Reviews for CCJS225

Information Review
Jessica Morabito
CCJS225

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/12/2023
Very few grades in the class so keep that in the back of your mind. However, the quizzes are online and take home so you can use your notes. All of the questions are verbatim from the notes or textbook so should be easy to get 100% on all of them. Just copy notes down directly from slides and you won't have to worry about anything. Midterm is the same thing; online and open note. Group project is worth a large chunk of your grade but as long as you communicate with your groups its not too bad and you have several months to get it done. Attendance isn't required at all but she doesn't post lecture notes so either go to class or have somebody send you the notes every time because you'll need them. Overall, class was very interesting to me but definitely taught in a way that quickly becomes boring if the topics don't interest you.
Jessica Morabito
CCJS225

Expecting a B-
Anonymous
11/02/2023
Awful teacher. Her class only is test-based and contains one paper. She does not value her students' learning at all.
Kyle Dorsey
CCJS225

Expecting an A
Anonymous
03/08/2023
Professor Dorsey is GREAT!!! His lecture slides are very straightforward and easy to read, and he is really good at answering questions. He does a really good job with keeping the class engaged and he is generally a very laid back and chill person. Please make sure you have a class with him, you won't regret it!
Jessica Morabito
CCJS225

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
12/14/2022
An incredibly straightforward and communicative professor. You won't find someone who teaches as clearly and concisely as her. The class information was incredibly interesting and I loved lectures because of it. However, we did have a group essay at the end of the year that was a bit frustrating. At least she is very involved in the process, and will force all group members to show up/put the effort in so it doesn't fall onto one person. Overall, I loved her and would definitely take any of her classes again.
Min Xie
CCJS225

Anonymous
11/14/2022
not very organized, doesnt seem to follow a specific curriculum, not helpful in answering questions
Jessica Morabito
CCJS225

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
04/06/2022
I'm not sure why she has a low rating because I personally loved her. Everything was straight forward, you do have to go to every class because she doesn't post her PowerPoints. But, if you get all the information down and make a quizlet, you'll ace all quizzes and midterm. She was an easy grader on papers- I got a 100% on both. Final was a breeze. I honestly can say this was one of my favorite classes, and I'm a business major... The lectures may have been boring, but the material was interesting and she is super fair with workload and grading. I would recommend her for this course for sure!
Jessica Morabito
CCJS225

Expecting an A
WhatitDoBaby
12/09/2021
The class is decent. She does teach from slides so it is very easy to take notes in class. The quizzes are simple and the midterm is a multiple-choice paper. We did have a group presentation which is a 20% of your final grade which she assigns. So it can be challenging if you have a group member who does not contribute a lot.
Jessica Miller
CCJS225

Expecting an A+
turtleturtle
12/08/2020
This may be one of the most interesting classes I have taken so far at UMD as a gen ed. This class is easy as long as you take good notes and watch the documentaries assigned. Professor Miller is very nice and a very good communicator. If you are looking for an easy way to get two gen eds out of the way, I definitely recommend taking this class. There is only one exam and the final is a project. The class was 1-2 asynchronous lectures per week. Definitely recommend getting the book as it is very helpful for quizzes and the exam.
Katie Zafft
CCJS225

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/27/2019
I had Dr. Zafft both semesters of my freshman year (CCJS 105 and 225), and she is my favorite professor I've had. The content of the courses was interesting, and her lectures were clear and organized. She's also funny and personable, so I enjoyed attending her classes.
Katie Zafft
CCJS225

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/27/2019
I had Dr. Zafft both semesters of my freshman year (CCJS 105 and 225), and she is my favorite professor I've had. The content of the courses was interesting, and her lectures were clear and organized. She's also funny and personable, so I enjoyed attending her classes.