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

Most normal teacher in Ohio

Potter is the worst comm professor Ive had at UCSB. His lectures are so unengaging, he simply talks at you for 75 minutes. His assignments are pointless and not reflective of the current advertising agency. The final was worth 45% of the final grade, and was nothing like anything we had done. There was math, difficult wording and overall, he sucks

He needs to come to terms with modern teaching practices. Does not care about the students in his class. Seems as if he is on tenure, so therefore does absolutely nothing to make his class interesting and effective. I was very interested in the class topic, but given his failure to be engaging and transparent, I despised his class a LOT. DONTTAKE

Worst teaching practices ever, he is stuck in the 1960s. No gauchospace page, no PowerPoints, no visuals, etc. He stands there and talks for the entire class period and expects you to write everything with no breaks. Even if people are still entering the class 1-5 minutes late and talking, he will keep talking even tho no one can hear him. Awful.

Anytime I had a question I would email him and I would get no response. Not easily accessible at all His tests arent necessarily hard but hes really picky with how he wants to grade ( written exam) . Goes on tangents and leads you to question what youre even learning about. His classes are a gpa destroyer.

DONT TAKE HIS CLASSES. If you care about youre gpa do not take his classes. No powerpoints, no gauchospace page, and tough to take notes. During class he even stated that, everyone has the same opportunity for success in this world. The class challenged this idea, but he was close minded. Nice guy but NOT meant to be a an instructor.

Don't take any classes with him, EVEN if the subject interests you. I read all of the terrible comments on here before taking his class and I wish I had listened! He's smart but severely lacking in teaching and interpersonal skills. He's so close-minded, passionless, and doesn't value his students at all:/

He writes this in the syllabus. The "therefore" makes no sense. "Because of the requirements of social distancing in effect this Spring, this course will be completely online. Therefore, the professor will not be lecturing on the course material during class meetings; instead you are expected to learn the material by reading on your own."

Rambles on and on in lecture about topics that aren't even related. Would not recommend taking him for any class tbh. The book itself wasn't too bad though.

Entire class is based on two tests about the entire textbook.

Potter doesn't use lecture slides so if you don't pay VERY close attention during his 3 hour lectures and write down every word that comes out of his chapped lips then you're screwed for the tests. He makes mistakes repeatedly and doesn't seem to know the modern advertising industry at all. He takes off points if you ask questions during exams.

I have never made a post about anyone. This is how strongly I feel that he is the worst professor I have ever had. Rambles off of a sheet, tests on horribly phrased questions, docks people points for being >5 minutes late to class. Never again. No form of engagement, just talks and wants us to memorize and regurgitate. TA is nice though.

His class on advertising is really outdated and he seems pretty out of touch with the current field. He doesn't use lecture slides so the entire class consists of him reading his notes off a paper which makes it really hard to pay attention. His instructions for assignments are vague and he's very unhelpful if you ask for clarification. Stay away

WORST PROFESSOR EVER. this class has some very useful material but the way it is taught and how we are tested is absolutely horrible. his tests are set up for you to fail. i could go into explantation but just trust these reviews and save yourself. U might be thinking advertising is your lane, but you'll still get an F because of the tests.

This was the worst class I've every taken. He uses his own highly inadequate textbook to try to explain dated media literacy concepts. His lectures ramble and are unintelligible. There are 2 lengthy essay tests which if you don't answer with his exact rendition of the right answer, you will probably fail.

He is not too bad. I got a B on the midterm and that was super high for the average. Go to the class you get participation and read the book! The book is interesting. Create an outline on google docs with each chapter and get the main points. You need to understand the chapter as a whole.

Our class had two exams and a short quiz after each class. You could only ask questions during the first five minutes of exams and a lot of the questions were "application" based (compare and contrast concepts & theories). Assigned readings could have been better organized in my humble opinion. Overall, a challenging class, but changed my thinking.