pointless class, REALLY EASY. the online homework is simple, and the test questions are pulled directly from it.the only reason to show up to class is the occasional in-class exercise, which arent worth many points. the Group Project is really easy, you get all semester to do it. but its grade is dependant on your teamates, they can fail you.

very boring and confusing. tests are difficult. is very strict. takes attendanace. no electronic devices at all

Prof. Insley is good. I got an A in his class. However, he didn't touch quiz grading. Many questions in his quizes are ambiguous. If you go to his graders they will bark at you, which is completely against what he taught in class don't interrupt, listen, respect... If you're lucky, they'll pretend to write down the letter drawing sth that's it.

Many topics that's on the second exam is tested on the first exam. How can you know what's in the chapters that's not covered until later? Complete waste of time. This class is more about remembering the exact word than learning how to be an effective communicator. Although the idea is still the same, he penalizes you on missing a single word.

Run like the plague. The absolute worst professor I have ever had. The required book, which he wrote, is grossly ignorant. Information contained within it are his own personal reflections about technology use and communication. His TA's are oblivious to what's going on. 21 page syllabus, HARSH grading and unapproachable. Do not waste your time.

Horrible professor. Boring and out of date. DO NOT GET ON YOUR PHONE. If he catches you on your phone you drop half of a letter grade... Trust me he means business.

One of the worst professors I have taken. Frequently gets off topic, lectures are boring. Must read the book CAREFULLY to do well.

I seriously regret taking this class. If you read every page in the textbook carefully, you might have a chance. Tests are very difficult. Absolutely no electronic devices allowed with no leniency.

The guy thinks he is a genius because he has a doctoral degree. Basically this class is a chance for him to talk down to young people while bragging about all the degrees he has. Those degrees must have helped; or not considering he is now a intro management professor. Totally out of touch with technology in business. DON'T TAKE.

Worst professor at UNT. Hands down. Teaches communicating and yet is a terrible speaker. "Things of that sort" and "do you agree" pretty much replace the everyday "umm" Says each probably 20 times a class. Over educated and makes you buy his book and access code which is the equivalent of 1 leadership/management article spread out over a whole book

Dr. Insley is very old fashioned and super strict on phones. He also expects you to follow all instructions to the letter. For example, I lost 3 points on a paper for forgetting to capitalize one letter in my heading. He is a seriously tough grader and does not work with you for extra credit. I never used the book for class.

POS !!!!!!!!! First time experiencing a horrible professional at UNT. AVOID AT ALL COSTS

Dr. Insley is terrible. This is the first time I have ever taken the time to write a review for a professor but I thought I should do something good and warn other students. He is strict and stuck in the past. He is clear as to the papers, but gives no insight into whats going to be on the test which were overly difficult. Do not take him, please.

Takes attendance for credit. Has online homework and 3 big test. Worst professor at Ive had at UNT so far. Stuck in the pass, and goes into story telling mode in his lectures. The class isn't that hard, he just makes it hard. Show up to class, do the online homework, and somewhat study for exams and you do decent on them, then you'll be fine.

Take this for example: In one single unit he gives you 300+ pages to read, and six handouts numbering 5+ pages. Now the only information you are given to study is: It's on the stuff in those chapters. Fortunately the class isn't ridiculous. Most of it is common sense. However an A will be difficult to achieve and you better not be late EVER.

Attendance, class assignments, and having your phone out will kill your grade if your fail to do any of them. I got full points on all three, but saw how others grade's suffered because of those items. Exams aren't hard, but he assigns a lot of chapters, so be sure to read. Professor is a stickler for the littlest things, so beware.

Dr. Insley is not a professor to look forward to. Exams will be over 300+ pages of text book, 10+ pages of in class handouts, and lecture notes. The exams will be over a small fraction of what you were told could be tested. NO technology allowed. Be late and be marked absent. No extra credit. Would not recommend.

Terrible. He expects you to only study for his class. Test are pulled from 3 sources meanwhile he only teaches you one. Expects you to read the 75 pages for one chapter. I would never take him again. His tests are ridiculous. I can't stand him. Avoid at all costs.

Makes it really hard to get an A. Literally impossible too. Anything is fair game for the tests. Honestly can not wait to be done with this class. Very annoying.

If I could give him a 0 I would. WORST TEACHER AT UNT. Lectures are PAINFUL. I hope he gets fired.

Incredibly boring and stuck in the past Professor... I took this class as a last option. I took out a calculator the other day during his horrible lectures and was penalized. I was taking note a flash cards the other day and was charged up! Charged up, like I was doing something bad. He demanded to know what the notes were for. Unfair grader,

Too hard on grading. Turn in your assignment in the same class period it was due, but after it was picked up? -10 points. Does not clearly state what will be on the tests, grades too hard. This class should be more presenting than anything else, yet all he does is make you present once per semester and everything else is English 1301/2.

Avoid at all costs. He does not care about students. I have never hated a teacher more in my life.

Pointless lectures, DIFFICULT exams, impossible to get an A. DO NOT TAKE. This class is about professional communication and he is anything but professinal. BEWARE

He emailed me after class one day and said I was on technology when I wasn't. In fact, my phone and watch were put away in my backpack before I even entered the classroom. He deducted 10 points from my final grade, making me get a B instead of an A. After reaching out several times, neither him nor his TA responded. Terrible professor.

