very charismatic and interesting....great ability to make a class laugh

Very entertaining and relavent lectures. You won't be bored with the class. Tests are not hard.

entertaining class/teacher, but he does have a big ego. tests are straight from lecture.

Great teacher. Best I've had since being in the U. Clear and very smart in his field.

No problems staying awake in this class because he is a great speaker and makes things interesting

Her knows his stuff and presents it well. All you need to know is info from his lectures.

Domke is by far the best prof I've ever had: he's well spoken, funny, and passionate. The material is interesting and the tests are easy. Hope to take another com class from him again someday soon.

AWESOME prof. had him freshman year, first quarter. had high expectations of other profs after having him. very funny, enjoyable class!

Definitely one of my favorite profs at UW. He outlines his lectures so you can always be prepared, is very organized, and his lectures are actually really, really interesting. This is my second class with him, and I'd take more with him if I could.

He makes class fun

LOVED his class: he's the most interesting prof at UW. He's funny and has the BEST stories to share. He's always willing to chat and is very helpful and nice. Am dying to get into com 304: but only with him. Let's put it this way: if he taught a class on the life cycle of snails, I'd still take it in a heartbeat. Domke is a lifechanger, for sure.

Lectures were entertaining, and Domke is a great speaker, but is definitely a little too impressed with himself, especially outside of class.

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Never stood in one place. Domke spent the entire hour walking around Kane 130 engaging students as he lectured. Knows his stuff and is very energetic.

Very interesting and engaging teacher. His lectures are very entertaining.

tests come straight from lecture so go to class. lectures are outlined ahead of time so easy to follow if printed out. not necessary to do the readings. (and didnt do stump the prof and got a 3.5)

What an awesome professor. He was my first professor at the UW and I am glad that he was. He kept me interested and always made class fun. I hope to get him as a teacher again!

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He tells great stories that keep the class entertaining, and he really makes the subject interesting for being a beginning course

highly recommended. best prof at uw, hands down.

Fun!!

One of the friendlier, more lively, and more interesting college profs I've had.

my boyfriend had him for humanities and said he was the most boring, repetitive person ever. (discourse, rhetoric, blah blah discourse, rhetoric) but i loved his comm class. it was super interesting and one of the reasons i want to major in it. fairly easy, laid back, lots of fun, and i liked that he didn't put any personal opinions into his lectures even though you could tell he wanted to (he wrote god willing to clearly bash bush.) i also liked that he very well knew what he was talking about. good class.

This was my favorite class! Domke's awesome. He's an entertaining professor, he likes to talk about his son, which is cute :]

The man.

One of the best professors at UW.

One of the best at the UW. Recepient of the Distinguished Teaching Award. Gives 110% every lecture.

Great professor. Class is really interesting and relatively easy. Lectures are entertaining and well organized. Definately recommended.

One of the best lecturers in the Com. dept. Very entertaining, genuinely funny, and able to command attention for the entire hour and fifty minutes. I recommend his Com 201 class to non-majors.

Prof. Domke was just voted Professor of the Year. It is definitely worth your time to take his COM 201 class, it is a classic. Best professor I've ever had at the UW.

Absolutely the best teacher. Cute in a dorky way and very friendly. I would highly reccommend his class. His lectures are engaging and well-organized.

I had him at the University of Minnesota. Very good teacher with, get this, actual concern for the LEARNING going on in the classroom. He could be unnecessarily brash at times, but he was a very good professor.

Hilarious and very easy class! COM201 will inspire you to major in COM. No textbook, so u'll need to goto lecture. Quiz section was useless. For exams, just study the Study Guide. Lots of readings but v. interesting. Loves to talk about him being on CNN and dances alot.

Lectures are interesting especially towards the end of the quarter. Articles start off interesting and then drifts off a little to the dull side as quarter progress. I really recommend the class though. I learned a lot and class is very amusing. Domke is a great professor who seem to care about his students. Very funny as well. TA was awesome!

David always came to class ready to teach and eager to share his knowledge...plus he is a really tight guy

Surprisingly, his tests were hard if you didn't read the material. He's a good professor for an hour class. Kinda boring if you have to take him for two hours. Multiple choice tests got a little tricky at times, but it still was an interesting class.

Had him for Com 201 and went on to major in journalism. GREAT teacher - interesting and inspirational. Good intro class for journalism and comm majors.

Not goin to lie he made me laugh a few times and was entertaining. Just dont try to talk wit him about a regrade on a test or essay he's rude in person...doesnt give you the time of day.

Very engaged with the class and cares about the subject very much. He takes time to meet with students even with his busy scehdule and knows how to draw an audience and very funny in lectures.

Overall a very fun and engaging prof. You know he enjoys what he does and loves being around his students and great prof to get help from. Takes the extra time to look over tests.

I LOVED Domke's class! His lectures are interesting and he's a pretty funny guy so you definitely won't fall asleep! The material isn't that hard to understand - there is A LOT of reading, but if you stay on top of it, you'll do fine on tests! I highly recommend this class!!

Kept lectures entertaining and informative. Pretty funny guy, didn't allow things to get too boring for a two hour lecture.

Domke is the reason I am genuinely thinking about minoring, or even double majoring with Communications. Hes an amazing prof

really well educated and a great speaker

class was great. loved his lectures. really funny guy

funny guy, made the class interesting. really passionate about what he teaches.

absolutely inspiring!

Great teacher, fun class. Learned a ton about mass communication and the effect on the world it has. Very enjoyable class for an incoming freshman.

Very good teacher. COM 201 was really interesting probably the most interesting class i have taken so far. His lectures are interesting and easy to follow.

