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Communication

David Slifka

COM135 · COMS135 · COMS103 · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
23.08%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

if you want rigorous communication practice and ; avoid if you need an easy A.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderSo Many PapersParticipation HeavyHard to Get ACaring but Picky
  • grades hard.
  • Attendance and participation are mandatory and heavily weighted.
  • some call him good and caring; .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

26/100

Students repeatedly say A's are rare even with hard work because and specific.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

, and group work keep content demanding.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

and skipping is said to cost points.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

24/100

and many warnings about tough grading outweigh praise for caring teaching.

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Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

; students report inconsistent or extremely picky paper scores.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

24/100

Near-weekly papers, participation, speeches, and a .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Called good, caring, and activity-based by some, but many dislike tone and .

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Short papers, outlines, participation, and a .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person COMS/COM classes center on weekly papers, participation, and .

Main concern

Picky grading and and .

What students said

“he and is a .”
COMS135
“It is incredibly hard to get an A . I actually felt cheated to be honest.”
COM135
“I tried so hard for an A in this class. No matter how much I tried... If you're looking for an A, you don't get it.”
COMS135

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 on frequent papers and participation more than classic proctored exams.

Weekly PapersGroup ProjectParticipation HeavySome Exams

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

presentations, and participation; exams exist but are less discussed.

Weekly PapersGroup PresentationParticipation Graded
“ !), he really wants you to get SUPER specific.”
COMS135
“There .”
COMS135

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“It is incredibly hard to get an A . I actually felt cheated to be honest. .”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 , and low recommendation. Credibility rating: High.

📝 Paper Grind

24/100

“ !”

⚖️

22/100

“I tried so hard for an A in this class. No matter how much I tried to be specific and follow criteria, I was marked down.”

❤️ Caring Side

55/100

“he seemed to genuinely care about students.”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • It is incredibly hard to get an A.
  • he is a .
  • His class is harder than it needs to be.

Theme 2

📝 About Workload

  • SO MANY PAPERS
  • assigns a lot of
  • There .

Theme 3

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • good teacher and a friendly person
  • Participation matters.
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

15

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Fifteen in-person reviews across 2015-2017 show and heavy papers.

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 55
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 54

Course coverage

COMS13510 reviews
COM1353 reviews
1351 review
COMS1031 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 1 · A- 1

B range

5

B 5

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Audit/No Grade 1 · Not sure yet 1