Edward Brent - University of Missouri - Columbia

Professor: Edward Brent
Department: Sociology
College: University of Missouri - Columbia
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: SOC3310
  • 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 first had Professor Brent as a professor my freshman year of college while taking his introduction to sociology course. I enjoyed this class a lot and even decided to minor in sociology. I am now a senior and just got done taking his social psychology course. I HATE writing, but you can rewrite the essays as many times as you need so I liked that
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: SOCIOL1000
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Rather boring lecturer, but very easy to pass. Pro tip: Create a GroupMe to discuss the assignments with people before turning them in, but DON'T COPY! As long as you make sure to have all the required elements for each assignment, you'll be good. But if you cheat and copy exactly, the system WILL catch you and punish you.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: SOCIO1000
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
You have to go to class for attendance purposes but the assignments were so easy on SA grader it tells you what you miss and lets you do it til there's nothing left to fix. I got a 98.9 in this class.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: SOC1000
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Dr. Brent's SOC 1000 was an easy A. Online writing assignments can be done as many times as necessary to get the grade you want. Only 3 tests (no comprehensive final) and they're multiple choice. He gives extra credit assignments at the end of the semester. Lectures not mandatory, but he uses iClicker for attendance and questions in class.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: SOC1000
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Prof. Brent was a great match for me as a freshman taking sociology for the first time. His lectures, while large, were engaging, and he had a good variety when it came to topics, and induced critical thinking in and outside the classroom. I will say, SA Grader can be difficult, but as long as you finish them on time, you will pass for sure.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: SOC1000
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Decent guy. He makes sociology pretty darn bland, but the information is all good. Not a fan of the reliance on SAgrader -- the tech is just too unreliable. I almost always had to challenge my "wrong" answers. Also: clickers are a scam. Very straightforward lecture class other than that.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: SOCIOL1000
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Dr. Brent's class was one of my favorites. Even though I'm not a sociology major, I would take another sociology class because of how much I liked this class. He has a deep knowledge and his lectures are amazing! I would 100% recommend this class.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: SOC1000
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Not the best professor but if you do your SAGrades you will do fine. Go to class to get points, tests can be tricky.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: SOC1000
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
You have to do well on the online assignments. If you do, then it's an easy A. Plus, you can keep submitting them until you get 100% so make sure you do that because the tests are pretty hard. Brent is kinda dull but he's really nice and cares a lot about his students. Also, he gives out a lot of curves and extra credit, which is really nice.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: SOC1000
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
SAGrader should be your main concern throughout this class. He posts his powerpoints online so you do not really have to go to lectures. He takes attendance for participation points, but he tells you on the first day that he provides extra credit to make up for a student choosing not to come to class.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: SOC1000
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
he is a G
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: SOCIOL1000
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Extremely boring class, but as long as you do all of the SAGrader assignments you can still pull off an A even with doing very average on the exams. If you go to class you can also get participation points which helps a little.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: SOC1000
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I did not like first few lectures but once I started doing all my assignments on time, I got very comfortable with the subject matter. I would strongly recommend this class to students who are looking for easy A.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: SOC1000
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
If you are regular to your class, and do all the assignments, its easy A.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: SOCIOL1000
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Online 1000 was the only course option that worked with my schedule to earn my Sociology minor -- I wish there had been any other option. The textbook is insanely expensive and poorly written by Brent -- I spend more time distracted by errors than absorbing information. SAGrader doesn't measure your understanding of material, just of technology.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: SOC1000
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
His lectures were very dry and inaccurate most of the time. Was very rude to students that asked questions and uses SA Grader very heavily. Easy A if you get good grades on the SA grader stuff, they just take a long time.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: SOC1000
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
He means well but the class is very boring and it is very easy to zone out. I took SOC 1000 and although he is boring, it was an easy A. The class relies heavily on online assignments which allow unlimited submissions until you get 100%. The exams are challenging but he offers like 10% worth of extra credit at the end of the semester. Easy A/B
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: SOC1000
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He has pretty good and helpful lectures, but it is super easy to zone out, and do other things on your computer. The homework and iClicker reef are easy points. Just try to listen and take notes in class, so you dont have to waste time to learn it later. Go to class for clicker question. Hardest part of the class, it's super easy to get distracted
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: SOC1000
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
I took this class online. SAGrader is nice because you get unlimited attempts, but Brent provides no feedback when you challenge the scoring. He just tells you that it's wrong. I definitely recommend attempting to get a 100 on all of the homework, then you won't have to worry much about the exams. Also grading criteria isn't very clear.
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: SOC1000
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
The lectures are so boring, but you have to go and answer the clicker questions. Plus, the test questions are taken mostly from lecture. If you do well on the SAgrader hmwk and extra credit, your grade will be fine.
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