he says "um" all the time..but he knows what he is talking, GREAT GUY!

He is..um..and great teacher..um...but he...um...says things...um...too much

greatprof. loves michael moore. easy if you use the exam study guide

great teacher-very nice & funny. sometimes boring

If he was more comfortable and confident, he'd be great. He will be someday.

He doesn't say um much anymore, he's getting comfortable and is getting good!

Prof. Battani....is a great guy; very nice; well-educated in field; will go far

Nice guy, great prof, and a fair grader

He is a nice guy. He knows his information. He also gives helpful study guides

very intellectual and witty

Great guy, great classes - one of the best profs this university has hands-down.

He's one of GV's best. I loved the class. Not as "unsure" as you might think.

Now With Bill Moyer...

knows what hes talking about, keep up on readings, funny

Straight up smart guy....grades tests /paper hard, and quizzes are EASY!

Nice, smart, funny, good teacher

Great class, smart guy, expects effort, sense of humor, tells stories/jokes, FUN

EASY CLASS, gives exam questions ahead of time, use notes for online quizzes

Funny guy, I liked the class alot, class wasn't too hard

If you got put with him, keep him, he's not too bad

Easy prof. nice guy, just study and you will get an A

Great guy, easy class, he gives you the test questions before so you know exactly what yo are getting, Loved the class

He let the class vote on the subject we were going to learn. It's a different kind of class. You study for the tests like you are writing a paper - not like how you would study for a normal test. Other students didnt' get that. A's are possible.

Nice prof. He showed movies and made class interesting. Looked forward to stress free movie nights. Easy class. Take him!

Not the typical prof, i think that's why some people have issues with him. He let the class decide what we wanted to learn, then he followed up with that. Be in class everyday - get an A. Miss class - you'll be very confused, lesson plans change daily.

He is really passionate about the subject...almost too much. Sometimes we wern't sure what he was rambling about but he does make sense of the subject around exam time. Barbie Nation rocks!!

Great professor. He definitely knows his stuff, and he gives you more than enough opportunities to do great in the class. I'd take him again.

he seems like a pretty nice guy, though he doesn't put much of a personality into his lectures, which can make them a little hard to deal with at times. even so, he knows his stuff and teaches it well.

He definitely knows his stuff. Online quizes can be a little bit tricky, but just use the book. He gives you the test questions beforehand...all are essays so there are no suprises. Interesting lectures and uses power point so it's easy to take notes

interesting class time goes fast. makes it easy to take notes is clear on what to prepare for for tests/exams 3 exams 4 quizzes 1 paper. nice guy willing to help if you ask for it likes discussion sometimes group work

fun class to attend. funny guy. lets you know what things to study for the exam. easy A but you learn a lot.

I loved him! Very good teacher. He kept class interesting because he was funny and he showed movies that were interesting too. For the exams he gives you the exact questions that will be on them. Good teacher, good class

Awesome teaching! Class criteria (tests, papers, etc) were good as long as you kept up on the outline he gave you. Made the discussion interesting by including real life examples that could be related to.

A great professor! I've had him for four different classes. Is challenging, interesting, a good grader, and has many interesting ideas. Is visual in his presentation of class material, maps things out on the boards - you can see the relationships. If you want to learn something, take his class!!!

Pretty easy class - 6 quizzes (MC), 6 papers (1-2 pages MAX), and a final exam (Essay/MC). As long as you show up to class and take notes, you shouldn't have a problem. Great prof. who really knows his stuff and genuinely cares about his profession.

Firstly, only take his class if you usually go to lecture! he talks about everything you need to know. There's and online quiz every week, 3 papers (1-2 pgs), a midterm (essay and mc) and a final (essay and mc). Your entire grade is pretty much based on the two exams, but as long as you do well on them you'll do well in the class.

Knows what he is talking about. Very interesting. Also very flexible willl lest you take quizes you missed ect. As long as you go to class you'll be fine.

Class and lecture kept my attention and he's got a pretty good sense of humor. Read the text, come to class and take notes - it's that simple. Somewhat difficult to figure out what he's looking for in an essay but will clarify if you ask him.

I have had Battani for four classes here at GV and every time he's been awesome! He has a very dry wit that many students just don't get, but that's what makes class great with him. You will have to learn how to go horizontal with your notes though, but that's an easy switch.

Prof. Battani is awesome. This class was great. A combination of film, text and articles made it very interesting. Take notes and you'll "ACE" the class.

He is a great professor. I was so scared of him and thought I was going to fail but I got an A! You need to come to class, take lecture notes (study those for all quizes/tests). Make sure to do reading in both books because later on he will draw questions from the final from stories in the book. TAKE HIM IF POSSIBLE!! helps on papers too!

Be careful taking this guy if you're not a sociology student. I'm a writing student and got C's on every quiz and a D on the final. The only thing that saved me was the term paper. He's got a good sense of humor and knows his stuff, so don't try to B.S. him. Do hard work and he'll recognize it.

I don't recommend it for an online class unless you don't care about reading 60-80 pages a week and doing a discussion almost every week. The discussions you had to post early and comment often throughout the week which I found difficult to do because I was so busy with other stuff. Good professor though, wish I would've taken his class in person.

Surprised to read some of these bad reviews. I took his online class, and enjoyed it. The two journal reviews take time, but I thought he graded fair. Two quizzes a week, but they are not difficult if you have your book beside you. He likes a lot of detail in the discussions, but the topics were all interesting. Didn't think it was too much work.

Professor Battani is an amazing professor! I took Soc 101 online with him. The class structure is so organized and great, and his lectures he posts on line (they are short videos, not to worry!) are very helpful. There is a decent amount of reading, but if you stay on track, you will do great! The textbooks were honestly super interesting, too.

