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He was a very bad teacher. He was unclear on many assignments. On presentations if the students missed a section, he would dress them down in front of the whole class. He refused to clarify difficult assignments, and when we ultimately got bad grades he would refuse to listen to reasons why. 350 words isn't enough to say how bad a teacher he is.

Ortiz is a terrible prof. His class is poorly organized and content poor, he beats media literacy to death and I honestly feel like I like basically nothing useful away from the class, Don't ever take one of his classes.

This class was one of the worst i have ever taken. I didnt learn anything and i have never heard ortiz answer any questions directly he is vague and unclear on what he wants.

Don't take this class. He chooses his "favorite" students, but even they did not do well in this class. He is an unfair grader, does not explain anything well at all, and he thinks he is a God upon men.

Absolutely the worst teacher at cascadia. horrible instruction , even worse with interacting with students, cannot handle questions and treats students with the utmost DISrespect

isn't specific about what he wants

Lacks respect for his students. Didnt make me want to learn. Unclear with direction and poor methods of teaching

Very bad teacher. Acts intelligent and is adamant about backing up wrong information. He said people have "multiple ISPs"...Sets up his class as "discussion" class and rates you based on the quality of your "discussion". VERY ARBITRARY grading. Hotheaded mo-ron with a big ego thinks he's an expert on everything and teaches the class that way.

Worst instructor I have ever had. He is very unclear in his instructions and grades very specifically, also when you email him questions the responses are very unhelpful such as "we already discussed this" "or ask your teammates" very stressful! Me and my group spent HOURS on our projects and i only got a c. Very unhappy

Took his class last year. Worst classroom experience of my life. Horrible teaching style, didnt listen to classroom concerns, and graded in unexplainable ways. The dean had to intervene and one of the entire class sessions was spent talking about how messed up the teacher is. It genuinely felt like he was screwing over the people he disliked.

I am warning all students: STAY AWAY. Terrible instructor, doesn't teach, projects have very unclear instructions and when you ask him for help he refuses to help, he also graded extremely hard even tho the instructions were so unclear. I studied hours a day for this class and got an awful grade. This class caused lots of anxiety, Dont take it!

worst instructor at cascadia by a landslide. He is unclear, rude, unhelpful, and biased in his discussions. He also embarrasses students in front of the whole class if they make a mistake. I am very upset about this class and how I worked so hard and only got a 1.9. Also expensive textbook and we didn't even use it!

Took an online class from Ortiz and spent the quarter frustrated. He was horrible at answering questions, his instructions were very vague and he frequently did not get back to you. Arbitrary grading (still unsure why I lost some points) and bad at getting grades back to you. Spent most of the quarter confused on what to do, and unsure of my grade.

I was very excited to take this class and was very dissapointed after taking the class. His instructions are very vague and unclear. He never replies to your emails and expects group work. I do not recommend taking any classes by this teacher. I took CMST 203

Worst classroom experience of my life. Very biased professor and even refused to answer questions. His poor teaching style created quite a bit of anxiety. DO NOT TAKE HIM!

Do not take a class with this man. He is teaching a cultural studies class, yet is extremely biased. His expectations are crazy. The class had nothing to do with the description when I registered. We have two textbooks, and 99% of our assignments are online rather than in class. I repeat, DO NOT REGISTER FOR ANY OF HIS CLASSES!

Dave is a nice guy that likes to reveal his political views; of which are radically liberal. He's also a real funny guy. He likes to be called, "Papa Ortiz," do to his love for baseball and hip hop. Personally I disagreed with every word expelled from his mouth, but that's OK, I learned a lot from him with respect to communication & perception.

my worst experience at Cascadia. I've got A in all of my classes in last year except this class. it was a online class and everything was really confusing. Dont ever take any class with him. Humanity was supposed to be my easy class and it ended up being harder than my Calculus 3. i got 4.00 in my Calculus 3 and 3.00 in my Humanity.

Doesn't clearly answer questions. Lots of reading and writing. He acts like he is open to new ideas and peoples opinions but really isn't. Constantly changes his mind. Easy grader. Occasionally rude to students. Projects are ridiculously confusing and "out there".

Worst teacher ever. Avoid at all costs

Very unclear and you will be confused. You honestly won't get anything unless you talk to him about what exactly you have to do. I don't think his assignments are thought out, rubrics and instructions are very vague.

