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Speech

Dawne McClure

CMM001 · SPCH001 · COMM001 · 26 lifetime ratings

AI rating
39/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
37.04%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

if you can self-manage speeches and deadlines; otherwise pick a .

Best fit · Self Taught ProUnorganizedTough GraderSlow to GradeHard to ReachPolarizing
  • Speech content is usually light, but and .
  • Online sections get the and email-response complaints.
  • In-person students are more split, with some praising engagement and others calling teaching methods outdated.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

54/100

Many students still finish with A or B-range grades, but nitpicky speech rubrics and .

Online and ; online pain is more about late grades than pure content hardness.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Speech concepts and assignment load are generally light; the friction comes from organization and .

Both formats describe the material as manageable if you complete speeches and outlines on time.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

52/100

Many sections mark attendance optional, but some require participation or .

; several in-person reviews report mandatory attendance or participation pressure.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

36/100

Take-again sentiment is weak because unorganized course shells and harsh or .

Online reviews skew more negative; in-person is mixed but still far from a must-take.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

Tough-grader and nitpick .

Format shift

Both formats report harsh speech scoring; online also adds zero/late-grade frustration.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Usually a handful of speeches plus outlines and .

Format shift

Online can feel heavier because of reading load and video/outline requirements with weak support.

Teaching experience

Poor

41/100

a few call lectures caring and and .

Format shift

; online complaints center on disorganization and silence.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

38/100

Grade mainly rides on speech videos, outlines, participation, and a .

Format shift

Online emphasizes recorded speeches and outlines; in-person adds classroom practice.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and light when lectures land, but several students still report outdated modules, nitpicky rubrics, and poor outside-class support.

Main concern

Harsh or and occasional no-show drops outweigh the lighter workload.

What students said

“His modules are riddled with !" rather than for an educational purpose”
SPCH001
“ but they don't”
SPCH001
“pretty light, just stay on top of a ”
SPCH001

Remote format

Online

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online speech is doable if you stay on top of , but slow grading, mixed-up due dates, and .

Main concern

Unreliable communication and .

What students said

“the teacher never responds to emails and takes weeks to grade assignments and ”
SPCH001
“doesn't grade til the last minute. barely reachable”
SPCH001
“ . His due dates are mixed and syllabus”
COMM001

Exam style

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Assessment is speech-and-outline heavy with some quizzes; as heavily proctored.

Speech Video SubmissionsOutlines RequiredOccasional QuizConfusing Final Mentioned

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention tests with gotcha-style wording and speech practice in .

Gotcha-Style TestsIn-Class Speech PracticeNitpicky Rubrics
“ and "gotcha" questions rather than anything pertaining to the material”
SPCH001
“ !" rather than for an educational purpose”
SPCH001

Online

Online assessment centers on speech videos, outlines, reading quizzes, and a final some students found confusing; .

Speech VideosOutlinesReading QuizzesConfusing Final
“Most of the speeches required an outline and a video”
SPCH001
“The and covered a lot of ”
SPCH001

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . . His due dates are mixed up on his announcements, canvas and syllabus.”

Voice snapshots generated from 27 reviews, highlighting organization, grading, and format splits. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Organization

41/100

“As a professor he is extremely unorganized. and grading won't happen until the end of semester.”

⚖️

32/100

“HE IS A . he will nitpick at very small things, so even if you're the most exceptional speaker in the world, he always grades extremely harsh.”

👍 Recommendation Split

36/100

“If you have .”

Theme 1

📂 About Organization & Communication

  • the and takes weeks to grade
  • His dates on the
  • Hard to reach, barely instructions what he exactly wants

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The work itself is easy but he makes it difficult with his teaching methods
  • pretty light, just stay on top of a few things

Theme 3

❤️ About Personality When It Works

  • Very nice and gave
  • Professor Dawne is really sweet and very engaging
  • Dawne is just a great guy

Data context

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Analysis sample

27

Recent reviews read by the AI

26

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

27 detailed reviews across online and in-person from 2019-2026 with consistent themes of disorganization and .

Inside 27 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 56
3 out of 51
2 out of 58
1 out of 57

Course coverage

SPCH00122 reviews
COMM0013 reviews
CMM0012 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

23 reported outcomes

A range

14

A+ 2 · A 12

B range

7

B+ 5 · B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1