AI Rate Professor

Communication

Brenda Ortiz

CMST106 · CSMT109 · CMST10572870 · CMST109 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
95/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
92.86%
Difficulty
2.5

The decision

if you want a and are willing to show up and participate.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyCaring and supportiveFun lecturesParticipation requiredHelpful speech feedbackEasy if you show up
  • Warm, funny, and supportive teacher who makes Comm classes enjoyable
  • High grades are realistic if you attend, participate, and
  • Attendance and participation are mandatory and matter for the grade

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Most students earn A or A+ by showing up, trying on speeches, and .

Both formats report easy grades when work is done; nearly all evidence is in person.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

and public speaking with fun lectures, not abstract theory.

Online felt especially light; in person is still beginner-level with speeches and projects.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and warn that skipping hurts the grade.

In-person and the one .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

93/100

and call her caring, fun, and .

; the single online review also says yes.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

78/100

Clear feedback and help; .

Format shift

; online still reported an easy A.

Workload

Light

70/100

Speeches, projects, and readings are doable if you keep up; .

Format shift

Online mentioned weekly readings and boards; in person focuses on speeches and projects.

Teaching experience

Excellent

92/100

Students highlight caring personality, fun lectures, stories, and .

Format shift

.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Speeches, projects, participation, and .

Format shift

Online emphasizes boards and projects; in person emphasizes speeches and participation.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person students praise her warmth, stories, short films, and ; attendance and participation are expected.

Main concern

A .

What students said

“Ms Ortiz is hands down the . and considerate.”
CMST109
“ so helpful and almost impossible to not pass with a high grade.”
CMST109
“She is an easy A if you show up!”
CMST106

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online section felt easy with , and .

Main concern

Still expects participation and steady weekly work.

What students said

“her online class was very easy. .”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is more speech and project based, and .

Fun entertaining testsSpeech-based assessmentProjects and film reviews

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person, speeches with and occasional fun tests are the main evaluation tools.

Speech feedbackEntertaining testsParticipation
“she and exams fun and entertaining.”
CMST109
“When giving grades on speeches there was so .”
CMST109

Online

, and semester projects; no strict proctoring mentioned.

Discussion boardsFilm reviewsSemester projects
“every so often you have to do a film review, not hard at all. the 2 big semester projects were easy too”
CMST106

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Ms Ortiz is hands down the . and considerate. She loves her job and loves her students.”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 , and grade accessibility. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

92/100

“She is so sweet and has a personality with a voice easy to listen to”

👍 Recommendation Rate

93/100

“I would not have taken a public speaking course with anyone besides Mrs. Ortiz.”

📈 Easy A With Effort

82/100

“She is an easy A if you show up!”

❤️ Caring Personality

90/100

“She always was there for her students whenever they needed help or wanted someone to talk to.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • she would put up little short films on the screen
  • Her lectures were always fun to listen to
  • she and exams fun and entertaining

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Pretty easy just do your work
  • almost impossible to not pass with a high grade
  • She is an easy A if you show up!

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • and considerate
  • super sweet professor
  • understands issues with mental health

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

14 detailed reviews from 2019-2025 with consistent praise and .

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 53
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 3 · A 7

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 1 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1