Professor Ortiz is possibly the worst teacher I have ever had. He is sloppy with his teachings, everything he says is dripping with distain, and he really does not keep an open mind. He is clearly bias about his teachings, hogs most of the class time with useless information, and when questions are asked, he barely helps at all. I would rate him 0.

He is a horrible little man who shouldn't be allowed to teach. I feel sorry for anyone who unknowingly gets put into a course with him. I hope that his narrow-minded views and stuck-up personality keep him warm at night. Avoid him like the plague.

Save yourself; take another class. He is extremely vague in what he wants from you and close minded during discussion. I won't be taking his class again.

I would give easiness a 5 because really, the work itself is very easy. however he makes everything so so vague, and he is not good with communication or clarity whatsoever (ironic, being a media literacy and communications teacher) and this makes the work far more difficult than it need be. incredibly defensive and hypocritical.

I would highly suggest you find another teacher, or take these classes online or pre-fall. I don't have enough characters to explain how terrible Dave was as a teacher. Always vague, never helpful, opinionated and hostile, etc. The only redeeming qualities were my classmates. Don't ever expect clear instructions or helpful answers.

Worst class I've ever taken. Mr. Ortiz is so disorganized don't even try to understand any midterms or instructions. In fact, when he posted the midterm module, he wrote in a weird format so the due date wasn't even visible. Worst organization and communication that I've ever seen.

Worst teacher I have ever had in my educational career. Never take him unless you want to spend 2 hours arguing over his teaching methods. Frequently makes students cry and walk out of class. He then will assign homework and projects on nothing he teaches in class. He also grades based on how much he likes you as a person and not on material.

This is the worst professor I have ever taken at Cascadia. Constantly argues with the students during class rather than teaching the material. He has made multiple people cry during the class to the point of them leaving. Makes the argument that his class is a 200 level class but teaches nothing above high-school education.

He gets confused when talking about the schedule and when you ask for clarity he acts like you insulted him. He argues with students to the point of making them cry and then spends 20 minutes justifying it. He also grades based on how much he likes you and not on an academic scale. The most unprofessional educator I have ever had.

Takes forever to grade assignments. You won't know how you do in class until the end of the quarter

This class made me never want to take a humanities course ever again. Dave was constantly unclear, vague, and confusing. I read his awful reviews on here and still took the course, which was such a mistake. Please never take one of his classes.

Spends most of the class preaching about his political views rather than actually teaching about the course content. He is also very vague about what he's talking about when he actually is teaching something.

Monotonous. Repetitive. Doesn't answer emails ever! Difficult to participate in class because questions don't cohere with content learned. No phones or laptops. You can most definitely get away with not reading the textbook but rather skim it for discussions. Hassle and waste of time to get to school and get questions not related to course work.

I don't think his interest is in educating, he throws out an excuse early on for those who can see what he's doing. Tip- Being forced to move away from normal seating + lies + not making sense + being annoying leave. Remember learning outcomes and what good professors do. It's not worth doing or staying because you "need" it.

This is without a doubt the worst professor I have ever taken. He is completely biased and teaches his views as facts. cuts off any student who has different views and spends most of the class time putting students down. Actually made a student cry in class. Also, he made a mistake with an assignment and still gave zeros and straight up lied.

He wastes time talking about how we waste time. Plus wastes time on petty subjects. He forces us to talk when it is 8:45am and no one is awake. Everything was our fault in his mind. Its his way or the highway. The midterm is so confusing and not a lot of time to work on it. Get the community partner as early as possible!!!

Frequently avoids answering our questions, is unclear about assignment deadlines, and wastes an unreasonable amount of class time. The assigned reading is almost never discussed in class, and lectures are just him bouncing around videos and articles without going in detail. Talks about his radio show every day. This man should not be teaching.

I have no clue what this class is even about. From what I am hearing from other students, almost nobody else has a clue either. He won't give a straight answer to any question, just avoids answering with marginally tangential replies. Feedback on assignments is very vague. For a professor of communication, he is really bad at communicating.

Worst teacher I had ever met. Plenty of homework and due time is ridiculous. 1am for discussion and 12 pm for the quiz. I never met a professor like that! I was really angry at him because he gave us a very poor grade and when I see the average grade, I was shocked. Never take his class, if you do you will regret.

