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COMS 102 Sophomore Grade Earned: A General Ed 3:14 pm, Oct 31, 2012 Report Evaluation |
COMS-102 is a GE class, so let's face it, nobody wants to get graded extremely hard on something that's not even close to a major class. Luckily, Jackson recognized this as well. She is very understanding; she never graded hard for speeches and was always justified if she took points away. She is a professional speaker so she has a lot of experience and has a lot of good advice to give. She also doesn't kill you with tests by asking you obscure questions from the book and instead tests you on things you actually should know. At the end of the quarter, I had a very high B+ and I asked her if she could bump me up since I never missed a class, raised my hand often to answer questions, and improved my public speaking throughout the course of the class and I got an A-. -Fair grader -Easy tests (if you study) -Understanding | |
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COMS 102 Freshman Grade Earned: A General Ed 10:53 am, Jun 14, 2012 Report Evaluation |
Dr. Jackson made the class interesting and informative. Truthfully, coms. 102 may not be the most exciting class, but it is fairly important to improve speaking skills. I heard horror stories about the other coms. professors making students do the lecture material for their speeches. Dr. Jackson was always extremely professional in presenting the material and the tests weren't too hard, very straight forward. She was also very nice and helpful when students had questions and was an appropriate grader. Overall the class was pretty easy and Dr. Jackson did a very good job helping me improve my speaking skills. | |
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COMS 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 10:24 am, Jun 12, 2012 Report Evaluation |
I had COMS 102 for my general ed, and it was a pretty straight forward class. Dr. Jackson is a pretty chill teacher and presents the material clearly. There were 3 graded speeches, one of which is a group speech, one midterm, and one final. If you do your work, show up on time, etc. then you'll do fine in this class. Some of the lectures tend to be a bit tedious but it's just stuff she's required to teach. All in all, not a bad class, fulfills GE, and interesting to hear everyone's speeches. | |
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REC 360 5th Year Senior Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 11:49 am, May 3, 2012 Report Evaluation |
After assignments 1 and 2, I was happy to receive specific and personalized feedback on my purpose statement (and the other sections). I was very disappointed when my assignment 3 and 4 were given back with no comments or signs of his grading. Taking the average of my personal score and another student (who has no more experience than myself) as “the final grade” is not adequate for learning. Following assignment 4, assignments 6, and 7 were not graded in time to learn from or be fixed before assignment 8, the computer final, or the final exam. Also, no aid was given to prepare for the computer final, or adequate time to complete it. DON'T TAKE HIM IF POSSIBLE. OR EXPECT THE WORST TEACHER EXPERIENCE OF YOUR TIME AT CAL POLY. | |
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SPC 311 Sophomore Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 8:13 pm, Jan 12, 2012 Report Evaluation |
dr jackson is a communications professor but is so boring in her lectures it's hard to believe. the class is largely self taught because we just do presentations on the chapters/theories (she lectures on like 2). we got early every single class, which was cool but i felt like i learned nothing. the tests are also extremelyyy thorough and difficult. i scraped by with a B- from getting A's on the presentations and papers. | |
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SPC 311 Junior Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 7:06 pm, Jan 4, 2012 Report Evaluation |
This is hands down, one of the most boring classes you will have to take at Poly. Not to say the material is boring, it is actually very interesting, but Jackson doesn't teach it well, if she teaches it at all. Do the readings, because that is the only place you will learn anything, you won't learn in in class. Jackson lets you have a note card on the tests, front side only. Fit as much as you can on it, because there is no way to know what she is going to put on the tests. Her study guides aren't much help either. Its unfortunate that Cal Poly can't hire a better teacher for such an important course. If you don't do well on the tests (which most don't) you will be able to make up for it in the papers and presentations so make sure you put time into those! | |
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SPC 311 Junior Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 8:52 am, Dec 9, 2011 Report Evaluation |
