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Amber Moore JOUR130 Expecting an A Anonymous 06/18/2024	Great professor, super quick to respond to emails and very reasonable grading scale. If you follow the rubrics she gives you for the speeches and reference the textbook while preparing, you're pretty much guaranteed a solid grade in the course. Quizzes are also very reasonable and open book (at least for the summer course, which I took). Highly recommend Professor Moore!
Amber Moore JOUR130 Anonymous 06/06/2024	nice professor, good speaker with clear directions and good feedback. if you take the three week version of the course, the class has a pacing issue. the first half of the course is introductory info + chapter reading w/quizzes, and then about halfway, they dump three speeches on you due the following week. it's convenient to get this gen ed out of the way within three weeks, but the speech dumping was decently stressful.
Hamil Harris JOUR130 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/13/2024	Very nice and chill professor who cares about his students. Doesn't care too much about late assignments as long as you let him know. Attendance is not mandatory. Went to first 3 classes of the semester and never went again and got a 150% in the class. Yes, a 150% (not a typo). Never did any extra credit, he just gave it out. Since I never went to class, accidentally missed the final so he gave his personal number and I did it over the phone and got a 100. Highly recommend this professor.
Mark Gray JOUR130 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 02/06/2024	Prof. Gray is such an awesome guy. This class is a free A and I think we met less than 10 times throughout the course of the semester. The class/canvas is disorganized, but it doesn't matter because you'll only have like 5 assignments anyway. He is super nice and an interesting person. You can tell he is passionate about his work and life in general.
Mark Gray JOUR130 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 01/24/2024	Easy class, cancels lectures quite often. Very chill and easy going guy, canvas was disorganized but I didn't mind it was an easy A. The final grade was a video submission talking about our personal life and school.
Hamil Harris JOUR130 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/18/2023	Very easy class and I would highly recommend this professor. He cares about his students and genuinely wants to know more about them. The class is easy with a few assignments that aren't graded very hard. Attendance also isn't mandatory and he doesn't really mind when assignments aren't turned in on time. Fairly hard to get an A+ in the class but if you do all the work and put effort in an A will be very easy.
Amber Moore JOUR130 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/06/2023	I loved Professor Moore! She gave really helpful feedback on the presentations and was always clear about her expectations for each assignment. She also wanted everyone to succeed and did her best to make you feel comfortable presenting in front of people. She was super kind and approachable, I would definitely recommend taking her for the FSOC gen ed.
Mark Gray JOUR130 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 11/29/2023	He cancels class almost all the time and there is 6 assignments in the whole semester. The assignments are a 90-second videos due each week on a topic assigned. He will always give you an A no matter what you submit. While the class is easy and is a free A it is very disorganized and his canvas has messed up due dates and is confusing. He is also bad at responding to emails.
Amber Moore JOUR130 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 09/26/2023	I had this professor last year but never really got around to reviewing her. The fact that I often recommend her to friends reminded me that I should leave a positive review for selecting a professor for JOUR130. I absolutely hated public speaking and so naturally everything bad that could happen during a presentation happened. However, Professor Moore was understanding and lenient and even with my absolutely horrendous performance, I was still able to get a C. Thanks to her teaching style, I bounced back and ended the class with an A. I recommend taking her 100%!
Amber Moore JOUR130 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/04/2023	Professor Moore is amazing! She has real world experience in the topic and does a really good job at using it to help everyone succeed. She is super kind and extremely invested in her students' success. The course itself is super straight forward, she is not the type to make things difficult just to make things difficult. If you just show up, listen to her feedback, and put in some effort you'll end up learning more about public speaking than anyone would in a gen-ed course.
Amber Moore JOUR130 Expecting an A Anonymous 04/29/2023	She’s definitely a strong lecturer and public speaker. She’s also invested in students - she’ll schedule a one-on-one meeting with you if you aren’t doing as well in the class, to answer questions about her feedback and help you make a plan to improve.
Mark Gray JOUR130 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/19/2022	Very helpful. Every class was the same. Probably cared less about the class than the students, didn't have an in-person class for over 5 weeks due to class cancellations or being switched to virtual lectures. Every lecture was the same that we made a bingo chart for same exact quotes he would mention in class. I am pretty sure that all the assignment grades were randomly generated between a 95-98. Gave everyone good grades so it's all good.
