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Communication

Carrie Patterson

COM28161 · COM9 · COMM9 · COM1 · 19 lifetime ratings

AI rating
86/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
89.47%
Difficulty
2.4

The decision

if you want a supportive, mostly easy course with speeches.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyCaringClear grading criteriaSpeech-focusedGroup projectsPositive feedback
  • Strong choice for COM1 public speaking, especially if you are shy or anxious.
  • , and group work.
  • Main risks are slow or weak communication and uneven experiences in COM9.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

Most students earn A or A+ by completing speeches and .

Online and in-person both report easy As; a few COM9 grades land lower when communication fails.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

Course content is straightforward; the challenge is practice and participation more than theory.

and recorded speeches; in-person adds live speeches and group work.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

; in-person often lists attendance as mandatory.

; in-person COM often requires presence.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

84/100

About 89% would take again with many take-her endorsements, tempered by a few harsh COM9 experiences.

Online COM1 praise is especially strong; in-person COM9 has more mixed contact and organization notes.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Many call her easy or and .

Format shift

COM1 grading feels generous online and in person; one COM9 review tags tough grader.

Workload

Moderate

62/100

About four major speeches plus quizzes, homework, or a research paper depending on course.

Format shift

Online COM9 mentions weekly homework and a ; and speeches.

Teaching experience

Good

82/100

Most students praise care, humor, and , though a minority call her unhelpful and unresponsive.

Format shift

; contact lag appears in both formats for some COM9 students.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Speeches, video quizzes, discussions, group projects, and .

Format shift

Online COM1 is speeches plus video quizzes; some .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students call her funny, energetic, and easy if you stay on top of speeches and group work.

Main concern

A sharp negative review , and self-teaching in COM9.

What students said

“Easy class as long as you do your work and stay on top of it.”
COM1
“Professor Patterson was the nicest and .”
COM9
“SO UNHELPFUL. you're basically teaching yourself and .”
COM9

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Online COM is smooth with , and ; group projects are harder remotely.

Main concern

, and online group projects can frustrate students.

What students said

“Professor Patterson is great! The course is smooth sailing and thorough. It is simple, but don't procrastinate on practicing your long speeches!”
COM1
“Patterson is the perfect professor for a public speaking course- especially if you have anxiety.”
COM1
“It was also very difficult to get a response from the teacher, sometimes 2-3 days.”
COM9

Exam style

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Assessment emphasizes speeches and .

Recorded speechesVideo quizzesResearch paper finalOnline exams in hybrid

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

76/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person work centers on live speeches and group projects; one .

In-person speechesGroup projectsOnline exams in hybrid
“There are about 4 important speeches and about 3 minor speeches.”
COM1
“Hybrid course has online exams, and in person speeches.”
COM1

Online

Online COM , and paper finals rather than webcam proctoring claims.

Recorded speechesVideo quizzesVideo discussion postsFinal research paper
“4 speeches total; .”
COM1
“ you did throughout the year.”
COM9

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Patterson is the perfect professor for a public speaking course- especially if you have anxiety. ”

Voice snapshots generated from 19 reviews split nearly evenly online and in person, covering COM1 and COM9 themes. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

82/100

“I absolutely loved this teacher, especially considering I am very shy to speak in front of a lot of people.”

🅰️ Easy A Path

80/100

“Easy class as long as you do your work and stay on top of it.”

🗣️ Speech Support

88/100

“she was very kind with .”

⚠️ Communication Gaps

30/100

“Every time I would contact her she would just view it and say nothing.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Very funny, light-hearted professor.
  • She has a great thorough class and .
  • A great professor who brightens up your day

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • the nicest and
  • Her class was very easy, but it was very insightful.
  • easy A if you're already decent at public speaking.

Theme 3

🧩 About Assignments

  • don't procrastinate on practicing your long speeches
  • There was a was online.
  • We

Data context

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Analysis sample

19

Recent reviews read by the AI

19

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Nineteen recent mixed online and and a few detailed negative outliers.

Inside 19 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 513
4 out of 54
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

COM910 reviews
COM17 reviews
COM281611 review
COMM91 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

19 reported outcomes

A range

15

A+ 5 · A 9 · A- 1

B range

2

B 1 · B- 1

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values