AI Rate Professor

Social Science

Wesley Swanson

HIST017A · 17A · HIST37 · HIST17A · CALIFHISTORY · HIST17B · HIST037 · HIS17A · 168 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
Take again
15.09%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

unless you write original analytical work carefully and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerBrutal Discussion GraderAI Accusation RiskSelf-Teach HistoryHarsh 1500-Word PaperQuiz Retakes Help
  • Most students say he barely teaches and and papers extremely harshly.
  • AI cheating accusations and and .
  • and can be predictable if you grind modules.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Even diligent students report low discussion scores and paper hits; an A requires heavy original analysis and luck with graders.

Both online and As.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

, and a long research paper make the workload and thinking demand high.

Online and and hard discussions over easy content.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Many online and , but work is continuous and participation still drives grades.

Online is often more flexible on seat time; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

and most voices call the class a fail-by-design experience.

A few positive online or California History reviews exist, but the dominant tone in .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

; discussions and the 1500-word paper are graded subjectively with .

Format shift

; online adds more AI-accusation stories.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and a 1500-word textbook paper create a heavy load.

Format shift

and writing; older online reviews stress huge question banks.

Teaching experience

Poor

26/100

Students repeatedly say he effectively and leaves them to teach themselves from the book.

Format shift

In-person lectures often called useless; online is mostly modules and grading.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and one major paper all matter, with writing grades often deciding outcomes.

Format shift

Both formats blend quizzes and a big paper; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person still feels module and reading driven, with , and .

Main concern

, and .

What students said

“90% of the .”
HIS17A
“The TA graded all of .”
HIS17A
“The lectures were useless, the tests were hard, and reason.”
HIST017A

Remote format

Online

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online history is textbook-heavy self-study with , and frequent unfair-grading complaints.

Main concern

Harsh discussion and feedback.

What students said

“ though everything was done right. Very subjective in grading.”
17A
“ because the prof claimed I .”
HIS17A
“There's no feeback, lecture, nothing. You read the textbook, participate in discussions, and quiz.”
HIST017A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are often multiple , while the and discussions create most of the pain.

Multiple Quiz AttemptsMidterm and Final from Quizzes1500 Word PaperTimed ExamsNo Clear Proctoring Details

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person and hybrid , and harsh written work rather than special proctoring software.

Quiz RetakesHard TestsHarsh DiscussionsResearch Paper
“You get 5 tries on quizzes and 2 on exams. There is one 1500 research paper”
HIS17A
“Just don't use ai for your work he has really sensitive detection software.”
CALIFHISTORY

Online

Online students mention multiple quiz attempts, midterms and finals based on quizzes, and a long paper; .

5 Quiz Attempts2 Exam Attempts1500 Word EssayModule-Based Questions
“Midterm (50q - 55 min) & Final (100q-105 min)--- Both were easy, COMPLETELY BASED on quizzes, 2 ATTEMPTS”
HIST17A
“Class is super easy until the very end. I had an easy A until the paper and final.”
HIST17B

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 history reviews across online and and self-study demands. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Quality

26/100

“He never actually teaches. Even a person who knows how to use a computer can teach better than this guy.”

⚖️

18/100

“90% of the .”

🤖 AI Accusation Risk

15/100

“ because the prof claimed I .”

📘 Workload Reality

28/100

“You're assign up to 1,000 questions by midterm but only 50 questions were on test.”

Theme 1

📝

  • 1500 word paper needs to meet all requirements otherwise you will receive a 0
  • comments are basically the exact same for every assignment

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching

  • All he does is make us read the textbook and answer the questions given
  • There's no feeback, lecture, nothing
  • lectures were useless

Theme 3

📈 About Exams

  • gives 5 tries for quizzes though without a time limit
  • midterm and
  • who the hell makes a 100 questions final

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

168

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years and both , and weak teaching support.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 520
4 out of 519
3 out of 521
2 out of 545
1 out of 563

Course coverage

HIST017A16 reviews
HIS17A12 reviews
17A9 reviews
CALIFHISTORY4 reviews
HIST17A4 reviews
Show 3 more courses
HIST373 reviews
HIST0371 review
HIST17B1 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

40 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 3 · A 3 · A- 3

B range

15

B+ 3 · B 9 · B- 3

C range

6

C+ 1 · C 4 · C- 1

D range

2

D 1 · D- 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

7

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 1