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SOCI2400 - 5.0 rating“McDaniel is an amazing professor”
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Online Classes
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Attendance Mandatory
81%
Textbook Required
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SOCI11602293
5.0
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(3)SOCI1160
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(6)MARANDFAM
5.0
(1)FAMILY
5.0
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SOCIOLOGY1101
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Reviews (102)
Great professor! Very helpful and friendly. Excellent class discussions, too! Accessible and always happy to answer questions. Can't say enough good things about her....
Very nice and engaging professor. Great class discussions, very funny and easy to understand. I enjoy her class very much.
I actually liked going to her class
Very good teacher. She has excellent examples for the topics of the class discussion. She has a very, very good since of humor. I recommend her with two thumbs up! Very helpful. I am taking her again for marriage and family!
Ms. McDaniel is a great teacher. Not only are her teaching skills above par, but also her sense of humor, personality, and the fact that she goes above and beyond to get to know her students are exceptional.
the best professor out there! she is witty, knowledgable and accessible. great to talk with and easy to understand. just wish she was my advisor too! she is the best! come to class, read the chapters and take notes and you WILL pass her class. gives some extra credit that is not too hard, so do it
I really love this woman! She is very helpful, and gets to the students level. She likes to laugh at herself. She is very comical, and loves to show you good movies. She gives you good examples, and makes you understand. The tests are a little hard, but she is very understanding.
Great prof! Take her class - you won't regret it! Made me want to study sociology.
She makes the class very interesting and gives good examples in order to make you understand the material. She is a GREAT teacher and it is easy to pass her class as long as you attend, read and pay attention. One of the most interesting classes I have ever taken. TAKE HER. I learned a lot
Excellet Class. Excellent Prof. She is extremely friendly, witty and engaging. It was a joy attending her class. I cannot recommend her enough!
AWSOME!!!!!!! I would recommend her to anyone for any of her classes. She is interesting, informative, gives excellent examples, and just makes learning lots and lots of fun.
Very good teacher, recommend her highly. Gives lots of examples. Tests are from what is covered in class including movies & stuff, so if you miss a lot of class, you won't get a good grade.
awesome teacher. her classrooms laid back and fun. can get a lil off topic sometimes but it's all good.
Great teacher! never boring. learned a lot. just study for test and you'll do great!!
GREAT! My favorite teacher. Class is laid back. I laugh a lot in that class. great examples. VERY FAIR IN GRADING! I highly recommend her.
She is the best professor ever!!! She is interesting, comical and engaging. I have not had a class yet that was boring. Take a class with her as quick as you can!!!
She is funny and gives good examples. She allows time for discussion, and gives random extra credit. I never skipped a class because I didn't want to miss what she had to say.
this teacher is very nice and helpful. if u go to class everyday u will pass her class. she even gives extra credit for going to class too.
I loved this class. Professor has personality, knows her stuff, and cares about her class. She goes out of her way to make sure you understand it, and gives extra credit on each test. Tests are not extremely difficult. Take good notes, ask questions, you will do fine. I had text anxiety on the final, or I would have gotten an A instead of a B
She allows students to discuss issues instead of dominating the floor. Her tests cover only that which she has assigned for reading and class discussions. She makes the class interesting. I enjoy attending the lectures she tells us about. She wants her students to learn and is very helpful. I recommend her class.
Great teacher. She has a great off the wall humor, reminds me of Ellen. You can tell she loves the subject! Read the chapters she assigns and you'll do well!
great teacher! easy class. makes class fun and doesn't assign any papers or hw. would recommend to anyone.
I went to class just about all the time, studied her notes and RARELY used the book. I made A's on all of my exams becasue of extra credit assignments and i was able to exempt the final. She is an awesome teacher and she made a required class really fun. I will definately take another class of hers even if i dont have to.
She's a great and funny lady. The class is basically common scense. Its easy...and she's nice. Take her!!
Great teacher! Very understanding when sick, and very nice! Real funny and makes you actually want to come to class, even if its at 8:00 in the morning! Take this class with her! You'll love it!
I loved this class. She reminds me of Ellen. She likes to have a responsive audience and if she gets that then the class is SO much fun. I am definately taking her again for Marriage and Family
Best teacher ever, only a few test no assingments or anything just tests that are multipe choice very very easy
Great Teacher! You will need to do more than just study the notes to make an A. I would recommend reading the chapters...(not fun) but it will pay off for you! Awesome class! Definately recommend!!
I love McDaniel, I took her for intro to sociology- and wish that i could take her for everything else. As long as you are interested in the class, then you will do well- but here is a big hint: read the chapters at the end of the semester!!
