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Benjamine Fussell

HIST17 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
26/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
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Difficulty
4.0

The decision

if , and can handle detailed exams with limited shared materials.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerLong lecturesHard testsPop quizzesLimited lecture materialsQuestion-responsive
  • Students consistently describe long PowerPoint lectures with few posted materials.
  • Tests are hard and detailed, and .
  • Some students found him knowledgeable and helpful, but several advised avoiding the class.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Getting an A appears difficult because students report , and a need for strong notes.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

The course content is challenging because , and students must keep up without reliable posted slides.

All course difficulty evidence comes from in-person HIST17 reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

because lectures are not consistently posted and .

Only in-person reviews discuss attendance, and , and passing.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

Recommendation is low because negative reviews warn against the class despite some students finding him knowledgeable and helpful.

All .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

25/100

Students mention harsh grading and grades.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

The workload feels heavy because students must attend, , and prepare for pop quizzes.

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Teaching experience

Poor

42/100

Teaching is mixed because some students found him knowledgeable and responsive, while others found him unhelpful and .

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Assessment appears exam-heavy, with , and pop quizzes mentioned.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe assessments.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews show a demanding lecture-heavy class with , and mixed teaching support.

Main concern

Students struggle with long lectures, limited posted PowerPoints, and detailed exams.

What students said

“His lectures are very very long.”
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“The and the questions were very in depth.”
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“ .”
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Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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because reviews describe very hard, in-depth tests and pop quizzes, but do not clearly prove book or .

Hard detailed testsPop quizzesMidterm and finalPowerPoint-based study

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, a midterm, and a final, but do not clearly prove open-book or closed-book rules.

Hard detailed testsPop quizzesMidterm and final
“The and the questions were very in depth.”
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“ so .”
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“Study the midterm and !”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . Lectures off PowerPoint but . Not helpful. Pop quizzes.”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and attendance. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

42/100

“He knows his stuff and will answer any questions you may have.”

📈

28/100

“The and the questions were very in depth.”

⚠️

15/100

“ so .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Good sense of humor & goes over the material thoroughly.
  • His lectures are very very long.
  • Not helpful.

Theme 2

📚 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Pretty cool guy, grades fairly harsh.
  • The and the questions were very in depth.
  • and you'll pass.

Theme 3

📝

  • so you had to keep up in class.
  • the semester.
  • Pop quizzes.

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Seven reviews across 2013-2015 give , and attendance, but the data is old and grade evidence is limited.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 52
3 out of 52
2 out of 50
1 out of 53

Course coverage

HIST177 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

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B range

2

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C range

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D range

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F

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No letter grade reported

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