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Communication

Julia Raz

COM101 · COMM101 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
78/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
83.33%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

Strong choice for COM 101 if you will prepare speeches; if you cannot gather a 5-person audience.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyClear grading criteriaParticipation mattersSpeech focusedGives good feedbackLaid back
  • Public speaking course built around a few
  • Most students find her fair, encouraging, and not unnecessarily hard for a GE
  • Online sections need 5 audience members for recorded speeches or risk big grade cuts

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Follow the , and keep up with short quizzes and many students report solid grades.

Online reviews lean easiest; and reading much harder.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

Content is a standard public speaking GE, with speeches as the main challenge rather than abstract theory.

Online comments call it easy; and reading tough.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

and note participation and speech presence matter.

Both online and .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

82/100

About 83% would take again; students praise encouragement and .

Online reviews are strongly positive; one in-person student dropped and warned others.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

70/100

, though missing speech requirements hurts a lot.

Format shift

Online students call her not a tough grader; .

Workload

Light

68/100

Four speeches, short quizzes, and some writing make a moderate-to-light GE load for most.

Format shift

Online load is speech-plus-quiz light; and quizzes heavy.

Teaching experience

Good

76/100

Encouraging, laid-back, and interactive for most; and one no-lecture complaint.

Format shift

Online and one in-person praise her; .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Grade mainly from speeches, participation, short quizzes, and writing rather than a .

Format shift

Online explicitly centers 4 speeches and short quizzes; in-person also stresses speeches and quizzes.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

one loved interactive ITV lectures, another dropped over and 6-minute quizzes.

Main concern

One student , and .

What students said

“This professor doesn't give any lectures and expects you to finish a weekly quiz in only 6 minutes.”
COMM101
“Her lectures are interactive and most of the class time (ITV) was spent chatting with the group and giving speeches.”
COMM101

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Online COM 101 is mostly easy with short quizzes and four speeches, but recorded speeches require five audience members.

Main concern

Missing the five-person audience can cost about 20% on a speech.

What students said

“Her class is easy, just put in the work and youll be okey. TAKE THIS CLASS!!”
COM101
“Whole class is based on short quizzes of 5 questions and 4 speeches. Easy and !”
COMM101
“If you don't have 5 people you can present with !”
COM101

Exam style

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Assessment is speech-heavy with short quizzes; .

4 speechesShort quizzesRubric-based gradingRecorded online speeches

Assessment risk

Standard

65/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

interactive speeches for one student versus weekly 6-minute quizzes and .

Weekly quizzesSpeechesReading heavyTest heavy tag
“expects you to finish a weekly quiz in only 6 minutes. You have to read a .”
COMM101
“most of the class time (ITV) was spent chatting with the group and giving speeches.”
COMM101

Online

, and recorded speeches needing five audience members.

Recorded speeches5 audience members5-question quizzesWriting assignments
“Whole class is based on short quizzes of 5 questions and 4 speeches.”
COMM101
“we were expected to gather 5 audience members and record a speech. 20% of grade was taken off if you didn't have all members.”
COM101

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Her class is easy, just put in the work and youll be okey. TAKE THIS CLASS!!”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 COM 101 reviews (4 online, 2 in , and recommendation tone. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎤 Speech-Centered Class

76/100

“Whole class is based on short quizzes of 5 questions and 4 speeches. Easy and !”

👍 Recommendation

82/100

“I loved this class. Professor Raz is very laid back but in an informative way.”

⚠️ Online Audience Rule

60/100

“If you don't have 5 people you can present with !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Dr Raz encourages you and makes you feel better about it.
  • She wants to see you be confident and .
  • Her lectures are interactive and most of the class time was spent chatting with the group and giving speeches.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Follow everything on the rubric and you will get an A.
  • Not a .
  • This professor doesn't give any lectures and expects you to finish a weekly quiz in only 6 minutes.

Theme 3

🎥 About Online Speeches

  • we were expected to gather 5 audience members and record a speech.
  • Prepare for your speeches. and .

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Only 6 reviews from 2019-2025; mostly consistent online praise but limited and .

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

COMM1014 reviews
COM1012 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 1 · A- 1

B range

2

B+ 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1