Micheal Vickery - Alma College, Alma, MI

Professor: Micheal Vickery

Department: Communication

College: Alma College, Alma, MI

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PAF101
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I graduated in 2014 and am an accountant. Vickery co-taught FYS-Public Affairs. FYS classes are, "Designed to help you transition to life as a college student". This class was equal to a 400 level class. Vickery was liberal leaning and publicly chastised me for not thinking the same way as him politically. I believe my grade suffered as a result.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: REELPOLITICS
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Can get extremely boring at times, but I also had him at night and everyone was already falling asleep. Very knowledgeable about film and politics even though he is a communications professor. If you show interest in the class and care about your grade, you'll do fine.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: COMALL
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I was a COM major, and it really was useful to attend Dr. Vickery's classes. He does talk a fair amount, but if you take good notes and do the work, you will do fine. I feel that the key to understanding was making an appt. with him if you have any questions. Don't just assume.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: COM180
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's a good guy and he's very thorough, but that's not always a good thing. He can talk for a long time (I guess that's good for a COM prof), but its not always that helpful with his many words.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: COM110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Rambles a bit. Would have liked more in-class discussion, even if my classmates were shmucks. Otherwise, an excellent professor who really knows his stuff. Good to talk to in his office. Take his class.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ALLHISCLASSES
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Horrible professor. I really think he gets off on trying to making other people feel stupid.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: COM280
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

A huge windbag. Other than that hes alright. He can talk about what should take one sentence for an entire day.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: COM101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Do not, under any circumstances, take this class unless you plan on being a COM major; it is a weeder class. As a distrib, it is awful. Perhaps he would be better in another class, but here he is terrible. The constant talking gets to you. One or two days near the end, class was fine because we actually DISCUSSED instead of sat staring into space.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: COM101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I have to agree his lectures are like "verbal masturbation." More often then not I would look around the room and find blank stares coming from each student in their respective seats. His communication skills are abysmal, and he should never have been given a doctorate in the first place. He is a horrible communicator.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: COM
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

We referred to his "lectures" his class was like verbal masterbation for him. I think if could have condensed his comments and not talked around them as much I could have gotten more out of his class. He is not prepaired for class in my opinion that is why he talks in fragmented and run-on sentences. He is not a good communicator!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: COM
• 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:

i really enjoyed the class. i had it early on thinking i might want to be a com major. i didn't, but what i learned in that class helped me in a wide variety of subjs.

Rating # 12

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Brilliant Man. Rambles a lot, but I learned a lot and use it every day in the "real world".

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: COM
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I had three classes with him and the key is participation. He does a great job with the upper level com classes; 101 was pretty boring though.

Rating # 14

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Sure, I didn't understand half of what he lectured on, and didn't pay attention for that matter, but the man pushed me to be my best, and I wouldn't have gotten as far in my career if I hadn't had him. Plus, the guy knows how to run a Spring Term, best time of my life.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: COM110325
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Pushes you to your potential. Difficult, but if you listen to what he has to say you'll learn a lot more than you think.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: COM101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

VERY BORING CLASS!!!! he just likes to sound of his voice. There is no learning going on. It could have been a very interesting class but he ruined it. Lots of reading and writing.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: COM280
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

he is my advisor. He should have advised me of how badly he is at advising and teaching for that matter. He talks himself in circles about trivial crap that will get you nowhere in the working world. Thanks for nothing. . .

Rating # 18

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

A very helpful and intelligent professor. He would do anything for his students.

Rating # 19

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

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Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: COM303
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

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