Ho Chun Wong | PlanetTerp

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Ho Chun Wong JOUR150 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/17/2024	For a 100 level course, this class demands a lot of effort in the weekly assignments. Assignments come in three forms: discussion posts, which typically have you watch a documentary and do some readings, tests, which require a lockdown browser, and essay-style blog posts. The discussion and website posts are graded very thoroughly, and while Wong gives very specific feedback in a timely manner, sometimes to the point of nitpicking, it can be difficult to obtain full points. This definitely is not an easy A, so if that's what you're looking for in a gen ed, take another class. Using AI is very much not recommended, as Wong is again, very thorough in reading posts. The textbook is not necessary as all the quiz answers can be found online, and the supplementary readings can be skimmed. The videos can't be avoided. but most of the time dedicated the course is in its writing. There is a final group project where group members will need to conduct an interview with someone in the journalism industry and write an essay. The project is painful given the asynchronous nature of the class, and planning for it should be done months in advance. Wong is very inflexible and has no late policy. Overall, if you put the work in, you can get the grade you want in this class, but I would not recommend this professor.
Ho Chun Wong JOUR150 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/05/2024	Dont get me wrong this class is extremely easy but this professor is so harsh for no reason. The work is mostly busy work and its very simple but he grades so harshly for no reason. If you misspell a word he will take like 5 points off just for that one mistake. I am sure he is a nice guy but he is very harsh when grading. We also have a group project and all of my groupmates say the exact same thing. He will also accuse you of using chat GPT even when you don't so I would say if you do take him, try not to use it or you will get caught. Pretty easy class though I would recommend this class but not this professor
Ho Chun Wong JOUR150 Expecting a B- Anonymous 05/01/2024	Well this class is def a lot of work for a gen ed. No midterms or finals but ig to fix that we have 7 tests thru the semester. Group project and just hope you get good partners, if not just email him and be honest. HARSH grader so please follow rubric. At the moment I have a 82 so definitely will pass with a B-. Hard to get under a B but make sure you use Wix for websites as it’s much easier. Spend 2 hours a week on the assignments and test! Tests are timed and on a lockdown browser.
Ho Chun Wong JOUR150 Expecting an A- Anonymous 04/21/2024	I find it weird why discussion posts are unable to be modified or deleted, it’s incredibly inconvenient. He’s a decent enough professor but this elective I really did expect was gonna be chill. But it’s really not. Blogs and discussion posts are graded so meticulously.
Ho Chun Wong JOUR150 Expecting an A- Anonymous 04/15/2024	Buying this textbook (7th edition specifically) is absolutely necessary. Trust me, you’ll give yourself a hard time with discussion posts and tests if you’re not even reading the right chapter of the textbook from earlier editions. Blogs are graded very tediously in this course and so are discussion posts. Not my easiest gen-ed by a long shot. Discussion posts are also graded very meticulously and you cannot edit or delete your post once it’s already out there. I’m going to be honest, the grading of this course really did feel like a 300-400 level but I’m not going to complain too much because the Professor is decent enough—like a 3.5 or 4 out of 5. Like the other commenter said, do not use AI or ChatGPT by any means…as plagiarizing/not citing/using AI appears to be a huge no no with Professor Wong but also more recently of 2024 with any course. So don’t cheat please. In any way. You do not want to take a trip down to the OSC especially if it’s a major assignment. Even the slightest suspicion of AI usage will land you in that office. They’re really cracking students down. But as I said, I cannot wait to get this course out of the way. I’m honestly shocked the grading of this class and the assignments are so tough.
Ho Chun Wong JOUR150 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 03/21/2024	A kind professor, but this class really is a lot of work. Keep in mind do not use AI when taking any of his classes as he stresses that he is very perceptive in viewing suspicious words that sound AI generated. The tests are closed book, and he offers extensions if you have dire circumstances. But be warned, there is quite a lot of reading and answering the prompt correctly is absolutely required. Blog posts also are time consuming and I did not exactly enjoy building a website and creating new pages.