She's definitely one of the best teachers you will ever have! She likes yto have class discussions alot and she's loads of fun! She talks about her family alot, but they are really funny stories! She definitelyy knows how to relate to college students! She gives tons of extra credit!!! TAKE HER IF YOU CAN! :]
This is the worlds greatest teacher. I have never had a teacher so willing to help you with anything, and a teacher that is so understanding.
Love her, love her, and love her! She makes class sooo much fun! The discussions are great. She LOVES class participation and does not judge anyone on what they think. She is fabulous and I cannot wait to take her again
She was great! Really funny and helpful.
Amazing teacher, I really learned a lot in this class. Test are challenging but if you study the power points, take good notes, and read the book you ought to get an A. She is so funny and it has been one of my favorite classes at GSC.
Professor McDaniel is an amazing teacher. Her stories are hilarious and leave for very open discussions. You will need an open mind for her class.
She is amazing,her classes are powerpoint notes with an open discussion over them as your taking them down. She is extremely nice and on most of her tests we got to use our notes which made students come to class instead of forcing them to by taking it out directly from your grades.
She is basically amazing. Best teacher hands down that I have had at GSC, would recommend her in a heart beat. Only teacher that actually listens to student and understands where there coming from.
What a great teacher...just read the chapters and look over the notes she gives you. She tries to break things down in the notes that she gives you, that way when you read the chapters it is easier.
She is an amazing teacher. Her class is fun and easy. She has an awesome personality! I would take her class every time i needed to!! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
She is a very laid back and easy going teacher. Always helpful too. :)
McDaniel is a great professor. Attendance isnt mandatory but she gives random extra credit sometimes for the people who are there. Online tests make it alot simpler to pass. I loved this class and even at 8am I still found a way to get out of bed and come! Take her if you want a good experience for Sociology.
She is knowledgeable in the area she teaches. She has great stories related to the subject. While attendance isn't required, it is helpful because some class discussions are on her tests and it is a "have to be there" moment for those questions. She is very laid back, gives extra credit opportunities, and has a great personality!
Ms. (soon to be Dr.) McDaniel is a great professor! She is very dynamic in her teaching and extremely entertaining in her stories. She uses these stories to help students understand the points she wants to get across. I am hoping to take another one of her classes. Take her! She is great! Would recommend her to anyone.
She is very nice and helpful. Also extremely easy. studying is not that necessary as long as you understand basic principles. only downside, there is not much excitement
Best teacher ever! She is a great teacher! I enjoy going to her class daily because there is always something exciting going to go on! She tells the best stories that go right along with what she is teaching! She is an easy A if you go to class and listen to what she says for the tests! I recommend her and will be taking her class again!
Best teacher ever! She is a great teacher! I enjoy going to her class daily because there is always something exciting going to go on! She tells the best stories that go right along with what she is teaching! She is an easy A if you go to class and listen to what she says for the tests! I recommend her and will be taking her class again!
Loved her. Very fun class. She offers a lot of extra credit opportunities. Definitely go to class if you want a good grade. Over half the test is from her lectures.
awesome teacher. keeps the class interesting. everything is online...tests, study guides, outlines. dont have class the day of test. she tells funny stories that correlate with what you're learning and leaves room for discussion among the students. HIGHLY RECOMMEND and would definitely take her again if i had to take another SOCI class.
Awesome teacher! Gives Extra Credit when she feels like it so go to class! Helpful and always fair about test dates.
She keeps info interesting with lots of humor! Really enjoyed class.. Tests online
I enjoyed the material and the class was interesting. all the tests are online. sometimes she can get a little distracted while she's teaching, but she always relates it back to what we're learning, keeping everyone's attention. i would take another class by her!
She is a great teacher! Her classes are engaging, funny and informative. She encourages class discussion. I actually looked forward to going to her class!
Very engaging teacher. Class discussions were great. Dr. McDaniels is truly passionate about the subject matter and her students. She really wants her students to do well in class.
Dr. McDaniel is by far one of the best teachers i have ever had at Gainesville State. She loves class discussions, and cares deeply for all of her students. I would recommend her to anyone looking to take sociology classes! By far my personal favorite. With an unmatched sense of humor.
GREAT teacher!!! Very interesting class, and a great sense of humor. Loved it!
GREAT TEACHER!!! She is passionate about what she teaches and helps her students when they need it She is the best teacher at GSC!!!
Really sweet lady, easy to understand. Fun class discussions. She gets sidetracked easy though and sometimes her tests can be very tricky.
