Steve rules!

Steve Duck was a great teacher. The discussions he led were extremely enjoyable to come to. I love the assignments because they were very open-ended so we were able to apply our own knowledge to the papers/assignments.

I really enjoyed this class. The only thing that you might want to change is make your essay assignments are little more clear

Great course & instructor. Interesting material, fun class!

Best class and teacher I've had my entire college career (and its been a long time) I LOVE Steve Duck

I personally had a difficult time w/ the essays in this course b/c I tried to do what was expected + got my papers back + it wasn't. I think you should have more specific guidelines! Otherwise, great course!

This course was much more intersting than others. Only thing is may be give more paper guidelines. Some assignments were confusing

I like that the paper questions were broad -- but a little more direction or even grading expectations would have been helpful

Overall I really enjoyed this class but I was discouraged about the pop quizzes. The first one was good b/c it was at the end of class and if you paid attention, you did alright, but the second one at the beginning of class discouraged me b/c I did not go over my notes before classs.

This course could be vastly improved with minor modifications: 1) Less lecture and more class discussion; 2) exercises applying course materials to personal relationships; 3) closer correlation between class material and assigned reading; 4) Clearer progression from area to area across the smester. We seem to cover the same material repeatedly

I wish the grading had been split differently w/ the 2nd paper worth more b/c at that point in the semester I had a LOT better understanding of the material than after the first couple of weeks.

I relly enjoyed this class. I thought lectures for the most part were very interesting and intreguing. I liked the informal atmosphere of the class. Teachers who are easy to talk to such as this one are very encouraging to students.

I enjoyed class and you made it fun to be there. The only advice I would give is to provide more written documentation in terms of what is expected for papers, maybe just a short outline

Course material was interesting. Found that I was able to use and relate to certain concepts. I think I personally needed more of an outline and what is expected in papers.

This clalss is my favorite class in this university. Thanks to Prof Duck for his time and efforts.

Best class I ever had at Iowa, it changed my life. It is a pleasure to listen to someone who knows their material inside and out. Turns out, he is very well respected in the field. Everyone should take this class!!

I love professor Duck. His accent is great- and he explains information so that everyone can understand, not to make it sound easy but he just gives great insight to situations. And i love that he uses personal examples.

Professor Duck was the best professor I've EVER had! He incorporates wit and humor into his lectures and keeps you interested the entire time. Reccommended!! *****

Good class! Overall pretty simple (especially if you took Interpersonal Comm. before). His lectures are interesting, very little reading, and helpful information. He makes sure you are understsmding the material and is available for question, etc.

Has become one of my favorite profs at the university. His humor (and accent) makes lectures interesting as well as his little side comments and stories he inserts. Very helpful when seeking his assistance in understanding concepts, and gives you plenty of information to do well on tests and assignments. Definitely take Steve Duck if you can!

This is one of the easiest classes I have ever taken

Steve is one of the most brilliant professors I've ever have. I want to marry him and have little Duck babies with him. He's witty and fun and his class is very enjoyable.

Decent teacher, knows what he's talking about. Tries to make things interesting, funny sometimes. Very fair grader, nice exams.

Duck is a quirky little guy. Sometimes he's hilarious, and lecture gets out 10 minutes early every time. You literally don't need to read the books. My one meeting in his office hours was pleasant and very helpful. Very easy tests. Recommended.

LOVED Duck. Best teacher I've had at Iowa. Amazingly good at relating communication to real life experiences, quirky yes but very insightful. I learned a lot. Other people complained about assignments but I found them easy to understand and even easier to do. GREAT class whether your a Comm major or not.

Amazing Professor, knows his stuff beyond all others. Very helpful. If you pay attention, your rewards are far more than you imagined. Brilliant and quite witty. Take him, take him, take him.

Stupendous professor with great lecturing skills - AND he wrote the book. Very approachable and very kind to me when family problems upset my schedule. A brilliant guy who can give great insights into ordinary life

Superb class; well organized; excellent lectures, often hilarious; learned a lot about everyday life and lots of great examples. Finally got the point of TAP exercises after a while and they really helped me learn to listen to life

Good class with insightful sometimes hilarious lectures. He did seem bored a bit of the time but livened up when students spoke or he could bounce off there comments. TAPS helped me to learn to listen to everyday talk. Good class.

