Professor
Rick Grannis
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Professor Grannis is so funny. He always has everyone cracking up during lectures and I find it hilarious that he doesn't have office hours (you can talk to him after class if you need to). This class had a lot of busy work & weekly group projects to help us build our social networks lol, but they were very easy & didn't take long. The topics were super interesting and the projects often had you analyze your own social networks. To be clear, the class is not on Facebook, Twitter, etc. but on actual social networks (how people know each other, how people use networks to get jobs, how networks matter in the workplace). It was fairly easy and the quizzes & exams were straightforward.
Professor Grannis is so funny. He always has everyone cracking up during lectures and I find it hilarious that he doesn't have office hours (you can talk to him after class if you need to). This class had a lot of busy work & weekly group projects to help us build our social networks lol, but they were very easy & didn't take long. The topics were super interesting and the projects often had you analyze your own social networks. To be clear, the class is not on Facebook, Twitter, etc. but on actual social networks (how people know each other, how people use networks to get jobs, how networks matter in the workplace). It was fairly easy and the quizzes & exams were straightforward.
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Unfortunately, my views seem to differ drastically from most of the reviews on this website. I would like to give my viewpoint for those who may have a similar style to me. I found this class to be of a very low caliber. I feel as though Professor Grannis does not show respect for his students or for academia. First, the class only met once a week for an hour and a half which I do not even think is allowed in terms of the unit it rewarded. There was no section, no TAs and he has no scheduled office hours. It was hard to feel connected to the course or care. None of the assignments connected with the material we were learning in class. You could learn by listening to him but I found his lectures to be obnoxious. I found his approach to students in e-mail to be very disrespectful and unapproachable. I do not think he created an environment conducive to learning. I really did not like this class and if anyone has similar learning styles to me, I would highly discourage you from spending the money and time on this class. I hope that he will one day improve it however because the topic could be much more engaging. Yes, it is an easy A, but it's an A that doesn't even feel good.
Unfortunately, my views seem to differ drastically from most of the reviews on this website. I would like to give my viewpoint for those who may have a similar style to me. I found this class to be of a very low caliber. I feel as though Professor Grannis does not show respect for his students or for academia. First, the class only met once a week for an hour and a half which I do not even think is allowed in terms of the unit it rewarded. There was no section, no TAs and he has no scheduled office hours. It was hard to feel connected to the course or care. None of the assignments connected with the material we were learning in class. You could learn by listening to him but I found his lectures to be obnoxious. I found his approach to students in e-mail to be very disrespectful and unapproachable. I do not think he created an environment conducive to learning. I really did not like this class and if anyone has similar learning styles to me, I would highly discourage you from spending the money and time on this class. I hope that he will one day improve it however because the topic could be much more engaging. Yes, it is an easy A, but it's an A that doesn't even feel good.
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I'm sort of in the middle of the road on this professor and class. First, he's a totally nice guy - makes silly (but often bad) jokes during lecture and comes off as a very easy going type of person. He is interested in making sure students have a thorough understanding of the primates being studied. He also answers emails promptly. The class was based on take-home essays - 3 were in response to 3 assigned books where you pick a primate behavior ,a human behavior and tell what the primate behavior means in regard to human behavior. The problem is that he never is quite clear about that in class because he totally focuses on primate species and their behavior characteristics. I know LOTS about nonhuman primates now. But Im still not completely clear on HOW it relates to human behavior and what part of all this is sociological. Good points - Im not about to complain about only having to come to class once a week - in that regard, Grannis totally rocks. There's no section to this class - it meets only once a week and really, that does suffice. Also, good - he is willing to review your drafts so you can easily secure an "A" paper. Take advantage of this people. No quizzes or in-class exams - its all good. Overall, a good class, semi-easy. He's a very personable guy too.
I'm sort of in the middle of the road on this professor and class. First, he's a totally nice guy - makes silly (but often bad) jokes during lecture and comes off as a very easy going type of person. He is interested in making sure students have a thorough understanding of the primates being studied. He also answers emails promptly. The class was based on take-home essays - 3 were in response to 3 assigned books where you pick a primate behavior ,a human behavior and tell what the primate behavior means in regard to human behavior. The problem is that he never is quite clear about that in class because he totally focuses on primate species and their behavior characteristics. I know LOTS about nonhuman primates now. But Im still not completely clear on HOW it relates to human behavior and what part of all this is sociological. Good points - Im not about to complain about only having to come to class once a week - in that regard, Grannis totally rocks. There's no section to this class - it meets only once a week and really, that does suffice. Also, good - he is willing to review your drafts so you can easily secure an "A" paper. Take advantage of this people. No quizzes or in-class exams - its all good. Overall, a good class, semi-easy. He's a very personable guy too.
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