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He's fantastic. A bit challenging but will make you think and has real-world experience. He is one of the best in the school for sure.

This teacher is knowledgeable, brings his work experience to the class. Note to other students: If you don't want to write a lot, you shouldn't take journalism! don't complain about writing in a writing class! (maybe change your major)

The best experiences of my undergrad studies came from the challenges met & the information gained in Prof. Simone's classes. I'll admit that he is not easy, but is willing to help if asked; the A's are not unreachable. his classes motivated me to pursue a grad eduation and career in corporate pr.

very good teacher-knows alot about the industry-and gives good challenges. I have gotten A's in his class on several occasions just from paying attention to detail and what he wants from you. Very insightful.

I was never really good in english but Professor Simone was able to spin my so-so writing into a style that seems pretty edgy. He respects personal writing style and made me completely confident.

He is super helpful and willing to work with you. He really wants you to become a better writer.

Excellent teacher, i really learned a lot. He is tougher on his written assgnments and dont miss the pop quizzes. He knows what hes talking about and is very helpful and interesting. Easy class if you take excellent notes and attend

He knows was he is talking about. Could be hard but he knows a lot and has great experience and the class is dynamic. Do not be afraid of hard teachers they are the best.

This guy's expectations of students are too high. I tried so hard but could never get more then a B-. I realy did work my assoff too. Assignments all the time and occasional pop quizzes. If you are naturally a good writer then take his class but if not drop out immediately. He expectations is as if students should already be super good journalists.

Greatest teacher at FIT. He is so passionate about your writing and really wants to see you succeed. it helps if you have interest in journalism or PR but it's not necessary. You will still learn a ton from him and he will help you become a better writer after only a month.

He is one of the best professors I have had at FIT. He teaches you what you need to know for the tests, and you can always print the power points he posts and study your notes. He is also very friendly and flexible. He let me take the final 4 days early so I can attend my vacation! I'd take him again.

At first, I was very apprehensive to take Simone again because I didn't particularly enjoy Advertising & Promotion. I also do not like that he quizzes you (sometimes pop quiz) before he teaches the material. I have him now for Publicity Wkshp and I think i've taken the most out of his class than any other throughout my time at FIT so far.

Good Professor who knows his stuff....the final project as a little much, esp bc other classes handed it in piece by piece throughout the semester, and it was also confusing to understand. But the class was easy and kinda interesting and Simone prepared us well.

Really nice guy, but his class is boring, he lectures for 3 hours straight and barely encourages participation. Not that many assignments although I really suggest reading the textbook every week. Tests are pretty easy since they're based on the textbook. Although it was a boring class, i'd take it again with him.

He was a great teacher! He's really funny and I learned a lot. The projects are easy to do and pretty fun if you like advertising. Take him if you can!

Simone is a nice man who looks and sounds like Bill Murray. However, his teaching is out of date & boring. The textbook shouldn't be mandatory because the powerpoints are directly from the text but gets mad if you don't read and will pop quiz you. Not technologically savvy.

From what I've heard about other AC111 classes offered at FIT, Simon's course seems to be the best. The lectures are horrendously long but if you can suffer through them you will learn a lot. He's super helpful and grades kindly on class assignments. Final Exam was a departmental one and it was HARD so read, take notes and you will do fine.

I loved this course! Incredible teacher. He is very well prepared and clear with the content of this course. Very helpful. If you're a responsible student and read and do the work you'll be fine. Great teacher and I hope I have him more!

He definitely pushes you to become a better writer. He gives very simple assignments that he allows you to email, which I love. He's very understanding if you miss class or have to leave early, as long as you speak to him beforehand. He once even bought in David Carr as a speaker for our class! His midterm and final are extremely difficult however.

