Reviews of professor Wang Liao

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I was a little worried about taking 102 with him after seeing his ratings, however, he was actually not that bad! He is very caring and flexible when it comes to assignments and quizzes. Just make sure to pay attention to the lecture if you want to do well in his class. Regardless, as long as YOU put in the effort you shouldn't worry about passing!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
If this class isn't required for the communications major, no one would be taking it. The professor intentionally makes the quizzes extremely hard in order for the class average to stay low. Also, he expects undergrads with zero experience in research to carry out a perfect research project with everything done right. Worst class ever.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Liao is honestly an insightful and fantastic professor. He is an accessible teacher and not tough at all! 130 is a very interesting CMN class and he has clear grading criteria. Honestly, just attend his classes and you will pass! There are a lot of opportunities to boost your grade. I don't get the others rating him low.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He's a nice guy.. but awful teacher! He is too caught up with maintaining a low average for his class. He does not test for understanding, he tests only to curve the grade up to 70%. Average quiz grades were around 50-60%. It was just impossible. The lack of structure and lack of consistency is enough to drive anyone crazy. Stay away if you can!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He is one of the great professors I've met in UCD. I understand frustrations and bad ratings from other students, but I disagree with his intentional "failing students". He is extremely caring; with online classes, he was extremely active on Discord (even answering questions at midnight). Huge amount of extra credits to make up your grade. Take him

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This class teaches simple topics, it's just the vocab and basics of conducting a study. However, he makes it ridiculously confusing by using abstract examples that leave you more confused. Quizzes do not test understanding of material, they are written to confuse you and often don't grammatically make any sense.