AI Rate Professor

Communication Studies

Steven Farias

COMST1A · COMST01A · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
1.4/5
Take again
6.67%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you need feedback, mid-semester grade visibility, or any instructor support.

Best fit · Self Taught ProDoes Not GradeNo CommunicationMIA InstructorLate Final GradesUnresponsive
  • Students repeatedly say work is not graded until the last week or after the term ends.
  • Communication and email.
  • Course content can be light, but the lack of .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

Several A+ reports and if you submit work, but Fs and incompletes show the process is chaotic.

Online students more often feel grade-blind until after the term; a +.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Speeches, a few exams, and limited assignments keep content .

Both formats describe a light structure; online suffers more from missing grade updates than hard content.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

72/100

and describe a low-contact instructor style.

Online is almost fully asynchronous neglect; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

; and non-response rather than hard content.

Online warnings are nearly unanimous; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

48/100

When grades finally appear some students receive high marks, but and stressful.

Format shift

Online students emphasize months of .

Workload

Light

62/100

Common pattern is a , and not much weekly structure when he is present.

Format shift

One older online review mentions lots of homework, but recent .

Teaching experience

Awful

16/100

, and almost no teaching presence.

Format shift

Online teaching presence is especially poor; in-person still draws communication complaints.

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Mix of speeches and .

Format shift

Online students note exams opening late; .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

with more common claims of no communication and little learning.

Main concern

Even face-to-face, grades and .

What students said

“He is a chill person but a horrible professor he never grades your work till the last week”
COMST1A
“he is a very chill teacher... There are three speeches throughout the semester and minimal assignments and quizzes.”
COMST01A
“As a class, we absolutely did not learn a single thing.”
COMST1A

Remote format

Online

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online COMST1A reviews overwhelmingly warn that , and leaves students blind all term.

Main concern

Zero mid-semester grade visibility and .

What students said

“ AND DOES NOT GRADE”
COMST1A
“literally terrible. .”
COMST1A
“ , and you're out of luck if you send a time-sensitive e-mail.”
COMST1A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews mention a small number of exams and speeches, but .

Multiple Choice ExamsSpeechesLate Grade Entry

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

chances and light quizzes when the section is organized.

Three SpeechesLight QuizzesMake-Up Speech Days
“There are three speeches throughout the semester and minimal assignments and quizzes.”
COMST01A
“He gives multiple chances for if you miss your speech date”
COMST01A

Online

Online mentions multiple-choice exams and speeches, with exams sometimes opened very late and grades delayed.

Multiple Choice ExamsDelayed Exam OpeningSpeeches
“Very few assignments, 3 speeches, 4 multiple choice exams.”
COMST1A
“im pretty sure ..?”
COMST1A

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ AND DOES NOT GRADE”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 reviews with and non-response themes. Credibility rating: Medium.

📭 Zero Communication

16/100

“does not communicate with students and the whole semester did not grade any work”

🕒 Grades Arrive Too Late

20/100

“Easy class but takes forever to put in grades.”

🚫

12/100

“please, just listen ..”

📗 Light Content When Present

62/100

“Very few assignments, 3 speeches, 4 multiple choice exams.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Presence

  • Professor is MIA most of the semester.
  • no communication whatsoever
  • if you can.

Theme 2

📈 About Grades

  • Hardly anything got graded in Canvas
  • the semester ended.
  • i had no idea what my grade was until now which is the LAST WEEK.

Theme 3

📚 About Course Load

  • Easy class if you won't stress about not knowing what your grade is
  • Not very good and so .
  • minimal assignments and quizzes.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

15

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Fifteen reviews are fewer than ideal but and non-communication across several years.

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 53
1 out of 511

Course coverage

COMST1A14 reviews
COMST01A1 review

Reported outcomes

F results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 3

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

5

F 5

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1