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Donald Hickey

HIST20 · HIST21 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
91/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
Take again
92.31%
Difficulty
2.2

The decision

Strong take if and ; an easy A with interesting lectures.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing LecturesEssay BasedClear GradingEasy A HistoryReading Heavy
  • Almost everyone recommends him and reports As with and quiz structures.
  • No traditional hard tests; midterms and .
  • Workload is reading and writing heavy, especially online summer, but if you keep up.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

88/100

Students repeatedly say short choose-prompt essays and steady work.

Both formats report easy As; online summer needs more pacing discipline.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

, though weekly reading keeps it from being trivial.

In person feels lighter intellectually for many; .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

62/100

Attendance is mixed mandatory and optional, but students say and .

; in person varies but lectures are useful for .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

93/100

Near-universal praise for clarity, lectures, and fair easy grading with would-take-again near 100 percent.

In-person enthusiasm is strongest; .

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

90/100

Described as a and many A or A+ outcomes.

Format shift

; online still assigns many papers.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

, and a few short papers create moderate ongoing work.

Format shift

Online summer feels heavier; in .

Teaching experience

Excellent

92/100

Students call him clear, hilarious, knowledgeable, and one of the .

Format shift

; online recorded lectures are also praised.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

, and weekly homework rather than high-stakes closed exams.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize essays and weekly work over traditional tests.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person students rave , and near-certain As with attendance and notes.

Main concern

Lectures can feel boring to some and .

What students said

“ and unmonitored. ... it is impossible not to get an A.”
HIST21
“The midterm and , and you get to pick from a selection of prompts that he goes over.”
HIST21

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online HIST21 is manageable and well structured with recorded lectures, but summer pace and .

Main concern

, and dense weekly work especially in summer.

What students said

“This class is okay if you need the credit and . Every time you think you are done with an .”
HIST21
“There is a total of four papers but they're pretty short and easy to get an A on.”
HIST21

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Quizzes are open note and unmonitored, and .

Open Note QuizzesEssay Midterm and FinalChoose Your PromptUntimed Essays

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

90/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person features open-note unmonitored quizzes and and a week to write.

Open NoteUnmonitored QuizzesEssay ExamsChoose Prompt
“ and unmonitored.”
HIST21
“ ! He would give you a few prompts you can choose from”
HIST20

Online

, and recorded lectures; no strict proctoring is described.

Weekly QuizzesShort PapersRecorded Lectures
“Also the . There is a total of four papers but they're pretty short and easy to get an A on.”
HIST21
“most of the classwork consisted of short answer questions regarding primary source documents”
HIST21

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ and unmonitored. ... it is impossible not to get an A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 highly consistent History reviews. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Lecture Quality

92/100

“Professor Hickey is the so far at IVC. He is an amazing lecturer, and the material assigned is typically very engaging and interesting.”

📈 Easy A Structure

88/100

“The midterm and , and you get to pick from a selection of prompts that he goes over. You have a week to do them.”

📝 Workload Reality

55/100

“This class is okay if you need the credit and . Every time you think you are done with an .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing lecturer
  • He was also a hilarious professor
  • lectures that makes you turn your head no matter what headspace your in

Theme 2

📈 About Grades and Exams

  • it is impossible not to get an A
  • they're pretty short and easy to get an A on
  • THAT'S IT!!!

Theme 3

📚

  • Get ready to read
  • workload is heavy, particularly
  • You need three textbooks that aren't provided

Data context

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Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

13 recent detailed reviews with extremely consistent A , and aligned comments across formats.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
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Course coverage

HIST219 reviews
HIST204 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

11

A+ 3 · A 8

B range

0

No reported values

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