I had Jim for**** 30B (or a or c... i can't remember) and for writing 109ss. He is truly passionate about everything he teaches. I got an A- in the**** class and he gave me extra time to write one of the papers. I ended up with a B+ in his writing 109ss class. He grades a little tougher on the writing in 109ss, but he offers any help he can.
I personally did not enjoy his class. Donelan did not seem very open to differences in writing style/format than from what he likes. I did not become a better writer in any way from taking this class. Aside from the peer editing, class itself was a big waste of time talking about nothing at all. Only plus side is you can get a B with average effort
I took Dean last year, and I have to say he has been one of my very favorite professors so far!!! he teaches because he loves it and really wants to help everybody succeed, I still see him around campus over a year later and talk to him, he is definitely the best writing professor you could ever HOPE to get!!!
Donelan is a great guy...don't get me wrong BUT I really don't feel like I actually learned anything in this class. It felt more like an independent project than anything else.
I loved this class, it was a bit boring but he really tried to find things we were interested in. if you went to his office hours, you would get an A! He really likes to help people and he's so nice!
Dean is the best writing teacher ever, he is so helpful and really wants everyone to do well in the class! You can resubmit every assignment until the last day of class so it is almost impossible to do poorly unless you are extremely lazy.
Professor Dean is totally cool and will help you anyway he can to help you write a good paper. And you can pick any topic you like, so the paper is actually something you enjoy researching and writing
James is a great guy. The class itself is a total joke and a waste of time. Don't bother buying the $140 business communications book, never used it. The Business Plan book is helpful though. In lecture, you learn more about his rich friends and their failed ventures than about writing. He is truly a nice guy, just would help if he knew business.
Great Professor, loves the subject, and takes the time to outline the important points. The tests were not too hard and the essays were general. Great for a GE class or if you are interested in classic lit. Try him for any class!
AWESOME professor!Makes class fun & interesting. Topic was "Work & 21st century". you write a resume for the class & get to think about your future. you get hands on experience with power point presentation and research. Funny & nice and will help you with ANYTHING. Uses a rubic scale grading & you can turn in work for regrading until end of class!
Guy is awesome. I love teachers that are passionate like him becuase they make you passionate about the subject to. Great thing though is if you close your eyes in his class it sounds just like you wacthing an episode of Frasier. He has the same accent and very sophisticated manner of speech.
Great teacher, very down to earth. Gives good advice. Is a fair grader as long as you put forth effort and show improvement. Only difficult task was deciding what to write the ten page paper on and then actually doing it. Also uses computer discussions... great addition to teaching! I LOVED his class.
He was the nicest/easiest writing teacher ever. He makes you turn in a rough draft a week before, and he corrects everything for you! It's impossible not to get an A. The lowest score I got on a paper was a 96%. Definitely take him if you can.
He is very pretentious and boring. Going to class is almost as pointless as the books he assigns. He is useless in office hours and trying to help you imrove. He is easy in the sense that you can get a B with literally no work but he gives no clear way to do much better. On the positive side, he is nice and looks like Peter Griffin from Family Guy.
He is awesome-everyone loves him
Prof Donelan was fun to take over summer because the class was intimate. He is quite passionate about the subject matter. Ask him about his crazy Baron friend...
James is really cool, get on his good side and you will be golden, get on his bad side and you could be ****ed. He's a pretty reasonable family man.
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One of the best lecturers. A bit boring, but very smart and sometimes funny. Class is pretty easy if you take notes in lecture. Read the parts in the books that he talks about most, you will have to know quotes.
jim is my favorite professor at UCSB. he's smart, he loves what he talks about and he is very helpful. his reading lists are always great (in 30c, and 154rr as well), and if you read the books and make n effort, you will get a "B." if you are an english major, get into one of his classes pronto.
If you are interested in the material and do a little bit of the reading, this is a great class. Even though he's a lot like Fraiser, he really cares about what he's lecturing on.
Hardly went to class and still managed a B for the class. Grading is based on 2 essays, a midterm and a final. So if u screw up on one thing, you still have time to catch up. The works are VERY easy to read, come on now The Odyssey? The Iliad? im sure most of we ALL KNOW about those already.
I've never been so inspired to write an essay in my life. Donelan is so passionate about this subject it leaves you feeling that ancient lit is the most important thing to know in the world.
One Word..."D-Noz"...this guy is a a pretentious ****...unless you like listening to his voice as much as he does, don't take his class
