Reviews of professor Brendon Bankey

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I was nervous to take Bankey's class but he turned out to be great!!! There are only a few reading assignments, 2 exams and 2 papers. The exams are on the tougher side, so be prepared to take good notes on the lectures, but you can skim the readings. The papers are super manageable! The TA's and Bankey were super accessible outside of class!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Pros: Very reasonable and easy going. Lectures are relevant and humorous at times, you don't really have to read the book - just show up and you should be fine. Cons: If you don't like public speaking there are two speeches, expectations for assignments are pretty ambiguous, and slow to get grades back on some assignments. Overall a decent class.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I took his online CMS332K this fall. Mandatory attendance, mandatory participation. Pretty interesting lectures and as with most professors at UT, extremely knowledgeable. Lot of busy work imo. 3 exams, 3 discussions, 20 reading assignments (2 are dropped). Cool course, but if there is a professor who assigns less work I'd recommend that.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Bankey is sick I recommend his class. lectures are once a week and they are all recorded. No busy work. Cool content. Hes a millennial lecturing to gen Z and its funny. Its like Im being lectured to by my older brothers friend. Lots of 90s-2010s pop culture references. He is smart and his class is such a cool experience.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I feel like he worked to change this course based on feedback. We have two papers, one small and one larger at the end of the semester. Two exams, which he gives you a review for, and they're OPEN NOTE, just DO NOT talk to anyone because you will be reported for cheating. Good organized lectures, assignments are reasonable.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I took his class CMS 332 Argumentation and Advocacy at UT and I would not recommend it. He's extremely slow at getting grades back. His expectations for papers are not clear and he's a harsh grader. Expect 2 papers, 3 speeches, 2 exams, and no fun.