Mark Gray JOUR130 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/19/2022	Easy A, but a bit disorganized (no Canvas until 2 weeks in, unclear due dates) Lectures got a bit repetitive so we created a bingo chart for what would be stated in class: "Secure the bag" "I may not agree with Donald Trump politically, but he is a great influencer" "I got BEEF" "Climate Change is Real" "You guys need to chillll" "There may have been some lack of communication on my end" "SECURE THE BAG"
Amber Moore JOUR130 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/07/2022	Amber is a great teacher, very helpful, and knows what she is talking about. The actual class is easy, and her feedback is super helpful. 6 presentations and a mid-term, you will learn a lot about public speaking, definitely worth it, especially since it's an easy A Oral Com gen ed. My only complaint is that the last month was fully virtual for us(she didn't explain why), and that limited the presentations. Be creative, she really grades easily if you are creative and put in the effort.
Amber Moore JOUR130 Expecting a B Anonymous 11/30/2022	You have to be good at public speaking in order to expect a good grade. She does not grade off of improvement but rather a rubric that applies from beginning to end. As long as you can follow her rubric then you'll be fine. If you want an easy COMM class, this one is not the one to take.
Hamil Harris JOUR130 Expecting an A Anonymous 04/19/2022	You don't have to go to all of his classes. I went about once a week. Just follow the directions and you will get an A. He is a very nice guy, but sometimes his directions are unclear. He is very understanding and has done a lot in his life. Very hard to get an A+ but very easy to get an A.
Amber Moore JOUR130 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 02/07/2022	It was great to take a class on communication from someone who has real-world experience speaking in front of a TV camera! You can tell she wants the students to learn and succeed and will answer any questions and doubts you may have. Although I took it for a general education credit, I learned some information about public speaking and video recording which I will use in the future. The class isn;t difficult, mostly just reading from a textbook and then several projects.
Mark Gray JOUR130 Expecting an A Anonymous 01/31/2022	Every class was repetitive and boring. No one knew what was going on in the class. The only reason why I am not giving him a one-star review is that he gave good grades.
Mark Gray JOUR130 Expecting an A Anonymous 01/07/2022	He did not receive our syllabus for around a month because he was experiencing issues with Canvas. After Canvas had been restored, assignment due dates were a mess. Lecture was interesting for a while, then it began to feel like he was repeating the same topics. That said, you can tell he's passionate about speech and all students received an A in the course (all students received the same grade on each assignment, with maybe a 2 point difference). It wasn't horrible to take, but it did stress me out as I wasn't sure when certain assignments were due or my grade. Also, he tends to take while to respond to student messages (whether through email or text).
Amber Moore JOUR130 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/14/2021	Professor Moore is well-suited for this class. She is so encouraging of her students and allows students to take their time to emotionally prepare before speaking which I found extremely helpful. She doesn't want students to fail or do bad in her class and you can clearly see that in her teaching!
Hamil Harris JOUR130 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/11/2021	Professor Harris is a very kind and understanding professor. If you have the opportunity please take him as it's almost a guaranteed A. Just put in the work, the first few speaking assignments are annoying but weren't too bad. The final project seems intimidating but you can do it as a group and knock it out in less than a day. He is very forgiving and as long as you show some type of effort he will give you an A.
Amber Moore JOUR130 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 12/09/2021	She is an amazing professor. I often struggled with public speaking and honestly if you just put in the effort and truly show improvement she is most likely going to give a good grade on your presentations.
Amber Moore JOUR130 Expecting an A StrawberryCupcake5 12/21/2019	She is amazing! Such a great speaker and person. We had a total of 6 presentations and one big final paper, but the topics were interesting. She will definitely help you improve you communication and presentation skills. You'll get an A if you do the work and participate. This class was a life-changing experience; I would take her again if I could!
Kelly Stepno JOUR130 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/06/2019	Really a great teacher, class with her was fun and enjoyable. would take her again if I needed another class in the area
Kelly Stepno JOUR130 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/19/2018	JOUR130 is a great class to take and as long as you put some effort in, you should get an A. Professor Stepno is really knowledgeable in her field of work and it helps a lot in trying to understand the topic presented in this class. You will definitely learn a lot of useful information too.
Alison Burns JOUR130 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 11/20/2017	Best teacher, class was relaxed and did not have a lot of work.
Cassandra Clayton JOUR130 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/13/2015	Her class is enjoyable, but she noticeably like this one ass-sucker and gives him extra points while some people get points off for pronouncing her name wrong. Also she changes her mind so much and can be rude. She always gave me this look whenever I had a question about my quiz, she would be like "Yes you are here for the grades, AGAIN". I liked her at first and then by the end of the semester, I hated her.

