I absolutely LOVE Professor Sigmon. He is so humble, funny, kind, generous, caring--an excellent human being overall. He makes the material so interesting and understandable. If I were to learn the material by myself, I would be completely lost. He, however, offers bite-sized pieces of the material, and he often uses amazing real-life stories to explain concepts. Attendance is not required but helpful. The exams are a reflection of the powerpoint slides. No trick questions!

I really liked this professor, he gave really entertaining lectures and actually made the material interesting which is impressive considering it's a theory class. The workload is somewhat heavy, but most of it is pretty straightforward so as long as you attend all the lectures and discussions you should be fine on the exams and term paper.

I did not read past week 2 and got an A. The tests are 'tough' but I finished it in half the time allotted so it's doable. The tests were also short answer to a bunch of different prompts. All I did for the midterm and final was look at the slides literally the night before and recall the key points in relation to whoever he put on the study guide. I attended most lectures and discussion sections but found myself so tired--it was something about being in Dodd Hall and his lectures. Sometimes he was funny but you really have to be motivated to take goooood notes. I took notes but never reread them like ever so it might've been easier had I done that. Just focus on his interpretation of the readings and when it comes to the tests just answer it in the way you think he would answer it. My TA was Joseph Murphy and he was helpful too in giving a rundown of what was covered in lecture.

Not sure why there aren't more honest reviews about Sigmon. He's the worst sociology professor here at UCLA. Avoid him at all costs. His lectures add no value because he just reads off his slides in a monotone voice making it very hard to stay engaged. Sigmon doesn’t believe in using technological devices so be prepared to take notes with a pen and paper. Worse of all he is very unaccommodating to students who’ve gotten covid and have shown no empathy.

Professor Sigmon was amazing! His class was engaging. Even with Covid-19, he continued to make his lectures similar to in-person as much as he could.

Overall, I don't think Sigmon is a bad professor, but he's not the best by any means. His lectures in person were definitely more interesting than online, as we had online lectures for the first four weeks of the quarter. He basically just reads the slides and adds a few comments here and there. The midterm consisted of writing five short essays, and for the final, we had to write six. We also had to write a term paper due three days before the final. The TAs made us take difficult quizzes every week before we were lectured on the material which created a very stressful environment. I would spend all my Sundays on these quizzes, and though I did fairly well on them, everyone was extremely stressed, and the average of the quizzes were consistently low. The quizzes were only worth 10% of the final grade, but the TAs expected so much from us. I somehow managed to snag an A, but this was probably the most stressful class I've taken at UCLA so far.

TAKE THIS FOR AN EASY A. Our entire grade was one midterm, one final, and one paper that the TA's literally guide you through. You have to submit weekly responses (150 words) but the material is easy and straightforward. The professor posts the slides, so you literally never need to go to lecture. I got an A and I only studied a day before the test.

I absolutely loved this class and Professor Sigmon! He genuinely cares about his students and teaches the material in a concise, interesting way. I love his sense of humor and engaging lecturing style that makes me love coming to class. He makes learning sociology super fun, is often cracking jokes, and is an overall wonderful professor. His exams were very straightforward, and he will only test you on material that has been discussed in class. I found that even if you did not do all the readings, as long as you understand everything on his lecture slides, you will do just fine! Overall, the exams were rather easy and the information tested was very much a reflection of the lecture slides. He will only test you on material that he has explicitly talked about, so there is no ambiguity. Overall, I owe it to this class and Professor Sigmon for sparking my interest in Sociology. I had him as a professor again for Sociology 101, and will miss him very much!