Suzanne Anderson

HIST025B · 025B · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 44/100
RMP rating: 3.1/5
Take again: 52.94%
Difficulty: 3.7

The decision

Only take her if , and want women's history depth; skip if you need flexibility or .

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough GraderHeavy ReadingAI-StrictOpen-Book TestsPolarizing

Workload is heavy with , and a costly textbook.
and open notes, but and late work is rarely accepted.
Online reviews are more negative due to aggressive Turnitin/AI flagging and zero late-work policy.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Open-book tests and study guides help, but , and AI flags mean an A still costs real sustained effort.

Online students emphasize AI flags and no late work; but still call her a .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Women's history content , and lecture-plus-textbook alignment make the material intellectually demanding.

; online adds time-pressure complaints about asynchronous workload.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

32/100

, and participation or early meetings still matter even when listed as asynchronous.

Online reviews sometimes call first-week meetings mandatory despite async labels; in .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

because they learn a lot; the other half warn about grading, AI policy, and bias concerns.

In-person fans are warmer about inspiration; .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

, and AI similarity rules feel unforgiving.

Format shift

Online comments stress Turnitin/AI; in but note .

Workload

Heavy

26/100

, and weekly reading create a heavy load.

Format shift

Both formats report lots of homework; online students especially underestimate time.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Some students find her inspirational and resource-rich while others call curriculum outdated, disengaging, or biased.

Format shift

; online praise is rarer and more about resources.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and profiles rather than only exams or only homework.

Format shift

; online also stresses AI-checked submissions.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students who care about the subject often call her inspirational with open-book tests and study guides, but and .

Main concern

High reading load, expensive textbook, and .

What students said

“Honestly if you study you'll do fine the and open notes and she has thorough study guides!”
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“LOTS of work - chapters are 30 pages & you need textbook, lecture, and in-class media notes in order to be successful.”
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“This class was unfortunate. Very outdated curriculum, .”
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Remote format

Online

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections feel harder and less forgiving, with heavy AI/Turnitin scrutiny, no late work, and .

Main concern

Aggressive AI detection and zero tolerance for late work can tank grades or .

What students said

“Lots of work and . Uses TurnItIn and will flag just about anything as AI.”
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“She tracks AI usage and doesn't allow late work.”
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“Heavily uses Turnitin for everything and you're not allowed to be above 20% yet you can't even after you've submitted.”
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Exam style

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study guides and written responses, though overall course grading stays strict.

Open BookOpen NotesWritten EssaysStudy GuidesCopy-Paste Quiz Overlap

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

68/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person students and reusable quiz questions on midterms and finals.

Open BookOpen NotesStudy GuidesWritten No Multiple ChoiceQuiz Questions Reused

“the and open notes and she has thorough study guides!”
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“ and final. Lots of the exact same questions.”
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“Quizzes/tests were short question, open note/book with an essay and you were given the ”
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Online

Online comments confirm quizzes/exams need detailed lecture notes and textbook use, with AI scrutiny on written .

Open Book QuizzesLecture Plus Textbook NotesAI-Checked Writing

“If you use the book only, you will not do well.”
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“There were also a lot of tests but they were super easy and you could use the book for everything.”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Professor Anderson was very inspirational. Women's history was empowering, she is not easy but challenging in the .”
Voice snapshots generated from 17 reviews spanning 2021-2026, balancing online AI-policy complaints with . Credibility rating: High.

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26/100

“LOTS of work - chapters are 30 pages & you need textbook, lecture, and in-class media notes in order to be successful.”

📝 Open-Book Tests

68/100

“the and open notes and she has thorough study guides!”

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32/100

“Uses TurnItIn and will flag just about anything as AI.”

👍 Polarized Recommendation

50/100

“All the complaints about this professor are ridiculous! Yes, she checks for AI - do your own work.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Professor Anderson was very inspirational.
Easily the most informative class I have taken.
I like Dr. Anderson and find the lectures interesting

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Lots of work and .
If you do all the work you will pass with an A.
she is not easy but challenging in the .

Theme 3

⚠️ About Policies & Friction

she refused to even accept an .
Also requires we buy an $100+ textbook.
Insists there is a but this class is asynchronous.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Seventeen recent detailed reviews across online and , AI checks, and open-book tests despite polarized quality scores.

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56

4 out of 52

3 out of 52

2 out of 51

1 out of 56

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

15 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 6

B range

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

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D range

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 2

Suzanne Anderson

Only take her if x x x x x x x x x x, and want women's history depth; skip if you need flexibility or x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Depends

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

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📝 Open-Book Tests

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👍 Polarized Recommendation

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⚠️ About Policies & Friction

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Only take her if , and want women's history depth; skip if you need flexibility or .

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