AI Rate Professor

History

Ken Rasmussen

HIS01 · HISTORY2 · HIS2 · HIST33 · HIST001 · HISTORY · HIST2 · HIST1 · HISTONE · HST2 · 20 lifetime ratings

AI rating
56/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
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Difficulty
3.2

The decision

Take him for a solid history course if you can handle dry lectures and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardDry LecturesKnowledgeable HistorianHard Essay GraderExtra Credit AvailableLots of Reading
  • Knows history deeply and is generally nice and responsive.
  • Lectures often feel dry or boring, so self-motivation is essential.
  • Grades can be fair with prep, but many call him a hard A and tests.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

You can earn a B with steady work, but true A's and high standards.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is manageable with reading and , and dry lectures keep it from feeling easy.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

as , while others say it is not strictly required.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

, and help, despite boring lectures.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

38/100

exists, but essays and and several students say he rarely gives full A's.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

45/100

Expect , and final, with occasional make-up or EC options.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

62/100

Deeply knowledgeable and organized, but dry delivery and tangents repeatedly kill energy in class.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of and final, term paper, and limited rather than pure exam or pure homework.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person history classes feature long, sometimes dry lectures with , and generous .

Main concern

Boring lectures and energy or easy A's.

What students said

“His lectures are a bit dry so I spent most of my time on my computer, he's cool with them.”
HIST2
“Even though his lectures are VERY dry and there is TONS of .”
HIST33
“Very nice, but soooo boooring and how well you do”
HISTORY

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and ID terms with advance topics or term lists, plus quizzes and a paper.

Blue-Book EssaysIdentification TermsQuizzesTerm Paper

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Expect quizzes and a term paper; grading on writing is strict.

Blue-Book EssaysIdentification TermsIn-Class QuizzesTerm Paper
“70~80 identification terms are given 2 wks before midterm and final. 1 term paper.”
HIS2
“ and final and two quizzes.”
HIST33
“ and tests.”
HIST1

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Ignore the bad reviews!! This guy is great!! If you like History (or not), you will learn in his class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 20 in-person reviews, , and solid knowledge. Credibility rating: High.

😴 Dry Lectures

40/100

“His lectures are sooooo BORING though.”

📚 Knowledge Depth

75/100

“Professor Rasmussen is a very knowledgeable and informative teacher”

⚖️ Hard A Grading

38/100

“he very grudgingly will give an A-.”

👍

68/100

“ . You'll learn a lot and it's super interesting!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • his lectures are VERY dry
  • His lectures are insightful (albeit typically long)
  • My attention was constantly held, even during a 3 hour class.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • All easy if you prepare. A lot of work, but easy.
  • doesn't like to give A's no matter how well you do
  • Got a B with minimal effort.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Nice and responsive professor.
  • He answers any questions you have.
  • He is a and very willing to help you.

Data context

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Analysis sample

20

Recent reviews read by the AI

20

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty in-person reviews over many years consistently , and overall solid teaching.

Inside 20 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 56
3 out of 54
2 out of 52
1 out of 50

Course coverage

HIST27 reviews
HIST332 reviews
HISTORY2 reviews
HISTORY22 reviews
2011 review
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HIS011 review
HIS21 review
HIST0011 review
HIST11 review
HISTONE1 review
HST21 review

Reported outcomes

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3 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 1 · A 1

B range

0

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C range

0

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D range

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F

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1

Not_Sure_Yet 1