Susan Strohm - Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

Professor: Susan Strohm

Department: Communication

College: Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: COMM424
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

2 pop presentations, 1 test, and 2 papers are all you have for grades. Very tough on you during the project, but if you care, she will notice. DO NOT SKIP, not worth the backlash. Go to her office hours: one-on-one she is a lot more approachable. Once the project is done its great to job interviews b/c it showcases all the parts of advt together.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: COMM424
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She was the best teacher I had at Penn State. She really makes you work for it, but she is also the only teacher to make me feel like I was prepared for the real world. Tough, but if you do the assignments in advance, she will help you out. Most realistic class to the real world as well.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: COMM420
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Fairly easy class to pass if you keep your head down and don't have an opinion. REAL world advertising advice is minimal. Ask Ken! No leniency for even going on Job interviews! If you want to make it as a creative and stand by your opinions/ideas, try someone else. You can't learn advertising from a 10 yr old book which she forces on you!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: COMM424
• 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:

Strohm is a little intimidating at first but very willing to answer questions and help students. Knows the field of communications and treats you like a boss would.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: COMM424
• 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:

LOL @ the people saying to avoid her at all costs. You'd be an idiot to not take her class. She isn't easy by any means, but she is by far and away the best professor I've ever had, in any discipline. It's obvious she really cares about her students and she absolutely prepares you for life outside of school. She's very, very bright and inspiring.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: COMM422
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Very hard and math oriented, but an amazing teacher. Learned more in this class than any other in all communications courses.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: APLNG484
• 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:

By far the best professor I've had a Penn State. Susan Strauss knows grammar inside out.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: COMM417
• 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:

She is the best professor that I have had at PSU. She really inspires you to do your best at every level. She improved my writing, public speaking, research skills, and my GPA. The class seemed like a lot of work at first, but it was very well organized and not that hard. I would recommend this class for all AD/ Pr majors or pre-law.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: APLNG482
• 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:

Susan Strauss is one of the best teachers I've ever had. She's creative, enthusiastic, very knowldgeable, and totally changes your perspective on language. Kind and always available.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: COMM404H
• 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:

Took it with an Honors option. Susan gave me a chance to research a project that eventually took an award at Penn State. Excellent instructor, cares about your work, no ego or power games, exemplary of what we should expect from the professoriate. One of my favorite instructors for my undergrad studies. A real pleasure to work with and learn from.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CAS200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She is a really fun instructor! I had no idea I had an interest in linguistics until I took the class. If you take advantage of her multiple review sessions before exams, you can do very well with little or no additional studying.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: COMM422
• 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:

Probably the best professor I have ever taken. She really wants you to learn the material and know how to apply it to the real world. She is an amazing woman. Take her class if you get the chance. You wont regret it!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CAS200
• 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:

The class was interesting, she's really nice, but the tests were wicked. Moreover, the grading blows - 95%'s an A, and my 94.1% ruined my GPA. So I'm bitter. But really, a tough class.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CAS200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This class is terrible, but she does what she can to make it interesting. She loves what she does so it makes it better.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: COMM424
• 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:

Dr. Strohm is an amazing professor. She isn't easy by any means, but she really makes you ready for the real world. If you want to work hard and learn, then take her, if you want to slack off, then don't.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CAS200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

don't take it with her. She's confusing, obscure and makes the class much more difficult than it should be. I'm an A student and did horribl in her class. Her voice and weird speech impediment are incredibly annoying, too. No way, sister!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: COMM40463
• 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:

Took the advertising research class with strohm back in 1996 or so. I thought it was really great, and never thought I could actually enjoy doing research. The tests were very difficult and challenging. I remember after the first test, I almost dropped the class because I thought I failed it. But I got an A. Challenging but definitely doable.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: COMM420424
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Amazing, amazing woman. If you want to learn something about advertising take this class. Compared to other advertising majors at other institutions she is teaching above and beyond the standard, if you want to be on top of your game when you graduate and

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: COMM424
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

By far the best advertising teacher i had at PSU all 4 yrs. She teaches you everything you need in the real world and explains it really well. Laugh at her jokes and she'll love you forever.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: APLNG484
• 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:

Susan was great. Her class was challenging but she made grammar interesting and I was suprised by how much I enjoyed her class. She made the concepts clear and adjusted the class to students needs. I had her in the summer and there were teachers taking the class for the ESL cert.