Michael W Suman
Department of Communication
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3.2
Overall Rating
Based on 312 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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Quarter: Winter 2024
Grade: B-
Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
March 20, 2024

As a first-year student who is trying to get into the communications major, this class was not only very challenging but also very interesting at the same time. Professor Suman is a great lecturer, and the content he teaches is pretty interesting/relatable. However, you must be fully committed to doing around 240 pages of online readings that he wrote, more than 400 pages of the book readings written by various authors, and able to study a whopping 40-60 pages of handwritten notes; phones or technological devices are not allowed in this class what so ever. If you cannot devote this much amount of time, do not even think about taking this class.

Time consumption is not only a big issue in this class, the grading and assessments are a big issue too. As mentioned in previous reviews, this class is a GPA killer and the professor doesn't believe in any easy A's. He purposefully enforces his T.A.s to grade exams and papers super harshly and gives them all the time in the world to grade your assessments. Basically, you are hitting shots in the dark and won't know your final grade until God knows when. Going back to the exam questions, they are ONLY free response and essay questions, no multiple choice questions at all. These questions are super-specific and detail-oriented. He likes to nitpick at content that you might not even remember from the lecture, so make sure to take well-detailed notes along with examples he provides you (and review your notes every week). For the papers, there are multiple prompts, and are very fun to write about. But, easy A's aren't given out either. You may think you have the best paper on earth, but you will get your paper back as a B (with the curve).

If you want to do well in this class, my best piece of advice is to study 1-2 weeks before the midterm/final and start those 20-page open-book exam notes early. Also, go to discussions- a lot of people do not tend to go since it isn't mandatory- because the T.A.s do a good job helping you review the assigned reading material and lecture content. I totally wish I went to discussion more and didn't procrastinate because I could've gotten a better grade by doing so. The open-book notes are time-consuming and can take you a day or two to complete depending on how much you write. I bombed the midterm because I did my notes during week 5 and only had 2 days to study for the exam; it clearly wasn't enough time. However, I clutched up after the midterm and was able to get an A- on the paper and a high B on the final, which turned out to be harder than the midterm. There is definitely room for improvement in this class so don't doubt yourself. If you do poorly on one assessment, you always can do good on the next one if you learn from your mistakes. You got this!

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Quarter: Winter 2024
Grade: N/A
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March 9, 2024

I enjoyed the Comm10 MATERIAL (because I was very interested in the class material), but I struggled with the workload and style of this class - so I would not take this class as a GE if you want an easy A. I am taking this class because it is a pre-requisite for the Communications major, and it is designed to weed kids who are not interested in communications out of the major. In lectures, you are not allowed to use electronics at all and have to take hand-written notes, which I actually liked because it helps you engrain the material better into your minds. There is only one midterm and one final (which are all short-answer style questions, with no multiple choice), and one paper as well. There is no extra credit allowed. These tests involve a mastery of all the lecture material covered over this course, not to mention the many online readings and book readings assigned for homework. There are 3 books you read over the course of this class, along with 14 total online readings (which span from 1 page long to 30 pages long). If you put hard work into this class, you can get an A.

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Quarter: Winter 2023
Grade: B+
Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
March 3, 2024

only take this class if you want to be a comm major!! DO NOT as a ge! Class is made up of a midterm, paper, and final. There is so much information you have to memorize for this class but the content is definitely interesting. be prepared to dedicate a lot of time to this class.

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Quarter: Fall 2022
Grade: N/A
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Feb. 12, 2024

I honestly really liked the content of this class and found the workload to be manageable. Professor Suman was a great, clear teacher and is very easy to learn from. The grading of this class was not my favorite and even though I believed I had done very well on the final and knew all the content, I did not get the grade I think I deserved on it. That being said, I would definitely take the class again.

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Quarter: Fall 2023
Grade: B-
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Jan. 31, 2024

COMM 10 is hard asf for no reason!!! the material is actually~ very interesting, and i think professor suman is pretty passionate about it, LOL BUT no slides makes it so hard to pay attention bruh!!! you HAVEEE to go to class AND section because they teach different things. it's only two midterms and a paper if i can rmbr correctly.. but study study study

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Quarter: Fall 2023
Grade: A
Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
Jan. 8, 2024

Okay, this class is tough, but I feel like this class taught me the most this quarter. He is very clear on what he expects from you on tests and the paper - follow the instructions and you will do well. START MEMORIZING FLASHCARDS STARTING WEEK 1-2. There's tons of Quizlet sets for this class specifically online. Memorizing a few of them each week is better than crunching them all in last minute. Same goes to writing your 10 pages of notes for the exams. He got a better sense of humor than I expected lol. In my opinion, he did not do anything unreasonable - yes this class is pretty fast paced, but it's also very informative about the communications field. If this class is not mandatory for your major - I'd recommend avoiding it, but if it is - you got this! START STUDYING EARLY and you will be fine :))

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Quarter: Spring 2023
Grade: A
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Oct. 19, 2023

I would not recommend this class as a GE, but if you’re looking to be a Comm major, it’s not as bad as it’s made out to be. The information is actually really interesting and the lectures are engaging. The hard part is the amount of information you need to accurately memorize for the tests. It’s super important to take really clear and detailed notes, which is tough. If you can do that though and study way in advance, you’ll be totally fine

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Quarter: Winter 2022
Grade: B+
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Oct. 14, 2023

I would not take this class unless you are sure you want to major in Communications. The content is very straightforward and easily digestible but the testing is difficult. Not a lot of understanding but mostly memorization of various lists and examples.

