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Great Mass Comm prof! Super funny and very informative!

good guy

Pretty good prof. He tries to simplify info so it's understandable. I'd take any of his courses again.

Cool prof - lots of fun Makes it interesting

made the class fun and easy to follow. props to wagman

He uses a lot of multimedia content and his lecture style is fairly organized. Not a brilliant speaker yet, but he's just starting out.

Good guy, explains this pretty well. Exam was tough though and was asking to know a lot of details about certain concepts.

good prof.

good prof, definitely the better half of my first year duo a couple of years ago. Liked the use of the multimedia. Bad classroom, but great class!

Had Wagman for first year mcom 111 and radio, he is the best prof at Carleton. Gives the best lectures. Radio was the best class with him though, I can't stress that enough.And he's hot - looks like a cute teddy bear

Good intentions, tries too hard sometimes. Overall an entertaining and interesting prof, but it gets hard to listen to him for a long time. Boring subject matter, but that's not his fault.

excellent teacher, always kept me interested, definately one of the best I've encountered during my first year.

he is very good, uses the overhead which helps while taking notes, he makes the class fun and interesting

He's the greatest man EVA

In his class you are counting down the minutes. Not bad, just boring/painful.

fun. he sounds like the turtle from that says "dude" a lot.

a pretty good lecturer. had a very entertaining class with him. cant complain at all. he=fun.

EXTREMELY helpful outside of class; I went to his office just to see my exam and he actually sat down with me and went through every single answer and explained my mark. He also pointed out why I wasn't doing well on reading reports and my grades second semester were all 100%. Great and knowledgable

I liked this class a lot more in the 1st semester. He was very interesting to listen to & didn't have a lot of notes to take. I found it very good in the 1st semester, except for the exam. Watch out for that one, it's a killer.

He likes Interpol, so clearly he is awesome. Very fun prof, actually, which is surprising because he occasionally borders on a 'david brent' style of humor which could potential make him look bad, but he carefully avoids that and comes off as genuinely funny.

IRA HAVE MY BABIES THIS INSTANT

Had him over the summer (along with Prof. Attallah) and he is definitely the easier exam-maker/marker out of the two. Attallah is more charismatic, but Ira is almost as fun to have as a prof. Sometimes it does seem like he tries too hard, but he never really comes off as annoying and genuinely cares about the students. Extremely helpful.

The coolest! Add him as your Facebook friend!

He's GREAT! honeslty one of the best profs there is! If you need help he will help you BUT you have to show him that you want the help and he will help you out!

He was an awesome prof. The lectures were super easy to understand and he always has a fun youtube clip or something to really prove his point. Being in journalism, you have to take basically the same class, and it is only because I took his class that I made it through my journalism one. Great Teacher!

Great professor. Funny and entertaining. Uses lots of real life examples to help you understand. Keeps the lectures interesting. Makes even the boring stuff tolerable. :) Love this man.

He teaches straight from his slides. The only time I used my text book was when I had to write a response paper. He's light hearted and nice.

"Short Arms" is awesome. He's funny, witty, bright, and intelligent. He'll entertain you as he teaches. He's got great lecture control - he doesn't even need a mic. You better make sure to listen intently, and make notes of what he's saying - not of what's on the slides. Attend all lectures and discussions and you are sure to do well!

Lectures are super interesting, however his methods and standards are insane. He told the TAs to be merciless when marking the assignments, for starters. Then he told the class DO NOT MEMORIZE, but then took direct quotations from the book and used that material as the questions for the exam, not the general ideas. Assignments are also very mundane

Good prof. Sometimes takes awhile to get to a point, but overall a fair prof. Not a super easy course, but if you do your work, it is by no means difficult to get an A in the class.

My favourite professor by far! It's a tough class, but you need to know how to take notes. He made the classes very interesting.

Not an easy prof but keeps his lectures interesting. His assignments make you think. I used to HATE theory but his class has got me really interested. His exams are EASY if you do your homework properly and ask questions if you don't understand something.Read your textbook.Don't miss lectures.Take notes attentively. Do all this and you'll be fine.

His material is interesting but very heavy, his quizzes are based on lectures so Take VERY good and precise notes.

Really interesting professor. He expects a lot from us in the assignments but they are fairly easy to complete. Good sense of humour and would definitely take another class of his!

Tough but fair. Attend lectures and DO THE READINGS and you'll be fine. He doesn't try to trick you during exams and gives assignments way ahead of time so you have lots of time to prepare. Uses contemporary examples to help you understand, which is awesome :) This was my third class with Ira and I'd take another class of his in a heartbeat!

He's a really great professor. He's interesting and light hearted but intelligent and intellectual.He knows what he's talking about and it reflects in his lectures. He doesn't use slides but is still easy to follow. Just remember to do the Readings and you'll do good. First 8am class I looked forward to going to. And im not even a comm major!

An excellent professor all around! He's an orator who is quite easy to follow along with and keep notes. His quizzes are especially easy, as he stresses in lecture what students should definitely write down. His perspectives on comm are eye opening and his jokes are pretty funny too. Hope to have him again in the future!

Phenomenal Prof. Best class I have had throughout my university career.

I took his class a few years ago and he's a really great guy. Amazing orator; lectures easy to follow while still interesting. You're supposed to work for your grade, which means you need to go to class every week and do a sum of the readings. Also a bonus: your creativity is rewarded, which is why his instructions are often vague. Great prof!

