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Communication

Pamela Perkins

SPEECOMM · COMM106 · COMM101 · COMM103 · COMM207 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
68/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
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Difficulty
2.3

The decision

Best for COMM101 if you want an easy, speech-focused class and can tolerate tangents; higher-level group courses are more hit-or-miss.

Best fit · Effort For RewardInspiring Speeches CoachGoes On TangentsLife Advice HeavyMinimal Workload COMM101Group Project Intensive
  • COMM101 students often call her inspiring, funny, and speech-friendly with light work.
  • Many also say she rants off-topic, gets moody, and leaves thin lecture notes for exams.
  • Group/project courses draw heavier complaints about outside meetings and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Several students report easy grades and minimal workload in COMM101 if speeches and outlines are done, though group courses demand outside meetings.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Speech content is described as straightforward and interesting, with low difficulty averages and only occasional harder group work.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

, and speech/group work implies being present.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

multiple do-not-recommend notes on tangents and projects.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

75/100

COMM101 students say do the work and speech outlines and you will be fine, with at least one A reported.

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Workload

Light

70/100

Many call workload minimal for COMM101, but .

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Teaching experience

Good

68/100

Passionate, funny, and speech-supportive for many, yet frequent off-topic rants and moodiness hurt consistency.

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Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Speeches, notes-based exams, quizzes, and group projects all matter depending on the course.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person communication classes split between life-changing speech coaching praise and frustration over tangents, mood, and group-project load.

Main concern

, and mandatory-feeling collaboration outside class.

What students said

“She is so inspiring. If you ever need your life uplifted, this is the class to take.”
COMM101
“Very straight forward but keeps the class interesting. Expect to make speeches in front of the class.”
COMM101
“Perkins goes very off-topic for the majority of class leaving you with only scraps of the information needed for tests.”
COMM207
“There is no way to get an A without meeting outside of class.”
COMM106

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 reward her notes and attention; courses also center speeches, quizzes, and .

Notes-Based ExamsSpeechesQuizzes and PresentationsGroup Projects

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, with some courses stacking quizzes and presentations.

Notes-Based ExamsSpeechesQuizzes and Presentations
“Pay attention and . My class only had 1.”
COMM101
“The last month of class was full of quizzes and presentations.”
COMM106

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“She is so inspiring. If you ever need your life uplifted, this is the class to take. You learn so much, and she makes you feel comfortable when you are doing a speech that's not easy!”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 in-person reviews across COMM courses (2009–2013), balancing speech praise against tangents and project load. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Speech Coaching Strength

80/100

“she makes you feel comfortable when you are doing a speech that's not easy!”

📣 Off-Topic Tangents

40/100

“Perkins goes very off-topic for the majority of class leaving you with only scraps of the information needed for tests”

📈 Easy Grade Path

78/100

“Overall her workload is minimal and is pretty easy. Good class if you want a good grade”

🤝

35/100

“There is no way to get an A without meeting outside of class”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Very straight forward but keeps the class interesting
  • She is hilarious, and if you do the work and follow speech outline you will be fine
  • Goes on Tangents that

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Overall her workload is minimal and is pretty easy
  • I never did and received an A+
  • There is no way to get an A without meeting outside of class

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • She is so inspiring
  • Hands down one of the
  • Very opinionated and goes on tangents that are close minded

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Eleven reviews from 2009–2013 across multiple COMM courses with recurring themes and moderate detail.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 56
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 50

Course coverage

COMM1016 reviews
COMM1062 reviews
COMM1031 review
COMM2071 review
SPEECOMM1 review

Reported outcomes

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