Reviews for SOCY431

Information Review
Kurt Finsterbusch
SOCY431

Anonymous
12/01/2011 		I am absolutely offended that the University of Maryland prides itself on being an elite public university and tries to pass off this course as "education." This course is a complete joke. The professor rambles for an 1 1/2 hours two times a week about material completely irrelevant to sociology. Attendance is atrocious in class, the times I actually decided to waste my time by going to class there was always less than 10 out of 30 students present. I received a B on the midterm, in which I did not study or do any required readings. I simply rambled writing down senseless gibberish. The professor, who clearly needs to retire, did not even comment on my work and simply gave me a grade I absolutely did not deserve. I laughed out loud when I got that exam back. I feel robbed of my education by being required to take this class and the University of Maryland should be ashamed that this class even exists. Utterly disgraceful.
Kurt Finsterbusch
SOCY431

Expecting a B
Anonymous
05/02/2011 		HORRIBLE CLASS. Loves to hear himself talk, and what he says is only interesting to himself. The first review summed up the class perfectly. This class may count for multiple requirements within the sociology major, but DO NOT TAKE IT. One of the worst classes I have taken at UMD, and I am a second semester senior. Only teaches from his own papers and puts down all other ideas. It seems like the only way to get an A is to praise his work, even if you disagree. I stopped attending lecture after the first few weeks because I became so aggrivated. The only good thing is that he is not a super strict grader, but I think he does this because he knows everyone would fail on his standards.