Do not take this class if you do not want to be a Comm major. I repeat, DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO BE A COMM MAJOR. This class took more time and effort out of me than any of my other major classes and I regret taking it so much. Honestly one of the hardest GE classes to take simply due to the workload and unforgiving grading scale. Plus the professor is such an absolute boomer it's obnoxious. Like yeah, instead of posting grades on MyUCLA like a normal person, let's put them on papers outside the lecture hall for ONE DAY. Screw the other people trying to use the same lecture hall for their classes right? Material is pretty interesting, but the TA's are so stringent it's also obnoxious. Especially that essay assignment, which can go off itself into oblivion. Do not take this class for any other reason than being a comm major, you'll thank me later.

Suman is the greatest professor you'll have at UCLA. I usually can't focus for the life of me in most of my classes, but he is the most interesting lecturer you'll ever have. No phones/computers in class makes it such a better learning environment, you have no idea... Comm10 lectures were funny, clear, easy to follow, relevant, important, well-delivered, content packed, and enjoyable. Yes, tests are graded hard but that makes you actually study/do the homework which benefits you not just in school but in life, as communication is something we use everyday, and you can get so much out of this class... It's not hard to get an A if you simply do the work in a timely fashion and take notes in lecture.

Suman is a great professor. He is very engaging and funny and he really knows what he is talking about. This class is considered the Communications weeder and to be honest, it is very hard. There is A LOT of reading and you must attend every single lecture. However if you attend all the lectures, take notes throughout them, and do all the readings you should do relatively well. The one paper that you write in the class makes up a huge portion of your grade and the TAs grade it super harshly. Make sure you start on it early and meet with your TA multiple times to make sure you are on the right track.

Comm 10 is one of the hardest classes offered in the comm department. The lectures are very long, or seem very long because Prof Suman does not use any slides or post any lecture notes so you have to pay attention to everything he says. I recommend literally writing out everything that he teaches in lecture because he tests on a lot of random details that he mentions during class. The first half of the quarter is really fun and interesting (you learn about flirting) and the second half of the quarter is more about communication thru technology. Although it was really hard, I liked this class but would not recommend it to anyone who is not/does not want to be a comm major.

I loved Sumans comm 10 course. He really knows what he is talking about and I found all the material super interesting. Definitely advise taking it over the summer with him because it is a lot of readings and you really need to stay on top of your stuff to do well. Books are mandatory and you have to read them to do well

I went into this class low key terrified because of all the awful Bruinwalk reviews, but I ended up genuinely enjoying taking it. Still, I'm a wannabe Communications major which may have been why I loved it so much. This class is definitely a weeder class for the major (I would not recommend taking it as a GE if you don't care about Comms at all).

Some warnings:
He doesn't use slides and has a no technology policy. Basically, you have to be awake for his entire lecture and paying close attention.

WRITE EVERYTHING HE SAYS DURING LECTURE except when he starts giving examples, just write one or two then ignore the rest. If you zone out for 1 second you could miss content that may be on the exam.

STAY ON TOP OF YOUR READINGS AND TAKE DETAILED NOTES, they're actually extremely important and will make doing the exams so much easier.

MAKE QUIZLETS/ACRONYMS when studying for the exams, it'll make everything so much more manageable. His exams are open note, but only on readings, not lecture.

Honestly, the content is very interesting and easy to comprehend, it's just a LOT of memorization. TIME MANAGEMENT is extremely critical. Overall, it was one of the most interesting classes I've ever taken—I don't think I was bored for even a second. He's a funny, chill guy, and I'm glad to have had him as a professor.

Suman was a great professor, very engaging and it was fun to learn from him.

Though Suman's policies can be old-fashioned, he is quite an engaging lecturer and is helpful in terms of answering questions and clarifying lecture material. Taking this class during summer sessions definitely helped my grade quite a bit, as while the session is only 6 weeks long, because of this, Suman cuts down the curriculum to about 2/3 of that of the normal one. Another thing is, though, that I took this class during CSI as an incoming first year along with a cohort of other incoming first years, so the TA took this into account when grading our essays (which definitely boosted my grade).

Other than that, memorization and intensive studying is really key to doing well in this class—start the readings/cheat sheets early (especially for the final) and use acronyms/other mnemonic devices to remember the more "structured" parts of lectures that are used for essay questions. Make sure you know the definition/examples of each "key term"/concept and you should be fine for the most part.

The material taught in this class is super interesting (for example, there's an entire lecture about flirting). Professor Suman doesn't use any slides and he doesn't bruincast lectures, so you need to show up and be engaged the whole time. The tests are hard and are pretty much all based on memorizing lists, so you should start studying well in advance. If you go to class, take good notes, and stay on top of the reading, you should be fine.

This was one of the weirdest classes I've ever taken, for a number of reasons. To start, I can't say I dislike the course material. I actually found it to be quite interesting and engaging. However, Suman somehow manages to suck the life out of me every time I walk into his room of instruction. He overloads you with information, expecting you to memorize every detail from every single one of his lectures. He'll make you learn broad topics, then ask questions on the exam about the littlest details. He also does not use slides, so you've gotta show up to lecture in order to even stand a chance. The only reason I passed was because of the fat curve.