Reviews of professor Kate Magsamen-conrad

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
do not take this class with this teacher!!! extremely unorganized and very egotistical about her now “hybrid” class. Pays more attention to her theatrics rather than curriculum (especially when the camera is recording for her Youtube/online lectures ).

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Doc MC is funny and caring. This class was a huge JOKE though. It is the most unorganized class ever. You will be confused by every assignment and test. The book is not helpful. You basically teach yourself everything and the tests are worded so weird. Good luck LOL

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This professor is horrible. We had tests that you only had 30 seconds for each question. Every single person I knew in the class never finished exams on time and the tests were so stupid and easy, but everyone did horrible since we had no time to take the exams. She also was just annoying in general, she treated us like we were 5.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
TERRIBLE. Got an A in the class solely because the textbook was good and I used it to teach myself the information. Lecture is set up as a discussion, she doesn't cover any actual material, and then talks about how the class has a "difficult" rep. No duh lady, it's because you don't teach. Read the textbook and you'll do fine.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Honestly not sure why everyone is complaining. If you're looking to deeply understand the topics in question, Doc uses every avenue possible to help (office hours, TAs, Piazza, time in lecture for questions). If you're just looking to fulfill a req and get an A, this class is also your guy. I didn't go to 60% of lectures and easily got an A.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
For anyone that has a class with this professor, I am truly sorry. She is terrible. Her exams are 55 questions and you only get 20 minutes to complete them. The lectures are as boring as watching paint dry on a wall. Easily the worst class I have taken here at the University of Iowa and anyone who has her, please to save yourself drop/switch prof.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Kate is a really bad professor -- every lecture felt like a waste of time. I understand the material may be hard to grasp for some, but Kate makes it harder. She does not manage her lecture time well, her course and textbook are INCREDIBLY disorganized, and she must not know how to properly use ICON. Do not take this class if you can help it.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I'm a Communications Major so this class was required. If you are not a Comm student, and this class is not required, don't bother taking it. Simply put: it was a waste of my time. The "lecture" section was chaotic and just annoying. There was only 25 mins a lotted for an exam. Basically just read the student-published textbook and you'll be fine.