Marshall Battani - Grand Valley State University

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Marshall Battani - Grand Valley State University

Professor: Marshall Battani

Department: Sociology

College: Grand Valley State University

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: SOC105
Grade Received: B-
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: No
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Marshall Battani is one of the worst Sociology Professors at GV. He is not accessible outside of class. Grades heavily on the papers and always gives you 5% less than you actually should be getting. Don't take this Professor!

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: SOC101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

A tough grader on heavily weighted discussions and papers! Quizzes every week and three papers total. Organized and on time with posting assignments. Lectures were very short however he spoke fast! The book is required and there is a ton of reading from that plus extra articles. Quick in responding to emails.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: SOC201
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

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.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: SOC101
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

DO NOT TAKE THIS PROF! His grading is extremely unclear and it is impossible to get an "A" on the papers and discussions boards. He will pick apart every little detail and give you a "B" at best its very annoying. I am an "A" student and this class is killing me. I was told I only have a basic understanding... it is a 100 level intro course

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: SOC201
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

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

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: SOC101
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

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

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: SOC345
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

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.

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: SOC101
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

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.

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: SOC101
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

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.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: SOC101
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Cannot recommend, very unclear expectations with everything, but especially with papers. I am an English major who is pretty solid with paper writing (consistent A's, lots of perfect papers) and I received low B's on both his papers.

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: SOC101
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This is a ridiculous amount of work for a 101 online class. You are expected to read multiple chapters a week (plus extra readings) as well as quizzes for each chapter, discussions, and assignments. He also has a really strange grading system, and you have to participate a LOT throughout the week and proofread everything to get a good grade.

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: SOC101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

For a 101 online class, this is an asinine amount of work. Having to do all the work with other classes, work, and family commitments is a big problem. Then when you get a grade back on an assignment, you realize (according to him) you only get a C- because of arbitrary reasons.

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: SOC101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

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.

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: SOC201
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I am normally an A student. I swear this professor does not give A's! So frustrated with how tough he grades discussion boards. I loved the course material, but I really cannot stand how tough of a grader this guy is.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: SOC201
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Battani was one of the worst professors I've had. He is such a hard grader for a level 200 class. Would not recommend if you want to read over 70+ pages a week.

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: SOC201
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

This was an online that I took to get some more credits. I probably would not take one of his classes again. There are 2 books you must get for the course. A reading articles book and a chapter review book. You must read each section for each week and then take 2 quizzes, one for each book. The quizzes are pretty hard. Would not recommend Battani.

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: SOC345401
Grade Received: B-
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Do not purchase the textbooks. Be prepared for video lectures and lots of group work. Very bland video lectures. Essay Exams. Hard Quizzes. If you don't have a masters in sociology, don't take him. He expects you to be a sociological genius, but never gives you the skills to succeed. Very vague grading outlines.

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: SOC346
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Do not take SOC 346. It says SOC 101 is not a pre-req, but it is with the way he grades. I spent WAY too much time reading texts and doing assignments only to get slapped in the face with ANOTHER C. He won't take HW not turned in in class. He expects you to know these soc terms, but he doesn't EVER define them for you and EXPECTS you to use them.

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: SOC366
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He was unhelpful and expected too much. When he said that for the past few years his first test average is a D he wasn't kidding and to me that says that he's either not teaching or he's expecting too much. Very heavy on SOC for a theme class LOTS of reading. Don't take if you don't have a lot of time and SOC knowledge

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: SOC346
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

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.

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