2.6

Lon Green

Humanities - Ferris State University

2.6
Quality
3.4
Difficulty
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Would Retake
83
Reviews
2.6
Quality
3.4
Difficulty
2.4
Helpful
2.8
Clarity

N/A

Would Retake

83

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What Students Say

who knows what the hell he is talking about

COMM105 - 4.0 rating

He is honestly the rudest prof I have ever had

COMM121 - 2.0 rating
Class Info

Attendance Mandatory

67%

Textbook Required

100%

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Predicted Grade

B-

65% confidence
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Grade Distribution
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C-: 1
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C+: 1
B: 1
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Reviews (83)
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COMM121
Jan 17, 2003

He is honestly the rudest prof I have ever had

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121SPEAKI
Jan 30, 2003

No Comments

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COMM121
Feb 15, 2003

not a bad guy... talks about hockey alot

3.0
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COM121
Feb 26, 2003

No Comments

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COMM132
Apr 4, 2003

He was horrible. Hard tests and a HUGE paper of about 50 pgs or more due at end of semester.

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COMM
Apr 21, 2003

Tests were very hard. Didn't like his teaching style either. When you ask a question he gives you an example thats harder to figure out then the orginal question. It also took me two weeks to figure out what the class was about.

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COMM121
Apr 22, 2003

One of the biggest ****s I've ever had the privlege of being taught by. You loved to hate this man but you'll walk away a better public speaker and you may learn something to casue he'll force you to. I liked that.

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COMM
Apr 29, 2003

Very good professor, explains things easilly and the only people who wont do good in this class are ones that do not pay attention and think its a blow off class.

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COMM105
May 18, 2003

No Comments

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COMM235
Jun 16, 2003

This man should not be allowed to teach. All he talks about is himself and his kids. He is rude and arrogant. Do not take his class!

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COMM221
Oct 22, 2003

uses very confusing examples and when you ask him a question be prepared to answer all the questions that he will ask you in return. about the only things i remember are the endless stories about his kids.

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COMM105
Oct 28, 2003

Excellent professor. Just go to class and do the reading and assignments. Some think he's difficult - this is college people! If you're looking for a high school level class, take one of the other comm profs in the department...

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COMM
Nov 6, 2003

hard test, gives way to long of examples for simple ideas, and makes ideas and concepts way harder than they need to be. thinks he knows everything. just a difficult class all around.

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COMM
Nov 10, 2003

as with any public speaker/communications person, they give round about answers, not direct ones. pay attention, take notes and talk(it's a communicaton class)you'll do fine. the paper is long and overwhelming, but just bullsh*t and it'll be fine.

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COMM121
Nov 18, 2003

Not a bad class, but he is a pretty big jerk, can be funny at times, but can suck others. He was head of department, but demoted for "after hours activites" with secretary. You learn a lot, but you have to work hard too.

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COM100
Nov 30, 2003

Very Hard

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3.0
COMM499
Dec 3, 2003

I loved being taught by this professor although he can be quite intimidating but believe me when I say "his bark is bigger than his bite"

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COMM
Feb 21, 2004

Essentially, he's a sudo-intellectual, that cannot find employment in industry because who would hire him. He really knows nothing! The class and related course material are senseless and have no purpose, just like Green's life

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COMM499
Feb 28, 2004

Loved his class and the teacher. He should teach more comm. classes. Only dumb students would be scared of him or think he was too hard. They need to get a life. He applies real life examples so you understand.Awesome Teacher

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COMM105
Mar 31, 2004

this was HORRIBLE! i know more about his life than about comm. the hardest class to come to because he stretches one simple idea out for days.hes pretty boring!

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COMM105
Apr 14, 2004

What a jerk, very unprofessional.

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3.0
COMM105
Apr 29, 2004

The final paper is stupid, and he is long-winded, but overall the class isn't too hard, and he's not a bad guy.

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COMM499
May 9, 2004

I had him for comm 221,370 and 499..All he does is talk about his son..He grades hard and gives hard test..these comm. teachers need to act like they want to be there before they start teaching..these teachers act like they don't like their jobs

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COM105
May 19, 2004

This guy is an ass

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COMM105
Jun 30, 2004

He applies his life to most everything in the class, but it can be very helpful. It makes things "hit home" a little more. I liked the class, but not my fav.

3.0
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COMM105
Jul 3, 2004

I had a difficult time coming to class, he was very boring. Most other instructors allow you to work in groups thus interpersonal communications but all he does is lecture. Not the best way to teach that particular class.

1.0
5.0
COMM336
Jul 7, 2004

He does not clarity anything we do. all we did in this class eas presentations, learned nothing by it. he critized everyone on their presentations, it felt like we were scolded by our parents. Final exam was horrible 18 questions all essays.

