AI Rate Professor

Communication

Stacey Bartlett

CMST1 · SPCHSPCH · SPCH2 · PUBSPPS1 · CMST4 · CMST2 · COMUN1 · CMST10 · CMSTSPCH · PUBLICSPEAKING · COMM1845 · SPEECH2 · SPCH · 60 lifetime ratings

AI rating
54/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
16.67%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if you want a demanding public speaking class with strong personality and are ready to work hard for the grade.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPolarizing InstructorTough GraderHeavy WorkloadSupportive Speaking CoachEnergetic Classroom
  • Students often praise her energy, humor, and ability to reduce public speaking anxiety.
  • Many reviews warn that grades require real effort, detailed preparation, and steady completion of assignments.
  • Recent reviews are much more , and avoidable stress.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

An A is possible, but students repeatedly say , and handling tough grading.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

The , but the , and strict expectations make the course feel harder than expected.

, and they show the course can feel easy in concept but stressful in execution.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

Reviews do not clearly prove a , but participation, speeches, and in-class engagement appear important.

All attendance evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

and energy, but many warn against her because of , and stressful class dynamics.

Only in-person reviews exist, and they are strongly split between enthusiastic praise and firm avoidance.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

Multiple students call her a tough or , though some older reviews say following the syllabus can lead to good grades.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

25/100

Students repeatedly mention lots of , and heavy weekly time demands.

Format shift

, and they consistently carry the workload warnings.

Teaching experience

Good

68/100

Many students describe her as caring, funny, and effective for speech anxiety, but recent and negative reviews describe poor teaching, favoritism, and harshness.

Format shift

All teaching evidence is in person, with no online comparison available.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Assessment appears driven mostly by speeches, homework, outlines, group work, quizzes, and .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

but highly polarizing class where supportive teaching can come with heavy workload and .

Main concern

The main concern is that grading and workload can feel harsh, stressful, and inconsistent.

What students said

“ .”
CMST4
“You absolutely have to work for your grade, and .”
CMST2
“She makes the environment as comfertable as possible and does a great job of addressing speech anxiety.”
SPCH2

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

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Exam evidence is limited, but and open notes while most comments focus on speeches and assignments.

Open-Book TestsOpen-Notes TestsSpeech-Based Assessment

Assessment risk

Standard

70/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

review saying tests are open book and notes.

Open-Book TestsOpen-Notes Tests
“ and notes.”
SPCH2

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Hardest class I have ever taken. Be prepared to work so hard you have at least one breakdown.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and recommendation risk. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

68/100

“She is amazing she has a very good way of teaching public speaking.”

⚖️

30/100

“She grades really harshly to make it look like she is competent but obviously isn't”

📚 Workload Pressure

25/100

“The class has a 7 assignments plus 4 quizzes but you are expect about 8 hours a week on work and you spend that much time.”

👍 Recommendation Level

52/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is extremely motivating and easy to learn from.
  • She made the class comfortable and eliminated stage fright in everybody.
  • Bartlett is not a good teacher.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • You absolutely have to work for your grade, and .
  • If you want to major in communications take her, if you want an A in .
  • The only way you fail is by not trying and .

Theme 3

⚠️ About Workload and Stress

  • Be prepared to work so hard you have at least one breakdown.
  • Lots of homework.
  • Too much busy work!!!!

Theme 4

❤️ About Classroom Comfort

  • She helps a lot when it comes to speech anxiety and has an upbeat personality.
  • She creates an environment where you can become comfortable.
  • Great teacher, public speaking sucks but she made the class get along great so it was easy and comfortable to speak.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

60

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis is based on 50 in-person reviews across many years, with strong recurring themes but some credibility loss because many positive reviews are old and recent reviews are more negative.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 533
4 out of 514
3 out of 54
2 out of 53
1 out of 56

Course coverage

CMST222 reviews
SPCH28 reviews
CMST46 reviews
CMST103 reviews
CMST12 reviews
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PUBLICSPEAKING2 reviews
CMSTSPCH1 review
COMM18451 review
COMUN11 review
PUBSPPS11 review
SPCH1 review
SPCHSPCH1 review
SPEECH21 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 3 · A 2

B range

2

B+ 2

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