CMST 2010: Interpersonal Communication

Quizzes once a week, reading is required for an A in the course. Her exams are okay, she focuses on details that you may miss in the book. about 35 questions each test, barely and curve. Attendance required because notes and book notes are on the test. Does drop lowest grade. Studying is required!!! Not a blowoff class!

This class was an adventure for me. I went in thinking it would be easy but it ended up being very difficult. The class is set up with 4 test, drops one, 10 quizzes, and research participation. The quizzes were giving by the TA and sucked ass. I never made higher than a 70 on them. They were fill in the blank/ short answer. The tests were tricky and had bad questions she admitted to after you took it. She was a decent teacher but the questions didn't reflect what she taught. The only reason i took her was because the other teacher available had really bad reviews. Whitehead is basically the lesser of two evils if you have to 2010. I wished i took 2061 or 1060. I made an A but it was too time consuming.

The class in itself is difficult. There is a lot of information and you NEED to read the book if you want to get an A. Whitehead makes the class a lot of fun and interesting. She brings in personal stories that helps you understand the material. If you need to take a CMST class take 2010 with Whitehead, but don't think she is going to give you the A.

DO NOT TAKE RE RE SHAW! She isn't a bad teacher, but her teaching abilities are horrible. 4 exam (she drops 1), 12 quizzes (she drops 2) and 1 research-participation assignment (easy!). Shaw's test are not hard, but her material that she tests you on is inconsistent. She expects you to know everything covered in the chapters plus her lecture material. Well, her lectures are TOTALLY different from what the book covers. She is a real sweet individual, but she is one of the worst teachers I have taken. If you have her, just make sure you go to class or get the notes from a friend or online. She isn't hard, but her teacher style is stupid. Oh and don't take her 740am class like I did...big mistake!

She is extremely unorganized. She is late to almost every class. She takes forever to post grades. You have to ask her to post things on moodle over and over because she always forgets. She said that she was "going through a lot" this semester but friends that took her in the past tell me that she has always been unorganized like this. She has no ratio of book material and notes material on her tests so you never know how to study. Overall she is a nice lady who does not need to be teaching such a large class size because she doesn't seem to have the time for it.