Reviews of professor Marcia DiStaso

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
This class made me choose to also major in PR. She truly cares about her students and always encourages people to attend office hours even if it's just for help not relating to the course. Exams are multiple and easy as long as you just take notes in class. Highly suggest even you aren't a PR major but curious.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took ADV, MAR and PUR principles all at the same time and came out picking PR as my major. She's really sweet and cares. I met with her out of class a few times. Tests were str8forward but READ the book. The assignments make or break a A or A-, and the TA grades them so it is up to who is TA that semester. Not a lot of work. She posts lectures!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. DiStaso is an amazing professor with lots of experience and connections in PR. She teaches so much on the industry and give students great opportunities. Only critique for lectures is the intensity she pushes for big-name PR only. the four tests are so-so, just a lot of information even though it's not too difficult to understand.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I loved her! She was sweet and she is very knowledgeable. The class was a great introduction to PR. There was a lecture every week and corresponding chapters to read. Test was taken directly from lectures and the book. There was a homework assignment every other week and a paper to work on the whole semester. Wish she taught other classes.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She really didn't do too much teaching here but was nice and always answers questions. Lectures were just speakers but were required attend to get points. The TA completely screwed me on points so that was always fun. Dr. D was always fine though.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Was excited to take this class but it quickly became a ugh, all the study guides could be completed by reading the book. Very strange grading system and super vague rubrics for assignments. Had many times where I provided all that was asked for and got a bad grade because they went off of students who went above and beyond. (Smh tryhards)

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. D is a great professor who is very passionate in PR and wants her students to succeed. The projects and exams are relatively straightforward as well. If you stay on track, read the textbook, and study for the exams you should be fine in this class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. D is an amazing professor. This is a principles class so it's not meant to be overly difficult, but you HAVE to read the textbook and take notes in class to prep for the 3 exams. She's super kind and makes time for students outside of class. EC opportunities. Two group projects, but they're actually fun and applicable to PR. Highly recommend!