Dustin Black

HIST101 · HIST159 · HIST144 · HIST143 · HISTORY159 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 61/100
RMP rating: 3.9/5
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Difficulty: 3.2

The decision

if you will read constantly and memorize definitions; skip him if you need an easy A or .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerCharismatic LecturerWord-for-Word DefinitionsExam-HeavyMandatory AttendanceRespectful but Demanding

Many students love his energy, fairness, and respect; others .
with only a subset tested.
and class time can lean on films and self-study.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Multiple reviews say no easy A because and require massive memorization.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

40/100

Heavy reading, film work, and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and strictness about tardiness and phones.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

64/100

Roughly half the class raves about him while a vocal minority strongly warns others away.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Some call him extremely fair, but others feel one bad quiz or .

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Workload

Heavy

35/100

Lots of reading, definition memorization, and .

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Teaching experience

Good

72/100

and study guides win many fans despite uneven delivery.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Exams and quizzes carry most of the .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person history with Black is engaging for motivated readers but and .

Main concern

Word-for-word definition dumps and .

What students said

“For the exams he expects students to memorize 80 WORD FOR WORD book term definitions and he only tests you on 10.”
HIST143

“He is extremely FAIR!! I hated history BUT he knows his stuff, makes it an interesting topic!”
HIST159

“Just be on time, attend class daily, study, participate, .”
HIST101

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Exams are high-stakes short-answer assessments that often require memorizing large sets of book definitions.

Word-for-Word DefinitionsShort AnswerHeavily Weighted ExamsStudy GuideIn-Person Final

Assessment risk

Strict

34/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and word-for-word book definitions with heavy grade weight.

Word-for-Word DefinitionsShort AnswerHeavily Weighted ExamsStudy Guide

“he expects to you memorize word by word, about 70 long definitions per exam & he only tests you on 20 of them”
HIST143

“They're so heavily weighed so if you mess up, then you're screwed.”
72195

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Overall a great teacher, but very demanding. No easy A”
Voice snapshots generated from 11 in-person history reviews, balancing praise for charisma with . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“Professor Black is a great professor! He gives out a study guide, and definitely read your book.”

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34/100

“For the exams he expects students to memorize 80 WORD FOR WORD book term definitions and he only tests you on 10.”

📅 Attendance

18/100

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👍 Recommendation Split

64/100

“ !!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He's incredibly charismatic and good looking though.
He treats students with respect and he is very intelligent.
focuses more on the concepts behind history then memorising dates and people.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

No easy A
unless youre okay with a
Do the and you will earn a good grade.

Theme 3

📝 About Assessments

Class is 100 points only, 50 is exams, all short answer.
everything I present in class is up for grabs on the exam.
There is however ALOT of reading in this class 3 books!

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Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Eleven in-person reviews from 2012-2014 mix strong praise and strong warnings with solid detail, but opinions split by section.

Inside 11 stored ratings

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Course coverage

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Dustin Black

x x if you will read constantly and memorize definitions; skip him if you need an easy A or x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

WorthIt

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In person

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🎯 Teaching Quality

📚 x x

📅 Attendance

👍 Recommendation Split

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📝 About Assessments

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if you will read constantly and memorize definitions; skip him if you need an easy A or .

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