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“Easy class but boring”
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Interesting class, was absent about half the semester for jury duty.
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You have to read the text which he wrote. When you're in class listening to his lectures he seems easy, but once the test comes, he's class is not as easy as you thought.
He is not hard at all! The people that say he's hard must be dumb. You take an early midterm and final, which hardly count. It's the group project that really counts. I didn't study for either test and got a B in the class. He's a very nice guy!
All of the important concepts are bold in the text and the multiple choice tests are mostly based on the homework questions. Don't take his class if you're an ESL student as there will be a lot of communication/interaction with classmates in English only
really cool guy grades well doesnt let you down..
is supportive of your speeches and shows lots of interest in each students speech. wants you to succeed. very inspirational teacher. except on his exams. exams are pretty long. easy but too long.
he is very unorganized, u gotta keep up with the speeches yourself, he gave our entire class 2 wks 2 do speeches b/c he missed a bunch of days. very unorganized
okay, the dude is nice. But, hes too happy, hes disorganzie. And he makes things boring when he points out stuff any idiot would understand. He needs to be less directive and teach his students like they have intelligence.
He's an okay teacher. His lectures and tests are boring but the tests are easy if you study and he grades on a curve. Anyway, he tends to lag on grading speeches. Find some other better teacher if you can.
He is a GREAT teacher. Easy going and friendly. He is willing to help you with your grade and everything. His class is fun and made me open up alots. Test is easy and final is a group project. Very easy and fun class
Not very clear with students. Doesn't remember things that he's said in class. Hard to talk to, which is BAD for a speech professor!!!! Class easy tho, midterm, final and then group projects.
This guy lives in his own world and can NOT teach anything complex. Learned absolutely nothing from him - if you're new to this world, maybe you'd find his lecture helpful.
dude this guy is soooo cool i recommend him big time..hes so caring and like off the wall youll love him..class is easy and hes a good grader...may seem confusing but hes really cool...
No problem for regular English students, and it's also possible for ESL students to get As for speeches.
great get him on his good side and you will pass the class with an A, i did and i failed all his test
I thought this guy sucked. he was always late, he would forget what he taught, gave us a midterm on 7 chptrs, he'd only cover 3 in class, then took 10 minutes to explain how to pick up the test and then how to put it back on his desk, I dropped this one.
easy a. sure beats speech 1a. doesn't quite cover all materials during lecture, but simple tests. all you need is common sense and you'll do fine. group projects- be creative and clear,(videos are recommended) this is the biggest part of your grade.
He's Cool
very hard test, unhelpful
just do good on the group presentation and you will pass the class. cool guy
Anal-retentive nitpicker. When he gives a 4 page paper he means 4 pages--not 1 line more or 1 line less. The class is too easy for that kind of bs. I'm still bitter 15 years later.
Although Professor Mc-Gill is a really nice man, if you take this class to learn something, you will be dissapointed. Reccomended for an easy A. Otherwise, get another teacher.
I think his class is easy,he will let u see ur cheat notes during the test.All of test questions are in ur disc and u can write those questions in ur cheat notice.So,don't worry about cannot pass his class.
Easy exams, as long as you go over the CD. Talked to us about his own experiences, but wasn't really interesting. Have to do a presentation for final. A lot of group participations. If you're not a group person, don't take this class.
This teacher is in fact "nice" but does not engage his students in the material. You're ok as long as you read the book and make an honest effort to listen to his long-winded lectures. I did not walk out with much in the end. :(
Great teacher one of my favorite teacher in Pasadena City college.
One of my favorite teacher in Pasadena City college. He is very nice and easy-going. This professor got some humor in him.
Very unorganized and boring!!! Easy grade though. He is a spacecadet!
very interesting professor and one of the best teacher I ever had in my life. I got an A in his class but still I want to take his class again just to show how I like his class~
He the most sweets old man ever. He remind me of my grandfather. Dude I total fail the midterm until he told the class that all the test question is on CD that comes with the book. It just common sense. Just make should u dude all the assigment and project. then u do fine.
