RICE R E

Ronald Rice

28 reviews
Clear grading criteria Hilarious Get ready to read Amazing lectures Caring Graded by few things Gives good feedback Lecture heavy Respected Test heavy Tough grader Skip class? You won't pass. Tests are tough Inspirational Accessible outside class
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COMM 169 Rice R E Winter 2024 Total: 81
COMM 163 Rice R E Fall 2023 Total: 85
COMM 200 Rice R E Spring 2023 Total: 10
COMM 169 Rice R E Winter 2023 Total: 86
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COMM169 . Rice R E A Month Ago

He is the best professor, always cracking jokes and gives interesting lectures. Lectures can be a little confusing if you miss class. There were 3 multiple-choice exams that you will do good on if you do all of the sample stems. There were small assignments for credit and two that were in-class exercises with a group but super easy.

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COMM169 . Rice R E A Month Ago

Took his course for comm credit and loved it. As someone who skips classes that arent mandatory i actually wanted to show up to this one. Hes super funny and makes a lot of dad jokes, would definitely take another class with him.

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COMM169 . Rice R E 2 Months Ago

One of my fav profs I've had at UCSB. He's very precise No midterm or final, just 3 "quizzes" (33 questions) that are 16% of your grade each on scantrons, and 3 assignments. He has direct questions that will be on the quizzes. As long as u review his sample stems you'll do good on the quizzes. make sure you reread his instructions very thoroughly.

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COMM169 . Rice R E 3 Months Ago

Ron is Awesome Sauce

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COMM163 . Rice R E 4 Months Ago

Lol don't know why this professor is so highly rated. Half the class dropped after the first midterm. Material was abstract, boring, and useless. You're graded on 3 exams, 1 paper, 1 group project, and 5 other activities. Studied 15+ hours for the final and still got a C on it. If you have a life, don't take a class with this professor.

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COMM163 . Rice R E 4 Months Ago

Prof Rice is a fantastic teacher. The class was genuinely interesting and engaging. If you attend lecture, you shouldn't have to do much outside reading to get an A. If you skip you'll have to read to catch up because the slides on their own aren't enough without his commentary during lecture. Syllabus is intimidating at first but not too bad!

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COMM163 . Rice R E 4 Months Ago

Hands down the best professor I've ever had. He is hilarious and an exceptional lecturer. He somehow made me look forward to attending a 5 p.m. class. The assigned book was the first one I've genuinely enjoyed reading in college. There is an online version so it's free.3 in-person tests. Test questions are basically handed to you.

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COMM169 . Rice R E 1 Year, 1 Month Ago

Ron has a great personality. I almost never missed class because I genuinely enjoyed it. His exams aren't too bad as long as you do the question stems. His powerpoints are kinda confusing but he does go over key reading points in class, so I almost never had to read. Id reccommend

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COMM169 . Rice R E 1 Year, 2 Months Ago

Dudes a meme

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COMM163 . Rice R E 1 Year, 2 Months Ago

I love Professor Rice! His diffusion of innovations class was really cool and his lectures were interesting. He is a really good professor and he is pretty funny too.

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COMM116 . Rice R E 1 Year, 2 Months Ago

He was a little bit behind on tech and went off on some cute little tangents in class, but overall solid class. not too hard.

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COMM163 . Rice R E 2 Years Ago

Professor Rice is a great teacher with a fun personality. You can really tell he loves what he teaches. I enjoyed the structure of the class too -- easy/manageable weekly assignments and 3 quizzes that are extremely easy to study for if you just follow his study guides. Definitely a great professor and a good class to take.

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