he actually used the term PREGGERS when refering to pregnancy..enough said!

You wanted us to study THAT sentence in 3 chapters. OK

can't understand him, he doesn't teach and then expects you to know 10 chapters

Much harder than it should be. He needs more grades and he's tough to understand

everyone else said it all

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He absolutely sucks. I did not learn a thing!. He never showed up about class, always talked about his damn family and his rich neighbors, and constantly lost test papers. He also would give very infair tests! Do not take this class.

I never had hate for someone like I had hate for this professor! He didn't show up for our theory final nor did he check our final projects! I've never had such discust before!

He is one of the worst--hands down. He was convinced that we were all going to die of the West Nile Virus. And how does that relate to Sociology of the Family?

HORRIBLE teacher. Didn't learn a thing! He gives a writen opinion assignment and if you don't agree with the article, he serioulsy gives you an F on the paper, even though it is an opinion paper. He is very unorganized and just hard to try and talk to

worst teacher ever, he gave me the wrong test in class before and told me i altered my scantron and told me that was my grade. Found the test he gave me (the wrong one) and still got a D. He looks like cousin Balky from perfect strangers

he sucks! he needs to get back on the boat to bombay! he's the only one who laughs at his jokes and his tests are hard. he has wicked ear hair! GOOO!!!

A lot of students dropped after the first day, because you can't understand him. His test are also really hard.

DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR! He is horrible. You cannot understand anything he says, and he doesnt teach things related to the class. His tests are very hard. All he does is laugh at his own jokes. Hes a terrible grader too.

This guy is ridiculous. His tests are barely from his lectures,all from the book. He grades unfairly and his assignments and not explained clearly. Worst professor I've had. Drop this class immediately.

what a class...so incredibly hard. he moves quickly and doesnt cover what you need to know for the tests. His tests are impossible. Dont take him if you dont have to!

I graduated with a 3.9 Guess where the B came from? Memorize the damn book...sentence by sentence.

very nice guy, very funny. while he lectured, he was very unclear as to what was class material and what were his random thoughts. i didn't study or pay attention and i got a C.

Professor was nice but very hard to understand. Hardly ever let class out early.Tests were only from textbook material, so no need to take notes in class.When given a paper to write,just agree with whatever the author is talking about.If you don't you will probably have to rewrite the paper

[Looks around in room 202 in old Library during Desousa's lecture and realizes there's nothing interesting to do or listen to] Okay....where can I hang myself????

Somebody pls shoot me. Desousa's lecs are sooo boring. So boring that I try to think of new ways to escape from class. Tried everything: disappeared for other half of period, showed up late, etc. Has a whacked grading system:all decimal pts. Can't he round off a 79.8%? It's an 80%! Oh, btw Desousa: None of us read the book cuz we have no time!

I sooo want to drop this class...but I can't. For SOME reason, it counts as a business elective. This prof is a complete ass****. Last week, he gave a 3-pg quiz on a MONDAY. No notice the week b4 whatsoever. Half the class flunked as a result. His mission: make us fail. I have learned nothing at all in this class. Complete waste of a semester...

He's a horrible teacher. He has no notes on blackboard puts no notes up in class all he does is lecture and i have him for a 3hr class. He's rude and very closed minded. He always words his test questions weird.oh and not to be mean but he has a very strong indian accent and i never know what the hell he is saying...therefore don't take him!!!

Hate this Prof. Hate his boring lecs. Hate having to take this course....Haven't learned anything and it's almost the end of the semester. May he rot in hell for all eternity!

This prof is the most disorganized, lazy and close minded individual I have ever encountered. He rarely returns students' work and last semester, He forgot to give his SOC343 class the exam outline. Instead decides to give 10 Qs two days before final. I have told all of my advisors not to recommend you for this course, or any other you're teaching.

he did not teach at all. he gives tests on over two hundred pages of information. does not give reviews for anything! his tests are impossible! you will barely be able to understand a word he is saying because of his accent. too sarchastic. half of my class dropped out before half way through the semester.

As a grad from WCU, I can now say that his SOC343 course was a complete waste of time! I recall lecs in which he rambled on endlessly about nothing for 50min. Classes became so boring that I decided to take INTERMISSION brakes & visit my advisors just to shoot the breeze. That was fun:) I told all 3 of them not to recommend this guy for anything.

Rude....He is rude, I learned nothing from his classes, and feel as though when most of the class is failing exams...something has to give, it cant all be the students faults. Be prepared to listen to him rant and rave about his views on the world, and not be concerned of yours...wish I had never had him, very dissapointed.

