C V McNamara

COMM101 · SPEECH101 · SPEECH104 · SPEEC104 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 84/100
RMP rating: 4.3/5
Take again: —
Difficulty: 1.6

The decision

if you want encouragement and a manageable A path, but study lecture notes hard for exams.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyEncouraging Speaker CoachTake-Home QuizzesExam DisconnectApproachableEasy If You Show Up

and speech projects
; midterms can feel unfairly textbook-heavy
Overall easy speech classes if you attend, participate, and treat it seriously

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Speeches and if you participate, though mismatched exams can still drop you to a B.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Speech content and and low-stress for most students, with low average difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

and students say attending class helps you do fine.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

76/100

Students call her helpful, encouraging, and easy if .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

68/100

Full credit on speeches is common, but lecture and .

Format shift

Workload

Light

74/100

Typically a few speeches or projects plus a .

Format shift

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Approachable, encouraging for nervous speakers, and helpful, though instructions and .

Format shift

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Grades blend speeches or projects with midterms, finals, and occasional textbook quizzes.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

and relatively easy on speeches, with and clear encouragement, though some exams feel poorly aligned with class activities.

Main concern

are perfect.

What students said

“If you attend all the and do the 3-4 projects you will do fine.”
SPEECH104

“an easy A if you treat it seriously!”
SPEECH101

“Aced all speeches, literally 100 percent but .”
COMM101

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.

, but midterms and finals can be lecture- or random textbook-based and feel harder.

Take-Home QuizzesLecture-Based ExamsTextbook Page QuestionsPre-Announced Quiz Questions

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; midterms and finals lean on lecture notes and selected textbook pages.

Take-Home QuizzesLecture-Based ExamsTextbook Page Questions

“There are a but so you can do them with low stress.”
SPEECH104

“She lets you know the exact questions for the next quiz and sometimes .”
SPEEC104

“The because they were based on her lecture notes.”
COMM101

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“an easy A if you treat it seriously! this class def helped me get over my fear of speaking in public”
Voice snapshots generated from 5 in-person reviews, highlighting teaching support, easiness, and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Support

78/100

“She was very encouraging to students who were nervous to get up and speak.”

📈 Easy A Path

78/100

“an easy A if you treat it seriously!”

📝

45/100

“Aced all speeches, literally 100 percent but .”

👍

76/100

“Despite its easiness you can still learn a couple things in this class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She was very encouraging to students who were nervous to get up and speak.
LOVE HER! work hard and she'll appreciate it.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

an easy A if you treat it seriously!
This class is very easy.
Aced all speeches, literally 100 percent but .

Theme 3

📝

Three speeches and 2 exams.
but
She lets you know the exact questions for the next quiz

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Five detailed in-person reviews from 2012-2016 show consistent themes but a modest sample and older dates.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54

4 out of 50

3 out of 51

2 out of 50

1 out of 50

Course coverage

COMM1012 reviews

SPEEC1041 review

SPEECH1011 review

SPEECH1041 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1

B range

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

No reported values

D range

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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C V McNamara

x x x x if you want encouragement and a manageable A path, but study lecture notes hard for exams.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Mandatory

WorthIt

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Support

📈 Easy A Path

📝 x x

👍 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📝 x x x x

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you want encouragement and a manageable A path, but study lecture notes hard for exams.

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