AI Rate Professor

Communication

James Capurso

COMMS20 · COMS20 · COMMS45 · COMS45 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
86/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
85.71%
Difficulty
2.0

The decision

Take Capurso for public speaking if you want a and clarity.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyCaring and UnderstandingHilarious LecturesClear Grading CriteriaParticipation MattersPublic Speaking Comfort
  • Most students call him caring, hilarious, and one of the .
  • As are common when you put in effort on speeches and .
  • One older COMS45 and little help.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Students report As and A+s when they meet criteria and show effort; he does not grade hard on speeches.

Online reviews stress effort-based grading and easy book quizzes; and participation.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

74/100

and comms work with low reported difficulty, not abstract theory.

Both formats describe manageable workload; online adds reading and recorded speeches.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

52/100

Some sections list attendance as optional while .

Online reviews lean optional or not provided; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

84/100

Six of and care, with one strong COMS45 dissent.

Online reviews are consistently positive; the only avoid vote is an in-person COMS45 review.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

and As when requirements are met.

Format shift

Online students highlight clear criteria; one in-person COMS45 review felt unsupported.

Workload

Light

68/100

, and occasional group work.

Format shift

Online notes reading and video assignments; .

Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

Students describe him as caring, hilarious, and .

Format shift

; online still rates him fun and clear.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Mix of , and occasional tests or group work.

Format shift

Online emphasizes book quizzes and self-recorded speeches; in-person stresses speeches and participation.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

and supportive; he helps shy students and makes public speaking less scary.

Main concern

Attendance and participation can matter, and one COMS45 review says grading was slow and unhelpful.

What students said

“Public speaking is scary, but James made the class so comfortable! 10/10 would recommend him.”
COMS20
“The teacher . He is not willing to help his students.”
COMS45

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Async online COMS is straightforward with , and .

Main concern

Group projects and .

What students said

“No synchronous lectures or class presentations, just straightforward with self- recorded speeches and ”
COMMS20
“The if you read the (short) book.”
COMS45

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Tests and quizzes stay easy if you read the short book and .

Book-based quizzesEasy tests if you readEffort-based gradingClear criteria

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

76/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Reviews focus on speeches and effort rather than harsh closed-book exams; policy details are limited.

Speech-focused assessmentClear expectationsEffort counts
“ is effort!”
COMS20

Online

Weekly book quizzes and easy tests if you read; speeches are recorded and graded clearly.

Weekly book quizzesRecorded video speechesEasy tests if you read
“The weekly quiz is in the book which is clearly and .”
COMMS20
“The if you read the (short) book.”
COMS45

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I hate and have a fear of public speaking and James helped me get sooo much better at it. He actually cares about his students and wants them to succeed”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 reviews (3 online, 4 in person), , and one negative COMS45 outlier. Credibility rating: Medium.

❤️ Caring Support

86/100

“ , and sympathetic to his students. He helped me so much and I was probably his shyest student in class.”

👍 Strong Recommendation

84/100

“If you plan on taking COMS, and you have the . Truly an amazing professor!”

📝

82/100

“He didn't grade hard, mostly on effort and if you met the criteria. and students”

⚠️

25/100

“The teacher . He is not willing to help his students.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Public speaking is scary, but James made the class so comfortable!
  • Asides from being , and sympathetic
  • hes a crazy chill professor who was understanding and

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • He didn't grade hard, mostly on effort and if you met the criteria.
  • The if you read the (short) book.
  • The weekly quiz is in the book which is clearly and .

Theme 3

💻 About Online Format

  • No synchronous lectures or class presentations, just straightforward with self- recorded speeches
  • around 3-4 assignments that require you to record a video of you speaking, easily and clearly graded

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Seven reviews from 2019-2023 with solid detail, but one sharp outlier and modest sample size lower certainty.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

COMS203 reviews
COMMS202 reviews
COMMS451 review
COMS451 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 2 · A 4

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values