Thanks, Ducky, for one of the best classes at the UI. Completely changed the way think about daily communication and gave lots of smart insights in lectures, stepping off the book with examples and humor.

I really liked class with Prof. Duck. His humor is really dry, but if you pay attention he's normally pretty witty. He comes alive when students interact with him and discussion was probably the most helpful thing in this class. I'd recommend him. Put in the time to study and you'll be fine!

Great guy, very helpful, knows what he is doing

Professor Duck was extremely nice and helpful when asked. The class had a lot of in-class activities that didn't seem to have a real purpose. The assignments were a lot easier that a lot of other Rhetoric classes and feedback was given when asked.

I took his everyday communication class. Loved it. Very interesting topics and he is well versed in the topic. Also, extremely nice and you can tell he tries! Thank you Professor Duck :)

Professor Duck was a great professor! I took the honors version of Rhetoric, and it was a lot of work, but you got out what you put in. Professor Duck made the class very interesting, and helped each person individually to improve their Rhetoric skills.

Steve made rhetoric bearable. You can tell he cares a lot about the students in his class and genuinely wants them to do well.

Duck was fantastic. He was hilarious, but in a subtle way. He genuinely cares about his students' success and gives great feedback on assignments. His comments on my papers were often longer than my paper itself. He gives an average of 2 assignments per week but sometimes the directions aren't clear, so be sure to ask questions. "Rhetoric Rocks!"

I really enjoy this class and learn a lot that can be applied to many different fields. I like that it isn't super structured so we have time to discuss different things that come up. I like all the work we do in groups.

I think Professor Duck's teaching style is unique and puts emphasis on improvement and constructive criticism.

I really enjoyed to community feeling built within the class. I felt very friendly with everyone, which make it all less nerve racking. Overall, I had a good time! Thanks!

Thanks Professor Duck! We all got very lucky with this class! I was a little worried that I wouldn't like my rhetoric course but he and the other people in this class created a wonderful environment. I learned so much, both about rhetoric and other things. I enjoyed the classes and everyone's presentations were extremely interesting as well.

I really enjoyed having Duck as a professor, he made everything seem easy to understand. The only issue was that the assignments were kind of unclear. But other than that, he gave really good feedback and taught me many things that I'll use throughout my life.

: What do you consider your instructor's main strengths? He is very well-worded, being both English and a Rhetoric professor. He is also very passionate about the class and it really shows in discussion. He is also very helpful when I come into his office during office hours when I need help with my papers or speeches.

He was very helpful and gave constructive criticism. Also, he would play the devil's advocate, which is a good thing because it forced us all to think about the opposing side's view.

I was always excited to go to this class. The discussion was stimulating and I always felt like I either improved a skill or learned something new when I left.

I overall enjoyed this class and Dr. Duck created a meaningful structure that connected the majors of each student to rhetoric and the topics discussed. I am grateful that he purposefully created assignments tailored towards "STEM" based majors. I also appreciated his efforts to help each student individually and personally make comments on assignm

Communication and his confidence in his students. Steve had faith in my abilities when I didn't have any in myself and sometimes that's the best quality you can ask for in a professor. I don't enjoy English classes of any kind, so I was kind of dreading this one, but truly Steve is the reason I didn't hate this class. He was very encouraging and un

He is very prompt in handing back assignments with comments he has added. Also, he takes the time to learn about each student's topic of choice for the major assignments in the course, provide extra sources he has found on his own relating to the subject, and provide knowledge from what he has found. He is well rounded in his knowledge in general.

One crazy failing student tried to organize a campaign against him on Ratemyprofessor but I agree with the others in my class who nominated him for a teaching prize. He lets you work on projects that interest you and that is very rare. I would take him again in a heartbeat but he only teaches introductory rhetoric.

He was very well-worded, being both English and a Rhetoric professor. He was also very passionate about the class and it really showed in discussion. He was also very helpful when I came into his office during office hours when I needed help with my papers or speeches.

