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.

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!

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.

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

Dudes a meme

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.

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.

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.

Great prof, class is structured around 3 quizzes n a paper, not bad at all. He has a good personality and it isn't super boring. I would recommend it.

Prof Rice is super great. Highly recommend you take his Comm 169 course. His exams follow his lectures closely, so if you take notes you can do really well on the exams. Also the reading is light and he goes over key points from reading during lecture. He's super funny and caring and just has a really good vibe. Take his class!

By far my favorite Comm professor at UCSB. Caring, knowledgeable, respected. 10/10 would recommend.

Rice is a very knowledgeable and funny guy. His Networks course was very heavy on the amount of material, but his STEM questions worked to guide the readings and gave a VERY good indicator of what would be on the tests. Though it may be daunting at times, the tests are straightforward and Rice makes class very enjoyable to attend. Take this course!