Horrible teacher I did everything asked and still received a very low grade. Does not keep his grades online. Don't waste your money on this class take a different professor.

he is very rude and full of himself. material isn't clear and has a attitude when you express your concerns. must attend every class or you will be lost and even still its very difficult to pass. I did more work than any other class and still received a low grade. if you need this class take someone else. For a intro class he makes it complicated.

Didn't like him at all. Nothing was clear. He didn't help much.

Professor Tyson takes all the fun out of Theatre. He teaches the same stuff that I learned in middle school, made us feel really dumb, and just made taking this class an over all bad experience. I advise anyone look at taking any of his classes to NOT!

This professor is very difficult. He tends to go off topic during lectures and is all over the place at times. He is also the Theater professor and gives extra credit if you go to one of his plays but, you have to pay to get in. During one lecture topic, he spends a LONG time talking about the n-word and other racial slurs. YOU HAVE TO DO A SPEECH

The breakdown: -There are presentations and he'll grade you harshly, even if it's an intro class. -He'll have someone time you to the SECOND and count every um, uh, like etc. you utter. -He is rude, though I don't think he realizes it. -The extra credit is 5 pts and cost $6 to attend the play and 2 hours of your time, speeches are 100-250 pts

The out of class work is where everything gets stupid. Arbitrary Crap everywhere. He tells you right off the bat there is a Group Project. I find the perfect topic and could do the whole thing myself. The day he assigns it? Surprise, Enviormental topics only. Waste of textbook money. Good luck finding due dates or details on assignments. Avoid him.

At all cost try to avoid taking his class. He's rude and probably doesn't realize it. You barley do any work in class and when you do it may or may not be graded. The speeches and exams are weighted heavily on your grades. He is never clear on when assignments are due and he is always trying to find a way to put you on the spot in class.

For a communication teacher he's a terrible communicator when it comes to his expectations. He's never clear about what is going to be on the tests. AVOID if possible. Definitely don't take him in a hybrid course.

If you're not an actor, avoid this class! Prof Tyson is one of the worst instructors I've had at NVCC. He doesn't use the assigned textbook and lectures class as if they are in acting class. He doesn't provide clear guidance and bounces all over the place while lecturing. If you want to improve your interpersonal skills, this is NOT the class!

EXTREMELY difficult to receive an A or B in this class. THE harshest grader I know. He also does not hand out many grades; your entire grade is basically based on your 2 speeches and 2 exams. That's about it. Doesn't even hand out a study guide for the exams; we also never used the textbook we were given. Avoid this class at all costs.

David Tyson, well, one of the poorest professors i have ever been with. One of the worst professors in Woodbridge Campus (NOVA). Does not provide proper note and has a very negative attitude towards students. If you want to waist your time, money, learn nothing, and if you want to get a D attend this class simple as that.

A professor in communications but the worst communicator. Exams are all based on the daily notes that no body really gets it. This Prof doesn't care if you gain knowledge or if you do any side projects. He designs the exams in a way that tricks and fails you intentionally. I don't think that is what college and specifically an art's class is about.

This professor I definitely do NOT recommend taking. He does not prepare you for the midterm or final exam. He calls students out for walking in class late, or picks on you for whatever he wants. He asks questions that are personal & shouldnt be asked during class. Doesnt give good directions for speeches and doesnt post grades until the end.

he's a great guy but not a great teacher he doesn't explain the class at all he expects you to learn it outside of class. literally only 3-4 grades plus attendance and if you miss 4 classes you get a 0 for attendance.

There is zero online presence, we took a final today, and not a single grade is posted. There is no rubric for the few assignments you get. he just tells you to wright about something and thats it. If he doesn't like it, you'll get a bad grade. For being a com teacher, he is one of the worst communicators ive ever seen. Oh and hes afraid of phones.

please do not take this class, find a different prof

I'll just say this: please avoid. He is smart, knows his material, and is well qualified. But his double standards with students and grading make this class a nightmare. He is a tough grader and very harsh critic. You have to really work for a good grade.

