He just rambles and rambles! I think he pulls his assignments out of thin air...he is unable to answer the simplest questions about the class!

Oh my goodness...this guy is a space cadet. He was never prepared for class and his assignments were totally bogus! He couldn't answer simple questions about them or about his lectures. If you are forced to take him do not, I repeat, do NOT ask him any questions unless you have a good 10 minutes (at least) of your time to devote to listening to him ramble. He's one of those teachers that makes going to class nasueating.

Not a fan! Could the man please ramble a little bit more? I don't think I've heard enough about his kids/head cold/getting fired just yet. He doesn't make up his own assignments, so he is unable to answer questions about them. Everybody's grades sucked because he didn't even know what he was looking for!

I could do better in this class if he would tell us what he expected. It is required for CSIS but I have heard you can take it through the tech school. The overall opinion of him in our class is the same DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS

Found this class pointless did not have anything to do with my Major. He refused to answer questions and was very unhelpfull. Wish I did not have to waste my money on this class.

DO NOT TAKE HIM WHATEVER YOU DO!! HE WANTS YOU TO FAIL AND WILL DO ANYTHING TO NOT HELP YOU!!!! WORST MISTAKE OF MY ENTIRE EDUCATION THUS FAR!

Mr. McCord DOES NOT WANT YOU TO PASS!He hates students and hates his job. It would be better if he stuck to "make you feel bad hotline". He expects you to know what you haven't learned! Goodness! DONT SIGN UP! YOU CAN IF YOU WANT TO FAIL. DONT SAY WE DIDN'T WARN YOU!

I must be fair and say that the professor does know technical report writing, but in teaching the subject, he is absolutely awful in doing so. Incoherent during his lectures by going off topic for nearly 15 minutes at a time. Unable to answer simple questions. This class, which can be very useful for students, is ruined by this horrendous teacher.

This teacher is so rude and full of himself. The assignments aren't bad, but this guy needs to get over himself.

The class was terrible from the start. He did not understand what he was teaching and taught us nothing. Took a very long time to give us feedback yet had strict submission guidelines. Would not respond to emails and would speak condescendingly to us as a class and individually. Avoid Mike McCord like the plague.

Unlike other online classes here, the person "teaching" was unhelpful in nearly every regard. Didn't return grades on our first papers until he was REMINDED by students that we should have gotten feedback earlier than EIGHT WEEKS into the semester. Took a look at his picture on the faculty website and I can only say this: physiognomy is real.

This is the worst online class I have ever taken. He does not grade anything until the very end of the class, so the whole semester you have no idea as to if you are actually doing anything right in this class. He also uses this complicated "minimal marking" grading system which is absolutely useless and does not actually tell you what is wrong.

This is the worst class I have ever taken. I've never once ever gotten a zero on any paper ever, but he wasn't hesitant to give me one. His instructions weren't clear which caused me to misunderstand the material, instead of working with me to make corrections and understand, he told me his decision was final and I was getting a zero.

If you are taking an online class: Expect no instruction, just read the book. You will find out some of your grades in the last few weeks of the class, otherwise there is no feedback. He deducted points, because the margin was not 1 inch on his printer (despite it being 1 inch on my printer!). Avoid this professor, if you learn from feedback!

This professor is not understanding in any way and expects you to understand everything without any questions asked. I would not recommend him as a professor, ever.

I had some medical issues throughout the semester and when I reached out to him for support in my course with him he literally just told me to withdraw from the course and that he wouldn't do anything to help because I should have told him at the beginning of the semester. Now I know to schedule my medical emergencies. Thanks McCord.

PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THIS MAN'S CLASS. This course is solely based on reading, and 4-5 writing cases. If you go into this class thinking you'll learn to write for the workplace, you'd be mistaken. Do not expect help either when he gives you an F on an assignment with no clear reasoning or. No making up points -"just do better next time","get a tutor"

Dr. McCord is unreasonable in his attendance and helpfulness for a 400 level online class. 2 large papers that are ridiculously meticulous in how he grades them. Weekly participation through difficult long "short essay" discussion posts where he asks you to write a minimum of 300 words based off of very short questions. Unwavering in policy.

Horrible. He shouldn't be a professor. Completely absent from the course, only posted one announcement before the semester started and never again until the very last week. Had no clue if i was passing or failing bc i had no grades posted by the withdrawal date. A harsh grader and offers no help. Doesn't teach anything just expects you to read.

He grades so tough for only a ENGL 099 class, if you can I would take a different course. he has his own paper dimensions that YOU NEED TO FOLLOW, which are very hard to follow. I would write my paper with the University Writing Support Center and he would still crap on my papers saying I did everything wrong.

DO NOT TAKE. you will need to hand in each essay on time and you will need to follow his essay requirements. he is one of the hardest professors to get in contact with. for a class that is not even a 100 level, it is very difficult. he will not give you an extension on anything so be prepared to hand in the essay on time. AVOID AT ALL COSTS.

What a dreadful educator. The reading load was not an issue, though it was a lot, I like to read. The issue is his condescending and petty attitude and his absurdly minute, impossible to understand formatting guidelines (which account for a huge amount of the papers grades). I have no idea how this guy became Dean of the department. BOOOO!

He is not accessible outside of class. Never reply back email. His Responses of email wont help that much to your gradings. He Has some of his own grammatical grading criteria. I would never ever Recommend his class.

If you care about your tuition and mental health, DON'T TAKE THIS CLASS. The guy is horrible and doesn't care about his students. He is by far the worse professor I have ever encountered. He is not accessible outside of the class and threatens to fail his students if they didn't meet his grading standards. In other words, avoid this guy if you can.

The worst professor! I don't recommend taking this class or any class by him ever.

