Michael Strangelove - University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON

Professor: Michael Strangelove

Department: Communication

College: University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CMN4170
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

He is the prof I will miss the most now that my University career is finished. His assignments are much more useful than many other courses I've taken in the sense you don't waste time studying for pointless exam questions, but instead read and apply critical thinking to course content. I very much enjoyed the class.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CMN3105
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Strangelove far and away is my favourite prof I've ever had. He is not everyone's cup of tea but I find that refreshing. Genuinely cares about students and doesn't want to "stress us out more than we already are". You have to read in his class but he makes the content interesting and wants us to succeed.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CMN3105
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

One of the best classes I've ever had, one of the only profs who brought a whole class to think out of the box Only thing is you have to be really careful with the emails as the professor uses them a lot and the syllabus started with an assignment on the first day of class (but you couldn't know if you hadn't read your uni emails over summer)

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CMN3105
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I will admit at first I thought professor Strangelove was a little odd. But im starting to realize he may just be so odd because he's truly not concerned with the status quo-much of what he refers to in class when he discusses capitalist control. Be open minded, don't be quick to judge. He has some interesting points that are worth exploring.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CMN3105
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I think Prof Strangelove is incredibly misunderstood. He is a very intelligent person, and sometimes people take his uniqueness and out of the box thinking too seriously. I have taken 3 classes with him and have found that if you are willing he will engage the class in an intellectual debate that is beneficial to your understanding of the world

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: POL3133
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

This was the most bizarre class I've ever taken. Prof would go on different tangents and it was impossible to take any notes. There were two easy video projects and one in class multiple choice final which was very difficult seeing as there was no previous way of knowing what kind of questions he asks. If you can, avoid him at ALL COSTS.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CMN3174
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Amazing prof, knows how to keep our attention. Demand for doing print ads and video ads, easy marker. Follow the instructions and get an easy A! Would take his class again any time!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CMN3174
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

At first I was nervous to take his class but he is a really caring man, who genuinely wants to help. His lectures were pretty good and he brought cookies to every class. I also liked that we did not have any midterms, just very interesting projects

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CMN3174
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Before the course began I as a little skeptical as he sends out many emails prior to the first class... But he totally made up for that! Amazing, passionate and knowledgeable professor that makes the lectures interesting. Would 10/10 recommend this cool dude!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CMN4166
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

tge course seemed to be overly focused on autoethnography for an audience research course. Definitely could have been more accurately named or described. The course approach seemed awfully anecdotal and lacked an empirical approach. The professor often discussed politics and that seemed unnecessary.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CMN3174
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Found the professor to ramble and generally waste students time. The content of the course was overly narrow in its scope.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CMN3105
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I had him last semester. His lectures are filled with random off topic discussions. He is a pretty peculiar guy and some people like him some can't stand his lecture style. Tests and assignments weren't always very clear.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: POL3133
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

One Word: Endearingly strange. The Man: Starbucks lover, runner, progressive anarchist, he is a lot of things wrapped into one. Extremely friendly, eager to be helpful and a sometimes even embodies Oprah. Just take him, and you will see. The Lecture: Entertaining, Almost like watching a play with audience participation. He can start off talking a

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CMN4185
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Confusing to understand, seemed to ramble a lot

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CMN3133
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Strangelove is a great guy, but this particular course was very biased in its message of anti-capitalism. I would've appreciated a more well-rounded analysis of political communication.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CMN3133
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Overall good prof. Interesting and entertaining lectures, good if you like showcasing your creative side by making video ads. That said, youll need to attend class and do all the readings (2 full books), cause the midterm, being 50% of your final grade, is based solely off those readings and the PowerPoint. I recommend!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: POL3133
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Class was called political communication but it was more of an education on why capitalism is bad. This course tended to be structured around his personal self interests in politics rather than something like communication strategies or planning (which was what I think most of us were expecting). Good at teaching, just not the right material.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CMN4170
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Overall great guy! Projects are more hands-on than just having to write an essay!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: POL3133
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Ive taken his class twice now. Its taken two classes to learn his teaching style. Hes passionate about left politics and maybe over opinionated. But he gets a bad reputation for just rambling on in class. In short just read the book and be somewhat aware during lectures and it should be fine

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CMN4170CMN4185
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

hes weird but easy to get an A+ in his classes. He makes you do videos but hes very easy to impress. as a media student, i liked that he made us do videos (hes the first to do so) his lectures are so unnecessary and didnt make much sense, but that didnt really affect me cause his final exam is straight from the textbook. no midterm.