Bill Kovarik - Radford University

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Bill Kovarik - Radford University

Professor: Bill Kovarik

Department: Media Studies

College: Radford University

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: COMS226
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Mr. Kovarik's class was pretty easy. There was a new assignment almost every class but he does the assignment with the class so just follow along and you'll have the assignment done at the end of class. No tests of any kind. Only a few (maybe five) d2l quizzes. He also goes around the room and makes sure you understand. I'd recommend him for 226.

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: COMS400
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Kovarik knows his material however is extremely boring to listen to. His test are relevant to what he teaches however takes a lot of studying to pass. He does not explain any of the projects or homework. Everything is a trial and error process and he becomes very upset when you don't understand. I would not recommend and will not take again.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: COMS400
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Kovarik is a one of a kind professor. His knowledge on topics of media history and the law make you wonder why he's even teaching students--he could be out there doing other things! At the end of the day he cares for what he's teaching. Although a tad on the unorganized side, he always announces what's going to be covered for the test.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: COMS104
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

He is IMPOSSIBLE to reach out of class and he's always late. He's a really nice guy but I don't think he takes his 100 level classes seriously. There's never a straight answer with this guy either and his grading standards and due dates were never clear at all. He literally changed the due dates of everything mid-semester. Would never take again.

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: COMS400
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He is the sweetest, most helpful professor a student could ask for. Although at times he seems flustered, he never loses his positive attitude. He genuinely cares about his students learning his content.

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: EH3213
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Bill is funny and charismatic but he spends almost every single class talking about his own work and who he knows. He doesn't offer much guidance in semester projects and gives zero feedback on assignments. He's also very hard to get a hold of out of class and doesn't honor office hours as scheduled. I learned very little in his class.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: COMS400
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This was by far the most frustrating class I have ever taken. Assignments were vague, due dates were unclear, and it was impossible to get a straight answer to any question.

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: COMS440
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I took Dr. Kovarik's Investigative journalism class. this class taught me more than all of the other classes combined. Dr. Kovarik knows his material and taught a practical skills class. few other professors were willing to lower them selves fromthe lofty theoretical hights they live in. take this class!

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: MSTDLAW
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

kovarik----the MAN. you don't bs this class, but if you show up he will GIVE the answers and you will LEARN

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: COMS300
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Professor Kovarick is a great professor and has a lot of interesting information and experiences that he is eager to share with the class which is great, but we normally got off topic. He wasn't very good at responding to e-mails and after taking an online class with him this became frustrating. Assignment guidelines were very unclear too.

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: COMS400
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Little to no help with assignments, no reply through e-mail, constantly arrives late, & blows off anyone with questions after class. I was lost from the beginning because the concept of law baffles me. He didn't make it any easier. Nice guy and all (and funny), but as a professor he's not getting a high rating from me.

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: MSTDALL
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Kovarik knows everything about everything. Get him talking and he'll talk all class. Really interesting stuff.

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: MSTD304
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I wanna clear the air real quick - YES Kovarik is a talker, but he is also a listener - which is what you need in a major like media studies. Still cool wit me, BIll - even thought I still haven't gotten that reccomendation letter back from you!

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: MSTD484
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 1.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Kovarik is a cool teacher I was able to get good web skills and I was also able to build my portfolio

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: MSTD300
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Pleasant and usually professional. Likes students but rambles a lot. Easy to follow, everything is on the web.

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: MSTDLOTS
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 1.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Dr. Kovarik is a nice guy. If you don't need information spoonfed to you, take a class with Kovarik. If you need alot of hand-holding, skip it. Better in higher level classes/small classes than large ones - less effective in 101 or history than something like 226. Appreciates hard work, or things that "look" like hard work.

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: MSTD300
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Most of his stuff is online, and he doesn't really teach anything in class. The only time I've learned anything is from the multitude of videos he shows. However, if you watch them and read all the stuff online, you will do well. The projects are in groups & not too hard. He doesn't teach anything specific, though, just talks about random stuff.

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: MSTD300
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Straight joke. Sleep in class everyday because he just rambles on and on about nothing. I honestly think I learned like...3 random facts all semiseter. I dont really know what I am going to get in the class because all his**** is just wack. But if you want to be bored and prolly get a decent grade, i guess go ahead and take him.

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: MSTD226
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I'm fighting to stay in my major becuase of him. He's horrible. He drones on about nothing, then forgets to tell us quizzes are due on WebCT, he shows up late, and expects us to stay late because of it. He bought 2 books on accident, and made us use both. He's the worse teacher I have ever had in the entirety of my college & high school career.

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: MSTDLAW
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: N/A
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Law class was horrible. He talked and talked without a point. Another (anonymous) MSTD professor was asked about some of the cases talked about in Kovarik's class and he said that the cases were WRONG. Kovarik was presenting FALSE INFORMATION. The exam is tomorrow and I have NO IDEA what it's about.

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