[{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:40:43.197317+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NDgxMzY1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2624116","instructor_name":"Eric Grodsky","course_label":"SOC361","course_id":"C&ESOC/SOC 361","course_uid":"course_2c406e8b65725b2588a6f6c8","review_date":"2021-12-12 07:49:35 +0000 UTC","comment":"Difficult class for sure, but I think Eric's lectures are pretty good and he tries to explain the underlying concepts of all the math. He's pretty funny too.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2624116","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:40:43.197317+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzNjkyNTQ3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2624116","instructor_name":"Eric Grodsky","course_label":"SOC361","course_id":"C&ESOC/SOC 361","course_uid":"course_2c406e8b65725b2588a6f6c8","review_date":"2020-10-11 18:39:01 +0000 UTC","comment":"I did very well in SOC 360 and expected this class to be similar, however I was very wrong. I'm sure Eric is a good researcher, but he does not know how to teach at all. Nothing in this class was explained properly or taught well. He just threw equations at us without explaining the underlying concepts. He is also rude. I would avoid at all costs.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2624116","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:22.618039+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxODI1MDY2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:829049","instructor_name":"John Logan","course_label":"SOC361","course_id":"C&ESOC/SOC 361","course_uid":"course_2c406e8b65725b2588a6f6c8","review_date":"2019-05-09 16:45:24 +0000 UTC","comment":"AVOID AT ALL COSTS. By far the worst teacher I have ever had. Disorganized. Unclear grading criteria. Overall unable to teach the material. The textbook was also no help. I tried to stick it out and teach myself but all of my other grades ended up suffering because of it.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/829049","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:22.618039+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI4NTc0ODcz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:829049","instructor_name":"John Logan","course_label":"SOC361","course_id":"C&ESOC/SOC 361","course_uid":"course_2c406e8b65725b2588a6f6c8","review_date":"2017-08-01 13:14:52 +0000 UTC","comment":"Good luck.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/829049","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:22.618039+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI4MzU4NzYx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:829049","instructor_name":"John Logan","course_label":"SOC361","course_id":"C&ESOC/SOC 361","course_uid":"course_2c406e8b65725b2588a6f6c8","review_date":"2017-05-21 22:24:09 +0000 UTC","comment":"If you want a monotone professor who talks to himself in class and forgets the curriculum occasionally, then John is the right person for you. He's a great guy to talk to outside of class but he is not qualified to teach this class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/829049","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:22.618039+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI2MDkyNzg2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:829049","instructor_name":"John Logan","course_label":"SOC361","course_id":"C&ESOC/SOC 361","course_uid":"course_2c406e8b65725b2588a6f6c8","review_date":"2016-02-27 02:15:49 +0000 UTC","comment":"This is my second class with Logan and it's pretty awful. He's incredibly unclear and makes statistics a lot harder than it needs to be. On the plus side, with the textbook and a good TA you will be okay and be able to escape with a decent grade. I rarely go to his lectures and I still get A's.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/829049","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:22.618039+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyNTc4MDcw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:829049","instructor_name":"John Logan","course_label":"SOC361","course_id":"C&ESOC/SOC 361","course_uid":"course_2c406e8b65725b2588a6f6c8","review_date":"2013-12-16 21:02:05 +0000 UTC","comment":"He didn't know our final paper had to be 20 pages-that's what he said on the first day of class and didn't remember that when a student asked him about it. On the LAST DAY of class he tells us 10 pages seems more viable. 10 AND 20 ARE VERY DIFFERENT! So absent-minded it makes me scared for my grade and knowledge of stats. HW takes ~20 hours/week.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/829049","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:22.618039+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE5NjQ5OTE0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:829049","instructor_name":"John Logan","course_label":"SOC361","course_id":"C&ESOC/SOC 361","course_uid":"course_2c406e8b65725b2588a6f6c8","review_date":"2012-01-01 20:52:09 +0000 UTC","comment":"No tests, just lots of homework and some quizes.  The homework was tough usually 4-6hrs+. The longest assignmnet was a 12 hour session, but no tests or exams. I learned statistics as well as some bsic STATA programming.   John is willing to take the time to talk with students after class and during office hours to further explain material.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/829049","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:22.618039+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE3ODQyNjQ1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:829049","instructor_name":"John Logan","course_label":"SOC361","course_id":"C&ESOC/SOC 361","course_uid":"course_2c406e8b65725b2588a6f6c8","review_date":"2010-12-02 01:05:25 +0000 UTC","comment":"very knowledgeable.  learned a lot. It is very useful if you want to go to graduate school.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/829049","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:22.618039+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0OTgyMzM5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:829049","instructor_name":"John Logan","course_label":"SOC361","course_id":"C&ESOC/SOC 361","course_uid":"course_2c406e8b65725b2588a6f6c8","review_date":"2008-11-12 17:42:18 +0000 UTC","comment":"Mumbles so badly, moves way too fast.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/829049","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:22.618039+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0NDU5MjQ3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:829049","instructor_name":"John Logan","course_label":"SOC361","course_id":"C&ESOC/SOC 361","course_uid":"course_2c406e8b65725b2588a6f6c8","review_date":"2008-05-13 12:35:19 +0000 UTC","comment":"like waking up in  a foreign country with out a berlitz guide. lectures are incomprehensible, tests are randomly generated. can be pretty rude to both students and ta, often without noticing. if you don't absolutely have to take this course from logan, do your self a favor, and run don't walk. shame too, because he has a lot to offer.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/829049","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:22.618039+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0MjY5Njc5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:829049","instructor_name":"John Logan","course_label":"SOC361","course_id":"C&ESOC/SOC 361","course_uid":"course_2c406e8b65725b2588a6f6c8","review_date":"2008-04-10 02:50:02 +0000 UTC","comment":"He is by far the worst professor i've ever had. If he's not giving us the wrong information, he's 'making it up' (which he willingly admits to doing). He is unbelievably rude and unkind, especially to his TA. I think that going to lecture sets you at a disadvantage because he makes ever concept 10x harder than it needs to be. Avoid him. He's awful!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/829049","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:22.618039+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0MTkxMzYx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:829049","instructor_name":"John Logan","course_label":"SOC361","course_id":"C&ESOC/SOC 361","course_uid":"course_2c406e8b65725b2588a6f6c8","review_date":"2008-03-22 20:36:48 +0000 UTC","comment":"dear god this man is so unclear. he's super intelligent but has no idea how to teach. grades? you won't know until the end, because he doesn't return things. books don't relate to material directly. he's willing to meet outside of class though, nice guy. just avoid him for classes. i did fine but others didn't.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/829049","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:22.618039+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEyMzI3NTI3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:829049","instructor_name":"John Logan","course_label":"SOC361","course_id":"C&ESOC/SOC 361","course_uid":"course_2c406e8b65725b2588a6f6c8","review_date":"2006-10-28 14:57:31 +0000 UTC","comment":"He says that just because you're a grad student you're not going to get an A.  He knows the material is hard in class and still continue to teach it in a way that does not ease up in explaining or clarifying things.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/829049","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0}]