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Communication

Heather Smith

SPEECH5 · COMSTUD12 · COMM35 · COMM11 · COM35 · COMST35 · COMST37 · COMST11 · COMM9 · COMM221 · CS52 · COM9 · SPEECHCOMMUNIC · COMST9 · 130 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
Take again
26.83%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

Avoid unless you have no other option and , and tolerate strict, unpredictable grading.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough graderUnorganized CanvasLast-minute assignmentsCondescending toneTest heavy
  • Majority of students describe rude, condescending communication and .
  • Timed quizzes and and stressful.
  • A if you read, show up, and follow her rules exactly.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Some students earn As by reading and perfecting speeches, but tough grading, picky rubrics, and .

Online reviews stress timed quizzes and unclear rubrics; if you read and attend.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

, and self-taught structure raise the intellectual load beyond a typical intro Comm class.

Online students report teaching yourself with weak modules; and lectures.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

as required with , and strict presence norms.

; online varies, with some asynchronous sections and some mandatory flags.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

24/100

Most students urge others to switch out, citing rudeness, disorganization, and .

Both formats trend negative; a minority of .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

22/100

, and point docks for late submissions or picky speech formatting dominate.

Format shift

Online speech and ; in-person tests are often called tricky or harsh.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Homework volume is often light, but , and last-minute projects raise real workload.

Format shift

Online leans toward quizzes, papers, and sudden big assignments; .

Teaching experience

Poor

26/100

Students repeatedly describe disorganization, weak instruction, hostile emails, and .

Format shift

and no teaching; in-person complaints focus on tangents, mood, and belittling students.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Grades lean on timed quizzes, scantron-style tests, speeches, and a .

Format shift

Online emphasizes timed quizzes and speeches; .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

31 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews split between easy book tests for rule-followers and frequent reports of hostility, favoritism, and .

Main concern

and temperamental classroom demeanor can tank the experience even when content is not hard.

What students said

“ .”
COMM11
“Show up to class, read and memorize the text, you'll get an easy A.”
COM35
“She is rude and disrespectful and has awful communication skills.”
COM35

Remote format

Online

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections feel chaotic with , and little teaching support.

Main concern

, and poor email responses make online especially painful.

What students said

“AVOID!! and exams, seriously 47 minutes for 65 questions?? ridiculous.”
COMM221
“Easily the .”
COMST9
“ and you basically have to teach yourself with no material.”
COMM11

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and quizzes are frequently time-pressured, test-heavy, and worded in ways students call unfair or unclear.

Timed quizzesTest heavyPop quizzesScantron-style testsConfusing wording

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and frequent, with pop quizzes and long finals that reward memorization and attendance.

Test heavyPop quizzesScantron testsLong finals
“your grade is dependent on .”
COM35
“the and consists the assignments you don't get to during the semester.”
COMSTUD12

Online

Online students report , and content that feels random or poorly previewed.

Severe time limitsTypos on quizzesTest heavy
“ and exams, seriously 47 minutes for 65 questions?? ridiculous.”
COMM221
“She gives you less than one minute per question for her tests and are difficult.”
COM9

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS!!ONCE AGAIN, DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS. Trust me, if ENTIRE life.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews across online and , and exam stress. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Quality

26/100

“She's ineffective in all her coursework as and unclear.”

🚫 Recommendation Rate

24/100

“ .”

⚖️

22/100

“She is so unfair with the time she gives you for quizzes/exams.”

📚 Course Difficulty

34/100

“It was really hard even though I got A (95%). You need to read A LOT.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and she is a .
  • only textbook, no lectures. .
  • Everything I learned I taught myself, this class is a joke.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and exams, seriously 47 minutes for 65 questions?? ridiculous.
  • Show up to class, read and memorize the text, you'll get an easy A.
  • .

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Professor Smith is rude, condescending, has an .
  • She is beyond condescending when she speaks to you.
  • Rude,disrespectful,egocentric person!

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

130

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews across many years and both formats show a consistent negative core with a smaller set of conditional positives.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 514
3 out of 518
2 out of 537
1 out of 551

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

37 reported outcomes

A range

15

A+ 1 · A 13 · A- 1

B range

10

B+ 4 · B 5 · B- 1

C range

2

C+ 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

10

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 6