Feramisco is a wonderful professor, and the workload is light. If you do the assignments, you're basically guaranteed a good grade. Show up to class and you'll do fine. Easiest A I've ever earned.

Super easy A, going to lecture isn’t required and all test questions are found in the textbook. Both the midterm and the final were pretty much exactly the same as the study guides she posts on CCLE. As long as you get a good group for the final project (16 page paper, but double spaced and I’m groups of 5 so it’s super easy) this class is a breeze.

Comm 1 with Professor Feramisco was okay overall. The class is comprised of four speeches, a debate, and one paper. The workload is pretty light and there is no discussion. You basically have to give a speech every other week, and sometimes there's an outline due before the speech. The speech topics are pretty interesting; the first speech is you introducing yourself to the class, the second is an informative speech, then a persuasive speech, and the final is a ceremonial speech. The paper is very easy, it's just a speech analysis of a TedTalk.

Participation is very important to Professor Feramisco. Don't take this class if you don't plan on showing up. You lose points every time you miss a class, arrive late, or leave early. I noticed that the people who seemed to struggle most in the class were those with attendance issues.

Another thing: DON'T BUY THE TEXTBOOK. It should not be a required text. I rented it and never opened it once. There are no reading quizzes, and she covers the exact same material in class on her powerpoint slides. I don't think anyone in the class ever used the book. Seriously, do not waste your money.

Overall, this class was fine. I think some of my peers enjoyed it more than me. I didn't love the fact that the lectures were two hours a week, and during the weeks where we didn't have speech presentations, we were listening to Professor Feramisco's lectures on what makes a good speech, which was often unhelpful and could sometimes be boring, even though she tries to keep it interesting using class participation. The only good thing about the class is that since its pretty small (around 30 people) you do become friends with the people in the class and it's interesting to hear about peoples lives through the speeches they give. Professor Feramisco is probably as good of a professor as any to take Comm 1 with. Sometimes I felt like she graded me very subjectively and unfairly marked me down on some small things, but overall, if you show up and do the work, its an easy A.

FERAMISCO IS THE BEST!!
If you're interested in the marketing & advertising industry, be sure to take this course before your time here is over!
This was the first class I took here at UCLA where I felt I learned something actually applicable to what I wanted to do.
Feramisco's lectures are clear, engaging, and the class overall is pretty straightforward.
Understand that:
1. First hw assignment: She grades tough, so make sure you get at least a B on that one otherwise your grade will tank from that (10%)
2. Group project: Pick reliable people who can meet in person when there's an assignment coming up. Check each other and be detail-oriented; the final project is 40%!
3. Midterms and finals: Easy, straight from the study guide and textbook. Free PDF of textbook online, don't both buying.
4. Other hws: be detail-oriented, and for the press release and creative brief, better write a little more to hit every point than forget points.
Also, definitely hit her up for advice for internships and overall marketing pointers. She also brings in guest speakers, which is really awesome :)

This class is fine. Group project will determine 400 of the 1000 total points, so pick people that are reliable.
Her homework assignments are not described thoroughly... we'll make parts of a marketing project without any examples, templates, or explanation of what she expects. She'll mention what the assignment is, why it's used, but in terms of actual formatting and information, it can be full of guess work. There's a point scale of 0-100 for each assignment, and while it'll be like "you'll get 0-10 for formatting", the actual information within each assignment can be supremely unclear, this coming from someone who went to every single class and office hours.
She grades harder than expected. Got docked tons of points for my group's final project (which ended up being 26 pages) because our charts were not big enough and other minimal errors. That caused my grade to drop to an A-, despite getting 100% on both the midterm and final.
Midterm and final basically match the study guides, so know them well, to get the study guide answers, you will need the text book.

Overall, the class is fine, but be VERY precise, and do not mess up a thing with the group project.

This class is an easy A. Relevant and fun. Feramisco is a really engaging, nice, and funny professor. She knows what she is talking about and is the epitome of a good communicator. She's great!

Comm 148 with Feramisco is definitely a class I would recommend to Communication majors. Not only is the subject of the class extremely important for anyone who wants to go into the marketing or advertising industry, the group project of the class also gives you the opportunity to gain hands on experience planning a marketing campaign. The tests were fairly straightforward, each question comes from the study guide she gives beforehand and each answer is found in the textbook.

This class involves a group project that begins from Week 2 all the way until Week 10. Take this class with a reliable group of friends, or learn to be a good team player with a random group! You are able to choose who you work with. I was fortunate to get a random group of hard-working and creative people, but not everyone was so lucky.

You NEED the textbook in this class, or split the cost of one with friends. The midterm and final are based off of the textbook. She gives you a study guide for the midterm and final and all of the material on the tests are in the textbook. If it's not on the study guide, it will not be on the test. The midterm and final are extremely easy even if you just go over the study guide once. The questions basically just ask for the definitions of terms in her study guide, so just do your due diligence with it and you'll be good! The final was actually easier than the midterm.

The main bulk and work of this class is in the aforementioned group project. You and your group are to come up with a product or service and work on three individual assignments revolving around what you choose, and then also work on a group final paper (16+ pages) for the final project. The final paper is obviously split up among you and your team members, so it's really not too much work since you will only be doing around six pages depending on how big or small your group is. The three individual assignments based on your groups product or service are easy if you just read the instructions in the syllabus, but she is a very critical grader for these assignments. Follow her rules and the instructions in the syllabus and slides!

There are no points gained or docked from not attending lecture except for the final day of group presentations. You are not required to go to lecture. She is a fun person and has good things to put her two cents into, but the lecture is not needed for a good grade (if that's all you're looking for) since the tests are based on the textbook, and the assignments and slides are on CCLE. I enjoyed lectures, but on days I felt sick, I knew I wasn't missing much by not attending.

Overall, I had a good time in this class, but it definitely would not have been good if I didn't have a good group. Find people who are able to meet for working on the project, and that have a good work ethic! Good luck and have a good next quarter!

Her class is the best! She’s so helpful and genuinely cares about her students. This is a perfect class to take for elective credit if anything as the skills you learn from this class can benefit anyone in the future. Also, you will make so many friends from this class. The class is small and requires you to engage with your classmates and you learn a lot about them through their presentations. I can’t say I didn’t shed a tear on the last day of class knowing I wouldn’t see the same people every week anymore. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND taking this class especially if you’re a freshman as it’s the perfect prep class to get you ready for future college courses.

Comm 1 was a really easy and enjoyable class. Feramisco expects you to participate each class, but the in class activities were super easy. You do not need to read or even buy the book, and honestly you don't really need to pay attention during her lectures because all of the material just focuses on how to improve your public speaking skills. As long as you put in some effort into your presentations and you show up to class, you should get an A.

I also felt like it was an actually beneficial class because it was really engaging. It actually helps your public speaking skills improve, and you do get close with the people in your class because it is so small. Definitely recommend taking Comm 1!