Reviews of professor Nicholas Matthews

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I really liked this online class! He lays out all the material and groove of the class, which makes it very easy to get the hang of. Material really is not that bad as long as you watch the lecture videos, read, and complete the assignments thoroughly. You can tell he knows what he's talking about, so the material is somewhat enjoyable!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Really easy for being my first online class. Some disagreed and thought his class was the hardest online class they had taken, but it's really not that bad. The workload looks complicated at first but he literally lays everything out in modules so you don't lose track. Probably my favorite class I've taken, course load-wise.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Nic is about as pompous as it gets. Content of course is heavily dependent on textbook, so dont expect lectures to give any sort of new perspective. Acts like this class is hugely important and makes it a point to be largely inflexible when working with students.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Nicholas gives very ambiguous instructions (which makes life difficult for those taking online courses) and makes it a point to be inflexible. COMM 1100 is deceptively hard, and he doesn't help.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
This class was pretty straight-forward and had an easy-to-recognize pattern. His exams are application-based but I found them to be 10x easier than the weekly quizzes. His lectures are great, and I found that by taking notes directly from the slides and answering the questions from the study guide, I set myself up for an easy A.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Well, the exam is harder than I think so be sure to study together before take the exam. Easy A if you take online class because you can look for the PPT or other materials, but I think it will be a hard class in person because you have to remember all of the concepts and materials then.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Took this course online. The concepts in this class aren't very difficult, but to do well on exams you need to do the study guides. The exams are not description based, and rely on real world scenarios. He does his best to relate lectures to real world concepts, and homework is typically not too challenging if you follow directions