AI Rate Professor

Communication

Jason Baumwirt

COMMV01 · COMMV15 · COMMV03 · COMVO1 · COM101 · COMMVO1 · 32028COMMV01 · V03 · COMM01 · COM01 · 118 lifetime ratings

AI rating
72/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
Take again
68.09%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if you show up, participate, and can handle intensity—prefer full-term over rushed online sessions.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHilarious LecturesCover Your YawnsPassionate SpeakerMandatory AttendanceMixed Organization
  • Many students love his humor, care, and
  • and short 4-week sessions feel intense
  • Recent and harsh intro grading

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Many As for students who do the work, but he is often a and not a free A especially online.

if you follow outlines; online more often says NOT an easy A.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

65/100

Intro speech content is manageable when you attend and use resources, though pace spikes in 4-week terms.

Full-term in-person feels doable; accelerated online feels fast and heavy.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Attendance is repeatedly mandatory with skip-class-you-wont-pass tags and Zoom cam requirements.

; short online terms are especially strict on deadlines.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

70/100

Strong long-term love for humor and growth outweighs a cluster of recent organization complaints.

In-person recommendations are warmer; recent online reviews are more mixed and avoidant.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

, but many call him a and discussions.

Format shift

Online complaints about harsh unclear criteria .

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Usually a few speeches plus quizzes/tests; workload spikes hard in 4-week and group-project sections.

Format shift

Accelerated online and COMMV03 group projects feel heavier than standard in-person COMMV01.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Passionate, hilarious, caring lectures with .

Format shift

In-person teaching praise is stronger; and instructions conflict.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Mix of speeches, discussions, quizzes, and .

Format shift

Online often emphasizes discussions and modules; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

32 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person reviews are largely positive for humor, care, and speech growth with .

Main concern

Must attend and participate; and occasional abrasive moments still appear.

What students said

“Baumwirt is by far the . He is funny and sarcastic but really does care about his students.”
COMMV01
“ . He does everything in his power to help everyone succeed in class.”
V03

Remote format

Online

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online sections split between passionate helpful teaching and .

Main concern

, and tough standards in accelerated 4-week formats.

What students said

“Each assignment had multiple, conflicting sets of instructions, making it difficult to know what was expected.”
COMMV01
“Baumwirt is the best! IF ; ! He is very clear on what he expects and that made this class easy.”
COMMV01

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment centers on speeches and .

Speech FocusedQuizzes OnlineGroup ProjectsMandatory Attendance

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person focuses on several graded speeches, participation, and .

Four SpeechesParticipation GradedClear FeedbackSome Tests
“There were a total of 4 speeches, but we didn't even end up doing the last one.”
COMMV01
“4 speeches 2 tests.”
COMMV01

Online

Online reviews mention quizzes, discussions, and .

Online QuizzesDiscussion BoardsConflicting InstructionsSpeech Videos
“Very high standards for an online class. NOT an easy A.”
COMMV01
“The work wasn't hard, but speech outlines since he is a tough grader.”
COMVO1

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Baumwirt is the best! IF ; ! He is very clear on what he expects and that made this class easy.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting humor, attendance demands, and mixed online organization. Credibility rating: High.

😂 Hilarious Teaching

78/100

“He's also hilarious. I never laughed as hard as I did in his class.”

👍

70/100

“ . .”

📣 Cover Your Yawns

75/100

“COVER YOUR YAWNS! You will thank me later!!”

⚠️ Organization Issues

45/100

“He always had multiple sets of instructions for the same assignment that all happened to be different so .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is funny and sarcastic but really does care about his students
  • Lectures are engaging & fun
  • He is very passionate about public speaking

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Just do all of your work on time and you'll pass
  • NOT an easy A
  • If you follow the speech outlines you will succeed

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Baumwirt loves you
  • He starts every class by asking about everyone's day

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

118

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews spanning years with rich detail; themes of , and mixed organization are consistent enough for high confidence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 581
4 out of 513
3 out of 59
2 out of 54
1 out of 511

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

45 reported outcomes

A range

27

A+ 5 · A 20 · A- 2

B range

9

B+ 4 · B 5

C range

3

C 2 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 4