Felicity Dogbatse

This professor has taught: COMM382

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Felicity Dogbatse COMM107 Anonymous 03/24/2026	COMM107 is a solid introduction to public speaking that helps build confidence and communication skills over time. The class is very participation-based, with multiple speeches that push you to improve with each one. While it can feel nerve-wracking at first, the structure makes it manageable as you gain experience. Felicity is a supportive and approachable instructor who creates a comfortable environment for students to practice speaking. She gives helpful feedback and clearly wants everyone to improve, which makes a big difference, especially if you’re not naturally confident with public speaking. Overall, it’s a practical and worthwhile class that helps you grow as a speaker.
Felicity Dogbatse Expecting an A+ Anonymous 03/24/2026	I took COMM382 with Professor Dogbatse in 2025 when it was taught in Tawes Hall, and overall, it was a more positive experience than I expected. The course is structured to keep students engaged, with ELMS modules and additional materials that reinforce key concepts. It may feel different at first, but the approach encourages consistent interaction with the content. Attendance and daily quizzes help keep everyone on track. They can be challenging, but they push you to pay attention and think critically. The exams follow a similar standard, encouraging steady improvement. One of the most valuable aspects of the class is how Professor Dogbatse uses examples from her own country and experiences, then invites students to share their perspectives. She’s also upfront about the course being challenging, but makes a clear effort to break concepts down in ways that are understandable. She is very attentive in class and expects students to stay engaged. At the same time, it’s worth noting that some students come in distracted and expect that to be overlooked—respect in the classroom goes both ways, and her expectations reflect that. I also appreciated her sense of humanity and ethics of care. Although some students look down on her, she wants them to grow and puts effort into supporting that, even when the material is demanding. While the workload can feel heavy for a gen ed, it’s ultimately a class where you learn a lot if you stay committed.
Felicity Dogbatse Expecting an A+ Anonymous 03/24/2026	I took COMM382 with Professor Dogbatse in 2025 when it was taught in Tawes Hall, and overall, it was a more positive experience than I expected. The course is structured to keep students engaged, with ELMS modules and additional materials that reinforce key concepts. It may feel different at first, but the approach encourages consistent interaction with the content. Attendance and daily quizzes help keep everyone on track. They can be challenging, but they push you to pay attention and think critically. The exams follow a similar standard, encouraging steady improvement. One of the most valuable aspects of the class is how Professor Dogbatse uses examples from her own country and experiences, then invites students to share their perspectives. She’s also upfront about the course being challenging, but makes a clear effort to break concepts down in ways that are understandable. She is very attentive in class and expects students to stay engaged. At the same time, it’s worth noting that some students come in distracted and expect that to be overlooked—respect in the classroom goes both ways, and her expectations reflect that. I also appreciated her sense of humanity and ethics of care. She wants students to grow and puts effort into supporting that, even when the material is demanding. While the workload can feel heavy for a gen ed, it’s ultimately a class where you learn a lot if you stay committed
Felicity Dogbatse COMM107 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/10/2025	For 107 the course was genuinely very easy, and se made the classroom feel very inviting, warm, and friendly. If your class is interactive and talkative, she will love it, and it'll make the class easier. Our averages are pretty high, the first three speeches everyone had really good grades. The 4th speech, our biggest grade had a high mean, but she had to make some adjustments because of her boss' grading criteria. She really does try to ensure everyone has a good grade, and as long as you don't just read off of a notecard, you'll do good in the course.
Felicity Dogbatse COMM382 Expecting a B Anonymous 05/23/2025	This class was very hard for no reason. I was expecting a easy Gen Ed and instead had to work so hard for my grade. All exams were open note and still the average on our first exam was a 52% and a 73% of the other one. Its all based off definitions but we were only taught examples in class so if you want to do well you have to research on your own and add it to your note sheet because coming to class will not help you. But still come to class because participation and attendance is 20% of your grade. 20% is also made up of post class quizzes based on lectures that you will likely do poorly on even if you paid attention in class and did the pre-class readings. The professor is really nice as a person but made this class so difficult where it just became really frustrating just to get Gen Eds
Felicity Dogbatse COMM382 Expecting a W Anonymous 02/28/2025	If I had even a fraction of an idea how awful Professor Dogbatse was, I would have never made the mistake of registering for COMM382 in the first place. First, the class is incredibly unorganized: modules can only be accessed through a single link on ELMS: it's like she poorly copied the ELMS interface into a separate webpage and created her own version of it, full of videos too large to load and unaccessible links. Attendance is MANDATORY and assessed with daily quizzes, all of which contain vague wording and are near impossible to complete. All quizzes require you to know a letter or number of the day, which she softly says once and then never again repeats. Her first exam had a median of 60%, and she seemed utterly unapologetic and simply told us to 'do better next time.' During class, she stands behind students and stares at their computer screens, whispering things in their ears when they dare to switch tabs for a second. She picks favorites, and then actively calls out and bullies students who do not meet that criteria. Once, I left class to go to the restroom and professor Dogbatse referred to it in front of the entire class as "indescribably rude and disrespectful," actively mentioning the tabs I had open on my laptop while I was gone. Additionally, as a student who wears hearing aids and has ADS accommodations, it is unfair to see a professor whisper both in your ear and in front of the class and then be criticized for not understanding. Her accent is also incredibly hard to understand: for a communication class, it feels reasonable to expect to be able to understand the professor's communication. For a gen ed class, the workload is also insane. It is incredibly demeaning to spend hours studying and preparing for a gen ed only to fail every assignment due to vague wording. Assignments are graded leniently, but are only a small portion of your grade. Everything else in the class is impossible to score highly on. TLDR, do not take ANY class taken by this professor. She is new to teaching at UMD, and clearly has not learned how to structure or teach a class.