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Follow his instructions to the t and you will score high in this class. Semi- strict but very fair. Very into participation and interaction between students. "SpeechGuy"
he's a stickler for perfection. has a pretty thick chinese accent that takes time to get used to. very into group work and journals. easy grader though. you dont really need to read cause he goes over things in class. hes a bit uptight.
Nice guy, but kind of a stickler for grading. Plus, a little hard to understand.
I took for Speech 18.5. He is pretty cool. I was so worried, especially the working in groups. Hey, if you do the work and take good notes. You'll pass highly
just follow his instructions and ull do fine. just be aware that hes obsessed with online courses and hes not very clear on things.
doesnt really give A's.into group work, 2 presentations, a midterm and take home final. attendance is required and he's very into class participation.it's not a class to cruise thru, he knows EVERYONES name.he's hard to understand and has a thick accent.
Very uninteresting class.
This was the worst class I had all semster. For a communications professor, he is the worst communicator! Very unapproachable, and although he isn't a bad grader, if your not in a class jsut for the gade, but also your sanity: NEVER TAKE LU!!!
It is very ironic Lu is an intercultural communications proffessor, because he cannot communicate and has no intercultural approach. Very thick Chinese accent, and gets upset when you ask him to repeat things. His assignments are unclear, and his grading is horrible. Big mistake taking his class. F-
very bad unclear teacher, difficult to understand his language, very bad grader. Never take his class.
Had I have known this class was going ot be primarily online, which it did not say in the course packet, I would not have taken the course. Taught in the hands off approach, which is a bit questionable for a speech course. All there is is group work, so be prepared to work with others.
This is the worst professor I've ever had. He has a strong accent. He gets very upset when you ask for help!!!! He's very demanding and gives projects and assignments that are almost imposssible to get done!!! He's an extremley lazy professor!!! Don't ever take this professor, EVER!!!
If you are going to take this professor, be prepared for a lot of repitition. His midterm and finals are no big deal, but his term project is silly cause you'll be saying the same thing over and over. He doesnt respond well when you question what he says. he just assumes u arent paying attention or that you didnt READ his instructions carefully.
went to China (study abroad) w/ him and other students. guess thats why i got A's on both classes. go to China for the winter or summer. he's down to earth when he's away from the country. great experience. work is lite and u need to write a paper when u get back. GO TO CHINA if u can
JUST THINK OF HAVING THE WORST NIGHTMARE YOU COULD POSSIBLY HAVE, ONLY YOUR AWAKE. YOU WILL WORK LIKE A DOG AND GET NO SATISFACTION AND A BAD GRADE. HIS TERM PROJECT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO UNDERSTAND AND IF YOU ASK HIM TO CLARIFY THE INSTRUCTIONS HE WILL ONLY CONFUSE YOU FUTHER. HE NEEDS SPEECH CLASSES HIMSELF.
SUCH A JERK. Pretends to be understanding but he really doesn't care at all if u die ...
He is very unclear and unwilling to answer questions. The tests are very easy. You can bring notes to the midterm final was take home. The term project is ridiculously difficult and he doesnt offer any real guidance with it. The class is online a lot which is a matter of preference. I got an A but if possible dont take this professor
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I went on the China study abroad with him, and it was an easy A in both classes i took. As for him not caring, it's kinda hard to care when you're in another country. It seems like you just have to do some work and you'll pass.
I ignored the many bad reviews for this professor and took him anyway. I ended up dropping the class, like most people. Don't make the same mistake I did. Trust the reviews and don't take him! The big assignments are ridiculously hard. The online part is a joke and busy-work. It is very hard to understand him. Just read a book to learn this stuff.
He is not that hard but he does have favorites. If you want to get a good grade you have to suck up to him. He is not too clear though. My question is why the college has someone with a very thick accent teaching a speech and communications class?
I had him as professor during a study abroad program to China. I would have to agree with those who say that you have to suck up to him to get a good grade. He gave me an A-. He is not understanding and do not believe him when he says he is going to take something into "consideration". Not a bad guy but if you have a choice take someone else.
Poor attitude and poor teaching style. Complete FOB and you must suck up to him. I went abroad with this guy over the winter inters, didn't learn anything but had to do ridiculous speeches in one week time. The whole course was done in one week! Didn't do anything had my friend write the papers, ended with A- I know others who did poorly. NOT recom
not helpful at all.. and it's ironic that you have a professor teaching you ethics and manners & how to communicate when he is completely unethical & rude.
this guy is a piece of work. i went to china with him and i have a lot to say. if you are planning on going in the summer e-mail me. Tip for the trip: do as much on your own as possible and do not go to Sanya, its a rip off
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lots works
Be prepared to get no feedback as far as your work during the course is conserned.You have to read the book all the time;so, mostley it is self-study. We met for a few classes during the semster. Professor does not give any new information.I was dissapointed because the subject of intercultural communication is very interesting essentially.
