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History

Stacy Kiser

HISTORY18 · HIST17 · HIST18 · HISTORY1 · HIS2 · HIS03824 · HIS18 · HUMAN595450 · HIST1 · 25 lifetime ratings

AI rating
54/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
42.11%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

if you want serious lecture-based history and can , and detailed exams.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerLecture heavyTough graderSo many papersInteresting lecturesStrict exams
  • Students often call Kiser knowledgeable and engaging, especially in lecture.
  • The course is demanding, writing-heavy, and , and detail.
  • Success is possible, but students looking for an easy A or flexible course are often frustrated.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

A grades are possible, but only with detailed notes, strict instruction-following, attendance, writing effort, and sometimes .

Online reviews stress quizzes, papers, and exams, while and lecture notes especially important.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

The history content is not conceptually impossible, but the , and writing demands make it hard.

Online difficulty comes from lecture volume and writing load, while and no easy access to missed material.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

because tests and quizzes come directly from class material.

In-person evidence is especially strong that missing class hurts, while online students must keep up with long lecture videos.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

but warn strongly against him if you need an easy or flexible class.

In-person reviews contain more enthusiastic teaching praise, while online .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

25/100

as tough, specific, and unforgiving on papers, exams, and instructions.

Format shift

Both formats report tough grading, with online reviews adding unfair-grade complaints and .

Workload

Heavy

22/100

The class involves long lectures, papers, quizzes, reading, notes, and .

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize papers and video lectures, while , and essay exams.

Teaching experience

Good

68/100

Many students say he is knowledgeable and engaging, but strictness and long lectures sharply reduce the experience for others.

Format shift

, while online reviews are more divided and more negative overall.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Assessments are heavily lecture-based with quizzes, midterms, finals, essays, and papers rather than casual assignments.

Format shift

Online reviews mention quizzes, discussion boards, midterms, finals, and papers, while and finals.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are more balanced, with strong praise for lectures but , and difficulty.

Main concern

Missing lectures or ignoring his exact .

What students said

“He's an AMAZING lecturer but his class is hard!”
HIST18
“If you're looking for an easy A, this is not the class for you.”
HUMAN595450

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online reviews lean negative because students describe , and unfair or rigid experiences, though some found the work doable.

Main concern

Online workload and and punishing to many students.

What students said

“We watched lectures of almost 2 hours long, 3 per week, took notes, and every Monday do a quiz.”
HIST18
“You need the book for the exams.”
HIST18

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are strict, written, detail-heavy, and strongly tied to lectures and notes.

Written ExamsEssay ExamsLecture-Based TestsSpecific Recall

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and finals with short answers, essays, and specific recall, but do not clearly prove closed-book rules.

Written MidtermWritten FinalShort AnswersEssay Questions
“Midterm and Final are 4 mini-essays in which you have to recalls specific dates, people, and places or you won't pass.”
HIST18
“His mid-term and .”
HIS03824

Online

, and exams requiring extensive writing, but do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, or open-book policy.

Weekly QuizzesWriting-Heavy ExamsTextbook Needed
“We had to do 4 quizzes, 4 discussion boards, the midterm, and final.”
HIS2
“ words.”
HIST18

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you're looking for an easy A, this is not the class for you.”

Voice snapshots generated from 25 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and ; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

68/100

“He's an AMAZING lecturer but his class is hard!”

⚖️

25/100

“He grades pretty tough but and as long as you follow the instructions you will pass!”

📚 Workload Pressure

22/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Kiser makes his lectures interesting, and includes a lot of information.
  • His lectures keep you interested in what you're learning, it's similar to having a conversation with him.
  • Great lectures overall, he stayed into his lectures and used great emotion and cared about each subject.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • If you're looking for an easy A, this is not the class for you.
  • Professor Kiser class is extremely difficult.
  • This course was very interesting and very tough.

Theme 3

📝 About Exams And Attendance

  • , so attend class.
  • Not attending class will not help you pass his class.
  • The and essay question.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

25

Recent reviews read by the AI

25

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-five reviews over more than ten years give rich, consistent evidence , and .

Inside 25 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 59
3 out of 55
2 out of 50
1 out of 58

Course coverage

HIS24 reviews
HIST14 reviews
HIST184 reviews
HISTORY14 reviews
HIS183 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

19 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 2 · A 5 · A- 1

B range

2

B+ 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Not sure yet 2