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Jeffrey Lucas SOCY230 Expecting an A Anonymous 10/31/2023	Literally he helped me realize what I want to do with my life. SOCY230 was so much fun and so interesting. Plus, as a student with multiple disabilities, I found the class really disability friendly as he was flexible about attendance, gave us little breaks, and kept lectures on track and super interesting (in my opinion at least). Also, reach out to him if you are a socy student! It's because of him that I'm working at a research lab as a sophomore. Overall, he's a really great guy and great professor. Highly recommend.
Jeffrey Lucas SOCY230 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/16/2023	Professor Lucas was great! There are notecard activities, both individually and with a partner, that are used for in-class participation. Even if you have to miss class, you can make up a certain number of in-class participation days by just watching the recorded lecture and writing 350 words about two of the topic and how they connect to your life. His lectures were engaging and he told a lot of stories which were funny and interesting. The final was not cumulative and was just like the 3 previous exams we had throughout the semester (about 50 multiple-choice questions). He drops the lowest exam score and even gave opportunities to replace test scores with keeping a journal every day of the semester or completing a final paper. This was a great option if test-taking is not your strong suit. There were also 4 "Paper Assignments" that were 70 points each and were not too hard to complete as long as you connected the material well.
Jeffrey Lucas SOCY230 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/08/2023	Interesting lectures and he's really straightforward. Going to class matters (he grades attendance but plenty of make-up opportunities but they're more work). Papers and tests are pretty easy.
Jeffrey Lucas SOCY230 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/19/2022	Great professor, highly recommend taking his class. As long as you take notes and read the required material this is an easy A class. The book is very interested and I actually looked forward to do the readings.
Jeffrey Lucas SOCY230 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/12/2022	Good professor, all his classes are lectures. He added participation points where you have to be in class for them. Definitely need to show up, you can only miss 2 classes without losing points. 4 exams, 1 drops. Each exam, including the final, is not cummulative. (final includes one of the 4 exams).l Easy class, just show up and listen. 4 papers, not too difficult. He is very sweet and great at answering emails and questions.
Jeffrey Lucas SOCY230 Expecting a B Anonymous 12/01/2022	Great professor, not a hard class
Jeffrey Lucas SOCY230 Expecting an A emilynetter 05/08/2014	Great class and great teacher! The book he recently made the class use is amazingggg and I've recommended it to anyone and everyone. I'm sure some people may on occasion find the class boring only because it's usually a straight through lecture and powerpoint class, but sometimes we did activities that were really fun, and he also tells interesting and funny stories that relate to the topic we're learning about (well, mostly haha) to the point where yeah you're learning but you're also getting to know the teacher in a fun way. Every Thursday there was a very simple 3 question quiz, based on that week's reading; if you do the reading you'll get 100%. If you didn't do the reading, you pretty much won't (the questions are tricky enough to make it that way but simple enough so if you did do the reading, you're golden). Reading the book and showing up to class are important, and the papers he assigns are very short so as soon as you get the assignment sheet, do it that day as best you can then send it to him to see if he can read over it! It'll help you get a better grade and you'll show him that you're putting in the effort. The class is very well organized and he gives you an awesome review sheet to work off of prior to each exam. The only thing I didn't like was having to use TopHat because I already have a physical clicker (which you pay for only once) and with Tophat, you have to renew the simple button pressing online clicker every semester (oh corporate profits at the sake of college students). Though I think some students were able to get out of paying for it by just writing their answers to clicker questions on paper and turnign it in at the end of class? Not sure. Other than that though, this class is really worth it, really awesome, and that's mainly because Dr. Lucas is an awesome teacher. :)
Jeffrey Lucas SOCY230 Expecting a B lbuzek 05/10/2011	Professor Lucas is an incredible instructor. He spends a lot of time telling stories in class in a way that really helps to reinforce the material we are learning and keeps the class's attention. His rules are fairly strict but he is also very understanding of personal situations and it's clear he wants his students to succeed. The best advice I could give to anyone taking this course is to show up to class and read the book. (I'm not someone who usually reads textbooks, but this one is a good read) It's work, but it's not too much work, and it's really interesting. The class is very well structured and the in-class quizzes definitely help prepare you for the midterm and the final.

