Professor
Jessica Collett
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Most Helpful Review
Fall 2020 - I don't know why everyone gave such a high rating for this class. I personally think the workload for this class is not light. We have 3-4 short lectures, about 50+ pages of reading, 2-3 reading quizzes, 2 discussion posts, and sometimes an essay homework EACH WEEK. This is a lot. Also, the reading quizzed are timed to be 5 mins, so even if she says "open book quizzes", there is absolutely no time for you to search through the book. The exams are also somewhat hard. Also, if you are someone that is a little socially awkward, this class has many group discussions and group homework that makes you super awkward. Anyways, the professor is clear in her lectures, but I just don't like this class overall.
Fall 2020 - I don't know why everyone gave such a high rating for this class. I personally think the workload for this class is not light. We have 3-4 short lectures, about 50+ pages of reading, 2-3 reading quizzes, 2 discussion posts, and sometimes an essay homework EACH WEEK. This is a lot. Also, the reading quizzed are timed to be 5 mins, so even if she says "open book quizzes", there is absolutely no time for you to search through the book. The exams are also somewhat hard. Also, if you are someone that is a little socially awkward, this class has many group discussions and group homework that makes you super awkward. Anyways, the professor is clear in her lectures, but I just don't like this class overall.
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Winter 2019 - Dr. Collett and her TA's: super helpful, extremely engaging, and the readings are just so relevant. Yes, there is a textbook in this class, but if I had the money, I would honestly buy it. It is so interesting to see how the social construction of one's self operates in society under different theories and views. All these theories intertwine with each other and it can become addicting if you start to analyze life under a sociological lens! Reminds me why I wanted to study Sociology in the first place! Dr. Collett does a phenomenal job paralleling the concepts learned in class to everyday life. Sometimes the way she can describe a concept can get confusing since she is trying to put it on simple terms for us. Remember to be a good student and ask questions whenever this happens! To do well in the class, you have to actively engage with the readings! This is important on many different levels because you have clicker quizzes, and the midterm & final will ask how readings assigned with certain sections of the class correlate with each other. Probably sounds like a no brainer, but remember to read and take good notes of the readings. You can use your notes for the clicker quizzes, and it will help when you start to review for the midterm and final. Although the content, methodology, and the discussion of the readings of a certain day are important, knowing why the readings are assigned to each other for that day of lecture are so important - big time for the midterm and final! The last thing I have to say about Dr. Collett is that she genuinely cares about her students' success in her class. She makes sure if her students have a general understanding of what is being asked in her quizzes. If something she asks is not explicit enough, she might drop the question. She highly encourages going to her office hours in case something is not clear. Take her class! You will not regret it!
Winter 2019 - Dr. Collett and her TA's: super helpful, extremely engaging, and the readings are just so relevant. Yes, there is a textbook in this class, but if I had the money, I would honestly buy it. It is so interesting to see how the social construction of one's self operates in society under different theories and views. All these theories intertwine with each other and it can become addicting if you start to analyze life under a sociological lens! Reminds me why I wanted to study Sociology in the first place! Dr. Collett does a phenomenal job paralleling the concepts learned in class to everyday life. Sometimes the way she can describe a concept can get confusing since she is trying to put it on simple terms for us. Remember to be a good student and ask questions whenever this happens! To do well in the class, you have to actively engage with the readings! This is important on many different levels because you have clicker quizzes, and the midterm & final will ask how readings assigned with certain sections of the class correlate with each other. Probably sounds like a no brainer, but remember to read and take good notes of the readings. You can use your notes for the clicker quizzes, and it will help when you start to review for the midterm and final. Although the content, methodology, and the discussion of the readings of a certain day are important, knowing why the readings are assigned to each other for that day of lecture are so important - big time for the midterm and final! The last thing I have to say about Dr. Collett is that she genuinely cares about her students' success in her class. She makes sure if her students have a general understanding of what is being asked in her quizzes. If something she asks is not explicit enough, she might drop the question. She highly encourages going to her office hours in case something is not clear. Take her class! You will not regret it!
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