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Communication

Sarah Hock

COM171 · COM101 · COMM101 · COMM171 · 141 lifetime ratings

AI rating
91/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
83.33%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

Excellent choice for Comm 101 online if you do weekly posts and start the .

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyCaringOrganized OnlineExtra CreditTerm Paper HeavyClear Expectations
  • Highly recommended online Comm professor with predictable weekly modules and fast communication.
  • Open-note quizzes and make strong grades accessible if you stay consistent.
  • The and is graded more strictly than weekly work.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Weekly discussions, open-note quizzes, and make As common if you complete work and handle the .

Most Easy A evidence is online; in-person still doable but attendance and .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

76/100

; time comes more from discussions and the paper than hard theory.

Online is especially light week to week until the paper.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

72/100

; in-person and some sections still expect participation.

Flexibility is strongest online; as important.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

, and fair paths to succeed.

Online recommendations dominate the sample and are strongly positive.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

72/100

Weekly work is fair and helps, though the .

Format shift

lenient scoring.

Workload

Light

70/100

, and quizzes; the big paper is the main spike.

Format shift

Online workload is lighter week .

Teaching experience

Excellent

82/100

Students , and strong at making Comm topics relevant.

Format shift

Online delivery is especially polished; a .

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Mix of discussions, quizzes or exams, and .

Format shift

Online leans discussion plus paper; .

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

12 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person reviews mostly call her sweet and engaging, with and a .

Main concern

A few older or critical reviews mention boring moments, workload spikes, or interpersonal discomfort.

What students said

“Just an all around great profesor, shes so sweet and helpful”
COM171
“Sarah Hock makes me uncomfortable as a trans student”
101

Remote format

Online

38 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Online students repeatedly , and clear weekly patterns.

Main concern

if delayed or off-rubric.

What students said

“ , and there were multiple opportunities for ”
COM101
“Very easy to pass this class if you have the ”
COMM101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Many students report open-note quizzes and exams drawn from lectures and prior quiz material.

Open Note QuizzesQuiz-Based ExamsExtra CreditTimed Multiple Choice

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

86/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and projects but provide less detail on proctoring tools.

Group ProjectParticipationTimed Tests
“There is a ”
COM171

Online

Online quizzes and on some quizzes and exams based on lectures and textbook.

Open NoteTwo Quiz AttemptsMidterm and Final from Quizzes
“ , and there were multiple opportunities for ”
COM101
“the and textbook”
COMM101

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Loved this class! , and there were multiple opportunities for .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and paper risk. Credibility rating: High.

🌟 Recommendation Strength

88/100

“Prof hock is absolutely amazing. she really wants to see you succeed in her class”

📝

55/100

“There . So weighted that it's like 50 percent of your grade.”

💬 Caring Communication

85/100

“She is terrific and timely with and responded to me within 15 minutes every time I had a question.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • her lectures are interesting and you can tell that she is very passionate about what she teaches.
  • Professor Hock has probably been one of the .
  • She's a wonderful.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • As long as you participate in the discussion and do the .
  • The easiest online class!
  • The only thing is the .

Theme 3

💻 About Online Structure

  • and i like how it's a pattern every week
  • Hock sets up the class with an any surprises!
  • The workload is very light, with a total of about an hour a week for me.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

141

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews with a large recent online sample and consistent themes on organization, care, and term-paper weight.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 583
4 out of 526
3 out of 514
2 out of 513
1 out of 55

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

45 reported outcomes

A range

33

A+ 8 · A 18 · A- 7

B range

10

B+ 6 · B 3 · B- 1

C range

2

C+ 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

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