BEST TEACHER EVER! Dr. McDaniel is not only easy but helps her students get extra credit when they need it! She's by far the most helpful professor I've ever had! She's funny and makes class fun, even when the topic for the day isn't fun. Her class is one everyone should take!
She is a great teacher and a fantastic person. She is very lenient and kind with her students. Plus, if you fail her class, then you probably died during the semester.
Shes one of the best teachers I've ever had! Shes so down to earth and funny and make class so much fun! Her tests are online and if you come to class and fill in the blanks on her notes you'll do fine
Best professor ever. She is funny, enjoyable to listen to, and very knowledgeable. I thoroughly loved her class. I recommend her 100% if you have the chance!
Great teacher. super interesting and really hot!!
The best teacher. She gave extra credit points all the time. You still needed to be ready for her tests. No papers. The tests could be tricky and not everything was in her notes. Still she is awseom and I plan to take her again. I enjoy her humor as well.
The BEST professor EVER!
Great professor! Easy, easy A!
Dr. McDaniel is very fair. Makes the class interesting. If you have a chance to take her for any class, you will learn something.
Love Dr. McDaniel, she is wonderful, her classes are interesting and she loves in class discussions. Didn't use the book hardly at all.
LOVE her! Her lectures are not only interesting, but quite funny as well. She welcomes class discussion & plays a number of video clips that not only illustrate the topic at hand, but are also interesting and humorous! If you ever have a chance to take Dr. McDaniel, DO IT! You will not regret it. Oh, & you will definitely learn a thing or two!!
She is very funny and nice teacher. The test are online and can be very tricky and I used to study hours and my grade was never higher than 80.
This class is very easy you have a few tests and a poster you have to make by not present. All the information you need comes from your notes and some what from your book. This class can be kind of a downer especially at 8 am because it is about family violence... Dr. McDaniel does a great job of not making it as depressing as it can be.
Dr. McDaniel is a wonderful professor. Her class is very simple you do some readings from the book and have some discussions on them, watch a film and respond, write a paper about yourself, and your final is a group diversity paper.
I've taken several classes with Dr. McDaniel over the past few years. She's nothing short of wonderful. She's very knowledgeable and explains things with extreme clarity. She's always willing to help you out if you ever need it. Would recommend her for absolutely any SociologyHSDA class.
Dr. McDaniel's classes are always worth taking you always walk away knowing more than before you left. She is very fair and will work with you if you have issues with completing an assignment or have to miss a class. She is a great teacher and her classes fill up fast so sign up for it now. You wont regret taking one of her classes.
Good Teacher. Tests are good too. Always gives you want you need to know on her power-points and notes. You can miss a class and risk knowing or not knowing whats on the test. Gives extra credit for random days. Not too hard a class either.
She is the best! I would highly recommend her and I am defiantly taking another one of her classes. There is barely any work to be done. As long as you show up and pay attention you will have no trouble getting an A. Make sure you show up for class because her test have questions from discussions in class. Very few test. She makes class fun!!
Great teacher! makes class fun. She is usually late to class and often cancels class. Always go to class because she shows videos that will have to do with the test. Randomly gives extra credit for showing up. Test are online so test days you don't have to go to class. Made class interesting.
Look, I'm not sure what happened with her this semester because apprently she's a liked professor; however taking an online course with her is my only experience with her and it was AWFUL. She went missing without a word for a week, changed class requirements in the last couple weeks, and never responded to a single email of mine. Unprofessional.
Her lectures are interesting and you learn something new often. You also get the chance to discuss and actually speak. She is a great human and genuinely cares about her students. Honestly, she deserves a raise. Missing out if you don't take her class!
Dr. McDaniel really loves Sociology but she doesn't do a lot of teaching. We've gone weeks studying the same slide and not discussing the class material at all. Discussion often gets off topic and if you don't read the chapters you will fail the class. Students have to remind her to teach the course material. Sociology majors favored over others.
Super easy.. 4 exams.. all online.. all at home.. even final.. Use book.. gives study guides.. she is super funny in lecture and is very clear.
Truly cares about her students and people. She does pass around role and the days not a lot of people are there she gives extra credit points. Her tests are online and are not hard! Class discussions are always interesting! Love her!! I've taken her last year, this semester, and I will again next semester!
Dr. McDaniel is an amazing professor. She followed her syllabus clearly, as was her grading on assignments. She makes lectures enjoyable. She does encourage participation but does not count off if you don't speak up. Definitely recommend.
She cares about what she is teaching. You can tell by her lectures. She is available outside of class. All you have to do is schedule time. While there is class assignments, the majority of grade is on two papers and a presentation. So, be prepared.
