2008 Woodie Awards
Lectures on love and relationships
Ron Stover teaches a class many will use long after graduation
Ruth Brown
Issue date: 2/13/08 Section: News
Stover has published many works on sociology and is the author of two textbooks. The first textbook was about industrial sociology, which he currently uses to teach his industrial sociology class.
When he was almost three-fourths through with his first book, he was given the offer to write another textbook on marriage. Stover then stopped writing his first book and wrote his book on marriage, which took him a total of four years. His book about marriage is no longer used because it is out of date.
Later Stover went back and finished the book on industrial sociology. Both books took a total of eight years to finish.
Stover writes about one article per year. Last year he was involved with a major research project related to genetic sciences. He wrote articles on different consumers' attitudes toward the topic. The U.S., for example, is very supportive of genetic research, whereas some countries completely outlaw it. Other articles Stover has written are related to teaching.
Stover explained that some of his favorite parts of teaching are his ability to deliver a well-organized class, and he occasionally hears students say that they discuss his course outside of class.
Stover's least favorite part of teaching is giving exams, because it "can put you in conflict with students." Another part of teaching that he sometimes does not like is giving term papers. He does, however, believe that term papers are important and will help students later on in their careers. Learning to write well is an important asset that everyone should have, he said.
Overall, Stover said he has enjoyed his time at SDSU. He admits that there have been some challenges, but it has been worth it. "One of the best parts about teaching at SDSU is that in my experience, there seems to be less plagiarism and cheating on work," Stover said.
When he was almost three-fourths through with his first book, he was given the offer to write another textbook on marriage. Stover then stopped writing his first book and wrote his book on marriage, which took him a total of four years. His book about marriage is no longer used because it is out of date.
Later Stover went back and finished the book on industrial sociology. Both books took a total of eight years to finish.
Stover writes about one article per year. Last year he was involved with a major research project related to genetic sciences. He wrote articles on different consumers' attitudes toward the topic. The U.S., for example, is very supportive of genetic research, whereas some countries completely outlaw it. Other articles Stover has written are related to teaching.
Stover explained that some of his favorite parts of teaching are his ability to deliver a well-organized class, and he occasionally hears students say that they discuss his course outside of class.
Stover's least favorite part of teaching is giving exams, because it "can put you in conflict with students." Another part of teaching that he sometimes does not like is giving term papers. He does, however, believe that term papers are important and will help students later on in their careers. Learning to write well is an important asset that everyone should have, he said.
Overall, Stover said he has enjoyed his time at SDSU. He admits that there have been some challenges, but it has been worth it. "One of the best parts about teaching at SDSU is that in my experience, there seems to be less plagiarism and cheating on work," Stover said.
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