Reviews of professor Chitra Padmanabhan

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She is an amazing Professor. The grading criteria and homework is very straight forward. You will definitely work to earn your grade. But, she is always available for clarification and feedback in class. She wants you to learn Communications and use that skill for the rest of your life. Well worth taking her!! I would take this class, if I could :)

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Professor Vijay is an amazing professor who cares about the success of her students. She is very easy and a funny Communications teachers that makes every class enjoyable. If you show up and do what your'e suppose to do, you will have no issue passing this class.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
At first I hated her and the class but overtime she grew on me. I realized that she means well and genuinely wants you to succeed she just doesnt always say the right thing. If you get offended easily, beware. She never means to upset theres just a large cultural gap. Overall shes pretty cool and I really did get better at speaking.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I had Prof. Padmanabhan when the original professor went on maternity leave. Took awhile to grade some speeches, along with a lack of communication outside of classtime. Overall, good professor but was a bit confusing at times with assignment directions and grading criteria.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Prof Chitra supported my learning as I was very wary of public speaking. She realized that I needed an extra dose of encouragement. She spoke to communication lab tutors on my behalf to provide me the extra help. Overall, she does not let students fall through the cracks. Overall, her grading criteria is very clear and following it can get you an A

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She is willing to go the extra mile to help students. If you meet up with her in her office hours, she is willing to hear you out and help you in your difficulty. Just make sure to communicate with her. Very clear grading criteria and knows her stuff very well. She has taught this course ample number of times and you can tell by her experience.