AI Rate Professor

Communication

James Arroyo

COMMST140 · COMMST100 · COMM111 · COMMST111 · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
60%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if you like interactive speech classes, but expect and uneven flexibility.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHilarious and passionateParticipation mattersPolarizing personalitySpeech and journal heavyExtra credit uneven
  • Many students love his energy, humor, and
  • A vocal minority call him unprofessional, unfair on due dates, or inflexible
  • Attendance and presentations matter; workload is moderate for a comm class

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Several students call it easy to pass with effort on speeches and journals, while others get stuck at a B despite hard work.

Online lean easier; .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Introductory comm content with speeches, journals, and .

Both formats describe doable content; difficulty spikes mainly for public speaking anxiety.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

24/100

Attendance and participation are repeatedly required, with little grace for work conflicts.

and in-person comments.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

; personality fit decides whether he feels amazing or awful.

Online lean more positive; in-person is more polarized.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

Some call him easy or fair; others say he is a .

Format shift

and ; online is less about strictness.

Workload

Light

62/100

A handful of speeches, journals, and .

Format shift

Workload comments are similar online and in person.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Passionate funny lectures for many, but unprofessional delivery and weak support for others.

Format shift

Online interaction is praised; in-person character complaints are sharper.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Speeches and journals share the load with a few exams or quizzes.

Format shift

Both formats center presentations plus smaller written or quiz work.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In person he is either amazing and funny or rude and inflexible depending on the student.

Main concern

Some report no support for absences and limited despite participation claims.

What students said

“Professor Arroyo was absolutely amazing! Very passionate about the .”
COMM111
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COMM111
“Horrible teacher. Not understanding.”
COMMST100

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Online or Zoom sections get praise for interaction and time on assignments, plus one fairness complaint on staggered presentation due dates.

Main concern

Different presentation due dates by group feel unfair to some students.

What students said

“Professor Arroyo was great. He interacts with his students. be ready to give speeches but it's not crazy hard.”
COMMST100
“If you're in the first group for a presentation, you have to turn in .”
COMMST100
“He is a awesome professor gives you enough time to turn in .”
COMMST100

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams exist but speeches and journals carry much of the experience; proctoring is not clearly described.

Three exams around 50 pointsEasy quizzesSpeech presentationsRelationship journals

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person uses multiple speeches, journals, and a .

Four relationship journalsThree exams at 50 pointsFive speeches in some sectionsEasy quizzes
“There are relationship journals (four in total), exams are 50 points (3 in total) and .”
COMM111
“There is a total of 5 speechs that you are graded on and 3 quizzes (very easy)”
COMMST100

Online

Online reviews stress speeches .

SpeechesStaggered presentation due dates
“be ready to give speeches but it's not crazy hard. ”
COMMST100

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Professor Arroyo was absolutely amazing! Very passionate about the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 reviews, balancing praise for humor with fairness and support concerns. Credibility rating: Medium.

😂 Fun Lectures

75/100

“Great teacher, lectures and class are fun.”

⚠️ Polarizing Support

35/100

“Expect to get no support, he will not be descriptive about the posted assignments”

📣 Participation Reality

40/100

“teacher stated participants counts; which was a lie.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Very passionate about the subject
  • Pretty funny guy
  • Horrible way of speaking and delivery

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Very easy class to pass!
  • He could be a but that is so you can improve
  • Worked my butt off and got a B

Theme 3

💻 About Online Experience

  • gives you enough time to turn in
  • different due dates for specific students

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

10

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Ten reviews with a and mixed formats yield moderate confidence.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 52

Course coverage

COMMST1006 reviews
COMM1112 reviews
COMMST1111 review
COMMST1401 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 2 · A- 1

B range

3

B 2 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2