Good class. Nice guy. Highly recommended.
Study the CD! Be up on your APA format for the presentation part. A lot of group work, but an easy A. Old school values, which was really refreshing! VERY highly recommended!
Boring. Don't take.
Great. Interesting and a Very social class.
well what can i say guys, he is a good professor.. just as long as you are prepared and can mumble something infront of the class you can pass the class.. i got an A and i thought i was failing
dude all of the questions on the midterm are on the CD -rom that comes with the book... i really mean ALL of them! so if you study that.. and do the project ... its an easy grade
Weird guy but he means well. Do the homework, do the group project, study the cd-rom that came with your book and you should pull a B or A. I know a lot of people hate speech (like I do) but take McGill and you'll have no problem.
Like everyone said if you study the CD-rom quizzes- you'll ace the tests. He gets ALL of the test questions from there. If you do the group project then you're set. You don't even have to stay in class- be there for attendance and you're good to go. Terrible teacher though. Very preachy. However, easy class.
I don't enjoy this class simply because he doesn't know what he's lecturing and doing in class. We got very confused when he explains the assignments, projects, or even the final exam date. He can make a simple job into very complicated. Anway, easy-A class!
He's very nice and optimistic. Not strict when it comes to grading. You'll have to present 4 speeches (2 persuasive, 2 informative) and take 3 tests. Test aren't hard if you read the little book. Also, at times he's pretty late and unorganized. His class may be boring but it's a social class, so i recommend you interact with others.
Definietly one of the worst teachers i've ever had at PCC. I found him to be quite **** and ****(and for reference i'm a white male.) Class is structured like my least favorite teachers from high school(group work, no lecture, no correlation between class/tests). Very unorganized and annoying. He was absent for ~30% of classes. Very easy A
Hey, I actually thought he was pretty clear. I personally preferred him to the two substitutes that we had. I especially didn't like the sub that we had on the day of the final. McGill is enthusiastic, and I felt like I could've spoken my mind in that class if I would have chosen to. Final was a breeze. Easy A, definitely.
Boring but easy, so who cares. Taking him if you want an easy A, and you won't regret it.
Easy teacher. Nice guy. Sometimes he talks too much and you're late for next class. Occasionally he gets so wrapped up in his ideas that I think he loses his point.
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Ohh he does too many outlines witch I dont think they have anything to do with our speeches. AT GRADINGS HE SUCKS BECAUSE i GET THE FEELING HE LIKES NTO SCRIBBLE AND DRAW RANDOM LINES WITH HIS SILVER PEN HE HAS.. bUT HES NOT BAD i GUESS JUST BORING..
Virtually no relevant lecture, have to read book to prep for exams. He wasted a lot of time grading stuff while class sat waiting. Good class if you are a COMM major and need to learn to write formal outlines. Actually graded our notecards!!!
He is a nice professor. To pass just read the book and purchase new so you can get the cd. Do the quizzes on the cd and you'll pass the midterm and final easily. And make sure you do a good job on the group project cause it's a good part of your grade. Its an easy A.
Easy class, but with a big group project at the end. If you're sociable, you'll meet a lot of people. This guy isn't very organized, trails off, takes too long, and contradicts himself in the syllabus with the rules for a group project. Can't help but get mad at him for that. He's cool though, if your patient. Easy.
study a little for 3 tests, and follow his syllabus to prepare the speech's note cards and outline, everyone can get a A!
Hes a good professor but tends to trail off in his lectures and goes on and on.But Easy A. You must have the cd rom with the book because all the answers to his Final & midterm are in it! Most important grading is the group project at the end which is fairly easy also. as long as you meet all the requirments You'll get an A!