Learned nothing from him: I would've wrote a letter of complaint to the head of the SOC dept. Desousa has very poor teaching methods and his lectures lack structure. He's rude toward students & goes off on tangents during Lecs. I took intermission breaks to avoid him during my 50min lec. I told my advisor not to recommend him 4 anything or anyone.

How would u feel if u were assigned a chapter to read during one lec. U get assigned 4 more chapters to read during the next lec. Then, w/o any notice, Desousa will say "ok. Time for a quiz." and it ends up covering all chapters. Yeah, not fair. The ass did it on a monday to my class...oh, btw: 3/4 of the class failed that quiz... I wonder why.

He's nuts! A quiz is not supposed to be 5 pages long!! Let me clear this up for u Desousa: A standard quiz should be composed of no more than 20 questions. If it's more, than it is considered to be a test. If you doubt me, a former student of yours, voice your complaint to the head of the SOC department.

If there were a course based solely on nothing…absolutely nothing…like NOT 101, then this guy would be teaching it. In every course he teaches at WCU, they are all centered around NOTHING-as are his exams.

awful professor. teaches based on his opinion (which is entirely different from the text). not helpful at all...would strongly recommend staying away from this class!!!!

WORST PROFESSOR EVER!!! Horrible tests, horrible group assignments that are just busy work, he grades horribly, and god forbid you miss one class! DO NOT TAKE ANY OF HIS CLASSES!!!!!!!!!

DeSousa is an awful professor. He does not teach. He lectures about pointless information and gives little to no help on tests and group work. I figured I'd take his class because I needed Sociology as a gen ed but he treats it like a higher level course. It's ridiculous. Interesting to listen to, but horrible professor. DO NOT TAKE HIM.

Guy is really a nut. Test questions are confusing and opinionated. He's awkward as ever and rude.

Probably the worst class I have ever taken. The guy does not teach. He goes on about stories about nothing. Does not help you understand any of the readings. Gives no reason on the grades he gives you. DON"T TAKE THIS CLASS!!

Don't ever take his class. He grades super hard and doesn't teach. You can barley understand him and he puts the grades up right before the final. You will receive and unexpectedly low grade even though you worked hard. He doesn't budge on anything when you go to office hours. All around terrible professor and person.

If you are stuck with this imbecile of a teacher then you have to switch or drop immediately. As the other 240's stated below me, he rambles on about nothing and tests are weird because you take them and feel like you got an A, but you get them back to see an F. Can't understand a word he says because it never is English. Worst. Teacher. Ever.

Do not take this class. He is very opinionated and gives both sides of something without telling you which side is correct, so the multiple choice tests consisting of "all of the above," "none of the above," and "A and B" are ridiculous. The only way to pass them is to think about what he wants you to answer. I didn't learn at all.

Awful teacher. Very critical of everyone. Makes quick judgements about everyone. Can be offensive. Hard to understand material. Does not offer good help. Tests are very confusing and he tries to make you think the wrong way about the questions. Does not teach the material well. Rarely even teaches, more so just laughs at himself the whole class.

Awful professor. Never take him. He's literally so bad. I promise. Trust me.

THE WORST. Loves to talk about himself, he thinks he's amazing. He's not.. Our SOC of the family classes consisted of our groups getting together and literally reading out loud to the class straight from the book (that he wrote and made a prophet on each sale btw) His test were ridiculous and awful.

No help what so ever and I dreaded going to his class each day. He uses most of class time trying to make jokes. Everything he says is irrelevant.

He is no help whatsoever. Discussions in class are irrelevant to test questions. Gives you practice tests but does not give you answers or does not give you the answer if you ask him for further direction. I strongly suggest that you do not take this class.

Awful professor. Lectures drag on and don't make any sense. I felt like we never talked about what we were supposed to have read. If you have common sense, you'll pass the class. Don't expect a good grade. Will never take this professor again.

While he is a nice guy, his lectures do not reflect the material you're supposed to go over. If you read you may understand what is going on but if you get behind on your reading you'll be lost. He does provide useful study tools on a website but don't expect reviews or help from him directly. He takes his intro course seriously.

He was the worst. Heavy on attendance but lectures don't make sense and it's pointless to go. I studied exactly how he told us how to and get 70s. Assigns group projects along with assigning your groups. Awful professor who won't curve a test even though the whole class failed. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Spent most of the time talking about how evil America was and how great it was in India. Why did he move here then? Apparently got a 60% on group mini projects that we complete each week because I was absent a total of 2 classes ? Doesn't like when you leave to use the restroom. He makes openly deragotory remarks about race. How is he still there?

