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Communication

Deven Cooper

COMMS10 · COMM10 · COMM60 · 23 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
56.52%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

Only take him if you need a COMM/debate checkbox and ; skip if you want real debate skill or .

Best fit · Easy A HunterCancels Class OftenDisorganized CanvasGroup Project HeavyHarsh on SpeechesHit-or-Miss Teaching
  • Many students report frequent cancellations, messy Canvas, and .
  • some get easy B/A with little teaching, others call him harsh and unorganized.
  • Older reviews praise humor and feedback; recent COMM60/COMM10 reviews are far more negative.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Many report A/B grades with light teaching if you finish group work, though .

Both formats report workable grades; online A+s appear when students dig through Canvas themselves.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is basic public speaking/debate, but poor organization and group load create friction.

In-person difficulty ratings cluster around 2-3; online is similarly light if self-directed.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Most reviews mark attendance mandatory and if .

In-person strongly mandatory; online attendance also often marked yes despite asynchronous work.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

About half would take again; learning debate well.

; older and some online reviews are warmer.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

Graded by few things helps some, but and .

Format shift

; online is mixed.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Main load is group projects, debates, quizzes, and .

Format shift

.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Personality can be funny and approachable, but , and weak instruction drag quality down.

Format shift

Online and in-person both show the same split of .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Speeches, group debates, discussions, and high-stakes final.

Format shift

In-person stresses speeches and debates; online stresses Canvas files and quizzes.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person COMM10/COMM60 is polarizing: frequent cancellations, heavy group work, and uneven teaching quality, with some easy grades and .

Main concern

Class cancellations, group freeloaders, and .

What students said

“Cooper cancels class often! One time in April, he canceled class with only a 30-minute heads-up”
COMM10
“Not a good professor for debate at all tbh. I genuinely wanted to learn and he just dosent seem to care”
COMM60
“ . , and he never goes over speeches”
COMM10

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

one student loved his chill style, another called the class a and useless quizzes.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“Honestly the class is all over the place. ”
COMM10
“Prof. Cooper is one of the ! and understanding.”
COMMS10
“The outline for his work is pretty self-explanatory.”
COMM60

Exam style

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Assessment centers on speeches, group debates, and .

Online QuizzesQuizzes from TextbookSpeech GradingGroup Debates

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and easy-to-moderate quizzes if you attend lecture.

SpeechesGroup DebatesOnline QuizzesPop Quizzes
“Quizzes and .”
COMM10
“There are 5-6 quizzes that are pretty easy if you listened to lecture and .”
COMM60

Online

Online students mention tests and quizzes not covered in class or PowerPoints.

Canvas QuizzesSelf-Paced Files
“Test and .”
COMM10

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ if you actually want to learn about how to debate better but if you wanna get an easy grade then go for it.”

Voice snapshots generated from 23 reviews spanning 2018-2026, balancing recent complaints with older praise. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Consistency

48/100

“ . , and he never goes over speeches; he just expects us to know they're coming up.”

📅 Class Cancellations

30/100

“Cooper cancels class often! One time in April, he canceled class with only a 30-minute heads-up”

👍 Recommendation Split

45/100

“ if you need a comm or debate requirement done”

😄 Personality Upside

70/100

“Professor Cooper was amazing during the summer course I took with him. , and ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he just dosent seem to care honestly seemed like he didn't care at all
  • His lecture notes were completely useless
  • Great teacher with great lectures
  • Very chill and non-judging so it made it easy to do presentations

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • if you wanna get an easy grade then go for it
  • and will never give you a perfect score
  • and

Theme 3

👥 About Group Work & Structure

  • I did the work of four other people. Each group is graded as a whole
  • His instructions for the debates were a MESS

Data context

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Analysis sample

23

Recent reviews read by the AI

23

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

23 recent-to-older reviews with consistent themes of cancellations, group work, and mixed teaching quality.

Inside 23 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 51
3 out of 52
2 out of 52
1 out of 56

Course coverage

COMM1011 reviews
COMM6011 reviews
COMMS101 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

21 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 4 · A 4 · A- 2

B range

9

B+ 5 · B 4

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2