Reviews of professor Alexander McKay

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
professor is not engaging, his video are VERY SCRIPTED, one of the worst monotone lectures i've ever heard from any professor.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Gives a lot of busy work & gives you long videos that you must watch to complete the quizzes. The work is harshly graded with minimal rubrics. His teaching style suits in-person classes,& my grades suffered from his misjudgment in modality style. I would not recommend him to anyone in the future, as other professors modeled this class way better.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The readings can be long. Make sure you read them all; there will be quiz questions about them. The quizzes are hard, be sure to study. He's willing to remove q's that he sees are too hard after the fact, so he works with the class on that. Start the final project EARLY. Don't get stuck at the last min. You will get an A if you put in actual effort

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Mr. Mckay made this class excellent. No pressure on anything as long as no one acts carelessly. However, be careful with the week five assignment and the reflection paper; these kinds of assignments put students in a heavy jam.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor McKay is a nice and easy going professor. His assignments aren't too difficult and he does fun activities in class. The quizzes were probably the hardest part of this class but if you prepare well then you'll pass. The group project is fun if you have a good group but he does have a detailed rubric for that. He's also understanding.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
One of the best professors I have ever had at VCU. Professor McKay not only cares about what he is teaching but he also cares that students are engaged and understanding. Homework is very minimal and it goes with the lecture of that week, but it's honestly enjoyable. I looked forward to attending class.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Very passionate about the subject. Puts a lot of effort into his teaching modules. Great at responding to emails and is understanding. However, the subject matter he teaches is ridiculously in-depth to where it's hard to get anything truly valuable out of the class with the amount of time for each subject. No reason for this class to be mandatory.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Mckay was great and engaged with the class well! We did many enjoyable activities in class and some of the lectures were pretty interesting. The work is not hard but be prepared to have to write a lot for assignments. If you have a good group for the project it is actually very fun! Overall, I would recommend taking this class with him!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Be careful when doing his assignments because he grades very hard. You also have to pay for an assessment in the beginning of the semester. He is an ok professor, I just wish he was more thorough with his instructions and wish he didn't grade based off of what he believed could of been better. Because again his instructions sometimes aren't clear!