The instructions for assignments are unclear and he refuses to answer questions about it, or he goes around the answer to the question. Says he replies to emails within 24 hours, rarely has this happened. Does not explain group project or any other assignments well. I would not recommend this professor to anyone except my worst enemies.

350 characters is not enough explain my absolute frustration with this class and its professor so Im just gonna say this: dont take his class if you care about your gpa, dont take this class if youre stress threshold is anything but extreme, dont take this class if youre uncomfortable with squashing your beliefs for a grade,just dont take it

Dave is by far the worst professor out there. What bazaar about his class is the assignments are due 1am and the quizzes are due 12pm. That very ridiculous for assignments to have that kind of due date.

For a communications prof, he sure is awful at communicating. He doesn't answer questions or give clear instructions, even on midterms/finals. His American Cinema class is a very interesting one, and I am very sad that he is the only professor teaching it.

This class kinda sucked because at first it felt like I was learning a lot about movies but then I started looking at how he graded my work and it was so inconsistent. Also he always expects you to talk in class even if he just asks if you have questions. Sometimes it felt like he planned the entire class on just answering questions.

While in person Dave seems very nice and charming his teaching methods are trash. He is very disorganized and confusing. Midterm was unclear and after repeated attempts by the class to acquire an example we never received it. Constantly pushing his own political/social views to the class. As a communications professor he sucks at communicating.

Gave awful instructions for midterm, and basically none for final. Half of class wasn't even sure if it was a solo/group project. Focuses class time on Q's/comments. Beware, unless they fit his beliefs/views he is basically going to shame you or tell you why you're wrong. EASY to pass just regurgitate his views. Does not practice what he preaches!

Prfsr Ortiz's grading criteria for written assignments are simply terrible. I'm an English major and consequently have dealt with many essay grading rubrics and writing prompts. His writing prompts are extremely vague and poorly written. The course's organization on canvas is a total mess. You can pass, you'll just want it to end fast as possible

I do not recommend taking a class from this professor. His directions for assignments are extremely unclear, and when you ask for clarification, he will still not give you a concise answer. His assignments are generally easy but ONLY if you actually get to understand the questions he asks! Easy course, I'd recommend using textbook.

He was very poor in giving instructions and he wasnt helpful when responding to questions. He did give extensions for assignments.

If you are considering taking a class with Dave... don't. This class was unorganized and frustrating. Discussion board questions were worded poorly and often took multiple people to decipher. Midterm was a mess and even with two weeks left have not received a grade. Wildly unhelpful in emails.

Be prepared to email Dave at least 6 times for a question you have. You still might even walk away confused. This class was a nightmare that is now cutting into my break because I have to redo two assignments as I misinterpreted Daves vague instructions. Take this if you want to constantly be frustrated and play interpreter with every assignment.

For a communications teacher Dave sure doesn't communicate well. Prepare for instructions that make no sense and 5-6 emails for one question

Ask questions that makes zero sense whatsoever, harsh grader for no reason when his grading guidelines and instructions makes zero sense. I can't take this anymore and i'm dropping

Terrible teacher, his essay topics make no sense for what he's after. grades people so harshly when it's not even the student's fault that he can't communicate as a communications professor

Terrible professor, stay away. Can't communicate as a communications teacher. Awful skills and just likes to jam a bunch of fancy words together to make himself sound smart.

He's terrible at giving out instructions on what to do. Doesn't grade homework for weeks so your grade looks awful constantly, doesn't respond to emails either.

Dropping his class because he's a harsh grader when his assignments don't even make logical sense. He tries to sound smart by grouping a bunch of fancy words together but makes no sense at the end STAY AWAY FROM HIM

Worst teacher I've ever had, I can't believe I'm paying for this class when the teacher doesn't understand the topic himself. He acts like he's smart but his questions makes no sense

awful teacher, had him last quarter. tough grader and doesn't explain the assignments well. His weekly question seems to be made up by himself. they don't make logical sense and you still have to answer it to his liking, otherwise, he gives you a bad grade. How am I suppose to anwser a question that makes no sense in the first place?? Dodge.

Bad teacher. Get away from him

For a communications teacher, he sure sucks at communicating. I wonder why we have teachers who don't deserve to be a teacher in America. He should be fired.

