Ted Magder - New York University

Professor: Ted Magder

Department: TBD

College: New York University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MCC01
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Ted is definitely a great teacher. Truly intelligent and influential in the communication field. Sometimes name drops. I had a really bad TA so it made the experience difficult. However, class was thought provoking and reading-intensive.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: GMIL
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very knowledgeable prof in MCC dpt. Widely covered issues and more-than-interesting lecture that makes legal issues interesting and inspiring. Although course work is a little bit heavy, not a big deal if you can handle Intro to media study well. DO NEED RESEARCH AND FINAL PAPER

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: INTROTOMEDIA
• 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:

Really interesting class, very knowledgable, few quizzes, no textbook, simple and easy papers. Magder is great

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MCCUE1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Ted is incredibly knowledgable and well-prepared. His lectures are very fast paced. You need to take notes on a lot of what he says, and not just rely on the powerpoints he posts on NYU Classes. He is not always clear but is willing to help.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BZOFM201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Hands down one of my favorite professors at NYU. Extremely accessible, knowledgable, and well-connected. Every lecture may not always be of interest to you (since multiple sectors are covered), but you can tell he's very prepared and interested in what students have to say. Work was fairly demanding, but manageable. Highly recommend.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: IMS001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Ted is a great professor; he is at the top of his field and has clearly refined his curriculum. The class is split up into coherent, well organized units and he presents the material clearly and concisely. Makes the broad subject engaging with pop culture references and video clips! Definitely take IMS with Magder.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BOM1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

First, ignore the Steve Jobs comparisons. Black turtlenecks with black jeans are the only things the two have in common. I have had him twice now, and really enjoyed his business class. He can be a bit self-absorbed, and loves to namedrop. Nevertheless, great professor who cares about his students and the university. Highly recommended.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MCC01
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Ted is a great teacher and you really learn a lot in his class. His tests require a lot of studying but they aren't too bad. He gives many assignments but they are mostly interesting. Overall, Ted's lectures were usually interesting. Sometimes they were quite boring.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MCC001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I had him for Business of Media. I learned a lot in the class, but he didn't really teach, everything was mostly self-taught (due to the weekly blog posts). He was interesting and had cool speakers and the workload was pretty heavy (a lot of writing), but I do see the advantages of taking this class as it is very applicable to the real world.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MCCUE1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I really enjoyed Ted Magder! His lectures were interesting and relevant. I appreciated his interest in his students opinions on current events and his humorous approach to teaching. Also, he HARDCORE reminds me of Steve Jobs.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BIZMEDIA
• 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:

nothing against him, the course material was not for me.You pick a media sector (either print,video games, telecomm,tv,film or music) read the trades and blog then write a 45 pg research paper. This class has no critical thinking/theory and you hear stories about his famous friends and his soccer fanaticism.He has a soothing voice.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: INTROMEDI
• 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: N/A

Comment:

Meh. Overrated. Material is interesting though.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MEDIAMCC
• 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:

Great Professor. Very interesting guy. def take this class. If you take good notes and skim the text book the tests aren't too bad.Explains everything well, warm person.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: IMS11
• 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:

Intro to Media Studies, great class. Lectures online, doesn't take attendance, but go to recitations because they do help with understanding some of the more complex articles!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: INT2MED
• 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: N/A

Comment:

Magder is the best! Lecture's are far from mandatory (in fact you could miss every single one and nobody would notice) but it's helpful to attend and his lecturing is engaging. The workload wasn't TOO much, but it definitely wasn't a breeze either. MC was tricky but luckily he reformatted the final quiz to only one essay!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: INTOM101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Attendance is not necessary. Going to recitation will probably be enough for the quizzes. Multiple Choice Questions can be very tricky so beware. Be nice to your TA, she/he will boost your mark.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: GLOMDINLW
• 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:

He reminds me of Dr. House. Expert in his field and very knowledgeable and engaging in class. Difficult for me, though, to figure out what he wants on some assignments (I've gotten everything from a B- to an A+, so I'm a bit confused because I don't feel like I did anything different,) but he's a good professor. Lots of reading!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BIZOFMDIA
• 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:

Took his intro class and when he offered Business of Media, I jumped to take another class he taught... even though it was 930am on a FRIDAY. He's an amazing teacher and really supportive if you reach out to him. Didn't need to use the text book much and he was a pretty easy grader if you generally participated and did your Blog entries.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BUSINMEDI
• 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: N/A

Comment:

This is a larger class that feels small because Ted allows students to take control of their own learning. He brings in great speakers from his contacts and the blogs & long-form sector analysis projects are useful to show future employers.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: INTROMED
• 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:

Attendance not taken at lecture but necessary to attend to include lecture notes in essays. Multiple choice q's can be tricky. Class was quite enjoyable overall.