It is interesting and easy, the reading is a lot, but there is only 3 questions about all of the readings on the exams. The exams are easy really straight forward.

This class could easily be a snore but Domke is one hell of a professor! Uses tons of relevant example and really knows how to tell a story! So incredibly inspiring and a great speaker. Bottom line: take this class. You will learn so much and interpret media in a whole new way! It's really easy too!

LOVE THIS CLASS...LEARNED THINGS I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD

Com 201 was amazing. It will truly open your eyes to the behind the scenes world of mass media. Lectures are fun and extremely entertaining. Information is relevant to present events.Last lecture was extremely inspirational.

Best class I have ever taken. His lectures are VERY entertaining and easy to sit through. Vital that you go to class/have someone there to take notes, because 80% of test questions are on lecture. Pop quizzes given in section, so those are vital as well. Besides the papers, just go to class and review notes, guaranteed at least a 3.0.

Domke got the distinguished teaching award for a reason. He's an intelligent man who seems to genuinely care about students. He's super accessible-I went to his office hours a few times just to chat. You need to actually go to lecture, or at least get notes if you missed. The tests weren't SUPER hard, but still study your notes and do the reading.

Domke is an amazing professor who gives clear, interesting lectures that are very easy to follow. Attending lecture and taking notes is a must but the material is not hard to grasp if you pay attention. Definitely would recommend this professor.

One of the best professors. He genuinely cares about each and every student, despite lecturing in front of over 450 students.

Domke shows a genuine interest in what he teaches. His lectures are clear and intriguing and pertain to modern culture. It is obvious he is constantly updating them (he is NOT using lectures that he made a decade ago like some profs).

Great professor. He's genuinely interested in his work and the class is very engaging. However unless you can settle with a 3.6 or worse I wouldn't recommend taking this class. Last year if you wanted a 4.0 you couldn't lose more than 10 points (Losing 20-30 is easy to do when your TA grades the two papers hard) The grading scale is ridiculous.

great professor~~but i dont like the grading system!!! easy to lose lots of points on ur exams and papers

Domke was a very good prof. He is a good speaker who was able to keep class interesting and fun. I would reccomend this class to anyone.

Prof. Domke is the "chillest" guy you'll meet. Definately one of my favorite professors hands down. Lectures are current and interesting and TA's are cool as well. But.. grading scale IS pretty unfavorable - takes top 5 scores (400 max) and avg. the max points based on that. I got an average grade, yet I would take the class again in a heartbeat!

overall good lecturer. got boring sometimes, but it's imperative to your test grade to attend lectures. The grading scale is horrible and will most likely give you a worse grade than you earned, but I say talk to your TA b/c they are the ones who grade your papers and short answers on your tests. Overall, easy class if you know lecture material.

I really loved this class! Prof Domke is an excellent teacher and he was also very funny- making class interesting every day. He is definitely my favorite teacher so far, I even think that he influenced me to major in Com! take this class with Domke!

My favorite professor to date! His class encouraged me to become a COM major. He is a very enthusiastic and animated speaker and the content he presents in lecture is extremely interesting. The grading scale is a bit tough, but it?s not hard to get an average or above average grade. Overall, great class.

Domke is an amazing lecturer- I could listen to him talk all day long. This class was really interesting, and Domke always encouraged us to ask him questions. He was very friendly.

awesome guy- the TAs are terrible and its harder to get a good grade than you think.

AMAZING. I wish he taught more classes, because I would take all of them! His lectures are entertaining and very clear, and he often uses YouTube and video clips to explain concepts to the class.

Probably the most eye-opening and thought-changing class at UW. Domke truly shows you what the media is about and does not force his opinion on you but rather lets you develop your own. His tests are pretty easy, too.

Excellent prof! He is a strong leader and keeps your attention. If you?re dependent on laptops for in class notes this may be a struggle as he has strict rule against them. He outlines his lectures well and allows for easy note taking. Material is interesting! Exams are fair if you attend lecture. Take this course with DOMKE!

He is as good as everyone says. He has charisma. I wanted to see what all the fuss was about, so I took it. Interesting class, exams are not cumulative which is a life saver. Put in a middle amount of work, and I pulled out a 3.8.

Great prof. Funny but smart

Domke is overall a pretty good prof and a nice guy. Material is much more history focused than I expected. Also don't be fooled by his "scale" that makes it seem like an easy class. While he averages the top scores to set the 4.0, his percentages are NOT equivalent to the UW grading scale. ie an 88% (relative to top score) is only 3.0 on his scale

Kindof used as a weed out class for an overflow of COMM majors. Domke is charismatic, but spits during lecture and didn't respond to a disability accomodation email for the entire quarter. Midterm and final included obscure material from the readings, and the grading scale makes it more difficult.

This class is very interesting, but mostly because I have interest in mass media and films and that kind of stuff. There is tons of reading so be aware of that. Unfortunately I didn't do all the readings and didn't study that much, so make sure you do that! I recommend this class but it isn't an easy A. He's funny and one of my favorite professors.

Domke is a solid prof - knows what he's talking about, the lectures are interesting, and the assignments/exams are pretty straightforward. This class obviously isn't the hardest you'll take at UW, but I wouldn't call it an easy A either, you definitely have to pull your weight and do the readings (of which there are MANY). But overall, good class.

This was a very good class aside from the readings that he assigned each week. A class like this isn't bad if you are (1) taking all COMM classes and (2) you actually sit down and read the readings and summarize them. I feel that since there was no textbook that he should have posted his whole lecture notes and summaries online.