Amber Moore
JOUR130

Expecting an A
Anonymous
06/18/2024

Great professor, super quick to respond to emails and very reasonable grading scale. If you follow the rubrics she gives you for the speeches and reference the textbook while preparing, you're pretty much guaranteed a solid grade in the course. Quizzes are also very reasonable and open book (at least for the summer course, which I took). Highly recommend Professor Moore!

Amber Moore
JOUR130

Anonymous
06/06/2024

nice professor, good speaker with clear directions and good feedback. if you take the three week version of the course, the class has a pacing issue. the first half of the course is introductory info + chapter reading w/quizzes, and then about halfway, they dump three speeches on you due the following week. it's convenient to get this gen ed out of the way within three weeks, but the speech dumping was decently stressful.

Hamil Harris
JOUR130

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/13/2024

Very nice and chill professor who cares about his students. Doesn't care too much about late assignments as long as you let him know. Attendance is not mandatory. Went to first 3 classes of the semester and never went again and got a 150% in the class. Yes, a 150% (not a typo). Never did any extra credit, he just gave it out. Since I never went to class, accidentally missed the final so he gave his personal number and I did it over the phone and got a 100. Highly recommend this professor.

Mark Gray
JOUR130

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
02/06/2024

Prof. Gray is such an awesome guy. This class is a free A and I think we met less than 10 times throughout the course of the semester. The class/canvas is disorganized, but it doesn't matter because you'll only have like 5 assignments anyway. He is super nice and an interesting person. You can tell he is passionate about his work and life in general.

Mark Gray
JOUR130

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
01/24/2024

Easy class, cancels lectures quite often. Very chill and easy going guy, canvas was disorganized but I didn't mind it was an easy A. The final grade was a video submission talking about our personal life and school.

Hamil Harris
JOUR130

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/18/2023

Very easy class and I would highly recommend this professor. He cares about his students and genuinely wants to know more about them. The class is easy with a few assignments that aren't graded very hard. Attendance also isn't mandatory and he doesn't really mind when assignments aren't turned in on time. Fairly hard to get an A+ in the class but if you do all the work and put effort in an A will be very easy.

Amber Moore
JOUR130

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/06/2023

I loved Professor Moore! She gave really helpful feedback on the presentations and was always clear about her expectations for each assignment. She also wanted everyone to succeed and did her best to make you feel comfortable presenting in front of people. She was super kind and approachable, I would definitely recommend taking her for the FSOC gen ed.

Mark Gray
JOUR130

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
11/29/2023

He cancels class almost all the time and there is 6 assignments in the whole semester. The assignments are a 90-second videos due each week on a topic assigned. He will always give you an A no matter what you submit. While the class is easy and is a free A it is very disorganized and his canvas has messed up due dates and is confusing. He is also bad at responding to emails.

Amber Moore
JOUR130

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
09/26/2023

I had this professor last year but never really got around to reviewing her. The fact that I often recommend her to friends reminded me that I should leave a positive review for selecting a professor for JOUR130. I absolutely hated public speaking and so naturally everything bad that could happen during a presentation happened. However, Professor Moore was understanding and lenient and even with my absolutely horrendous performance, I was still able to get a C. Thanks to her teaching style, I bounced back and ended the class with an A. I recommend taking her 100%!

Amber Moore
JOUR130

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/04/2023

Professor Moore is amazing! She has real world experience in the topic and does a really good job at using it to help everyone succeed. She is super kind and extremely invested in her students' success. The course itself is super straight forward, she is not the type to make things difficult just to make things difficult. If you just show up, listen to her feedback, and put in some effort you'll end up learning more about public speaking than anyone would in a gen-ed course.

Amber Moore
JOUR130

Expecting an A
Anonymous
04/29/2023

She’s definitely a strong lecturer and public speaker. She’s also invested in students - she’ll schedule a one-on-one meeting with you if you aren’t doing as well in the class, to answer questions about her feedback and help you make a plan to improve.

Mark Gray
JOUR130

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/19/2022

Very helpful. Every class was the same. Probably cared less about the class than the students, didn't have an in-person class for over 5 weeks due to class cancellations or being switched to virtual lectures. Every lecture was the same that we made a bingo chart for same exact quotes he would mention in class. I am pretty sure that all the assignment grades were randomly generated between a 95-98. Gave everyone good grades so it's all good.

