Reviews of professor Matthew Taylor

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He is an amazing teacher. He uses personal examples to explain gospel related topics. I would suggest everyone take this class. He is really good about letting you turn in late work and works around you very well.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Professor Taylor creates an environment for a fun, engaging class! Lectures are entertaining and he recalls funny stories. I enjoyed reading our textbook "The Attention Merchants" by Tim Wu, we took notes of key points for the open-note quizzes. Make sure you pay attention and take notes during lectures because you'll need them for the final essay!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
LOTS of papers and LOTS of reading. Very lecture-heavy and not a forgiving grader. There are very few assignments and your grades are not available to see until the very end.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The tests and quizzes are a little tough, so definitely make sure to view/read all the supplemental things he gives you. Discussion replies/posts are also graded more stringently than some of the other things you'll do in the course. A solid choice for a professor though and very accessible if you need help.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Professor Taylor was very amicable. Occasionally, we would have some nice chit-chat out of class. He always gave great feedback for homework. The work for the class was always very fun applicable. We even watched some movies. Great class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Matthew Taylor was my favorite professor this semester! He's very knowledgable about PR and has a lot of experience. He genuinely wants everyone to succeed and focuses a lot on what the class wants to make a good class. He grades over 3 tests which are about 25-30 questions, just study the notes and you'll be good. LOVE HIM!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I enjoyed Dr. Taylors class, but I wasnt in love with the idea of not knowing my grades almost all the way through the semester. Also, my grade really only depended on three assignments which was a little nerve racking. As far as lecture goes, he has a way of keeping people interested, which is nice.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He makes class really fun and engaging.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
If you want an easy A, don't take this class. His criteria and requirements are insane considering its for basic credit. Great guy, just asks for too much. If you like speeches, you'll him. If you don't, you'll dread this class. 4 speeches, Outline and Annotated Bib required for all. One full 2 hour bootcamp before actual speech.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He clearly stated what he wanted for speeches and basically gives you the answers to the midterm and final. He doesnt care if someone shows up or not but attendance is apart of the grade. Textbook is free online. Hes a hilarious teacher. Very left wing democrat. If you read, study, show up and participate you will get an A.