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Paul Cheney

HIST117 · HIS117 · HIST118 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
94/100
RMP rating
5.0/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you want an engaging history class and are willing to read, participate, and write thoughtfully.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerAmazing lecturesDiscussion heavyAccessible professorEssay examsParticipation matters
  • Students consistently describe him as enthusiastic, available, and excellent at making history engaging.
  • The course requires reading, participation, essays, and .
  • but and effort.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Grades can be good, but students describe , and essay exams that require real effort.

Online evidence stresses research essays and fair essay exams, while , and lecture notes.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

The material is manageable with strong teaching, but the , and broad essay thinking.

Online comments mention confusing essay breadth, while and weekly reading.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

as mandatory, but participation and class discussion are central to success.

In-person reviews strongly emphasize participation, while the single online review .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

96/100

Students strongly recommend him because , and makes history engaging even for reluctant students.

Both online and more evidence of classroom energy.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

60/100

Students describe exams as fair and one reported an A, but the work and as .

Format shift

Online evidence calls essay exams fair, while and participation.

Workload

Moderate

44/100

The workload includes books, weekly questions, research essays, notes, participation, a midterm, and a final.

Format shift

Online evidence mentions research essays and essay exams, while and questions.

Teaching experience

Excellent

96/100

Students consistently call him enthusiastic, engaging, helpful, and accessible outside class.

Format shift

, and the online review also praises his ability to inspire learning.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Assessment appears to mix research essays, weekly work, participation, a , and essay-based exams.

Format shift

Online evidence names essay exams and research essays, while , and final.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students praise his enthusiasm, discussions, accessibility, and .

Main concern

The class is lecture heavy and participation matters.

What students said

“Participation is very important in this class, and the whole class itself is just one big open forum.”
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“Class has a lot of lectures, but he works in lots of .”
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Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

The online review praises fair essay exams and interesting research work, but notes that .

Main concern

detail-focused students.

What students said

“ and each question is fair and covers the material well”
HIST118

Exam style

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The exams are essay-based and fair, but and preparation.

Essay-Based ExamsFair QuestionsMidtermFinal

Assessment risk

Standard

66/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and final but do not clearly prove exam format or .

MidtermFinal
“ and final”
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Online

The online review explicitly describes fair essay-based exams that cover the material well.

Essay-Based ExamsFair Questions
“ and each question is fair and covers the material well”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Genuinely reinvigorated my passion for history and learning”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, workload, and assessment; credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

96/100

“Prof Cheney is by far one of the and engaged in class”

👍 Recommendation Rate

96/100

“I wasn't wanting to take a history class, but Paul .”

📝 Assessment Style

66/100

“ and each question is fair and covers the material well”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Paul is a fantastic professor in every regard.
  • his lectures are not boring, and he is not monotone at all.

Theme 2

📚 About Workload

  • and require effort to research
  • You read two books, a chapter a week and answer weekly questions
  • Class has a lot of lectures, but he works in lots of .

Theme 3

💬 About Participation

  • Participation is very important in this class
  • the whole class itself is just one big open forum.
  • and wants you to succeed.

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

73/100

Evidence confidence

Four detailed and highly consistent reviews across formats support the conclusions, though the sample size is limited.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
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1 out of 50

Course coverage

HIST1172 reviews
HIS1171 review
HIST1181 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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