Margie Brooks - Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI

Professor: Margie Brooks

Department: Communication

College: Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CTAC225
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Oh Margie i don't even know where to start with her. She never knew how to answer our questions and when we did ask a questions she would just repeat it and avoid eye contact. By the end of semester i hated her lack of teaching ability and tried to skip whenever i could which wasn't much because attendance is a grade.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CTAC225
• Grade Received: D-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She is extremely inconsistent in her directions. She will say one thing about an assignment, and then say the exact opposite and claim that she has been saying the same thing the whole time. Very unclear, gets irritated when you ask her to clarify assignments. I genuinely tried to like her and participate in her class. She's rude.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CTAC124
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Margie Brooks is awesome! She is always willing to help and really cares about he students. I would recommend her speech class to anyone!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CTAC225
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Margie is speaks in a monotone voice making "Listening Behavior" an ironic title because it's hard to pay attention. She barely presents the chapters, but makes her students do it and then has exams on them. Her instructions are either an obnoxious step by step process or way too vague to understand. Would not recommend.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CTAC124
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Prof Brooks assigns a total of 5 speeches throughout the semester. All are fairly easy, with the longest speech being 35 minutes but it is a group speech so it isn't really as long as it seems. I definitely recommend taking Margie's speech class!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CTAC225
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The class itself I feel could have been better if the prof was different. If you can get a different prof then do it, but if you do get margie then expect reading reviews every week and in class participation is important.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CTAC124
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Brooks is an extremely kind professor who truly cares about her students. She really wants us to enjoy our class and public speaking in general. She also baked my class snacks throughout the semester. The course may be tough to some, but she is thorough and clear about what she wants. Every student seems to improve throughout this course.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CTAC225
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I can say that the class is easy, but her guidelines for formatting your chapter summaries and papers are ridiculous. If you don't have the headings and margins perfect, she will mark you down. It's supposed to be a class on how to listen better, but her voice is so monotone that it's almost a joke that she's teaching this course.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CATC225
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I am an Alumni, I had her for a lot of classes. Professor Brooks has helped me in a lot of communication courses and she is a wonderful professor. There is a lot of class participation, if you do not show up to class you will not pass. Pay attention and don't use your phones or computers in class she does take away points for that.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CTAC225
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

No respect for extenuating circumstances, even with proof. Scattered, unclear, lectures. Very unhelpful!! Strict about paper formatting, but content can be incomprehensible & you'll still get an A. Lets you use a partner on tests. Groups up the class to do skits more often that teaching. Boring and tedious but easy as long as you attend.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: COM102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I do not recommend this professor. The teaching and overall flow of the class was very unorganized and she's one of those professors that talks with no clear understanding of what she's trying to say. During presentations she made very childlike facial expressions. Also very strict when it comes to paper formatting , VERY.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CTAC124
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This class is supposed to be a more general overview of what speech communication is. Instead, we learned how to give; wait, she thought it was CTAC 224, PUBLIC SPEAKING. That's all we did all semester, with 1 group speech. The final is an impromptu speech that's 2.5 - 3 min long.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CTAC124
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

This professor was fantastic. She explained everything and was always there when you needed help. I would definitely recommend her to anyone.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CTAC225
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

For all her eagerness to teach and positivity, she just lacks in the teaching ability-department, big time. Nothing against her personally, she's just unable to teach. Her brain is so scattered that it makes retaining information presented in class impossible to even the most attentive students. Sub-Par the whole way round. Better luck next year.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CTAC225
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I had Margie for Listening Behavior. She loves participation. almost all of the assignments are done in class and the midterm and final (the 2 exams we have) are partner! otherwise no homework besides a "research paper" which is a joke. overall, if you go to class and do what she says it's an easy A.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CTAC225
• 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: Mandatory

Comment:

She made her lectures interesting and would get the class to engage in discussion. Most tests were allowed to be completed with a partner. All the projects are done in groups, so if you get a good group you should get a good grade in this class.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CTAC124
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Margie was a great professor, you just have to show up and do the chapter reviews which are very simple. Then the speeches which she lets you do your own topic based on the criteria. Group work allows you to get comfortable with your classmates. By the end you will improve on speaking in front of people. I know I did.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CTAC
• 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: Mandatory

Comment:

Speech is super easy. Just give her an outline, she gives you an example, and give your speech and you'll pass. Plus as long as it is legal you can do your speech on anything unlike some profs

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CTAC225
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Took her for a class called Listening Behavior. a topic which it became apparent that she is incapable of completing.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CTAC225
• 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:

She is a great professor. She was very into the class and engaging. The class is easy and you will get an A, IF YOU ATTEND CLASS. It's all class work. So, if you miss a class, you may lose on an activity you cant make up. But no worry, she gives out bonus points, and you can do an exam with a partner.