The class covered about a dozen theories. She lectures on the theories which is plenty, but the much of the midterm and final comes from the what the reading adds. I suggest to do the reading if you want to get an A in the class but you can probably skip the reading if you want a B or a C. This is most true for the last few theories because they are covered by group presentations. There are a two papers and the one group presentation. This class is boring. It's boring because 1) communication theories can be boring and 2) Dr. Jackson is monotone and speaks slowly. Also the class was in 2hr lectures. This class isn't unfair or work overloaded, it's just boring+1. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: A General Ed 10:36 pm, Jun 27, 2011 Report Evaluation |
Dr. Jackson was definitely a great choice for COMS 102. Me having no specific training on speaking (only having the typical presentations in classes from elementary to high school), I was a little worried for this class. It honestly turned out to be quite alright. Dr. Jackson is pretty easy going, explains what she wants clearly, and grades fairly. If you do what she says to do, and you practice your speech (YES YOU HAVE TO WORK, IT'S COLLEGE FOR GOODNESS SAKES!!), you will be just fine. Dr. Jackson is a great professor. The midterm and final are multiple choice questions on reading in the textbook (quite simple). There is an informative speech, a group speech, and a persuasive speech. Honestly, take Dr. Jackson. As for learning how to be a better public speaker, she provides great information, but it is something you have to work at. I hate to be cliche, but "practice really does make perfect" (though no one can be "perfect," haha). Good luck and have fun! | |
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SPC 311 Junior Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 9:25 pm, Jun 9, 2011 Report Evaluation |
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SPC 311 Sophomore Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 4:20 pm, Mar 17, 2011 Report Evaluation |
Dr. Jackson is straightforward about her material in class and definitely takes the necessary time to explain important concepts and main ideas. The layout for the class is also very straightforward and you know exactly when exams are and papers are due. Dr. Jackson is very understanding if you go into her office hours with a problem or concern. I took this class to get into Communications as my major and put in the right effort and came out with an A-. The theories in this class also are very relatable to real life situations and you'll benefit from getting a basic understanding of them in this class with Dr. Jackson! | |
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SPC 311 Junior Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 3:05 pm, Mar 7, 2011 Report Evaluation |
Jackson's class was very monotonous and dull. I feel like it could have been an interesting class, but instead she is clearly only concerned with talking about herself and how smart she is. Also, I got an 88 in the class which she rounded down to a B, based on her weird scaling after my 92% paper she lost then marked as an 86%. I did nto like her, and I wish the Communications department would do a better job with their teachers. | |
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SPC 202 Freshman Grade Earned: A General Ed 7:33 pm, Nov 22, 2010 Report Evaluation |
Very easy class, but she didn\'t teach me anything. Everything you need to know for the exams (1 midterm, 1 final) is in the textbook so make sure you read. Nothing she lectures about in class is relevant to the exams. She does take attendance (probably cuz no one would show up except for speech days). There are only 3 speeches and one is a group speech. Take this class if you\'re looking for an easy A, but i\'m warning you, she\'s not a good teacher. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 11:17 am, Mar 29, 2010 Report Evaluation |
Just know that the best grade you can get in this class is an \"A-\". If you come to class, present 3 speeches with outlines reasonably well; you would think your on your way to an \"A-\". But be aware, the midterm and the final seem fine, but they are actually tricky and more than half the class averaged a \"C\" or worse. After the mid-term, the class got her to give extra credit to boost the tests grades slightly. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 5:05 pm, Jan 7, 2010 Report Evaluation |
For a college professor Dr. Jackson really has a poor vocabulary; be prepared to be taught as if you were in middle school. The way she teaches is nothing short of boring, irelevant and worthless. The tests will appear easy enough until you get to the questions which are analytical and basically worthless citations that are of little to no importnace and never mentioned in lecture. As well her speach rubric and guidelines are perfect if you want to give a short speech that covers very little of anything. I found the time restaraints ridiculose since her grading was solely based on voice(tone, rhytym, etc..), timing,and following you outline word for word. I got a time penalty twice and lost 5% both times. Overall I found this class to be of little importance to gaining any speech skills and would definitly not reccomend Jackson as a teacher. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: A General Ed 10:55 pm, Jan 7, 2009 Report Evaluation |
