The “study guides” you receive in this class literally say “know everything in the readings and everything on the slides and everything I talked about in class.” No guidance whatsoever. Also, for a media class where things have changed exponentially in the past decade, you should use materials that have current statistics.

The class was pretty interesting but Professor Weber, while a nice guy, is not a good lecturer. One day he spent an hour and 15 minutes on one slide. Most of his lectures aren't very helpful. The tests are pretty hard even though the material is not difficult to understand. Your grade consists of a midterm, final, paper, and debate attendance.

This course is compromised of three grades; a midterm, a final, and a debate paper. He reads off the lecture slides which are also posted on canvas. He's a really nice professor, however the fact that your grade is based off of only three assignments was stressful.

This review isn't the most helpful as I dropped the class halfway through (the day before the final deadline). However, Professor Weber has to be the worst teacher I have had at UCSB in my four years here. The lectures are boring and dated. His accent makes it difficult to understand and he goes on tangents like no other. No one pays attention.

2 tests and one debate. debate is easy but like 10 pages. nothing can really prepare you will for the tests and studying for them requires studying everything. lots of info in every lecture and even more in the readings. the book is pretty useless. if you just look over lectures its an easy C i'd say. he is very nice and has a great personality.

One of the worst class I've ever taken. The class material is easy to understand but you are graded on arbitrary things that are not based on your knowledge of the course material. Extremely unreasonable and harsh grading.

I dont know about regular quarters, but I would stay clear of this class while its online. The competitive grading scale is very harsh for the Kialo debate, especially since it is worth 20% of your grade. The grades were not dropped until the very end of the quarter, so we had no clear sense how we were doing.

This online class during covid was horrific. There was absolutely no specificity with regard to grading. And the group project was absolutely ridiculous as one person who makes a mistake could completely destroy your overall grade for a project thats worth 30%. I will never take his classes again.

His online classes in COVID are the worst. The TA's are hard graders and are often not even Communication Studies students. His class for COMM 133 and COMM 154 are formatted the EXACT same way. The worst part is the grading is unclear. You will be graded based on a competitive based grading system. Your grade will suffer outside of your effort.

He is very thoughtful and gives good lectures. There was a 2 pages paper, 1 midterm, 1 final and participation points. Not difficult overall. Don't just read the slides. Take notes!

I love Dr. Weber! He's great at making lecture fun and engaging. He's super knowledgeable and cares about his students. His slides were very informational and covered a lot of information on the test. His exams can be a bit tricky but if you study the slides & skim the textbook, you should get an A.

Dr. Weber is very knowledgable and respected in the Neuroscience field. I only went to the first 3 lecturers and got an A- on the midterm. 90% of the questions come from PP he puts in Gauchospace. The paper is fairly easy as well.

I took 2 summer comm classes with Dr. Weber, and he was overall a meh to mediocre professor. He goes off on tangents A LOT, and I expected to get more lecture on the MATERIAL, not his OPINIONS. He is not very good at answering student questions and comes off as condescending and judgmental. 1 MT, 1 Final, all based on lecture slides.

Professor Weber has been one of my favorite professor in the Comm department! He is good at connecting with students and his lectures make him seem like a normal guy, despite all his knowledge - seriously, he has a Ph.D. & M.D. His summer class was great and not too hard, he gave quite a bit of points for just coming to class. Highly recommend

Took both of his 3 week summer courses session G, and this guy is a real G, he's cooler then you'll ever be. Super qualified and intelligent, super nice guy as well. Really enthusiastic about his material and a trailblazer in his field. GO TO CLASS AND GET PARTICIPATION CREDIT. Final and midterm aren't too bad.

Weber is my favorite professor at UCSB! He is super nice and helpful. Took his summer session class and he made it bearable and fun. Tests are based on slides which are not that hard. Take his class if you're a comm major!

I just finished his class over summer. Didn't open the book once and used the slides for the study guides. Came out with a b+. definitely suggest taking this course if you want an easy a.

Great professor...took him for 3wk summer course.. I was a little nervous about taking a fast past course but he is extremely helpful...Also great during office hrs..easy to get an A-->attend lectures & rd the text (easy rding) quick review night before & you'll be fine...But attendance does count as he takes role everyday out loud

Prof. Weber ROCKS! He loves what he does and it really shows through his teaching style. You must take one of his classes before you graduate! His German accent adds to his appeal!

This guy has lived more lives and has gone on more endeavors than I thought possible for a person. You'll think you heard it all and then bam, he'll drop more lore. His passion bleeds through his words and renders his lectures engaging as a result. His class can be rigorous but he is fair. Put your best foot forward and you'll be rewarded.

Weber is a very nice guy, but this was a mediocre class. Grade relied on 4 things, midterm, final, mock trial, and paper, with the midterm average being 77%. The first half of the class focusing on video game history and the second focusing on video game addiction. Would I take him again? Maybe. Would I take the class again? No.

Prof Weber is so sweet and really cares about his students. But I do NOT recommend this class for those who do not care enough about video games. If you're passionate about this topic I'm sure you'll find it interesting. The mock trial was poorly managed and the two MC exams covered so much content though the final wasn't cumulative.

Dr. Weber is the best prof i've ever had! He is extremely knowledgeable and cares a ton about his students. No mandatory attendance but I still attended every class because it was fun and interesting. Grade was 2 tests and 1 paper, he provided study guides. Overall an amazing class and an amazing prof. Highly recommend!

Class graded on midterm final and mock trial. The mock trial was so poorly managed and organized. Roles are not equal. The midterm was based on SO much information and the most random things. Would not reccomend.