Roger Simpson - University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Professor: Roger Simpson

Department: Communication

College: University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: COM468
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Not a great class, but not a terrible one either. The quizzes were very subjective in terms of the correct answers for them, and didn't really map to the content very well. Grades on a curve, and it seems to be a very forgiving curve. The lectures were interesting, but did not mesh well with the rest of what we were studying.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: COM468
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Simpson is a well-respected old school educator who really cares about your success. I fell behind HARD (verge of withdrawal) and sent him a message basically saying that I'd like to rededicate myself to the class, and asking if he had any advice for me, etc. He worked with me and I finished with a B. He is my all-time favorite professor.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: COM468
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

A very vague subject with very vague lectures. His syllabus and expectations are never drawn out for the class and most times the entire class is confused as to what he even wants from us in class and in assignments. Class lectures feel like a waste of time, as you walk away with no notes and no main point made from the day. So much rambling.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: COM468
• 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:

Simpson is a good guy but as a teacher he's really inefficient. The class is just really poorly structured. Lectures drag on and on and quiz sections fly by before you can ask your questions. But it's also a ridiculously easy class. I didn't open any of the textbooks and still pulled a 3.4

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: COM468
• 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: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Simpson is a professor that really cares about your grade, especially if you talk to him, he is very reasonable. The first test was fairly easy and the second one was a bit more challenging, but he curves the grades up really high.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: COM468
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He jumps around a lot throughout his lectures and he's not very good at explaining things in more than one way. He just seems very aloof to his students' needs

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: COM361
• 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:

I've had Roger a few times and I like him, he's a good prof you just gotta figure him out. He's a nice guy, helpful & responsive to email, extremely knowledgeable in his field. His classes won't be an easy A, but you will do as well as the amount of effort you put in. I worked hard and did fine in both classes. Respect him and he'll respect you.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: COM461
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Simpson is great. You can learn a lot from him.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: COM361
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Best professor I've ever had!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: COM468
• 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:

Somewhat harsh grading with little explanation. Course content seemed kind of random but alot of interesting discussion. I did well enough but not really sure how he decided final grades. Made me feel dumb for asking questions about the final project when he did not explain it clearly. Nice enough man but frustrating as a prof.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: COM468
• 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:

Some of my classmates didn't, but I found the class very interesting. We discussed some very controversial topics that had us filling up the entire 2 hour class period. Prof. Simpson was not very involved in the class at all, and he was not very clear with his expectations of the final project.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: COM468
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

The class was mostly based on talking about a case for 2 hours. His expectations on papers are unclear but as long as you put some effort, you should get a decent grade. He also seems to have a misconception that everyone enrolled in his class is going into journalism so he assumes that you'll know how to write a journalism ethics based paper.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: COM441
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Terrible professor. Hand writes lectures, doesn't post notes, class content completely irrelevant to class topic, never follows up with anything, doesn't post assignment guidelines on web/in syllabus and expects you to write a paper based on requirements he reviewed once in lecture, inconsistent in grading. AWFUL.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: COM441
• 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:

Scatter brained...hard to follow lecture. Forgetful. Don't recommend this prof

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: COM361
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This class almost made me switch majors.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: COM441
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

　　　

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: COMCOM
• 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:

Cindy is great! If you have a chance- TAKE HER! Learned alot. Quirky as heck (in a good way).

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: COM210
• 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:

easiest class i have had at uw. its super easy to get a 4.0 in the class. definitely take this guy if you want a boost in your gpa

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: COM359B
• 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:

Cindy was good, she managed to keep the whole class awake and involved nightly. Everything was very unorganized and often people didn't know what to do or how to do it. She required us to read the newspaper daily but changed this when people complained. The AP Stylebook is basically a dictionary, and you are required to memorize most of it.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: COM361
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Wasted class time and seemed like he didn't really care.