Isaac Speer
Department of Sociology
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3.9
Overall Rating
Based on 9 Users
Easiness 3.4 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 4.4 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 3.4 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 4.1 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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Quarter: Fall 2023
Grade: A
Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
Dec. 1, 2023

Very run of the mill. To be honest, sitting through his lectures was very boring. I value that he really cares about his class and the subject, but sometimes it felt like he was teaching a class designed for high schoolers.

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Quarter: Spring 2023
Grade: A
Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
June 27, 2023

Speer can be a little annoying with how repetitive his lectures are. Still, the class itself is super easy and I found that his repetition actually turned out to be really helpful because hearing the same information multiple times helped drill it into my mind. He might come across as a bit condescending at first, but as the class goes on you'll see that he cares a lot about his students' success and does his best to provide helpful resources and give advice for exams and the paper in lectures. The tests were super easy and don't even really require that much studying as long as you attended the lectures. The final 10-page research paper was the most crucial part of the class and although it's tough, you get to choose your own topic and they didn't grade it that harshly. Overall, a really good class for the methods requirement especially if you're scared of the other more math-heavy options.

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Quarter: Spring 2023
Grade: A
Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
June 22, 2023

Sociology 110 is a wonderful class to take in order to meet the methods course requirement as a sociology major (it is the non-math methods course). This class is based off of a few things:
- participation in section: 9%
- course eval.: 1%
-HW Assignments: 20%
- Annotated Bib.: 10%
- Research Paper: 30%
Exams (midterm & final): 30%.
The homework for this class is fairly easy considering it is graded based off of completion. Although some of the readings are dense and can be difficult to comprehend. The research paper (which is 10 pages) is one of the major assignments for this class, make sure to start it ahead of time! The exams are fairly easy as long as you study. They tend to consist of 20 MC and 1 short answer. Lastly, Speer is a good professor, although his lectures can be boring at times. Overall a great class and as long as you put the effort and time in you should do good.

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Quarter: Spring 2022
Grade: A-
Aug. 2, 2022

Great class to meet your Soc requirements. His class is very structured and organized, assignments and expectations are clear, and he does care about student's success. In my opinion, his lectures are not very engaging and because attendance to lecture wasn't mandatory, not a lot of people always showed up. The readings he assigns are interesting and connect well with class material. He gives a lot of time to work on the research paper and we had a midterm and final. MC questions and a short written response. I could have been a more productive student, going to class every week, taking better notes, studying more, but I still was able to get an A-. Also, the TAs are so helpful, shoutout to Rohan!

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Quarter: Spring 2022
Grade: A
June 20, 2022

One of the sociology department's gems. I don't understand the slander of the review below mine because this class was so standout to me. Not only are Professor Speer's expectations clear, but the structure of his class is very fair. If you work hard, it pays off. If you slack off, don't expect a good grade. I think that should go for any class at UCLA, although it doesn't always, as so many classes don't feel that your work actually translates to your overall grade. I also appreciated how he didn't let students use the restroom during the final, mandated masks/pushed for testing, and even provided pencils if we forgot them...can't say my other professors have been as applaudable with any of that. He was also very responsive via email and was always available to provide feedback or help where needed. His class was very interesting. I would definitely recommend any of his classes and look forward to taking more with him in the future.

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Quarter: Spring 2022
Grade: A-
June 19, 2022

Very boring lecturer so it’s hard to stay engaged. Doesn’t give back grades on research paper, final, and other until minutes before the deadline, long after class is finished. TAs weren’t consistent with grading. This was a non math methods course but if it weren’t for that, I would stay away from this professor

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Quarter: Fall 2021
Grade: A
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March 22, 2022

Speer is just a great professor! He always tries to make concepts/readings as understandable as possible. The workload is really manageable and it is not too much. As long as you the readings and take notes you can definitely get an A. Also, Speer is a very nice and approachable professor who goes above and beyond to help students understand the materials!
I would definitely take another class with him.

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Quarter: Spring 2021
Grade: A
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June 22, 2021

They changed Soc 110 to Sociohistorical Methods, a methods course, and this was the first time it had been taught in this way. It was a lot of work and prof Speer was still working out the best way to teach the class. There was a midterm, a final, weekly readings of papers that used historical methods (sometimes really dense/boring), homeworks about the readings that were only graded on completeness, a final paper, and discussion section was worth 10% of the grade. You got to choose your topic for the final paper which was good. Overall I enjoyed the class and thought Speer was really great and lectures were engaging. It's a good way to get the methods requirement out of the way especially since there's no math.

