COMM 3410

Sherri Moore is the best professor at UVa. Hands down. She is inspiring and she has a gift for teaching. Take. Her. Class. She can take any topic, I kid you not, let's say paint drying for the sake of discussion, and turn it into the most interesting thing you have ever heard in your life. She will make herself available to you and she has an incredible story. You will feel sad when the time runs out at the end of class, and you will feel the need to take Comm Law II, because she is just that awesome. I believe the grading break down was two midterms 20% each, a final worth 50%, and 10 clicker questions every Thursday totaling to 100 questions worth 10% of your grade. She allows you to make a "cheat sheet" for each of your tests of two sides for the midterms and three sides for the final in any font which helps when you get stuck, but really helps you learn the material.

Again, she is awesome. You will not regret it, and it will be applicable to your life no matter what your profession is. Take. This. Class.

I didn't think that she was as great as everyone makes her out to be. She has a lot of energy which not many professors have which was a big plus. However, she doesn't let you use laptops for notes, which can get annoying when she goes back and adds stuff to what she has already written. This class was outside of my usual class, be it that it was more just memorization and then slight application with random details/exceptions to cases. Basically just go to every class, detail every thing she says, and remember all the exceptions to the laws.

This was arguably my favorite course this past semester, and for good reason. Not only is Sherri Moore a fantastic lecturer who makes an otherwise dry subject reasonably riveting and exciting, the overall course material teaches you fairly relevant information that could be useful to your life in general. It helps break down an oftentimes misunderstood topic in the form of law and clearly lays it out, something which is a big credit to the work that Professor Moore does in this class. Be ready to take notes - and good notes too - because they will be your primary study source for the two midterms and the final, in addition to the plethora of smaller quizzes throughout the semester. Don't worry too much about needing the textbook, because I never used mine over the course of the class, since my notes basically fulfilled that function for me instead. Honestly, if you just pay attention in class, everything really should make logical sense and flow from one area to another, effectively "clicking" which will make your life much easier outside of class. I would wholeheartedly recommend this class, simply because it teaches people about an important aspect to their daily lives which they may not pay attention to or may overlook.

NOT an easy A - definitely an easy easy A- though!! And super fun

Definitely not an easy A, but an easy A-. This class is honestly worth it even for the A- if you have a difficult workload because it allows you to focus on your other classes and is really fun. Professor Moore is the best lecturer I've ever had and although you can't use technology in class, they go by fast/she ends early a lot of the time. She makes the curriculum as applicable to us as possible, really cares for her students and doesn't take the class too seriously in the sense that she understands that no class or death means life or death which I really admire and appreciate. There are weekly 15 minute quizzes but other than that, not much else required for the class other than making the cheatsheets before the exams which can take quite a few hours (but you only have to do it three times a semester). Even if you don't plan on pursuing commerce or law, you should take this class if you are ever looking for an "easy A" because those don't exist, but this class is a gem and you learn basic things that are actually helpful to use in real life (property law, tort law, contract law).

This has been my favorite class so far at UVa. I am a first year, and Sherri Moore normally doesn't allow first years in this class. However, I shot her an email and she did not hesitate to allow me to enroll. If you have any interest in law at all, like I do, TAKE THIS CLASS! And even if you don't, Professor Moore gives you some pretty solid and applicable legal advice that can be useful to anyone. There are weekly iClicker quizzes, your lowest of which, if you do extra credit, she will drop and replace with a 100. Your only grades in the class are these quizzes and the three exams you take during the semester, but the exams are very straightforward and she allows you 2 cheat sheets, 3 for the final (you can fit all of your notes from the semester on the 3 sheets of paper, I promise you; write small). However, I will warn that because of the nature of cheat sheets, she can justify asking you very complex questions that involve the petty information that you didn't think to write down. Other than this, she is a very dynamic lecturer and it was not difficult to pay attention the whole class; I was actually sad when I got sick and had to miss lecture. So long as you take good notes, this class is an easy B+, a little more difficult to get an A because the final is 50% of your grade. I would highly recommend it to anyone! It's amazing!
P.S. - be sure to go to her "last lecture." You won't regret it! There won't be a dry eye in the room.

chill class

Sherri Moore is the most amazing teacher I had this semester! Make sure to study for the midterms and do well on all of the quizzes. They will buffer your grade for the final because it is weighted 50%

Test 1: 15%
Test 2: 15%
Clicker Quizzes (10 total): 20%
Final Exam: 50%

This class is very overrated. I came in here expecting to be in the 'best class at UVa'... and I was disappointed. I guess I had high expectations before I came in. Don't get me wrong though, it was a great class. Sherri Moore is a phenomenal and inspirational woman. She tries her best to keep lectures engaging; however, she's not the best lecturer. She bounces around the course outline and spend 1-2 sentences on a few topics... which makes it nearly impossible to keep up. The class is very restrictive as well. It almost feels like I'm in middle school. She kicks you out if you use an electronic device (fortunately, I take notes on paper for all my classes), she calls you out when you leave early or fall asleep, and she gives you a mean glare if you come in late. She doesn't teach off the book, making it impossible to pass if you don't show up to lecture. There's nothing to study other than your notes and if you missed something, you're screwed. She doesn't post her notes because she's self conscious that less people will show up. College classes should revolve around the success of the students, not forcing students to show up to your class. The structure of the class in general is just very poor. That being said, I would still recommend this class. Sherri Moore is a very sweet person. She's an amazing advisor and really loves to get to know her students. The class has no homework other than studying for the weekly quizzes (which takes like 1 hour) and studying for the exams (~6-8 hours, but very occasional). You're allowed to bring a hand written cheat sheet to the exams, which helps. One of the reviews said you get extra credit for making a cheat sheet: that's a lie. There's a quiz drop extra credit but it's almost worthless. The material starts off dry, but becomes much more interesting when you reach Contract Laws. A lot of the stuff is very applicable to life and it's a great feeling! Getting an A is extremely difficult (95+)... so don't expect it to be that easy. I think I held a 98 all semester and blew it on the final. (which was much more difficult compared to the first two exams and worth 50% of your final grade) Overall, a pretty worthwhile class. Applicable class with a sweet professor and very minimal work. You probably won't get an A unless you put in a ton of work and religiously go to office hours. The class does have a very restricted feel to it, so if you enjoy your 'college freedom', you should probably stay away.

Sherri Moore is the best professor that I have ever had. She makes the class incredibly interesting and you will learn SO much in this class. She cares so much about her students and the material that she is teaching. This class is the first class I ever recommend to someone when they ask for an interesting class. Do not leave UVA without taking this class!!