Douglas Barker

HUM100 · ARTHISTORY · ART112 · HUM101 · HUMANITIES · ART100 · 33 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 29/100
RMP rating: 2.7/5
Take again: 0%
Difficulty: 3.5

The decision

Avoid if you need clear test prep; if .

Best fit · Self Taught ProSlide-Show LecturesTest MismatchMonotone DeliveryGraded by Few ThingsArt History Stories

Lectures are long picture-only slide shows that often do not match the exams.
Grade usually rests on a few multiple-choice or .
Knowledgeable storyteller for and unapproachable for many recent students.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

36/100

Few graded items and who attend every lecture.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

44/100

Content is standard intro art history but lectures are dry and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Avoid

30/100

Recent students call him one of the and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

Students frequently tag him as a and multiple-choice exams.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

74/100

; grade is mostly a few tests and .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

40/100

He knows art history deeply but many call lectures monotone, off-topic, and poorly aligned to assessments.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

86/100

of exams with little ongoing assignment cushion.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

33 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person art and humanities sections center on long slide lectures and a handful of .

Main concern

and students often have no idea how to study.

What students said

“None of what he taught was on tests, he only grades you off of a few tests and one project.”
ART100

“ and to study on your own”
ART100

“MC tests were obscure- class avg 60%. if you can.”
ART100

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

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Exams are few, often obscure, and frequently said not to match what was covered in class.

Few testsTrue-false or multiple choiceLecture-test mismatchNo study guides

Assessment risk

Strict

38/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, few in number, and widely described as hard to prepare for.

3-4 examsTrue-false questionsObscure detailsClass averages near 60%

“3 multiple choice tests and . MC tests were obscure- class avg 60%.”
ART100

“A lot of .”
ART100

“ and garde is ”
ART100

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“None of what he taught was on tests, he only grades you off of a few tests and one project.”
Voice snapshots generated from 33 in-person reviews spanning 2003-2019, highlighting slides, exams, and confusion. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

40/100

“He is knowledgeable on the material but do not have an understanding about it.”

📉 Recommendation

30/100

“ if you can.”

📝 Test Alignment

38/100

“the and none of the material is covered in class.”

😴 Lecture Style

35/100

“he was so boring!!!! !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Lectures include blank slideshow with only pictures.
extremely monotone.
all class is slide shows

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Many students have asked and have no idea how to study for the test.
if you want a bunch of interesting stories about art but if you need an A try someone else
.

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

he only grades you off of a few tests and one project.
no study guide, so review for the .
4 TESTS AND THAT .

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-three in-person reviews across many , and test mismatch.

Inside 33 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55

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1 out of 58

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 2

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C 1

D range

D- 1

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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Douglas Barker

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Standard

Recommended

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🎯 Teaching Quality

📉 Recommendation

📝 Test Alignment

😴 Lecture Style

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📚 About Workload

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