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CMST192 - 1.0 rating“he cares about student a lot nice guy”
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Very Very caring teacher. He will help you whenever you need it and encourages professor/student friendships.
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TALKS TOO MUCH... but.. encourages professor/student friendships.. will help you when u need him..if u want a good grade.. mAke him remeber ur name atleast
Overall a smart professor who can give u a tremendous amount of knowlegde and experience. He will make you ready for the real world. Exams could be difficult if u dont study. Everyone should take a class with him period.
Cool Prof. Go to class and pay attention.
He is a very cool prof. If you participate in class and show up you can get a good grade.
nicest teacher you will ever have. hes super duper nice and you will pass his class.
Class was hard, but definitely worthwhile. A VERY caring man-VERY passionate! Will help you with anything, whether its directly related to the class or not. He's there for every student who needs him and helps prepare you for the real world!
Bassey is a different breed of cat, but he's cool as hell
Very nice teacher. Has helped me with every propbel I've been experiencing, whether in class or not. Very wise, much information to be tapped into. Has a love for humanity that has been unparalleled in every other human being I've seen. STUDY 4 Tests.
good profossor
don't graduate if you missed his class.I got the job of my dream just by following his instructions during the interview.he is a great person, very knowledgable,I am honored to have him as my teacher. keep up the good work Bassey!!!
Get you work done and you will get a good grade. Also make sure he knows your name, that also helps. make sure to say "good afternoon" to him when he walks in to the class room
This is the fakest person I have EVER met in my life. If you have a really fake personality you will love this class. Otherwise you're screwed. Ive never felt so uncomfortable in class "pretending" I was the happiest person in the UNIVERSE. He's not a hard proff. but he thinks he is.
Great professor. His advice has helped me on interviews, papers, speeches, ect... Take him and you wont be disappointed. One thing, go into class with 5 things you like about yourself, and what makes you tick on hand. ONe thing he likes though is for you to be in class. Go, its fun!
I didn't want to take the class but he made it fun. Makes you participate and hates no shows. Study guides for test and easy grading on speaches. Show up and pay attention and you should get an A!
He is very nice guy. If you need help on anything he encourages you to come to his office. He loves it when you come to his office for about 5 minutes just to go through what is going to be on the test or something. Easy grading. Speeches are easy going and you feel comfortable!! Take him!
deeply cares about the well-being of students whether school related or life related. class is somewhat tough, go to class, study and if you are active in class, he will like you and you will then, get a good grade
great guy, interesting class, a little hard to understand sometimes, go talk to him in his office
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Best Teacher/Professor I have ever had. Deeply cares about his students. He always has fun with the class just because thats who he is, fun. He is happy about life and extremely happy about teaching which makes this class fun and entertaining.
Bassey is the best professor I have ever had. He cares about his students and has a positive attitude every day.
Bassey doesn't lecture from the book. His lectures consist of advice and quotes. I wouldn't spend the 80 some bucks for the book. Borrow from a friend and split the cost or something. If you listen in class and attend frequently you will do fine. Go to his office at least twice during the semester. This will impact your grade a TON!
He is a very, very good professor!!! If you have to take this class, take him as a professor. He is always willing to help you when you need something. He is a very caring person. All you have to to is come in to see him and he'll give you an A. Make sure you say 'good morning' to him when he walks in to class.
ok, if you want to take a decent college course, do not take Bassey. half of the questions on his exams are his own opinion and you don't learn anything. 341 was a huge waste of time and even though Bassey was a really nice man, he was one of the worst professors I have ever had.
Totally, totally self abosorbed, and gave us a bunch of stupid anaologies. It is supposed to be an upper level college course.
Wonderful Prof. I'm looking forward to taking another course with him. His positive attitude will change your life if you let it. Take notes and always try to smile and be attentive, although it's not hard to do with him.
