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Speech Communication

Katherine Zaworske-Burke

SPC104 · SPEECH101 · SPEEC103 · SPEE103 · SPEECH103 · SJPEECH103 · COM103 · COMM103 · SPEECH · ORALCOMM103 · COM101 · SPCH101 · SPE103 · SPCH103 · 43 lifetime ratings

AI rating
62/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
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Difficulty
2.6

The decision

if you will prepare speeches carefully and accept a tough A standard for real speaking growth.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHard graderFunny and sarcasticPublic speaking coachStrict attendance95 percent A line
  • She reduces fear of public speaking and many students call her funny and supportive.
  • Getting an A is hard because she often requires about 95 percent and grades speeches tightly.
  • and absences can sink the grade, while personality and bias comments are mixed.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

36/100

Many say an A needs about 95 percent and strong speech performance, so .

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Course content and ; the real challenge is speaking and strict standards.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Multiple reviews say late arrivals count against you and too many absences can fail the class.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

70/100

and comfort with and some personality complaints.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

32/100

A 95 percent A line and tough speech grading come up often, with limited mercy.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

62/100

Workload centers on a few speeches and .

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Teaching experience

Good

74/100

Many praise humor, support, and skill-building, though a vocal minority call her rude or biased.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Speeches drive the as a secondary piece.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

43 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person speech students mostly like her humor and skill-building, but and .

Main concern

A threshold near 95 percent plus attendance rules make grades less flexible than the easy content suggests.

What students said

“I'd rather die than speak in public...before taking this class. Now I am a lot more comfortable with it.”
SPEECH103
“you need 95% for an A. if you are late then you are counted as 1/2 absent. she WILL fail you for more than 4 absenses.”
SPEE103
“She is a . Every speech I got a B on. It was impossible to get an A.”
COMM103

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Quizzes and , while speech performance carries the real risk.

Easy quizzesTake-home testsMultiple choiceSpeech-focused grading

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

68/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person quizzes and hard speech grading.

Take-home testsEasy quizzesMultiple choice with short essay
“most of her quizzes and .”
SPEECH103
“The exams and the book.”
SPCH103
“ essay.”
SPEECH103

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“I'd rather die than speak in public...before taking this class. Now I am a lot more comfortable with it.”

Voice snapshots generated from 43 in-person reviews, highlighting speech growth, tough A standards, and attendance. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

74/100

“Amazing teacher! She actually admits mistakes and apologizes for being late--which is seldom.”

⚖️

32/100

“you need 95% for an A.”

📌

18/100

“she WILL fail you for more than 4 absenses. no excuses.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is really funny and sarcastic
  • I hate public speaking! But she helped minimize the fear of it
  • One of the . VERY FUNNY!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • She is a
  • . To get an A in her class you need to score above 95%
  • Easy enough class, very informative

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • and
  • opinionated and bigoted
  • Honest and straightforward

Data context

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Analysis sample

43

Recent reviews read by the AI

43

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-three detailed in-person reviews across many years give strong coverage with mixed but repeating themes.

Inside 43 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 520
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2 out of 54
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Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

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