Mark Gray
JOUR130

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/19/2022

Easy A, but a bit disorganized (no Canvas until 2 weeks in, unclear due dates) Lectures got a bit repetitive so we created a bingo chart for what would be stated in class: "Secure the bag" "I may not agree with Donald Trump politically, but he is a great influencer" "I got BEEF" "Climate Change is Real" "You guys need to chillll" "There *may* have been some lack of communication on my end" "SECURE THE BAG"

Amber Moore
JOUR130

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/07/2022

Amber is a great teacher, very helpful, and knows what she is talking about. The actual class is easy, and her feedback is super helpful. 6 presentations and a mid-term, you will learn a lot about public speaking, definitely worth it, especially since it's an easy A Oral Com gen ed. My only complaint is that the last month was fully virtual for us(she didn't explain why), and that limited the presentations. Be creative, she really grades easily if you are creative and put in the effort.

Amber Moore
JOUR130

Expecting a B
Anonymous
11/30/2022

You have to be good at public speaking in order to expect a good grade. She does not grade off of improvement but rather a rubric that applies from beginning to end. As long as you can follow her rubric then you'll be fine. If you want an easy COMM class, this one is not the one to take.

Hamil Harris
JOUR130

Expecting an A
Anonymous
04/19/2022

You don't have to go to all of his classes. I went about once a week. Just follow the directions and you will get an A. He is a very nice guy, but sometimes his directions are unclear. He is very understanding and has done a lot in his life. Very hard to get an A+ but very easy to get an A.

Amber Moore
JOUR130

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
02/07/2022

It was great to take a class on communication from someone who has real-world experience speaking in front of a TV camera! You can tell she wants the students to learn and succeed and will answer any questions and doubts you may have. Although I took it for a general education credit, I learned some information about public speaking and video recording which I will use in the future. The class isn;t difficult, mostly just reading from a textbook and then several projects.

Mark Gray
JOUR130

Expecting an A
Anonymous
01/31/2022

Every class was repetitive and boring. No one knew what was going on in the class. The only reason why I am not giving him a one-star review is that he gave good grades.

Mark Gray
JOUR130

Expecting an A
Anonymous
01/07/2022

He did not receive our syllabus for around a month because he was experiencing issues with Canvas. After Canvas had been restored, assignment due dates were a mess. Lecture was interesting for a while, then it began to feel like he was repeating the same topics. That said, you can tell he's passionate about speech and all students received an A in the course (all students received the same grade on each assignment, with maybe a 2 point difference). It wasn't horrible to take, but it did stress me out as I wasn't sure when certain assignments were due or my grade. Also, he tends to take while to respond to student messages (whether through email or text).

Amber Moore
JOUR130

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/14/2021

Professor Moore is well-suited for this class. She is so encouraging of her students and allows students to take their time to emotionally prepare before speaking which I found extremely helpful. She doesn't want students to fail or do bad in her class and you can clearly see that in her teaching!

Hamil Harris
JOUR130

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/11/2021

Professor Harris is a very kind and understanding professor. If you have the opportunity please take him as it's almost a guaranteed A. Just put in the work, the first few speaking assignments are annoying but weren't too bad. The final project seems intimidating but you can do it as a group and knock it out in less than a day. He is very forgiving and as long as you show some type of effort he will give you an A.

Amber Moore
JOUR130

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
12/09/2021

She is an amazing professor. I often struggled with public speaking and honestly if you just put in the effort and truly show improvement she is most likely going to give a good grade on your presentations.

Amber Moore
JOUR130

Expecting an A
StrawberryCupcake5
12/21/2019

She is amazing! Such a great speaker and person. We had a total of 6 presentations and one big final paper, but the topics were interesting. She will definitely help you improve you communication and presentation skills. You'll get an A if you do the work and participate. This class was a life-changing experience; I would take her again if I could!

Kelly Stepno
JOUR130

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/06/2019

Really a great teacher, class with her was fun and enjoyable. would take her again if I needed another class in the area

Kelly Stepno
JOUR130

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/19/2018

JOUR130 is a great class to take and as long as you put some effort in, you should get an A. Professor Stepno is really knowledgeable in her field of work and it helps a lot in trying to understand the topic presented in this class. You will definitely learn a lot of useful information too.

Alison Burns
JOUR130

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
11/20/2017

Best teacher, class was relaxed and did not have a lot of work.

Cassandra Clayton
JOUR130

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
12/13/2015

Her class is enjoyable, but she noticeably like this one ass-sucker and gives him extra points while some people get points off for pronouncing her name wrong. Also she changes her mind so much and can be rude. She always gave me this look whenever I had a question about my quiz, she would be like "Yes you are here for the grades, AGAIN". I liked her at first and then by the end of the semester, I hated her.

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