AI Rate Professor

Communication

William Sparks

SPCH130 · SPCH235 · SPEECH101 · SPCH100130 · SPECH130 · SPEC130 · COMM130150 · SPEECH130 · SPECH100 · SPCH130235 · SPEEH130 · SPCH100 · SPCH101 · SPEECH100 · COMM100 · SPEECH235 · A · 35 lifetime ratings

AI rating
72/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
2.3

The decision

Take him if you want a forgiving speech class and can handle long lectures, but avoid him if boredom or lecture pacing strongly affects you.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyLong lecturesSpeech friendlyLenient speech gradingOpen-note examsPolarizing personality
  • Many students find Sparks helpful, experienced, and good for students nervous about public speaking.
  • The biggest complaint is long, boring, monotone, or rambling lectures that can dominate the class experience.
  • Grades are often manageable because speeches are leniently graded and exams often allow notes, though some students report hard exams or unclear wording.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Getting a strong grade is usually manageable because speeches are often leniently graded and exams may allow notes, though A-level outcomes vary by course and professor mood.

The one online review reports easy open-note tests, while in-person reviews mostly support lenient grading but include some hard-exam complaints.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

The content is generally accessible for speech beginners, but long lectures, presentations, and some harder upper-level exams add difficulty.

Online evidence is very limited and easy, while harder cases.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

Attendance seems important because lectures, speeches, group work, and participation affect success, but a strict mandatory policy is not clearly proven.

In-person reviews include a skip-class warning, while the single online review does not clarify attendance.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

67/100

and lenient grading, but boredom and rambling make him polarizing.

The online review is positive, while in-person reviews are mixed but lean positive overall.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

Many reviews say speeches are not graded hard and exams often allow notes, though some students found tests difficult or grading inconsistent.

Format shift

Online evidence says tests are easy and open-note, while in-person reviews support lenient speech grading with some exceptions.

Workload

Moderate

62/100

Work usually includes speeches, group projects, reading, quizzes, and exams, but students often describe it as manageable.

Format shift

In-person reviews provide most workload evidence, while the online review gives little workload detail.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

He is often helpful, knowledgeable, and supportive, but long boring lectures and occasional rudeness lower the experience.

Format shift

Online evidence is positive but thin, while in-person evidence is broad and polarized.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Grades appear to mix oral presentations, group projects, quizzes, and exams rather than relying on only one format.

Format shift

, and exams, while the online review mainly mentions tests.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

34 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person reviews are mostly positive on helpfulness and grading, but repeatedly criticize long, boring lectures.

Main concern

Long lectures and occasional rude or confusing behavior are the main risks.

What students said

“Open book, open note exams. He's lenient when it comes to grading.”
SPCH130
“He has a monotonous voice which can put his students to sleep.”
SPECH130
“Most of the grade is based on oral presentations, but they are graded very leniently.”
SPEECH101

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

The single online review says he is chill, supportive, and uses easy open-note tests.

Main concern

The online evidence is only one review and still notes boring lectures.

What students said

“test are easy just study, open note”
COMM100

Exam style

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Exams are often student-friendly because notes, books, or cheat sheets are allowed, but some students still find wording or difficulty challenging.

Open NotesOpen Book SometimesCheat Sheet AllowedMultiple Choice ExamsSome Hard Exams

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

80/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews often mention open-note, open-book, or cheat-sheet exams, but exam difficulty varies by course.

Open NotesOpen BookCheat Sheet AllowedHard Exams In Some Courses
“Open book, open note exams.”
SPCH130
“he allows 1 page (can do both side of cheat sheet notes).”
SPCH100
“the exams are very hard.”
SPCH235

Online

The single online review explicitly says tests are easy and open-note, with no clear evidence about proctoring or webcam rules.

Open Note TestsEasy Tests
“test are easy just study, open note”
COMM100

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Take him if you absolutely TREMBLE at the thought of public speaking. He's great.”

Voice snapshots generated from 35 reviews, highlighting key themes in speech support, grading, exams, and lecture style. Credibility rating: High.

🎤 Beginner Support

72/100

“Take him if you absolutely TREMBLE at the thought of public speaking. He's great.”

⚖️ Grading Leniency

76/100

“Most of the grade is based on oral presentations, but they are graded very leniently.”

😴 Lecture Risk

45/100

“He has a monotonous voice which can put his students to sleep.”

Theme 1

🎤 About Speech Comfort

  • Enjoyed taking his class although I do not like Speech he makes it better.
  • I was really afraid of public speech before I took this class, but now I think public speech is really easy.
  • love this class, hated speech, deathly afraid is better, but now it is different.

Theme 2

📈 About Exams & Grades

  • Open book, open note exams. He's lenient when it comes to grading.
  • Super easy, exams straight out of the book, a little boring but he's a really good teacher and doesn't grade hard on speeches!
  • Easy to get a C or B but hard to get an A in this class.

Theme 3

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He has a monotonous voice which can put his students to sleep.
  • Bill is a nice guy but talks waayy too much.
  • very interesting class. has a sincere desire to teach, wants you to become a better critical thinker.

Data context

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Analysis sample

35

Recent reviews read by the AI

35

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 35 reviews across many years consistently describe the same strengths and weaknesses, though online evidence is minimal.

Inside 35 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517
4 out of 59
3 out of 54
2 out of 51
1 out of 54

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 2 · A 2 · A- 1

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Pass 1