Michael W Suman
Department of Communication
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3.2
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Easiness 2.3 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 3.7 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 2.4 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 3.4 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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  • Appropriately Priced Materials
  • Tolerates Tardiness
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Quarter: Spring 2017
Grade: B
Oct. 2, 2017

This class is manageable if you really pay attention and take good notes. Prof Suman does not use slides, he writes on the board, and usually only writes the categories and names of what he's talking about, so you have to pay attention to what he is saying. He also doesn't allow laptops; notes should be hand-written (later comes in handy bc he lets you use a certain amount of pages of notes for the midterm and final). Overall an interesting class, but you must go to lectures.

Selling a midterm and final study guide if anyone is interested.
424-391-5089

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Quarter: Summer 2017
Grade: A-
Sept. 21, 2017

I took COMMST10 during CSI, so the summer before my freshman year.

The concepts of the class seemed interesting and applicable to the real world. They are. Basically, we learned about interpersonal communication and mass media. A lot of my classmates came to this class with low expectations (probably because they read too many of these reviews) and they seemed to have a harder time than me.

As for Suman himself, he is a good lecturer, in my opinion. Since I was in a small class (~44 students), we had a lot of questions and answers asked during the lecture, which was nice.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

PROS:
* If you can read and retain information, you should do fine on the tests
* The TA went over how to tackle the essays
* Open note exams (reading notes only, not lecture notes)
* Interesting content

CONS:
* A whole lot of reading (2 books and 16 online readings varying from 1 to 28 pages)
* Discussion sections were useful but not groundbreaking (basically people asking about the test)
* Essay was somewhat tricky and could sneak up on you if you are not paying attention
* Lectures are sort of fast, so if you miss something, you are behind

TIPS:
* Work an hour every day on this class, whether it be reading or the essay, etc.
* Paste the online readings to http://www.readsy.co/ to speed through them.
* There are several Quizlet sets for this class that really help with studying for the midterm/final.
* Take notes when you read, use those notes for your exams...be organized with them (I did a page per reading)
* Don't be afraid to ask for help, Suman responded to my emails and gave me valuable feedback for my essay
* Make acronyms for the lists from lecture when preparing for the exam

-Stegs

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Quarter: Fall 2016
Grade: B
Sept. 21, 2017

Selling the 3 books needed for comm 10.
TAKING SIDES : MASS MEDIA & SOCIETY EDITION 13 : $15
LOSING THE NEWS: $5
YOU JUST DONT UNDERSTAND: $5

Selling all three as a bundle for $20.

If interested, please message 3239442876

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Quarter: Winter 2017
Grade: C-
Sept. 12, 2017

Selling You don't understand and Losing the news. Text me at 408-623-3872 for info.

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Quarter: Summer 2016
Grade: A
July 14, 2017

[STILL AVAILABLE] Selling "You Just Don't Understand" PDF. Venmo only. Email bruin.walk1@gmail.com.

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Quarter: Fall 2016
Grade: B
July 11, 2017

I enjoyed this class and thought the material was super interesting and engaging, and it's definitely a great overview of topics you'll explore further in upper division communications classes. Our TAs also really make an effort to keep reading material relevant to current events (i.e Fall 2016, how news coverage and structural changes in media impacted the election). Final and midterm are fairly easy, I'd highly recommend making acronyms for everything- all of it can be broken down into categories. From what I gathered from classmates and personal experience, the paper is going to be your biggest obstacle to an A, because the TAs grade with a lot of scrutiny. I have friends who are comm majors and bombed the paper. So utilize office hours!!