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Quarter: Fall 2023
Grade: A
Dec. 1, 2023

Very run of the mill. To be honest, sitting through his lectures was very boring. I value that he really cares about his class and the subject, but sometimes it felt like he was teaching a class designed for high schoolers.

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Quarter: Spring 2023
Grade: A
June 27, 2023

Speer can be a little annoying with how repetitive his lectures are. Still, the class itself is super easy and I found that his repetition actually turned out to be really helpful because hearing the same information multiple times helped drill it into my mind. He might come across as a bit condescending at first, but as the class goes on you'll see that he cares a lot about his students' success and does his best to provide helpful resources and give advice for exams and the paper in lectures. The tests were super easy and don't even really require that much studying as long as you attended the lectures. The final 10-page research paper was the most crucial part of the class and although it's tough, you get to choose your own topic and they didn't grade it that harshly. Overall, a really good class for the methods requirement especially if you're scared of the other more math-heavy options.

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Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
Quarter: Spring 2023
Grade: A
June 22, 2023

Sociology 110 is a wonderful class to take in order to meet the methods course requirement as a sociology major (it is the non-math methods course). This class is based off of a few things:
- participation in section: 9%
- course eval.: 1%
-HW Assignments: 20%
- Annotated Bib.: 10%
- Research Paper: 30%
Exams (midterm & final): 30%.
The homework for this class is fairly easy considering it is graded based off of completion. Although some of the readings are dense and can be difficult to comprehend. The research paper (which is 10 pages) is one of the major assignments for this class, make sure to start it ahead of time! The exams are fairly easy as long as you study. They tend to consist of 20 MC and 1 short answer. Lastly, Speer is a good professor, although his lectures can be boring at times. Overall a great class and as long as you put the effort and time in you should do good.

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Quarter: Spring 2022
Grade: A-
Aug. 2, 2022

Great class to meet your Soc requirements. His class is very structured and organized, assignments and expectations are clear, and he does care about student's success. In my opinion, his lectures are not very engaging and because attendance to lecture wasn't mandatory, not a lot of people always showed up. The readings he assigns are interesting and connect well with class material. He gives a lot of time to work on the research paper and we had a midterm and final. MC questions and a short written response. I could have been a more productive student, going to class every week, taking better notes, studying more, but I still was able to get an A-. Also, the TAs are so helpful, shoutout to Rohan!

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Quarter: Spring 2022
Grade: A
June 20, 2022

One of the sociology department's gems. I don't understand the slander of the review below mine because this class was so standout to me. Not only are Professor Speer's expectations clear, but the structure of his class is very fair. If you work hard, it pays off. If you slack off, don't expect a good grade. I think that should go for any class at UCLA, although it doesn't always, as so many classes don't feel that your work actually translates to your overall grade. I also appreciated how he didn't let students use the restroom during the final, mandated masks/pushed for testing, and even provided pencils if we forgot them...can't say my other professors have been as applaudable with any of that. He was also very responsive via email and was always available to provide feedback or help where needed. His class was very interesting. I would definitely recommend any of his classes and look forward to taking more with him in the future.

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Quarter: Spring 2022
Grade: A-
June 19, 2022

Very boring lecturer so it’s hard to stay engaged. Doesn’t give back grades on research paper, final, and other until minutes before the deadline, long after class is finished. TAs weren’t consistent with grading. This was a non math methods course but if it weren’t for that, I would stay away from this professor

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Quarter: Fall 2021
Grade: A
March 22, 2022

Speer is just a great professor! He always tries to make concepts/readings as understandable as possible. The workload is really manageable and it is not too much. As long as you the readings and take notes you can definitely get an A. Also, Speer is a very nice and approachable professor who goes above and beyond to help students understand the materials!
I would definitely take another class with him.

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COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
Quarter: Spring 2021
Grade: A
June 22, 2021

They changed Soc 110 to Sociohistorical Methods, a methods course, and this was the first time it had been taught in this way. It was a lot of work and prof Speer was still working out the best way to teach the class. There was a midterm, a final, weekly readings of papers that used historical methods (sometimes really dense/boring), homeworks about the readings that were only graded on completeness, a final paper, and discussion section was worth 10% of the grade. You got to choose your topic for the final paper which was good. Overall I enjoyed the class and thought Speer was really great and lectures were engaging. It's a good way to get the methods requirement out of the way especially since there's no math.

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3.9
Overall Rating
Based on 9 Users
Easiness 3.4 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 4.4 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 3.4 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 4.1 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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