I did understand his comments. I understood his feedback on my assignments and I'm glad that he gave it to us on every assignment, regardless of whether or not it was for a grade. I feel as though this helped me improve as a researcher and writer.

Dr. Duck's strengths were definitely his ability to connect with students, his ability to teach the skills of rhetoric in an interesting manner and he kept class mood very light. He also had a great sense of humor.

I consider my instructor's main strength the ability to facilitate students trying something new. He encouraged us to try new ideas and explore options that may not have been considered before. Through this he provided assistance, while at the same time allowing us to figure out things for ourselves.

Prof. Duck gives great feedback. He also makes sure you see both sides of the argument you're trying to give. Responds to emails quickly. Overall an interesting and caring guy.

Professor Duck really enjoys what he teaches and really shows care in students' work. He provides excellent feedback and encourages students to improve. Very understanding and motivates students to continue the good work by providing feedback but also commenting on the strengths of an assignment/presentation as well.

He organized every class very well. I saw the complete plan for the whole semester before attending the first class. He is very patient and willing to give the clear instructions for us. He gave us only few requirements for assignments, writings, and presentations, which allowed me to do more critical thinking

Professor Duck is amazing. He gives such good feedback on assignments and really cares about every student. The topic for our papers and speeches were completely up to us, which made it much more interesting to write about. Would recommend!

Prof Duck is one of the most amazing profs of the university. Needless to say, he's the DEO of the Rhetoric Department so he definitely knows what he is doing. He is super approachable outside the classroom setting, excellent at giving constructive feedback. I think he only teaches honors class so be prepared for his high expectations as well.

Awesome turnaround and feedback on homework; really cares about students who want to learn; very harsh on slackers. Has a very different and interesting take on Rhetoric and let's you research you're own interests, which is rare. If you want an easy A take someone else; if you want to learn something useful and in- depth take him.

HIs class has pushed me out of my comfort zone and challenged me academically in so many ways, and I will take the skills that I learned in this class with me to my future classes and career.

A great professor! He made taking rhetoric a mostly painless process, which I was insecure about and had impeded me from taking this course earlier in my education. I wish all students could experience taking this course with him,

Really good professor. Genuinely wants you to be better and always was there for every student. Knew our names the first day of class. Really passionate.

As I prepare to graduate I realize that his rhetoric class freshman year was a huge influence on me, especially the project portion at the end where I did my own research.  Learning how to communicate the exciting idea of my research to others had a large impact on my passion for medicine.

Prof. Duck is one of the most amazing people I know in Iowa. His class is structural and he's very knowledgeable about the topic. He could be giving some sort of not so understandable feedback but at the same, he's super approachable outside classroom so take that advantage. Not a tough grader at all

Prof. Duck made the class very interesting - he has a unique take on rhetoric. He allowed us to pick our own topics for research, gave great feedback, and was super kind and accessible in and out of class. He's a fair grader. We broke into discussion groups during most classes, and he gave us appropriate time to work on papers and projects.

This course was one I genuinely looked forward to--he made me very relieved and supported with his flexibility in office hours and offering feedback. So, thanks for being such a phenomenal professor.

This class taught me a lot and I am very grateful to have an instructor like him. He was very supportive and taught us very well. We all really enjoyed this class

Professor Duck is one of the most supportive professors I have ever had. He gives incredible feedback and is really looking out for our best interest. There is a decent amount of classwork, but it becomes self paced towards the end which I really enjoyed.

I enjoyed how discussion centered this was and how we were able to learn from the professor but also from peers. Good stress on improvement and doing the best you can, rather than just checking off boxes. I did really enjoy having Duck this semester. He is a very caring and supportive professor with a different teaching style that is valuable.

I had a really good experience with Dr. Duck. Even though it was an online class I felt like I was in a classroom and knew all of the other students in the class. Dr. Duck did a good job of answering all of my questions and gave good feedback at the end of the semester.

Dr. Duck will likely be one of the most caring professors you will ever meet. Some students had a hard time finding benefit in his "non-directional" methods, but I think the way he teaches and provides criticism builds useful skills to use outside of the class. Duck helped me through some very hard times and I'll be forever grateful.