For being a speech teacher she has a horrible way of lecturing. She says ummm a lot and takes like two second pauses in the middle of her sentences. She assigns book reading but then lectures word for word out of the book. you have to go because she counts attendance. The best you can get in the class is an A-. The speech writing is very reasonable and the work isn't hard..the only hard thing iss sitting through lecture | |
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SPC 102 Sophomore Grade Earned: B General Ed 10:59 am, Dec 8, 2008 Report Evaluation |
This is an easy class where you can almost literally show up for class every day, give half-assed speeches, not study for the midterm/final, and walk away with an easy B, and almost an A. You can't study at all for the tests, the material is too broad and vague. You'll come out of there feeling like your back in kindergarden, but fortunately the work-load matches that! | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 2:40 am, Nov 24, 2008 Report Evaluation |
She doesn't seem to get that common sense pretty much summarizes the whole class, and tries to refute all protests with some bizarre personal anecdote. Another teacher that you'll find yourself being smarter than. | |
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SPC 461 Senior Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 3:18 pm, Oct 18, 2008 Report Evaluation |
Dr. Jackson advised me for my senior project and made the process simple and easy to manage. She told me exactly what I needed to get it done and even met with me outside of her office hours to help me complete the project. She worked really hard to do what she could to get me the best grade possible in a limited amount of time. I really appreciate all her help and will definetly come to her before other teachers to help me in the future. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 2:53 am, Apr 3, 2008 Report Evaluation |
This class was pretty easy, and you don't need to do THAT much work to obtain an easy B. Dr. Jackson is a very nice and understanding professor, yet lectures can be VERY boring. However, there are only 3 speeches, the 2 midterms are easy if you look over the main ideas of the readings, and you can only go to about 50% of the classes and still get a good grade. Overall I would recommend Dr. Jackson as a COMS professor over any of the other professors teaching the class. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: N/A General Ed 11:18 pm, Mar 22, 2008 Report Evaluation |
Jackson is an easy teacher to take for Comms. However she talks to you like you're ten and lectures are boring. The class consists of three speaches (persuasive, informative, and a group speech). One midterm and one final which are multiple choice and not too hard but you have to read the assigned chapters or it will be tough. I would recommend her for an easy Comms. teacher because from what i heard the other teachers are a lot harder. | |
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SPC 311 5th Year Senior Grade Earned: A Elective 4:55 pm, Mar 15, 2008 Report Evaluation |
Communication theory is not difficult to understand at all. I liked that Dr. Jackson would continually ask us to think about the theories' practical, everyday use. I don't believe her class was difficult by any means. However, be prepared to be disrespected. A previous comment on this site seemed accurate in its assessment of Dr. Jackson when it stated her tendency to treat you as a child. In conversations with other classmates this quarter it was evident that almost everyone was insulted that she would ask us to take time to prepare a presentation of a theory for the class and then proceed to lecture on the theory (sometimes saying the EXACT same information you just reported) for approximately 40 minutes (I timed) while you just stand at the front of the room. Dr. Jackson, if you want students to do better on the presentations, just increase the point value of the assignment or give us specific grading criteria to meet. Also, please do some research on adult learning theory (a.k.a. 'andragogy'.) It is difficult to respect someone who does not respect you, and when you treat us like children we feel disrespected. The first week and a half of class is a painfully boring review of statistics. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 12:07 pm, Mar 5, 2008 Report Evaluation |
Dr. Jackson should not be teaching in college. She acts like we are all in grade school and doesn't really teach anything. I will come out of a 2 hour lecture and have no idea what we learned. In terms of preparing you for her midterm/final-she doesn't. Her tests are completely random and dumb. She doesn't teach you how to speak at all. Don't take her class, it was a terrible experience. | |