Battani is a great professor for students who are actually interested in Sociology. He provided a "flipped classroom" setting for our specific class that worked really well. He's funny as hell and is insanely laid back in class. But, there is a lot of reading and outside work of class.

I took Battani for sociology 101 online. He posts lectures to make sure you actually understand what you will be reading in the texts which were helpful. Get ready to read because the chapter readings and others were fairly long. If you do the readings, and the quizzes that go along with them then you will do fine! great online course

This is a great filler class to have when you have a busy schedule. Everything was due on Sunday night. Battani is very kind and caring. Lots of writing for discussions and essays but it was manageable. Also a lot of online tests which were easy and had no time limit. some of the questions were tricky though so its nice he gives 2 attempts

Professor Battani is a great lecturer. They are detailed and clear. He wasn't my favorite teacher but I'd take one of his classes again if I had to. His quizzes are easy, but he grades pretty toughly on his 3 essay assignments. Just a tip: I found the sociology textbook for Intro to Sociology as a PDF online; don't buy it.

He's a great professor, lectures are very detailed and help summarize the main ideas from each chapter. I would say I learned a lot from lectures & discussions. There was a quiz for each chapter 20 questions, 3 essays (one being the final), and a few discussions. Overall 10/10 I thought for an online course and I would definitely take again! :)

I really loved this class. It made me really think and expand my beliefs on society. He does make participation worth your grade which was daunting at first, but once everyone is comfortable we had some really great discussions. His lectures were very interesting to me. The exams are all the quizzes you take so you know the questions and answers.

For Social Theory, I thought Battani was incredible! He gave pretty stimulating lectures on Tuesdays, and we did group work on Thursdays. I enjoyed the struture of the class. He gives a LOT of extra credit opportunities. There are weekly quizzes that you get unlimited attempts on. One midterm and final, straight from the quiz questions.

He is a great professor and I loved how this class was set up. Lecture on Tuesdays and labs on Thursdays. The lectures are interesting and they connect to the labs. Quizzes are easy with unlimited attempts. I would for sure take him again.

Professor Battani is very kind and knowledgable. You can tell he cares about his lectures and keeping his students happy. Labs were done once a week on Thursdays with an assigned group, and made you really think. Even though they were challenging, he gave good feedback and also extra credit opportunities that made the class so much less stressful.

Overall, he's great. Of course, everyone could improve. Lecture days not required, lab days are but you have 2 freebees. The labs are very stimulating and great group work. Exams are based off quiz questions. Almost every week there's extra credit. Easy A.

Really great professor! As long as you do the work, you really cant go wrong. For SOC 204, we had lectures one day and then "lab" the other in which we got with groups and applied the material learned. I really liked this structure, it made it easy to ensure understanding of the material! Highly recommend this professor!!

Professor Battani is a great professor. Tries to make class fun and engaging for students. The reading can be difficult to understand but Professor Battani does a really good job of making concepts clear and easy to understand in lectures. You have to show up to get points for lab work. Quizzes each week + a final and a midterm. Great class.

TONS of chances for extra credit in this class. Also tons of reading but quizzes and exams are all on the reading and are pretty straightforward. His expectations are clear from the beginning of the class. He is quite funny and makes class enjoyable. Sometimes concepts can get boring or quite mundane but his personality makes class fun.

There are weekly reading quizzes and extra credit opportunities that help further your understanding of the material from the text book. Some times the text is hard to understand but his explanation of it in class really helps

We had in-class lectures on Tuesdays and group work ("labs") every Thursday. There is extra credit offered every week based on the material you will cover that week but it's due Monday nights. It's annoying but it is pretty easy, exam questions are taken directly from weekly quizzes. Overall a nice guy, makes the content in the class manageable.

He makes the lectures fun and not too dry (which is impressive considering some of the topics). Exam questions are MC and the questions are taken word for word from the weekly quizzes. The weekly quizzes are between 10-15 questions and there's unlimited attempts until the deadline. Also, the whole semester is pre-laid out on blackboard.

I loved this class! Super easy and theres just an online quiz every friday. There is a lab each week that he grades a little tough but as long as your thorough you will be fine.

The only things you are graded on are a weekly online quiz, weekly group lab, and 2 exams. The quizzes are super easy but he can grade tougher on the labs. He offers weekly extra credit and bases the exams word for word off the quizzes making it really easy to pass with an A. Overall I recommend him for an easy A class.

Super nice guy and passionate about what he teaches. Can be a harsh grader but still gives good feedback. Go to lectures, take notes, read the book, and engage when you do group work weekly and your grade will be totally fine. Pretty easy class to take overall.

Professor Battani makes this class engaging and easy to pass. Quizzes and exams are straightforward, with plenty of extra credit opportunities. The weekly labs can be graded tough, but overall it's a manageable course. unstuck study was a helpful study tool alongside the textbook.

He's a tough grader, but very understanding. I requested an extension on a lot of reading assignments and he was very lenient. Overall, just wants everyone to understand the content because theory is complex and can be difficult.

Participation & attendance matters!! I took him twice & he's an amazing professor. intro Social theory is an interesting &easy class if you do the work (only exam i got a 100 on, literally ever) Contemp social theory is A LOT harder. The exams are very complex (but he allows you to use notes) lots of reading and hw. homework can work against u!!

The amount of work for this class was comparable to an SWS (about 7000-8000 words written) and he was a hard grader. After found out exactly what he was looking for, the class became a lot easier. I did spend A LOT of time on this class due to the amount we had to write when there were essays or discussions that were due at the end of the week.