Norah Dunbar

21 reviews
Tough grader Clear grading criteria Respected Graded by few things Skip class? You won't pass. EXTRA CREDIT Lecture heavy Accessible outside class Get ready to read Amazing lectures Online Savvy Group projects Gives good feedback Inspirational Hilarious So many papers Caring
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COMM W 146
140 / 159 Enrolled
Understanding and Detecting Human Deception
Norah Dunbar 4.4
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COMM107 . 1 Year, 6 Months Ago

Taken online. weekly discussion posts and quizzes (easy). final paper (super easy). My type of class.

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COMM146 . 1 Year, 7 Months Ago

Great prof, easy class (took it online), just doing weekly quizzes which are open book, readings were straight forward and you can skim

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COMM107 . 1 Year, 7 Months Ago

Professor Dunbar is a really fair professor in the comm department. I thought her lectures were concise and made the class content easy to follow.

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COMM146 . 1 Year, 7 Months Ago

I enjoyed taking this class during S22! The online format was amazing. Grading was out of 200 points, with 10 quizzes at 10pts each, 2 discussion posts at 3pts each (every week), and a final paper at 40pts. Quizzes were open-book and had an hour time limit. The 3-5 page paper was straightforward. I would recommend this class & professor!

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COMM146 . 2 Years Ago

An online class shared with all UC campus. The content of deception detection is very intriguing, and Dunbar is really an expert in the field. The pre-recorded lectures are brief and informative. Weekly quiz is simple as long as you watch the lecture. The 3 pages paper is also fairly graded.

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COMM107 . 2 Years Ago

Norah is a good lecturer and she is available for office hours if needed but she is not a very empathetic person. Also, she does not do any lecture about the book which I really don't understand why. The online course is very organized but I would not take the class if you want a motivational and inspirational course.

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COMM107 . 2 Years Ago

I really LOVED this class. Very straightforward. Only Dr. Dunbar could make an online course just as fulfilling -if not more fulfilling- than an in-person class and I usually hate online classes. I also took Deception with her and both classes were amazing. She keeps lectures short and doesn't simply restate what we read in the textbook. Take it!!

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COMM107 . 2 Years Ago

The best comm professor ever taken! Highly recommended!

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COMM146 . 5 Years Ago

Deception Comm was so interesting and Dunbar is a great professor! The class was half online and will be entirely online next quarter, which makes it so much easier and less stressful. Just 10 weekly quizzes, 5 group discussion posts, and a short group paper. You can earn 2% extra credit by doing SONA studies. Take this class!

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COMM146 . 5 Years Ago

I took this class as it was transitioning from in-person to online, so it was a super unique experience. As this course switching to fully online in Fall 19 I would say you should definitely take this class if you have other challenging courses you need to take at the same time. Weekly quizzes instead of a midterm + final was literally the best.

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COMM146 . 5 Years Ago

Only quizzes online (super easy!) Lectures are interesting. Class in general is easy and she's super knowledgable (she works with Judy Burgoon!!!) I don't know why Norah gets lame reviews because she's honestly super chill and a smart lady. Highly recommend! The class is hybrid now but turning into an all online class.

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COMM146 . 5 Years Ago

I took this Deception class and some of it was online! It was such an interesting class! Weekly quizzes and discussion all online! NO MIDTERM OR FINAL!!!! such an awesome professor and super funny! TAKE THIS CLASS :)

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