Lou Riggs

COMM1433 · COMMCOMM · BRDST5B · COMM1 · BRDCT5A · COMMUNICATION1 · COM1 · SPBROADCASTNG · COMM100 · COMM1W2005 · 60 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 96/100
RMP rating: 4.6/5
Take again: —
Difficulty: 1.5

The decision

Register early for COMM 1 with Riggs for an interesting, low-stress GPA boost if you show up and use his notes on the .

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasyAMachineOpenNotesTFMediaHistoryMasterSkipTheTextbookMustRegisterEarly

COMM 1 is widely called an easy A with packets.
Students love his knowledge, humor, and media history storytelling, and say the textbook is usually unnecessary.
and points, and specialty broadcasting classes can be much harder to ace.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

93/100

Across dozens of , and light work make an A highly attainable in COMM 1.

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Is the course easy?

Introductory

88/100

Material is media and entertainment history delivered through lectures and clips, with .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Many students say attendance is important because exams come from lectures and .

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

96/100

Near-universal praise calls him the and urges early registration.

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Course guide

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Grading

Generous

91/100

, and easy A outcomes when they attend and use the packets.

Format shift

Workload

Light

88/100

; workload is mainly attending, taking notes, and studying open-note T/F quizzes and a final.

Format shift

Teaching experience

Excellent

93/100

, and deep media knowledge dominate the reviews.

Format shift

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Course success rests on several true/false quizzes plus a and notes.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person COMM and media classes are entertaining and very grade-friendly, with and .

Main concern

, and broadcasting courses may not be an easy A.

What students said

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“Dont be late or absent because ”
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Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Exams are mostly open-note true/false quizzes and a student-friendly.

Open NotesTrue/False TestsLecture PacketsNo Essays

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

90/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and finals from lecture packets, with almost no essays.

Open NotesTrue/FalseLecture PacketsFinal T/F

“He just gives you packets of notes that HE MADE FOR YOU and you can USE them on the tests”
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“TESTS ARE EASY, 4 TESTS, 50 QUESTION T/F, 1 FINAL 100 QUESTIONS T/F”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“EASIEST CLASS I'VE TAKEN YET AT SMC!! ... The 50% chance of being right). Riggs shows awesome video . TAKE THIS CLASS (but don't buy the book!)”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person , and strong recommendation. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

93/100

“Bar none, the from”

🅰️ Easy A Reality

93/100

“ ”

📝

90/100

“This class is ”

📚 Textbook Optional

88/100

“don't buy the textbook. Aced the class just by going to lectures & taking notes”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He is always cracking jokes and showing movie clips
Former broadcaster, and it shows
The Human Almanac! This guy is loaded with the most interesting facts

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

this is sooooooooo easy!!!
Easy A if u pay attention during class
Looking for an easy A stay away. (broadcasting)

Theme 3

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Must attend class as
Dont be late or absent because
he hands out lecture notes and lets you use them on the quizzes

Data context

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Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

50 highly consistent in-person reviews , and top-tier recommendation.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

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3 reported outcomes

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A+ 1 · A 1 · A- 1

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Lou Riggs

Register early for COMM 1 with Riggs for an interesting, low-stress GPA boost if you show up and use his notes on the x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

WalkInThePark

Introductory

Mandatory

MustTake

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

🅰️ Easy A Reality

📝 x x

📚 Textbook Optional

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

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Register early for COMM 1 with Riggs for an interesting, low-stress GPA boost if you show up and use his notes on the .

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