Reviews of professor Lyman Steiner

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
AVOID. I am not a PR major but after taking this class with this professor I am certainly happy I am not. Most rude, dry, and inappropriate professor/teacher I have ever had K-12 or in college. Even if you write down lectures word for word you will not get over a 90% on any exam. Quizzes/mini writings were ok but not worth a lot of points.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Steiner seems like a good guy, but not a great prof. His grading criteria was unclear throughout the semester, and our participating grades were not added until the end so we didn't know what grade we had in his class until our final grades came out. He ended up curving our final exam scores by over 15%. Would not recommend.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Not many opportunities to succeed, only a few projects in the grade book too so it is an easy class to fail. Have to do everything to perfection and to fit his standards or else he will hate it. Very, very tough grader. Ditch your own preferences and do everything his way and you'll do good.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He is honestly one of the worst professors I have ever had in my whole life. Is not clear at all what he expects from people, he doesn't explain anything well (even if you ask him 15 different questions), and your grade isn't clear until he puts everything in for finals. Do not take his class.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I really tried to give him the benefit of the doubt, but i would not recommend taking him. He knows somewhat about current topics but majority of his topics are all about him. He gives 3 projects that are all worth a lot of points, but no one ever does well. Hes a good guy just not the best professor.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Steiner seems like a good guy, but I did not enjoy having him as a professor. Grading criteria seemed unfair and was not clear to many students. He ended up curving our final exam scores by >15% after many students complained about the grades they were receiving due to unclear questions and grading. The class was fine, but I wouldn't do it again.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
1. Does not describe or elaborate on ANYTHING that he assigns 2. Extremely cold and rude 3. Clearly expresses not to ask him questions as, the answer is in the syllabus. 4. Marks students down on assignments for following his directions. Confusing, right? Overall extremely disappointing that GVSU allows him to represent the PR department.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Pretty fair class. Definitely take notes or you won't pass the take-home midterm. The final was hard but he curved it 20% - not sure if it was because everyone failed or COVID-19. He offered EC and in-class participation assignments so its best to go to class. Pretty easy A.