Reviews of professor Jim Golden

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Jim Golden is a great communications professor. He is always willing to help out any student who asks for it because he wants his students to succeed. I would recommend anyone who wants to take communications at UMD to take him.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Golden is rude and his sense of humor is not for everyone. He teases and sort of picks on students and often rambles on about life instead of focusing on the lecture. His grading is hard to gauge and if you're thinking about contacting him to review a grade you can expect a rude, passive-aggressive response, non-helpful response.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Golden is unprofessional and refuses to give real feedback on assignments. Do not take this class if you expect to use creativity when improving your oral communication. His retaliatory demeanor does not reflect the values of UMGC.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Super easy class, but this guy... Not sure if it's because stuff is online this semester but he's very hard to get in contact with, took forever to grade, and posted assignments last minute. Class wasn't hard, just frustrating. Nice guy, but if you can, take a different teacher or wait until you're in-person.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Golden is hilarious. His grading is fair - just stay within the time limits. However, he isn't always specific on where points were lost. Classes were much more entertaining and engaging than I thought they would be. As long as you're prepared and come to class ready to participate, this class is a breeze. Would definitely recommend him.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Golden is one of the most personable teachers you will find at this school. Makes you work hard for your grade but is always so positive and passionate about his job that it helps his students to thrive.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Jim Golden is a great professor for COMM107. He kept everyone engaged, and the class was very entertaining. He can be a tough grader, but as long as you come to every class and BE PREPARED for presentations. If you put effort into the class you can snag an A , and you might actually leave with more confidence in yourself.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I loved COMM with Professor Golden. He goes on tangents often and gives motivational speeches instead of teaching which I enjoyed. However, he is also very experienced in the communication field and gives good pointers. He genuinely cares for his students just don't get on his bad side. Show up to class, prepare for speeches, and you'll do fine.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Overall, what Professor Golden looks for most is effort. I am not someone who is enthused about presentational speaking, but he saw that I tried to give somewhat effective speeches and I ended the class with an A. He can be kind of intimidating in that he likes to tease and have "gotcha" moments, but if you play along he isn't a huge bother.