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Stephen Bayley

HISTORY17 · HIST18 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
3/100
RMP rating
1.5/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
5.0

The decision

unless you are comfortable teaching yourself and having your grade depend .

Best fit · Self Taught ProTest heavySelf-taught structureHarsh gradingVery difficultLow support
  • Reviews describe a course driven .
  • Students report little teaching structure, few smaller grade buffers, and heavy independent reading.
  • Recommendation evidence is extremely weak, with .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

5/100

Getting an A appears very unlikely because grades rely on difficult major tests with little support or grade padding.

Online evidence clearly describes the exam-heavy grading system, while .

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

12/100

The course feels difficult because students must rely on reading and .

Both formats describe high difficulty, with online reviews giving the clearest reason through the test structure.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

One tag warns that skipping class means failing, but the reviews mainly show that engagement is necessary because there is little support.

The online review includes the attendance-related warning, while .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

5/100

Students do not recommend the course because , and difficult to pass.

Online and , though the online review provides the most specific detail.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

10/100

Grades appear to depend on a few high-stakes tests, with .

Format shift

The online review clearly reports harsh grading, while in-person reviews support the .

Workload

Overwhelming

15/100

The workload and difficult exam preparation without meaningful buildup or review.

Format shift

Online evidence describes major exam pressure, while your own.

Teaching experience

Awful

15/100

Students describe poor structure, limited teaching support, stern behavior, and a course that .

Format shift

Both formats are negative, with .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

95/100

Assessment is almost entirely test-based, with .

Format shift

Online evidence explicitly identifies five major tests, while .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are sparse but , and high difficulty.

Main concern

Students describe weak teaching structure and very difficult coursework.

What students said

“The structure of this course is basically all on your own.”
HISTORY17
“Not a good class structure as far as teaching skills are concerned.”
HISTORY17
“difficult”
HIST18

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The single online review describes a and no smaller reviews to support the grade.

Main concern

Your grade depends .

What students said

“The only way a grade was given in this class was through 5 tests”
HISTORY17
“You really have to put in the work in order to pass”
HISTORY17

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

The because reviews describe high-stakes timed tests that determine the grade with little supporting work.

Five Major TestsTimed TestsTest HeavyFew Grade Buffers

Assessment risk

Strict

10/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, but they do not clearly prove closed-book rules, proctoring, or the exact exam format.

Test Scores Determine Grade
“ .”
HISTORY17

Online

The online review describes five 100-question tests with 60 minutes each, but it does not clearly .

Five Tests100 Questions60 MinutesNo Smaller Reviews
“5 tests that are worth 100 points each and a 100 questions with 60 min”
HISTORY17
“there is the major exams.”
HISTORY17

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“The structure of this course is basically all on your own.”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and difficulty. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

15/100

“Not a good class structure as far as teaching skills are concerned.”

🧪

10/100

“there is the major exams.”

⚠️ Recommendation Risk

5/100

“The professor is a little stern and harsh.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • The structure of this course is basically all on your own.
  • Not a good class structure as far as teaching skills are concerned.

Theme 2

🧪 About Exams And Grades

  • .
  • The only way a grade was given in this class was through 5 tests
  • there is the major exams.

Theme 3

📉 About Difficulty

  • You really have to put in the work in order to pass
  • difficult

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Only 4 reviews are available and several are old or brief, but they are consistently negative and align around difficulty and weak structure.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

HISTORY173 reviews
HIST181 review

Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1