Bassey rocks. One of the best in the department.
he comes across as a great guy, but once you get to know him you see it's a facade. super self-absorbed and narcissistic. don't waste your time with this guy. his exams are also a waste of time and only reflect his opinons on things. I don't have enough room to talk about what a jerk this guy really is, but trust me.
WORTHLESS, THIS GUY ONLY WANTS TO HELP THE PEOPLE THAT SUCK UP TO HIM THE MOST. TESTS MAKE NO SENSE AND HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH SPEECH. JERK. DON'T LISTEN TO THE RATINGS, MOST THE PEOPLE I'VE TALKED TO IN THIS CLASS HATE HIM. DON'T TAKE HIM AS A TEACHER!
I am uncertain about Bassey. He seems so positive all the time and unlike any other prof that I have had but I hear that when you go to his office he is nothing like it. All you do is work and groups. So if you don't like working in groups don't take 341 with him. He seems a little fake sometimes and lectures are worthless.
very good and understanding
I'm not sure what these people are talking about. They obviously failed to do anything in his class. Bassey is an upbeat guy and gets everyone involved. He is more than willing to go the extramile if you need help. I definitely reccomend Bassey to anyone. All you have to do is show up, skim the reading, and smile. There is no other like Bassey Eyo.
Bassey is a passionate teacher who strives to help students better themselves. He is upbeat most of the time. DO NOT take his course if you think you can slack off. He expects a lot out of his student but all of the work is well worth it. You are guranteed to learn by taking this professor. He is a very good professor.
all he does is creates fake impressions of how sincere he is in his work and his real life but you'll find out how fake he is in a couple of weeks. plays favourites to the max. A's are reserved for all the kiss ups in the class. if u r up for going to his office and suckin it up at least once a week u might not have a thing to worry abt.
bassey is always charged up like a little rocket and ready to teach class, he'll get everyone involved and you'll soon have the nickname "awareness wheel" you need to be in class, not for slackers. the exams take a lot of time, LOTS OF ESSAY QUESTIONS! study the chapters and your notes thoroughly. Bassey is against "fruit juice" loving students :)
One of the best professors at Saint cloud
Because the teaching style that I prefer is a lecture and notes, this class blows. He is free-spirited and uses his class time to preach about things he thinks are important in life. You will either love or hate him. Easy A but i would not recommend him at all.
He is a good man and you will learn. Be prepared to think about your future. He will chalange your views of the world.
He's just an awesome prof.Always happy to teach his class, not like those prof who think they have to scare their student by using their power. Bassey teaches you what you'll need for your future. Best prof ever even some can say the opposite.Don't judge because of not studying hard for the class because he always give review page for the exam .
He has been the best professor I've had so far. He's always excited for class and to get you going. Class is manditory but it's not bad to have to go everytime since everything you learn can and will be applied to your life ahead. I would definatly take another class of his. A lot of group work but it's easy stuff. The easiest A possible.
like the person said before you'll love him or hate him. I enjoy a little more structure but am open to his style, definately one of the better teachers here
Bassey is a great man. He is very inspiring and he really cares about his students. Class is mandatory but its a good thing, to get an A all you have to do is show up and take notes, his tests come directly from the notes. I cant wait to take more classes with him.
Bassey really cares for his students. If you show up and show some interest you will Def recieve a good grade. You don't have to suck up to him like others have reported. You will learn a lot about life lessons and he will even assist you in finding a job. BASSEY IS THE MAN!
Bassey is a really nice guy. His only fault is that he tends to be long-winded at times. He tells many stories, albeit, interesting stories. But sometimes, you just want to get out of there. Interesting class, good teacher.
This was a very easy class for being a 300 level. Bassey really cares about his students and has a very positive outlook on life. If you show up to class and read the chapters (once) you'll do fine. First two tests turned into group exams. Would recommend this class.
