AI Rate Professor

Communication

David Kano

COMMST100 · COMM100 · COMT111 · COMMST111 · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
15/100
RMP rating
1.6/5
Take again
20%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Avoid unless you can , and a high-stress class environment.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderStrict attendanceUnclear criteriaParticipation-heavyHigh stress
  • Most students describe the class as , and overly demanding.
  • Getting an A is possible, but it requires heavy participation, office-hour follow-up, and adapting to strict expectations.
  • Online reviews are mixed, while and emphasize harsh classroom policies.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

A grades appear often, but students say they require constant participation, after-class help, and .

Online evidence includes A+ grades with heavily weighted work, while effort and strict expectations.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

The communication content is not described as conceptually advanced, but and rigid class rules make it feel difficult.

Online reviews focus on unclear criteria and , while and intense participation demands.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

10/100

Attendance and punctuality are treated as strict requirements, and students say missing speeches or being late can seriously hurt outcomes.

Online reviews mention participation as essential, while and attendance enforcement.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

20/100

Most students strongly discourage taking him because they felt the , and harshly run.

Online reviews are split, but .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

15/100

Repeated tough-grader comments and some high final grades.

Format shift

Online grading is described as heavily weighted and inconsistent, while and unclear.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

The workload is not always large in assignment count, but , and after-class effort make it heavy.

Format shift

Online reviews mention few but heavily weighted assignments, while .

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Most , and a stressful classroom experience.

Format shift

Online reviews are mixed with one helpful account, while .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Grades appear to , and a small number of heavily weighted assignments.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize speeches, participation, projects, and few heavily weighted graded items rather than many exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are strongly negative, , and high participation pressure.

Main concern

Students report , and poor communication.

What students said

“He will stand at the door and if you're seconds late he marks.”
COMMST100
“This was definitely my hardest class.”
COMM100

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews show one helpful experience and one very negative experience, with both emphasizing participation and .

Main concern

and heavily weighted assignments.

What students said

“Only 5 assignments but they were all waited heavily.”
COMT111
“ so it's hard to tell what you should be aiming for.”
COMMST100

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews mention tests only briefly and do not clearly prove open-book rules, proctoring, webcam use, or .

Test MentionedNo Clear Exam PolicySpeech-Based Assessment

Assessment risk

Varies

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews focus on speeches and participation, and do not clearly prove the .

Speech-Based AssessmentNo Clear Exam Policy
“if you miss even one speech you most likely wont pass.”
COMMST100

Online

Online reviews mention a test but do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, open-book, or .

Test MentionedNo Clear Proctoring Evidence
“Helped me a lot for the test and provided .”
COMT111

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ .”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 reviews, highlighting repeated themes in , and workload; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

18/100

“Professor Kano was terrible.”

⚖️

15/100

“Hes a and .”

🚫 Recommendation Risk

20/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Terrible lectures, never taught a thing.
  • He's a comm professor but he misuses words and doesn't actually communicate well.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This was definitely my hardest class.
  • Only 5 assignments but they were all waited heavily.
  • The only way to get a good grade in this class is to participate a TON and stay after class to discuss your speech with him.

Theme 3

⏰

  • He will stand at the door and if you're seconds late he marks.
  • Have to answer and participate in class a lot.

Data context

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Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

10

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

The rating is credible because 10 reviews are detailed, recent enough, and strongly consistent in and .

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 58

Course coverage

COMM1004 reviews
COMMST1003 reviews
COMMST1112 reviews
COMT1111 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 3 · A 3 · A- 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 2