Jeffrey Lucas
SOCY230

Expecting an A
Anonymous
10/31/2023

Literally he helped me realize what I want to do with my life. SOCY230 was so much fun and so interesting. Plus, as a student with multiple disabilities, I found the class really disability friendly as he was flexible about attendance, gave us little breaks, and kept lectures on track and super interesting (in my opinion at least). Also, reach out to him if you are a socy student! It's because of him that I'm working at a research lab as a sophomore. Overall, he's a really great guy and great professor. Highly recommend.

Jeffrey Lucas
SOCY230

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
05/16/2023

Professor Lucas was great! There are notecard activities, both individually and with a partner, that are used for in-class participation. Even if you have to miss class, you can make up a certain number of in-class participation days by just watching the recorded lecture and writing 350 words about two of the topic and how they connect to your life. His lectures were engaging and he told a lot of stories which were funny and interesting. The final was not cumulative and was just like the 3 previous exams we had throughout the semester (about 50 multiple-choice questions). He drops the lowest exam score and even gave opportunities to replace test scores with keeping a journal every day of the semester or completing a final paper. This was a great option if test-taking is not your strong suit. There were also 4 "Paper Assignments" that were 70 points each and were not too hard to complete as long as you connected the material well.

Jeffrey Lucas
SOCY230

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/08/2023

Interesting lectures and he's really straightforward. Going to class matters (he grades attendance but plenty of make-up opportunities but they're more work). Papers and tests are pretty easy.

Jeffrey Lucas
SOCY230

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/19/2022

Great professor, highly recommend taking his class. As long as you take notes and read the required material this is an easy A class. The book is very interested and I actually looked forward to do the readings.

Jeffrey Lucas
SOCY230

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/12/2022

Good professor, all his classes are lectures. He added participation points where you have to be in class for them. Definitely need to show up, you can only miss 2 classes without losing points. 4 exams, 1 drops. Each exam, including the final, is not cummulative. (final includes one of the 4 exams).l Easy class, just show up and listen. 4 papers, not too difficult. He is very sweet and great at answering emails and questions.

Jeffrey Lucas
SOCY230

Expecting a B
Anonymous
12/01/2022

Great professor, not a hard class

Jeffrey Lucas
SOCY230

Expecting an A
emilynetter
05/08/2014

Great class and great teacher! The book he recently made the class use is amazingggg and I've recommended it to anyone and everyone. I'm sure some people may on occasion find the class boring only because it's usually a straight through lecture and powerpoint class, but sometimes we did activities that were really fun, and he also tells interesting and funny stories that relate to the topic we're learning about (well, mostly haha) to the point where yeah you're learning but you're also getting to know the teacher in a fun way. Every Thursday there was a very simple 3 question quiz, based on that week's reading; if you do the reading you'll get 100%. If you didn't do the reading, you pretty much won't (the questions are tricky enough to make it that way but simple enough so if you did do the reading, you're golden). Reading the book and showing up to class are important, and the papers he assigns are very short so as soon as you get the assignment sheet, do it that day as best you can then send it to him to see if he can read over it! It'll help you get a better grade and you'll show him that you're putting in the effort. The class is very well organized and he gives you an awesome review sheet to work off of prior to each exam. The only thing I didn't like was having to use TopHat because I already have a physical clicker (which you pay for only once) and with Tophat, you have to renew the simple button pressing online clicker every semester (oh corporate profits at the sake of college students). Though I think some students were able to get out of paying for it by just writing their answers to clicker questions on paper and turnign it in at the end of class? Not sure. Other than that though, this class is really worth it, really awesome, and that's mainly because Dr. Lucas is an awesome teacher. :)

Jeffrey Lucas
SOCY230

Expecting a B
lbuzek
05/10/2011

Professor Lucas is an incredible instructor. He spends a lot of time telling stories in class in a way that really helps to reinforce the material we are learning and keeps the class's attention. His rules are fairly strict but he is also very understanding of personal situations and it's clear he wants his students to succeed. The best advice I could give to anyone taking this course is to show up to class and read the book. (I'm not someone who usually reads textbooks, but this one is a good read) It's work, but it's not too much work, and it's really interesting. The class is very well structured and the in-class quizzes definitely help prepare you for the midterm and the final.