Is this an easy A?
FairEffort
56/100Many students earn As by completing weekly work and following rubrics, but and AI flags mean an A is not free.
Online reviews stress AI screening and essay rules more; an A.
HIST17 · HIS17B3406 · HIS17 · HIST17A · HIST17B · HISTCA · HIS17A · HIS4A · HIS17B · HIST10 · 80 lifetime ratings
The decision
Key questions
Is this an easy A?
Many students earn As by completing weekly work and following rubrics, but x x x and AI flags mean an A is not free.
Online reviews stress AI screening and essay rules more; x x x x x x x x x an A.
Is the course easy?
Content is not especially abstract, but x x x x x, and discussions make the course feel hard.
Both formats emphasize volume of reading and writing more than conceptual complexity.
Is attendance flexible?
x x x x x x x, but participation and weekly posts effectively require steady engagement.
Online evidence more often lists attendance as optional while x x x x; x x x x.
Is this professor recommended?
Roughly two-thirds would take her again, but ratings x x x x x x and strong avoiders.
Recent online reviews are somewhat warmer than older harsh complaints, yet both formats show sharp splits.
Course guide
Grading
Strict
36/100
x x x and AI detection dominate; following directions can still yield As, but x x x x.
Format shift
Online students mention Turnitin and AI x x x x x x.
Workload
Heavy
28/100
Expect heavy weekly reading, hour-long videos, essays, quizzes, and x x x.
Format shift
Workload complaints are strong in both formats, especially online essay and discussion volume.
Teaching experience
Average
48/100
Students either find her clear, funny, and supportive or rude, political, and x x x x x x.
Format shift
x x x x x x x x worst-ever than online reviews.
Assessment method
FocusOnAssignments
32/100
x x x x x x x, and reading rather than a single high-stakes exam style.
Format shift
Online comments detail weekly essays and x x x x x x x.
Luni fit check
Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.
Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.
Course format
Classroom format
High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner
some call her inspiring and easy if you do the x x x x x x x, and high reading load.
Main concern
Harsh or inconsistent grading and x x x x x x x x x students.
What students said
“Her work is graded very toughly. She has high expectations like you have to respond to 6 people in x x x.”
“I took HIS17B online and it was a fairly easy class. She accepts late work all the way until the end of the semester”
“x x x x x! x x. She once commented looks great on an assignment and still gave me .1/10!”
Remote format
High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward
x x x x- and writing-heavy with x x x x, and strong AI screening; success depends on following directions and steady work.
Main concern
High time cost plus strict AI detection and x x x x x x x.
What students said
“Professor Riley was difficult to work with because she constantly flagged our writing as AI.”
“If x x x x x x x x x papers and watch one-hour documentaries per week.”
“don't even try to use AI because she will notice. x x x x x x x.”
Exam style
Assessment centers on weekly quizzes and x x x x; friendliness depends on how well students follow directions.
Assessment risk
Standard
55/100
Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.
x x x x x, and outline-style work more than proctoring tools; policy details are limited.
“The good thing about her is that she does x x x x x x x x x.”
“x x x x x and fails you automatically.”
Online x x x x x x, and discussions with Turnitin or AI screening rather than described webcam proctoring.
“x x x x x x x. If you follow all the directions as she asks you to, you'll be fine.”
“she encourages you to use your notes for quizzes because its about comprehension and not remembering.”
Student evidence
Top student voice
“If x x x x x x x x x papers and watch one-hour documentaries per week. Every week, you have to do essays/quizzes/discussions”
“you will be writing a LOT. SO MANY ESSAYS.”
“She is a x x but x x x x x. My grade for x x x x because of her comments.”
“she constantly flagged our writing as AI. I felt I had to dumb down my work in order to please her AI detector.”
“She wants you to pass and is a great professor. You have to read a lot, but x x x, and x x x.”
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Data context
Analysis sample
50
Recent reviews read by the AI
80
Lifetime ratings
86/100
Evidence confidence
Fifty detailed reviews spanning many years with x x x x x x and polarized quality make the signal reliable.
Inside 50 stored ratings
Reported outcomes
25 reported outcomes
A+ 4 · A 14
B 3
C+ 1 · C 2
No reported values
No reported values
Drop/Withdrawal 1