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Communication

Suzie Virzi

COMM1 · COMM10 · COMM20 · COMM60 · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating
52/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
75%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

Fine if you need structured speech practice and can handle a blunt style; skip if you want a warm, low-stress classroom.

Best fit · Effort For RewardMandatory attendanceMany speechesClear syllabus sometimesCan yell or feel coldExtra credit available
  • Communication courses emphasize speeches, participation, and showing up on time; structure can help public-speaking anxiety.
  • and caring, others report yelling, condescension, and an unwelcoming room.
  • A very recent review urges students to and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

and clear outlines help, but tough grader comments, many speeches, and .

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Is the course easy?

Standard

50/100

lots of speeches and papers, but content is standard COMM rather than conceptual brain-burner.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

Repeated skip-class-you-will-not-pass tags and must-show-up-on-time .

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

About 75% take-again baseline with many positive speech-environment .

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

40/100

Harsh grader notes, inconsistent rubric claims, and and .

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Moderate

45/100

; not light, but volume is typical for public speaking courses.

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Helpful structure and speech scaffolding for many; undermined by impatience, yelling, and recent reports of disrespect.

Format shift

In-person only.

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Speeches dominate, plus papers, outlines, quizzes replacing exams in some sections, and .

Format shift

In-person only.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

All reviews are in person across COMM courses: , and occasional harsh climate.

Main concern

, and a tense classroom for some students.

What students said

“RUN FAR- RUN FAST!”
COMM1
“Created best environment for students who dislike public speaking.”
COMM10
“she tends to get upset and impatient fairly easy and yells at the class a lot but overall she's great teacher.”
COMM10

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

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Assessment leans speeches and papers; some terms use chapter quizzes instead of a .

SpeechesChapter quizzesOccasional midterm paperStudy guides

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Many speeches plus papers; if the class did well overall.

Multiple speechesChapter quizzesPapers and outlinesStudy guides for midterms
“ and because 15 question multiple choice quiz after every chapter replaces midterm and final if class does good overall.”
COMM20
“She goes over everything you and will give study guides for midterms.”
COMM10
“ . 2 two pg papers due last day.”
COMM60

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“RUN FAR- RUN FAST! The , and the . Feedback is condescending, & communication can feel disrespectful”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 in-person reviews, highlighting speech-heavy COMM structure, mixed personality reports, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“Created best environment for students who dislike public speaking.”

👍 Recommendation

68/100

“So !”

⚠️ Classroom Climate

28/100

“she tends to get upset and impatient fairly easy and yells at the class a lot”

📋

70/100

“ and help if you reach out to her. Has a of you.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Her lecture is interesting
  • and helpful
  • Needs to be more enthusiastic... and not be too critical on the grading

Theme 2

📈 About Speeches & Work

  • Participate and be ready to give out well amount of speeches
  • 10 speeches are required
  • and she goes off-track about her personal life too often

Theme 3

⚠️ About Atmosphere

  • the atmosphere from Virzi wasn't exactly welcoming at times
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

15

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

15 in-person reviews over many years with both glowing and scathing detail, including a very recent strong negative, supporting solid confidence.

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 56
3 out of 55
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

COMM108 reviews
COMM204 reviews
COMM12 reviews
COMM601 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 1 · A 3

B range

3

B+ 2 · B 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1