Karen Myers

28 reviews
Amazing lectures Beware of pop quizzes Tough grader Clear grading criteria Respected Test heavy Graded by few things Get ready to read Group projects Caring Participation matters Skip class? You won't pass. Accessible outside class
Past quarters
COMM 121
89 / 89 Full
Communication and Conflict
Karen Myers 4.4
T R
15:30 PM - 16:45 PM
COMM 122
84 / 84 Full
Organizational Communication
Karen Myers 4.4
T R
12:30 PM - 13:45 PM
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COMM122 . 5 Months Ago

Karen is really caring, passionate, and knowledgeable about organizational comm! I found doing the textbook readings and thoroughly filling out the study guides and notes (not just filling in the blanks but adding extra details from lectures) will go far! Most of the grade is exam-based so early preparation and attending lectures greatly helped.

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COMM152 . 1 Year, 15 Days Ago

Prof. Myers is caring and gives great advice about entering the workforce. The grading criteria consists of two MC non-cumulative exams, a $10 online simulation, a paper about UCSB COMM career day, a term paper referring to a news article and research that involve concepts related to the course, and 5 class assignments/quizzes (lowest is dropped).

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COMM152 . 1 Year, 1 Month Ago

Prof. is extremely boring the only way I'm able to pay attention to her lectures is bc she has a pdf for us to fill in words throughout her lectures. there is a lot of reading, a midterm, final, random quizzes that counts as attendance. do not take this class if you want to skip class. i don't recommend taking her. worst prof i've taken at ucsb.

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COMM152 . 3 Years Ago

Weekly quizzes/assignments but they were all easy to complete as long as you watched all the lectures and skimmed the readings. Lectures were not too long and were really helpful in breaking down the readings. The course also has one 2-3 page paper that was not too difficult either if you keep up with the class material.

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COMM166 . 4 Years Ago

Myers is great! Her lectures were really interesting. She posts the notes online and you just have to fill in the blanks. The bike company group project was intense but fun, and she gave us time to work on it in class. Exams were pretty easy as long as you use the study guide. Overall a solid choice and I learned a lot about marketing.

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COMM166 . 5 Years Ago

Prof Myers is goals! She is respected by students, well put together, and enthusiastic. Loved her class and wished she taught other classes. Learned about advertising, sales, sports marketing, etc. Because I want to go into marketing in the future, this class gave me a better understanding of it. The midterm is not bad, quizlet helps.

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COMM166 . 5 Years Ago

There were two tests, a group online simulation where you create a bike company, a career fair assignment, and a student evaluation. The material was not difficult but the exam was very difficult. Even questions based on what was said when a speaker came in for 15 mins! very specific! Also, she is not an approachable person. Not a bad class tho.

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COMM152 . 5 Years Ago

I enjoyed taking this course and she was one of my favorite professors I've had at UCSB! She clearly explains the course concepts and makes it relevant to everyday life. The tests are pretty easy if you keep up with all assignments, but there's tough grading on the essay. I liked her class so much I'm taking another one of her courses next quarter

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COMM152 . 5 Years Ago

Professor Myers was great! I just finished her Comm152 class over the 3 week summer session, and I thoroughly enjoyed it! She provides lecture notes and study guides which makes studying super easy and very helpful! The tests are a bit difficult so you do have to study, but if you do the work, attend lecture, and study you should be okay!

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COMM166 . 7 Years Ago

Attendance is mandatory, she gives pop quizzes and random assignments. The midterm was okay. The marketing project was interesting and I actually enjoyed it. The final, forget about it, no matter how much reading you do or how much you study, half of the material on it you have never seen before. The exam was very poorly worded and answers missing.

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COMM166 . 8 Years Ago

Makes it really hard to get a good grade in her class, no matter how hard you work. The less likely she discusses something in lecture, the more it's going to be on the test. The content she does discuss won't help you in a real marketing job and is super vague. She grades the marketing plan really harshly and gives no direction. Slow grader!!!!

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COMM166 . 11 Years Ago

Myers is AWESOME! Very good looking... Extremely nice woman who has experience in the field of marketing. Class is very interesting and I actually enjoyed going. She gives pop quizzes so attendance is important but she is very reasonable. Tests are not too bad. I got a B+ without ever reading the book. I highly recommend to COMM majors!

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