Reviews of professor Nicholas Cooley

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Professor Cooley gives AMAZING feedback. It is very in-depth and he very obviously wants your improvement. Prepare yourself for a LOT of reading and literary analysis prompts and papers. There were times I fell behind on the reading because the load is very high. He is always available for assistance when needed, however.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Cooley isn't for the faint of heart. If you weren't ahead of your English class in high school, consider another professor. His feedback is amazing, thorough, and specific. If you're interested in improving your essay work a lot and can take criticism, this class is for you. The workload is heavy, so be wise. He wants you to succeed! Ask for help!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He gives about one to two assignments due by the end of the week. However, the assignment are not graded until weeks later. When writing final drafts, the rough drafts have not even been graded yet. He provides a lot of lectures each week describing what he is looking for in each assignment. But is a very tough grader who provides lots of feedback.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Cooley was a stern grader with high expectations, but, was excellent in his instruction. On top of this, he was clear and concise in his grading rubric. Often his lectures would cover most of what you need to know, but if there was ever any doubt, shooting him an email would promptly get you a detailed response back. Assignment structure flows well

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
For 15 weeks, you have to read a lot. This is not withstanding the context papers and the final research.
By week 8, you'll have to do a live presentation and submit it to the class. He does not let you anticipate for heavy work. He'll give a calendar of reading and this is supposed to be for your anticipation, yet no real assignment calendars.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Cooley is a good instructor. He cares about his students and is always there to answer any questions or help you out. This is a critical/analytical reading and writing class so be prepared to have your analysis analyzed. It makes it difficult to ever get 100%. Assignments also have low points, making point deductions impact grades more.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Cooley definitely cares about his students' learning and improvement. There is a textbook but it isn't used much. He has recorded video lectures which are okay, and usually one or two assignments a week. He assigned five essays and gives really clear and helpful feedback on papers. He is a tough grader, but his feedback helps correct any problems.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I cannot stress enough the learning experience on this course. Example, in week 8, there is a poetry presentation you have to record and submit for the whole class to comment on. This research, putting together a n analysis that discusses the poet's background plus a close reading of an actual poem got me 1.3 out of 3 and Cooley's snarky comments