Joseph Rusnock - University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL

Professor: Joseph Rusnock

Department: Theater

College: University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PCAD101102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I had Joseph for PCAD I and II, hand drafting, and scenography. At first I really hated him, but once I got to know him and I wasn't going blind doing hand drafting anymore, I realized he is really passionate and will definitely help you if you need it. He's really clear on assignments, but get ready to do a lot of design presentations.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: THE4284
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Saying that stage managers will fail is silly. You don't have to be a designer to memorize slides. This class doesn't require a lot of work, but DOES require LOTS of studying and memorizing. You'll take three tests, four quizzes, and do a group presentation project. He emails you the slides, print them out and glue them to note cards to study.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: THE4285
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Designers, prepare for an enjoyable class. Stage Managers, prepare to fail. I loved this class and treated as an addition to ARH 2051. Use flash cards to study and pay attention in class. Joseph breaks it down and keeps it simple. Be prepared to memorize over 300 images per test, just like art history!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: THE2002
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Easy class. Went every day for mandatory attendance, listened to his lectures and watched bad ass films about Cirque's around the world, took a tour of the UCF theater, saw a couple of plays, and took a Vocab test for a final.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: THEAT101
• 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:

HI Joseph, This is your mother and your cousin bob wishing you a Merry Christmas. Checking you out on the computer, hope all is well. Love Mom @ Bob P.S HAD A NICE PHONE CONTACT

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: THE2000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

i took this class over the summer and found it to be easy. didnt open the book once, or read any of the other books he assigned. lots of notes but easy tests. anything in the notes thats highlighted is a test question. very passionate teacher and he teaches well. i think its best to take this class over the summer.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: THE2000
• 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:

Great teacher. Don't bother with the books. The plays you can find in the library or online. Just go to class and take good notes, this will get you an A. Class was very enjoyable and I'm not a big theater fan. Rusnock was very knowledgeable and his passion for theater enhanced the class greatly.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: THE2000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

this is the most boring class. the good thing is you watch movies a lot. the midterms are tricky because he words the questions in such a way that you have to pick the opposite answer of what you think. its just a waste of time. unless your interested in theatre then dont take it. take cinema survey. its a lot of useless info

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: THE2000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

This teacher never knew my name the whole 6 weeks of summer. I barely went to class. He gave a lot of notes and its impossible to pass the mid term and final unless u memorize the book. Oh yea, the books cost around 200$$$ so yea...pretty much its an easy class but its also expensive. He also never answered the email I sent him.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: THE2000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Awesome class! He was very enthusiastic about theatre. You are required to buy a lot of books?I never read the plays we were required to buy but I did use the textbook. The class is really laid back but there are a lot of notes. Overall he was a great professor.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: THE2000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Very Nice Guy!! He really has a passion for theatre, and he passes it along to his students. He is a really good teacher and will help out anyone that needs it. You have to write a few papers but there easy and they help your grade alot. There is alot of reading, but the material is pretty interesting.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: TPA2010
• 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:

Sceneography was fun, two plays are indeed better than one even with the insane amount of work that ensues with that. Don't procrastinate, you cannot do a design over night. Do indeed plan it all out and you'll be fine.

Rating # 13

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Ok, I don't know why nobody else in my class has commented on how CRAZY our class was...he like tought like 1/100 of the information in the book...then he didn't tell us what he was testing us on and we had to literally MEMORIZE the whole book to pass the tests. If we didn't have projects everybody would have FAILED..we were ACTORS not techies!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: TECHPROD
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

There was SO much information and he taught it rather quickly, and mostly through powerpoints. Reading the book is vital, but he never stressed how important it was until 3 days before the final. He knows SO much about technical theatre, but doesn't necessarily know how to teach it to his students.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: TPA2201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Most of this class is lecture. Personally it was easier for to just read the book because the lectures got boring. As long as you read and do the projects you can do well in this class. Plus this instructer is a nice guy and trys hard to engage the class.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: THE2000
• 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:

Great class. Alot of papers/other commitments but easy grade (if you use proper grammar). You will learn alot and have a new appreciation for theatre.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: THE2000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Easy Easy Class.... Didn't do much but he makes it so easy to do well in the class... got an A- with very little effort...

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: THE2000H
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

What a passionate, nice, helpful person! Sure, the COURSE requires lots of outside theatrical commitment, but this a teacher you will want to do good work for. Just all around a fun person to go to class for.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: HONTHE2000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Rusnock has a STRONG passion for theatre! He can REALLY ramble on. I got an A in the class but it was boring. I did enjoy seeing the shows however. This class takes up a lot of outside time. If you ahve a full time job I would not recommend it. He also grades A, A- which is ridiculous for a theatre class with this much work.only one test, the final

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: THE2000H
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very nice guy, but EXTREMELY passionate about theater. He grades everything easily, but he assigns way to many projects that consume your time out of class. He's great if you're a theater major, but otherwise, this class can be a lot of unnecessary work. I spent more TIME on this class than calc and chem combined!