Reviews of professor Rafael Concepcion

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Concepcion is a very helpful, kind, and knowledgeable professor. He is usually always available for outside assistance and if you are struggling to finish an assignment or hit a road bump, he is very understanding and will help you solve the problem. The class itself can be a little monotonous at times, but overall is useful and fun.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
RC is a great prof the 8 am is not great but his teachings style makes it enjoyable. He is a fairly light grader and will help you get better. He's very helpful as well with things inside and outside of class. 10/10 guy fr.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
COM117 is a tough course as is but Prof Concepcion has high expectations and can be a real tough critic. However, his class is project-based, and he is always available to give you feedback. He genuinely wants you to get better as long as you put in the work to ask for help and better yourself.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Prof made COM117 simple. 3 large projects are relatively easy even without experience in video production. He's an easy grader as it seems he looks at the effort and creativity rather than the complexity of the project.  Unlike other COM117 profs, he doesn't give written tests. The only downside is he makes you buy his textbook that you never use.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
As someone with limited interest or wishes to go into video production or film, this was an eye-opening class and that is really due to RC's ability. I learned so much and he has made me think in so many new ways and be able to do learn these useful skills.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Concepcion is honestly such a great teacher. He is passionate about his work and he isn't a tough grader. His feedback is honestly very helpful. The class just involves projects using Adobe. When I was in that class, there was only one project by yourself and the rest were group ones. There were a few online quizzes based on the book.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He was one of the worst professors I've ever had. He rambles in lecture for so long he forgets why we're even there, he assigns projects back to back, he doesn't put things on Blackboard, and leaves the TA to teach us what he refuses to explain in detail. He is not accommodating at ALL, and you would be better not taking the class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
I took COM117 at 8 am with Concepcion, and despite the early start time, I would sign up for it again. Concepcion cares a lot about his students and advocates for the underrepresented. He is funny and always keeps the class engaged and happy. Sometimes he brings donuts, which is really nice. He has a lot of experience in his industry.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Concepcion is a great teacher for COM117 but if you're someone who staunchly follows the syllabus you might have trouble with this class. We used the textbook at the beginning but as time went on he prioritized the projects over the textbook work. He truly cares about his students and wants their projects to be the best they possibly can.