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Olen Budke

HIST101 · HIST100 · HIST102 · HIS101 · MHIST101 · HISTORY101 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
88/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
83.33%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

if you can keep up with reading and notes; the grade is very achievable.

Best fit · Effort For RewardGives good feedbackGet ready to readEasy A if you workCaring and accessibleNote-taking guides
  • Do the weekly reading notes and quizzes and you can earn an easy A.
  • and support.
  • Summer online sections can feel time-crushing with .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Students repeatedly say you get an A and the .

Both online and work is finished; online summer can feel busier.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is standard intro history with but and scaffolding.

Online comments stress reading volume more; but less time-panic.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

and optional or not required in others.

; in-person often listed as not mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

86/100

About five of and and fair achievable grading.

Strong praise in both formats; the few no votes are mainly heavy online summer workload.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

82/100

and many A or A+ outcomes when work is done.

Format shift

Online and ; .

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Steady weekly notes quizzes discussions and a multi-part paper; summer online can feel heavy.

Format shift

Online summer reviews flag heavy notes and .

Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

and caring accessible support dominate reviews.

Format shift

In-person comments are especially glowing; online still mostly positive with some dry dry workload complaints.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

Grade and one multi-step essay more than high-stakes exams.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize notes quizzes and the paper; and not especially hard.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

but well-scaffolded work and strong student support.

Main concern

Still expects a lot of reading and .

What students said

“PLEASE TAKE PROFESSOR BUDKE FOR HIST101. He is an amazing teacher and .”
HIST101
“Easy A with minimal effort.”
HIS101
“The . The .”
MHIST101

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and a stepped essay; a few students found summer pacing overwhelming.

Main concern

Weekly note dumps and .

What students said

“Budkes History 101 class is both interesting and an easy A if you simply do the work.”
HISTORY101
“5-8 pages of notes due within about 4 days each week, on top of weekly quizzes, as well as essays and .”
MHIST101
“The work and easy to understand.”
HIST101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Quizzes track the book and note guide; midterms and finals are described as clear and manageable.

Book-based quizzesNote-taking guideStepped final paperClear midterms and finals

Assessment risk

Standard

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and hard with book-aligned wording.

Book word-for-word quizzesManageable midterm and final
“ .”
HIS101
“The . The .”
MHIST101

Online

Online quizzes and and linked to lectures; workload comes more .

Weekly quizzesLecture-linked quizzesMulti-part essay
“The and relate to the quizzes.”
HIST101
“ and easy to understand.”
HIST101

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“PLEASE TAKE PROFESSOR BUDKE FOR HIST101. He is an amazing teacher and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 reviews highlighting feedback reading load and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

86/100

“Professor Budke was fantastic. I enjoyed this class a lot and learned so much from it.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

86/100

“ !”

📈 Easy A Path

84/100

“Easy A with minimal effort.”

📚 Workload Reality

48/100

“Seems to think his class is your only responsibility week to week.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and understanding.
  • .
  • He's awesome!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Easy A if you simply do the work.
  • You will pass if you do the work, but there is a lot of it.
  • Light work load.

Theme 3

📝 About Assignments

  • Professor Budke gives a note taking guide that .
  • . It's done in 3 parts.
  • There's , and note taking.

Data context

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Analysis sample

12

Recent reviews read by the AI

12

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Twelve detailed reviews from 2019-2022 with and easy A if work is done.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 51
3 out of 52
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

HIST1014 reviews
MHIST1013 reviews
HIS1012 reviews
HIST1001 review
HIST1021 review
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HISTORY1011 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 4 · A 5

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

1

Rather not say 1