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Communication Studies

Justin Perkins

COMM300 · COMM301 · COMMS300 · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
46.67%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

Prefer in-person Perkins for an engaging A-friendly class; if .

Best fit · Effort For RewardGroup project heavySlow gradingEnergetic lectures in personOnline disorganizationEasy A with effort
  • In-person sections often praise energy, humor, and
  • Online , and messy group work
  • Speeches and group projects drive the course more than traditional exams

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

Many students report A or A+ with moderate effort; .

Both formats show high A rates, though online effort often means managing groups alone.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

65/100

; main challenge is speeches and group logistics, not theory.

Online feels harder due to logistics; .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

and others optional; participation still matters for speeches.

; in-person sometimes mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

; in-person fans love him while .

In-person reviews lean MustTake; .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

75/100

High share of A grades and comments that he is not a if you participate.

Format shift

Leniency holds across formats; .

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Speech prep and but many say work is manageable if you stay on top of it.

Format shift

Online group scheduling increases perceived load.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Strong in-person lectures versus online complaints of YouTube teaching and little instruction.

Format shift

In-person Excellent vibe; online often Poor.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Speeches and group projects dominate; tests exist but are secondary to performance work.

Format shift

Same speech-and-project core online and in person.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person students call him energetic, funny, and lenient, with and strong lectures.

Main concern

Introverts may find the loud extroverted style intense; .

What students said

“The . Not only do you actually learn but he makes it easy on you”
COMM301
“Justin Perkins is a phenomenal teacher, very knowledgeable, well spoken and funny.”
COMM300
“Procrastinated and missed a lot of class a lot but still got an A!”
COMMS300

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online COMM301 often feels self-taught with delayed speech grades, group scheduling pain, and .

Main concern

Speeches graded late or after finals and heavy reliance on student-run groups.

What students said

“He will not grade a .”
COMM301
“he put us in groups for each speech and we would have to figure times out to zoom meet”
COMM301
“He didn't make it easy at all to follow the class online and .”
COMM301

Exam style

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Assessment centers on speeches and .

SpeechesGroup projectsTextbook-based testsSlow grading

Assessment risk

Standard

60/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; but feedback can arrive late.

In-person speechesTricky testsGroup projects
“ though so make sure you read the text book”
COMM301
“ , but I did not receive it until the class was over.”
COMM301

Online

Online speeches recorded for a computer audience with group work; tests cover multiple topics; proctoring not clearly described.

Recorded speechesGroup workSlow speech grading
“when recording our speeches, he told us to interact with our audience... a computer... .”
COMM301
“tests include 4 different topics”
COMM301

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“This rating is in regard to how he handled the coronavirus online adjustment. He would disappear and not answer his emails.”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 reviews (8 online, 7 in-person), highlighting format contrast and group-speech workload. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 In-Person Teaching

85/100

“Professor Perkins' lectures are awesome, I am sure everyone will like his style of lecturing.”

💻 Online Friction

25/100

“The . I learned nothing.”

🅰️ Easy A Potential

80/100

“You will for sure pass the class just by participating.”

👥

40/100

“ if don't want to rely on others for ur grade”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and ready for every single of his classes.
  • He only uses videos from other professors to teach.
  • He is funny and loud and he make class fun.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • but you should still put in some effort.
  • Takes a LONG time to grade things so I was always on edge.
  • still got an A!

Theme 3

👥 About Group Work

  • it is a mess getting into groups on your own.
  • If .
  • Expected us to pass with our groups.

Data context

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Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

15

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

15 recent reviews with and consistent themes on grading speed and group work.

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 50
3 out of 52
2 out of 52
1 out of 55

Course coverage

COMM30113 reviews
COMM3001 review
COMMS3001 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 1 · A 9

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1