He is incredibly stubborn and rude. At first, I didn't mind his condescending remarks, but after a while, it became tiring. Not to mention, he grades his CST 110 students like they have been studying the subject for years. Professor Tyson thinks quite highly of himself and constantly needs validation from the people around him. Avoid this class!

Professor Tyson is very educated when it comes to communication and theater. He clearly has pride in it and talks down on students like its nothing. Making fun and mocking the quiet girls in class is what pissed me off. Only 4 grades over the whole course and he grades your speeches harshly so you better pass the exams.

He is good at teaching, but his grading is extremely out of balance. He expects you to be a professional speaker in your first speech and will make test design to make you fail. He wants you to take notes but goes from page 1 to 7 to 3 to 25 (all over the place) and 5 sec per page. He is extremely harsh with critics and if its not his way well...0

He is a very enthusiastic professor who makes class entertaining, or at the very least bearable. However, his grading is atrocious and there is never a perfect score in his book. He is very nitpicky about your mistakes and refuses to give out rubrics so you know what no to do beforehand. He also refuses to give out the slides afterwards.

Prof Tyson is one of the worst professors I have ever had. A 100 level public speaking course should aid and encourage students to improve the quality of their public speaking. He does not do this. He provides no rubrics, no explanations for grades, never utilizes the textbook, tests on "his definitions," and does not record virtual classes.

Absolutely DO NOT RECOMMEND! Even if you agree with his politics, you will be sick of hearing about it by the end of the 3rd class. He refuses to grade by a rubric on speeches even though he has one that he uses for his "holistic" grading. Attendance counts for your grade. Camera MUST be on all the time for Zoom classes. Find someone else to take!

When the class average for assignments is 60%, try to find someone else

Worse professor ever for acting, and if you are interested in acting, I would suggest transferring to GMU immediately and forget about it for NOVA.

I cannot put enough emphasis on how rude and condescending he is. I have anxious tics to which he would point out in the middle of class in front of everyone. he only gave us one assignment and made it impossible to pass basically sealing our failure in the class. He was the rudest prof. i have ever had PLEASE AVOID.

He's extremely rude and calls people out a lot

This professor is a no-no. If you take him you will stress out a lot and will fail, if that's your goal take him, but not AVOID HIM. He is rude, incompetent, grades way too harshly, and if you think he's laid back, Not at all. He also can't take a joke, if you tell a joke to the professor of any kind, he will tell your advisor of what you did.

He was strict with attendance, graded hard I barely got a C like most people in that class if I am being honest this was one of the worst experiences I have ever had in college.

Best advice, Don't take him.

I was a straight A student in other classes, but received a D from this class??? This professor doesn't grade easy.

At first I thought the class is hard because I keep losing points in discussion, but I realized that it was the professor himself that is grading me wrongfully. I suggest that if you got poor grade for no reason, even though you follow all directions carefully, file for academic grievance with the Dean, I am sure they will give you the option to do

He sounds like a sarcastic individual, but he lacks the skills of being a professor. He will grade you harshly if you make the smallest error that can be easily fixed. Honestly, If you still want to take him, you need to be perfect 100% to pass this class, he is only looking for excuses to remove points, not add them. I warned yall readers.

Does he not realize this is a 100 course? No surprise half the course dropped him by the end of the semester

Do not take him unless you're a good writer that puts their work to 100%. He will grade you harshly, as the posts below says that he is not looking for points to add, but rather to remove points. I realize that when every-time I made a small error, he would take off points heavily, so I would suggest another professor, and PLEASE AVOID HIM.

He was rude to a lot of students. Semester started we had about 30 students by the end there were only 9 of us left. He would get frustrated at students. For example the school canceled class and, he was frustrated because, ALL students did not understand his written instructions and put the schedule behind..

Toughest grader I've ever had at NOVA, if you wanna cry with harsh grades, this is the professor for you.