1.0
5.0
COMM105
Jul 8, 2004

Boring class. If your taking COMM 105 to avoid taking a really speech class, I would reconsider.

1.0
4.0
COMM221
Nov 2, 2004

Take someone else. Please for the love of god. If you dont you will regret it for the rest of your life.

4.0
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COMM105
Grade: C-
Nov 11, 2004

He gives too many examples and stories about his life (his son, wife and himself). You must pay very close attention to get the meaning of his stories. He gives lots of quizzes that you must write 2-3 sentences about a main topic in the chapter. His exams aren't too bad though (MC, T/F, Matching)

2.0
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COMM221
Dec 11, 2004

No Comments

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4.0
COMM221
Apr 1, 2005

This guy is boring, talks fast, always about his son. He has much experience, however his tests are difficult. Overall I would not reccomend him.

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COMM221
Apr 27, 2005

he does talk about his son alot. His assignments are unclear and often times pointless. I liked the class, but if you can chose someone else...DO IT

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SMALLGROUP
Apr 28, 2005

It's college, not meant to be easy! Quiz material might be a little tough, but I actually enjoyed the lecture and thought the exercises were inventive.

5.0
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COMM336
Jul 6, 2005

Not sure where he gets his negative rating. He is strict about his attendance policy, but beyond that if you show him some respect he'll do the same for you. Lectures are clear, assignments are relatively simple, and he is a fair grader. Take him if you want a good speech prof

4.0
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COMMUNICATIONS
Oct 13, 2005

HE tells so many stories its hard to tell whats suppost ot be valid notes and whats just a story! it seems like its taking us a long time to get through a chapter or even one or two concepts!

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SMALLGROUP
Oct 27, 2005

Class sucks! At first you think it's going to be a blow off easy class, then he rapes you with the first quiz! The lectures are really laid back but the quizes and exams are super hard. He tells a lot of personal stories, that's about the only thing I like about him.

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COMM221
Grade: B-
Nov 10, 2005

wow...he tells so many stories about his son its aweful. Everytime you answer a guestion (right or not) all he says is "why this, Why that, are you sure?, how sure." SHUT UP! everything is a debate. Plus the class is super boring and the quizzes..well you better know your S#*T..

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COMM221
Nov 11, 2005

For the love of everything holy, do not Lon Green for anything!!! he is sooo mean. he likes to rub it in if people do poorly on work. he will laugh at you for failing on a exam. Do no listen to people who say "college is supposed to be tough"..the class itself isnt that tough but he is very mean to his students!!! he talks way to much about his son

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COMM221
Grade: C+
Nov 16, 2005

hey if you like taking quizes with A-Z choices for answers, with some of them being a not d, bc not a, de not f. then go ahead and have a ball in his class. Otherwise stay away from this egostistical, talks too much about his son, old meanie. He does not take input or feedback from his students and just ignores them. His class is a waste of time.

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COMM105
Dec 12, 2005

A little narrowminded in thinking, but as far as teaching he's great. Very clear when he lectures about material that will be on quizzes. Gives great examples and makes understanding easy. START THE TERM PAPER AS SOON AS IT IS ASSIGNED THOUGH because trying to write 30-40 pgs in a week is hell.

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COMM370
Dec 26, 2005

At first I hated him and his double talk (he says things twice; not important things just dumb stuff). Everything is a story about his kids and grandkids but he does somehow relate it to communications. The class was pretty easy when all was said and done; just study and take notes.

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COMM370
Mar 29, 2006

This is a no BS guy. Very helpful, clear about definitions, lectures are interesting for the most part. His stories are always about his kid, but he relates them to the topic at hand quite thoroghly.

3.0
2.0
COMM121
Mar 30, 2006

I have never heard a SPEECH teacher stutter so many times before. I counted him saying "At this particular point" or "For all intensive purposes" about a hundred times during one class period. He would just randomly say it, its hard to focus when a teacher does that.

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COMM105
May 8, 2006

If you like to be bored to death, take this class. The guy is a complete dork and talks about his son, Michael 24/7. Quizzes take forever to grade, and extremly boring subject matter...EVERYDAY IS POWERPOINT...tons of notes. Stay away!

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COMM460301
Jun 8, 2006

THIS GUY IS A ****, HE TALKS ABOUT HIS SON ALL CLASS PERIOD LONG, HE REPEATS EVERYTHING TWICE AND BRINGS IN GUEST SPEAKERS ONLY TO DENOUNCE THERE CREDIBILITY THE NEXT DAY HE IS A **** AND ANSWERES ALL QUESTIONS WITH THE WORD WHY, HE THINKS HE'S SOCRATES

4.0
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COMM105
Aug 17, 2006

I liked his class alot.. He did talk about his son ALL THE TIME.. But it always applied to what we were talking about. The quizzes were easy if you look at your notes even for just a little bit before the quiz. The bad part about him is that whatever you say it seems to be wrong to him, and he always questions whatever you say..Otherwise, he's good

4.0
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COMM105
Oct 25, 2006

Talks about his son alot, says "at this particular point" and "for all intents and purposes" alot, but subject is very clear and note-taking is easy...

