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Communication

Ralph Castellanos

COMM20 · COMM60 · COMM10 · COS126 · COMM71029 · 41 lifetime ratings

AI rating
93/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
95.12%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

if you want a and are willing to show up and present.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyHilarious and relatableAmazing lecturesGreat feedbackGroup projects and debatesEasy if you show up
  • Students call him hilarious, inspirational, and easy to relate to across Comm courses.
  • Work centers on presentations, debates, short writings, and .
  • and participation matters, but grades feel fair if you do the work.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Many students say you will not fail if you do presentations, short writings, and participate, though a pure free A is not guaranteed.

; online comments stress debate participation while in-person comments stress presentations and attendance.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

and debate work with moderate challenge, not abstract theory overload.

Difficulty feels similar online and in person, with .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and skipping hurts, with several skip-class tags.

; online reviews still stress participation.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

94/100

and , and fun.

Recommendation is strong in both formats, with denser praise in the larger in-person sample.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

Clear criteria and ; a but most say he works with students.

Format shift

Online and ; in-person has more mixed tough-grader mentions.

Workload

Moderate

58/100

Expect short writings, several presentations or debates, group work, and .

Format shift

Workload pattern is consistent across formats, with online debate participation as the main online load.

Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Students , and how comfortable he makes speech-anxious learners.

Format shift

Teaching praise is strong online and in person; in-person comments add more lecture and classroom-energy detail.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

Grades lean on presentations, debates, one-pagers, and .

Format shift

In-person COMM10 and COMM20 stress speeches; online COMM60 stresses debate participation.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

35 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person reviews praise fun lectures, comfort-building, group work, and .

Main concern

and you must present or debate in front of peers.

What students said

“Super dope no way you can fail his class he's pretty funny and really understanding”
COMM20
“Just follow the slides and its an easy A”
COMM60
“As long as you participate, you'll pass. This class is great if you want to overcome your anxiety.”
COMM10

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online students still call him cool and laid-back, saying do the work, participate in debates, and you will be fine.

Main concern

Participation and debate work still matter even online, so low engagement can hurt.

What students said

“He's so hilarious and as a teacher.”
COMM20
“Cool Teacher laid back. Do the work and you'll be good! !”
COMM20
“Good teacher, clearly grading, must participate in debates to pass.”
COMM60

Exam style

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Tests exist in some sections but are few, guided, and secondary to speeches and debates.

Few testsStudy guidance providedPresentation heavyDebate assessments

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person sections often use a small number of tests plus multiple presentations or .

2-3 testsPresentationsGroup projectsTextbook reading for exams
“he gives 6 one page reading assignments, 2-3 test (he tells you exactly what to study) and 3 presentations”
COMM20
“There are no tests, just all presentations4 small ones, 3 big ones.”
COMM10

Online

Online comments emphasize participation and ; exam logistics are not clearly proven.

Participation requiredDebate workClear grading
“must participate in debates to pass”
COMM60
“Do the work and you'll be good!”
COMM20

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Super dope no way you can fail his class he's pretty funny and really understanding”

Voice snapshots generated from 41 , and presentation-based assessment. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“He is passionate about this subject and his lectures and .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

94/100

“I've taken him 3 times, and if he taught every Comm class I .”

😄 Classroom Energy

88/100

“He's so hilarious and as a teacher.”

📈 Easy With Effort

82/100

“ A.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing lectures
  • Very inspirational guy
  • doesn't move on until you fully understand
  • Funny and understanding

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • no way you can fail his class
  • Just follow the slides and its an easy A
  • As long as you participate, you'll pass
  • but makes the class enjoyable

Theme 3

🗣️ About Speeches & Groups

  • The funnest part is listening to the speeches
  • Good with group projects
  • We get to pick our groups and our debate subjects
  • This is a speech class so you need to be prepared

Data context

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Analysis sample

41

Recent reviews read by the AI

41

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

41 detailed reviews across multiple Comm courses with , and recommendation.

Inside 41 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 526
4 out of 513
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

COMM2018 reviews
COMM1011 reviews
COMM6010 reviews
COMM710291 review
COS1261 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

18 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 3 · A- 1

B range

7

B+ 3 · B 2 · B- 2

C range

4

C+ 3 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Not sure yet 3