Murray Forman - Northeastern University, Boston, MA

Professor: Murray Forman

Department: Communication

College: Northeastern University, Boston, MA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MSCR1220
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is just a cool guy who is so passionate about what he teaches. Loved learning from him in every regard.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: COS126
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I thought he was really smart and totally beautiful to look at. j

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MSCR1220
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is one of the first professors I had at NEU and I really think he is great. He can go on tangents sometimes but usually finds a way loop them back into relating to the class. He helps you understand the topic with real life examples and is incredibly passionate about what he teaches.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MSCR1220
• 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 professor! He really wants you to learn the material and is passionate about what he does. Class discussions are great and he treats you as an equal. I took his class as an elective, however I wish it was my major so I could take another class with him! Read the vocab in the text, participate in class and you'll do great!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MSCR1220
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Great teacher and great guy. Helps you out when you need it, his lectures do go off on a tangent but if you just write done the specific vocab he emphasizes and the main points you'll get an A on the test. That's exactly what I did, studied for about half an hour and got an A. Cool guy, would love to take another class with him!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MSCR3422
• 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:

He is a great teacher and really knows his topic !! His class are entertaining and when you walk in the classroom sometimes hell play music. He overall makes the classes very interesting. You will like his class but should participate. He is a hard grader but worth the experience. Enjoy!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MSCR3429
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This professor is a really great guy at heart. He is really passionate and interesting. However, honestly this class sucks. He addresses interesting topics but doesn't know how to structure and teach a class, yet is a harsh grader on papers and quizzes. The papers are seemingly opinion based however, his comments with the grade are expectational

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: AUD3422
• 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:

Murray started with the comment "we're all audiences or fans of SOMEthing" and the course took off from there. The readings were sometimes tough and long (and old) but the discussions were usually helpful. I know a heck of a lot more about audiences now than I did before I took this class. Good course!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: COMM1220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Murray is a nice guy who is very passionate about what he teaches, but he isn't great at teaching it. His lectures are often unclear and go off on tangents. If you comprehend the material, chances are you'll do just fine on the tests, but if you don't, there's not much hope.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: COMM1220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Murray is an interesting guy and knows his stuff. He really seems to care about what he is teaching which helps a lot. He can range a bit wide sometimes but he allows us to try ideas out loud. The quizzes aren't so bad -- it's usually topics we addressed in class or terms from the book. Go to class, do the readings, you'll do great.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: COMM1220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

DO NOT TAKE CLASS WITH MURRAY. I'm sure he is a nice and interesting guy but his lectures are so random, so boring, and so irrelevant to the class. Is seems like it would be and interesting class and you could look at examples of current media, but you don't. He just lectures and goes on tangents for the entire class- quiz material is unpredictable

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: COMM1220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Murray's a really nice and interesting guy, but his lectures are really unclear and ambiguous. He involves the class in discussions, but never clarifies what's correct or incorrect. Interesting class, but when you get to the quizzes you just kind of hope you're on the right track.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: COMM1220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very unclear in his lectures; asks for definitions but never defines terms himself. As a person, however, he's a great guy.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CMN220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Really cool guy, but his lectures have no direction and are often boring and hard to follow/take notes on.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CMNU322
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

NOT a good teacher at all-- smart guy, yes; interesting, sure. good teacher? NO. grade is made up of 4 papers... and that's it. in those papers, he likes to read what he has stated in class over and over again. going to class was difficult because it was so boring. about 3-4 20 pg. readings a week. highly NOT reccommended. waste of time, unfair,ugh

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CMN322
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The class is nothing more than spewing out verbatum what we have read in essays he assigns. Read the essays, talk about the essays in class, and then write our own essays analyzing the essays we discussed. Boring. Pointless. A waste of time.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CMN220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The class is by no means easy, and it really requires you to take matters in to your own hands in terms of how to do the work the way he wants and if your not doing well enough go and see him. It can be done but it takes effort.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: COMM250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's an awesome professor! The class was hard, but it was worth the effort. 3 years after taking his class, he still remembered my name! He's great!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MUSIC322
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The rest of you are so cold; Prof. Forman told us that his father died this semester, but he still managed to offer an awesome course. He raised interesting points and tried to get us to think about popular music and media in different ways. When we didn't talk in class, I bet we usually hadn't done the readings (I admit I didn't). He rocks!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CMNU322
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Prof Forman thinks that because he got a Ph.D. in Communications that he can talk down to you. Treats this 300-level course like it's a graduate level course. VERY opinionated and ALWAYS right. Rambling lectures and grade based on midterm, paper and paper proposal. I'm never taking a comm elective with him again.