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SCM 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 9:43 pm, Aug 2, 2007 Report Evaluation |
I was indifferent about this class. I didn't mind the speaches, and the reading wasn't too bad. I only wish I knew the importance of knowing vocabulary definitions and concepts word for word for the mid-term. Her tests were very ambiguous, but besides that, I would say this was a very nice cource that satisfied my public speaking requirement. | |
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SPC 480 Senior Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 2:51 pm, Jun 13, 2007 Report Evaluation |
Senior project with Dr. Jackson was the best decision I made. Unlike other professors that make you follow a schedule exactly how they write it up for you, Jackson allows a lot of freedom to get the work done on your own pace. As a senior it was nice to be free to complete the project my way and not have a teacher breathing down my neck. Near the end of the quarter, she reviewed the project extensively and helped make my project something I could be very proud of. | |
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SCM 102 Freshman Grade Earned: A General Ed 8:13 pm, Apr 2, 2007 Report Evaluation |
probably the most annoying class to sit through....it's really not necessary to spend a 2 hour lecture telling us what an introduction is. she treats her students like 4th graders and would explain instructions for a test or group activity for like 20 minutes...we're not stupid and i know how to use a scantron. that being said...this class is VERY easy. just follow the speech guidelines from the book exactly and she gives you an a...(intro/preview, transition, body/s, transition, conclusion) her test is retarded you'd think itd be the easiest thing ever but she actually makes the questions kinda tricky (it's not THAT hard i got an a-) so just skim the book and go to class (attendance counts) and you can get an a its really easy just very frustrating to sit there and listen to her talk because she goes on foreverrr for no reason | |
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SPC 311 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 2:43 pm, Dec 17, 2006 Report Evaluation |
This was one of the most interesting classes I've ever taken. The material could have been presented better at times (she tends to always go off on tangents), but it was all clear. I liked that she stated right off the bat what she expected of us. There was 1 midterm, the final, 1 individual presentation (that went with a paper), 1 group presentation, and a final paper. For the exams, she would give us study sheets with questions from each chapter which REALLY helped you to study if you didn't read the book too thoroughly (I got a B on the midterm even though I didn't read the book-- because i studied off of the studyguide). Overall, great class, pretty good professor, clear material. | |
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SCM 311 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 7:33 am, Oct 31, 2006 Report Evaluation |
she is the most boring teacher i have ever had at calpoly and she needs to evaluate how she teaches the material to her students. she grades partly on attendence, but you learn nothing by going to class, the midterm is all from the book. Do the reading and you are fine, but try not to fall asleep | |
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SPC 100 Senior Grade Earned: N/A General Ed 2:04 pm, Jul 2, 2005 Report Evaluation |
This is a lame site. The comments are statistically insignificant. Most comments lack basic grammar and spelling skills. | |
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SPC 101 Junior Grade Earned: B General Ed 2:38 pm, Apr 5, 2005 Report Evaluation |
Jackson is fine to take for public speaking. Sure, she's not as entertaining as some teachers, but shes not nearly as bad as the reviews make her sound. For the record, if the fucking idiot who posted below about who gets a PHD in speech was paying attention in class then youd know that speech is THE OLDEST type of study there is. Who studies speech is everyone from the time of the ancent greeks! I swear some of the stupid as fuck closeminded people at this school undermines the quality of cal polys reputation! | |
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SCM 102 Sophomore Grade Earned: B General Ed 4:05 pm, Mar 28, 2005 Report Evaluation |
Horrible teacher. I can't believe she or anyone can have a PhD in speech. On an A worthy speech of mine I got a B because she said the subject was too complicated. I talked to the students in the class after it and they all understood, she was just too stupid I guess. On tests she writes questions in such a way that a,b,c,d all have the same meaning but with different syllables (yup). If you can remember the exact word they use in the text book than you'll have no problem. DO NOT TAKE | |
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SPC 311 Junior Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 10:13 am, Mar 28, 2005 Report Evaluation |
