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Communication

Mark Lewis

PUBSP1 · COM9 · COM7 · COM1 · 129 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if and tolerate schedule changes for a passionate, feedback-heavy comm class.

Best fit · Effort For RewardDisorganizedBusy workPassionateLots of journalsMixed grading
  • Students split hard between caring public-speaking mentor and .
  • Workload often feels heavier than a 3-unit class due to journals, outlines, and speeches.
  • Online sections sometimes feel clearer and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

54/100

As are available if you follow outlines and keep up, but tough speech and journal standards block free As.

Some online students call him an ; in-person more often report tough outlines and speeches.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is not abstract, but , and speech prep raise the real challenge.

Online can feel more textbook-driven; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and cap grades after a few absences or late arrivals.

Online attendance is mixed; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

About half love his passion and feedback, while the other half warn against disorganization and busy work.

Online lean somewhat more positive; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

45/100

, but speeches, journals, and formatting can be graded pickily.

Format shift

Online has more easy-grader comments; .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Frequent journals, worksheets, readings, and speech prep make the load feel like more than 3 units.

Format shift

Busy-work complaints appear in both formats.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Passionate and personable lectures clash with repeated claims of confusion and disorganization.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Journals, outlines, discussions, and speeches outweigh pure exams in most comments.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize written practice and .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

42 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students often praise icebreakers and speech growth but complain , and excess journals.

Main concern

Disorganization and busy work cause real grade stress and some withdrawals.

What students said

“Mr. . Expect a lot of flip-flopping schedules.”
COM1
“I am so glad I took Lewis for public speaking! He's very passionate about the subject”
COM1
“He assigns way to much-written work and .”
COM1

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews range from easy grader with and tough communication grading.

Main concern

Busy work volume and vague or .

What students said

“ and an . He always responded to messages really quickly”
COM9
“it is SO MUCH WORK. There were tons of chapter assignments that took like 2 hours to complete each”
COM1
“Professor is a though it's a communication class”
COM9

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and , usually manageable with reading and guides.

Textbook-based examsStudy guidesTake-home essaysSpeech grading

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and finals can be long or text-based, and .

Text-based examsTake-home essaysSpeech focus
“The mid-term and .”
COM1
“The as opposed to class which focuses on application of public speaking.”
COM1

Online

Online exams are often described as easy if you review the textbook and study guides.

Textbook examsStudy guidesJournal entries
“ as long as you review the textbook.”
COM9
“He and journal entries, but both aren't too hard. He gives us study guides”
COM9

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . In fact, be 10x more organized than him because Mr. Lewis is extremely disorganized.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“A . I enjoy his lectures as he makes jokes about the content quite often.”

📋 Organization Issues

30/100

“Mr. . Expect a lot of flip-flopping schedules.”

📚 Busy Work Load

28/100

“Mr. Lewis loves to give busy work and some of the work aren't hard, but very tedious.”

👍 Recommendation Split

50/100

“ !!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He's very passionate about the subject and truly understands how intimidating public speaking feels.
  • He is also a big baseball fan so he brings that into his lectures
  • Very fun class, gives great examples from his own experiences

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • He's an .
  • he graded very tough I put in a lot of time and effort
  • Just follow his syllabus and you'll get an A

Theme 3

🗂️ About Organization

  • his organization is off.
  • and others. He also require tedious work
  • 90% of the times we are going catch up work because he messed up the class schedule.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

129

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews over many years with rich detail and stable split themes make the mixed portrait highly credible.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 569
4 out of 521
3 out of 515
2 out of 517
1 out of 57

Course coverage

COM126 reviews
COM918 reviews
COM75 reviews
PUBSP11 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

36 reported outcomes

A range

17

A+ 4 · A 9 · A- 4

B range

10

B+ 3 · B 6 · B- 1

C range

3

C 2 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 2