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Quarter: Spring 2022
Grade: A-
Sept. 27, 2023

This class is very difficult and I would not recommend taking it unless you are interested in being a comm major or really interested in the study of communication. However, I found the lectures pretty interesting. This class gives a ton of work so it is important that you stay on schedule with the readings and notes. You also definitely need to go to all of the lectures and take careful notes, but don't need to go to discussion because attendance does not count at all towards your grades. I went to the first two discussions and didn't go for the rest of the quarter. I finished with an A- in this class but I put a tonnn of time in to studying and doing the work for this class.

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Quarter: Summer 2023
Grade: A-
Aug. 24, 2023

I definitely wouldn't take this class if you are just considering comm or wanting to take it as a GE, but as a weeder class, it was not as bad as I expected. I did take it during the summer and it was my only class so this obviously heavily influences my experience, but if you can I would take this during the summer or during a quarter that is not as busy/hard. To succeed in this class, you need to really commit a lot of time to it. There were podcast lectures, 4 videos a week, 10 readings and about 10 chapters of a book to read before the midterm/final and given the 6 week schedule a lot does get compacted so I was doing work for this class every day. However, the tests were fair and the content was interesting. As per everyone's advice, office hours are helpful, so go to that and go to discussions! My TA rewarded the students who were at the last discussion session some hints/guidance towards the essay questions on the final so it does pay off to go! The tests are mostly about memorization and understanding the concepts, so flashcards were for me the best way to study. If you know everything, you can easily get through the first portion of the exams which is just defining terms and sometimes providing examples. The faster you go through that, the more time you have for the essay questions. For that, my TA said he isn't instructed to give full points to anyone, but he gave full points to whoever wrote a lot so I recommend studying a lot to be able to finish the short answer and be able to write a lot for the essay. As for the extra essay outside of the tests, they really do care you follow the rubric so make sure to follow the structure of: clear intro, argument + rebuttal (x3 or however many paragraphs you have). I got a lot of points knocked off for not giving a rebuttal to each argument so don't repeat my mistake! Overall class is not impossible and Professor Suman is a fair professor so just study as much as you can and do all the work.

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Quarter: Winter 2024
Grade: B-
March 20, 2024

As a first-year student who is trying to get into the communications major, this class was not only very challenging but also very interesting at the same time. Professor Suman is a great lecturer, and the content he teaches is pretty interesting/relatable. However, you must be fully committed to doing around 240 pages of online readings that he wrote, more than 400 pages of the book readings written by various authors, and able to study a whopping 40-60 pages of handwritten notes; phones or technological devices are not allowed in this class what so ever. If you cannot devote this much amount of time, do not even think about taking this class.

Time consumption is not only a big issue in this class, the grading and assessments are a big issue too. As mentioned in previous reviews, this class is a GPA killer and the professor doesn't believe in any easy A's. He purposefully enforces his T.A.s to grade exams and papers super harshly and gives them all the time in the world to grade your assessments. Basically, you are hitting shots in the dark and won't know your final grade until God knows when. Going back to the exam questions, they are ONLY free response and essay questions, no multiple choice questions at all. These questions are super-specific and detail-oriented. He likes to nitpick at content that you might not even remember from the lecture, so make sure to take well-detailed notes along with examples he provides you (and review your notes every week). For the papers, there are multiple prompts, and are very fun to write about. But, easy A's aren't given out either. You may think you have the best paper on earth, but you will get your paper back as a B (with the curve).

If you want to do well in this class, my best piece of advice is to study 1-2 weeks before the midterm/final and start those 20-page open-book exam notes early. Also, go to discussions- a lot of people do not tend to go since it isn't mandatory- because the T.A.s do a good job helping you review the assigned reading material and lecture content. I totally wish I went to discussion more and didn't procrastinate because I could've gotten a better grade by doing so. The open-book notes are time-consuming and can take you a day or two to complete depending on how much you write. I bombed the midterm because I did my notes during week 5 and only had 2 days to study for the exam; it clearly wasn't enough time. However, I clutched up after the midterm and was able to get an A- on the paper and a high B on the final, which turned out to be harder than the midterm. There is definitely room for improvement in this class so don't doubt yourself. If you do poorly on one assessment, you always can do good on the next one if you learn from your mistakes. You got this!