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Quarter: Spring 2017
Grade: B-
July 7, 2017

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS UNLESS YOU WANT TO BE A COMMUNICATIONS MAJOR. DO NOT.
This is the ONLY G.E. where participation doesn't help your grade. The exams are EXTREMELY difficult, he says he curves it (making an 80% in an exam an A, but thats because only 4/300 people will get 80% or more in the exams). Each quarter the class has MORE SPACE so that more people will fall into the world of FAILURE and into the hands of SUMAN. The professor makes the class MANDATORY LETTER GRADE because when you see your grade of the midterm you may want to change it to pass/no pass and he WONT let you!!! He makes the TA's give back the midterm on week 7 (which is the week you have to submit a petition to drop a class and pay fees) so that he would make it harder on you to drop the class. He controls the TA's into not helping students and MAKING SURE THAT AN EXCELLENT PAPER DOES NOT RECEIVE AN A or even A-. DONT TAKEIT IF YOU CARE FOR YOUR GPA!!!!

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Quarter: Spring 2017
Grade: B
July 4, 2017

DONT TAKE THIS AS A GE. I took this for communications and it is unnecessarily difficult; should not be counted as a GE. Spending lots of time writing notes for the midterm and final is really important and don't overlook the paper, because that can sometimes make or break your grade. The TAs are very hard graders- you can get the answer right, but if you don't use the right word, they will count it as wrong. Suman isn't a bad person, but he is a very dry lecturer and doesn't use slides. Come to class prepared to take notes for the entire hour and 50 minutes because he will introduce a new topic even if there are three minutes left in class. I would only take this class if you are considering being a comm studies major.

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Quarter: Spring 2017
Grade: A-
June 28, 2017

Keep up with the readings, ask questions in discussion and talk to your TA about your essay in office hours (the essay is worth a large part of your grade) and you can do well in the class! It is a lot of work/time but you definitely can get an A if you apply yourself.

**SELLING taking sides for $20, tannen for $5 and losing the news for $5** if interested, text me: (858)-735-1169

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Quarter: Winter 2017
Grade: C+
June 4, 2017

This class has a lot of interesting topics and material -- however the TAs can really make or break how you do on your exams (I had a tough, unreasonable grader). Selling Taking Sides for $30. 805-746-2346

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Quarter: Spring 2017
Grade: B
Oct. 2, 2017

This class is manageable if you really pay attention and take good notes. Prof Suman does not use slides, he writes on the board, and usually only writes the categories and names of what he's talking about, so you have to pay attention to what he is saying. He also doesn't allow laptops; notes should be hand-written (later comes in handy bc he lets you use a certain amount of pages of notes for the midterm and final). Overall an interesting class, but you must go to lectures.

Selling a midterm and final study guide if anyone is interested.
424-391-5089

Helpful?

0 0 Please log in to provide feedback.
Quarter: Summer 2017
Grade: A-
Sept. 21, 2017

I took COMMST10 during CSI, so the summer before my freshman year.

The concepts of the class seemed interesting and applicable to the real world. They are. Basically, we learned about interpersonal communication and mass media. A lot of my classmates came to this class with low expectations (probably because they read too many of these reviews) and they seemed to have a harder time than me.

As for Suman himself, he is a good lecturer, in my opinion. Since I was in a small class (~44 students), we had a lot of questions and answers asked during the lecture, which was nice.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

PROS:
* If you can read and retain information, you should do fine on the tests
* The TA went over how to tackle the essays
* Open note exams (reading notes only, not lecture notes)
* Interesting content

CONS:
* A whole lot of reading (2 books and 16 online readings varying from 1 to 28 pages)
* Discussion sections were useful but not groundbreaking (basically people asking about the test)
* Essay was somewhat tricky and could sneak up on you if you are not paying attention
* Lectures are sort of fast, so if you miss something, you are behind

TIPS:
* Work an hour every day on this class, whether it be reading or the essay, etc.
* Paste the online readings to http://www.readsy.co/ to speed through them.
* There are several Quizlet sets for this class that really help with studying for the midterm/final.
* Take notes when you read, use those notes for your exams...be organized with them (I did a page per reading)
* Don't be afraid to ask for help, Suman responded to my emails and gave me valuable feedback for my essay
* Make acronyms for the lists from lecture when preparing for the exam

-Stegs

Helpful?