This was a painful class. She's not a bad lady, but she loves to ramble on about personal stories. She makes you do a lot of busy work (ie: Research Paper, Group Presentation, and Journal Article Analysis) and her tests are pretty hard considering they are all multiple choice and T/F. I felt I had to work overtime and the payoff wasn't that great. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 10:12 am, Feb 7, 2005 Report Evaluation |
It was tough to get myself to go to this class twice a week for two hours. Prof. Jackson would just ramble on about her family and anything else no one else really cares about. Her lectures were very boring. Every person I talked to never got an A on any of their speeches. I always seemed to come up one or two points shy of an A. I highly suggest taking this class with another professor. | |
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SPC 418 Junior Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 4:54 pm, Feb 2, 2005 Report Evaluation |
This teacher was great. I was worried at first when we had to do the health campaign presentation, but it was actually really fun and not too tough. She didn't give us too much time to do it though, which was a downer. Tests are straightforward and easy. If you answer the questions to the study guide, you are pretty much set. I didn't read too much and got an A. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 10:08 pm, Jan 3, 2005 Report Evaluation |
This class had only 4 speeches and a paper and the midterm and final were pretty simple, but even that didn't make listening to Dr. Jackson ramble on for 2 hours a day. She was a horrible lecturer, ironic for a speech prof. I, personally, wouldn't take her again. | |
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SPC 418 Senior Grade Earned: N/A Required (Support) 9:10 pm, Dec 14, 2004 Report Evaluation |
A very fun and easy class. There is one midterm, a paper and presentation, a health campaign and presentation and a final. The lectures run the entire 2 hours. Bring coffee! | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 12:42 pm, Oct 19, 2004 Report Evaluation |
Professor Jackson runs a very understandable and easy class. I'm not much of a public speaker, but I definately came out of her class being more comfortable about talking to an audience. The exams are easy; they're pretty much vocabulary terms straight out of the book along with other easy to remember facts from lectures. I was dreading this class, but ended up enjoying it by the end. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 12:56 pm, Oct 12, 2004 Report Evaluation |
Professor Jackson is a teacher that presents the material in class like any teacher would be expected to do. The course is relatively easy, and she grades fairly. The class has little lecture and is mostly pushed for time so all speeches can be completed. | |
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SPC 102 Sophomore Grade Earned: B General Ed 2:41 pm, Jul 28, 2004 Report Evaluation |
Has everyone forgotten to post that the woman is a stuttering speech teacher? Is there a massive fucking loophole in the screening process for SCOM teachers? She stutters! Speech teachers are not supposed to stutter! Not only that, but she's a terrible public speaker. I pity SCOM majors, because if this woman is one of the most important teachers, then you should think about transferring to a school that doesn't smell like cow shit sprinkled with atrocious speech teachers. | |
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SPC 421 Junior Grade Earned: B Elective 2:04 pm, Jul 8, 2004 Report Evaluation |
Well, Jackson was alright. I took the class as an elective, because I had to pick up another class. I can't say I didnt get anything out of it, but she had the talent of making what could be an interesting lecture, incredibly boring. She is however a very fair grader, and her tests are straight forward if you read the text. So, she isn't bad, but if you are taking an elective, I would shy away from this teacher. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 10:03 pm, Jul 5, 2004 Report Evaluation |
I think she presented the material well. She got me prepared for higher speech classes. I would take her again. Just share the book with a friend. Study the vocabulary, reading is a waste it's mainly common sense. Her tests are a piece of cake, but still study for them because the vocab you need to know | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: Credit General Ed 11:57 am, Mar 24, 2004 Report Evaluation |
I guess she isnt a horrible teacher... pretty boring and all that. The thing that really bothered me is that she seems like a total feminist, and lets it get in the way of her teaching. When I gave a speech condemning Planned Parenthood, she got all riled up and embarrassed me in front of the class by asking me a bunch of questions that I didnt know the answers too. Then she said my information wasnt correct, despite my 15 sources. She made me look like a complete idiot in front of my peers. So if you get stuck with her, make sure you give a lot of uber-liberal speeches on why women are better than men, and why its good for us to have no education on abortion. She will REALLY LIKE you then, and you will probably get an A. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 9:25 am, Mar 24, 2004 Report Evaluation |
