AI Rate Professor

Communication

Ronald Trotter

SPCH1 · SPEECINT · SPCHSPCH · SPCH3 · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
—
Difficulty
2.4

The decision

if and format risk, especially because online reviews are strongly negative.

Best fit · Self Taught ProPolarizingFun In PersonPoor Online ExperienceUnclear RulesHeavy Discussions
  • Student opinion is sharply split, with and others strongly warning against him online.
  • Online experiences are consistently negative, citing unclear , and difficult quizzes or tests.
  • The class may be easy to pass or earn an A in some versions, but the learning experience and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Some students say an A is easy, but unclear rules, weekly work, and low-effort A.

Online reviews suggest harder and less pleasant grading conditions, while and fairness complaints.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

60/100

Speech content can be easy and understandable, but his rules and workload can make the course feel harder than the subject itself.

Online evidence points to complicated rules and difficult quizzes, while .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

One in-person review says he wants students to attend and never be late, but the full policy is not consistently described.

Attendance evidence comes from in-person reviews, while online reviews .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

Recommendation depends heavily on format because some in-person students loved him while online students warned strongly against him.

Online evidence is clearly negative, while praise and serious complaints.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

Some students report easy A outcomes, but others complain about , and unclear progress grades.

Format shift

and fairness complaints, while online evidence includes a C grade and negative grading experience.

Workload

Heavy

35/100

Several , and large response requirements.

Format shift

Online evidence is negative about rules and quizzes, while in-person-counted reviews include detailed complaints about heavy online-style work.

Teaching experience

Average

50/100

His teaching is polarizing, with strong praise for energy and understanding but serious criticism of , and consistency.

Format shift

Online teaching evidence is poor, while and unfair.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

, and a final, so assessment appears mixed.

Format shift

Online reviews mention discussions and quizzes, while in-person-counted , and assignments.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are polarized, ranging from favorite-professor , and heavy online-style work.

Main concern

Expectations and .

What students said

“Very interesting class, very helpful and with sense of understanding.”
SPCH1
“ .. Does not follow his own syllabus.”
21942
“ and does not issue progress grades.”
SPCH3

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students describe him as uncaring, condescending, unclear, and unpleasant despite a .

Main concern

Rules, tone, and online course management are the biggest risks.

What students said

“Horrible teacher. Very uncaring of his students.”
SPCH1
“Horrible job at explaining his overly-complicated rules”
SPCH3
“Moderately easy class but not a pleasant experience.”
SPCH3

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews mention quizzes, weekly tests, and a , but do not clearly prove proctoring, open-book rules, or closed-book rules.

QuizzesWeekly TestsFinal Test

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and a final test, but not proctoring or .

QuizzesWeekly TestsFinal Test
“ but not your grade for .”
SPCH3
“The test were about 4 pages long and were every week.”
SPEECINT
“the quizzes and opinion than actual information in the text.”
SPCH3

Online

Online reviews mention difficult quizzes but do .

Quizzes
“ .”
SPCH3

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Moderately easy class but not a pleasant experience. Never again”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, workload, format differences, and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

50/100

“Horrible job at explaining his overly-complicated rules”

👍 Recommendation Level

45/100

“ !”

⚖️

52/100

“Gives all the students the same grades even if you don't follow the outline (not fair).”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing teacher
  • Very interesting class, very helpful and with sense of understanding.
  • Extremely condescending.

Theme 2

📚 About Workload & Rules

  • .
  • Horrible job at explaining his overly-complicated rules
  • He gave a lot of unneccsary work and a lot of discussion questions.
  • The test were about 4 pages long and were every week.

Theme 3

📈 About Grades & Difficulty

  • The in-residence class is very easy.
  • You can literally get up in front of class and ramble on for however long you want and get an A.
  • .
  • I got crappy scores

Data context

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Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

10

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Ten reviews across several years provide enough detail to show a consistent format split and a highly polarized teaching pattern.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 50
3 out of 52
2 out of 54
1 out of 51

Course coverage

SPCH34 reviews
SPCH13 reviews
219421 review
SPCHSPCH1 review
SPEECINT1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

1

A+ 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values