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COM105
May 7, 2007

This is the worst class i've ever taken. This guy is an absolute joke. If your intrested in listening about his son Michael 3 hours a week. Then having to write a 20 page paper in the end of class. The course also includes taking multipul choice mid-terms and exam which the possible anwsers are A-L

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COMM121
May 31, 2007

DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR! he is the worst professor ever! very boring, repeats everything at least 2x, critisizes you about everything, and gets pissed if you don't take his criticism.

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COMM105
Nov 5, 2007

this guy is aweful...gives you 15 examples for the easiest concept... uses his son michael in every second example.. i found him very irritating,, and he loses it if you get up to go to the washroom... highly recommend not taking him

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COMM221
Nov 6, 2007

Do not take this class with him. He makes you do a huge group project for 1/3 of your grade in the class. He doesn't seem to want to help people. His standard answer is "I don't know" or "Thats not my problem". I am an "A" student and had problems in this class, still got an "A" but had problems with it.

4.0
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COM105
Nov 18, 2007

Tells storys he thinks are funny. Talks about the kid all the time, but does relate it to COMM. Doesn't care to understand what you are saying and then turns it into the exact opposite of what you ment. He's never wrong, in his mind anyways and is very intimidating.

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COMM221
Dec 18, 2007

DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR! He doesn't help, tests you on things he didn't even go over. His test are multiple choice with ten different options.

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COMM105
Nov 24, 2008

He was preety funny. I liked him and his class was easy. He does talk about his kids and family a lot but relates it to topic. Do NOT disagree with him. A kid in my class told him he made up statistics and he dedicated the whole next class period tearing this kid apart.

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COMM105
Dec 21, 2008

As long as you look over the study guides he gives you the quizzes are SO easy. The class itself was pretty boring and I expected to learn more things that were useful in real life. Overall he is an alright teacher. The midterm and final are a little ridiculous with options a, b, c, d, e, f, and g. Easy "B" moderately hard "A".

2.0
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COMM205
Dec 29, 2008

terrible prof. Dont take this prof unless you want to learn about how great his son in. Thats all he talks about all class

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COMM105
Jul 24, 2009

He tired to make it interesting, but fell really short. He did talk about his son, but not 24/7. His class is all powerpoint, just copy it. quizzes are straight forward. you just have to remember exactly what was on the powerpoint or in the book. you have to read. and keep up with his project, if you put it off its 10X harder. exams are simple.

4.0
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COM105
Nov 13, 2009

This class is pretty easy. He uses powerpoints for his lectures and doesn't really use the textbook at all. As long as you write down the information and study it you will do fine on the quizzes and exams. Its all pretty much common sense info. Just stay on top of the work

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COMM380
Dec 18, 2009

Right in his 'syllabus' it says that he will EMBARRASS you if you do bad... if that tells you how he is. Only had 2 quizzes the whole semester, and they were ridiculous. And these other posts are true, talks about son all the time. Pretty boring, and once I went to him for help and he said he "doesn't care". Aren't teachers supposed to help?

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COM210
Feb 10, 2010

really needs to retire!

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COMM105
Feb 18, 2010

Green is just an overall terrible prof. He makes anything and everything as difficult as possible, for what could be the easiest class ever.

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COMM105
Mar 31, 2011

Great Prof. who knows what the hell he is talking about. If you actually take notes, you will do well..you will do even better if you actually read the book unlike I did.

1.0
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COMM320
May 2, 2011

He is by far one of the worst teachers. He is unorganized, had stuff due on days we didn't meet and back loaded all work we were doing presentations on exam day. He said be late to another exam or find a time later to hand in your exam. Also accused me of adding in work after he looked and graded an assignment. very judgmental.

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COM105
Aug 24, 2011

Don't take any classes with him

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COMM105
Nov 2, 2011

I was only there because I had to be,I hated going to every class. Quizzes are hard, but tests are easy. Try to take someone else before him.

4.0
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COMM115
Nov 20, 2011

great professor. only needed the book for specific assignments. He was incredibly easy to learn from. show up and listen to him. He teaches off of personal knowledge. vomit up his own words and he will love you. hes an incredibly nice guy.