Professor Jackson is a very kind lady and a very laid back teacher. She treats this course very fairly in her criteria for the students. You will give three speeches, you will take one midterm, one final, and you will write a paper. Go to Proferssor Jackson's office hours occasionally to show her that you are working at her course. She likes it...trust me. Overall, the class is fair and if I ever get another chance to take one of her courses I definately will. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 11:05 pm, Mar 16, 2004 Report Evaluation |
well, what do i say, basically i looked like someone in high school that she hated. the reason why i say this is because her grading was so subjective. if she doesn't like you, no matter how well your speaches are, she will not give you better than a C. Also if i were to critique her class lectures, (that you can tell she trying to represent as a speech), there fucking horrible. She pauses constantly bye suckig on her teeth and its so anoying. (and her pits are always sweaty which is very distracting) NOT to mention that she does not explain the material well at all. thank you for reading she's horrible. | |
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SCM 102 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A General Ed 2:06 pm, Mar 11, 2004 Report Evaluation |
I took Jackson for SCOM 102, a class I was dreading because I hate public speaking. The class was easy, just two speeches and a group presentation, as well as a midterm and a final. She's an easy grader and her tests were straight out of the book. She even let us go back and correct our tests for extra credit. If you want an easy teacher for the lame speech GE take her, she's great! | |
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SCM 102 Sophomore Grade Earned: B General Ed 11:19 am, Feb 19, 2004 Report Evaluation |
Three words: Fat, Canadian, Bitch. This woman has no idea how to teach a class. I was initially excited about taking a speech class for a GE, then I regretted my choice of teachers immensely. I wondered what university would hire a speech teacher that stutters. There are so many other good teachers, that wasting your time in this class makes it that much worse. Do you enjoy reading material that the teacher wrote herself? Do you enjoy being graded for visual contact when the teacher is not paying attention? Do you enjoy monotony? If you answer yes to all these questions, please take Dr. Lorraine Jackson..an official certified bitch and a terrible teacher for any class. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 11:25 am, Jan 2, 2004 Report Evaluation |
The things other people have said about her are true. I believe deciding whether or not you want her boils down to what you want in a professor. An easy painless A/B, or to become a better public speeker. Jackson will provide you with easy class credit, but you will not learn anything. As FOX News likes to say, "We report and you decide". I can't believe I just said that. | |
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SCM 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 12:34 pm, Dec 28, 2003 Report Evaluation |
DO NOT TAKE JACKSON! All she does is ramble about her personal life which none of us clearly care about. She even studders, ironic since she is a speech teacher. You grade is totally objective, and you give only 3 speeches during the entire semester. Even if you go to her asking her to justify why you got the grade you did she provides no support for her grading. The one paper we wrote was turned back about a month later. When test time rolls around, you will wonder what she can possibly test you on since you learn nothing. It's not even essential to buy the text book - save your money! Avoid this lady at all costs. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: A General Ed 9:44 pm, Dec 27, 2003 Report Evaluation |
This class is really boring, but very easy to get at least a B in. There are two individual speeches and a group speech in this class that make up most of your grade. There are two exams which utilize basic common sense. She grades rather easily such that a decent effort where you actually keep track of how long you speak. If you want to just pass the class, take Dr. Jackson, but prepare to get bored. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 12:03 am, Dec 20, 2003 Report Evaluation |
Basically, she is alright. Her class is realitively easy, and is just one of those dreaded GEs you have to take. She requires 2 speeches and one group project per quarter, and has two simple exams during the quarter as well. She is one of the easier speech teachers, as she doesn't criticize your speeches until you get back your grade, and her tests consist of the key terms from the book and the few lecture notes she gives throughout the quarter. She is an easy B. | |