You need the CD, all the questions for both the midterm and the final are on it. This guy is a TOTAL space cadet, if someone asks a question he often ends up in a half hour long story and then can't remember what the topic was. If you can deal with a class where the Prof is as confused as the students, then this is the class for you. Easy A
horrible teacher. biggest waste of time. doesn't lecture. very unprepared. tests are over material in book that he doesn't cover. huge group assignment, group up with working members. often late. trails on and on about nothing. aweful class, and i got an A. doens't answer questions, all in all aweful wouldn't take him again.
Really, this guy is a terrible professor, but getting a good grade is very easy. Study the CD in the textbook to guarantee an A. Just try not to get on his bad side. McGill LOVED (like thought it was the best thing he had ever seen!) my group's final project but we forgot to give him a copy so he docked all our final grades to a B. LAME!!!
i was scared of speech class but mcgills class was easy and not scary at all.. it was mostly group work so you dont really have to speak to the whole class
Recieved an A on all 3 of his tests. Completed 95% of his homework. He groups me up with 5 people that never did one ounce of work on the project. Because of them I recieve a B on the project and a B in the course (yet aced all tests?). I thought this was college where we are all graded individually. HORRIBLE PROFESSOR! FYI, I have a 3.5 GPA.
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he is very picky..like to argue with people...and hav change the book edition already..so can't get answers from the CD right now..really have to study and read book for the test..don't suggest u to do the powerpt presentation for the final project..coz u would get lower grade than just film it..
3 tests are not easy but they are worth only 30 pts.. the project is a must but it is group work.. easy to get a B in his class..u want to get A, u need to read textbook seriously and do the project carefully..better to use camera to do the project..
Great Teacher. Easy A. Really a great mentor, he goes off his teachings sometimes but i thought he did a good job at teaching alot of students about life. Easy speeches, and tests. Just go up and do your speeches the way he wants and yo will be fine. 100% recommend him to anyone who wants a speech class for an easy A.
you dont have to study for the test that much, he grades on a curve. the speeches are easy, just make sure to do your outline, reference sheet, and note cards. if you need any help just go to his office.hes willing to go over your entire outline, references, and overall speech to help you improve it. hes cool!
Easy easy! His class is so easy that as long as you study the testbook, mamorize the vocabulary and have good attendancy, you will get an A for sure!
AWFUL! Unorganized! did i mention AWFUL!
Dr. McGill is a nice professor but very unorganized. He gets off topic a lot, specially if you bring up the marathons. His class is an easy A just do the work, all the work.
I took him in the 80s and thought he was a fine teacher. He was very helpful and I got out of the class what I put into it. A fine teacher and a good man.
Cool, teacher. You feel confortable in his class he is very helpful, and adorable. take him for speech
wow, mcgill is so annoyingly unorganized that i felt the entire semester was a waste! i don't think i learned anything. he's an easy grader though, i got full points on every speech. but he is very picky about the outlines, so expect some pts to be docked if let's say, a bullet pt is off by space or something. he's also always late (7:15am class)
Do NOT take this class in the summer. He is so demanding, and you have a 100 question test each week for the first three weeks. His syllabus is 12 pages long and he is so obsessed with having htings done his way. He goes on tangents and just overall is not a good professor in my opition. I started out liking it, but by the end I HATED the class.
This teacher is a psycho, i advise not to take this teacher. He wants everything specific, and if you do not listen there will be points taken away. Plus, he is very unclear. He does not even write his own tests. OH yah his sylabus is like 50pgs long. This class does go from beginning to end. Very boring, i did not learn a thing. Pick someones else
Good guy, bad teacher. Very unorganized, always late, and very anal about everything. Final group project at end drove me bananas. And lectures are very preachy and boring, with no relevance to topic. Not a bad guy, but not a good professor.