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COMM150
Oct 30, 2012

I must say I'm absolutely shocked that anyone would rate Professor Green with any negativity at all. I love going to his classes! He's funny and shows subject-related clips from shows like Cosby Show and Everybody Loves Raymond. His tests are of average difficulty, but he gives you a study guide of everything that will be on the exams.

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2.0
COMM101
Nov 21, 2012

My favorite professor of all time, the people that didnt like him are the people that can't focus on anything if it's not on facebook. He had great anecdotes to related to material , and he had this way of telling stories that you understood the course without realizing you were learning. All you have to do is put forth smallest amount of effort.

2.0
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COMM105
Dec 2, 2012

test questions are worded in an unclear way

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COMM105
Dec 11, 2012

worst.professor.ever. DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR

5.0
2.0
COMM105
Oct 30, 2013

Professor Green is a very interesting professor. He gives real-life examples for EVERY concept he introduces. Exams are easy(if you study) but are worded awkwardly. Read the book and study the notes that he gives and you will get an A. ...All his notes are given on powerpoint, but he keeps it interesting

5.0
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COMM105
Nov 7, 2013

He is a tough teacher, but he gives you study guides! USE THEM! The analysis make sure you keep up to date on! I highly recommend. He is so nice and always tells stories that relate to what we are learning! People who don't like him are the ones who hate every professor! HE IS GREAT!

4.0
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COMM105
Apr 9, 2014

He is a great teacher. Keeps lectures interesting. Must take notes! Tests are a little unclear but if you do the study guides and keep up to date with the analysis you will do fine.

3.0
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COMM105
Grade: B
Apr 22, 2014

Prof. Green is not a very fun prof to have. He teaches lower level comm but he makes his test questions very vague and the choices on each question usually goes up to letter H. If I could do it again I would take someone else. He makes it to hard for what the class is.

4.0
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COMM105
May 27, 2014

Your grade is based off of tests and a final assignment. He gives you the final assignment at the beginning of the term, make sure you work on it as you go. Don't wait until the last week! The assignment is easy, but very long. I never used the book. Take notes!! Tests are fairly easy as long as you actually study.

4.0
2.0
COMM105
Nov 3, 2014

Professor Green is adorable! He makes the class fun by telling funny stories that relate to the class and actually help you remember things. His tests aren't exactly hard, but just make sure you take good notes in class and read the chapters. Overall, this course is fun. I would take it again if I could!

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COMM105
Nov 5, 2014

As far as I am concerned this class is not bad what so ever. Great professor. Would highly recommend him. You take about a test a month and have an analysis at the end. Not to bad if you get an early start on it, and if you send him samples he will give you his honest feedback.

3.0
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COMM105
Nov 6, 2014

He isn't a bad teacher, he just isn't very clear about what he wants with his analysis' that are due at the end of the semester. Yes, he does give you a chance to turn in samples, but the samples you turn in you can't read his feed back anyways. I needed to ask him several times. His test are multiple choice, but the wording is pretty confusing.

3.0
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COMM105
Grade: A-
Dec 11, 2014

Analyses are terrible. There are so many of them and they're just overall stupid. Other professors do not make you do them. Options on his exams go to like letter H.

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COMM105
Apr 30, 2015

Lon is a funny guy. As a teacher, he is not very good. I am an all "A" student and this class was really difficult for me. You have an online analysis that takes for ever to complete each chapter. His test are also very hard. He claims every thing he has on the test are in the study guide, but that isn't true. Options on test are A-G. Dumb.

4.0
4.0
COMM105
Sep 14, 2015

I only had six classes with him but he was a really funny guy. Strict and old school, but you could tell he cared.

1.0
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COM210
Apr 5, 2016

Lectures are exceptionally tedious and serve zero purpose save giving him a captive audience to recount the inane details of his life. He simply just not a very good person. When my little brother was KIA'd in Afghanistan and I missed several periods for the funeral I was curtly informed that this was 'not a valid reason for missing class'. AVOID

Class Info

Attendance Mandatory

67%

Textbook Required

100%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

B-

65% confidence
Based on 5 grades
Most common grades:
C- (1)
B- (1)
C+ (1)
Grade Distribution
A(0)B(2)C(2)D(0)F(0)A-/B+(1)
Based on 5 reported grades
C-: 1
B-: 1
C+: 1
B: 1
Rating Trend

Improving

+0.32 avg change
May
Nov
Dec
Apr
Sep
Apr
Last 6 months
Ratings by Course

COMM150

5.0

(1)

COMM370

4.5

(2)

COMMUNICATIONS

4.0

(1)

COMM115

4.0

(1)

COMM101

4.0

(1)
+18 more courses
Difficulty by Course

121SPEAKI

5.0

COMM380

5.0

COM210

4.5

COMM221

4.1

COMM132

4.0

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