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Communication

Kimberlee Wirig

COMS103 · COMS170 · 30 lifetime ratings

AI rating
64/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
60.87%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

Worth it for students who will read every instruction, participate, and communicate when life happens; avoid if you need a .

Best fit · Effort For RewardParticipation MattersFollow Instructions ExactlyAccessible Outside ClassTough GraderGroup Projects
  • Public speaking classes reward careful instruction-following, participation, and talking to her early.
  • Polarized COMS170/group work: some love structure and ; and unorganized.
  • Attendance and speaking practice matter; shy students struggle more with her standards.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Content is manageable if you follow every instruction and participate, but picky deductions block free As.

Online reviews stress harsh partial-credit losses more; with .

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Public speaking material is not advanced, but speeches, groups, and strict rubrics add real pressure.

Both formats call subject matter doable; difficulty spikes with groups and missed instructions.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and skip-class-you-wont-pass tags appear often.

In-person is clearly mandatory; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

62/100

Majority who engage and communicate recommend her, especially for COMS103, despite a loud minority of .

In-person recommendation is stronger; online sample is small and mostly negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

and for some, but one mistake can cost heavily with no resubmit.

Format shift

Online and recent COMS170 lean tougher; many COMS103 reviews call her understanding.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Speeches, group reports, and careful instruction reading; COMS170 feels heavier than COMS103.

Format shift

Online COMS170 reports lots of homework and papers more often.

Teaching experience

Good

66/100

, and growth; critics cite condescension and .

Format shift

In-person COMS103 is warmest; online COMS170 is the weak spot.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Speeches, participation, group work, quizzes, and only.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize speeches and following instructions; .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person COMS103 is often fun, supportive, and growth-focused; COMS170 is more mixed with and mandatory groups.

Main concern

, and no redo after one mistake.

What students said

“Great class!! just put in the effort, talk to her and participate in class and you'll do great.”
COMS103
“Prof is hard, but fair.”
COMS170
“I would've never thought in my life that a communication class could stress me more than my Calculus class.”
COMS103

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections draw harsher feedback for unorganized layout, picky point deductions, and a .

Main concern

Miss one instruction detail and ; .

What students said

“If you don't follow all instructions to a T you will get graded harshly. The subject matter isn't hard and you have plenty of time to prepare speeches.”
COMS103
“ and the work is extremely unorganized, felt like a treasure hunt to find.”
COMS170
“She is condescending towards students, thinks everyone is dumb. The outline of the .”
COMS170

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is speech- and ; friendliness depends on reading every line of instructions.

Speech assessmentsInstruction-heavy rubricsOccasional quizzesGroup projects

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person uses speeches, participation, and some quizzes; a few students call quizzes unfair or stressful.

SpeechesParticipationPop quizzes for some sections
“I just don't understand how can a professor can put tricks in a Coms quiz!”
COMS103
“I really liked the . Some people were mad because they didn't read the whole thing before starting but that's on them.”
COMS103

Online

Online reviews emphasize harsh grading for missed assignment details and .

SpeechesStrict instruction followingPapers
“I skimmed through a lot of assignments and did them but missed one small part and lost half the .”
COMS103

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Just make sure to pay attention and follow instructions. I really liked the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 30 reviews (3 online, 27 in person), highlighting instruction strictness, participation, and polarized warmth. Credibility rating: High.

📋 Follow Instructions Exactly

55/100

“If you don't follow all instructions to a T you will get graded harshly.”

🗣️ Participation Matters

22/100

“Great class!! just put in the effort, talk to her and participate in class and you'll do great.”

❤️

70/100

“Wirig has been there whenever I had questions and .”

⚠️

48/100

“She grades very hard if you makes one mistake, you can not resubmit or fix it, just receive a lower grade.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Really enjoyed the way Wirig runs her class.
  • She is condescending towards students, thinks everyone is dumb.
  • Interesting stories to help understand the coursework.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Prof is hard, but fair.
  • Put in the effort and you'l get at least a B if not an A.
  • and the .

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • .
  • She even helped me to pass even though I missed a fair amount of class.
  • This Professor is heartless.

Data context

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Analysis sample

30

Recent reviews read by the AI

30

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

30 reviews with a long in-person history and recurring themes on participation, instructions, and .

Inside 30 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 516
4 out of 54
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 58

Course coverage

COMS10321 reviews
COMS1708 reviews
494751 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 1 · A 3

B range

7

B+ 1 · B 6

C range

3

C 3

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1