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Communication

Simon Kern

COMMV01 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
66/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
71.43%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

Fine choice for COMM if you can arrange speech audiences and put real effort into delivery; skip if you want a no-audience online easy A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardFunny online lecturesSpeech audience requiredClear grading criteriaMixed personality reviewsEffort on speeches matters
  • Online public speaking is doable and often enjoyable, but you must record with a real audience
  • Positive , and caring; critics call him condescending
  • Small sample makes outcomes less predictable than for high-review professors

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

As are common when you show effort, but speeches are graded on tone, timing, body language, and audience logistics.

Online students stress audience and delivery criteria; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Public speaking workload is moderate with many speeches that grow longer, not conceptually brutal.

Both formats revolve around repeated speeches .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Online often optional; several in-person and .

In-person leans more mandatory; online is mixed.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

70/100

and clarity, tempered by strong negative personality reviews.

Online reviews are .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

56/100

and effort-based success; not described as or harsh nitpicking.

Format shift

Online comments emphasize transparent speech rubrics.

Workload

Moderate

52/100

Roughly eight to nine speeches plus participation keep a steady but not crushing load.

Format shift

Online and .

Teaching experience

Good

68/100

Many find lectures funny and helpful; a minority experience arrogance or rudeness.

Format shift

Online teaching vibe is stronger; in-person personality complaints are louder.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Speeches and participation drive the grade rather than traditional written exams.

Format shift

All formats center performance assignments.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

and harsh claims of arrogance or rudeness.

Main concern

Personality clash risk and logistics of lining up listeners for multiple speeches.

What students said

“Condescending and arrogant professor”
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“the bestest guy ever :)”
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“ but ended up being rude”
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Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviewers like witty lectures and but warn that speeches need a live audience and real effort.

Main concern

Audience requirement for recorded speeches eliminates a pure camera-only easy path.

What students said

“be warned you have to have an ”
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“somehow makes online lecture's entertaining and enjoyable”
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“Make sure to put effort into your speeches because he does grade you on a good amount of things”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is performance-based speeches with stated criteria, not proctored written exams.

Multiple graded speechesAudience required onlineDelivery criteriaClear rubrics

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and participation more than formal written exams.

Multiple speechesParticipation matters
“Your grade depends on you getting 5 people scheduled to listen to your 8 speeches”
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Online

Online speeches must be recorded with an audience and graded on delivery elements; no lockdown/proctoring mentioned.

Recorded speeches with audienceTone and body language gradedAbout 9 speeches
“you have to have an ”
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“There are about 9 speeches and each one gets longer”
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Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If your taking public speaking online, be warned you have to have an .”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 reviews with medium credibility due to small sample and mixed tones. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

68/100

“He's funny and witty and somehow makes online lecture's entertaining and enjoyable”

👍 Recommendation Rate

70/100

“In a sea of communication !”

🎤 Speech Reality Check

58/100

“not the easy A ”

⚠️ Personality Split

40/100

“Condescending and arrogant professor”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Simon is one chill, hilarious, and sarcastic dude
  • Great lectures and advice after your speech
  • funny and very straight forward

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • put effort into your speeches
  • but not the easy A

Theme 3

⚠️ About Red Flags

  • ended up
  • Condescending and arrogant professor

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

48/100

Evidence confidence

Only seven reviews with polarized tones limit reliability despite recent dates.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

COMMV016 reviews
319991 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 1 · A- 1

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

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Rather not say 1