I absolutely love this class. It is informative and interesting, and EASY. The course materials perfectly fit my expectation for a sociology intro class. Professor Sigmon is engaging and funny. He explains the reading very well in class, and use many examples to help us understand. The workload is relatively low, about five readings a week 8 pages long in average. Several readings are harder than most others(which are super easy and fun to read), but again, Sigmon did a great job summarizing and explaining them, so don't worry at all.
There was one midterm, one five-page-long paper and the final. Tests contain word banks, MC, T or F, and short answers. They are very easy in my opinion, basically you just need to memorize everything on his slides(available on CCLE). Also he provided study guides, which are very helpful. And for the paper, you can basically write about any topic you want, just write about it sociologically, and you will definitely end up with an A, and love sociology.

Sigmon’s exams are mostly from his slides. He goes at a slow pace for those who prefer it, and class is optional. His TA’s are very helpful in clarifying concepts and the assignments are easy. Really easy A if you put in the slightest amount of effort

I absolutely loved taking this class with Professor Sigmon! He was genuinely super funny, likable, and an overall great professor. I always take notes by hand and he goes at a very good pace for that. Even if you don't get everything down, he does upload slides to CCLE. The slides highlight the main points of what he discusses and are thorough enough that you can read & understand them on their own.
The exams in this class were extremely reasonable. For both, I went through the uploaded slides and completed the study guide he provides and just studied that and I got a high A on both. The tests consist of a few parts: a fill-in-the-blank of quotes (most of these are common sense & moreso test your understanding of concepts rather than memorization of specific quotes), true or false (with explanation if false), MC, and short answers (more in depth versions of the MC, test understanding of different theories/elements of a theory.) If you study even a little bit and pay attention in class/read the slides you'll be golden.
The readings could get kind of dense, particularly the older ones, but if you get stuck, a lot of the readings are rephrased/summarized online. You just need to understand the main points of the readings so you can have context for discussion and concepts talked about in lecture. (The readings are usually used as a 'jumping off' point for concepts in lecture).
Lectures were always engaging. He'll often take questions from the room & he's chill enough that people felt comfortable speaking in my class so we would often spend a decent chunk of class asking Q's/giving input. I will say he didn't use a mic when I had him and isn't super super loud so if you're in a big room it's probably best to sit a little bit closer. We sometimes watched videos in class to expand on concepts (mostly bits of documentaries). I felt the use of the docus was really interesting & well integrated. You only really need the main points of the clips from the slides so you could watch the clips without being worried about notetaking.
The essay prompt is broad enough that you can write about something that truly interests you so that's a plus. Talking with your TA can help ensure you're headed in the right direction.
Like I said, I loved this class! Because of this class, I even switched my major to sociology. I highly, highly recommend!

I highly recommend Sociology 1 with Professor Sigmon. I especially recommend it as a GE for incoming freshmen because I think it is very manageable and a good class to get used to college. His lectures are very clear and organized. He uploads the slides online, but I recommend going to class because Sigmon is just a great professor and answers questions during lecture.
The final is not cumulative and the midterm and final are structured the same. Just finish the study guides he provides, memorize them, and then go over the lecture slides and your notes.
The readings can be challenging and long, but if you read them and get the main ideas, then that's fine. You don't need to know all the information in the readings because Sigmon lectures on what you need to know from them. You do have to provide weekly responses to the readings, which was not difficult at all.
For the essay, Sigmon provides you with several prompts. Just choose one that is interesting to you and write it early. Sometimes TAs will schedule individual appointments where they go over your essay which is very helpful.
Most importantly, the information you will learn is very interesting and often makes you think about the world a little differently.

this class was very easy, it was also an interesting class as well. The professor is a little boring but I did enjoy how he incorporated a lot of videos in the class. The exams are very easy, but you should still study for them. The class was well organized and the grade distribution was very fair. Overall the class was good and I would definitely recommend it with him as a GE.

Professor Sigmon is AMAZING!!!
Hes a very organized, prepared and often times funny lecturer. he really cares about the success of his students and their understanding of the material. He doesn't try to trick you or mislead you. He's very passionate about his theorists and passionate about teaching!
We learned about 5 different theorists that all ESSENTIAL in sociology and really interesting. There was a decent amount of reading, but to be honest I only did about half of the required reading and used spark notes or online outlets to summarize the rest. He basically reads to you in class, which some thought was pointless, but it helped when you didn't read the previous night. you honestly probably don't even have to read because he makes the material extremely clear and takes away the key concepts you need to know. Attending Section is probably the most important component of this class because my TA, at least, was such a QUEEN and made the, often dense, readings very simple and highlighted he key concepts that arent always so obvious!
The homework was just submitting a response to the reading every Tuesday and Thursday which are just graded for completion and a decent attempt to answer the questions. Don't worry if you do not completely understand the readings or questions because it will all be cleared up in the following lecture and discussion section.
We had 1 midterm, a paper and a final that is basically like a second midterm because it is not accumulative.
The midterm and final were both very straightforward, I recommend studying with a group so that you guys can talk through the concepts and square away and discrepancies.
For reference: I got a 96% on the midterm, A- on the paper, 100% on the final and ended with an A overall.
I definitely recommend taking professor Sigmon if you can !!!!

Professor Sigmon is a gem. He is very passionate about what he teaches and makes his lectures engaging and funny. GO TO LECTURE AND SECTION! Those were where the readings were broken down; it helped everyone understand the material more clearly. I recommend going to office hours because my TA was a queen as well! There is a midterm exam, term paper and final exam. There are also reading responses that you have to complete twice a week (I personally did most of the readings). This was a very doable class and was definitely one of my favorites.

Professor Sigmon is the best! His lectures are helpful and he's funny, which is a big plus for me. Theory is difficult, but my TA was a QUEEN, and I love how the professor bases his tests of his lecture slides, so definitely look at those when studying. He doesn't try to trick you at all. There's 2 weekly responses to the readings, which are based on effort, midterm (got 96%), final (98%), and an A+ on the term paper. The class is super doable as long as you actually read most of the readings at least, and put an effort to understand. Go to office hours and you'll be okay!

This class was definitely in the middle. The professor is easy-going and easy to communicate with, however, the material is dense. He does go over it quite well and explains things to his best ability!! The midterm is quite hard because it is multiple essay questions on dense material and so is the final so be prepared for that.

Def recommend Sigmon! I learned a lot and didn't have to stress out. The class focuses a lot on his slides, which he posts online every week and are pretty basic/clear to follow. He makes it really easy to study for exams by providing these slides and a study guide. Def knows his stuff and is pretty chill. Just don't walk out of class early cause he will make fun of you for it once you leave the room lol