The class was a 2nd session during the summer, so things went by quickly. Be prepared to do read a lot. Quizzes come from reading and understanding the reading. There is class discussion. She makes the class time enjoyable. The topics are current and be ready to watch a few movies. Excellent class.
Dr. McDaniel is my all time favorite Professor. I've taken several of her classes. She has a teaching style that connects with her students greatly. She is one of the most caring Professors you will find anywhere and UNG is lucky to have her. I absolutely love her. I highly recommend her to every student who is able to take any of her classes.
Lots of readings with open book quizzes, films, and two papers. Be prepared for discussions about readings; the more you discuss the more exciting the class becomes. The readings are super interesting and Dr. McDaniel has done a great job of pairing them with the films. Organized class, papers arent difficult because topic is so interesting.
She was awesome. Very very fun class that made me want to come to class. The tests were a large part of the grade, but the tests are not hard. I would take her again in a heartbeat.
Dr. McDaniel was an amazing professor! The class was definitely an easy A, but you need to show up to class in order to pass. She suggests a textbook, but I never got it and did perfectly fine. Everything on the tests are based on the lectures and videos shown in class. All tests are take home and super easy! Just a couple assignments and 4 tests.
She is by far my favorite professor I've taken. Her lectures mostly consist of stories and youll never get bored. Her tests were all online, open note (4), and sadly I wasnt able to finish in person classes due to covid, but she was still great. She really cares about her students and wants them to learn while also having fun. TAKE HER!
Most of the class is sitting and listening to her interactive lectures. We watched lots of videos and read a few passages in the textbook. She is not great at responding to emails or grading things quickly, so if you have a question, ask her in person. Easy A if you show up and participate a little. Take her if you can!
She was very nice and a great teacher. She had us write a few mini papers throughout the semester as well as two big papers, one of which was a group paper. She was very lenient on grading and as long as you do your work and put some effort into her class you will get an A.
Such a sweet professor! Lecture heavy but she keeps it interesting. There's only a few tests and writing assignments with flexible due dates and plenty of time to complete. She does take attendance occasionally but I feel like I was able to skip a few times if I didn't feel like going to class.
She does give long lectures, but she makes it interesting. You don't have hw every week. I think like 3 tests overall with 2 assignments on 2 different movies. I recommend her and this class.
The course consists of reading articles and watching movies during class. There are quizzes over the articles, and 2 papers in which you connect concepts from a movie to an article. Dr. McDaniel covered a wide variety of issues regarding sex and society, and is very passionate about what she teaches.
She is a fantastic professor! I really enjoyed her class this semester. She really opened up my perspective on the sociological view of the world. If you're studying any sort of psychology or sociology courses, I 100% recommend taking professor McDaniel's class!
McDaniel is a lot of fun. She's got a great personality and clearly loves teaching what she does. She's pretty unresponsive to emails and fails to give feedback on assignments. You don't have much homework which is nice, and the tests are really well put together.
Easy class and interesting lectures. Class is mostly discussion based and exams are all online with no proctoring. Final exam is NOT cumulative and online as well. 4 exams total with one easy online assignment based on a movie we watch in class. 100% recommend her for any sociology class you may have to take at UNG. Easy A.
Had her for an online HIV/AIDS course and it was very easy and informative. Very little work to do- modules were short and simple, and we didn't even have a quiz every module. Slow grader, but I know she was dealing with personal stuff. Our proctored activity just consisted of a final project.
You talk about very interesting topics, watch movies/documentaries and sometimes write about them. Tests are a bit hard if you don't read the book and pay attention during class. Tests are taken outside of class and class is usually canceled so you can take it at home. Great teacher and her lectures are not boring. Would definitely recommend!
Professor McDaniel is engaging and makes lectures interesting. Though attendance is mandatory, you can skip a few times if needed. Tests are take-home and manageable, and unstuck AI proved helpful for test prep alongside the textbook.
I have taken multiple classes with her and she genuinely cares about students. She is so easy going and understanding with absence and late work. She is genuinely an amazing person.
Honestly I loved her class, topics were super interesting and she was so kind and funny. Her quizzes were super easy and it's harder to fail the class than to pass. Great professor, so if you have the opportunity please take her class you will not regret at all!!! Chefs kisses truly.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
81%
Textbook Required
87%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Stable
-0.17 avg changeRatings by Course
SOCI11602293
5.0
(1)SOCI1100
5.0
(3)SOCI1160
5.0
(6)MARANDFAM
5.0
(1)FAMILY
5.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
SOCIOLOGY1101
4.0
FAMILY
3.0
SOCI3700
3.0
SOCI
2.5
SOCI11602293
2.0