Reviews of professor Jose Maldonado

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
There are only two tests for the whole class (midterm & final), so if you don't do well on one of them then your grade is tanked for the rest of the semester. I am usually an A student and I have a B- in the class. If I had to tell you one thing that I've learned from the class, I'm not sure I could! Tests are not intuitive.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Overall the class was awful, bad attitude towards students and grading system is messed up. 100 point class, so doing bad on anything will destroy your grade. Seemed like he didn't want to be there. TA wasn't any better, test grades weren't put into the grade book until weeks later. No way to get an A if you miss a single class.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This class is only worth 100 points in total so pretty much if you do badly on one assignment your grade is already in the drain. Attendance doesn't give you any points but if you miss a class it will hurt your grade.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
One of the best professors I've had at PSU. Very caring, gives great feedback and is an easy grader. Read the book for the exams and you'll ace them. Attendance is mandatory but you get 3 absences and sometimes he would forget the attendance sheet so if you missed it wouldn't count. Overall amazing teacher

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I found the class to be challenging but Jose is always there to help and makes a sincere effort to go above and beyond to help his students. There is 2 tests which can be hard but all the content for the tests is found on the power points slides, so there is no surprising info on the test. Easy grader as long as you show him you put in hard work.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. M really cares about his students and is very knowledgable about Comm. The class is writing heavy and sometimes stressful but if you show that you're working hard and care it will be rewarded.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
The material in this class was interesting and there was freedom as to what you could research and write about. I wish the class had more structure, sometimes the discussions weren't relevant to the material. Dr. Maldonado is a nice person though and wants the best for his students. Make sure to do the work and show up, and you'll get an A.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. M was great in Comm189h. He is very knowledgeable and passionate about the subject. He grades pretty easy but the 100 point system is difficult. He loves to help and gives good feedback