Worst professor I've ever had. His course load is ridiculous for an introductory 3 credit class. His grading expectations for the papers are nearly impossible. The class is basically just him stating his opinions. I would not recommend taking him for any course.

I got nothing out of his class. This class is in no way related to communications/journalism. During the lectures he just tells us what his beliefs are and tries to manipulate you. NEVER TAKE THIS CLASS!

He gives poor directions in for papers, then grades harshly on little mistakes.

If your not a Communications Major AVOID this class. Class is the textbook restated and turned into a discussion. Guidelines are super poor resulting in hard grading. Grading also takes a long time to receive back. Biggest grade is a huge research paper that is far more work than any 300 level class should be.

You do all the reading at home and don't really go over anything in class besides what he wants to talk about that day. Very opinionated. Very easy but extremely boring. Lecture is useless.

All of the reading is done at home and he doesn't really go over anything in class besides his opinion on things. Quiz on d2l on every single chapter in the book and they are NOT easy. Lectures are useless, but you have to go for one little daily writing each day that adds up for a large portion of your grade. A LOT of work for a 100 level course.

The work for this class is ridiculous. It is way more work than any 3 credit class should be& is made way more difficult than it needs to be. Everything is always talked about with so much fluff, when really the subjects are common sense. Avoid this class, because you will spend so much time on it & will still come out with a disappointing grade.

THIS CLASS IS SO MUCH WORK for just a few credits. The amount of work is comparable to a capstone course. Lectures are pointless, you receive an unbelievable amount of busy work, and the papers require an astronomical amount of time and meticulousness & he includes his own bias when explaining topics/situations/material. A semester ruining class.

You will take a quiz before he even lectures on the material. The textbook is a graduate school level and hard to understand. He is passionate about what he teaches but does not engage the audience. I literally online shop or do homework everyday. Don't take him as a prof unless you are passionate about this material. The lectures are very dry.

This class is ridiculously hard. This class is mostly graded on online quizzes that are near impossible to do well on. The lectures/material is pointless. He lectures on things we were already quizzed on, so what's the point? Attendance is also mandatory, so you're forced to sit through a lecture that means nothing. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS.

This is the worst class I have ever taken. I do not like Tschida. This class consisted of 20 journal entries and 5 position papers. It's over halfway through the semester and nothing is in the grade book yet. He won't post journal entries on canvas for weeks then puts 8 in at once that are all due within the next week. horrible horrible horrible

40 slide powerpoint lectures, sometimes multiple 40-60 page readings a week, and weekly quizzes and disc boards. I get that online classes are hard for prof's too but it would've been nice if he was available more frequently. Or respond to an occasional email when there was an error in a quiz question... Oh and lot's of spelling errors on slides..

this class was way too hard and his lectures he provided were not even based on what the quizzes were on. We had about 4 quizzes a week, and some were due on Saturday nights. He was very unorganized and an overall very frustrating class for me. The quizzes were also impossible. Do not take this unless you have to

Don't take this class! It'll ruin your GPA. He grades super hard and then your stuck scrambling how to get your grade up.

Do not take this class unless you have to! The workload each week is awful: 40 pages of boring textbook + 30 page slideshows + discussion posts + 25 question quiz + reflection papers. He can be a tough grader. It doesn't help that his lectures are super boring and almost impossible to listen to. Most of the time he just rambles for the 50 minutes.

unreasonable amount of hw. 30+ page powerpoint lectures, 30+ page reading, quiz and discussion weekly. quizzes are supposed to be 50/50 lecture & reading, but its about 85 reading/15 lecture most weeks. If you don't read you won't pass. don't guess. everything online so you can look at material while taking quizzes, but takes a LONG time.

he assigns lectures for you to watch/listen to on your own but doesn't refer to them at all in class, just shows us a few ted talks and videos related to it and then you have to take a quiz and do a discussion on it each week. its just rlly weirdly set up. he also doesn't do class participation at all. boring and monotone

The chances of scoring high are very low as the majority of the students in my class got low marks on our papers. Also, not very clear on what the professor wanted from us.

Dave uses this class to preach his politics and doesn't back any of his statements with any sort of scientific evidence. This He flat out denied the nature-nurture theory in class, stating there was no evidence in the communications field of it existing. IMO, joke of a class, avoid Dave at all costs.

I will say that Professor Tschida seems like a nice man. But this class was a nightmare, he shows a different Ted Talk every class and then gives you a weekly quiz regarding nothing from in class, and confusingly worded questions which will make sure you get a bad grade on the quizzes even if you do read. Don't even know what I've learned.

Combined with the constant showings of Ted Talks and the lack of actually discussing/teaching class content I would not recommend this class or professor to anyone. His expectations for his students are completely misaligned with how he actually teaches the class. I was completely disappointed with this class, would not recommend to anyone.

Classes are mundane and painful to sit through. Expect to read a 30-page chapter every week, take quizzes that are poorly worded, and watch long power points. Multiple huge and time-consuming group papers that were honestly worth so few points despite the size and amount of time that goes into them, but will tank your grade if you bomb.

Easily one of my least favorite CJ classes I have taken here. So many lengthy group projects throughout the semester, difficult reading quizzes, and discussion posts with questions that make no sense. On top of this he is an incredibly tough grader so it is unlikely you will get anything above a C. Don't take this unless you absolutely need to.

All major grades are GROUP ESSAYS with groups you don't get to choose. Assignments were returned up to 4 weeks later with no written feedback, only scores. So many Ted Talks, and his discussions are flat and one-sided. You get the impression he's not really even listening to you, like he's on autopilot. Avoid this course and professor at all costs.

The quizzes (which are impossibly worded and impossible to get an A on) take about 2 hours to complete with the textbook being written for a masters degree student and the questions being worded like riddles. There are 2-3 of these a week and they make up a big part of the grade. The final essay criteria is worded in a way that makes no sense.

He is an insanely stingy grader when it comes to the one page discussion papers that are due twice a week and has quizzes that are also due twice a week which are ridiculously impossible. They take 2-3 hours a piece and are worded for a masters level understanding when they are PRE lecture quizzes and we are supposed to be just learning the terms.

He is incredible difficult when it comes to grading and is entirely too hard on weekly discussions. He will write far too much for an easy question on an assignment or about how he grades. There are many of his questions with typos and confusing run-on sentences. Grading takes forever. I also found him quite rude over email at times.