Reviews of professor Joseph Kasko

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Kasko is a good professor. Although he teaches by powerpoint, he keeps the content interesting and it always leads to class discussions. He wants to see his students succeed but you have to show that you care enough by asking questions and going to office hours. On top of that, you have to read and take notes. If you do these things you're set.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Kasko has a passion for mass com, but the intro class isnt the best. Grade was based on 6 exams with some extra credit. Personally I need homework or something other than tests but for others it would be an easy class. Great lectures and I enjoyed the class, also a very understanding professor.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
He uses PowerPoint slides and gives a study guide to help with quizzes and tests, which I appreciate, but sometimes it doesn't help you. I would walk into the class ready to take a test or quiz only to then read a question that makes me feel like I'm on an episode of jeopardy. You only get a few assignments so that means you have to do well.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Test are very hard and make up basically all of the grade. He doesn't give proper preparation for the tests. Test and study guides are inconsistent.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
You only have 2 Exams and then the the final and he will tell the class " this will be on the quiz" and what he says is in fact not. Trick question quizzes and test. He will lecture about things that are not the quizzes or tests the whole class period.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Hey Winthrop students. If you are wanting to go into Mass Communications, avoid Kasko AT. ALL. COSTS. Condescending. Rude. No Rubrics. Takes off points because "projects aren't perfect". Also, when a student was in the hospital, Kasko encouraged their group members to "grade them accordingly" when they couldn't do their share of work. Disgusting.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This was Dr. Kasko's first semester at WU, so maybe you could take that into account, but honestly, he was not a good teacher at all. He was unclear about what he expected from the class, when some students didn't make deadlines, he extended it for everyone, delaying the class and giving us almost no time to complete the final 2 projects. 1/10

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Kasko as a person is great: he's funny and easy to get along with. However, at least for the intro class, we were only given 6 tests for material, and most of the information on those were strictly found in the textbook. Feedback on quizzes, or even having seen them after they've been graded, would have helped the most.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Honestly the worst professor ever. He is a very harder grader, rude, and has very unclear guidelines for projects. I never made anything higher than a B on my projects. Also he will allow you three absences after that he starts taking off points to where if you miss 6 you automatically fail.