James Bearden - SUNY Geneseo

Professor: James Bearden
Department: Sociology
College: SUNY Geneseo
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: SOCL217
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Easily one of the best professors at Geneseo. As long as you show up to class for the group discussions and do the assignments you'll be fine. When I asked about a topic for my paper he gave me a list of at least a dozen sources to draw from. Its a shame he's retiring next semester.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: SOC217
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
SO BORING. i never went all semester. i disagree that he's an easy grader or helpful outside of class. i spent a lot of time on my paper and i don't think he graded it fairly. he also NEVER answers emails. really annoying.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: SOCL217
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He's SO boring. You learn nothing in class, it's not material you'd expect to learn about. He's an easy grader & attendance isn't necessary but to me all that stuff wasn't worth this hellish year with this man. He doesn't give you any general ideas for what the midterm & final will be on he's so broad and a poor explainer. boring. useless.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: SOCL212
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Bearden's class is so boring! I don't feel like I'm learning anything. The plus side is the class is pretty easy and you can do well without putting forth too much effort.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: SOC211
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
extremely confusing, always will to help out in office hours, but that doesnt help if you cant understand the point he is trying to make.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: SOC212
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
don't take unless you have to. he is really nice guy and friendly but i never feel like i learn a single thing in his classes.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: SOCL211
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
No Comments
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: SOCL212
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Bearden is a really nice guy. I didn't learn much in this class, but it's not a class I wanted to take anyway. He grades generously, and there wasn't a ton of work. He could be interesting at times, but he wasn't in general.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: SOC211
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Prof. Bearden is a great guy. He is extremely helpful if you ask for it, especially during office hours. The class is pretty easy in the beginning, but it gets more difficult as the course progresses. He tries to be clear, but often he moves too fast so meeting him outside of class is wise.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: SOC217URBAN
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Very easy prof... you dont really need to go to class. There are 3 papers that you need complete that are pretty easy but he's boring and unorganized!
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: SOC217URBAN
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Bearden can be boring and random sometimes, but he's a good professor. Three papers and a couple of survey questions before each class is the extent of the work. You can actually miss quite a bit of class and do fine. He also does everything over the internet so it makes it a bit easier.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: SOC217
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
verrrry boring lectures, i fell asleep all the time. class is pointless because he talks about the most random things. very fair grader though.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: SOCL217
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Easy class, just do the bulletin board assignments and you'll do fine.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: SOC211
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
he's a great teacher! he is so helpful and really trys to make all of his classes interesting!
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: SOCL211
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
AWESOME teacher. he's so funny and sweet. Defintiley worth takign a class with him
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: SOC105
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I wish I could give this man 10 chili peppers! Bearden rocks! Just look at his website and do WebCT postings and you are set.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: STATS
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Bearden loooooves stats. He was a good prof but some of the work was monotinous
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: SOCL105
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
No Comments
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: SOC102
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
No Comments
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