LU doesn't know how to teach. You had to rely on the book cause his lessons were terrible. He doesn't care if you have any issues which prevent you from doing a test or completing an assignment, he doesn't want to hear it. He's not clear on work and gives no useful feedback to you about anything. So many kids were lost and got bad marks. AVOID HIM!
prof Lu, is very challenging. when given assigments, you practically have to figure it out on your own. he hardly explains is work because he beleives that everything is self explanitory. you really have to work for a good grade. but i wouldnt recommend him to anyone.
He looks for essay quantity, not quality. First tells you not to include certain topics in essay, then gives high grades to students who did include that info. I followed the guidelines and lost points for it - still confused by this guy! Very unclear both in speaking and instruction. Can't wait to get this ridiculous class over with!!!
I got really scared looking at the comments here but the guy is fine as long as u do the work.. easy grader will boost ur grade up according to the class performance. got an A- in the class. 2 extra credits or even more.. this class is a piece of cake. EASY CLASS
Love this Professor. Went to Study Abroad China with him. He was our guide and our teacher. Class has a lot of assignments based on the visits in China. No textbook just a course pack that was about 150 long. Had to use the course pack a lot. Loved this class and the Professor!
Professor Lu is hard but as long as you do the work the way he ask, you should be fine.This is not an easy A class, you have 2 assignments,online section every week, 1 mini group project, a midterm and final. he expect students to perform at a college level and deliver work with good quality. You have to work for your grade in this class.
Took this professor for China study abroad. Very disorganized. No textbook. Students did all the work and literally had to teach ourselves. He's definitely a politician and guilted people into giving more $ as the trip progressed. No one received receipts and we never knew where the$ was going. Don't do China study abroad w/BK College-it's a scam!
He across in the beginning like he was strict but as long as you do your work and make an effort you will get an A. I enjoyed the class. He turned out to be a nice guy who was willing to work with as long as you made the effort. I thought the class was interesting.
I wont say it was the hardest class because it really isn't. Prof. Lu honestly isn't as bad as it seems as long as you do the work and do what he says. His instruction isn't very clear but you have read between the lines. He has harsh mannerisms though. He made a girl cry for the cultural presentation. Good luck.
Wow at the comments. He isn't a bad professor. He's strict and has strict ways on how he wants his work though. His communication isn't the best. Attendance is best though. At first I thought this class was going to be super hard but I left more educated and happy cause I got an A-! If you like a challenge go for him!
A lot of works. In the beginning i thought is going to be easy but it was not, very chalenging, many papers: online essays every class around 400 hundreds words, reserch papers like 3 each one single space and around 10 pages, presentation 10 min, extra 2 paperst, midterm and final he allows you to make cheating paper but is not helpfull.
AVOID! A lot of work. Weekly online assignments. Papers, midterm, presentation, finals, and he also assigns random work on top of that. Ridiculously rude especially for someone who teaches intercultural communication. Do yourself a favor and steer clear.
For intercultural class, some of the things he says are not appropriate. He is an EXTREMELY tough grader. Weekly blackboard assignments (like essays), papers, midterms, final and on top of that random assignments. This is a CORE class, not that serious. He is VERY hard to understand due to his accent. Don't be late or absent, EVER. AVOID!!!!!!
The course work is not intense but the professor is vague. When I received grades there were no explanations or justification even if I did well. There is no grading rubric in his class. It is kind of ridiculous, I have never had such a negative experience. I am normally a good student, and had good grades in this class but STRESS included.
WORST PROFESSOR EVER. DO NOT TAKE HIM I REPEAT, DO NOT TAKE HIM BECAUSE HE IS NOT A GOOD PROFESSOR AT ALL. VERY UNORGANIZED, DOES NOT SPEAK CLEAR ENGLISH AND IS VERY RUDE. Do not take him, if you're registering for classes make sure you are asking the advisor who your professor will be for that class. If it's him, do yourself a favor and CHANGE IT!
Three words: AVOID THIS PROFESSOR. He is the most awful instructor I've came across. He is not clear on instructions, he doesn't speak clear crisp English and he is unorganized. To all students who need speech, do yourself a favor and AVOID HIM. He will only bring stress into your academic studies.
His class is fairly easy and if you do the assignments, it's not that hard. HOWEVER, he's extremely mean and disrespectful towards students. He won't give you feedback and he's very vague and confusing. I've experienced several times him saying to students "get it right because you want people to think you're smart"
This professor is not as bad as every make him out to be. If you listen and do the work, you will definitely pass.