Overall I enjoyed his class. He's a really sweet man and knows what he's talking about but sometimes he's a little lost cause he teaches so many courses. The textbook readings are really important if you wanna pass his class

I loved Professor Simone. He is very knowledgeable in the journalism field and really challenges you with papers (in a good way!). He cares about the students, and for me, personally, he inspired a deeper love for journalism. Some students say he's a tough grader, but he really isn't honestly. Just do the work and you'll be fine

Professor Simone is someone who makes you work for your grade. He is honest, and has a lot of experience. I think he's worth taking if you're actually here to learn. Although he gives pop quizzes, they're just 10Q's that are self explanatory. He has an extra credit assignment at the end.

Professor Simone is such a great guy! He's funny, respected, and definitely knows his stuff. His experience in the industry gives him great material for lectures. Read the textbook! There will be pop quizzes if he suspects you're not reading. All the info you need for tests are in his lectures so notes are also important. Assignments were fun!

At first I was a bit intimidated by the assignments he had us do, but I ended up learning a lot about journalism. He made me step out of my comfort zone for papers and helped me with my writing. He's really old school and you can tell he has a passion for journalism. The midterm and final were EASY. He writes them himself.

This class was really easy. The information is pretty easy if you read, even if you don't its common sense. He is a good professor. Lectures can get boring, so boring your laptops. I definitely recommend and would take again.

Professor Simone was really passionate about Advertising and was very knowledgable. The midterm, final, and final project were easy and the course content was pretty self explanatory. DO buy the textbook and DO read because there are lots of quizzes. Overall though a good class and a good professor and i'd take him again

WhAt a guY!! He's so passionate about the course and really wants you to engage in the lecture so make sure you read the chapter the week before because if he sees the class slacking he does give pop quizzes. Besides that it just midterm, two small (but fun) assignments, final , and final project.

Prof. Simone is very willing to help students to learn. If you're struggling, make an appointment and you will learn a lot more! Fun assignments and I actually like journalism more now that I've taken it.

Prof. Simone is the best professor Ive ever had at FIT. He is always there for his students, encouragers their best work, and inspires them to reach all of their goals. If you have the opportunity to take any of his courses- do it!

Professor Simone clearly knows what he is talking about. He is kind, funny, and trys to make class interesting. Not a tough grader either, but will sometimes give you a pop quiz on the assigned chapter reading. I learned a lot from him!

Sorry guys! I made the comment on 12-12-18 saying he's a great professor but gave him a bad rating. Meant to give him a 4/5. Take him for AC 141 he's easy.

I had Prof Simone for AC 111 and AC 171. I really enjoyed both classes. He is very lecture heavy, but makes it enjoyable. I thought the assignments were fun to do. He does give pop quizzes, so make sure to read. As long as you do your work and participate, you'll be fine. He's very nice and will answer any question.

I actually really like Prof. Simone. I had him for both journalism and mass comm this semester and he was really nice and funny. He teaches you a lot about current events too which was cool. If you're a good writer and you do your work you'll get a good grade. Make sure you read the book because there are pop quizzes from time to time!!

Professor Simone was my favorite professor so far! His class isnt easy and he may push you out of your comfort zone sometimes, but he only does this to help you. Hes got tons of experience (head of PR at Revlon for years I believe), a sh*t ton of stories to tell and most importantly his class is interesting. Take this class if your sick of boring

I personally loved this professor. I was skeptical at first due to the bad reviews, but he turned out to be one of my favorite professors this semester. I had him for Mass Communications, and he was really knowledgeable about the topic! Highly recommend, he is a tough grader, so be ready to put in the work.

Prof. Simone is the sweetest man who cares about his students and knows a lot about the subject. For the first couple weeks we had to read the textbook and had a 10 question quiz for the next class but it wasn't anything crazy. It's honestly helpful because those are the same questions that will be on the midterm and final. Would take again.

His tests are in-person paper tests so you will have to be prepared for that, I barely studied and got a A. You learn the material across all of your AC classes, so as long you know what you are doing, then you will be fine. Make sure to review the chapters to prepare for his pop quizzes (You can just read the summaries at the end if u are lazy).