| Class |
Teacher |
Environment |
Material |
Ranking |
| Intro to Programming Principles |
Dr. Valentine
5/5 |
Excellent Learning..Cluster Class
Powerpoint lessons...Good notes |
PWT lessons
Good Book |
5/5 |
| College Writing I |
Dr. Cusick
4/5 |
Excellent Learning..Critical Thinking...Many papers and quizzes |
Good book...Lots of work |
5/5 |
| FYRST Seminar |
Dr. Conlon
1/5 |
Not a real class...Talked about university
Easy class...Attendence is the key |
Couple HW...No tests |
3/5 |
| American National Govt. |
Dr. Sykora
2/5 |
Hardest classes at SRU...Auditorium class...Lecture...Min. Attendance Policy |
Many notes...Dificult Test |
2/5 |
| Intro to Music |
Dr. Glover
5/5 |
Excellent class...Auditorium class...Incorporates listening to music...
Powerpoint lessons |
Quizzes. Easy tests
Couple large HW's |
4.5/5 |
| Advanced Programming Principles |
Dr. Conlon
1/5 |
Worst class I have ever had...Terrible learning environment...Boring as ever...Grading is too specific |
Projects...No quizzes...
Some tests |
1/5 |
| College Writing II |
Dr. Cusick
4/5 |
Excellent class for critical thinking...Less writing than CWI but longer papers. |
Some quizzes...Good book...No tests |
4/5 |
Afro American His
Since |
Dr. Matambanazdo
5/5 |
Excellent class for critical thinking...Intensive writing course...Everyone should take it though...One of the best teachers at SRU |
Lots of notes...Many papers...Many tests and quizzes |
5/5 |
Teach Soccer/
Basketball |
Coach Leight
5/5 |
Excellent class...Very Easy...Teach a lesson, drill, and warm-up and follow everyone else's... |
No HW...2 tests |
5/5 |
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| Class |
Teacher |
Environment |
Material |
Ranking |
| Interactive Multimedia I |
Dr. Tomal
5/5 |
Great class working with computers. Work with Macromedia Director and Adobe Photoshop. Do a lot with pictures and videos. |
No Tests-4 Projects, Final Portfolio (CD made with Director) |
5/5 |
| Communication Concepts |
Dr. Laux
5/5 |
With one of the best teachers at SRU this class was challenging but fun. Learned a lot about communication which is my major. |
Many tests. Some homework. Midterm and Final Exams
A lot of classwork. |
5/5 |
| Intro to Business |
Dr. Orvis
5/5 |
Best teacher to take this class for. He is a great teacher and makes the class enjoyable. Exams are easy if studied for and attended class for the material. |
Pop Quizzes and tests for like every 3 chapters. Great material. Final Exam is optional---depends on your grade. |
5/5 |
| Mass Media and Society |
Dr. Stewart
5/5 |
Great class. Learn about all media and it sticks in your head. Very easy to follow material. All you have to do is do good on the quizzes. |
Quiz after each chapter (Simple Quizzes) Final Exam is optional---depends on your grade. No HW, no tests. |
5/5 |
| 20th Century World |
Dr. Gier
5/5 |
Excellent class...Take notes and listen to teacher and you will know everything in the class. (Hardly ever had class cause she had conferences or was sick) Watch videos every week. |
No HW...2 Tests, 2 Quizzes |
5/5 |
| Public Speaking |
Dr. Tomal
4.5/5 |
Good class for Public Speaking. Very simple. A lot of quizzes in the beginning weeks but none after that. I got a "B" but should have had an "A" if it wasn't for those quizzes. I aced my speeches. |
Speeches, Quizzes, No Midterm or Final |
5/5 |
| Interactive Multimedia II |
Dr. Tomal
5/5 |
One of my favorite classes. Had it once a week at 5pm and it was excellent. Love working on the computer and doing the material. Work with Macromedia Flash, Director, and Dreamweaver +Final Cut Pro |
No Tests-5 Projects, Final Portfolio (all projects on a CD) |
5/5 |
| Publication Production |
Dr. Chase
5/5 |
Great class...Making publications. Key to the class is make sure you are there for everything. Many pop quizzes will get you and projects take a long time. Toward the end of the semester you get to miss a lot of classes because of open-labs. Work in Adobe InDesign. |
Many quizzes, midterm and final, 7 projects, few in-class assignments, and Final Portfolio |
5/5 |
| Video Production |
Dr. Banks
4/5 |
I had the chair of the dept. for this class. He is a very strict grader, but I learned a lot in this class. I became a Final Cut Pro extraordinare. Videos I made were excellent but I seem to get B's on them. |
Quizzes almost every single class. No midterm or final exam. 5 video projects working in groups, but every one of them takes a lot of work. |
4/5 |
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| Class |
Teacher |
Environment |
Material |
Ranking |
| Digital Imaging |
Dr. Stewart |
This class was truly one of the easiest class I have ever taken in high school or college. Do about 10 assignments the whole year and combine them in a PowerPoint presentation. Work in Adobe Photoshop and a little bit in ImageReady. No class when assignments are due. |
