Nichole Barta

INTERPERSONAL · CSMTA110 · CSMT100 · A115 · CSMTA100 · A220 · CMSTA100 · COMM10 · COMSTA155 · GNDR165 · INTERCOMM · CMST165 · 23 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 91/100
RMP rating: 4.6/5
Take again: 82.35%
Difficulty: 2.4

The decision

Take her for public speaking or interpersonal comm if you want a and can commit to showing up.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyHilarious and chillCaring coach for shy speakersParticipation-driven Easy AClear feedbackMandatory show-up class

Students rave about her chill humor and how she helps shy speakers succeed.
Grades and easy As are common if you show up, participate, and finish the papers.
and participation is graded heavily.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Most students report an A with consistent participation and .

Easy-A talk is strong in person; the one online review also reports an A with participation.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Content is approachable for comm majors and nursing students, but speeches and .

In-person reviews dominate; online only lightly mentions learning without high difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Nearly and warns that skipping debates or participation tanks the grade.

Both formats stress showing up; online specifically says keep your screen on.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

Overwhelming praise for , and confidence-building, with only a few style or politics complaints.

Recommendation is strong in person; the single online review is also a yes.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

80/100

High A rates and and ; hard work still expected on papers.

Format shift

In-person evidence is deep; online adds but limited sample.

Workload

Moderate

58/100

Participation is light day to day, but Argumentation and and debates.

Format shift

Paper-heavy complaints are in-person; online mentions .

Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Students call her amazing, caring, and hilarious, especially for calming stage fright and running engaging discussions.

Format shift

In-person reviews drive the score; one older async review felt delayed and shaded.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Grades hinge on speeches, debates, papers, and in-class participation more than traditional exams.

Format shift

In-person is speech and paper heavy; online emphasizes Zoom participation and modules.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

22 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

and debates, with papers and participation as the main work.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“Nicole is an amazing professor. She does cuss and is really chill sometimes but who cares, under her guidance you're gonna do well.”
CSMTA110

“easy A, fun class. !!”
COMM10

“If you want to get an easy A in this class, just participate. Talk at least once or twice a day and your grade will stay an A.”
CSMT100

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

One positive online review praises her humor and learning, with heavy Zoom participation and screen-on expectations.

Main concern

Participation on camera is huge and skipping Zoom hurts you.

What students said

“I took her class online last semester and she is amazing. Learned a lot from her and she's hilarious. participation is huge in the class as well so keep your screen on when in zoom class.”
CSMTA100

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is mostly speeches, debates, and .

Speeches and debatesMultiple papersParticipation gradedLimited formal exam detail

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person classes center speeches, debates, and several papers; .

SpeechesIn-class debatesAbout 4 papers

“Don't skip class because we did a lot of in class debates. In total I wrote about 4 papers.”
CSMTA110

“The class had 4 papers and I'm still using the concepts in my current classes.”
A220

Online

Online review ; focus is Zoom participation and learning.

Zoom participation

“participation is huge in the class as well so keep your screen on when in zoom class.”
CSMTA100

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“easy A, fun class. !!”
Voice snapshots generated from 23 reviews, , and speech confidence. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“Miz Barta is absolutely amazing! She's knowledgeable, fair to her students... She's there to guide you through the course.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

88/100

“If you're looking for a . Funny and intelligent person.”

⚖️ Easy A Reality

82/100

“Just participate once or twice a class and do the and you'll get an A.”

❤️ Support for Nervous Speakers

92/100

“English is my second language and professor Nichole made me feel comfortable when presenting.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She's super funny and entertaining. !
I love Nichole, she's like the .
Great teacher. Very sarcastic and funny

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

easy A, fun class. !!
There's a lot of writing. If you are consistent and work hard you will get an A.
So many papers!!!!!!!!

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

She's the along the way.
She is chill and pretty forgiving but
She truly has an amazing heart and soul.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

23 reviews span 2014-2024 with consistent praise for teaching style and grades, despite one async outlier.

Inside 23 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517

4 out of 54

3 out of 51

2 out of 51

1 out of 50

Course coverage

CSMTA1109 reviews

A2202 reviews

CMSTA1002 reviews

INTERPERSONAL2 reviews

A1151 review

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INTERCOMM1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

20 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 16

B range

B 1

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 1

Nichole Barta

Take her for public speaking or interpersonal comm if you want a fun, supportive Easy A and can commit to showing up.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

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

👍 Recommendation Rate

⚖️ Easy A Reality

❤️ Support for Nervous Speakers

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Take her for public speaking or interpersonal comm if you want a and can commit to showing up.