Ho Chun Wong
JOUR150

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/17/2024

For a 100 level course, this class demands a lot of effort in the weekly assignments. Assignments come in three forms: discussion posts, which typically have you watch a documentary and do some readings, tests, which require a lockdown browser, and essay-style blog posts. The discussion and website posts are graded very thoroughly, and while Wong gives very specific feedback in a timely manner, sometimes to the point of nitpicking, it can be difficult to obtain full points. This definitely is not an easy A, so if that's what you're looking for in a gen ed, take another class. Using AI is very much not recommended, as Wong is again, very thorough in reading posts. The textbook is not necessary as all the quiz answers can be found online, and the supplementary readings can be skimmed. The videos can't be avoided. but most of the time dedicated the course is in its writing. There is a final group project where group members will need to conduct an interview with someone in the journalism industry and write an essay. The project is painful given the asynchronous nature of the class, and planning for it should be done months in advance. Wong is very inflexible and has no late policy. Overall, if you put the work in, you can get the grade you want in this class, but I would not recommend this professor.

Ho Chun Wong
JOUR150

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/05/2024

Dont get me wrong this class is extremely easy but this professor is so harsh for no reason. The work is mostly busy work and its very simple but he grades so harshly for no reason. If you misspell a word he will take like 5 points off just for that one mistake. I am sure he is a nice guy but he is very harsh when grading. We also have a group project and all of my groupmates say the exact same thing. He will also accuse you of using chat GPT even when you don't so I would say if you do take him, try not to use it or you will get caught. Pretty easy class though I would recommend this class but not this professor

Ho Chun Wong
JOUR150

Expecting a B-
Anonymous
05/01/2024

Well this class is def a lot of work for a gen ed. No midterms or finals but ig to fix that we have 7 tests thru the semester. Group project and just hope you get good partners, if not just email him and be honest. HARSH grader so please follow rubric. At the moment I have a 82 so definitely will pass with a B-. Hard to get under a B but make sure you use Wix for websites as it’s much easier. Spend 2 hours a week on the assignments and test! Tests are timed and on a lockdown browser.

Ho Chun Wong
JOUR150

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
04/21/2024

I find it weird why discussion posts are unable to be modified or deleted, it’s incredibly inconvenient. He’s a decent enough professor but this elective I really did expect was gonna be chill. But it’s really not. Blogs and discussion posts are graded so meticulously.

Ho Chun Wong
JOUR150

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
04/15/2024

Buying this textbook (7th edition specifically) is absolutely necessary. Trust me, you’ll give yourself a hard time with discussion posts and tests if you’re not even reading the right chapter of the textbook from earlier editions. Blogs are graded very tediously in this course and so are discussion posts. Not my easiest gen-ed by a long shot. Discussion posts are also graded very meticulously and you cannot edit or delete your post once it’s already out there. I’m going to be honest, the grading of this course really did feel like a 300-400 level but I’m not going to complain too much because the Professor is decent enough—like a 3.5 or 4 out of 5. Like the other commenter said, do not use AI or ChatGPT by any means…as plagiarizing/not citing/using AI appears to be a huge no no with Professor Wong but also more recently of 2024 with any course. So don’t cheat please. In any way. You do not want to take a trip down to the OSC especially if it’s a major assignment. Even the slightest suspicion of AI usage will land you in that office. They’re really cracking students down. But as I said, I cannot wait to get this course out of the way. I’m honestly shocked the grading of this class and the assignments are so tough.

Ho Chun Wong
JOUR150

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
03/21/2024

A kind professor, but this class really is a lot of work. Keep in mind do not use AI when taking any of his classes as he stresses that he is very perceptive in viewing suspicious words that sound AI generated. The tests are closed book, and he offers extensions if you have dire circumstances. But be warned, there is quite a lot of reading and answering the prompt correctly is absolutely required. Blog posts also are time consuming and I did not exactly enjoy building a website and creating new pages.