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Communication

Susan Virzi

COMM1 · COMM163832 · COM1 · 41 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
Take again
35.14%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

Avoid unless no other COMM options exist; the class is simple but the classroom climate and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough GraderTalks About HerselfDisorganizedCondescendingSpeech-Heavy Class
  • Many students call her condescending, chatty about personal life, and .
  • Course content itself is often easy with , but and public shaming create high stress.
  • A minority say following her exact instructions and attending can still yield an A.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

Content and speeches are often easy, but picky deductions and vague criteria make a clean A less free than workload suggests.

In person and online both call the class not hard; .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

and basic speech practice make intellectual challenge low for most students.

Both formats describe easy or chill course work; friction comes from personality and .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

, and skip-class tags are common.

Online and in as required; few flexible options reported.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

Only about one in three would take again, with persistent avoid warnings outweighing limited positive speech-confidence stories.

Negatives dominate both formats; sparse positives still say follow instructions carefully.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

24/100

and reports of arbitrary tiny deductions far outnumber claims of .

Format shift

and in person.

Workload

Light

72/100

Many reviews and a small number of speeches or presentations.

Format shift

Online calls it busy work; in person .

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Repeated themes of , and belittling comments define the teaching experience.

Format shift

; online is also strongly negative on climate.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Speeches, participation, journals, and occasional quizzes/tests drive .

Format shift

Both formats center speeches and participation; one older review notes an .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

37 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In person is speech-centered and , but frequent reports of , and public call-outs dominate.

Main concern

and uncomfortable personal or political digressions.

What students said

“She is condescending toward students and is unforgiving of the even the smallest of mistakes.”
COM1
“even if you do the little pointless things.”
COMM1
“if you follow her instructions and stay involved, it's easy to get a good grade.”
COMM1

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

personal/political talk, passive-aggression, disorganization, and .

Main concern

Uncomfortable classroom climate and .

What students said

“ . We know WAY TOO MUCH about her personal life... She belittles students and is very passive-aggressive.”
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“ .”
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“The class is not hard, but just busy work.”
COM1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is speech and participation heavy with occasional tests; friendliness is .

Speech PresentationsParticipation HeavyPicky RubricsOpen Book Exam Mentioned

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and solo speeches with and rare open-book style testing.

In-Class SpeechesGroup PresentationsPicky Point DeductionsOpen Book Open Note Exam
“getting a good grade on a speech is very achievable.”
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Online

Online work is busy speech practice and mandatory participation; as unpredictable.

Mandatory SpeechesBusy WorkUnpredictable Grading
“just busy work. She has a few lectures before getting into speech practice, which is mandatory to do 10 speeches and 1 of them being a test.”
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“ .”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Susan Virzi is the two years here at IVC. She is condescending toward students and is unforgiving of the even the smallest of mistakes.”

Voice snapshots generated from 41 reviews, highlighting easy content versus harsh climate and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

28/100

“Her class is 70% her talking about herself and 30% her talking about an actual assignment.”

⚖️

24/100

“ .”

📗 Course Easiness

72/100

“Very little to no homework 99% of the time.”

👎 Recommendation

30/100

“Believe me, if you don't want to waste your time, stay away from this terrible woman.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • constantly talks about her religious beliefs
  • She belittles students and is very passive-aggressive
  • She really cared about us and was willing to help

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Class was easy, she has a good heart
  • mention
  • an easy class if you can put up with her

Theme 3

😬 About Classroom Climate

  • I have seen her make a girl cry in class
  • She shames students openly if they are late
  • has anger issues--sometimes yelled randomly

Data context

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Analysis sample

41

Recent reviews read by the AI

41

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-one reviews over many years and uncomfortable lecture climate despite easy course content.

Inside 41 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 53
3 out of 55
2 out of 53
1 out of 523

Course coverage

COM120 reviews
COMM120 reviews
COMM1638321 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

30 reported outcomes

A range

16

A+ 3 · A 11 · A- 2

B range

4

B 4

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

9

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Not sure yet 4 · Rather not say 1