This guy is okay, he has an accent and makes his class work seem like its the most important thing in the world. However, simply following his guidelines can give you an A. Midterm- open book, Final- take home with a curve, Project- requires research (very tedious), Presentation- 10 min based on research.
The concepts are easy, he is very kind and lenient. If you do the work, you will get a good grade. The course has alot of discussion board posts required, but if you do them he lets you bring a "cheat sheet" to the midterm and will make the final a take-home. If you pay attention & do the usual work, the tests are very easy and you will get an A.
He offers a hybrid class along with his lecture classes, but there's a lot of group work, online discussions and critiquing, and reading. His accent is very difficult to understand. The textbook is expensive, but you NEED it for every assignment. For the research project, you also have to present and critique other presentations.
Worst course I've taken so far. Accent is type heavy. He misses a lot of class due to his trips to China. Excessive work that is Online and lengthy research assignment.
The class is easy if you do the work on time. It's all online and he's always in china so you barely see him. Midterm is in class and he allows you to have a study sheet (front and back) in front of you and he tells you everything that is on it. Final is take home (if he likes the class), 3 questions page for each double spaced.
This class was a hybrid class and I wasn't informed of that before taking the class. You find out the first day of class that one day is online and the next is in class. He's very extra when giving assignments(asks for a lot). Not direct when asked a question. Still leaves you a bit confused. Gives a lot of homework. Online assignments every week.
I took him for speech and I loved every minute of it. The readings are very interesting, I would read them for fun. You have to post 300 words for online discussion once a week. His midterm and final were very straightforward. Open ended questions, but extremely easy. I'm not a speech major but I got an A+ and would definitely take him again. EasyA
WHATEVER YOU DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR. I promise this man is out to make you fail. He doesnt care at all about his students. He gave so many students incorrect on the midterm when they got the answers from HIS notes and the textbook. Im positive this man did not know what he was doing. And plus we had weekly blackboard assignments. DONT DO IT
PROF. LU was okay. Lectures were very interesting & he was big on groups. Thing is, he would interrupt opinions if he didn't care and his assignment instructions were very unclear so I had to ask many questions. I did enjoy his weekly online discussions and how he gave extra credit to boost grades.
Really difficult class in the beginning. One research project that was difficult and long, two exams which were easy and weekly online discussions.
Professor Lu is not the best professor in the world but definitely not the most. I hand things in late, change my mind about topic ideas all the time, and he doesn't really mind at all. Not too much work, not such a serious class / professor. He will most likely give you an A as long as you do your work.
He gives the class a research project with little to no explanation of how things should be, which makes it confusing. You can email him for clarification and he will respond with something that doesn't really answer the questions you have, which is a tad annoying. Professor are suppose to give feedback to see where you can improve. He doesn't.
Wow at these comments. I would have to agree that his assignments are very unorganized. But if you ask him in class what hes exactly looking for you would understand more. He does ask for alotnof papers but each paper needs to be a page long , not three 5page essays. If you think you are doing bad there are many optional opportunities for you
Professor is a very nice guy and is willing to help you if need be. He wants you to pass and understands that this is a core class and not life or death. One open book midterm and take home final. One research case study (nothing to worry about), work load is BEYOND manageable. Take the class, you'll be fine.
Professor Lus class was pretty chill. He has clear expectations for his students which are the weekly blackboard discussions and ICC case study which are all pretty easy. His class was really good and he is a fair grader. He gave my class section plenty of extra credit so we would all have a good grade at the end of the term!
Easy A just do the work
Professor Lu is a good professor. You have a case study for the whole semester that you choose, plus weekly blackboard discussions. He also gives out alot of extra credit if you need it. He will work with you if you need it. Easy A
Personally I would not take his class. He gives you weekly discussions and then you have to critique others in your class. His instructions are not made clear sometimes. I also would not recommend him because when you email him he is not willing to help you out. The class content is also not very interesting.
His class is quite easy. Keep up with your assignemnts and you are guaranteed a passing grade. He gives second chances to students he sees with potential and his gives extra credit as well. There are weekly online discussions since this class is a hybrid and it counts towards your grade but it is very easy. Textbook is used as a helping guide.
It is a hybrid class for intercultural communication. He gives us a discussion question in four groups and we would need to critique the other groups answers. It is pretty easy if you do all your work and it is very interesting to learn about. I am glad I took this easy, we barely have any classes because it is a hybrid and we had days off.
Easy class, just go to class and do work. If he is not being clear just ask questions or look in the syllabus. Easy going. I had him for INtercultural communication and it was a hybrid class and a lot of the time the class did not meet. We had to do a project recording ourselves talk about our culture which was pretty fun.
