Jim Potter is an OG in the field of communication and expert in media literacy. He will teach you how to be a good writer if you put in the effort. No, he's not your traditional tech-heavy professor, but you get a real education from reading and attending his lectures. Highly recommend for anyone interested in a career in media or advertising.

Do not take this class. The worst teacher I have ever had at UCSB. He does not care about students, talks extremely quietly so you cannot hear him, posts nothing on canvas and has no lecture slides. The entire course is him rambling on. He announced to the class that the highest score in the course was an 83%.

Personally I really liked this class. It is a lot of memorization, but if you read his textbook and take notes on any lists he provides in it, that's all you need to know for the tests. I found his lectures very relaxing and interesting because he doesn't throw a ton of information at you. He gives mini assignments in class that are easy. No HW.

Absolute worst teacher I've ever had. AVOID this class. He talks in lectures about the randomest stuff and it doesn't even make sense. Unless you want to be the teacher in this course AVOID. Had to learn the hard way. I would steer away from this course even though it sounds like an interesting class.

Legitimately the WORST professor I have ever had. Maybe the worst teacher I have had in my entire academic career. He was so bad it made me reconsider if college is even worth the money. Boring lectures, hard tests, NO communication, and for being a media literacy class he sure doesn't know how to use canvas or put a subject in an email. HORRIBLE!!

I took COMM 101 with him and it was the absolute worst. He did not stick to the subject of the given lecture and even when he did he was just reading from the textbook and still made no sense. And his exams were written and it was confusing and graded oddly. He also deviated from the syllabus so many times would not take again.

Don't ask questions because he most likely won't answer them. If you go to the bathroom or miss class you're basically done. Do not take this professor!

Potter will stand and talk at you about seemingly unimportant things for a majority of the class period, and slightly sprinkle in elements you are "supposed to know". This man expects you to provide your full attention during every moment of the lecture and does not appear to care whether students are actually understanding the information. Avoid

I have mixed feelings about this class. It was difficult because he doesn't use gaucho space, Canvas, and is not easily accessible outside of class. No make ups. No late submissions. Even if you have a documented excuse. You can tell he is passionate about his class and knows his stuff. Interesting class. Make sure you show up.

One of my favorite professors that I've taken! His lectures are spoken (instead of showing slides) which I get can push people away but I honestly thought they were SO interesting! The material was super interesting too and I totally recommend if you have any interest in advertising or marketing. Tests are on lecture material so take notes!

I can confidently say that this class is the worst experience I have ever had in my entire college experience. He refused to meet with me for office hours because "I should ask other people in the class if I'm confused on something" and his TA ignored every email I sent her. Not sure how anyone is supposed to succeed in this inequitable class.

Professor Potter was nice but he is just not a great teacher. His lectures were just him talking, no slides or outlines, just him kind of rambling about the chapter content. Then the tests were really difficult, graded harshly, and looked for very specific answers that were hard to come about. He was nice, but I would avoid his classes