Professor DeSousa is a horrible professor. Lectures are terrible, does not prepare you for the tests, test guide are not even similar to the actual tests. The least he could do for my class (which half were failing and he curved every test) was give us extra credit opportunities.

Hardest class I've ever taken. Did so horrible on the first 2 tests because he doesn't teach. Don't even bother reading the book, just do practice tests and go over his slides, but always go to class he always takes attendance and sometimes there is in class group work. Do not take this class. He does offer extra credit though, you'll need it.

this dude should not be a professor he never answers his emails no matter the urgency and one test really dictates your whole semester. did bad on his first test and got B's on all the rest and still somehow failed. awful do not take this guy

His lectures are incredibly boring and pointless since most of the exam questions come out of nowhere or from the textbook. Gets off topic a lot. He will call you out for being on your phone or even for taking notes on a computer. I put so much time into the family tree and still got a B-. Avoid this class if you can!

Graded off a spin wheel. Wouldn't explain the grades received and doesn't care why you miss a class he will not allow you to make up the assignment you missed.

he was a terrible professor, does not care about his students success. he graded hard with unclear reviews and instructions. he never answered emails and was unwilling to answer students questions.

was the worst professor that I've ever had, made me reconsider life every time I was in this class. It also doesn't help that you cant understand him at all.

I will never take this teacher again. You can tell that he just has no interest in the wellbeing and success of his students; his tests are on subjects that were never discussed in class, he's basically unreachable outside of class, and he constantly makes unfunny jokes in front of the classroom. His class gets a 0/10 from me dawg

DO NOT take this professor. I had all As in all of my classes and a D in his class because he does not teach what is on the exams at all. He does not care about student success. He put multiple wrong answers on the first exam and when students asked when he was going to fix it he said Ill get to it, and never did. The class average was a 66%.

If you don't have to take this class, DON'T. If you do, good luck. His lectures are pretty much useless, but at the same time, you need to show up for class. All of the tests are based off of the readings in the chapter. DO NOT depend on the powerpoint for studying. He doesn't help when you email him, and he doesn't give explanations for anything.

Desousa is extremely disrespectful to his students and often make them question their answers or opinions. He says racist/sexist comments and often makes the class uncomfortable. He has very few assignments and often test grades are what make you or break you. During group presentations he is disrespectful and interrupts people while presenting.

Dickhead

Had to take him for FYE. worst prof ever! He is egotistical and stuck up. Whenever someone answers a question he publicly humiliates them and bashes their efforts. He will give you a zero for attendance if you use the bathroom so go before class. He makes me and everyone in the class uncomfortable. DON'T TAKE HIS CLASS unless it's mandatory.

Not accessible, cannot contact by email, singles out students with questions even if they have no answer and then will correct them trying to prove a point in front of the class, will give 0 on group projects without explaining what was wrong. Exams can be taken all on Quizlet though so that's the only benefit. Overall very boring, not worth taking

This is the worst class I've taken at WCU. No clear grading guidelines, no feedback, and takes weeks to even grade a test. He can be condescending to students and in no way cares about their success. We are going into the final having 2 grades in D2L, and the other assignments he didn't grade we'll likely never see/recieve feedback.

Absolutely awful experience with this Professor. Avoid him at all costs if you are thinking about dropping his course do it. Even if you are a good student this was a nightmare for a gen ed class. It wasn't crazy hard but test questions are subjective and he is stubborn and unpleasant to deal with.

dude straight up blows. bad person. thats really it. you can see what kind of guy he is by these reviews.

He rambles A LOT and lectures are boring

Avoid this professor at all costs. Lectures are useless, tests are unfair, and he is completely inaccessible. unstuckstudy might be helpful for studying, but this class is still a nightmare.

Let me start off by saying, the course overall wasn't horrible. But one, antagonizing students into cold calling and pressuring them to force answers out of them is just plain wrong. Test questions don't make sense, too many tests, attempted to give us a “pop quiz” and never gave it to us. Moves too fast. Very unorganized.

He has an accent that can be hard to understand. He also isn't a good professor. He goes over the lecture slides very fast and gets off topic, and talks about content that is not related to what we are learning. He also usually gives practice tests, but he didn't post it for one test because it was "pathetic and embarrassing"

Do not take this professor's class. f you do get him, try and drop or switch. Does not answer emails, lectures are useless for studying for the test, and attendance is mandatory. Test questions are nothing like what you learn.