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Jennifer Ashlock SOCY335 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/12/2023	A little quirky, but overall a kind professor. Takes FOREVER to grade and is very vague on assignments but wants incredible detail without saying it
Jennifer Ashlock SOCY335 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 12/12/2023	This class was genuinely one of the most boring classes I have taken at UMD. It is a shame because the content is very interesting, but Dr. Ashlock is not good at conveying the information to the class. First off, her slides are white with black text, often with the information extremely condensed onto each slide. She literally reads verbatim off the slides every single class. Also GO TO CLASS. I made the mistake of missing two classes where she happened to be giving out an in class google form for participation and my grade dropped 10%. Participation is weighted at 13% in that class, which is from the forms given out randomly throughout the semester. However, at least in my experience, she was accommodating and marked them as excused if I emailed her telling her I was sick and unable to attend. This class has two exams and two papers, as well as a short recorded presentation assignment. Exams were doable, provided you review a lot and go over the homework, as she often repeats questions from that. The papers were also somewhat interesting topics so they were not horrible to write. HOWEVER, paper guidelines were extremely unclear, and you think you did everything, but nope! You didn’t provide enough detail despite there being no detailed instructions. She also posts example papers after grades are submitted which I found to be very counterproductive. Dr. Ashlock also grades extremely slowly, which can be very frustrating in knowing your grade. One thing I do have to say is that she is very kind and willing to help whenever you have questions. If paper guidelines are unclear, it is helpful to speak with her to make sure you are on the right track, as she will provide you with help. By going to class and meeting with her to discuss assignments, you should be able to do well in this class.
Jennifer Ashlock SOCY335 Expecting an A Anonymous 04/26/2023	Very accomodating and gives interesting lectures. Course load is not too heavy and you learn a lot.
Joan Kahn SOCY335 Expecting a B Anonymous 01/07/2023	she is nice but the quizzes were extremely confusing and unfair
Jennifer Ashlock SOCY335 Expecting a B Anonymous 12/07/2022	Her lectures are informative but she takes a month to upload grades. She also makes paper guidelines unclear and even while answering questions she remains vague. This put a lot of pressure on the students to decipher what she was looking for in an assignment. She also says on her syllabus that missing more than 6 classes will result in an automatic fail, despite professors not being able to grade based on attendance. Overall, she is new to the campus and it shows. Hopefully, once she gets a hang of things she will be less strict.
Joan Kahn SOCY335 Anonymous 12/20/2021	the class is interesting but it is not worth it for the time and energy you will put into this class only to be disappointed by the unclear grading rubrics. you spend a lot of time on the weekly graded assignments but they are only worth 10 points each week and the quizzes are super-specific and worth a lot more points but are very confusing. if you care about your gpa, it is not worth it.
Joan Kahn SOCY335 Anonymous 12/12/2021	The class provides super interesting information and you will learn a lot! It really does showcase the disparities in healthcare in the US! HOWEVER, the class is NOT worth it. There are reflections due every Wednesday that require HOURS of intense reading and note taking for a 10/10 grade, and quizzes bi-weekly that are extremely weird and nuanced for no reason. You will be constantly worried about the assignments. The methodology of grading is so subjective, and differs with each student. The mandatory weekly lecture is horrifically useless, the professor literally talks and tries to get a medium/ large sized lecture to engage and discuss... not worth it, but great information learned this semester.
Joan Kahn SOCY335 Anonymous 11/14/2021	dont do it its not worth the time the money or the constant fear of an A- theres reflection assignments every week, 2 short papers worth 35% of ur grade, and also multiple videos to watch and articles that you gotta know to do the quizzes. dont not for the DSSP just dont
Joan Kahn SOCY335 Expecting an A 995fym 05/21/2020	Kahn is a very nice person, and is very passionate about the sociology of health and illness. There are some papers in this class, you can ask her to review your drafts and she'll give useful feedback. Her transition to online teaching this semester was the best out of all my classes. I highly recommend her class.