0 0 Please log in to provide feedback.
Quarter: Fall 2016
Grade: B
Sept. 21, 2017

Selling the 3 books needed for comm 10.
TAKING SIDES : MASS MEDIA & SOCIETY EDITION 13 : $15
LOSING THE NEWS: $5
YOU JUST DONT UNDERSTAND: $5

Selling all three as a bundle for $20.

If interested, please message 3239442876

Helpful?

0 0 Please log in to provide feedback.
Quarter: Winter 2017
Grade: C-
Sept. 12, 2017

Selling You don't understand and Losing the news. Text me at 408-623-3872 for info.

Helpful?

0 0 Please log in to provide feedback.
Quarter: Summer 2016
Grade: A
July 14, 2017

[STILL AVAILABLE] Selling "You Just Don't Understand" PDF. Venmo only. Email bruin.walk1@gmail.com.

Helpful?

0 0 Please log in to provide feedback.
Quarter: Fall 2016
Grade: B
July 11, 2017

I enjoyed this class and thought the material was super interesting and engaging, and it's definitely a great overview of topics you'll explore further in upper division communications classes. Our TAs also really make an effort to keep reading material relevant to current events (i.e Fall 2016, how news coverage and structural changes in media impacted the election). Final and midterm are fairly easy, I'd highly recommend making acronyms for everything- all of it can be broken down into categories. From what I gathered from classmates and personal experience, the paper is going to be your biggest obstacle to an A, because the TAs grade with a lot of scrutiny. I have friends who are comm majors and bombed the paper. So utilize office hours!!

Helpful?

0 0 Please log in to provide feedback.
Quarter: Spring 2017
Grade: B-
July 7, 2017

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS UNLESS YOU WANT TO BE A COMMUNICATIONS MAJOR. DO NOT.
This is the ONLY G.E. where participation doesn't help your grade. The exams are EXTREMELY difficult, he says he curves it (making an 80% in an exam an A, but thats because only 4/300 people will get 80% or more in the exams). Each quarter the class has MORE SPACE so that more people will fall into the world of FAILURE and into the hands of SUMAN. The professor makes the class MANDATORY LETTER GRADE because when you see your grade of the midterm you may want to change it to pass/no pass and he WONT let you!!! He makes the TA's give back the midterm on week 7 (which is the week you have to submit a petition to drop a class and pay fees) so that he would make it harder on you to drop the class. He controls the TA's into not helping students and MAKING SURE THAT AN EXCELLENT PAPER DOES NOT RECEIVE AN A or even A-. DONT TAKEIT IF YOU CARE FOR YOUR GPA!!!!

Helpful?

0 0 Please log in to provide feedback.
Quarter: Spring 2017
Grade: B
July 4, 2017

DONT TAKE THIS AS A GE. I took this for communications and it is unnecessarily difficult; should not be counted as a GE. Spending lots of time writing notes for the midterm and final is really important and don't overlook the paper, because that can sometimes make or break your grade. The TAs are very hard graders- you can get the answer right, but if you don't use the right word, they will count it as wrong. Suman isn't a bad person, but he is a very dry lecturer and doesn't use slides. Come to class prepared to take notes for the entire hour and 50 minutes because he will introduce a new topic even if there are three minutes left in class. I would only take this class if you are considering being a comm studies major.

Helpful?

2 0 Please log in to provide feedback.
Quarter: Spring 2017
Grade: A-
June 28, 2017

Keep up with the readings, ask questions in discussion and talk to your TA about your essay in office hours (the essay is worth a large part of your grade) and you can do well in the class! It is a lot of work/time but you definitely can get an A if you apply yourself.

**SELLING taking sides for $20, tannen for $5 and losing the news for $5** if interested, text me: (858)-735-1169

Helpful?

0 0 Please log in to provide feedback.
Quarter: Winter 2017
Grade: C+
June 4, 2017

This class has a lot of interesting topics and material -- however the TAs can really make or break how you do on your exams (I had a tough, unreasonable grader). Selling Taking Sides for $30. 805-746-2346

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11 of 25
3.2
Overall Rating
Based on 272 Users
Easiness 2.3 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 3.7 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 2.4 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 3.4 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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