Michael W Suman
Department of Communication
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3.2
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Easiness 2.2 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 3.6 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 2.5 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 3.3 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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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: **********

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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. **********

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Quarter: Winter 2017
Grade: B
May 15, 2017

Professor Suman has interesting material, but he really isn't concerned about the grades. The exams are not very hard if you master the notes, but he gives so few As. Also, I spent 10 hours writing the 10-page cheating sheet that we are allowed to bring for each exam. If you want to get an A, be VERY prepared or VERY smart.

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Quarter: Winter 2017
Grade: B
April 21, 2017

You can't miss lectures with this class and you really have to do the readings. He doesn't use power points or allow electronics so it's all handwritten notes from lecture. The midterm and final are both short answer and essay questions. The tests are split 50% between lecture questions and readings. Make sure when you take notes to go word for word what he says because if you paraphrase you will get points off. As my T.A. put it, "Your answer and example were right but you didn't use the key word of submissive." Yeah, its annoying. However if you pay attention in lecture and take advantage that he lets your bring notes into the test you can get a B. Selling the textbooks for this class! email me at ************* or text me at **********

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Quarter: Fall 2016
Grade: A-
Feb. 22, 2017

So I loved this class even though it's definitely a hard GE. His tests are really tough, all short answer and essay questions, and you have to memorize the exact lists and wording he uses. Cannot at all skip class, must write down p much everything he says. If you wanna get an A, you have to do well on the midterm and final because they grade reallllllly harshly on the papers. Subject matter is hella interesting though, if you like social sciences

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Quarter: Fall 2016
Grade: B+
Jan. 19, 2017

Not into his style of humor, and tough grader! TAs were terrible when I took his class in Fall 2016. No multiple choice tests, all short answer and essays.

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Quarter: Winter 2016
Grade: B+
Jan. 10, 2017

Study. I am selling two of the books. Losing the News by Jones ($13) and Taking Sides 13th edition ($20) txt me if your interested **********

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Quarter: Winter 2016
Grade: B+
Dec. 31, 2016

This isn't an easy A but it's not as difficult as expected. You MUST go to every lecture and write down everything he says, but after that all you have to do is memorize. I have a pretty bad memory, but I put in the time to remember everything he said in lecture and the exam ended up being pretty easy. Flashcards are your best friend. Also, don't half ass the essay the day its due like I did because that is what made me get a B+ when I had A's on the midterm and final.

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Quarter: Fall 2016
Grade: B+
Dec. 24, 2016

This class had the most workload and I just slept for 3 hours before my final. Suman is a decent lecturer in the sense that he spoon feeds you information but he also gives a lot of examples so it can be hard to know what to retain and what to omit. The material itself is not tough but what makes the class so painful is the amount of information that you are tested on. You have one midterm and a final and one essay which is independent to the material that is covered in the course . He has online readings, textbook readings and class lectures and all three are unconnected to each other. The way to get by in the lectures is to write down information about whatever topics he writes on the board. He also gives 20 pages of open notes in the class which is all related to online material and class readings so my tip would be start writing your notes way before the test. I found the discussions to be mostly pointless because they revolved around the readings and you just need to know the crux of what the author is discussing. The grading on his tests is definitely tough.

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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: **********

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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. **********

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0 0 Please log in to provide feedback.
Quarter: Winter 2017
Grade: B
May 15, 2017

Professor Suman has interesting material, but he really isn't concerned about the grades. The exams are not very hard if you master the notes, but he gives so few As. Also, I spent 10 hours writing the 10-page cheating sheet that we are allowed to bring for each exam. If you want to get an A, be VERY prepared or VERY smart.

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0 0 Please log in to provide feedback.
Quarter: Winter 2017
Grade: B
April 21, 2017

You can't miss lectures with this class and you really have to do the readings. He doesn't use power points or allow electronics so it's all handwritten notes from lecture. The midterm and final are both short answer and essay questions. The tests are split 50% between lecture questions and readings. Make sure when you take notes to go word for word what he says because if you paraphrase you will get points off. As my T.A. put it, "Your answer and example were right but you didn't use the key word of submissive." Yeah, its annoying. However if you pay attention in lecture and take advantage that he lets your bring notes into the test you can get a B. Selling the textbooks for this class! email me at ************* or text me at **********

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0 0 Please log in to provide feedback.
Quarter: Fall 2016
Grade: A-
Feb. 22, 2017

So I loved this class even though it's definitely a hard GE. His tests are really tough, all short answer and essay questions, and you have to memorize the exact lists and wording he uses. Cannot at all skip class, must write down p much everything he says. If you wanna get an A, you have to do well on the midterm and final because they grade reallllllly harshly on the papers. Subject matter is hella interesting though, if you like social sciences

Helpful?

0 0 Please log in to provide feedback.
Quarter: Fall 2016
Grade: B+
Jan. 19, 2017

Not into his style of humor, and tough grader! TAs were terrible when I took his class in Fall 2016. No multiple choice tests, all short answer and essays.

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2 0 Please log in to provide feedback.
Quarter: Winter 2016
Grade: B+
Jan. 10, 2017

Study. I am selling two of the books. Losing the News by Jones ($13) and Taking Sides 13th edition ($20) txt me if your interested **********

Helpful?

0 0 Please log in to provide feedback.
Quarter: Winter 2016
Grade: B+
Dec. 31, 2016

This isn't an easy A but it's not as difficult as expected. You MUST go to every lecture and write down everything he says, but after that all you have to do is memorize. I have a pretty bad memory, but I put in the time to remember everything he said in lecture and the exam ended up being pretty easy. Flashcards are your best friend. Also, don't half ass the essay the day its due like I did because that is what made me get a B+ when I had A's on the midterm and final.

Helpful?

0 0 Please log in to provide feedback.
Quarter: Fall 2016
Grade: B+
Dec. 24, 2016

This class had the most workload and I just slept for 3 hours before my final. Suman is a decent lecturer in the sense that he spoon feeds you information but he also gives a lot of examples so it can be hard to know what to retain and what to omit. The material itself is not tough but what makes the class so painful is the amount of information that you are tested on. You have one midterm and a final and one essay which is independent to the material that is covered in the course . He has online readings, textbook readings and class lectures and all three are unconnected to each other. The way to get by in the lectures is to write down information about whatever topics he writes on the board. He also gives 20 pages of open notes in the class which is all related to online material and class readings so my tip would be start writing your notes way before the test. I found the discussions to be mostly pointless because they revolved around the readings and you just need to know the crux of what the author is discussing. The grading on his tests is definitely tough.

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17 of 30
3.2
Overall Rating
Based on 328 Users
Easiness 2.2 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 3.6 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 2.5 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 3.3 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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