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SPC 102 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A General Ed 3:18 pm, Mar 5, 2003 Report Evaluation |
One word...awful. She is probably the worst teacher that I've ever had. Well maybe not the worst but close. For a teacher that has a PhD in Public Speaking she can't speak for shit. She stutters and tells the most boring stories that anyone has ever heard. Plus, to pile on this she is monotone!!! You might actually learn something in this class only because you are required to present speeches. That's the only thing...the lectures WILL NOT teach you anything. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 7:32 pm, Aug 26, 2002 Report Evaluation |
Good teacher... She presents the material clearly and is a pretty fair grader. Make sure to spend less time on the research aspect of your speeches and more time on the actual presentation of them..... Not an extremely hard class, but you learn a lot.... I'd take her again. | |
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SPC 311 Junior Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 12:15 am, Jun 10, 2002 Report Evaluation |
Despite what everyone says about Jackson, she's actaully not that bad. She tells weird personal stories, true, she is amazingly boring and stutters, yes, but you will learn in the class, she is fair and above all, EASY! As much as people whine about her, her tests and papers offer abosulutely no suprises; when you turn in the test or paper you'll probally know exactly what grade you deserve/are going to get. Her study guides outline everything that's on the test, it's all from book and lecture, so if you do bad on the tests, it really is your fault. All in all, if you can stand a boring class, want to learn a little and want an easy grade, take her. | |
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SPC 102 Junior Grade Earned: B General Ed 9:24 pm, Mar 27, 2002 Report Evaluation |
The class copmrised of three speeches, two multiple choice test, a 3 page paper, and participation points. The midterm and the final are worth 25% of your grade and a) are awfully written and impossible to understand b) don't display anything about your public speaking abilities c) are worth way to much of the overall grade, etc. The three page paper was easy. And she graded fairly easily on the speeches, but follow previous people about time. It's 5% for every minute over and under. No ifs, ands, or buts. There isn't much time involved and overall it was a pretty easy class. You spend about two days preparing for each speech and the paper took me about two hours. | |
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SCM 102 Sophomore Grade Earned: B General Ed 6:16 pm, Mar 7, 2002 Report Evaluation |
If you are looking to take any easy teacher for speech take Dr. Jackson. The reading is a joke, it's all basic information that anyone who has any common sense already knows. There is one midterm and a final. The midterm is worth much more than the final. There are three speeches, one of them is a group presentation. As long as you stay within the allotted time for your speech you can get an A. Try not to give any speeches on driving, as she will ramble on about one of her many car accidents, and waste time. There is one three page paper, as opposed to the normal ten page one that is required for SCOM 102. | |
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SPC 102 Freshman Grade Earned: A General Ed 9:17 pm, Feb 25, 2002 Report Evaluation |
Dr. Jackson's class was so boring. Her lectures are common sense when the problem really is how to effectively use those in your speeches. I fell asleep during the lectures because there was pretty much nothing new to learn. Basically, we sit back and hear everyone else speak. But she was an easy grader and she is willing to accommodate any needs the speakers have like having a small audience for the autistic and volunteering to go first or last. The exams just apply common sense. You only need to lightly skim through your textbook to do well. Use office hours; they will really help if the framework of your speech is established. Your grade is based on three speeches (informative, persuasive, and small group), an orator critique paper, a midterm, and a final that is worth less than the midterm. If you want to only pass this class, take her. Just make sure that your speeches fall within the allotted time limit because if you go a full minute over or under, you lose 5% of your speech grade and it can hurt. She is good in her willingness to help and easy grading, but classes are not worth attending for two hours unless you need to sign up for a speaking date or when the speeches are going on. As long as you put some effort in your speeches and carefully time them, you will pass and perhaps, even get an A. It is VERY IMPORTANT to stay within yout time limit!!! | |
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