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Communication

Kari Ann (Pike) Atkinson

COMM25 · COMM20 · COMM1O · COMM60 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
82/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
71.43%
Difficulty
2.3

The decision

if you show up, take notes, and participate.

Best fit · Easy A HunterAmazing lecturesGives good feedbackCaringGraded by few thingsParticipation matters
  • and easy A grades with .
  • Attendance and participation heavily affect the grade, especially for .
  • , but most online reviews are glowing.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

Reported grades are A or A+ and students say it is an easy A if you listen and .

Easy-A language is strongest in Online COMM20 reviews; In person also reports A grades.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

78/100

Students describe ridiculously easy content, few assignments, and .

Both formats call the class easy; one In .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and say participation makes up a large part of the grade.

and ; one Online review said attendance was not mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

About 71% would take again, with strong praise for teaching quality tempered by two In .

Online ; In person is mixed due to COVID transition and one low-value complaint.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

80/100

Tags include graded by few things and students report easy A outcomes with .

Format shift

Leniency shows up clearly Online; In person also reports A grades with simple work.

Workload

Light

82/100

, and simple assignments dominate the comments.

Format shift

Both formats describe light work; COVID In person work was called one-sentence simple.

Teaching experience

Good

82/100

Most , and caring, with one sharp COVID-era criticism.

Format shift

Online reviews are consistently excellent; In person has one quality-1 COVID review.

Assessment method

Balanced

45/100

Grade rests on lecture quizzes, participation, speeches, and a .

Format shift

; In person COMM1O stresses major and smaller speeches.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

and support with one low-effort COVID transition critique.

Main concern

COVID transition made at least one student feel the class became too simple and low-value.

What students said

“ , and .”
COMM1O
“If you just want a class for credit that is easy then this class is great. But if you are paying money improve yourself, look again.”
COMM20

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online Comm students call her amazing, easy, and and strong lectures.

Main concern

Participation and , so skipping lectures hurts your grade.

What students said

“It's an easy A if you just listen to the , and ask questions if you don't understand.”
COMM20
“Professor was amazing and really cared for students and even tended to people's different learning styles.”
COMM25

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment , and speeches rather than harsh proctored exams.

Short lecture quizzesParticipation heavySpeech assignmentsFew graded items

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person COMM1O focuses on two major speeches and a few smaller ones with .

Major speechesHelpful speech feedback
“You will have two major speeches (5-8 minutes) and a few smaller ones.”
COMM1O

Online

Online students describe five-question quizzes per lecture plus participation, with little else assigned.

Lecture quizzesParticipation mattersFew assignments
“She assigns very little and gives out a 5 question quiz for every lecture.”
COMM20

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“It's an easy A if you just listen to the , and ask questions if you don't understand.”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 reviews, , and participation. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

82/100

“Professor was amazing and really cared for students and even tended to people's different learning styles.”

🅰️ Easy A Path

86/100

“It's an easy A if you just listen to the , and ask questions if you don't understand.”

👍 Recommendation

72/100

“She is the as long as you show up to her class and listen to her lectures and direction you will do well in her class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing lectures
  • She was great at explaining the concepts and she was usually always pretty upbeat.
  • I loved her sense of humor and she was very relatable with her lectures.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The class was also ridiculously easy
  • It's an easy A if you just listen to the lecture
  • Graded by few things

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • really cared for students
  • Caring
  • funny, caring, and

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Seven detailed reviews from 2019-2021 with consistent easy-A themes, but a small sample and one sharp COVID outlier lower confidence.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

COMM204 reviews
COMM1O1 review
COMM251 review
COMM601 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 2 · A 3

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values