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Quarter: Winter 2024
Grade: N/A
March 9, 2024

I enjoyed the Comm10 MATERIAL (because I was very interested in the class material), but I struggled with the workload and style of this class - so I would not take this class as a GE if you want an easy A. I am taking this class because it is a pre-requisite for the Communications major, and it is designed to weed kids who are not interested in communications out of the major. In lectures, you are not allowed to use electronics at all and have to take hand-written notes, which I actually liked because it helps you engrain the material better into your minds. There is only one midterm and one final (which are all short-answer style questions, with no multiple choice), and one paper as well. There is no extra credit allowed. These tests involve a mastery of all the lecture material covered over this course, not to mention the many online readings and book readings assigned for homework. There are 3 books you read over the course of this class, along with 14 total online readings (which span from 1 page long to 30 pages long). If you put hard work into this class, you can get an A.

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Quarter: Winter 2023
Grade: B+
March 3, 2024

only take this class if you want to be a comm major!! DO NOT as a ge! Class is made up of a midterm, paper, and final. There is so much information you have to memorize for this class but the content is definitely interesting. be prepared to dedicate a lot of time to this class.

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Quarter: Fall 2022
Grade: N/A
Feb. 12, 2024

I honestly really liked the content of this class and found the workload to be manageable. Professor Suman was a great, clear teacher and is very easy to learn from. The grading of this class was not my favorite and even though I believed I had done very well on the final and knew all the content, I did not get the grade I think I deserved on it. That being said, I would definitely take the class again.

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Quarter: Fall 2023
Grade: B-
Jan. 31, 2024

COMM 10 is hard asf for no reason!!! the material is actually~ very interesting, and i think professor suman is pretty passionate about it, LOL BUT no slides makes it so hard to pay attention bruh!!! you HAVEEE to go to class AND section because they teach different things. it's only two midterms and a paper if i can rmbr correctly.. but study study study

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Quarter: Fall 2023
Grade: A
Jan. 8, 2024

Okay, this class is tough, but I feel like this class taught me the most this quarter. He is very clear on what he expects from you on tests and the paper - follow the instructions and you will do well. START MEMORIZING FLASHCARDS STARTING WEEK 1-2. There's tons of Quizlet sets for this class specifically online. Memorizing a few of them each week is better than crunching them all in last minute. Same goes to writing your 10 pages of notes for the exams. He got a better sense of humor than I expected lol. In my opinion, he did not do anything unreasonable - yes this class is pretty fast paced, but it's also very informative about the communications field. If this class is not mandatory for your major - I'd recommend avoiding it, but if it is - you got this! START STUDYING EARLY and you will be fine :))

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Quarter: Spring 2023
Grade: A
Oct. 19, 2023

I would not recommend this class as a GE, but if you’re looking to be a Comm major, it’s not as bad as it’s made out to be. The information is actually really interesting and the lectures are engaging. The hard part is the amount of information you need to accurately memorize for the tests. It’s super important to take really clear and detailed notes, which is tough. If you can do that though and study way in advance, you’ll be totally fine

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Quarter: Winter 2022
Grade: B+
Oct. 14, 2023

I would not take this class unless you are sure you want to major in Communications. The content is very straightforward and easily digestible but the testing is difficult. Not a lot of understanding but mostly memorization of various lists and examples.

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Quarter: Spring 2022
Grade: A-
Sept. 27, 2023

This class is very difficult and I would not recommend taking it unless you are interested in being a comm major or really interested in the study of communication. However, I found the lectures pretty interesting. This class gives a ton of work so it is important that you stay on schedule with the readings and notes. You also definitely need to go to all of the lectures and take careful notes, but don't need to go to discussion because attendance does not count at all towards your grades. I went to the first two discussions and didn't go for the rest of the quarter. I finished with an A- in this class but I put a tonnn of time in to studying and doing the work for this class.

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Quarter: Summer 2023
Grade: A-
Aug. 24, 2023

I definitely wouldn't take this class if you are just considering comm or wanting to take it as a GE, but as a weeder class, it was not as bad as I expected. I did take it during the summer and it was my only class so this obviously heavily influences my experience, but if you can I would take this during the summer or during a quarter that is not as busy/hard. To succeed in this class, you need to really commit a lot of time to it. There were podcast lectures, 4 videos a week, 10 readings and about 10 chapters of a book to read before the midterm/final and given the 6 week schedule a lot does get compacted so I was doing work for this class every day. However, the tests were fair and the content was interesting. As per everyone's advice, office hours are helpful, so go to that and go to discussions! My TA rewarded the students who were at the last discussion session some hints/guidance towards the essay questions on the final so it does pay off to go! The tests are mostly about memorization and understanding the concepts, so flashcards were for me the best way to study. If you know everything, you can easily get through the first portion of the exams which is just defining terms and sometimes providing examples. The faster you go through that, the more time you have for the essay questions. For that, my TA said he isn't instructed to give full points to anyone, but he gave full points to whoever wrote a lot so I recommend studying a lot to be able to finish the short answer and be able to write a lot for the essay. As for the extra essay outside of the tests, they really do care you follow the rubric so make sure to follow the structure of: clear intro, argument + rebuttal (x3 or however many paragraphs you have). I got a lot of points knocked off for not giving a rebuttal to each argument so don't repeat my mistake! Overall class is not impossible and Professor Suman is a fair professor so just study as much as you can and do all the work.

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