Brian Connor

This professor has taught: HNUH238C, SOCY100, SOCY100H, SOCY105, SOCY105H, SOCY110, SOCY203, SOCY380, SOCY391, SOCY432, SOCY451, SOCY498C, SOCY699M

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Brian Connor SOCY105 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/19/2024	Attendance is graded on daily questions, drops the lowest 15. 3 exams that are curved and lectures are posted online. Opportunity for exam corrections at the end of the semester. Weekly discussion prompts but lowest 2 are dropped. Really chill professor
Brian Connor SOCY105 Expecting an A billyBobJones 01/10/2024	lectures are posted and readings are not required. curves exam and is a nice person
Brian Connor SOCY391 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/12/2023	Amazing guy who is really caring. He is super receptive to any feedback and wants to see his students succeed.
Brian Connor SOCY100 Expecting an A Anonymous 02/24/2023	good guy and accommodating but the class is kinda boring, it might be better if it was more discussion based but it's not.
Brian Connor SOCY100 Expecting an A Anonymous 01/22/2023	Really nice professor but grades the exams why too harsh. I had to get a 100% on the last exam to get an A.
Brian Connor SOCY100 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/22/2022	Really easy class but grades the exams way too harsh for a gen ed.
Brian Connor SOCY100 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/19/2022	chill guy but he grades the exams pretty harsh. Quizzes every week is easy. We have to do 4 reflection papers the whole sem so it's not bad.
Brian Connor SOCY100 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/13/2022	With Dr. Connor, SOCY100 is a pleasant and easy class to be in. All of the assignments can be done as long as you take notes in class and skim the textbook readings. There are 4-5 Reflection papers, but they're pretty short and you can pick and choose which ones to do if you dislike a prompt. He is very accommodating and always left plenty of time for assignments to be completed. He is also pretty approachable for after class questions. His lectures were a bit boring, especially with topics that didn't interest me personally. Overall, it's a nice class if you're at least a little interested or just want an easy gen ed. Would recommend.
Brian Connor Anonymous 12/02/2022	Not much in the class besides lectures but the class is easy
Brian Connor Expecting an A Anonymous 09/28/2022	Class content is interesting but he's kind of boring and not so engaging with his students.
Brian Connor SOCY105 Anonymous 05/12/2022	Professor Connor is an easy 5/5 professor, he is very kind and genuinely wants everyone to pass. He gives many opportunities for students to earn back lost points and submit late work for credit. The workload is more than manageable- 11 weekly summaries, but you only need to do 7, and 3 take home exams including the final that you have 2 weeks to complete. There was an optional extra credit assignment and he allows for exam corrections to earn back half the points you lost. Again, an easy 5/5 would highly recommend.
Brian Connor SOCY105 Anonymous 04/17/2022	Dr. Connor is kind and accommodating. However, the class was a TON of writing and it is boring for the most part.
Brian Connor SOCY100H Expecting an A Anonymous 05/28/2021	He's a very accommodating teacher, and the class was super relaxed and interesting
Brian Connor SOCY100H Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/14/2021	Class specific info: Difficulty: 1/5 (a free A if you put in any genuine effort, really) Interest: 4/5 (most people will already find this interesting if they care to engage at all, but those who think little of sociology may be pleasantly surprised) Brian is a great person and teacher. He was always humble, kind, and humane, and he engaged the class with respect and enthusiasm. Even despite the attendance grade being dropped and it being a gen-ed during a COVID semester, people regularly showed up for class, even with cameras on sometimes, and they actually discussed the material. The course content is naturally very relatable, and it allows you to bring in your life experiences or make connections to other coursework, but it is also great because Brian structures the whole class around discussion with lecture content exceedingly rare in-class and with only short videos and readings each week, which he gives students Monday to watch and read in lieu of a class meeting. (There was also a reference book with assigned chapters, but I am convinced not a single soul read that, including myself. I skimmed some parts, and it seemed perfectly fine albeit too long-winded. The electronic formatting was very clumsy, but at least it was inexpensive.) Overall, I highly recommend taking this professor, whether it is for a gen-ed or you are intra-major. He certainly cares a lot for the material and has broad knowledge on it. His feedback was always thorough and useful. His assignments were frankly very light, but given COVID and it being an intro class, I do not think that is at all bad for the quality of education, and I think people will come out of the class impacted positively by all the conversations and readings, plus having practiced their writing a bit with the one major essay assignment. Essentially, we had 5 short reflection papers (1-2 pages, I believe), plus 2 short discussion leaderships, a participation grade (dropped), and a final paper.
Brian Connor SOCY100 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/21/2020	Dr. Connor is the best. He always has a smile on his face and talks to his students like they're his friends. Always helpful and willing to answer any questions you may have. He responds fairly quick and really answers our questions well. He was also very accommodating during our virtual semester, just an overall good guy.
Brian Connor SOCY100H Expecting an A Anonymous 12/17/2019	Dr. Connor was an amazing professor who really cared about his students and about his field. The small class size and student-professor and student-student interaction enabled learning, and the assignments (short weekly analysis papers, a group project, a final essay) were interesting and engaging. Dr. Connor was always available for office hours and to answer questions. He facilitated some really interesting discussions, and never forgot to include intersectionality in his analyses. I really enjoyed what he did with this class, and his passion and innate ability for sociology made the class successful.