Steve Merriam - San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

Professor: Steve Merriam

Department: English

College: San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: RWS390W
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Prof Merriam comes off scary/strict but it's evident he cares about long-term student success. There's three major projects that make up your grade, with a group proposal paper/presentation at the end. He gives a lot of feedback and is clear with what he wants, so the only way to fail this class is to not try. Take him!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: RWS390W
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Extremely nice professor! Care about his students. 3 major writing projects and he breaks them down in a way that makes things easier. Just follow the instructions, don't miss class and it should be easy A. One project is building a resume which is very helpful. Last project is a group project with a short presentation (2-3 minutes each member).

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: RWS290
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Highly recommend this professor! He treats his students as professionals and is always willing to help clear up anything you have questions about. There are no curve balls; he tells you everything that he expects from you and makes all resources readily available.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: RWS290
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great Professor. Kind of a lot of work but if you put in an honest effort and make improvements where he suggests and your peers reviews suggest you will do well. He is very clear on what he wants is more than willing to help and give good feedback.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: RWS290
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great Professor. Kind of a lot of work but if you put in an honest effort and make improvements where he suggests and your peers reviews suggest you will do wel. He is very clear what he wants is more than willing to help and give good feedback

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: RWS290
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

A really great prof who will learn your name and is super accessible to give feedback on your work. Felt like the first business class that will actually prepare me for real life since it involves writing a resume, cover letter, bad news messgae, etc.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: RWS390
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Steve is a great professor that remembers everybody by first name, and a fair grader who emphasizes a lot on peer review. The class consists of three projects. Each of them will help you not just in writing but also personal/career development in general. I came to this class just to fulfill requirements and walked away with so much more.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: RWS290
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Merriam was such an awesome teacher, and I'm not the type that likes very many of my teachers. He brought his dog to class sometimes and had helpful assignments for business (aka writing resumes, cover letters, etc). Final project was a lot of work but it was split up well so never overwhelming. Wish I could take him for another class!!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: RWS290
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Recommend Merriam 100%. Seriously, take him. He actually created the content for business RWS 290 so he is very concerned with how students do. Easy going, very knowledgeable, caring. Lots of assignments but he works with you to complete all of them. As long as you do your work you can get an easy A. .

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: RWS305W
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I took this class as a 6-week course during the summer and I really enjoyed it. All assignments helped with my personal growth, so it made this class an interesting and useful one. If you're confused with your career path, then I definitely recommend this class to you because it will make you think about where you want to be in life. Great class!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: RWS290
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Chill professor that prepares you for the real world. Lots of little one page assignments that are tedious, challenging but helpful. Two big projects and weekly quiz on reading. Not a hard class really, just have to stay on top of it.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: RWS290
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I LOVE Dr. Merriam. He's such a kind person and it's so easy to learn from him. The grading criteria is very clear, and he provides great feedback for all three projects. Seriously, don't skip out on this professor. I learned something about business writing every day from him and wouldn't hesitate to take him again.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: RWS290
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

My favorite professor I have ever taken. I could email him questions on my resume right now and he would remember me and provide me with great insight. I left the class learning something new each day. Make an effort and you will do great. If your group brings you down be honest in the evaluation and you will do better than them.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: RWS290
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very nice and helpful professor! He has a good structure for the class. Gives enough time for the three projects given in class. Everything he gives is straightforward. 3 projects, 2 of them are group. A few assignments and weekly reading quizzes.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: RWS290
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Easily the best professor I've had at State. Genuinely cares about his students and is ridiculously knowledgable. Learned more useful information in this class than I have in every other class I've taken combined.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: RWS290
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Excellent professor who really cares about his students. Highly recommend taking this class with him. An A is definitely achievable if you put in the work which isn't too overwhelming. Two group projects which could be difficult based on your partners. Quizzes are a little annoying but not too bad. He does take attendance.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: RWS290
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

TAKE HIM. He is super respectful and respected by the students. His guidelines for assignments are very clear and is incredibly willing to help. There is work but its very do-able and he always wants to help. He also lets class out early a lot too. LOVED HIM

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: RWS290
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Merriam is by far the best most professional teacher I've had he's approachable and really does care for his students he's flexible with dates if you just ask nicely and a pretty easy A if you put in minimal effort to all assignments

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: RWS290
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He's incredible. One of the most respectful professors I've had. He's very good at giving feedback and helpful in getting ideas for topics and assignments. Quizzes are a little difficult if you don't read but they're manageable. Only problem I did not like were having group assignments in short deadlines but overall a great person and professor.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: RWS290
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Merriam was a pleasure to take. He made the class a straight forward as possible. He made the material incredibly interesting and applied it to realistic events that we will experience in our careers. I would suggest taking the night class that meets once a week. We were almost always released early. 1 resume, 1 Report and 1 Proposal.