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Communication

Patricia Maxwell

COMMC1000 · COMM207 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
1.9/5
Take again
16.67%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

Avoid unless you must; plan to learn from the textbook and protect your grade carefully.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough GraderUnclear FeedbackAwkward LecturesHeavy Papers And GroupsAvoid For Comm
  • Most students call her a poor communicator with and .
  • , and mandatory attendance create stress without strong teaching payoff.
  • A few students like her kindness online or in rare cases, but the dominant .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Even strong students report and harsh grading that can sink the grade.

; most grade pain stories are in-person.

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Content is standard speech/interpersonal work, but poor delivery and .

In-person comments emphasize misery more than pure content difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Attendance and daily check-ins are repeatedly described as .

and some online sections.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

16/100

Would-take-again is about 17 percent and most detailed reviews warn others to stay away.

One positive online outlier; .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

Tough grader tags dominate with reports of , and .

Format shift

.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of , and constant participation checks.

Format shift

Workload complaints are strongest in-person.

Teaching experience

Poor

20/100

Students say lectures are gesture-heavy tangents and they learn from the textbook, not from her.

Format shift

thin online sample.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Mix of , and some exams.

Format shift

Both formats mention papers and participation-heavy tasks.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are overwhelmingly negative , and .

Main concern

Students report uncomfortable class dynamics, missed support when sick, and .

What students said

“Sweet lady, TERRIBLE professor”
COMM207
“ and stay far away!”
COMM207
“Run.”
COMM207

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and one stressy tough-grader summer section.

Main concern

and heavy speech or .

What students said

“The course includes a good amount of reading, but it's very manageable and well-organized”
COMMC1000
“ comm 106”
COMM207

Exam style

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Assessments mix papers, speeches, and some exams or quizzes, with .

Some In-Class QuizzesExams MentionedPaper HeavyUnclear Rubrics

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person students mention one paper quiz, exams that change, and .

Paper QuizChanging ExamsWeekly Papers
“Only 1 quiz on paper in class wasn't hard”
COMM207
“the ”
COMM207

Online

Online comments focus on reading and proctoring.

Reading HeavyClear Instructions When Followed
“The and simple as long as you follow the instructions”
COMMC1000

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Sweet lady, TERRIBLE professor. ... If you get sick/fall behind, don't expect much support.”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 reviews, , and classroom climate. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

20/100

“I learned from the textbook but didn't learn one thing from her as her classes are a waste of time”

👎 Recommendation

16/100

“ ”

⚖️

18/100

“ ”

📚 Workload Pain

28/100

“ on assignments that received heavily docked points”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • most of her lectures are just her making gestures during her lectures
  • Her lectures are 60% irrelevant tangents and 40% dramatic gestures
  • Her lectures aren't structured and she gets off-topic a lot

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • and give little to zero feedback

Theme 3

⚠️ Classroom Climate

  • makes people feel so uncomfortable during her class
  • master in starting uncomfortable conversations, judging and comparing classmates
  • Had to get the dean involved

Data context

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Analysis sample

12

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

12 recent detailed reviews with highly consistent negative themes on teaching and .

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 53
1 out of 57

Course coverage

COMM20710 reviews
COMMC10002 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 1 · A 3 · A- 1

B range

3

B 3

C range

2

C 1 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1