First let me say I got an A in this class, it wasnt very difficult, the first part of the semester is broken up into 3 tests which as long as you read the book and can comprehend it you'll do fine. The 2nd part of the class is a group project, I recommend not doing a Power Point presentation as he grades them harshly. I would do a Video Project
i dnt know where to start off let me say his grading is ridiculous he wants everything to be perfect even if theres a comma missing hell make you do it all over again! very unorganized, takes him sometimes 40 min to start the class while we sit there and do NOTHING!! I would laugh he would tell me not to laugh becuz he would think im laughing athi
Strongly would advise not taking prof. Mc Gill. his sylabus is ten pages of b.s. Very unclear of assignments, sounds like a con man, tests are hard, he doesn't write his own tests. His final group project is very time consuming. In the end speech 10 shouldn't be hard it should be fun, so taking somebody else. Don't take Prof Mc.Gill!!! Gurantee.
I took this class my first semester at PCC. Im not a very smart person, i suck at every subject, but im shocked that people rate this guy like this. He woudl add 20% on whatever your test grade was. HEs such a nice guy. Simple hw. Only yack part was the project, but eh meet some people and ull be cool. I got a freakin B, and i failed every test.
I think he was a little unorganized, but overall a nice person. He wants everyone to do well in college and to get an education. Read the whole entire book, then you will pass. He doesn't teach during class...just read!!!
He was NOT hard!Come on, seriously..It was easy but pretty boring.. he only gave 3 tests, a project, and EC for perfect attendance. not to mention no hw. really wasnt that hard. you can fail all your test and still manage to get at least a C. i had all "C-" on my test and an A from the project (videoproject) and still received a B in the class. =]
very sweet, wants everyone to do well. not too organized, forgets things, postpones assignments several times, & let's u slide. overall great, but easy. read book & u'll pass
Okay so like freaking Mc Gill is kinda sorta disorganized. but likeee its a chill class towards the end of the semester. He forgets what he says a lot and freakin repeats it twice. But all n all hes pretty koo. likeee take him with a friend cuz it can get pretty boringg. And there are two tests. 1Group Presentation. STUDY WITH THE CD-ROM from book!
He is nice but preachy and disorganized. He says he is Moses and often says hot diggity often. Overall, if you do the work and pay attention you will succeed in the class. good luck :)
1)occasionally late to class unprepared(resulting to leaving classroom to print papers)2)I feel angry that 20 minutes to 1 hour beginning class times are gone for role calling or grading papers at every single class meeting. 3)Disorganized.Positives: 1)cares that students do well. 2)generous to help;gives slacks to students.
Very bad professor I meet in PCC. So boring. The grade is not easy. Almost student in class get C. Waste of time in class. He does not teach about true subject SPEECH, just talk other thing else. It is very important for this class, you have to do the project which is made by DVD. DO NOT TAKE HIM for SPEECH 10.I study very hard, never absence->getC
Very sweet professor. I took him during winter time and everything went in a fast paced. The tests were fairly easy because I read the book before I took the test. The tests were also curved, if it wasn't then my grade would have been average. The presentation is comprehensive as well. Overall, I got an A from doing all the work.
This funny turtle-like professor missed the first day of school, and he was rather helpful and serious about us completing our work. For an intersession, he was bip-boppity yo about us finishing an APA reference work but was a bit unclear about most things that he wanted. He loved our group performances, but perhaps doing video is best...
easiest class ever
this prof may be boring but he is easy
Not bad, but certainly not good. Tests are unclear from start to finish. If you need speech, take another person. Very preachy. Says that he is Moses. Bottom line is find a better teacher. Might I suggest Rita Gonzales?
As far as grading, just read the book (it's SUPER short) and you'll do well. Tests are SUUUUUPER easy, and has one group presentation at the end of the class. This teach means well, but yes, he is a bit preachy. He's a little out of touch, but these are all just personal critiques. Bottom line- if you want an easy A, take this guy.
Super easy class.. i did nothing and go t an A .. he forgets everything.. he even forgets to go to class.. and if you wait five minutes u can leave and go home.. if you forgot to turn i an assignment just tell him u did he must have lost it then hell give you full credit.. he did teach a bit but hes just so crazy.. but hes easy ..
this class was pretty easy. if you fail you're an idiot. i recommend to take this class during an intersession, so you won't have to do a long 10+ page paper. you do a skit instead. he tells you what you need to know on the tests. easy A. just read the book, some people need to learn some communication skills up in here!
