COMM 1800

studying and UNDERSTANDING the material is what makes the difference from doing well and average in this class.

This class is completely pointless. I've been told that it isnothing like COMM school, it's just a weed out class. The lectures are incredibely dull and the class is completely disjointed because you go through 4 professors. I will say Lindgren who taught the marketing unit was excellent, a very enjoyable unit. The problem with the class was that much of it was reading and slides during lecture, while the tests were mathematical application of the material, which we had very little practice with. The Disussion is supposed to be where you get your practice in for this, but the discussion is pointless because the professors and the TA's do not do a good job communicating with one another, and the points from the disucssion section are so easy to get you learn nothing from the work you do do.

Don't take unless you want to go to comm school. not complex it just requires a lot of memorization of principles and reading

This class lacks coherent structure or any form of organization. The material may be useful, and in some cases, interesting, but with the disjointed presentation of lectures and the near-illegibility of the textbook, it is impossible to tell. Do not take this class unless you absolutely have to in order to get into Comm School.

To put it simply, Atchison is probably the most boring, unenthusiastic professor I have ever had. I stopped going to class and just read the book. He basically reads off of slides that are taken from the book's publisher package. It worked out fine for me, and I didn't waste my time.

Fairly pointless, but if you're pre-COMM, it is a necessary evil. Starting in Fall '07, the class had a new book and no longer had a lab. As of now, all the questions on the test are straight from the book and have nothing to do with lecture. Read the book closely, especially boxes like Global Effects and whatnot, and you'll do fine.

Typical easy, introductory class. If you actually study and read the chapters the tests aren't that bad

There is almost zero need to go to class. The tests are all based on the book.

tests are not that difficult but are straight from the book and there are some that are a bit tricky unless you've really covered the book. if you know that, you're good to go. the lectures are pointless, and though he's a nice professor, lectures are pretty lackluster.

Pretty easy class. The test questions were direct quotes from the text book. You don't really need to attend the classes, just read the text before the test.