AI Rate Professor

Communication Studies

Karen Allbee

COMM6 · COMST72 · COM4 · CMSTD4 · COMM4 · COM8 · COMMSTD4 · COMMU101 · COMSTD8 · COMST2 · COMSTD2 · COMM · COMST6 · CMSTD8 · GROUPCOMM · COMSTDIES72 · COMST4 · COMSTD72 · COMSTD6 · COM14 · COMS4 · COMSTUD · COMSTD4 · 48 lifetime ratings

AI rating
31/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
28.57%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

Avoid Karen Allbee unless and manage the class independently for a possibly easy but frustrating grade.

Best fit · Self Taught ProDisorganizedUnclear expectationsEasy but frustratingReading-heavyMixed teaching quality
  • The dominant complaint is disorganization, vague instructions, delayed grades, and changing expectations.
  • Some students say the class can be easy or even enjoyable, especially with .
  • Recent reviews are more negative than many older positive comments, lowering confidence in taking her now.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

63/100

Some students call the class easy or open-book, but unclear expectations, heavy work, and .

The online review gives no easy-A signal, while and frustrating grading complaints.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

61/100

The communication content is usually not described as conceptually hard, but poor organization makes the course feel harder.

Both formats suggest the difficulty comes more from structure than from the subject matter.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Several in-person reviews say attendance or punctuality is pushed hard or required for credit.

, while the single online review does not clearly prove an .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

The recommendation level is low because many students , and unhelpful communication.

The online review is strongly negative, and but often warn students away.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Some assessments are easy or open-book, but students also report , and strict no-exception behavior.

Format shift

, while in-person evidence mixes easy assessments with .

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Many reviews mention lots of reading, papers, presentations, projects, quizzes, and homework piled onto students.

Format shift

Both formats report lots of speeches, papers, and projects.

Teaching experience

Poor

36/100

Positive reviews call her kind and encouraging, but repeated comments describe her as .

Format shift

The online review is very negative, while but repeatedly flag the same organization problems.

Assessment method

Balanced

45/100

Reviews mention speeches, , and finals, so assessment is mixed.

Format shift

Online evidence mentions assignments, while , quizzes, tests, speeches, and finals.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

47 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are highly split, but , and heavy busywork outweigh the positive comments.

Main concern

Students often do not know requirements, grades, or .

What students said

“You'll NEVER know your grade either because she doesn't tell you.”
COMSTD2
“It's an easy class but she makes it difficult by being so and tests.”
CMSTD8

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The only online review is strongly negative and describes the class as and .

Main concern

Online structure and .

What students said

“this has been one of the .”
CMSTD8
“instructions are vague with ”
CMSTD8

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exam friendliness varies because while others describe surprise finals or no study guide.

Open Book FinalTake-Home QuizzesWeekly QuizzesFinal ExamNo Study Guide

Assessment risk

Varies

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention open-book finals and , but also finals without study guides in others.

Open Book FinalTake-Home QuizzesWeekly QuizzesFinal ExamNo Study Guide
“ , and the !”
COMM4
“But .”
COM8
“then she gave us a .”
CMSTD8

Online

The online review does not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, .

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“It's an easy class but she makes it difficult by being so and tests.”

Voice snapshots generated from 48 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, organization, workload, and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

36/100

“The .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

32/100

“Just don't do it, you'll thank me later.”

📚 Workload Reality

32/100

“Within the 8 weeks of summer she wanted: group presentations, individual presentation, quizzes, tests, papers, community service!, movie review, group work outside of class, etc.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and truly has a heart to teach.
  • The .
  • .

Theme 2

📋 About Organization

  • You'll NEVER know your grade either because she doesn't tell you.
  • instructions are vague with
  • She forgets everything; if she already assigned something, what chapter you're working on.

Theme 3

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • If you want an easy A, ! =)
  • .
  • The and

Data context

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Analysis sample

48

Recent reviews read by the AI

48

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-eight reviews across many years provide rich evidence, and the recurring organization complaint is consistent despite mixed opinions.

Inside 48 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 515
4 out of 54
3 out of 510
2 out of 511
1 out of 58

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

6

A 5 · A- 1

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 2