AI Rate Professor

Communication Sciences

Sarah Patzold

CMST107 · CMST105 · CMST101 · CMST106 · 26 lifetime ratings

AI rating
92/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
85.19%
Difficulty
2.0

The decision

Take her online CMST sections if you want a following the rubric and keeping up with light weekly work.

Best fit · Easy A HunterClear grading criteriaCaringEasy online workloadGood feedbackExtra credit
  • Mostly online CMST courses with , and mini-essays
  • High A rates and ; a
  • and multiple quiz attempts

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

Most students report easy As , and following the rubric, with and unproctored quizzes common.

Evidence is almost entirely from online reviews; the two in-person notes only call the class great without grade detail.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

78/100

Content is introductory communication material with manageable reading and short writing, not conceptually hard for most.

Online reviews repeatedly call the course easy; in-person comments are brief but agree it is low stress.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

78/100

Many online and optional Zoom help sessions.

Online reports mix of and optional live sessions; both in-person reviews mark attendance not mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

Roughly 85% would take again and , and an easy path to pass.

Strong recommendation pattern holds online; in-person sample is tiny but positive.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

, and easy-grader comments dominate, though a few call her a tough or .

Format shift

Online comments drive the lenient picture; and .

Workload

Light

82/100

, and simple quizzes finishable in a day.

Format shift

Workload detail is from online reviews; in-person reviews only say great class.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students , and helpful feedback across CMST courses.

Format shift

Almost all depth comes from online reviews spanning 2017-2026.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Grade weight centers on discussions, mini-essays, journals, and .

Format shift

Online students describe assignment-heavy structure; in-person reviews lack assessment detail.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Limited in-person reviews still describe an and .

Main concern

online pattern.

What students said

“Great class”
CMST105
“Great class.”
CMST106

Remote format

Online

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

, and finals that are often unproctored with study guides.

Main concern

A minority report picky grading or .

What students said

“Great professor. and exams aren't proctored. You also and the stuff can be found on quizlet.”
CMST105
“Class was super easy. . as well.”
CMST106
“Super easy 8 week class, there were a and 2 writing assignments. and an .”
CMST101

Exam style

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Finals and quizzes are often open-resource friendly online with study guides and .

Unproctored examsStudy guide providedMultiple quiz attemptsQuizlet-friendlyMultiple choice final

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

84/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

or proctoring.

Online

Students report unproctored exams, multiple quiz attempts, Quizlet-friendly material, and MC finals with study guides.

Unproctored examsMultiple quiz attemptsStudy guideQuizlet
“ and exams aren't proctored. You also and the stuff can be found on quizlet.”
CMST105
“The Final was a multiple choice with 50 qs but 2hrs to finish.”
CMST106
“for the and its based on the book .”
CMST105

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Great professor. and exams aren't proctored. You also and the stuff can be found on quizlet.”

Voice snapshots generated from 27 reviews (25 online, 2 in , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“Professor Patzold is a great teacher. Her class is not difficult as long as .”

📈 Easy A Path

86/100

“Easy A . class in the am to answer any questions .”

📝 Light Workload

82/100

“ and so nothing heavy.”

❤️

88/100

“She shows genuine care for her students.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • . Class material is engaging.
  • and wants all of her students to pass.
  • I really liked how she had the course set up in Canvas

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • I loved this class it was the easiest class I've had so far.
  • Just do the work and youll pass.
  • as long as you follow the grade

Theme 3

⚠️

  • She was very .
  • She is such a and then not enough detail.
  • and a lot of .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

27

Recent reviews read by the AI

26

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

27 reviews with 25 and exam comments, and mostly consistent easy-caring theme.

Inside 27 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 522
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

CMST10617 reviews
CMST1057 reviews
CMST1072 reviews
CMST1011 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

24 reported outcomes

A range

17

A+ 3 · A 14

B range

6

B+ 1 · B 5

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1