10 Projects, No Quizzes, Classwork every now and then. Final Portfolio of all Assignments |
5/5 |
| Media Project Management |
Dr. Chase |
Another great class! Love the teaching and stuff that I learned. Everything was very valuable to me. Industry Masters was the name of my group and we developed a informational/promotional Interactive CD-Rom for The ARC. We didn't have official class for a number of weeks and had a meeting with Dr. Chase once per week. |
Numerous assignments that mirror the assignments that you have to turn for your Portfolio of your Final Project. Mid-term, and many quizzes. |
5/5 |
| Film Analysis |
Dr. Covey Jr. |
A great class where I learned a lot about films. I love the movies that we watched. I only fell asleep during one. Dr. Covey is a great professor and |
Large take home tests, 1 Final Paper (movie of your choice), 2 other tests |
5/5 |
| Communication Research Methods |
Dr. Laux |
The hardest class I have taken in college. Very demanding and lots of work. We actually take on a real research project and do assignments that build up to it. The book was very advanced, but I go through the class. Very challenging! |
Assignments, midterm, research paper (ind. or group), final (critique of another person's paper) |
4/5 |
| Junior Seminar |
Dr. Pease-Hernandez |
Just a simple class that accomplishes a lot. This was a once a week class. |
Assignments that build up to your Final Portfolio. |
5/5 |
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| Class |
Teacher |
Environment |
Material |
Ranking |
| Biology |
Dr. Dominiecki |
The hardest intro class that I have ever taken in college. Material is very challenging. Study every week to get a good grade. |
Many quizzes, group work, 4 tests, final exam. |
4/5 |
| Principles of Marketing |
Mr. Tanner |
Excellent teacher. Class was easy to understand and also challenging. One of the best intro classes. |
Group Project, tests and final exam. |
5/5 |
| Cinematic Review |
Mr. Zarzosa |
Difficult class that only had two grades. Teacher allowed us to revise our papers to get a better grade though. |
2 essays. No midterm or final. |
2/5 |
| Communication Law |
Dr. Flynn |
Great class that was very challenging. Learn about First Amendment and many, many cases. Presentations of case briefs and take home finals. Excellent teacher! |
Various grades (Case Briefs, Case Opinions, Midterm, Final) |
5/5 |
| Communication Age |
Dr. Fidoten |
Great class that gives you all the education you can possibly get on technology that affects the way we communicate. I wish I would have taken it in the Spring since they get to go to London. |
9 Total responses (1-2.5 pgs) and term paper at end of semester (8-10) No midterm or final. |
4/5 |
| Senior Seminar |
Dr. Swarts |
Class allowed me to get my resume and portfolio together well. End of semester is great. |
Work is sparingly given out. Focus on your resume and portfolio and a long self-assessment near the end of the semester. |
5/5 |
| US History Since 1900 |
Dr. Pearcy |
One of the greatest classes with one of the greatest teachers. I always looked forward to going to this class. You have to be an idiot to drop this class. |
You won't have any problems with the tests and quizzes in this class. |
5/5 |
| Publication Production II |
Dr. Chase |
Same as Pub Prod I, but more focused on newspapers. Great class...Key to the class is make sure you are there for everything. Work in Adobe InDesign. |
Various assignments, pop quizzes and exams |
5/5 |
| Concepts of Science |
Dr. Mukerjee |
I felt like I was back in elementary school writing in a journal about what I learned everyday. Work in groups all the time. You will learn a lot though. |
A lot of classwork and few homeworks. 3-4 tests. No book. |
4/5 |
| Writing for Electronic Media & Film |
Dr. Boggs |
A great class that covered a lot of different types of mediums to write for. If you love to write, you will love Dr. Boggs's class. |
Various projects and 25-30 page screenplay |
5/5 |
| Issues in Comm Technology |
Dr. Arthur |
An extensive class that covered everything about communication. Similar to Comm Age. |
Group project and final paper and exam |
4/5 |
| Communication Project |
Dr. Barnett |
The new changes to the class brought on a lot of wasted time. We worked in groups on video projects. |
Various assignments, quizzes and projects |
4/5 |
| The Political Film |
Dr. Daniels |
It's as simple as going to the movie theatre. Bring some food and listen to Dr. Daniels talk a few minutes before the film. |
Excellent films and tests are easy if you saw the films. Essays. |
5/5 |
| Literature of the American Musical Theatre |
Dr. Utsch |
I took this class just to get 3 credits and be able to travel to Europe once again. Ashleigh told me about it and I jumped right on in after I saw the price. |
A great experience. Great material. |
5/5 |
