AI Rate Professor

Communication

Chazz Kelley

CMT60 · CMST54 · CMST40 · CMST60 · 30 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
1.6/5
Take again
16.13%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

Avoid if another communication professor is available; expect .

Best fit · Self Taught ProUnclear ExpectationsHarsh Speech GraderDisorganized CanvasGroup Project ChaosAvoid if Possible
  • Most students warn of vague instructions paired with and projects.
  • Organization problems include typos, outdated slides, wrong-year deadlines, and .
  • Online group formation is a .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Many earn B-range grades, but tough speech and .

Online and ; a few recent students still landed A- with effort.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

Content is not advanced theory, but , and high-stakes speeches make the experience hard.

Both formats struggle more with execution and clarity than with pure content difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Some sections require speech days and meetings; others say class is rarely mandatory except key performance days.

; online often has mandatory Zoom or events.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Very low take-again rate and .

Negativity is strong in both formats, with only sparse positive outliers.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

Tough grader is the dominant theme; students say .

Format shift

and in person.

Workload

Moderate

42/100

Workload is speech- and , but group logistics and prep create stress.

Format shift

Online group coordination and .

Teaching experience

Awful

20/100

Students repeatedly cite poor communication, disorganization, typos, off-topic lectures, and .

Format shift

Online quality of materials and group support is especially criticized.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

62/100

Speeches, presentations, and forgiving process work.

Format shift

In-person is speech heavy; online adds quizzes and civic or group presentations.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, short temper, and unclear outlines despite a few fair outliers.

Main concern

Vague speech expectations with and .

What students said

“ and ”
CMST60
“He is awful at teaching. If you ever need help with anything he refuses to help you”
CMST54
“He was rude, unclear on anything he wanted, shared all his political beliefs”
CMST60

Remote format

Online

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are strongly , and poor communication.

Main concern

Forced student-led group setup online with little and stress.

What students said

“If you're left out & can't get anyone to contact you... teacher outright refuses to help, says it's your responsibility, not his”
CMST54
“Every single question has a typo or some sort of misleading error.”
CMST54
“ .”
CMST60

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments feel strict because vague instructions meet harsh speech and .

Tough Speech GradingQuiz TyposUnclear RubricsHigh Stakes Presentations

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

rules and harsh, sometimes inconsistent scoring.

Harsh Speech GradingUnclear OutlinesLecture HeavyPop Quizzes
“graded rough on speeches”
CMST60
“he grades so harshly you don't want to do the next speech”
CMST60

Online

Online quizzes and presentations suffer from typos, broad rubrics, and .

Quiz ErrorsMandatory ZoomGroup PresentationsHarsh Feedback
“Misspells a word in and uses grammar that makes no sense”
CMST54
“The only clear instructions the professor gives throughout the course are the rubrics, and even they are broad enough to where he can add something in order to mark you down.”
CMST60

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ and ”

Voice snapshots generated from 31 reviews, highlighting consistent clarity and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

20/100

“He is awful at teaching. If you ever need help with anything he refuses to help you and just says it is something you need to figure out.”

📉 Organization Issues

18/100

“No time management! deadlines in the syllabus from the wrong year! poor video/audio quality!”

⚖️

18/100

“ . Horrible communicator and very unprofessional.”

👎 Recommendation Rate

18/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • For a communications professor, he doesnt know how to communicate
  • His lectures are so long... he rambles and the lectures are all incredibly redundant.
  • Has a very lazy approach to teaching.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • . You say one thing he doesnt like... and youre doomed.
  • He grades way to hard, his comments are somewhat rude and .
  • Does not give clear directions then grades you badly due it.

Theme 3

🧩 About Groups and Logistics

  • teacher outright refuses to help, says it's your responsibility, not his, despite being an online class.
  • grades as a group project so if a group member fails to do their part your personal grade suffers
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

31

Recent reviews read by the AI

30

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

31 consistently negative reviews across years and both formats strongly support a low overall rating.

Inside 31 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 52
3 out of 53
2 out of 52
1 out of 523

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

27 reported outcomes

A range

8

A 3 · A- 5

B range

14

B+ 3 · B 10 · B- 1

C range

1

C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1