AI Rate Professor

Communication

Jim Maritato

COMMV01 · COMMV10 · COMM1 · COMV16 · COMMV16 · COMMVO1 · COMV01 · COMV10 · V10 · 85 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
20.63%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

Avoid unless you are a communications major seeking brutal critique and can handle high standards with little cushion.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderHarsh feedbackLots of homeworkHigh drop rateSkip class you won't pass
  • Most students describe rude, demeaning feedback and and papers
  • Heavy workload, strict deadlines, and
  • A minority of debate-focused students say the class is rewarding if you want rigor

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

Harsh no-retake grading, no culture, and perfectionist speech standards make As rare and stressful.

Both online and ; online adds cascading deadline penalties.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Intro comm is treated as high-stakes with , and long lectures.

Online workload often called unreasonable; in-person speeches and debate also intense.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Many tags and comments say skip class and you will not pass; attendance and participation matter heavily.

In-person is clearly mandatory; but deadlines are rigid.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Would-take-again near 21% with .

Online and ; rare positives cluster in older debate sections.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

12/100

and little chance to revise.

Format shift

Online and .

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Lots of , and long lectures for an intro class.

Format shift

Online students especially cite unreasonable assignment volume and peer evaluations.

Teaching experience

Poor

25/100

Knowledge is acknowledged, but delivery is often called rude, self-centered, and demotivating.

Format shift

A and experienced; majority online/in-person do not.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Speeches, outlines, peer reviews, papers, and .

Format shift

In-person adds filmed speeches; online leans peer eval and paper chains.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

26 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews echo belittling students in class, tough speech grading, and notes.

Main concern

Public humiliation and .

What students said

“Jim is the most hostile professor that I have ever had”
COMV10
“Seems to get a rise out of humiliating students in front of the whole class”
COMMV01
“His debate class is really challenging but so rewarding”
COMMV10

Remote format

Online

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

harsh grading, late feedback, unclear instructions, peer-review overload, and .

Main concern

and cascading zero policies on missed work.

What students said

“Definitely the rudest teacher I've ever had”
COMMV01
“my class started with around 30 students, then dropped to 7 by the end”
COMMV01
“Did not grade assignments until the last week of class. ”
COMMV01

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is speech and assignment heavy with unforgiving .

Speech and presentation gradingHarsh feedbackStrict deadlinesPeer evaluations

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person speeches can be filmed and graded harshly; tests appear in some sections but comments focus on presentations.

Filmed speechesPresentation heavyHigh standardsSome tests
“When I was in his class we were filmed during our speeches”
COMMV01
“ , and presentations are graded harshly”
COMMV10

Online

Online work centers on speeches, outlines, peer reviews, and linked deadlines; reviews do not clearly prove webcam or Lockdown Browser policies.

Speech criteriaPeer evaluationsStrict linked deadlinesLate harsh feedback
“He gives you a them, only for him to turn around and say you did something wrong”
COMMV10
“LOTS and I mean LOTS of peer reviews as well”
COMMV01

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“I highly recommend avoiding Intro to Communication with Professor Jim Maritato. For an entry-level class, he makes the course unnecessarily difficult and confusing.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and . Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Recommendation Risk

18/100

“Just don't.”

⚖️

12/100

“An extremely tough grader that does not give the opportunity of re-takes or opportunities for ”

😤 Classroom Tone

20/100

“ he can”

📚 Workload

22/100

“Unless you want a professor who works you to the bone and still gives you a bad grade, then look for another one”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He loves to talk about himself
  • as if you were a child
  • tries way too hard to be quirky and funny but just comes off as abrasive

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • He grades tough
  • no , so if you fail, you fail hard
  • class average is very low

Theme 3

⚠️ About Climate

  • 17 students have dropped and he claims they wasted his time
  • retaliation ensued, characterized by meticulous scrutiny

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

85

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews across years and formats with and hostility themes.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 514
3 out of 59
2 out of 515
1 out of 536

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

46 reported outcomes

A range

6

A 5 · A- 1

B range

15

B+ 3 · B 8 · B- 4

C range

12

C+ 4 · C 5 · C- 3

D range

4

D+ 1 · D 3

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

8

Drop/Withdrawal 5 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 2