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Dawn Dow SOCY424 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/01/2025	Dr. Dow is a great person and it is clear that she is really passionate about what she teaches. However, the way the class is run is not ideal at all. There is a ton of reading for this class, and lecture does not introduce any new ideas; it pretty much just reiterates the ideas in the readings. She makes the class do group discussions almost every class, which can get repetitive. She also talks really fast, goes through the content very quickly, and gets sidetracked easily, so it is difficult to pay attention and absorb the material. There are four online "quizzes" which are nearly the length of exams, but she drops one. There is also one in-class exam which is all free-response and essay questions, which is a lot of writing for the time constraint. There are two projects: a small one in the beginning of the semester and the final project which is a 10 minute presentation. Her grading does not match the rubric as the rubrics are vague but her commentary is extensive. Many students in the class said that they wished she was more specific with what she was expecting on assignments. She also took extremely long to return grades and told us that we won't get our exam grade back until the last day of class. Overall, she is a very kind and helpful person but her teaching and class structure makes this class a lot harder than it needs to be.