William Sparks

SPCH235 · SP235 · SPEEC100 · SPCH100 · SP2066 · SPEECH100 · SPCH130 · SP130SP235 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 57/100
RMP rating: 3.2/5
Take again: 25%
Difficulty: 2.4

The decision

if you can handle long lectures and want a manageable speech class, but if you need focused instruction.

Best fit · Effort For RewardLecture heavyRambles oftenEasy speechesSupportive but inconsistentStudent-friendly tests

Students consistently say he talks too much and can be boring or unfocused.
Grades and speeches are often manageable, with cheat sheets or .
Recommendation is split because and long lectures.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

69/100

An A is realistic for attentive students, but boredom, note-taking demands, and .

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

The course is generally not conceptually hard, but long lecture style and uneven study guidance make it harder to follow.

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Is attendance flexible?

Depends

50/100

He is recommended only for students who can tolerate long lectures and extract .

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Grading

Fair

62/100

Students mention easy speeches, dropped work, cheat sheets, and , but and tough-grader concerns.

Format shift

Workload

Light

74/100

Several reviews , and manageable speeches.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

He is often described as supportive and knowledgeable, but the repeated rambling and boredom significantly weaken the class experience.

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All .

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

, and projects, with neither exams nor assignments fully dominating.

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

sometimes supportive and fair but often rambling, boring, and inconsistent.

Main concern

The main concern is unfocused lectures that make it hard to know what matters.

What students said

“Take if you enjoy listening to a person talk like an ”
SPCH100

“The quizzes and and he lets you have a cheat sheet.”
SPCH100

“ .”
SP235

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Exams are mostly student-friendly due to cheat sheets and , though some students still call tests hard.

Cheat Sheet AllowedTake-Home TestsTake-Home FinalsSome Hard Tests

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

76/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention cheat sheets and , but they do not clearly prove proctoring, open-book rules beyond cheat sheets, or a .

Cheat Sheet AllowedTake-Home TestsTake-Home FinalsSome Hard Tests

“he lets you have a cheat sheet”
SPCH100

“ ”
SP235

“ but he grades easy on speeches.”
SPEECH100

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Take if you enjoy listening to a person talk like an ”
Voice snapshots generated from 12 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and assessment style. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“He goes off topic a lot”

👍 Recommendation Fit

50/100

“If you are easily bored or .”

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76/100

“The quizzes and and he lets you have a cheat sheet.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

he is so boring.
He goes off topic a lot
Take if you enjoy listening to a person talk like an

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

It is an easy A
but he grades easy on speeches.
Put in the effort for his class and you should pass.

Theme 3

🧪 About Exams

The quizzes and and he lets you have a cheat sheet.
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Good .

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

pattern of rambling lectures, manageable grading, and mixed recommendation.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54

4 out of 51

3 out of 54

2 out of 51

1 out of 52

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

A 1

B range

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

C+ 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

William Sparks

x x if you can handle long lectures and want a manageable speech class, but x x if you need focused instruction.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Beginner

Recommended

Depends

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In person

Online

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🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation Fit

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👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

🧪 About Exams

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you can handle long lectures and want a manageable speech class, but if you need focused instruction.

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