I also felt the assignments had vague instructions and were very poorly related to the course material. Material was uninteresting - moreso than I expected. If you have to choose between this and Ian's other dist. ed. course, CMNS 372, I'd recommend 372

BORING. VERY BORING.

Ian seems like a good prof, however he has little to do with your grade. The TA was useless.. All he did was tell stories and use out of context analogies in explaining. Why do i pay over $500 a class to learn out of a $100 course wear book?

Lectures were very scattered and unrelative to course material. Basically, they were pointless, and half the time a quarter of the class would leave in the middle of the lecture. TA's were very inexperienced and not helpful at all. It just really seemed like he didn't know what he was doing. Would not recommend this course.

Ian was so boring that by 3 weeks into the semester there was 1/10th the class he started with. The TA was funny with his accent but we never actually learned anythign about communications or writing as this is apparently a writing intensive course. I dont suggest it.

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The lecture is soooo boring. but my TA is quite nice and helpful. I wish my TA had taught the lecture instead of the prof.

boring, can't keep class's attention, poor visuals

Lectures were BORING! Readings were almost unbearable. Iann seems like a nice enough guy, but he's pretty clueless when it comes to keeping a classes attention.

semi-interesting class, super hard

Likes to "sprint" through material, claims that nothing is important, say oh you already know this...so rushes through it. Lots of info not enough time, doesnt bother to emphasize important points, so if you want to bother, you basically have to review the lecture tapes or have a really good TA. Pretty useless

The worse class I ever had, Geeze

The prof is terrible and to top if off he talks so quite. His lectures are boring and hard to understand. A teacher lecturing about interesting material should be an interesting person.

SAME COMMENT: "Likes to "sprint" through material, claims nothing is important, says oh you already know this...so rushes through it. Lots of info not enough time, doesnt bother to emphasize important points, so if you want to bother, you basically have to review the lecture tapes or have a really good TA. Pretty useless" CAN'T BE STRESSED ENOUGH

Oh man what a bad prof. This guy just keep talking and talking, you can't tell what's important. He just keeps putting up notes on the overhead and getting off topic. He talks almost like he's stoned when he lectures.

While there is no doubt that Professor Chunn is a really knowlegeable and passionate instructor, his lectures were somewhat disorganized, the marking of the essays and written assignments were beyond ridiculous, and students paid more attention to his sweater than to his course notes! MAJOR improvements need to be made!

Watch out. Assignments are vague at best. The prof is anal about citations. Cite everything.

boring class... monotone voice... if you have Xinren Li you're in trouble because you won't understand a word he's saying..

Chunn is seriously dull, despite his good intentions. I found it nearly impossible to pay attention to him for more than about a minute. His final exam is heinous.

Professor Chunn can be very confusing at times, going on tangents about literature and other topics. He seems like a nice guy though.

I am a 3rd year student. I usually receive As and Bs. I have only received 3 or 4 classes in the C range and this is one of them. Not because it is difficult, but because the marking makes no sense, and the T.A., Sherry Yu, is incompetent. Ian Chunn is unclear, probably because his assignment guidelines, and his lecturing, are so convoluted. Y

This is not a hard course. Ian however makes it into something way more complicated than it needs to be, and i find him a little eccentric. DO NOT take Carolyn for your T.A, she is mean and an unfair marker, with no real clear marking scheme.

This class has A LOT of reading and writing. Reading overload. Lectures are not interesting. The professor doens't make the class interesting.

Lacks etiquette and very rude for a communication professor. He's probably an outcast among other student-oriented professors. Never replies emails, but when he does, he does so arrogantly in hope to make you feel bad. Chunn needs to get off his high horse and realize the needs of his students.

I must admit that he is talented. He can make the most interesting topic dull. He never sticks to the outline and tells us about too many other books to read "for fun". I reccommend taking a computer to class, then you can actaully get work done. I use the time to do other homework. I feel bad for his TA's.

So boring, wears the same sweater every lecture. Laughs at his own jokes which aren't funny. He makes communication sound like a science, and has the most complicated definitions for everything, i could've summed up what he said in like 2 words. make sure you attend tutorials because you will have no idea whats going on in lecture

Nice guy, but boring lectures. They are totally off topic, and he really makes the material sound like rocket science. I never came out of his lectures with any good notes. He's helpful when you need something.

love his sweaters-they manage to remind me of xmas ornaments, namely the 1 reason why i attend class. ive nvr been so motivated to facebook or msn or do my hwk until i attended his class. i thought i didnt need a laptop.WRONG.you need it for notes to save your hands & your sanity! his final was killer on the hands. and his TA's? iono wt to say

I totally disgree he is helpful when you need something, he never reply emails after the semester finished. Imagine if he is a customer service representative; the company will be closed within 3 days.

Course materials are less organized.

Never again. Boring and unclear. Very specific when it comes to assignments. Has a passion for communications but cannot teach.

Boring no point of going to lectures nothing of them on exams!

This was the worst communications class i had ever taken. Ian is a nice guy, but the most interesting part of the lecture is seeing which crazy sweater he will wear next. He tends to ramble and get sidetracked with stories that bear no relevance very easily. The course is not hard, just be sure to attend tutorials and complete all assignments.

Avoid him at all cost. Strangely-worded papers and lengthy emails leave you in the dark. He TRIES to be helpful, but it just doesn't work out. Lots and lots of reading. Make sure your writing skill is solid when taking this course.

His lectures are useless. since cmns 130 is a writing course. You'll be fine as long as you do okay on those essays.