AI Rate Professor

Communication Studies

Kipp Preble

COMST5876 · COMMUNICATIONS · COMM2 · COMM4 · COMMSTUD · COML509 · COMST12 · COM2 · COMST2 · COMM101 · CS2 · COMM12 · COMM002 · COMM7100 · COMSTD2 · COMMU2 · COM12 · COMM · AABBC0000 · COMMSTUDIES1 · COMMS5438 · COMMCOMM · COMMSTUDIES2 · COMST4 · CS14 · PUBLICSPEAKING · CMSTD12 · COMST4048 · COMSTAD4 · COMM74 · COMSTD4 · COML506 · CMSTD2 · 71 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
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Difficulty
4.0

The decision

if you want a demanding, personality-driven class and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerStrict graderHigh effort requiredPolarizing teaching styleRambling lecturesMemorable but risky
  • Students are sharply split between calling him impactful and calling him rude or unfair.
  • Many reviews warn that , and .
  • Positive reviewers say motivated students can learn a lot, but the course is not an easy A.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

Getting an A appears possible, but many students say it requires heavy effort and .

; there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

The course is repeatedly described as tough, speech-heavy, and demanding even by students who learned a lot.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

Multiple students say attendance and being on time matter a lot.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

He is recommended by students who want a serious challenge but strongly avoided by .

All recommendation evidence is from in-person reviews, with no online comparison.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

20/100

Many students describe very hard, unfair, or .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

30/100

Students report speeches, group work, strict expectations, and hard preparation despite some comments saying homework is limited.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Poor

48/100

Some students praise his impact and knowledge, but many report rambling, rudeness, bias, or disorganization.

Format shift

Teaching evidence is entirely in-person and highly polarized.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Reviews mention , and a final.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe assessments.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

be meaningful for serious students but harsh, rambling, and stressful for others.

Main concern

, and a divisive classroom style are the main risks.

What students said

“Must attend every class or else he gets pissed, and he's a .”
COMST2
“tough. be ready for a hard class.”
CS2
“You cannot be lazy in this class and must be willing to learn.”
COMM74
“Awful professor!! I put a lot of effort into this class & he gave me a C!”
COMMSTUDIES2

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exam evidence is limited but and lecture-linked tests, while .

Take-Home MidtermTake-Home FinalLecture-Based Exams

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and , but do not prove proctoring or closed-book rules.

Take-Home MidtermTake-Home FinalLecture-Based Exams
“ and .”
COMST2
“Not much hw and exam. .”
COMMU2
“You CAN get away without doing the readings but not recommended to .”
COMM2

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“You have to work hard in this class and :)”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and classroom fit. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

48/100

“Kipp was a pleasure to learn from and used personal instances to relate with his class.”

⚖️

20/100

“He also grades performances very hard.”

📈 Difficulty & Effort

30/100

“You have to work hard in this class and :)”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He likes to talk a lot but only to teach us certain things.
  • He tends to stray from the syllabus, we were always behind.
  • He does know his stuff but has anger issues that he needs to address while teaching.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • He does demand the effort any good college professor would, and grades as such.
  • GRADES VERY HARD!!!!
  • Awful professor!! I put a lot of effort into this class & he gave me a C!

Theme 3

❤️ About Student Fit

  • You cannot be lazy in this class and must be willing to learn.
  • If you want to learn how to be a great public speaker, Kipp .
  • unless you want to be ridiculed.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

71

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years provide rich, consistent evidence that his class is demanding and polarizing.

Inside 50 stored ratings

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Reported outcomes

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