COMM 140
Theory of Persuasive Communication
Description: (Formerly numbered Communication Studies 140.) Lecture, four hours. Dynamics of communication designed to influence human conduct; analysis of structure of persuasive discourse; integration of theoretical materials from relevant disciplines of humanities and social sciences. Letter grading.
Units: 4.0
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I think most of the positive reactions to prof. rosenthal are because he is an easy grader. There's definitely something to be said for that. But my god, I did not think it was possible to learn as little or be as bored as I was in this class. His theories about persuasive communication are simple and could be explained in about five minutes. Instead he rambles on for the whole quarter with elaborate stories which are very interesting but have nothing to do with the material. Or if they were relevant, he didn't explain how and I found myself confused. Plus I just didn't find his theories convincing--he doesn't give any evidence and some of what he says goes against everything you learn about political communication and mass media in other classes. I feel bad saying all these things because he's a really nice guy and interesting to talk to. He feels like everybody's grandfather. That makes him cool, but I wouldn't want to take a class taught by my grandpa. The good thing about his class is if you can manage to find his argument hidden somewhere in the stories, it's easy to get a good grade. The class was all based on midterm and final which are just true or false and are graded with a hefty curve.
I think most of the positive reactions to prof. rosenthal are because he is an easy grader. There's definitely something to be said for that. But my god, I did not think it was possible to learn as little or be as bored as I was in this class. His theories about persuasive communication are simple and could be explained in about five minutes. Instead he rambles on for the whole quarter with elaborate stories which are very interesting but have nothing to do with the material. Or if they were relevant, he didn't explain how and I found myself confused. Plus I just didn't find his theories convincing--he doesn't give any evidence and some of what he says goes against everything you learn about political communication and mass media in other classes. I feel bad saying all these things because he's a really nice guy and interesting to talk to. He feels like everybody's grandfather. That makes him cool, but I wouldn't want to take a class taught by my grandpa. The good thing about his class is if you can manage to find his argument hidden somewhere in the stories, it's easy to get a good grade. The class was all based on midterm and final which are just true or false and are graded with a hefty curve.
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