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Rene Weber

47 reviews
Graded by few things Participation matters Respected Get ready to read Test heavy Tough grader Skip class? You won't pass. Caring Lecture heavy Group projects Clear grading criteria Gives good feedback Accessible outside class EXTRA CREDIT Amazing lectures Inspirational Lots of homework
Past quarters
COMM 133
79 / 79 Full
Media and Children
Rene Weber 3.4
T R
09:30 AM - 10:45 AM
36.0% A
PSY 592CP
25 / 40 Enrolled
Special Interest Group Research Seminar
Rene Weber 3.4
F
12:30 PM - 13:30 PM
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COMM 87 Weber R Winter 2024 Total: 72
COMM 204B Weber R Winter 2024 Total: 6
COMM 133 Weber R Fall 2023 Total: 77
PSY 160RW Weber R Fall 2023 Total: 29
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COMM87 . Weber R A Month Ago

Horrible teaching methods, it was so hard to learn math ONLY through verbal lectures. rarely ever used whiteboard so you never got a visual, very impatient when students had questions. only learned in my section, so going to lecture was pointless. does not curve tests and then proceeded to complain about how bad his reviews are on here???

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PSY169RW . Weber R 2 Months Ago

Took a very interesting 3 week class with Weber. Hes insanely passionate about the subject, which made it motivating for me. I really enjoyed this class, and wish it was longer because it felt rushed, but if you want to truly learn id recommend this prof.

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COMM133 . Weber R 9 Months Ago

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.

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COMM133 . Weber R 11 Months Ago

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.

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PSY169RW . Weber R 11 Months Ago

One group project, one solo project, and one test. These are the only items in your grade book. The lectures do go on for a long time, sometimes more than necessary, but all of the material will be on the final exam at the end of the quarter.

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COMM133 . Weber R 1 Year, 28 Days Ago

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.

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COMM87 . Weber R 1 Year, 7 Months Ago

Professor requires you to buy the textbook for $170 or $90 for the pdf version. He tells students that there is nothing he can do, but he is the one who wrote the textbook and chooses the text for the class. Very confusing lectures and does not explain the concepts as well as the TA. Shoutout to the TA or else no one would get through the class.

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COMM87 . Weber R 1 Year, 7 Months Ago

Professor Weber is definitely very kind and understanding, however I felt that he didn't convey the material and concepts very clearly. It was hard to understand at times -if you have no prior experience with statistics this class will be challenging for you. However, if you work and study hard on your own it's manageable.

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COMM133 . Weber R 1 Year, 11 Months Ago

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.

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COMM154 . Weber R 2 Years Ago

Prof Weber is so cool and he really cares about the video game industry. He has personally been involved with studies in the field and has lots of experience. He talks clearly and is very thorough in his lectures. If you take notes during the lecture you won't have to read. Papers are easy and overall this class really isn't time consuming at all.

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COMM154 . Weber R 2 Years Ago

One of the best online classes Ive ever taken ! Dr. Weber is a respected doctor with a Ph.D & MD. I will definitely take another one of his clases soon !

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COMM133 . Weber R 3 Years Ago

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.

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