This professor was horrible. He was not helpful when I didn't understand a couple things, just referred me to read the syllabus which I had done multiple times and I even reached out for help from a tutor, who didn't understand it either. Never again will I take a course by him.

With a syllabus that reads more like a manifesto this professor will stress you out with expectations that far exceed anyone else in the English department. He has is own format for papers that isn't in line with the rest of the department and will take 25% off for getting it wrong. His whole attitude turned me off from his class completely! Avoid!

This professor is not helpful whatsoever, he has taken forever to grade and is not helpful when you ask him question. His syllabus is not clear and will always refer you back to it when you do not understand something on it.

I dropped this class on the first day. Five total assignments, won't update grades as we go, won't respond to emails that are not up to his standards, unclear criteria for papers (states in the syllabus that he won't help with that if uncertain), makes many comments about dropping the class if you "can't handle it." DOING TOO MUCH for a 202 level!!

Wow, who does this man think he is? When I realized I was too scared to email him because he seemed so mean in his syllabus, that's when I knew it was time to drop the class. Don't even bother asking him for help with anything because he won't help you. I didn't even give him a chance — I ran away as soon as possible, and I suggest you do the same.

He is an online professor who discourages people from reaching out and emailing him. If you do manage to get a response from him, he just tries to refer you to the syllabus which does not clearly outline his course. He clearly doesn't look at the essays because he gave me 40/80 on the first essay and all he said was I wrote about the wrong topic

First thing, I can't get over his specific indents. You will need a ruler to measure your indents to his specific dimensions (why? I couldn't tell ya). His grading was so confusing, I would stay away from his classes.

This is a professor you do NOT want to have. Beginning of the semester I emailed him a question, which he did not respond to, instead told me to reread the syllabus. He grades HARSH especially with the little instruction he gives. I ended up withdrawing due to his harsh grading and indecency. Hope this helps you decide if his courses are for you.

His feedback is condescending and he took >60 days to grade my essay! His office hours are not in person so you email him and he writes you back during his office hours. His syllabus is like 13 pages of rambling and then tells us to be concise. He just wrote everyone an email about his upcoming jury duty and it was at least 500 words. LOL!

This is by far the toughest class I have ever taken, and it doesn't even apply to my major. The formatting he requires makes absolutely no sense (I'm not using a ruler to measure the spaces between paragraphs), and if you ask him for help, even after saying you've read the syllabus multiple times, he refuses. I've learned nothing in this class.

Truly someone who shouldn't be in education. He doesn't allow creativity in his essays - pigeonholes you - he doesn't allow plot summary, external sources, or any type of speculation. Then when you get your feedback, it's a guessing game of what you did wrong (minimal marking grading) and he is extremely condescending with his feedback. 0/10 stars.

This professor was unprofessional from the start. I had a simple question before my course even started and he simply blew me off and stated that he was "disappointed in me" for not fully reading his 30 page syllabus. From there I chose not to go to him for questions leaving me to try to figure them out on my own. Would not recommend him to anyone.

I dropped this professor's class on the first day after having purchased two of the same books that were listed differently in the bookstore. It all could have been prevented if he had respectfully answered my email before the term started, when I asked what the required texts were for the class. He made me feel like an idiot for emailing him.

Mr. McCord grades harshly on very little. He sets out instructions at the beginning, but if you have questions or attempt to deviate in an attempt to broaden your learning, it is "punished" by his restrictive and narrow view of grading. Believe the other reviews and DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASSES. Genuinely one of the worst experiences I've had in school.

If you have the chance, take this class and future classes with a different professor. He doesn't answer emails and if he does he refers you back to the syllabus without answering your question. He is very rude a hard grader.

Decided to take an online ENGL 390 course, was genuinely excited. I got through the first 3 weeks before realizing the amount of work and hard deadlines he expects are inhuman and unattainable for a full course load. Syllabus dependent, he had nothing in the course except for that and two other items. Save your money and skip his class if you can.

Did not communicate at all.

I would not take a class with Dr. McCord again, he is a very harsh grader and poor communicator. He waits until the very end of the semester to grade most things so you will not know your final grade until they are submitted. Save yourself the anxiety and take this course with a different professor.

He is the worst professor I have ever had. Took a month and a half to grade our first essay and the feedback was minimal while also taking off a huge portion of points. Only 5 total things are put into the gradebook, and they do not get put in until the end of the semester leaving you unawake of if you will pass or not. Long and confusing syllabus.

Terrible professor. Very rude doesn't answer any questions when you email him he will just tell you to look at the syllabus and the syllabus is so long and hard to read since it's so confusing. No one will receive a passing grade on any essays for him. He's extremely the worst professor and extremely rude. Only cares about getting paid not helping.

I would urge anyone against taking this course with McCord. The feedback for essays is both incredibly vague and demeaning, and the grading is very harsh. You WILL get points cut for small things that most other English professors would likely overlook. I loathe this man with my entire heart. Don't take this class if you value your time and money.

I would absolutely not recommend this professor to anyone looking to take this class. He is an extremely harsh grader and gives minimal feedback regardless of how clear it is that you worked hard on the assignment. If you do reach out to him he is extremely belittling and rude. Not worth your time or money. He should not be in the education system.

I strongly recommend never taking a class from this professor. He is a poor communicator and only tells you to refer back to the syllabus, which is confusing and unclear. He is extremely condescending and rude. As someone who typically does not struggle with mental health, he made me question my self worth and if I belonged in college or not.

McCord is the worst professor I've ever had the displeasure of having. I don't think he's happy in his career path and grades extremely unfairly (I got two points taken off an essay about my life because he deemed it “unimportant to anyone who hears it”). I'm so sorry if you're an honors student, this man hates his job and it will be your problem.