Duck made sure you had to think through your assignments. Although some students didn't like this, I thought it allowed me to gain more analytical skills. The in class analysis was useful, Dr. Duck was very knowledgeable. Good Environment.

The fact that specific guidelines ("this paper needs to be 2000 words") weren't set out helped me learn to trust my own instinct and to do my work to the best of my ability rather than just what the guidelines set out. Duck always said that confusion is the beginning of learning, and now I understand why.

The professor was very understanding and had many opportunities for support even reaching out sometimes.

I liked how much he made us talk in front of class and interact with classmates. It made me feel more comfortable when I had to present at the end of the year.

Professor Duck's feedback on homework and exams was always detailed and critical yet encouraging. It allowed me to improve my work with each assignment. The deadlines for rough drafts also prevented me from procrastinating on important projects.

We were given extensive time to practice presenting in front of our peers. This allowed me personally to become more confident and comfortable when it came time to actually give my presentation to the whole class. I loved howwe started out slowly, first just presenting our ideas to a small group and then gradually increasing our group size until we

Showing up to class and listening to Dr. Duck's lectures were crucial to success in this class, and his communication with students was outstanding.

I learned a lot that I never expected to learn in college, he taught this course very well

Professor Duck was extremely caring and helpful. The major assignments forced us to apply rhetoric to real-life research in our major which made the material seem very applicable and useful. He graded things somewhat easily but rarely gave full credit on an assignment. He gave fast and extensive feedback on everything. Great guy!

Dr. Duck is very helpful when students need any feedback or help with an assignment. He is very passionate about rhetoric, which makes the class much more enjoyable. It is nice knowing he is more than happy to help if I needed it.

Dr. Duck made sure you had to think through your assignments. Although some students didn't like this, I thought it allowed me to gain more analytical skills. The in class analysis was useful, Dr. Duck was very knowledgeable. Good Environment.

The way Dr. Duck teaches and his assignments were all useful in helping me think about research and presentations differently. I definitely learned a lot in this class.

This course was incredibly helpful for both the subject itself and for my future career path. The biggest help for me was the feedback after each major paper or presentation: it was always honest yet constructive. Practicing with my peers and having them review my papers was also very helpful as this class was full of bright, open-minded thinkers.

I really liked how we were encouraged to pick a topic that we were interested in/correlates with our major. I spent the majority of the time outside of class researching something that I was genuinely interested in. What I was finding while doing this research also helped me in my other classes which was really cool!

This course was incredibly helpful for both the subject itself and my future career path. The biggest help for me was the feedback after each major paper or presentation, always honest yet constructive. I also think practicing with my peers and having them review my papers was very helpful because class was full of bright, open-minded thinkers.

He gives good feedback on papers, but is a difficult grader. You have to show up to every class and work hard if you want to earn an A. Overall enjoyable class, but know that he is a difficult grader.

Steve is a great rhetoric professor. He made the class interesting and engaging. Attendance is not mandatory, but he uses class time well to prepare you for papers and presentations. He also gives good feedback and is accessible outside of class if you email him.

I loved the course. Others might disagree, but I loved the projects and getting to present on a topic in my major. I also loved that feedback he gave was so helpful. He was always willing to meet with me. One of the best professors I have had. His comments on my presentation were so kind and made me feel proud of myself. Cares about his students.

Really enjoyed rhetoric with Prof Duck! His kind and soft personality made the learning environment welcoming. The two-hour class never seemed to be that long and he often finished early

I had a great experience taking your class, and I am glad to learn so many new things about research and being a persuasive writer/speaker while actively looking for ways to detect bias. I believe that every instructor should be passionate about their teachings and provide decent feedback on assignments just as you were. Thank you.

Prof Duck brings a personal touch to rhetoric. While the workload can be heavy, his thoughtful feedback and willingness to meet make it worthwhile. unstuckstudy is a great study tool to supplement the course.

Dr. Duck is own of the smartest people I have ever met. Yes, there are a lot of assignments and he usually takes 0.5 points of each for who knows why, but truly it is not hard to get an A in this class. Dr. Duck is so caring and passionate about what he teaches. He lets you out of class early most times too.