Paul Levinson - Fordham University - Rose Hill, Bronx, NY

Professor: Paul Levinson

Department: Communication

College: Fordham University - Rose Hill, Bronx, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: COMM4568
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Prof Levinson is awesome. If you go to his class and do the work, he'll give you a good grade. He makes his political opinions clear but doesn't shove them in your face. He's super awesome and would definitely take again

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: COMM2202
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Absolutely take this class. There's a writing assignment due almost every class (usually 500 words), but there is the option to miss a few and do extra credit later. Levinson is just an awesome professor and a fairly big name in the communications field so there is a lot to be learned from him. Highly recommended.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: COMMTECH
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

PRof. Levinson is awesome! One of the sweetest and smartest professors at Fordham. He's so funny too that I soemtimes find myself laughing so hard my stomach hurts. He also gives extra credit so that you can boost your grade 1/2-1 grade higher...can't get more fair than that!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: COMM1010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

This IS the most boring class I've ever, ever taken. I'm sry but whoever said take his class its a easy A, its not worth it, his EC papers are 10 pg long @ things that have nothing to do with the class... He's totally self absorbed and if you go against that he says he he'll drop you points for it... youtube him on O'Riely Factor before you sign up

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: COMM1010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Class isn't mandatory and neither are the discussion groups. I slept and ate froyo in just about every class. I would fall asleep without trying. Hes ridic boring. Lectures are repeats of the reading. He's obsessed with sex. and sings sometimes. badly. I found the info interesting so reading wasn't painful. Exams are open book/notes essays. Easy A.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: COMM1001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Took intro to comm. because I was interested in majoring in communications... not anymore. Honestly, his class wasn't terrible, but it just wasn't up to par with other classes. Levinson is very repetitive, and his lectures mimic the book (btw, textbooks are written by him and are expensive). He's a very friendly, interesting man, though.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: COMM1000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

The most condescending person I've ever met. The class is easy, attendance doesn't matter, the textbook is more than enough info and easy to read, but he treats you like you're 5 years old. He spelled and defined the word "infrastructure" for ten minutes one time, as if it were totally new to us. I cannot stand him.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CSRU1000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Interesting class, but going to the lectures is pretty much unnecessary, one because Dr. Levinson comes late, and two, we review everything in our discussion groups. Just attend the discussion groups and ask people for the improvement paper topics if you're inclined to write one. As long as you keep up with the book, you'll be fine.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CMRU1010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Levinson is a great professor. Sure, he may come in 15 minutes late, but I certainly learned a lot from his teaching. Although he doesn't take roll, it's still a good idea to go the classes and take good notes because his open-book midterm and final come from the notes. His book isn't worth buying unless you'll read it. Still a great class.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: INTROCOMM
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Oh Paul. Just search his name on youtube if you want to get a feeling of who you're dealing with. Here's the secret...never go to class, and study the book well for the Midterm and the Final. Thats two days of attendance. Still, go every once in a while, because hes pretty smart and funny. Funny thing is, I actually did learn a lot from this class.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: INTROCOM
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Good intro class he is very fair with assignments (only Midterm and Final but he gives Extra Credit papers). A little disappointed with the A- rather than an A though but hey, what can you do? Big lecture class so it is what it is.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CMRU1010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great class. Funny, smart prof - Levinson teaches not only about the past, but about YouTube. I decided to become a major after takimg his Intro class!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CMRU1010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

His class is boring as hell, he repeats the same stories and examples over and over. The only thing worse was the discussion groups. Luckily enough, attendance was not mandatory. I just read the Soft Edge before the two tests and I was fine. The 10 pg improvement papers weren't too hard to do either, if you want extra credit.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: COMM4568
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Media Studies was not a graduate level class by any standard. I heard that Targeted Writing was better. He's completely unreliable. Not in his office when I scheduled appointment with him. Also, friend told me if you ask him for a recommendation, you better stay on top of him, or it won't get done.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: COMM1010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

luv lev - very helpful to me in advising and his classes are always funny - definitely recommend him

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CMRU1010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I learned more from Levinson than any other prof at Fordham.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CMRU1010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Levinson rocks! woot! funniest teacher, and i learned a lot about the history of media!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: COMM1010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Wonderful prof. really informed me. kept me interested all term.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: COMM001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Always helpful to me when I came for advice. Kept me interested in his class. I thought it was cool that my professor was author of a book we used. I think Levinson is the best teacher in the dept, and I like lots of the other teeachers too.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CMRU3XXX
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Levinson was a guest lecturer during another class. He arrived, shamelessly, 20 minutes late into the class and proceded to advertise his recent novel and lie outright claiming, and I quote "well, let's not talk about blogs, the average readership of every book is one person." Google "Chronology Protection Case." Stephen Hawking knows too much!