I took the Silkroad during the China Study Abroad before the pandemic. It was a tremendous amount of works for 1 month (8 discussion posts, 5 journals, 2 video group projects, and 1 paper). Little help from the professor other than extending the deadline, only 1 in-class lecture. The study abroad itself was fun, I am glad we had that chance.
Took the class summer 2020 (online class) he gave use discussion board assignments we must answer the questions, and critique other students. He assigns a MyCulture project which you have to research, and make a video of yourself talking about your project. And he gives a mid-term exam, and a final exam both were in essay form.
Professor Shuming lu is overall a nice professor. but he gives a decent amount of work and not just that he made us peer review every student in the class when that should be his job. He gave us way too much work and told us to keep up even though the pandemic was going on. And he made us buy the book please don't buy it bc its online.
This professor is so bad doesn't teach you anything each student must prepare to present a chapter the class was asynchronous and he sends out so many emails and he is very confusing with lots of unnecessary work
Micro-manager, sending email to students daily. He is too strict with the instruction of homework and project. He doesn't let students think for their own. For example, your presentation needs to be in a specific way and answer specific questions which restrict creativity. However, lots of writing which helps you learn.
Organizes assignments really well which makes them easier to complete. Always responds to emails promptly. Discussion posts every week. Finals are essay format but are simple prompts. Very interesting class and easy to pass. Does not give insightful feedback on assignments.
The layout of the class is pretty confusing until you actually start. He always answers emails quickly. But don't ask a question about assignments, he won't answer it. He'll just redirect you to the syllabus and assignment documents even if you still don't understand that. You're better off asking a classmate. Gives rude responses at times as well.
Professor Lu is precise with his expectations of the course, read the syllabus, BB announcements, and his weekly emails to stay up to date. He does provide you with the textbook so no need to purchase it. His directions are clear and assignments are organized and simple to complete. The course is online so read the PowerPoints and textbook!
I liked how direct and clear the syllabus for the class was. Throughout the term, you have three major presentations. Do them along with the discussion board posts every week, you will pass. The syllabus is flexible & the prof is open to questions. He answers his emails quickly. The work is manageable but can be stressful. Take at your own pace!
I enjoyed taking this class with this professor. His syllabus and instructions for every assignment are clear. Assignments are a lot but are manageable to do over the term. And other than the weekly db posts, there is 1 major presentation assignment, and 2 exams. I recommend taking this class if you like to know more about the various cultures.
Gives out too many homework FOR AN ELECTIVE CLASS. Every week a discussion board, have to respond to two other students and a project where you have to respond to EVERY STUDENT.
Do NOT take his courses if u want to ruin ur gpa. Doesn't care about u and will grade so precisely to the instructions, u will never be able to sweet talk him into taking it easy on u. He will not care about any excuse and is extremely passive aggressive and dismissive when students legitimately have questions or concerns. My gpa is destroyed now!
Take him even though he gives a lot of homework and assignment but the midterm and final are easy. Easy grader.
Do not take this professor! I looked up the reviews, but still took his class because I was sure I would be fine, but was dead wrong. All of his assignments are SUPER specific and he will refuse to even look at them if one thing is out of place. He doesn't provide much useful feedback in order to help you as well. Would drop the class if I could!!!
I attend his summer course CASD2623, and he arranged all the homework requirements clearly on the blackboard, as long as you write according to the format of the example assignment, you will be fine. There are no exams, no group work, only blackboard discussions, an interview assignment, and a video-recorded presentation. Do as he required, easy A.
This class was a lot of busy work, its manageable to do but it just takes a lot of time out of your week to complete the assignments. The only thing I would say is that the professor responds to emails quickly but I wouldn't recommend taking it if you have the choice.
This class was pretty decent but be prepared for Professor Lu's workload every week on BB which I felt wasn't necessary. Yet, his presentations did sum up the whole lesson/lecture. However, on the other hand, his midterms/finals were easy which are just papers that I thought were fine. Overall, this class is an easy A+ if you do the work!
I Withdrew due to anxiety from no feedback & uncertainty about grades. The Professor graded at semester end. It's Heavily focused on personal culture writing, chapter analysis, and DB responses . The assignments have a large word count & no-late policy. I don't recommend it if uninterested in your own culture rely on feedback or dislike writing.
not that much throughout the week, but major assignments were pretty major. the midterm and final were like 2 or 3 qs each but with multiple parts. u really need to write to adequately answer the question. iirc he asked for a 6 pg minimum for the midterm. video final proj. the posting schedule was a bit confusing but u figure it out
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
65%
Textbook Required
45%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
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Rating Trend
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