Charmaine Kaimikaua

CMST204 · LMUCMST204 · SPCH1 · COMS100 · SPCHCCCC · SPCH7 · COM35 · CMST110 · COMM16 · COMST11 · SPEEC7 · COMM11 · CMST203 · CMST351 · COM11 · SPCH4440 · SPEEC4574 · COMST37 · CMST1600 · SPEEC1 · SPCHSPCH · SPEEC5 · 68 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 34/100
RMP rating: 2.8/5
Take again: 29.63%
Difficulty: 2.7

The decision

Avoid unless you can self-manage chaos, group projects, and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProDisorganized CanvasTough GraderUnclear InstructionsGroup Projects HeavyPoor Email Response

Students repeatedly call out ironic poor communication for a communication professor.
Canvas and syllabus are often messy, with shifting due dates and missing assignments.
Grades can still be reachable if you hit every speech and , but and heavy group work.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Some call it an easy A if you complete speeches and homework carefully, but , and strict speech point deductions.

Online reviews more often mention bare-minimum A potential; and .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content itself is not advanced, but fast pacing, boring discussions, and material warrants.

Both formats describe moderate content difficulty; online chaos and .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Many reviews list attendance as mandatory and grade-impacting, though .

In-person ; online evidence is mixed.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

Would-take-again sits near 30 percent and recent comments .

A minority of online and , but the dominant tone across both formats is negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

and speech/paper deductions dominate, even when some older comments call her an .

Format shift

Online speech grading is often called especially strict; .

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Lots of homework, group projects, papers, and .

Format shift

Both formats report heavy group and ; online also adds McGraw-style platforms and video speeches.

Teaching experience

Poor

36/100

Students repeatedly cite , and ironic communication problems.

Format shift

Online reviews stress Canvas chaos and no email replies; in-person reviews stress rudeness and .

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

, and textbook-based midterms or finals.

Format shift

Online leans toward discussion posts, McGraw work, and video speeches; and live speeches.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

40 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person classes emphasize speeches, group projects, and papers with frequent complaints about , and .

Main concern

work, and unprofessional or condescending classroom tone.

What students said

“For someone who teaches communication her communication was terrible, Between not giving you clear directions for group prrojects, overloading you with work”
COM11

“ . I had serious issues with this professor, she is extremely rude and does not show any consideration for students”
CMST110

“So !”
COM11

Remote format

Online

10 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections feel unstructured and speech grading, and mixed reports that bare-minimum work can still yield an A.

Main concern

, and zero late work with .

What students said

“Doesn't take any late work but tends to grade hard with to emails”
COMST11

“Absolutely zero communication or structure (ironic for a communications class). On the same note, this class was ridiculously easy and the bare minimum of work will get you an A.”
COM11

“ and she grades like her life depends on it”
COM35

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

heavily weighted speeches and papers, with limited detail on proctoring.

Textbook Midterm/FinalSpeeches Graded StrictlyAPA Paper Final PartsMultiple Choice Book Tests

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and finals plus speeches graded on presentation quality and peer criteria.

Book-Based TestsSpeech PresentationsPeer Evaluation Criteria

“Book is required for the midterm and final.”
CMST110

“Look at the peer evaluation sheet to find other things she's going to grade on”
40944094

Online

and , and APA paper components, without clear proctoring proof.

High-Weight Midterm/FinalVideo SpeechAPA Paper Final

“ and she's an but midterm/final are each 300 points and can and will ruin your grade completely.”
COMST37

“Beware the ”
COMM16

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice
“For someone who teaches communication her communication was terrible, Between not giving you clear directions for group prrojects, overloading you with work, not responding to questions”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews across online and in-person formats, highlighting communication, organization, and . Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Quality

36/100

“ of structure, ambiguous communication from instructor, and the lack of depth with which the course content is covered.”

⚠️ Recommendation Risk

30/100

“This .”

📝 Workload Load

32/100

“She is a and gives A LOT OF HOMEWORK.”

🎯 Grade Path

55/100

“Just don't ask annoying questions and you'll be fine. She made the environment super comfortable to make speeches and she is a .”

Theme 1

🗂️ About Organization

and there are repeat assignments that she actually gives zeros for if you don't do them.
She does not follow the syllabus, so you will wondering about the progress of this class.
and know which ones to turn in.

Theme 2

💬 About Communication & Tone

She's SO mean and other students have called her out IN class too.
Talk about RUDE! This prof has extremely personalized comments, will put you down and is super embarrassing.
Moody! Teaching class with an attitude.

Theme 3

📈 About Grades & Effort

Easy A! so just beware of that.
the bare minimum of work will get you an A.
she is a .

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews span many years with detailed, recurring themes on disorganization and communication, giving strong confidence despite polarized older praise.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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1 out of 523

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

28 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 12 · A- 2

B range

B+ 1 · B 2 · B- 1

C range

C+ 1

D range

D 3

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1

Charmaine Kaimikaua

Avoid unless you can self-manage chaos, group projects, and x x x x x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Mandatory

Avoid

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

📉 Teaching Quality

⚠️ Recommendation Risk

📝 Workload Load

🎯 Grade Path

🗂️ About Organization

💬 About Communication & Tone

📈 About Grades & Effort

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Avoid unless you can self-manage chaos, group projects, and .