If you want ruined up your good grades take his class. Worst class I ever had. Never appreciate the work.

Most Tough courses and random questions on the test and time are not enough for the test. He never listens to you if you have a real problem and try to talk. Better to skip the class; otherwise, you will ruin your semester and messed your grade.

Just like everybody said, he is mean and harsh when it comes to grades. But most of all he thinks that he is doing best of all and it is the students fault dropping out. He never improves. in fact he thinks he's "too kind" when he does bare minimum. Needs to be humbled.

this professor said at the beginning of class "students come up to me and say they are straight-A students and say they don't deserve the bad grade. not my fault your professors are too easy on you" I was a straight-A student before this INTRO class. He doesnt understand that its an intro class and grades like we are getting this major. do not take

LISTEN, Don't take this man's classes ever. Multiple students have admitted to hating his class because he makes them overly difficult than they need to be. His class average for my class is 52% with the highest average being 60% on an assignment, and it's the day after finals. He is a super pushy professor. Class started with 20 and ended with 5.

Not good class to take . Very cold!!!

He makes the course way more harder than it is.

I personally can't see from a distance and was using my phone to take pictures, he called me out saying it was strike 2 even tho I take pictures all the time but every one else does it. I was eating a piece of candy in class and he told it was strike 1 even though it was something small and chewy so it couldn't make any noise.

Don't.

L WARNING The professor IS quick-tempered and condescending when answering questions. His instructions are vague For extra credit, attendance at his unimpressive shows is required. If the professor were a ship, he'd be the Titanic; students get aboard thinking it's the journey of a lifetime, only to hit the iceberg of his exams and sink their GPA

Very misogynistic, always making jokes towards gender was very weird..

DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR, HE DOESN'T POST NOTES ONLINE AND IF YOU MISS CLASS HE FORCES YOU TO GET YOUR NOTES OFF A CLASSMATE AND NEVER GIVES IT TO YOU. Horrible experience all together and made jokes about porn. So you get the Idea.

If you have major anxiety speaking in front of others do not take this class with him. However he will not post notes online, he will force to take notes on paper and if you miss class will tell you to copy notes off your classmates. DO NOT TAKE HIM. AVOID THIS TEACHER.

Every time I warn someone about this man they're like "it can't be that bad" and then by the end of the semester they understand. Professor Tyson is genuinely awful. Those who have been in his plays especially will know. I took his class because I was passionate abt theatre and thought I could tough it out. Genuinely the worst class I've ever taken

He seems to lack a sense of professionalism during his lectures by the way he joked about a female student watching porn, as well as with how open he was with talking about his political opinions. He even forced me to state my opinion of a presidential candidate to the class. Just uncomfortable. He also doesn't post lecture notes anywhere on canvas

terrible teacher doesn't know how to teach

terrible learning experience

always off topic

told to get the textbook but said I'm not gonna be based off the. textbook

always talking about something random

failed my entire group on a group project

doesn't post notes so if you miss one day your gonna be behind

I've done 4 plays of his and taken multiple classes, I kept coming back purely for the theater certificate. He is rude, doesn't care about wellbeing of students, and uses the same huge presentation in every single one of his courses teaching you the same stuff regardless of selected course. He's an even worse director who yells rather than leads.

I lost my self-esteem and confidence in his class. He doesn't listen to others' suggestions, just wants to control everything and do things his own way, which completely kills creativity. He asks personal questions and treats everyone poorly. He has also made racist and sexist remarks. You can ask anyone who's taken his class before!

bros is rude as hell nothing more to say just don't take his class and don't come late because he going to sneak diss the minute you come in.

Worst professor so far. You lose points just for being late or missing class, not how it should be. Expect to be called out in front of everybody.

I USED to love acting, not so much anymore after taking this class with this professor. He grades subjectively and not through a rubric. He is a little to open about his political opinions. He is also sexualizing every assignment. Do NOT please take this professor. Your GPA will tank. They should not cancel this program but get a new instructor.