AI Rate Professor

Communication

Steve McDevitt

PUBLICSPK · COM107 · PLAYPROD100 · CMST107 · SPEECH109 · CMST109 · SPEECH9 · COMM109 · SPEECH · PUBLICSPEAKING · SPCH109 · COM109 · THEATREARTS · POLS130 · 25 lifetime ratings

AI rating
89/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
Take again
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Difficulty
2.0

The decision

Take him for speech or public speaking if you want an easy, skills-focused class with open-book tests.

Best fit · Easy A HunterOpen Book TestsEasy Speech ClassHelpful FeedbackPicky Speech GradingExtra Credit Available
  • Public speaking becomes manageable with , and .
  • Most students call the class easy if you show up, give speeches, and use .
  • A minority find lectures boring or speech grading picky, but overall tone is strongly positive.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Students , and simply giving speeches make an A realistic.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

78/100

Low difficulty ratings and comments call the class easy if you attend and complete speeches.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

68/100

as harsh mandatory policy, but showing up for speeches is essential to pass.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

80/100

Most students praise skills gained and ease, with only a few disliking attitude or boring lectures.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

Speech grades can be picky, but overall course grades and .

Format shift

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Workload

Light

72/100

Main work is speeches, notes, and .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Good

82/100

and practical speech tools outweigh complaints about dull delivery for most students.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Speeches drive the grade, while and some writing or .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Long-running in-person speech and communication classes that most students find easy, practical, and and feedback.

Main concern

Speech grading can feel picky and lectures can drag for some students.

What students said

“Easiest class I've ever taken by far. I didn't feel like I had to work very hard for an A.”
SPCH109
“ .”
COMM109
“The because they're open book.”
CMST107

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

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Tests are repeatedly described as open book or open notes and easy if you prepare lightly.

Open BookOpen NotesExtra CreditSpeech-Based Grading

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

86/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, with speeches graded carefully but supported by .

Open BookOpen NotesExtra Credit
“ .”
COMM109
“The because they're open book.”
CMST107
“you can use them on the test. DONT buy the book.”
CMST107

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Easiest class I've ever taken by far. I didn't feel like I had to work very hard for an A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 25 , and speech coaching. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

82/100

“Mr. McDevitt gave me skills that I needed to be able to overcome that. Definitely a teacher I won't forget.”

📈 Easy A Potential

84/100

“If you do the work he gives you, you will get an easy A.”

📘

86/100

“The because they're open book.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

80/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He does a great job making such a scary class, like Public Speaking, interesting.
  • He's taught lawyers how to own a room
  • so you can improve.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easiest class I've ever taken by far.
  • .
  • He's impossible to fail if you show up and give your speeches

Theme 3

🎤 About Speeches

  • He grades the speeches harshly, but gives an opportunity with .
  • Speaches r really

Data context

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Analysis sample

25

Recent reviews read by the AI

25

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-five in-person reviews over many years show consistent themes of easy tests, practical speech coaching, and overall recommendation.

Inside 25 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 515
4 out of 57
3 out of 52
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

SPEECH1094 reviews
CMST1093 reviews
PUBLICSPEAKING3 reviews
SPEECH3 reviews
CMST1072 reviews
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THEATREARTS1 review

Reported outcomes

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B range

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