Good professor. Gives difficult tests though but very informative and in-depth lectures. Have to be willing to put in the work. He is there for students if you need something cleared up. One of my favourite classes even though I'm not doing well in it.

Wagman is the best professor I have had at Carleton. He is extremely intelligent. His lectures make you think and at the end you always learn something. If you pay attention and enjoy your major of Communications then you will admire Wagman.

OMG, best prof I had at Carleton. SO funny, makes content easy to understand and really challenged students. Gives a bit of tough love, but is seriously the greatest.

If you don't go to his lectures, you aren't passing. That being said, he is a great orator. The assignments were pretty easy & laid out well. He is very wordy with absolutely everything, which is annoying for the in class quizzes, but as long as you read it carefully you're golden. One of the essay questions on the exam was written ambiguously :(

He is interesting

Long lectures but he keeps it interesting. You can tell he's passionate about the content. TAs are very helpful, recommend taking the PASS course with it.

Funny guy, always made lecture enjoyable. He writes very long multiple choice questions which makes the quizzes and exams tough, and you pretty much HAVE to do all the readings, but overall a fun/challenging class.

Ira is a very good lecturer, made the 2 hours fly by. Assignments are very detailed so they're easy to do. His quizzes and exams are a little bit trickier but if you go to class and do the readings you'll do fine!

Ira is an amazing lecturer! However, his in-class quizzes you only get 10 mins to do 10 questions, & you go at his pace meaning he reads the questions out loud, the problem here is you barely have time to think about the right answer if you don't know the correct answer right away. Also his multiple choice questions are extremely hard.

Ira is a great prof! One of the better lecturers I've had. While the format of his exam's are daunting, the questions are fair granted you studied hard. Initially, I was turned off by having to take theory classes, however, Ira made them interesting and enjoyable! I'd recommend taking classes with him, one of my favourite profs at Carleton.

Tough prof but reasonable. Had him in 1st year and would have rated him as low as possible, however as I grew up and learned to respect professors I realized that while Dr. Wagman does have higher expectations than most other profs he is a decent lecturer. Just finishing my third class with Dr. Wagman and would look forward to taking another.

Dr. Wagman is my favourite prof in university. He is so knowledgeable in so many fields and just delivers the best lectures. Ive had him twice so far and have already learned so much - not only media and communications related, but also about history, film, and what it means to live and be human. Attend his lectures and youll do well.

Really enjoyable class. It's obvious that Ira is very passionate about what he teaches. The content of the course was interesting! Highly recommend doing the readings (on CUlearn), as they were important for the two tests&final exam . He rarely used slides and mainly lectured the whole time. If you do the readings and go to class, you'll be fine!

Great professor. I really like how enthusiastic, engaging, and knowledgeable he is about the course content. Some concepts are on the harder side but he breaks everything down so it's easy to understand. He's very approachable after class and during office hours!

This class was the only reason why I stayed in communications. His slides had little information on them so you could just focus on what he was saying. Quizzes were easy if you did the readings and listened in class. I would totally take his class again. Only prof I have liked! Those who say his class is boring/hard obviously did not go to class.

I really enjoyed this class. He cares about his students and wants them to succeed. If you attend the lecture and do the reading the quizzes will be pretty easy to do well on.

His class was definitely interesting. I didn't quite understand why we were learning theories from philosophers and those not in CoMs but about 2 weeks in it all came together. The bi-weekly quizzes were easy once you paid attention in class and focus on what he says that is not on the powerpoint. The exam was good and I did well on it.

I found his 2nd-yr class to be extremely challenging and I nearly failed. But in 3rd-yr, I learned how to study in general because of Dr. W. Go to class, use the examples his gives and repeats in class on your exams and papers. You dont need to do the readings to do well - study smart and youll see that its actually all quite straight forward.

Marking was based on 3 tests which were all open book. As long as you did the readings, made notes, and went to class every week to listen to what prof. Wagman had to say as well as the other people in the class, then getting a good grade was easy. Prof. Wagman is one of the best profs in the department. Highly, highly recommend this class

I am not a fan of writing but I enjoyed the class and the material.

Absolute giga-chad. Very open and communicative about his grading expectations, will help you get your idea expressed as clearly as possible. He would literally have everyone in class take a break to read the readings and talk about them if people didn't get the time to do it. Incredibly kind and friendly.

Probably the best Professor I've had thus far! The lectures were always engaging and it was nice that the syllabus was designed in such a way where you could effectively "choose" which assignments to complete to make up the 100% to better fit it in your schedule. As long as you show up and engage with the material, you'll do pretty well.

Prof Wagman in this class made me realize why I love learning. There were no slideshows, just him speaking to the class about the weekly topic and engaging with our thoughts. You need to work for your grade, but you get a lot out of the class. He was 100% meant to be a prof

Ira Wagman is a great professor and when listening to him you feel like he actually knows and cares about what he's saying not just reading of off slides. He is a pretty tough grader but if you ask him why he graded it that way it makes a lot of sense and I leave his office with no complaints and feel better prepared for future assignments.

Great prof and good lectures, explained things clearly. But make sure to do all the readings, because the content of the readings is almost 70% ish of your grade. Lets you bring as many notes as needed during exams, so don't worry about memorization, just read and note.

Great professor. You do NEED to attend the lectures, as he does not post any slides. The course only has three exams, and they weren't difficult. There is also a catch-up exam available if you want to improve a grade. He is very nice, passionate, and genuinely cares about the material. The course I took was COMS 3308.