AI Rate Professor

Communication

Rolland Petrello

COM10 · COMMO1 · COMM1 · COMMM01 · COMMM26 · COM26 · POPCULTURE · COMM01 · COMMM07 · COMM26 · 274 lifetime ratings

AI rating
52/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
59.13%
Difficulty
2.5

The decision

Consider him for pop culture if you like bold lectures and will hunt ; avoid online speech if you need warmth and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProPolarizing personalityEntertaining lecturesTough speech graderExtra credit lifelineHarsh online speech
  • Pop culture courses often feel fun with engaging lectures and big .
  • Public speaking and some , and .
  • Experience depends heavily on course and format; many love COM26 and many avoid COMM01.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

54/100

Weekly quizzes and can pad grades, but , and speeches are graded hard enough that an A is not free.

Online pop culture often easier; online speech much harder to secure a high grade.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

and lecture-driven, though long videos and sensitive topics add load for some.

Pop culture easier across formats; speech is more skill-demanding.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

68/100

Many online and , but missing lectures hurts quizzes and tests.

Online more flexible; in-person speech and some sections list mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

; recommendation swings hard by whether the course is pop culture or speech.

Online speech drives many avoids; in-person and online pop culture drive many yes votes.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

34/100

helps, but speeches, short answers, late work, and picky rubrics are frequently called harsh.

Format shift

Online speech is the strictest; .

Workload

Moderate

52/100

Weekly quiz and , but long lectures and high-stakes exams add pressure.

Format shift

Online speech can feel heavier due to speech prep and strict rules.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Lectures are often hilarious and engaging, but interpersonal tone and drag overall experience down.

Format shift

Online speech reviews are much worse than pop culture online or in person.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of weekly quizzes, discussions, research paper, and .

Format shift

Speech courses weight performances; pop culture weights exams and paper.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

funny lectures; speech still gets tough time rules and .

Main concern

Strict speech timing and political tone put off some students.

What students said

“As long as you show up to class, listen, and .”
COM26
“This professor is way too picky and specific on everything for his assignments.”
COMM01

Remote format

Online

31 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

pop culture often easy and entertaining; speech and some , and .

Main concern

Unclear instructions, harsh late penalties, and .

What students said

“EASY A. Professor gives entertaining and enlightening commentary.”
COM26
“This professor is so rude. He makes assumptions saying we didn't watch the lectures.”
COMM01

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Quizzes and notes-based tests can be fair, but short answers and speech scoring often feel strict.

Weekly quizzesHigh-weight midterm and finalShort-answer sectionsExtra creditSpeech time limits

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

answers; speeches face strict time and format rules.

Easy weekly quizzesHard midterm and finalStrict speech timingExtra credit available
“If and .”
COMM26
“If you go over the max, even by only a minute, he'll deduct 30 points.”
COMMO1

Online

Online and hard short-answer midterms/finals; speech is picky on delivery and scripts.

Weekly quizzesQuiz retake sometimesHard short-answer finalsHarsh speech scoringLate work heavy penalties
“You get 1 retake for the weekly quiz. Midterm and .”
COM26
“the mid term and . 40% of the midterm+ final is 4 short answers”
COM26

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“This was the only class I looked forward to this year. The lectures were so engaging, fun, and hilarious.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (31 online, 19 in person), highlighting the pop-culture vs speech split and . Credibility rating: High.

🎭 Lecture Entertainment

80/100

“The lectures were so engaging, fun, and hilarious.”

⚠️

34/100

“strict about his rules n grades very harsh. DO NOT TURN STUFF LATE IF YOU HAVE HIM.”

🔀

55/100

“I took him for COMM M26 and enjoyed the class so . BIG MISTAKE.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Rolland makes them very engaging and interesting.
  • Lectures feel like you're actually in a class.
  • long lectures that are so boring

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • EASY A.
  • He also gives out tons of .
  • he is a so it is certainly not an automatic A

Theme 3

⚠️ About Tone & Clarity

  • This professor is so rude.
  • Bad communicator and .
  • , yet he wants you to do everything with .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

274

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews with large online and in-person samples and a and speech complaints.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5135
4 out of 553
3 out of 527
2 out of 519
1 out of 540

Course coverage

COM2612 reviews
COMM0112 reviews
COMM268 reviews
COMMM016 reviews
COMMM265 reviews
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COMM13 reviews
COM101 review
COMMM071 review
COMMO11 review
POPCULTURE1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

45 reported outcomes

A range

23

A+ 3 · A 19 · A- 1

B range

9

B+ 4 · B 4 · B- 1

C range

6

C+ 3 · C 3

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

6

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