AI Rate Professor

Communication

Martin Goldstein

COMMU10 · COMM20 · COM10 · COMMUNI · MEDIA10 · COMM10 · FILM20 · SCRIP203 · COMM1005 · 75 lifetime ratings

AI rating
93/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
91.67%
Difficulty
1.5

The decision

or communication if you can sit through long lectures and turn in on-time essays.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy A essay classMovie-heavy lecturesGPA boosterLong talkerLenient on papers
  • MEDIA and COMM classes are mostly watch films, show up, and .
  • Lectures can run long and feel boring or self-focused, especially outside MEDIA10.
  • Online sections keep the .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

94/100

Nearly every MEDIA or COMM review says show up, write the essays, and the A is essentially guaranteed.

Online and ; online emphasizes optional attendance.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

90/100

and basic media themes with almost no hard concepts or textbook load.

Both formats describe light material; older script or film electives had more complaints.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

52/100

Many MEDIA10 sections require showing up, while older comments say roll is rare and leaving early is fine.

; in-person reports range from mandatory to never takes roll.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

and COMM as a painless A, despite a few angry film-class outliers.

Online reviews are uniformly positive; in-person is positive for MEDIA10 with rare harsh FILM or SCRIP takes.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

90/100

and appears often; many students report A or A+ with modest effort.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

82/100

Workload is mainly several short essays and watching films, with .

Format shift

Online still has multiple papers; work.

Teaching experience

Good

76/100

Students like his passion and care, but many call lectures long, repetitive, or self-focused.

Format shift

Online students sound warmer; a .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Grades come from essays and media and finals common.

Format shift

Both formats use essay-heavy assessment rather than proctored tests.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person COMM and MEDIA sections center on long lectures, frequent film screenings, and .

Main concern

Lectures can feel boring or opinion-heavy, and a few non-MEDIA courses drew harsh reviews.

What students said

“Show up, watch movies, pay attention to what he says... One of the easiest A's you will ever get!”
MEDIA10
“Easiest A in all of SMC.”
MEDIA10
“2 take home midterm essays. 2 take home final essays. Easy A!”
COMM10

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online MEDIA10 is watch assigned films and ; students call it an easy A with .

Main concern

Some classmates wait until the last week, so self-discipline still matters for the papers.

What students said

“all you do in the class is watch movies and . It is an easy A, if you just care and write well on the subject matter.”
MEDIA10
“It's also super easy half my classmates didn't do the work until the last week.”
MEDIA10

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and lectures, which students find very friendly.

Take-home essaysMovie-based promptsTurnitin papersNo heavy timed examsExtra credit

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

88/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person midterms and after watching class films.

Take-home midterm essaysTake-home final essaysTurnitinFilm screenings
“2 take home midterm essays. 2 take home final essays. Easy A!”
COMM10
“Clear cut 8 out-of-class essays to be submitted on Turnitin each time.”
MEDIA10
“dont cheat because he will know since he ”
MEDIA10

Online

Online work is film viewing plus short essays with no mention of proctoring or cameras.

Film essaysNo proctoring mentionedEasy papers
“watch movies and . It is an easy A”
MEDIA10
“write a 500-word essay about it, which is achievable.”
MEDIA10

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“One of the easiest A's you will ever get! He is a !”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (4 online, 46 in and long lectures. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

76/100

“A real gem. I will definitely miss is class after this semester.”

🅰️ Easy A

94/100

“Super easy A. If you can't get an A in this class you are probably retarded.”

👍 Recommendation

88/100

“If you have to take media 10 during covid-19 PLEASE TAKE GOLDSTEIN”

📝 Essay Workload

82/100

“easy class just write 8 essays at home and thats all”

Theme 1

🎬 About Class Format

  • watch movies and
  • Watches a lot of movies
  • No textbook is used, just lots of newspaper articles and several films

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easiest A in all of SMC
  • EASY A. show up, pay attention
  • Easy A but BORING BORING BORING!

Theme 3

🗣️ About Lectures

  • he talks most of the class
  • lectures throughout the entire class..a bit boring
  • Repeats himself ALOTTT

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

75

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews with strong agreement on easy essays and movies, plus a and forty-six.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 543
4 out of 515
3 out of 58
2 out of 54
1 out of 55

Course coverage

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MEDIA1016 reviews
COM104 reviews
FILM203 reviews
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Reported outcomes

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16 reported outcomes

A range

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A+ 8 · A 8

B range

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