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Communication

Christine Burke

COMMV01 · COMMV15 · COMMV12 · COMMVO1 · CHEMV20 · 30 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
1.7/5
Take again
16.67%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Avoid unless you want a writing-heavy social-justice speech course and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderHeavy BusyworkSocial Justice FocusInconsistent GradingLots of Papers
  • Most students call her a and .
  • Workload is heavy for a 3-unit speech class: , and forced social-justice speech topics.
  • A few students find her kind and say they learned, but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Many students still earn As, but , and picky grading that rarely gives full credit.

Both online and ; online adds extra speech-filming logistics.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Content is entry-level speech material, but volume of , and rigid speech constraints makes the class feel hard.

Difficulty complaints appear in both formats; online adds filming and participation logistics.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and missing speeches is disastrous, with skip-class-you-wont-pass tags common.

A , but speeches and participation still control the grade.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Roughly one in six would take her again; most call the class the and .

Online and handful of enthusiastic reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

; students say criteria conflict with examples and perfect scores are rare.

Format shift

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Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Lots of homework, so many papers, outlining, discussion posts, and .

Format shift

Online and units.

Teaching experience

Poor

24/100

Most students say she is kind but fails to teach public speaking clearly, goes off topic, or turns class into social-justice writing.

Format shift

A minority of in-person and online students praise passion and feedback; majority call teaching ineffective.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Grades , and projects rather than traditional exams.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize assignment and speech weight over tests.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, lots of papers, and speeches that feel more like rehearsed essays than skill building, with a few students praising learning and feedback.

Main concern

and the class can feel like English or social-justice busywork rather than public speaking.

What students said

“This is one of the . This is not a speech class in any way.”
COMMV01
“ . Isn't consistent with grading.”
COMMV01
“There's a lot of work - but I learned so much about both speaking and writing.”
COMMV01

Remote format

Online

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online students report rigid speech filming rules, unclear assignment criteria, heavy outlining and discussion busywork, and poor communication about grades.

Main concern

Speech requirements needing multiple people and film setups plus inconsistent grading make online especially punishing.

What students said

“Her requirements for . High expectations. Always having to do a speech in front of people and film with a minimum of 5 people.”
COMMV01
“In all honesty, I never knew what Prof. Burke wanted because when I would follow the criteria and refer to the examples she used for doing it right.”
COMMV01
“She has incredibly rigourous and . When taking the class, just accept that you will likely never receive a 100% on your assignments.”
COMMV01

Exam style

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Assessment centers on recorded or live speeches and essay-style quiz responses; reviews .

Speech PresentationsEssay-Style QuizzesHeavy OutliningTimed Short Essays

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person speeches and heavy outlining drive the grade; final public-audience speech projects are repeatedly called extreme.

In-Class SpeechesPublic Audience FinalEssay Heavy
“The public area and give your speech and record it for credit twice.”
COMMV01
“She expects you to write multiple essays on questions that can be answered with one sentence on a timed quiz.”
COMMV12

Online

Online work emphasizes filmed speeches with audience requirements plus papers and discussion posts; quiz format details are limited.

Filmed SpeechesDiscussion PostsEssay Responses
“Always having to do a speech in front of people and film with a minimum of 5 people.”
COMMV01
“Also for the as a response.”
COMMV12

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“This is an indoctrination social justice class & not an intro speech class. and unclear.”

Voice snapshots generated from 30 reviews across online and , and workload themes. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Quality

24/100

“ , but fails to teach an entry level speech class effectively.”

🚫 Recommendation Rate

18/100

“ if you have an option to.”

📝 Workload Reality

18/100

“The class is extremely boring and the workload is beyond ridiculous for a 3 unit course.”

⚖️

22/100

“I honest to god .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • I learned absolutely nothing in regard of how to give a powerful & persuasive speech.
  • Her class has an extreme emphasis on social justice.
  • She talked too fast and didn't know how to teach.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • accept that you will likely never receive a 100% on your assignments
  • I worked as hard as I could for this class to keep a good GPA, and it still always felt like it wasn't enough.
  • She's a and everything should work out grade-wise.

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • I have written more essays for her class than my English class.
  • This isn't a speech class. This is an outline class.
  • lots of h.

Data context

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Analysis sample

30

Recent reviews read by the AI

30

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty detailed reviews spanning many years with , and speech focus support a strong credibility rating.

Inside 30 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 523

Course coverage

COMMV0119 reviews
COMMV126 reviews
COMMV152 reviews
COMMVO12 reviews
CHEMV201 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

26 reported outcomes

A range

13

A+ 4 · A 7 · A- 2

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 1 · B- 2

C range

2

C+ 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 3 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1