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Communication Studies

Beth Ann Dumas

COMM210 · COMM230 · COMM201 · COM201 · COM210 · 22 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
35%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

Avoid Dumas for COM 210 unless you can tolerate heavy group work, long lectures, and a very high time commitment.

Best fit · Effort For RewardOverwhelming workloadLong lecturesGroup projectsConfusing directionsPolarizing teacher
  • Recent COM 210 reviews are dominated by complaints about excessive workload and repetitive lectures.
  • Some students praise her care, availability, and public speaking support, especially in older or non-COM 210 reviews.
  • Grades can be high, but many students say the effort cost is far beyond the course credit value.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

High grades are common, but students repeatedly say earning them requires excessive time, group work, and assignment completion.

Both formats show students can earn As, but online accelerated reviews and recent in-person COM 210 reviews emphasize severe effort costs.

Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

The concepts may not be the hardest part, but the course structure, repetition, and workload make it feel difficult.

Online reviews stress stress and pacing, while , and group projects.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

Participation, group work, and class engagement are repeatedly described as necessary for success.

Online reviews mention imperative participation and login expectations, while and group work as highly suggested or essential.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

35/100

Most recent reviews discourage taking her because the workload and lecture time feel unreasonable for the credit value.

Online and , but recent evidence in both formats is strongly negative for COM 210.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

50/100

Students often receive strong grades, but and complaints about confusing or contradictory grading keep leniency only moderate.

Format shift

Both formats show high grades alongside complaints about strict or .

Workload

Overwhelming

10/100

Students repeatedly describe the workload as crazy, excessive, unbearable, and far beyond a three-unit class.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize accelerated stress and lengthy modules, while , and group projects.

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

Some students find her caring and communicative, but many recent reviews call the , and frustrating.

Format shift

and stressful, while recent in-person COM 210 feedback is heavily negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Reviews emphasize , and participation more than traditional exams.

Format shift

Both formats heavily mention assignments and group projects, with , and final.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, but recent COM 210 comments heavily criticize workload, long lectures, and group projects.

Main concern

, and repeated lectures consume a lot of outside time.

What students said

“Heavy workload, as long as you do them you will pass but unbearable and annoying.”
COM210
“ if you have a life or are taking any other classes.”
COM210
“Very heavy workload, but she was communicative and answered questions.”
COMM210

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are sharply split, but recent comments stress accelerated-course stress, heavy modules, group work, and .

Main concern

The workload and pacing can feel unreasonable, especially in accelerated online sections.

What students said

“ .”
COM210
“Work load for this class is CRAZY & should be more than 3 credits.”
COM210
“I typically spent around 10 hours a week on her material”
COMM230

Exam style

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Exam evidence is limited and mixed, with and open note while many reviews focus more on assignments and group projects.

Online Open Note TestsQuizzesMidtermFinalReviews Do Not Clearly Prove Proctoring

Assessment risk

Varies

65/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

open-note tests and another of quizzes, midterm, and final, but proctoring details are not proven.

Online Open Note TestsQuizzesMidtermFinal
“It's super easy and the and open note.”
COMM210
“Youre basically graded on a and final, and your three speeches.”
COMM201
“2 quizzes and 5 assignments that are ungraded needed to do the quizzes”
COM210

Online

Online reviews mention quizzes and course expectations but do not clearly prove webcam, Lockdown Browser, open-book rules, midterm format, or .

Quiz RequirementReviews Do Not Clearly Prove Proctoring
“due to not getting a good enough score on 1 quiz”
COM210
“Online Lecture and participation in this class is imperative for a successful course.”
COM210

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ if you have a life or are taking any other classes.”

Voice snapshots generated from 22 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and group work. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Workload Warning

10/100

“Work load for this class is CRAZY & should be more than 3 credits.”

🎯 Teaching Experience

35/100

“Lectures frequently ran very long and were highly repetitive, which made it difficult to stay engaged.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

35/100

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Theme 1

📚 About Workload

  • Heavy workload, as long as you do them you will pass but unbearable and annoying.
  • The workload for this class felt excessive and often unnecessary for the learning outcomes.
  • The and there are TWO modules each week.

Theme 2

👥 About Group Work

  • It does require that you do a lot of group work so hope that you get team members that are passionate for getting a good grade.
  • My small group was my saving grace as , and hardworking.
  • There .

Theme 3

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is a great teacher but just gives soooooo much work.
  • She really makes public speaking feel comfortable and truly respects all students.
  • Her directions & .

Data context

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Analysis sample

22

Recent reviews read by the AI

22

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-two reviews across a long time span provide detailed and consistent recent evidence about workload, lectures, and group projects.

Inside 22 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 52
3 out of 52
2 out of 54
1 out of 58

Course coverage

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COM2011 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

21 reported outcomes

A range

13

A+ 4 · A 5 · A- 4

B range

6

B+ 3 · B 3

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1