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Speech Communication

Pledger Shirlee

SPCH105 · SPCH100 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
39/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

if you can teach yourself, handle strict speech expectations, and tolerate a very mixed classroom experience.

Best fit · Self Taught ProUnclear TeachingStrict ExpectationsAttendance PenaltyPolitical TangentsHard Tests
  • Reviews are sharply mixed, with several students saying she is nice but does not teach the material well.
  • Multiple comments , and limited help.
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Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

Getting a strong grade appears to require self-teaching, strict speech performance, and dealing with hard or misleading tests.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

Speech content is not described as conceptually impossible, but expectations and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

One detailed review says only one absence is allowed before the grade is lowered.

Evidence comes only from in-person reviews, with .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

35/100

Most detailed negative reviews warn students away because of weak teaching support and strict expectations.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

Students describe low grades for speech support issues and strict performance expectations.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

25/100

One detailed review calls the workload a lot and links it with and strict attendance.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

42/100

Some students praise clarity, but several detailed reviews say she does not teach the material and goes off topic.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

60/100

Reviews mention speeches, tests, and material expectations, suggesting a mix of performance work and exams.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are mixed but lean negative because and strict expectations.

Main concern

Several students say she does not teach the material and expects polished work anyway.

What students said

“She doesn't help you with the material, but expects you to know how to deliver a speech perfectly.”
SPCH100
“ and misleading and you can only be absent once/you get your grade lowered.”
SPCH100
“ needed to be done.”
SPCH105

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews mention hard and misleading tests but .

Hard TestsMisleading TestsReviews do not clearly prove proctoring policy

Assessment risk

Standard

40/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention hard and misleading tests but .

Hard TestsMisleading TestsReviews do not clearly prove proctoring policy
“ and misleading”
SPCH100

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“She doesn't help you with the material, but expects you to know how to deliver a speech perfectly.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 reviews, highlighting repeated themes in , and recommendation. Credibility rating: Medium.

Teaching Quality

42/100

“She doesn't help you with the material, but expects you to know how to deliver a speech perfectly.”

Recommendation Rate

35/100

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15/100

“you can only be absent once/you get your grade lowered”

Theme 1

Teaching Style

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  • She doesn't even teach, you buy the book and not once does she go over it!
  • She once said she doesn't have time to spoon feed us the material so we have to learn on our own.

Theme 2

Difficulty and Grades

  • but has unrealistic expectations.
  • and misleading and you can only be absent once/you get your grade lowered.
  • Good teacher but knows what she wants

Theme 3

Student Warnings

  • Don't waste your time ): this class is basically sucide!

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

, but opinions are polarized and some comments are old.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 52

Course coverage

SPCH1005 reviews
SPCH1051 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

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