Reviews of professor Michael Tompkins

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Like media/game arts? This class & prof will change your mind. Couldn't reliably explain rubrics or grades the same way twice, gives repetitive assignments that make no sense to anything in the course, takes forever to grade & the feedback was meaningless, & every assignment was just busywork. He's nice, but I learned more from youtube

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He doesn't actually do most of the lectures, just links outdated youtube videos. He's usually 2+ months behind in grading and is impossible to get ahold of for questions. Also has a very bad late work policy combined with not being able to know what your grade is months after the assignment.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Assignments are rarely posted at the beginning of the week, sometimes posted on Wednesday and due Friday. Lectures rarely work and are usually outdated Youtube videos. If you need help bcuz of this, don't expect to get it. Nothing has been graded since September and it is November as I write this. I had a 4.0 before I took this class. Not anymore!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I highly suggest not taking any Michael Tompkins class. It is unorganized and the only thing he does is send you YouTube tutorials and most of them are made by someone else. He doesn't grade anything until last minute, and will leave you confused on every assignment. Spent 10-60 hours per assignment. Rendering videos takes 2-3 days, may want 2 PCs.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
IT 1000 online is trash. He posted last semester's work on Canvas, so nobody could access anything the first week. Insane amount of reading, which is just a lame collage of the internet. Wikipedia links, redneck YouTube tutorials, and no original content. Requires Discord - why? Assignments are due on Friday night. Save your money, avoid this guy.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Expect unedited videos full of "uhh umm actually don't do that" backtracking that wastes time I could actually be doing the assignment. Speaks slower than my dead grandma and even on 2x you will be pulling your hair out of your head listening to him go "uhh" while he himself tries to remember how to use blender. Horrible lectures and worse teacher.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I was very dissapointed with Professor Tompkins and this class. I am currently taking 2610, Digital Media Design, and was actually looking forward to these topics. Half the time, he literally posts the modules for the wrong class, putting us behind another week. The class content is just taught in bullet points on canvas. Very dissapointing.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Tompkins did a terrific job teaching the basics of simulation and modeling using AutoDesk Maya. He is approachable and will respond quickly to any question that may arise during the class. The assignments are self-explanatory and professor Tompkins has given rubrics and tutorials that will help during certain assignments.