Reviews of professor John Cooke

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
One of the worst professors I have had. The instructions are outdated so you must read the assignment instructions AND the essay-style announcements he sends out. He grades you on small details and failure to meet his standards will result in 30-60% of the overall grade being deducted. This is a great class if you dedicate your whole life to it.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Grading doesn't make sense at ALL. This professor uses a grading system he seemingly made up- it just doesn't work and makes everything all the more confusing. On top of this, course work is unusually heavy and oftentimes not done to this professor's, petty, standards for what is even acceptable. Be ready to be bombarded with emails.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof. Cooke is a tough grader and makes you work for your grade; however, he is truly one of the only professors that I have had that truly cared. No matter what happens, he is willing to work with you without any questions.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He was lenient with assignments being turned in late and was prompt with email responses. Class was discussion posts and video projects using adobe premiere. Timed essay midterm that required citations. Assignment instructions were not up to date and didn't match what he was asking for. Grading was picky in spite of it being an introductory course.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
He is one of the best professors I've had at this University. He really cares about each student and is soo helpful when it comes to having any issues. He is very communicative and knowledgeable about his subjects. He gives great feedback and multiple chances to fix any mistakes. He was very understanding with a situation I had and helped immensely

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Graded every assignment in different ways, and nitpicked everything. Sent out announcements that were 3 pages long and put very important information in them so it was easy to miss. Left temporary grades like 1.0 or 2.0 for students to go back and fix things which was nice but it plummets your grade and it's scary to go onto Canvas a see a 2/100.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The class doesn't make sense online. None of the assignment instructions are up to date so the only information you have about assignments is given in video announcements, which do a horrible job at making things clear. He isn't clear on what He wants and tries to give good feedback, but is nitpicky with videos even though its an intro level class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
One of the best professors I've ever had. Truly cares for his students, and only wants you to actually learn the material. Very accessible through text, call, and email outside business hours. Key to success in his class is READ THE ANNOUNCEMENTS, he changes stuff and makes it easier on people there. And SHOOT IN LANDSCAPE