Hardly ever helpful. Very unclear. Gave news assignments to production track students. Go for anybody else.

Horrible professor. Doesn't use his own work. Not helpful. He is critical and it is not constructive criticism. He hasn't been a news room since 1988 and doesn't understand that setting up lights is a thing you just don't do in a time pressed news world when a photographer does several different things a day. He really needs to go. Avoid him!

Terrible. It's a shame they can't find another person to teach this. He NEVER emailed back when I had a question and he graded so hard for an entry-level 100 class. At least 75% of the people I know have failed him the first time, myself included.

Underhill was just a bad teacher. He is not a nice guy to start with, he doesn't pace the class at all and everything has to be done his way. Grades things hardcore like you should already know what you're doing when this is the very first intro course for video journalism. If there is another teacher take that class Underhill is a TERRIBLE prof.

He is so bad with feedback, my friend and I took this online class together and he copied and pasted a vague response to each of our assignments. The online site he uses for the class is confusing and the assignment instructions either don't make sense (he uses vocabulary not clearly defined) or are entirely clear on what he actually wants.

Dude...I had him for an Intro to Video course that he treated like a 400 level class. He is totally unclear on what he wants, and he literally puts TEN OPTIONS on multiple choice questions. His quizzes were impossible, and he is super rude when people ask questions. Might be the worst prof I've had at Ball State.

Avoid at all costs. He thinks he is amazing, but I haven't met someone who thinks his work is good. he told us to go against AP style, gave horrible feedback and graded so inconsistently. no late work, so one missed assignment and you're done for. It's obvious he is teaching because he wasn't making it in the industry.

This was the worst class I have taken at Ball State. Tim is ridiculously unhelpful, vague and just straight up unclear with what he wants. Very difficult grader and will not help you with assignments. Good luck.

Avoid this guy at all costs. I never thought an entry level class could be so difficult. The quizzes are designed very poorly and he throws in random but tough current event questions. If you get stuck with this professor my advice is to take great notes and make sure you edit your videos perfectly. Good luck if you take him youll need it.

Underhill expects you to be a professional videographer in an introductory level class. The quizzes are really hard and all assignments are weighted very heavily so if you mess up one thing you grade tanks.

Does not provide constructive criticism, only negative feedback and grades WAY too harsh for a 100 level class. Quizzes are ok but he explains concepts too quickly and doesn't seem to understand we're not all experts. Not helpful and does not do a good job with explaining assignments. Unfortunately, he's the only one to teach this class.

If you're a perfectionist and want an A, you'll get smacked hard by this class. Don't bother asking him for any constructive criticism before an assignment is due because he's a hypocritical grader (ex: tells you the images are steady, then marks you off for shaky images). Grades WAY too hard for an intro class. Good luck y'all.

Mr. Underhill is the worst professor I have ever had. Mr. Underhill was disrespectful and expected us to submit an assignment without showing us what it looked like. Every class, we watched youtube videos of newscasts which were completely irrelevant. The only reason I took this class was that he is the only one teaching it.

Horrible to be honest. There were so many times where I needed his help but he would not get back to me for days. Irresponsible and I felt as if he did not care for me as a student or a person. Would never take this class again and I would not recommend him to anyone. Please don't take his classes.

The average grade for class is 62, the highest grade in class is 67. We try our best and work really hard, but we still receive the awful grades that even make us failed this class.

Mean and horrible. He has ruined my GPA already. He is a really tough grader and very strict with every shot of your video. Ok, so the mean score for our recent assignment is 46/100. You will never get any encouragement but low grades from him. If you can get 80 or higher grade in his class, you can be a great reporter in CNN of FOX News.

Mean. Ruined my GPA, ruined my life.

Vague on what he wants in an assignment and overly critical of everything. For feedback expect nothing but him pointing out what you did wrong. And sometimes his comments will be misspelt . Expects you to know everything ever about shooting and editing video. Also, he doesn't go over how to edit.

Tim teaches things he doesn't know and then takes other professors' assignments and expects us to be able to complete them. He also is very passive aggressive in his feedback. He will let you know what you did wrong and will not let you explain yourself if there is a reason for that decision in your assignments.

Professor Underhill is an enjoyable character outside of class, but in terms of him AS my professor? As I already had lots of experience in TCOM, and this was an intro course NOT INTENDED for TCOM majors, this class was way out of proportion with how far it tries to go with itself. Only reason I got as high a grade is he forgot to put in a 0 ��

Tim is horrible. Very tough grader. Gives no good feedback. Ruined my GPA and my life. Thanks Tim.

Underhill uses videos/audios VERY often, and he never actually teaches directly. He expects non-majors to be just as proficient as TCOM majors, making it very difficult to obtain a good grade. My section was at 9:00 am MWF and he often had us come in, played a clip of something, then had us leave without any real instruction after only 20 min.