Planning on dropping this class. He's awful at giving instructions. I wish he learns how to communicate.

I wonder if he even likes his own job. He should be taking communications himself. I wish he understands how awful his instructions are

He sure grades hard for having such a bad reputation on his communication skills

all of the other reviews for him are true, He's an awful teacher. Don't take his class.

If I can give him a 0 I would, an awful communicator.

If satan became a professor it'd be him. He can't even explain his own assignment well. Don't take his class.

stop giving out group projects, they are awful. Skip his class because he's a terrible teacher.

I didn't have to take his class, I wish I didn't

Unclear grading criteria, doesn't explain his assignment topics.

He likes to jam a bunch of "smart" words together and makes his whole sentence unclear and stupid.

kinda wish he gets fired for having no lectures and he's also a terrible grader

PLEASE READ IF YOU'RE THINKING OF TAKING HIM David is hands down the worst teacher I've ever had. He doesn't use canvas properly, he uses extra credit wrong (not doing it counts against your grade), and I emailed him over 30x back and forth trying to solve many issues and all I ever got back was 4 word useless replies. Please don't take him.

This guy changes the way he grades weekly. Has no clear plan in his grading process

It is ironic that someone who teaches communications is really terrible at communicating with the class. Also this class doesn't teach anything about communicating, but rather focuses on politics

Teacher was incredibly politically biased, treated students with any sort of differing view much more negatively than the rest of the class. Terrible communication as well for being a communication professor. Would not recommend him at all.

Easily the worst professor I've had. The instructions were always vague, confusing, or downright unreadable because of all the grammar/spelling mistakes. Ironically, really bad at communicating. Avoid this professor if you can, he is lazy and doesn't know what he is doing.

Inconsistent grading criteria and you will get basically nothing out of going to class. Ortiz is a very nice and understanding professor if you need something, but is difficult to get a hold of, and his assignments and feedback are often unclear. Every assignment is an essay or a group presentation, hardly anything is actually about film.

I cannot put into words how much you should avoid this professor. I would rather serve an eternity in the deepest depths of hell before spending another moment in one of his lectures. You may think that I am exaggerating the evils we were faced with in that class, however, this is not the case. Be warned, and at all costs, avoid this Professor.

Sucks at answering questions, and does not seem to care about his students. So much work. He talks way too much, he is very passive-aggressive and gets off-topic all the time. The only thing I liked about the class was that he brought breakfast bars. That's it.

Where do I start with this. Ortiz makes it clear your focus should only be on his class. If you miss or don't understand something, expect him to sass you instead of teaching or being helpful. His grading is abysmal, knocking you for the littlest things and hard to keep up with when explaining anything. He needs to rework his teaching style asap.

Not a fan of the professor, his inconsistency on assignments and due dates was one of the many things that made this seemingly easy class difficult. His attitude towards his students is often negative and he becomes defensive if you try to stray from his curriculum. Probably best avoiding this professor. Good luck if you're taking this class…

he likes to play the victim if anyone disagrees with him. he also shames people in front of the class for asking questions. every assignment was titled "assignment 1" which made things confusing and when anyone asked about it he got upset. he also had several due dates for the same thing and got mad when people would ask for clarification.

What an interesting professor. Be careful you don't stray too far left or right of his specific political opinion on any topic because he will extrapolate and assume many things about you. And make sure you talk in class but not too much. Needs to set clearer boundaries when managing class. He is very unprofessional in my opinion.

Hello, please read my review THOROUGHLY. Okay, so first off, he's VERY opinionated and isn't afraid to speak his mind. Be careful what you say in class because he will argue with you. Don't ask too many questions or he'll get defensive. He also avoids questions he doesn't want to answer and ignores the question, giving you an unhelpful answer.

David Ortiz is VERY opinionated. He will shame you and humiliate you in front of the whole class if you have differing opinions. He is horrible at communicating and explaining assignments, so you will be confused the whole quarter. He is very contradictory. I have brought up these concerns with the dean and the school admin is involved. Terrible.

So it's a year later and I find out my review is deleted? Run it back now. DO NOT READ REVIEWS EXCEPT MINE. If ur RS dont skip/be late bc it's not good looks. If you dont wanna talk, dont take the class, easy. An EASY A if u try. Never clear grading criteria but know if u ask too many questions he will literally blow up. LIKE BOOM.