A must take professor for CMST 192 . He is so open that even though you might have to give 1 small and two majopr speeches you will not find it difficult no matter how shy you are . Take him if you actually want to get something out of CMST 192 . Very helpful .Grading is not tough , just make sure u go through the materials handed by him and read t
He is the most awesome professor at St. Cloud state. i would recomend that every student attend one of his classes. Even with graduating 15 years ago; he still remembers who i am and cares what i am doing.
This class with this professor is the one opportunity you will have to make on your education and profession. His passion and caringiness to see you succeed is unparalled. It is unforunate that there are so my people on hear that are so evil and negative. YOUR COLLEGE EXPERIENCE IS INCOMPLETE WITHOUT THIS COURSE. -JOHAN GJENVICK Grad 08
He appears to be preachy and not teaching from the texts, but if you keep up on the texts you will see the relationship. Very unorthodoxed teacher! Inspiring. Helpful in and out of classroom. The more you work, the more he does for you (students may call those students kiss ups). Take him!
Thinks hes more helpful than what he is. He's very friendly but almost too friendly. I wouldnt take him ever again.
Interesting teacher but you feel like you are being preached too, not lectured. My personality really clashes with his and so i dont think he is the greatest and find him kind of annoying, but he really does care about his students and works hard to help them out in life. Study for tests from textbook website quizzes. Easy easy group assignments.
He spends most of the time talking about how nice and down to earth he is. But in all reality, he doesn't help with studying at all. We read the full textbook in the first 1 1/2 months, 300 some pages. He points people out in class. I am a great student, but would never take him again. He thinks he's a lot more helpful than he actual is.DONT TAKE
hated this teacher talks about how is is fair and understands that you have other things going on in your world like other classes, but when you need time on something he doesn't give it to you. I wouldn't suggest him to any one
One of the nicest prof. I've ever had. Lots of group work. Easy A. Attend class everyday,look awake and you'll be on his good side!
TERRIBLE. Everyday is an "inspirational" speech and I feel like I've wasted hours of my life. Very unstructured which is hard for a student like me. Did not help me when I asked for it, instead told me not to get ahead. I ended up dropping his course and he ended up talking about me to the whole class after. Very rude.
Bassey is a man of great wisdom and respect for everyone who will let you see the world from a different perspective. Cares a lot about his students and their success.Has a great passion in life and his career. I RECOMMEND having at least one of his classes. He is not a structured lecturer, but the lessons you learn will stay with you through life!
Great professor, great man, his syllabus is all over the place though. You learn more life lessons in this class, than you do theories, which are more useful. I would recommend taking him at least once in your tenure at SCSU
Great teacher. He really cares about you and your future. 7 group assignments and group tests if the spirt moves him. If you have to take a communication class take it with him enough said.
the best learn a lot and he's very fun to be around I always looked forward to attending his class.
Had him for the leadership course. The basis for his course was extremely interesting, and the readings were as easy to understand as any I've had in a class. He was willing to work individually with students and was very energetic in class. It was challenging yet fun.
he was awful. just rambled about nothing, didn't teach anything just expected you to know the material. he was plain awful.
Overall he's a good prof. Kind of a goofy guy tho! Tests are pretty easy and as long as you're prepared for your speeches you'll get a good grade. He really cares about his students doing well which is nice. I'd recommend taking him.
Bassey Eyo was inspiring in his lectures. I had him for bus comm. His use of personal life stories could be confused for arrogance, but he is humble and self-depricating. He wrote an amazing recommendation letter on my behalf when applying for law school. That, in addition to his wisdom and high expectations, helped change my life for the better.
the best thing about this professor is he doesn't give homeworks or any assignments. the grade is all about the exams and the speeches. he is fun and he really cares for his students, his expectation about his students are high. and he is easy going, i highly recommend him.
I graduated from SCSU about 4 years ago. I actually was just googling him to see what he was doing. I find things that he taught me in business communication are all skills I utilize. He really works hard at giving you things you can use in the real world, unlike some CMST professors who just lecture about theory. Great class definitely worth takin
I really enjoyed taking this class with Bassy. The only thing that I had a problem with was that he picked people in the class that he favored which drove me up the wall. Other than that he was easy to follow and was very interesting to listen to.
