AI Rate Professor

Communication

Cathy James

COMS103 · COM103 · COMM103 · COMMS135 · COMM135 · 85922COM · COMMS103 · COMS135 · 74 lifetime ratings

AI rating
27/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
18.75%
Difficulty
2.0

The decision

Avoid unless you only need an easy Comm credit and can tolerate disorganization, lateness, and delayed grades.

Best fit · Easy A HunterDisorganizedExtra Credit HeavyOften LateEasy ATangent Heavy
  • Communication courses are usually easy to pass with lots of , but .
  • Chronic lateness, cluttered Canvas, and .
  • driven by wasted class time.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Many As, generous , and easy speech or if you show up.

Both formats describe easy As; online includes claims of unread submissions still scoring A.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

80/100

Course content is repeatedly called easy or common sense; difficulty comes from confusion, not rigor.

Consistent across online and in-person comments.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

48/100

; speech days are often required, but many say missing regular days barely hurts.

In-person speech days are stricter; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Very low would-take-again rate reflects chronic disorganization despite easy grades.

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Course guide

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Grading

Generous

80/100

Easy grader labels, piles of , and high reported As .

Format shift

Online and .

Workload

Light

74/100

Speeches, simple quizzes, and activities form a light load for most students who keep up.

Format shift

Similar light load in both formats.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Persistent lateness, tangents, cluttered modules, and .

Format shift

Complaints are consistent online and in person.

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

, and frequent all contribute.

Format shift

Speech focus is clearer in person; online still centers projects and participation.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

44 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person reviews dominate and hammer disorganization, lateness, tangents, and while admitting easy grades and .

Main concern

Class time is often late or off-topic, and you may not know your grade for weeks.

What students said

“do yourself a favor by not taking her class.”
COMM103
“Professor James was an . If you show up, you'll pass the class.”
COMM135
“ , and frustrating teacher I've ever had at SD mesa.”
COMM135

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online students echo the easy-A pattern but , and disorganization.

Main concern

expectations and technology issues waste class time even when grades are lenient.

What students said

“the class is an easy A (she didn't even read my submissions, just gave me an A every time)”
COMM135
“If so confused and have no idea what is going on.”
COM103
“This class is easy. Talk in lecture and she gives you a good grade, period.”
COMM135

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments are generally low-stakes with generous ; confusion comes from .

Extra Credit HeavyEasy QuizzesSpeech FocusedOpen Structure

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person assessment , and lots of rather than strict proctoring.

Four SpeechesEasy TestsExtra CreditGroup Projects
“you only have to give four speeches a semester... she grades speeches more on your confidence vs the content of the speech.”
COM103
“Speeches are pretty easy and so are quizzes.”
COMS103

Online

Online reviews do not prove webcam proctoring; they describe easy grades, vague instructions, and tech confusion.

Easy AVague InstructionsExtra Credit
“A ton of , like you and still get an A amount of extra credit.”
COMM135
“It is not a mentally hard class, just her teaching is what is so difficult and confusing.”
COM103

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Class is an easy A from the assignment and ample side of things but you do have to earn it from the lousy teacher, rambling lectures and generally horrible classroom experience.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting disorganization, easy grades, and recommendation risk. Credibility rating: High.

🗂️ Chronic Disorganization

28/100

“Always 20-30 minutes late to class and unprepared. and disorganized.”

🅰️ Easy Pass Path

84/100

“If you show up, you'll pass the class. Simple as that.”

🎁 Flood

80/100

“she has plenty of opportunities for so .”

👎

22/100

“If you can find literally any other professor, go for them instead.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • 90% of her classes are filled with her going on tangents and off topic
  • Talks and talks and talks and talks and won't stop talking
  • Laughs at her own jokes a lot even though they aren't funny

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • she grades extremely easy
  • Had no worries in this class whatsoever because it was so easy
  • you will pass the class easy

Theme 3

⏰ About Logistics

  • Almost always late to class by 20 - 30 minutes

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

74

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews with highly consistent disorganization and easy-grade themes across many years yield high confidence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 53
3 out of 511
2 out of 525
1 out of 523

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

44 reported outcomes

A range

25

A+ 2 · A 20 · A- 3

B range

10

B+ 6 · B 4

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

7

Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 5