J Thompson

INTERPERSONAL · COMM6 · COMM20 · COMM19 · COMM121 · INTERCOMM · COMM13 · 23 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 48/100
RMP rating: 3.2/5
Take again: 0%
Difficulty: 2.3

The decision

if you want low stress; and fair if you show up, participate, and track your grades closely.

Best fit · Effort For RewardStrict graderPolarizing personalityEngaging speech classOwn textbook requiredAttendance often mandatory

Recent online reviews paint him as a .
Older in-person COMM20 speech students often found him funny, engaging, and an easy A with light work.
Personality friction (know-it-all, argumentative, dull lectures) appears across many older COMM6 and COMM20 comments.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Many in-person students , but online and picky grading make the A harder than the content suggests.

Online reviews stress tough grading and partial credit traps; if you show up and do the work.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

COMM content is generally straightforward with short textbook chapters, though tests and and participation.

Both formats describe manageable content; online adds busywork and movie purchases rather than harder concepts.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and participation heavily weighted, especially for speech and discussions.

Online discussions require early posts; and activities.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

older speech fans love him, while recent online and attitude-focused reviews strongly advise against him.

Recent online reviews are strongly negative; .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

and complaints about picky deductions, misgrades, and .

Format shift

Online comments emphasize extreme strictness; some in-person students still call him fair if you do the work.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

, and few essays, but discussions, movies, papers, and tests add real weekly load online.

Format shift

In-person speech often feels light; online COMM adds heavier discussions and media purchases.

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Students split between funny engaging lectures and dull, argumentative, or .

Format shift

In-person speech reviews praise engagement; online and some COMM6 reviews call him a bad communicator.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of , and exams depending on the COMM course.

Format shift

Online leans on discussions and assignments; , and presentations.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and engagement with light work for an A, while other COMM courses report dull lectures, attitude issues, and .

Main concern

Personality clashes and .

What students said

“Mr. Thompson is an awesome teacher. He's funny and his class is completely engaging.”
COMM20

“very easy , he is very so it is easy to get an A”
COMM20

“He is one of those lazy teachers that dont like to go back and correct assignments”
COMM6

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students describe strict grading, , and a required self-authored textbook with errors.

Main concern

and and high-risk.

What students said

“makes the class harder than it needs to be, .”
COMM6

“He is an to purchase) that has a ton of errors.”
COMM20

“Super picky and ! Participation in the ”
COMM20

Exam style

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Exams are generally described as straightforward if you study notes and the book, with speeches and papers also counting.

Lecture and textbook based testsStudy notes helpQuizzes and examsOral presentations

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

if you study notes and textbook chapters; presentations and short papers are common.

Exams from lectures and notesEasy quizzes if you studyOral presentationsShort essays

“ SO easy IF study your notes&book a couple hours before class”
COMM20

“ . Study and you'll do fine.”
COMM20

“ and .”
INTERPERSONAL

Online

Reviews mention test-heavy and picky grading but .

Test heavyDiscussion participation graded strictly

“ ”
COMM6

“Super picky and ! Participation in the ”
COMM20

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“I truly believe he takes joy in failing students because it shows his class is "tough". .”
Voice snapshots generated from 23 reviews spanning online and and grading themes. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

52/100

“Mr. Thompson is an awesome teacher. He's funny and his class is completely engaging.”

👎

32/100

“He is an to purchase) that has a ton of errors.”

📈 Easy A Potential

62/100

“ and participation will get you an A.”

⚠️ Personality Friction

40/100

“he is def not a great communicator he is more of a dictator!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He's funny and his class is completely engaging.
his lectures are absolutely DULL
Daily lessons are straight to the point as well.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

very easy , he is very so it is easy to get an A
easy A if you keep track of your work and check your grades often

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

He also thinks he is right about everything and is very argumentative!
he's nice and wants to see his students succeed
He hates people who act liek they don't care

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

23 reviews span 2006-2024 with detailed comments, but strong format and era splits reduce consistency.

Inside 23 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58

4 out of 53

3 out of 54

2 out of 55

1 out of 53

Course coverage

COMM2013 reviews

COMM64 reviews

COMM132 reviews

COMM1211 review

COMM191 review

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INTERCOMM1 review

INTERPERSONAL1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

A 1

B range

B+ 1

C range

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D range

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 1

J Thompson

x x x x if you want low stress; x x x x x and fair if you show up, participate, and track your grades closely.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Beginner

Mandatory

Depends

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

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In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

👎 x x x

📈 Easy A Potential

⚠️ Personality Friction

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you want low stress; and fair if you show up, participate, and track your grades closely.

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