David Spener - Trinity University

Professor: David Spener
Department: Social Science
College: Trinity University
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: FYE1600
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Really nice guy, somewhat intimidating but really cares about his students. His FYE Social Justice is a lot of reading and writing but it is really interesting material and he gives a lot of good feedback on your writing
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: SOCI2435
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Dr. Spener is a great professor. This class involved a lot of difficult but interesting readings. He always explained the content clearly through our class discussions and lectures. I learned a lot in this class!
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: SOCI3391
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
PARTICIPATE!! This discussion based sociology course was incredibly interesting but participation and discussion is extremely crucial. It is a reading heavy course with daily journal entries, but overall Dr Spener is a really laid back and fun professor. I enjoyed engaging in difficult conversations with him and would certainly take again.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: FYE1600
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I had Dr. Spener for Social Justice and he was an alright professor. The material was very interesting, but instead of judging papers or additions to the discussion based on how well you could support your view, he was looking mainly for you to agree with his thoughts. If you parrot his analyses back to him in your papers, you will do fine.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: SOCI3449
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I took him for Globalization and Social Change. Even though I had never taken a sociology class previously, he was super encouraging and cared a lot about the students and their success. Was very passionate about the lecture material and discussions which were super interesting. Easy to fall behind though, so stay on top of reading.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: SOCI2308
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Tough but fair. The class is entirely essay/short answer & he's picky about word choice but he also gives very specific feedback so it's easy to learn dos and don'ts. A lot of reading but you can mostly figure out content from the lecture tbh. Only 2 exams, short weekly assignments, & 1 paper. He offers a lot of extra credit & review sessions.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: SOCI3349
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Dr. Spener is an extremely tough grader, he has unrealistic expectations about his students; which could become real ones if he would provide clear grading criteria, but no one knows what he is looking for and suddenly you get points deducted for extremely minor things, which is very unfair. He knows what he teaches but he is very disorganized.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: FYE1631
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He is extremely smart and knows the material well.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: 391
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
This professor was one of the most condescending people I have ever met. After asking me what I wanted to do after graduation, I said, "I would like to get my PhD, do research, then teach." He responded by telling me that wasn't realistic because I'll probably want to get married and have children (I'm female). Funny, didn't seem to stop you.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: SOCIO3343
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Dr. Spener is a really cool guy, I don't think he's as staunchly political as a lot of people feel he is. He REALLY knows his stuff, which intimidates people. He's a super nice guy and cares about the students, but he assigns tons of readings. It was hard to keep up. There were 3 take home assignments and a giant research project. Topic was great.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: ANTH3327
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Really boring lectures with information that seems obvious. Participation is a must, but speaking up often leaves you feeling like you just asked the dumbest question in the world. Way too much reading, sometimes over 80 pages per class meeting. I never want to see Race Power of Illusion ever again...
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: SOCIMANY
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Unfortunately, this particular prof thinks talking about taking his shirt off at the commune and selling sprouts out of a radio flyer wagon is enough to negate his horribly repetitive slide shows from the 1980s. If i see RACE the power of an illusion one more time i will hang myself!
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: SOCI3327
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This man is my nemesis. I do not like the way he teaches, grades, or talks. He basically drives me crazy. Every day i had his class i wanted to kill myself. He makes you feel stupid if you say something he disagrees with, which doesn't make you want to talk, and then he gives you an F for participation....sweet, huh?
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: CONTMIN
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
ugh
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: SOCI0000
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Very intelligent & has interesting life experiences. Staunch in his political views & lets politics muddle teaching (this is coming from a liberal!) Negative attitude & unlike most TU profs, does not think highly of students. He refused to write a recommendation for a friend of mine- she was a Socio major and had gotten A's in 3 of his classes!
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: SOCI2314
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
very nice and easy-going guy. class is kind of boring, except when people start talking and good discussion happens
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: CONTEMPMINOR
  • 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:
i love dr. spener. he is such a nice man and is truly passionate about what he teaches. he's not too hard either. take spener's classes!!!
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: SOCPROBSVAL
  • 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:
If you want a pretty easy class, take this one. There is a bit of reading, but not totally necessary! He does emphasize his own beliefs, but if you can prove your own point well, he is likely to accept it. No midterm or final and hardly any homework = YAY!
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: SOCPROBSHUMA
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He grades your politics, not your research. Told me that my writing was good but too conservative. Nice guy, interesting topics, but not always as open minded as he likes to think. Be ready to argue for anything that doesn't involve regurgitating his opinions.
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: MULTIPLE
  • 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:
My favorite prof. I learned a ton from him and he really encouraged me and believed in me which I really needed at the time. I didn't find his classes hard particularly but they can be as challenging as you want depending on how much you want to think and delve into the issues.
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