Merolla was a spectacular dude. Made every lecture captivating and connected each theory to timely events / references in order for the class to be engaged. COMM 89 consisted of 4 easy online quizzes and an essay. Every section assignment had room for creativity which I cherished most... Easy money A; Merolla was a chiller and a half too.

4 online quizzes, lowest grade dropped. No other final or midterm. 1 paper worth 40% or smth of ur grade that he and TAs help with a lot via structured assignments. Best lecturer I've had at SB so far. Great speaker. His lectures are engaging and funny. Not a hard class at all. Section attendance mandatory

perfect professor

Great professor I really enjoyed his lectures. He made things easy to understand and was very open to feedback. I would definitely have him as my teacher again.

Prof Merolla is great! Some of the theories taught can be confusing and the concepts can get muddled but he is very open to questions and does his best to support everyone. 1 big paper due at the end of the quarter, weekly readings, and quizzes. As long as you go to lecture and watch pre-recorded lectures you'll be fine.

I loved professor Merolla! His lectures were engaging, so it was worth it to attend class, even though he posted his slides. The whole class was structured around a paper, which was about 40 points of our final grade. He gives a ton of time to work on it and lots of room during lecture for questions. You can tell he is passionate about his work!

Merolla really cares about his students and their experience in his class. He checks in on you throughout the quarter to make sure all is well. He has a few quizzes in his class that are multiple choice and can be stressful if you don't study the notes. Interesting lectures and easy paper prompts. Be thorough and you will be good!

Great class and amazing lectures. All tests are online with days to take it, but they can be challenging. You have to do 2/3 of the papers and those are short and easy. Great prof and interesting class

Professor Merolla was great! I loved the structure of the class, grading was very clear, and as long as you go to/watch the lectures and take notes, (open-note quizzes) you will succeed! I found his lectures really interesting, and way preferred this class over Comm 1. This class is what made me fall in love with the comm major.

Professor Merolla is the absolute sweetest! It was so fun to learn about new communication concepts and he always presented them in an interesting and cool way. Highly recommend taking Comm 89 with him if you get the chance!

I took this class to retake comm 89 and I really really enjoyed merollas lectures. His lectures were easy to follow and made really good examples and explained the theories really well. I am really sad the class has come to an end because I learned a lot from him and I really liked his teaching style.

Lectures very informative and interesting.

Prof. Merolla assisted Prof. Lane W21. Grading included Intro Video (5%), Weekly Assignments (40%), Paper Outline (10%), Research Paper (40%) and Research Participation (5%). Lectures + reading material was interesting and easy to understand. I recommend Li Qi as a TA.

To be honest, his lectures are very well-organized and thorough so I actually enjoyed going to lectures because I felt like I was actually learning something. However, to be honest I also had a professor crush on him so I WANTED to go to class HAHA. Overall, interesting class and manageable if you go to lectures and keep up with the readings.

Best professor, did research with him and I remember in Comm 89, he was so thorough with every theory, explained everything in a way that didn't bore you but also helped you understand the material (probably why I wanted to join his research). Such a gem professor, take his classes if you actually want to understand the material. Taking his comm111

Andy is the best professor I've ever had. I took this with him as my second attempt at the course after force failing with Dunbar (avoid). But even though I had learned all the material already I still went because he made it so interesting.

Andy is one of the best professors I've had at UCSB. Cares about students, interesting and engaging lectures. Exams are extremely lecture-heavy. Do readings if you want an A, but not mandatory. Start paper a week before it's due. Midterm and Final exams are straightforward and easy to understand, start studying 1-2 weeks beforehand.

Andy has been my favorite professor Ive had at UCSB. The first prof Ive seen GENUINELY care about his students. Grades very fairly and the TAs were super helpful. This man is a homie

He is such an amazing human and professor. You can really care how much he cares about your success. He makes an 8am enjoyable and I genuinely enjoyed each of his lectures--so go to class because he gets sad when no one is there. The material is not very complex so if you read and go to lecture you will do great.

super interesting content and lectures. I loved this class. merolla made it as easy as possible as a pre comm class. 2 exams and 1 paper and weekly write ups. not much workload at all and concepts are easy to grasp. didn't get an A only bc my paper was graded by a strict TA! it's easy to do good on exams that are not tricky at all.

Merolla has been a FANTASTIC professor for Comm 89. By far the best professor I've had in my two years at UCSB. He makes lectures engaging and interesting, truly cares about his students, and designs the course to be challenging yet very do-able. His tests are fair and if you keep up with the pace of the class, you'll do just fine.

Hes only easy in the precomm courses. For 121, yes he knows his stuff but we only had 12 questions on midterm and 10 on final. All short answer. He gives SO much info to remember that come test day you blank out. Remember the important stuff and you wont find it on the test. 3 1/2-3 pg response papers. Hes nice as can be but unfair with tests!

Heard nothing but great things for this prof. Charming and smart he is. But when it comes to teaching com120 find someone else. Midterm/final are both shirt response 10 questions. He gives SO much information it's impossible to remember it all for 10 questions worth of a test is incredibly unfair. There's also 3 1.5-3 pg response papers 5pts each

Loved him! Such a great lecturer & so excited about his subject! Several papers & section attendance is mandatory. Grades hard because COMM major is very impacted. Make sure to explain theories clearly in essays.