I feel like i am at church when i am in this class
Amazing teacher. Really cares about his students and is very inspirational. Don't really understand the bad reviews, he's a good professor and it's an easy class. Only 2 speeches and 3 tests, as long as you study a bit your fine. AWESOME TEACHER! Take him if you can!
Good professor, learned a lot about communications. Exams are straight from notes. If you show you care about your grade, he'll give you a good grade, just go talk to him. Lectures can get old about motivation though.
He knows the perspective he is teaching very well and always trys to make the classroom enjoyable. The presentations are meant to be fun and the tests are straightforward. For the people who gave him bad ratings, he's "going to love the hate out of you." His teaching style is unique, but once it is understood, anyone can appreciate his class.
Awesome Professor! really cares about his students and with his unique teaching styles makes the classes very comfortable and enjoyable. fairly easy test, he doesn't really give any surprises and makes them fairly simple.
Take him if you have the opportunity. The best professor for cmst 192.
Nice and cool but too emotional it's annoying. And don't ever talk to him about grades because it will piss him off. He made us seem like we all were getting A's but guess not. Show up and do all the work and you get a B at least.
Best Professor I have ever had. Cares deeply about his students and if you get to know him (and he likes you) he will use his connections and try and help you get a job. Got a D on first test with him, then went in to talk to him for the first time before the next test....A on the next one. Show up for class and you will do fine.Don't text in class
This professor is very enthusiastic. He cares about the subject and he cares about his students. He doesn't do well with students disagreeing with him and tends to get a little preachy, but overall he is a great professor!
He doesn't like it when people don't show up for class. You do 4 or 5 group projects which do require some work but the 3 tests are easy, mostly common sense stuff and stuff that he goes over in class. He can be a little high and mighty sometimes but you get used to it. If he likes you and knows you're trying then he will give you a good grade.
He kept your interest in class, attendance is mandatory. Attend class and you should do fine.
Awesome teacher! This guy is so enthusiastic about everything! He really does push you outside your comfort level but by the end of the class you will be thankful for it. Very easy class if you attend and write what he puts on the board. He tells you exactly what is on the tests so if you study that the tests are extremely easy.
Bassey is really nice and funny. You have 2 speeches and he helps you through them. He really wants you to do good. But if you don't go to class he will get mad at you and not like you..so go to class!! He gives you study guides that are exactly what is on the test. He is a little disorganized though. He gets due dates and things confused.
Take him if you can! Such an easy class. He gives out a study guide for each exam and the exams are identical to the study guide. Easy A on the exams if you study at all. You only give two speeches and he is very interested in each one. As long as you go to class, you will get an A.
One of the best classes I have taken! Super nice guy and makes jokes a lot. Sometimes was a little too much for me at 9:30AM but class is mandatory. He gives you study guides & goes through it with you in class but will get mad if you haven't attempted the study guide alone. answers were obvious in the book. test and study guide were the same!
Very passionate about what he teaches. If you are willing to work hard in the class, you will do good. He sometimes goes off and talks about really random stuff and doesn't always make sense. Study guides for each test which are very helpful. Overall a good class. Defiantly helps get people over their fear of public speaking
very passionate porf, if you actually study, you will do good. he cares about student a lot nice guy.however he is NOT CLEAR AT ALL what he is teaching so don't expect to learn a lot from him. you basically learn yourself though your text book.
He is awesome. Take this class you will have fun and learn a lot
Proffesor eyo cares for you, he gave our class all perfect scores on 23 of the group projects Because he liked us. He is very passionate which gets him off subject an on tantrums at times. At first I thought he was snotty then by the end I really liked him. Exams are more of your grade then he let's you know! Remember that. Awesome person overall!
Get on his good side and it's pretty easy. You won't learn anything, just don't get on his bad side or he will fail you.
