AI Rate Professor

Communication

Sara Burkhamer

COMM045 · COMS010 · CMUN1A · COMS10 · COMS45 · COMS045 · COMS045102 · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating
86/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
80%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

A comm class; online sections can feel stricter and less warm.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyCaring and hilariousAmazing lecturesParticipation-heavyEasy fair graderFlexible extensions
  • In-person public speaking and comm classes are widely loved as fun, supportive, and easy to pass.
  • Online and COVID-era reviews are more mixed, citing harsh tone, early lockouts, and tech issues.
  • Workload is light to moderate with speeches, quizzes, and participation driving grades.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

Many report A/A+, easy assignments, flexible late work, and .

; in-person is still easy but participation-weighted.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

74/100

Public speaking can feel scary, but lectures and as fun and manageable.

In-person feels easier and .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and participation as a big grade factor; online COVID reviews even locked late students out.

Online COVID sections were especially strict about early arrival; .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

Roughly 80 percent would take again and .

Recommendation is much stronger for .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

84/100

, and redo flexibility outweigh occasional tough-grader tags.

Format shift

Online one review called her tough; most in-person and one online call her generous.

Workload

Light

72/100

Chapter notes, quizzes, speeches, and participation; generally light when work is turned in on time.

Format shift

Similar light load across formats; online adds weekly quizzes and projects instead of midterms.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Dominant theme is amazing lectures, humor, care, and coaching students out of public-speaking fear.

Format shift

; online has more management and tone complaints.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Speeches, projects, quizzes, and participation outweigh formal midterms and finals.

Format shift

; in-person leans presentations and participation.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person students overwhelmingly call her one of the best: , and great at making scary speaking classes fun.

Main concern

Participation and .

What students said

“Sara was one of the !”
COMS010
“I freaking loved Sara, she was the .”
COMS010
“The work load is light and she's an !”
CMUN1A

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online reviews range from generous no-exam grading with , and ghosting complaints.

Main concern

, and uneven online classroom management.

What students said

“almost full credit for everything as long as you submit your works and .”
COMS010
“She demanded we show up 10 minutes early or else we'd get locked out”
COMS045102
“Her tone is rather harshly bad at the beginning of classes on Zoom.”
COMM045

Exam style

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Assessment is mostly speeches, quizzes, and .

Quizzes not hardNo midterm or final (online)Presentation and project basedNotes help on quizzes

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and quizzes; reviews do not describe harsh proctoring.

SpeechesParticipation heavyLight quizzesInteractive class
“Notes help on the quizes, which aren't hard either.”
COMS045
“there is 2 presentations in class, participation is a big part of your grade and ”
COMS10

Online

One online review reports , only easy projects and .

No midtermNo finalWeekly quizzesProjects
“ and final but there are but it's pretty easy.”
COMS010

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I freaking loved Sara, she was the . She made a very scary class feel so fun”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 reviews (4 online, 11 in person), highlighting in-person excellence versus online management concerns. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“Sara was one of the !”

👍 Recommendation Rate

88/100

“ ”

⚖️

84/100

“The work load is light and she's an !”

⚠️ Online Friction

40/100

“She demanded we show up 10 minutes early or else we'd get locked out”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She made a very scary class feel so fun
  • Her lectures are interesting and lend themselves to participation
  • and very entertaining

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • almost full credit for everything as long as you submit your works and
  • definitely easy class to pass and fun learning
  • Easy grader, there is 2 presentations in class

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • She was always so sweet and
  • A really great professor who cares about her students success
  • Shes a coach that makes it comfortable to get out of ones comfort zone

Data context

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Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

15

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Fifteen reviews spanning 2018-2025 with consistent in-person praise and .

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

COMS0107 reviews
CMUN1A3 reviews
COMM0451 review
COMS0451 review
COMS0451021 review
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COMS101 review
COMS451 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 2 · A 6 · A- 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

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D range

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1