Is this an easy A?
EasyA
88/100Repeated Easy A comments, generous grading, and participation.
Both online and .
Orange Coast College · Communication Studies
CMST220 · CMST100 · CMST110 · COMM3 · COMM100 · 15 lifetime ratings
The decision
Key questions
Is this an easy A?
Repeated Easy A comments, generous grading, and light assignments make high grades the norm with basic participation.
Both online and in-person reviews strongly back easy grading.
Is the course easy?
Content is introductory communication with practical debates and light theory, not intellectually heavy.
Online and in-person both describe low conceptual difficulty.
Is attendance flexible?
Most reviews state attendance and participation are required to do well.
Online Zoom and in-person sections both emphasize mandatory presence.
Is this professor recommended?
Many call him kind and inspirational, though cancellations and low energy drag some recommendations.
Online praise is warmer; some in-person reviews are cooler on engagement.
Course guide
Grading
Generous
86/100
Students describe generous grading, few graded items, and easy tests and projects.
Format shift
Consistent across formats.
Workload
Light
82/100
Little busywork; main demands are participation, short papers, debates, and simple exams.
Format shift
Online highlights very little homework; in-person adds debates and speeches.
Teaching experience
Good
76/100
Often inspiring and supportive, but some report boring delivery, fast slides, and frequent cancellations.
Format shift
Online modules and podcast-style praise contrast with some flat in-person energy.
Assessment method
Balanced
45/100
Grades blend debates, short papers, presentations, participation, and a couple of exams.
Format shift
In-person stresses debates; online notes modules, projects, and easy tests.
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Course format
Classroom format
Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter
In-person classes center on debates, participation, and easy grading, with mixed energy and organization feedback.
Main concern
Mandatory attendance plus occasional dull or toxic debate vibe for some.
What students said
“Fun class. Easy A.”
“Easy A class, but we didn't learn anything that stuck.”
Remote format
Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter
Online students love kind, podcast-like lectures, light homework, and easy tests with mandatory Zoom presence.
Main concern
Occasional lateness or missed meetings and fast slide reading.
What students said
“Easy A, but he was like 20 minutes late to class or misses all together too often.”
“He assigns very little homework, but you are expected to show up to zoom meetings.”
Exam style
Exams track lectures and are widely called easy or no-surprise.
Assessment risk
StudentFriendly
74/100
Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.
In-person exams are based on lectures; optional debate can replace the final in some sections.
“2 tests (including final), online only, 40 questions. If you compete in the optional debate competition then you don't have to take the final!”
“all exams are based on them - no surprises.”
Online tests and projects are described as super easy with terms from notes and modules.
“The tests and projects are super easy.”
“Test were pretty easy, and we had a couple projects.”
Student evidence
Top student voice
“Fun class. Easy A.”
“Fun class. Easy A.”
“Listening to Professor Christiaan's lecture is like listening to a Podcast.”
“Great professor, very considerate but he canceled class an awful lot”
“I highly recommend taking a class with him!”
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Data context
Analysis sample
15
Recent reviews read by the AI
15
Lifetime ratings
72/100
Evidence confidence
15 reviews across 2019-2024 with clear Easy A consensus but split teaching-quality opinions.
Inside 15 stored ratings
Reported outcomes
13 reported outcomes
A+ 4 · A 6 · A- 1
B+ 1
C- 1
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