Jeffery Markowsky - Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA

Professor: Jeffery Markowsky

Department: Fine Arts

College: Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: DRAW100
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Markowsky really cares about his students. However, hes a pretty tough grader and makes you work for it. But if you go to the extra help sessions and put in effort, he notices and your grade reflects that. Grading criteria isnt always quite clear, but hes very approachable and willing to discuss where you can improve.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: DRAW100
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

hes the best ever!!!!!!!!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: DRAW100
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Elearning course was very difficult, and he would often change deadlines from what the course states. Be prepared to be drawing anywhere from 6-15 hours a week. I felt like I improved so much from his teaching although my grades didn't show it. Very challenging to maintain a good grade.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: DRAW100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Markowsky is great. He puts a lot of time into explaining our grades. His assignments are abundant and require a lot of time and effort, so I wouldn't recommend taking his classes with any other art studio classes because you may be short for time. Don't expect an easy grade, but if you complete everything properly you will learn a lot.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: DRAW100
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Hes the best professor I have had in my freshman year

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: DRAW100
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Him for an 8pm made it actually enjoyable. Fun, energetic, passionate guy. Quite a Dad figure and cracks jokes. Actually cares about his students (he fought for our blue bus rights at 11pm). Very chill. Did observational drawings and he was helpful in feedback and picking out details. Great demos/lectures. Literally the BEST. Would have again!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: DRAW101
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

A wonderful experience, even for an 8pm class. Always energetic and motivational. You can tell he knows what hes talking about.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: DRAW101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Hes nice but I think I wouldve got a lot more out of this class if Id taken it in person. I had very high expectations bc of all the good reviews. His recorded crits are really good but I wish we got short comments and feedback more often throughout the week so I could avoid mistakes before grading.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: DRAW100
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Markowsky is definitely a character; the guy should have gone into stand-up. As a drawing professor however, I felt that his teaching style did not work for me. He's always there to help and my final turned out amazing. Markowsky's class is great for beginners as some of my friends who couldn't draw said that they benefited from him.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: DRAW100
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great guy, great class! Always makes an effort to get to know the students and makes dad jokes occasionally.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: DRAW101
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Amazing professor! makes you work for it. Even if you believe if your work is satisfactory, He challenges you to rethink that and forces you to be better even when it feels frustrating. WORTH IT. He cares and wants to prepare you for the workforce which is very competitive and challenging! likes to talk about films and music too!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: DRAW200
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Isn't happy unless you draw in a "style" he likes. Is very vague on how to make improvements. Isn't specific about assignments either. Has favourites in a not so nice way. Just wasn't comfortable working with him. Can be sarcastic in a mean way. Not to me but I've seen it happen to others.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: DRAW101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

he's very chill and very helpful without making you feel too bad about it, as long as you do your work on time andfocus on completing projects and your sketchbook he's a really great dude. He was also kind enough to give me a personal critique on one of my projects when I was having really bad anxiety from being late, which I am thankful for.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: DRAW100
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Markowsky is a great teacher but a tough one. He pushes you to do your best work and expects a lot out of you. It helps to be good drawer from the start, but your work will improve either way. Lots of still lives and weekend help sessions. He wrote the online textbook himself. Not easy but very rewarding!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: DRAW100
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I had him for an online class. He's a great teacher; he was overall very helpful and gave great feedback on projects. I found this class very difficult because I had not previously had any drawing experience so be prepared for that. Your grade depends on the amount of time and effort you put into your drawings.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: DRAW102
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

As someone who doesn't necessarily draw for their major, I found this class incredibly difficult. Markowsky is an amazing guy and I truly improved more than I ever thought I could. But I was spending 7 hours on the weekends at Anderson on drawings, only to receive an 83. He doesn't take progress into consideration so you have to already be good.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: DRAW100
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He's amazing! He's perfect professor I've ever met, he's really helpful and humorous. His class is always joyful and I learned lots of drawing and I could enjoy his class even it was my first drawing class in my life. Also, he is very caring, he re-assess student's work so it makes us passionate for our work.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: DRAW100
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

. He explained concepts i had struggled with on my own clearly and was willing to tell you where you were going wrong on your drawing. overall he's a cool guy who's willing to joke around with his students.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: DRAW200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Whatever grade you get on your 1st project is the same as on the rest of the projects and final grade. There's no extra credit offered so it's almost impossible to improve that grade. From the start he decides whether you are an A, B or C etc. student and that's were you'll stay. After brief demo & lecture you teach your self. Hardwork for a B.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: DRAW100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I have had many professors by now and I can honestly say that he is the BEST professor I''ve had thus far. If more teachers could teach like him school would get a new name. He''s amazing. Take his class