Reviews of professor Michael Daley

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Great class to fill your FYS. You pick a TV show and episode and will create a thesis about it. You write three short essays then combine them into the final paper which basically writes itself. Super rewarding to have finalized your thesis so much and you get to focus on whatever interests you personally. Easy grader, interested in your ideas

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Prof. Daley is a nice person, however, he cannot teach. It seems like busy work and honestly expected more since it's a graduate course. I wouldn't say he's a reliable source because he hasn't worked in the industry since 2007. You want an easy A, then take his class. My advice is, don't believe everything until you see it for yourself.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Michael's a good professor. This class was hard because of the writing component (though this was primarily controlled by a co-professor), and sometimes he made it more challenging by not always explaining exactly what he wanted. But for the most part, he's pretty chill. You can definitely get away with not participating, but it's fun if you do

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
don't do it

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
So much busy work. This professor is very nice and understanding but it always feels impossible to please him. Very little instruction is given for assignments but they grade you off for things they wouldn't help you with when you asked. LOTS OF PRESENTATIONS.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I took the summer version of history of television and I loved it. Even though the class happened over the course of 6 weeks, Prof Daley made sure to give great feedback and answer questions thoroughly. Hes very willing to help students and genuinely wants them to succeed.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Great guy, great class. If you're not interested in tv/movies, don't take the History of Television Class. If you are, TAKE IT. There's a lot of writing in the class but its doable if you try.