WORST teacher at UNT!!!!! Got -10 points for having an apple watch on. Only talks about himself and says "For that matter" after every sentence!! DO NOT TAKE HIM! Loves to make college students lives hard for no reason besides his own pleasure. Oh and also wont reply to any of your emails!!

Takes off points if he even sees a phone. Emails students telling them to stop wearing their Apple watches to class. Says for that matter 40 times per lecture. Tells a million stories that dont really relate to the lecture. Says hes a gentle person but embarrasses students in front of the whole class.

He will never respond to any emails you send him no matter how important/urgent. His lectures are a waste of time that arent very helpful on the test. The tests are ridiculously detailed so you need to memorize the handouts, notes, and lectures. Doesnt round even for an 89.5 but he does it based on points so he wont help.

It is nearly impossible to make an A in this class, but I managed to do it. He doesn't respond to emails & his TA was super rude! This class had no business being so difficult! Luckily there were no papers or tests (except the final which was only a tiny % of your grade). Needless to say, I did actually learn quite a bit, and this class was useful.

Less about objective business communication knowledge and more about subjective life values, opinions, and behaviors. Surviving his lectures involves sifting out his subject material from arbitrary, unrelated life themes. Dr. Insley is unrelatable, technologically illiterate, and incredibly old fashioned.

Literally sucks, He is the worst professor I have ever had and is SO boring. Everything is easy until the final exam which is weighted incredibly high. Basically your grade only relies on that and he does not even teach what is on the test. Horrible. Do. Not. Take.

I have taken much more difficult classes before and this class really isnt hard BUT the final exam is ridiculous in every sense possible. The weighting is just atrocious and he doesnt even teach the stuff on the exam. I cannot emphasize enough how awful it is that an exam worth pretty much the whole class has a minimal amount of course content.

Horrible Professor. Final Exam is so heavily weighted it basically determines your course grade, and he doesn't teach anything on it. Lectures are pointless and he will go off topic every five minutes, tends to bring up controversial topics. Does not tolerate any type of electronics and will call you out in front of everyone. Do not recommend!!!

TERRIBLE. Not one thing is taught to prepare you for the make or break final exam. Avoid this professor at all costs possible.

Lectures were extremely boring.

Do not take this professor at all costs !! He is the worst professor that I have ever had. He is so petty about his past and his lectures have nothing to do with the test and quizzes. He does not allow technology at all or picture taking of notes. He has a temper and if you mess up, he will yell at you in front of everyone. DO NOT TAKE !!

Get ready for story time! Prof Insley loves to brag about his past life. But, wait the worst is yet to come. NO PHONES!! Cannot have it out or anything. No laptops. No smartwatches. Anything digital is a sin. DO NOT TAKE!! You have been well warned. This class should actually be really useful, but it needs a different instructor. UNT plz read these

This professor is never on topic, has a bad attitude towards his students. Very cocky about what he has done in life. Electronics are banned even though it’s the 21st century. Stuck in the past and very delusional at times. Don’t take.

Class has no structure at all. Professor is never on topic. Very rude to students. No electronics can be visible. Doesn’t even send announcements on canvas if something happens. DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR! North Texas really needs to review these.

He is intolerant, unwilling to adapt to technology, inflexible, and, incredibly up his own ass. His lectures are something from a business class from 1971. Also, he has a tendency to say rather off color things in class, including repeatedly commenting on the appearance of several female students, and expressing VERY distasteful Auschwitz views.

This guy is the worst teacher/professor I have ever taken in my life. Anything electronic is forbidden. He waste time, talks about useless things and seems unknowledgeable in the topic he teaches. NEVER take him, choose another class and professor.

I think Prof. Insley should stop teaching this course. I had an A overall grade which just DRAMATICALLY tanked cause of his in-class exercises (which you are absent, there's no making that up) and final. This course was far too easy but was made to be so difficult cause of him. Like seriously consider taking this class with someone else.

Pro: Professor Insley is an easy grade, difficult to receive lower than a B for assignments. Con: Class is mandatory. The subject matter is redundant, you've heard most of the material before, the professor just requires participation, but hates tech. Robert gave up on teaching 20 years ago and now only likes to hear himself talk about himself.

Try to take with someone else if you can. He hates tech and threatens to drop you a letter grade if he sees it out. Also the final barely even matches the class. The class is super mandatory even one misses class unexcused and you will get 0's on in class assignments. The lectures are mainly just him telling old stories or about hating gen z.

Just talks to talk, instead of teaching during class he gives his worldviews and babbles about random stuff. If I have to come to class at least help teach the material. Also says we don't need to be treated like children but has a strict no technology rule like we can't be responsible to make sure we pay attention.

Please take the other reviews seriously! Firstly, he hates technology so don't even think about taking your phone out to even check the time because he'll deduct points. He gives us class assignments and if you miss a day, you won't get to remake it at all. Also, expect to suddenly drop a letter grade because the exam was nothing like class.

Do not take his class and if you do don't take it like I did m-w-f try to keep it to 2 times a week. Strict no technology policy, have to attend class or you may miss assignments and final is dumb since you dont learn any info in class on it. Wish UNT actually made this class interesting and useful.

Awful. Complete POS. All technology is banned. He stops everything and loses his mind if he sees as much as an earbud. Doesn't respond to emails in a timely manner. I watch the clock every lecture because I want to blow my brains out. AGONIZINGLY BORING. Take with literally anyone else.