Terrible professor. He taught and treated my 100 level class as if it was a 400 level class. He expected us to be expert videographers and to keep up on local Muncie news. Who cares about Muncie news? We're isolated on a college campus. I've never heard one good thing about him, and I wish I would've known before I took his class.

I have never had a worse teacher. He is the most petty man I have ever met and refuses to admit when he is wrong. I will tell everyone I know not to take his classes, because he ruined my semester. I was not able to make it to class cause I was EXTREMELLY ILL WITH COVID, and he dropped my grade for it. Perfect, I'll show up if I get COVID again...

Cares more about himself than his students education. He entered a test question wrong, and when I brought it to his attention, he doubled down. He literally said reporters don't have to be unbiased. He would rather be right than make sure his students understand the importance of unbiased reporting. Not okay

If you're taking this course be prepared to only watch YouTube videos every class from the 80s. He gives very harsh feedback and is really mean. There's a project due weekly for the first half of the class. He's the worst and I've had him before, but couldn't get out of having him again because he's the only professor that teaches this course.

Tim is terrible at giving feedback. He belittles the students and discourages the students from doing anything remotely creative because he's so obsessed with things being done a certain way. That 'certain way' is just his personal preference but he acts like it's the industry standard. I highly recommend you never take him.

He is still stuck in the mind of telecommunications in a storytelling class throughout this class he has criticized the work I have done even though he has a lack of knowledge for said programs he is teaching, if possible I would avoid him at all costs; this class would be easy if he knew how to and taught us basics of the programs.

As a non video-production major, this class was the bane of my existence. He expects everybody to be professional videographers from the jump. He answers questions by being dismissive and confusing, and he will say your footage is bad without giving feedback on how to improve. Be prepared to watch 20 yr old videos because that's all he does.

Not only did I not learn a single thing in this class, but he grades horribly. With less than 10 assignments, he COPY AND PASTED comments for students. Disrespectful. This is a VIDEO CLASS. And his comments were bland and opinionated. His lectures also are only him showing yt videos and talking about himself. Worst teacher I've ever had in media.

Very lecture heavy and we sit there and watch at least 7-8 stories a class. He expects everyone to have experience with video production when some do not. He grades harshly along with the feedback. Nobody got higher than a 78 on a project we did, and the assignment was worth 100 points. He grades by his personal preference and not by the rubric.

He resorted to copying and pasting the same feedback for different students. Disrespectful. His lectures lacked substance, primarily consisting of him showing YouTube videos and talking about himself, rather than focusing on educational content. Disappointing. Sadly, this has been my worst experience with a media teacher to date. Should Retire.

One of the first things that he said on the first day was "I wouldn't even give myself a 100." If you want a B in a class that could easily be an A, then Underhill is your guy. He also spends class periods showing us 90s videos that have no educational value and doesn't work with you if you are in a time crunch or need an extension.

Pretty much everything that could go wrong went wrong. Half the lectures were useless filler, the class could have been 2 weeks long and been fine. He is not willing to work with you on any resolutions and will be very difficult about any issues you have even outside your control. Known to frequently fully ignore my emails. Few assignments an harsh

Tim is a great guy but not a great teacher. He only shows old news packages in class and doesn't do much work when it comes to teaching the content. He expects you to know everything and be perfect at everything. He's a harsh grader and I would avoid his classes if possible.

He is very unclear on projects. He grades you badly on the same thing but never teaches you how to fix it or improve. He expects everything to be at expert level when turned in; if not, he will give you a 60% on your assignments.

Prof Underhill was by far my least favorite professor. He takes everything too serious. I don't have a passion for animation but he forces it so much in the second half of the semester.

His feedback is terrible. It's kinda like he just gets lazy and gives everyone a 70. Good luck getting an A

Sounds like not much has changed in terms of his teaching style over the years. He'll show us slideshows of stuff we already knew from previous classes or just show videos that his friends made with no real academic discourse. It's just not a very engaging class. I like the projects that I've made in his class, but his grades show that he doesn't.

Don't take any of his classes; he reuses his projects. I have taken two different classes with him, and I have yet to do a different project in this new class. Heavy grader and his opinions on what he teaches are wild, and honestly wrong. He tells students to do things that industry professionals would wholeheartedly disagree with.

extremely opinionated, will literally give you a good grade but still critique your work, to the point you yourself will question if you even did it right or not. will sometimes give a certain grade based on if HE likes your aesthetic or not, happens occasionally.

Dude blows. Sorry!

I wouldn't recommend taking tim for any of your classes. He's a tough grader and doesn't care about your success and every rude.