays, her class is simple and you can pass if you just do the work. Everything is open-notes and with the online course, you don't have a midterm/final. She also tries to keep things positive :)

I took professor Smoot for here Fund. of Academic Inquiry class. she was alright she's better than the average college professor. You will have a final group project in this class so be involved or your grade will suffer. Listen to me when I say this ***She is a SOLID choice for your INQR1000 teacher*** Take her if you can!!

Professor Smoot is a great and knowledgeable professor. The provided syllabus was clear (e.g., it stated how to structure discussion posts, laid out the timeline for each assignment, etc.). If I had to take another course that this professor teaches, I would sign up for it with no hesitation.

Easy class, and she uploads lectures that are helpful.

Professor Smoot is excellent!!!!

Easy class, basically a completion grade. Consists of quizzes, discussions, and few essays.

Smoot is a great professor. There are lots of discussion posts, but everything is clear and has a clear due date. There were no tests just 2-3 quizzes every week. Everything for the week was due on Sunday at 11:59pm.

I would say Professor Smoot was a great professor to take especially for the online lecture. Discussion posts were easy and if you reviewed the lecture notes you would be fine. The thing I liked the most was that there was no big tests. NO EXAMS!! This class is an easy A. She is a kind professor and she will answer your questions if you have them.

I took her online and she was awesome. You just have to follow the assignments that she posts on each module in d2l, which she organizes really nicely. Everything is there for you, so it is up to you to do good.

I had Professor Smoot Fall of 2023, her class was straight to the point we had most modules due every Sunday which included chapter check-ins and a quiz. She provided multiple extra credit opportunities, was very flexible with schedules, and extended an assignment because we were on break that week. She would also send encouraging emails.

Honestly it is a lot of work and there are so many 1-2 page essays but I have a feeling she grades those mostly based on completion. I had around 5 missing assignments and came out with a 94 with all the extra credit she gave. DO ALL THE EXTRA CREDIT. I promise you it will help. I will say she is very strict on due dates.

Ms. Smoot is a PHENOMENAL instructor! Complete your assignments on time and do the extra credit. There are weekly discussion posts, a quiz/test, and a 1-2 page essay due weekly, but they are doable, as long as you read the weekly chapter. There's a midterm and final but she gives you a study guide that "really" helps you prepare for the exams.

One of the best professors I've had. She was very understanding, and kept the course interesting. No big tests, just module checks. Enough time to get all the work done.

This class was so fun! The vocabulary quizzes were super easy and open book. However, make sure to read the chapters because the chapter review quizzes are in depth. The assignments for this class were super easy and fun to do. She gives many extra credit opportunities so make sure to do them!

I took her online class and she was so kind. I took her class during Hurricane Helene and she reopened every assignment and quiz multiple times to make sure everyone was able to do them. She does have some weeks with lots of busy work but they are easy to do.

Overall, great professor. We were assigned 4-6 assignments with a 2-week period to complete them. There are a quite bit of papers, but the most pages required was 3-4. She gives you lots of extra credit as well. Not only is she very lenient with the deadlines but she is also very efficient on communication. Overall, 4.5/10.

she gives lots of extra credit and although there's a lot of assignments/papers, they were very easy and she gives clear instructions. no final exam, but her quizzes (we had 1 every week) all use lockdown browser with webcam. she was not reachable via email for me, she never answered any of my emails.

This class was very easy if you keep up with the quizzes and work. There are online quizzes, discussion posts and one or two assignments weekly. DO THE EXTRA CREDIT. It will be a blessing. She can be hard to get ahold of though, otherwise she is a good teacher.

Professor Smoot's SOC1101 class is a solid choice, especially if you utilize Unstuckstudy alongside the textbook and her organized module structure. The workload is manageable with the extra credit opportunities, and her feedback helps you improve. An engaging class for sociology-inclined students.

Not a terrible choice for a sociology class, lectures were easy to understand and deadlines were every sunday, manageable workload with other classes, uses lockdown browser + webcam for chapter review quizes but only lockdown for vocab quizzes.

Pretty good professor, lots of extra credit opportunities, easy grader. Everything is due by Sunday, some of the quizzes use a webcam and some don't. There are a few writing assignments but as long as you follow the instructions and get it done on time it's an easy 100. She also will reopen quizzes, assignments, and exams every now and then!

Professor Smoot is an amazing professor with very easy assignments. I thought it was an easy class to take with your other harder class. A lot of quizzes but super easy I PROMISE.

It's a super easy class and Professor Smoot is easygoing and forgiving.The coursework consists of online quizzes with lockdown camera a bunch of discussion posts and some written assignments.There's not a lot of work that you have to do just follow directions as stated in the syllabus and be prepared for the quizzes luckily there are no tests.

I've had this professor for both SOCI 1101 and SOCI 2241 both online. The courses are very easy and while you have to do a lot of papers and discussion boards, as long as you follow the guidelines she gives 100s for literally everything. Also gives a ton of extra credit assignments that are super easy. Highly recommend this class for an easy 100.

Amazing professor who sends regular emails with reminders, encouragement, and inspirational check-ins. The course is broken into modules with two quizzes and a check-in each, varies sometimes. There's plenty of extra credit, so take advantage! Don't wait until the last minute to turn things in—stay on top of it!

She give a lot of optional extra credit which could be done at any point. You do have to write 1-2 page essays but she is not an though grader. She give 1-3 weeks to complete a module depending on how much work you have to do. But her class is not hard at all. And you don't have to wait till end of semester to find out your grade.

Easy class as long as you complete the work!

she was great for online, she responded at a good time when i emailed her, the class was overall easy and i really enjoyed lots of the work you did, most of the time you can knock out most of your work in 1 day and be free for the rest of the week.