Leonard Shedletsky - University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME

Professor: Leonard Shedletsky

Department: Communication

College: University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: COM450
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Being a communications professors, his main concern is thoughtful participation. His online classes can be confusing, since assignments for a given week can sometimes be found in different places on the Bb page. He's getting better at designing his pages, though. Great feedback, and if you read the material and participate, you're in for an A.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CMS495
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Lenny is a really great professor for online classes. His classes are well organized and expectations are clear. I've taken several online classes with him and plan to take more.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CMS200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Not bad. He seems laid back, and he wants you to succeed. This wasn't the most interesting topic for me, but it was bearable and he seems nice.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CMS200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great online instructor...even though I never saw him for class in person I really felt like he was involved every week which is not common at all for online teaching.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CMS102
• 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:

I took this class online. It was great. Make sure you reply on the discussion board though. Super easy grader it's great!!!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CMS102J
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Doesn't know how to set up an INTRO to communications class online It's an Entropy Theory class I hate this class for this reason Nothing is in order nothing makes sense overly abundant amount of info he shows online I want my money back and I do not want to receive neither an F nor a W and I do not want to ever take his online class again

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: COMM101
• 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:

Nice guy, very helpful and approachable. His lecture style in class was a bit dry, and I wasn't a fan of having the majority of the course conducted through blackboard, but since it was a communications course, it was interesting to see the differences of communication in the classroom versus online. He's an easy grader, but expects participation.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CMS375
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Lenny is a great guy, very intelligent and interesting - he doesn't baby sit though, so if you can't handle getting yourself to class/keeping up with the work find someone else

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: COM102J
• 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:

Lenny took communication theory (dry! dry! dry!) and actually made it interesting and relevant to real life. I enjoyed his class. It probably should have been totally online instead of hybrid, but oh well.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: COMM102J
• 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:

Really nice guy. Really fast at responding to emails. Class could have been all online. 3 papers for the semester and a discussion question every week from a chapter in the book. Class was pretty easy, kinda boring.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: COM499
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

good guy

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: INTRO101
• 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:

Well, give it to him, Lenny is a professor who admits to not being a good teacher! He teaches the same thing in EVERY class...every one. His standards are questionable and, he doesn't even care if you show up. Waste of money in these days of high tuition. The sad thing is that he thinks he's good and students simply talk behind his back.

Rating # 13

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Lenny is a great professor. I have had three classes with him so far. He TRULY cares about the student unlike some of the professors out there. He seems to be unusually intelligent, his classes are not hard as long as you do the readings and work. He will help you with whatever you need. A true "teacher", who cares about his students! RECOMMEND

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CMS101J
• 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:

He was very easy going, and you use black board a lot. This made it quite confusing, but I got a C- & a D+ on 2 of my 4 papers and still got a B in the class. One girl never showed up and still got an A since she did all the work. Take him if you are patient

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: COM375
• 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:

Lenny is a great professor who has an easy-going style and is very concerned about his students. Any chance you get to take any class with Lenny is well worth it.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: COM101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Lenny makes you post all papers on blackboard so it makes it very easy for slackers to go on the day after, read everyones ideas, and maybe re-read a section in the book and get a good grade on the papers. Takes late work.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: COM499COM101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Lenny is very dry, but very smart. If you do the work and go to class, expect an A

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: COM499
• 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:

Lenny is a really nice guy and is genuinely concerned with the progress of his students. The class can be very dry at times but he keeps his sense of humor intact and is very understanding if you are going to miss class or be late. Just don't take advanyage of it. His classes are unique, that's for sure

Rating # 19

Overview:

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

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Hes Great! nice and understanding with lateness and sick days. Very clear and important classes.

Rating # 20

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

HE was really cool. And he was helpfull. He teaches a great ITV class, TAKE IT! HEs fun!