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Communication

Vanessa Quiroz-Carter

COM5025 · COM1 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
81/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
83.33%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

if you can hit deadlines and follow speech templates; and communication.

Best fit · Effort For RewardClear speech templatesExtra credit availableGood feedbackNo late workSpeeches only grading
  • Follow her speech outline and templates and the class is very manageable.
  • exists but only if all regular work is complete; no late work accepted.
  • yet lectures and speech days still matter a lot.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Most students earn A or B+ by following speech templates, using , and finishing all required speeches on time.

Online reviews stress deadlines and templates; in-person reviews stress practicing speeches in class.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is intro public speaking with few assessments, though speech anxiety and .

Both formats describe an easy speech class when the outline is followed.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

62/100

Many COM1 sections list attendance as not mandatory but strongly recommended, while .

is checked; online is mostly deadline-based.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

80/100

About four in five would take her again thanks to clear criteria and .

Online reviews are almost all positive; .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

70/100

and templates help grades, though a few call her a and she rejects late work.

Format shift

Online students emphasize clear criteria; .

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Usually graded on a handful of speeches plus , but speech prep stacks up.

Format shift

; most others report only a few major speeches.

Teaching experience

Good

76/100

Students praise clear expectations and hard to reach or uneven early on.

Format shift

; in-person quality is more mixed across years.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Grade is driven almost entirely by speeches and related prep rather than traditional exams.

Format shift

Both formats are speech-centered with .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

with ; most call it easy if you show up and practice.

Main concern

A minority report heavy speech load or unclear early feedback, especially older COM5025 sections.

What students said

“Speeches had a template, easy to do good in the class if you follow it and practice.”
COM1
“ but if you come to the lectures you'll do way better.”
COM1
“This class isn't hard but there are a lot of speeches to do.”
COM5025

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online COM1 is clear and template-driven; students who manage due dates and speech prep do well.

Main concern

Time management and on-time speech submissions .

What students said

“ . Very clear information. You just need to have good time management to turn everything on time.”
COM1
“As long as you meet the requirements and follow the template she gives you'll do fine.”
COM1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is speech performances with templates and .

Speech-based gradingTemplates and outlinesExtra creditNo traditional midterm or final mentioned

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person, students deliver a small set of speeches in class; comments do not describe closed-book written finals.

In-class speechesFew graded itemsOptional attendance often
“All youre graded on are your speeches.”
COM1
“It was an in-person class, we did 3 speeches in total.”
COM1

Online

Online work is speeches and periodic assignments with ; .

Recorded or scheduled speechesTemplatesDeadline-focused
“ and assignments. As long as you meet the requirements and follow the template she gives you'll do fine.”
COM1

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Very easy going professor. Seems strict at first but if you communicate with her. Speeches had a template, easy to do good in the class if you follow it and practice.”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 reviews (4 online, 8 in , and attendance norms. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯

76/100

“ . Very clear information.”

📈 Easy If You Follow the Template

78/100

“She gives you an outline and following that will let you breeze through the class.”

👍

80/100

“I believe she deserves a better rate. She gives you enough time to go through the lectures and work on setting up your speech.”

⚠️ No Late Work

55/100

“She also does not .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Seems strict at first but if you communicate with her
  • and assignments

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Really easy class
  • Follow her simple guidelines and this class will be a piece of cake
  • She does offer a lot of BUT she only accepts it if

Theme 3

📅

  • but if you come to the lectures you'll do way better
  • All youre graded on are your speeches
  • We had a speech every other week

Data context

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Analysis sample

12

Recent reviews read by the AI

12

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Twelve reviews from 2019-2023 give decent detail and fairly consistent themes, but the sample is modest and quality scores swing from 1 to 5.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 54
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 52

Course coverage

COM110 reviews
COM50252 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 1 · A 3 · A- 1

B range

2

B+ 2

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1