AI Rate Professor

Communications

Ross MacKinney

SPCHSPCH · SPCH1 · SPEECH1 · COMM7E6882 · COMM7E8946 · SPCH7 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
46/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

if and manage the course independently for a likely decent grade.

Best fit · Self Taught ProEasy A potentialLecture heavyMixed clarityParticipation pressurePolarizing teaching
  • Reviews are sharply split between students who found him funny and helpful and .
  • Grades can be easy if students follow directions, attend, read, and complete speeches or group work.
  • The main risk is inconsistent teaching clarity, lecture-heavy classes, participation expectations, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

Many students say the grade can be easy if you follow directions, read, attend enough, and .

All easy-A evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

The class content is often described as easy or manageable, but and public speaking anxiety can raise difficulty.

All course and communication reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

24/100

because reviews mention participation expectations and a two-absence limit affecting grades.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Recommendation depends heavily on the student because reviews alternate between high praise and .

and highly polarized.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Grades appear fairly forgiving because several students call it easy, mention , and report high grades despite criticism.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

45/100

Workload is moderate because students mention lots of reading, weekly or daily quizzes, in-class assignments, and group projects.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Poor

42/100

Teaching quality is polarizing, with some praise for humor and support but and weak lectures.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Assessment appears mixed across quizzes, speeches, in-class assignments, reading, tests, and .

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews show a polarizing instructor whose classes can be easy but , and .

Main concern

Students complain about unclear , and limited support before tests.

What students said

“You could miss every lecture and still get an A as he only repeats everything in the text.”
COMM7E8946
“Truly an easy A if you follow directions and keep your head down.”
COMM7E6882
“He is not terribly concise about what is expected of you, and he assigns a lot of .”
SPCH1

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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Reviews mention quizzes, tests, speeches, and a , but do not clearly prove book policy or .

Weekly QuizzesDaily QuizzesStudy GuideTests MentionedFinal Group Project

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and a final group project, but do not clearly prove open-book, closed-book, or proctoring rules.

Weekly QuizzesDaily QuizzesStudy GuideTests MentionedFinal Group Project
“Only 3 speeches, small quiz every week but you get a study guide as well.”
SPEECH1
“There was a lot of reading and daily quizzes”
SPCH7
“he lectures most of the class EVERY class until the .”
COMM7E6882

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Truly an easy A if you follow directions and keep your head down.”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 in-person reviews, highlighting polarized teaching, easy-grade potential, workload, and clarity issues. Credibility rating: High.

📈 Easy Grade Potential

80/100

“Truly an easy A if you follow directions and keep your head down.”

🎯 Teaching Quality

42/100

“He is not terribly concise about what is expected of you, and he assigns a lot of .”

👍 Recommendation Risk

48/100

“I highly suggest against taking his classes. terrible!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Ross is funny, has a lot of interesting things to say, and .
  • His lectures have absolutely nothing to do with anything, ever!
  • His lectures weren't the most interesting, but when I was taking the class we weren't tested on that.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • You could miss every lecture and still get an A as he only repeats everything in the text.
  • The hardest part of his class is just to get out of your chair and make a speech.
  • Pretty good teacher, pretty easy class.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Clarity And Expectations

  • and assignments had unrealistic expectations.
  • He is occasionally not clear about what he wants for an assignment.
  • Doesn't allow for creativity, over emphasizes your weaknesses and doesn't allow for your strengths to shine as far as speeches are concerned.

Data context

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Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

enough detail to identify consistent themes despite polarized opinions.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 50
3 out of 54
2 out of 50
1 out of 55

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 1 · A- 1

B range

2

B+ 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

No reported values