WORST TEACHER EVER! Acts like he cares and has a super soft spot for his students but it's all a lie. He also likes to call people out racially and refer to it as "globalizing" us. If you email him or ask him a question that he doesn't agree with he will talk about it in front of the whole class. I would not take him ever again.
Professor Bassey is a caring and kind hearted professor that wants you to take his class to grow yourself not only for the credits. I have has Basses for several classes and he has helped me get a job and an internship. If you are a student that likes dates and your hand held through the class then you will not like him.
Goes off subject, tells us about irrelevant info for 20 minutes and then other random stuff for another 20 minutes-- he doesn't lecture. Calls you out in class. Doesn't grade participation. He says he is looking for growth, but doesn't take the time to get to know you at all. His lack of teaching is frustrating.
Nice guy. but do yourself a favor and just don't take it. You'll end up teaching yourself the materials. Don't expect any replies from sent emails. It's hard to catch him in the office. Exams have many questions.
Show up in class and you will pass. Like any other class if you put effort in you will get a good grade.
His course was an interesting experience. He is very humorous and cares a lot about the well being of his students. His lectures consist of some very inspirational and motivating content. He is reluctant to talk about grades and it can be very unclear, I didn't know my grade until the end of the semester. The text is required for quizzes/tests.
At first I thought he wasn't all that, but after a while he seems to be very passionate about what he is teaching. He is very passionate to help his student and elevate them to become a better communicator in the workplace. A lot of projects but very easy, just show up, read, listen and you will pass.
Professor Bassey is caring about his student and giving amazing lectures. He gives a lot of gifts which are review sheets which are coming in exams.
He is the BEST PROFESSOR in Saint Cloud State University. He explained everything clearly and taught us many important things about our future. I haven't met a professor like him at all. He encouraged students to know more about their strength. The exams are easy and he is an easy grader professor. Do not miss a class!
BORING! BORING!! BORING!!! Nothing to learn from this class tbh. He talks a-lot off topic. Teach nothing and exam contains all from book , if you want to study by yourself then you can plus if you want good grade he needs to know you for sure. I regret taking it with him.
The Good: Passionate Teacher Good sense of humor Real world experience to draw on Personalizes group projects based on your major. Biggest group project was all about the importance of communication in our major. The Bad: Doesn't teach from his book. If your attention lapses you miss important context to his lectures. Can be harsh in criticism.
Expectations for assignments are pretty unclear but grades fairly easy. Dont email him because he wont reply. Gives some harsh criticism at times. I never opened my textbook. Exams are pretty much all T/F. Final exam was all short answer. Tests are based on whatever and not really what was being taught.
If you are a very social, enthusiastic and outgoing person who loves to participate and take initiative to do things or have the leadership quality I guarantee you will love his class. Always taking notes is the key. His class will get you out of your comfort zone.
My favorite professor! He is the kindest and most caring person. The class consists of a couple tests which are matching from the definitions in the book. My semester went half online so we didn't get to the speeches but you normally would have 2 speeches. I would definitely recommend this professor to anybody. Lectures, you just sit and listen!
Worthless class and prof. He showed up unorganized and unprepared to class then proceeded to lecture off topic. Impossible to take notes, doesn't use technology. His "assignments" were confusing. The book used for class is one he wrote and he expects you buy it. Easy class though. So disappointed with this prof. Retire already.
Bassey pushes you to grow as a person. had no idea what my grade was all semester. no d2l use. participation matters. random attndnce. groups projects with other people in your major. lots of lectures. as long as you try and show it, you will do fine
Class Info
Attendance Mandatory
88%
Textbook Required
57%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-0.49 avg changeRatings by Course
192341
5.0
(1)CMS192
5.0
(1)CMST141
5.0
(1)SPC360
5.0
(1)COMM101
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CMST421
5.0
SPCH301
5.0
CMST345
4.0
COMMINTHEWKP
4.0
341
3.0