Easy A class..He is very nice and sweet. like grandpapa..well you should study for three exams (100 multyple chocies), outlining four speeches and deliver four speeched then you will get an easy A.. However he forgets all the time so make sure you check your grade and attendance often with him to get a good grade..
Takes 20 years to grade assignments, never received grades for any exam. Loses my classwork, his memory threshold is about 2 minutes. Hearing is almost non-existent. Wears sketchers shape-ups.
OKAY, THIS CLASS STILL HUNTS ME TILL TODAY! I CHOSE THIS CLASS AS A ELECTIVE, BUT LITTLE DID I KNOW= WORSE, NIGHTMARE CLASS THAT I CHOSE EVER. MCGILL IS LIKE A CONMAN THE WAY HE TEACHES, AND HE'S NOT PROFESSIONAL. IE HE'S LATE, TESTS ARE HARD NO RELATION TO CLASS LEC, YOU GOT A DETAILED GROUP WORK, TIME CONSUMING. I WOULD AVOID!!!!!BARELY PASSED.
This guy is really easy and you don't have to do anything in class. We were playing starcraft because we were bored. Also, just skim over the book and study the CD for the exams. Also, take this class during the summer so you can do a skit instead of a essay. He is a very attractive person
Easy class, but frustrating teacher. Shows up late, even on test days. Loses homework. Never actually explained the final group project, so we had to wing it. His memory is very bad, and he gets defensive if you remind him of something he doesn't remember. Gave the wrong syllabus the fist day. Moved the midterm up a week at the last minute.
Easy Professor. Disorganized at times. Does not like if you speak out of turn so be patient while others are speaking. Class points are based on attendance, participation, one midterm 90 questions multiple choice + 1 page essay, Final 90 points mulitple choice + 1 page essay, then group presentation. Be sure to ASK questions for presentation.
Mr. Mc Gill can be frustrating because he's a little forgetfull and disorganized. If he had points for being empathetic he would have a million. Do your work and your cool, The textbook is actually interesting too. He may check ur paper 4 times and find a new mistake everytime, but he allows you to correct it and bring it back later. Overall Hes ok
This class wribs easy but I feel like it was an insult to education. Final and midterm are only worth 10% each but the final project is worth 60% and is in the hands of your group members. I find it absolutely ridiculous that a good student can fail due to other students. First 3 days of class, he stood there for 45min, silent. Wasted time. Avoid
Mr McGill is a nice man but honestly has no business teaching anymore. He has lost some of his faculties like memory and organization. I wish the speech dept. would give him a nice going away party. Maybe at one time he was a good teacher, but he should not be teaching at the university level or even high school for that matter.
Class was a waste of time.. If you're looking for an easy class and don't care about learning anything, then this is the class for you.
Easy class. You won't learn much about speech, though. It is a good class just for getting your GE and units. Two tests, answers come straight out of the CD from the textbook. No homework. Final is a DVD presentation about a subject. Very easy grader. Highly recommended. Do nothing on finals week :D
McGill is a nice guy, but I suspect his old age is hindering his ability to teach. He gives out 2 exams, and all the answers are in the book CD (word for word). There's a group DVD presentation in which you have to film/act out scenes and show the class...cringe worthy, but the class is an easy A. You'll be bored, though.
Easy class but boring. Nice professor but he should retire already.
I love professor McGill. He's such a sweet man and his class was enjoyable. Reading the textbook will teach you a lot about interpersonal communication. His class is very straight forward and easy to pass. The final project was to make a video with a group and was fun to make. Would def recommend!
Mr. McGill's speech 10 was one if the classes I took my first semester at Pcc. It was a 7 am class but I didn't find it hard to be there and pay attention. He's very generous with grading and the work was pretty easy. Definitely not hard to get an A. I personally enjoyed his style of teaching. He's a sweet man. I recommend him.
Great Teacher! Very dedicated to helping you learn in the best way possible for you.
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