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History

Jonathan Nielson

HIST312 · HIST311 · HIST314 · HISTHIST · HISTORY314 · HISTORY310 · HIST313 · HIST310 · HISTO312 · 82 lifetime ratings

AI rating
60/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
76.09%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if you are independent, like history, and can manage heavy .

Best fit · Self Taught ProLots of WritingNo CanvasExtra CreditMixed TeachingSelf-Paced
  • many praise his knowledge and feedback, while others describe confusion, heavy writing, and poor organization.
  • Online reviews dominate and often , and lots of homework.
  • The course can reward independent, organized students, but it is risky for , and concise instructions.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

An A is possible with and consistent work, but many , and unclear logistics.

Online reviews are more polarized between insanely easy and overwhelming, while , notes, and steady writing.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

The history content is usually manageable, but the workload, vague instructions, and self-management make the course feel harder.

Online sections depend heavily on independent website and email workflow, while and note-taking pressure.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

52/100

Attendance or Zoom participation appears important in some reviews, but comments do not prove a .

Online reviews mention weekly Zoom meetings and group participation, while in-person reviews say lectures and showing up help but .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

64/100

, but many others warn against the workload and confusing course setup.

Online reviews include both strong praise and severe warnings, while about boring lectures and vague instructions.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

and lenient grading appear often, but unclear criteria and tough grader complaints keep .

Format shift

Online reviews frequently mention and lenient grading, while and tough grader complaints.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Many students describe lots of , and .

Format shift

Online reviews repeatedly mention lots of homework and writing, while , and heavy reading.

Teaching experience

Good

66/100

He is knowledgeable and respected by many students, but organization, clarity, and communication are major recurring problems.

Format shift

and Zoom lectures but criticize email and website logistics, while but often call lectures boring or vague.

Assessment method

Balanced

63/100

Assessment appears to mix homework, journals, essays, chapter summaries, midterms, finals, and .

Format shift

Online reviews mention homework submissions, exams, midterm, final, and writing assignments, while , and take-home essays.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

knowledge and lectures but strong complaints about boring lectures, vague instructions, heavy writing, and no Canvas.

Main concern

The main concern is high writing workload and education class.

What students said

“ .”
HIST312
“there is quite a lot of .”
HIST312
“ .”
HISTORY314

Remote format

Online

36 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews praise his knowledge and feedback but repeatedly mention heavy reading, many writing assignments, email submissions, personal website use, and inconsistent clarity.

Main concern

The main concern is managing lots of writing and .

What students said

“This class was insanely easy.”
HIST310
“Over 85 writing assignments in this class, very heavy in writing.”
HIST310
“he gives and gives us less than a day to have it turned in.”
HIST310

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

or open-book comments but also large writing-heavy midterms and finals.

Midterm MentionedFinal MentionedTake-Home EssaysOpen Book MidtermsWriting-Heavy Exams

Assessment risk

Varies

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and open-book midterms, but other sections describe very large writing-heavy exams.

Take-Home EssaysOpen Book MidtermsWriting-Heavy Midterm
“ .”
HIST312
“ ”
HIST314
“our midterm was 4 essays and 22 descriptive paragraphs.”
HIST310

Online

, and a , but they do not clearly prove webcam, Lockdown Browser, open-book rules, or strict proctoring.

Midterm MentionedFinal MentionedHuge FinalNo Clear Proctoring Evidence
“We had a and he is very poor on his explaining”
HIST310
“Students are also required to submit homework assignment chapter summaries; Going to the Source reading questions; and .”
HIST311
“ and exam instructional prompt materials including extra creditGoing to theSource reading comprehension review questions were clearly addressed.”
HISTORY310

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“This class is not for everyone since you will have to keep track of your own work.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, workload, organization, and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

66/100

“Hes a good teacher and has a lot of knowledge to share.”

📚 Workload Reality

28/100

“Over 85 writing assignments in this class, very heavy in writing.”

⚖️

62/100

“he's a and I had no difficulty in this class at all.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He knows his subject very well and always prepare to answer all the questions regarding the history.
  • Lectures are amazing!
  • one of the most boring classes I have ever taken.
  • he is very poor on his explaining, albeit he knows a lot about history.

Theme 2

📚 About Workload

  • Over 85 writing assignments in this class, very heavy in writing.
  • there is alot and i mean ALOT of work.
  • there is quite a lot of .
  • Show up every day, take great notes from his lecture(to fill into your journal) and get started on all of the work and assigned ASAP

Theme 3

🧭 About Organization

  • !
  • Everything for the class was done through his own personal website that he created.
  • and concise due dates for .
  • This class is not for everyone since you will have to keep track of your own work.

Theme 4

📈 About Grades

  • Keep doing the reading and hw daily and its an Easy A.
  • This class is super easy as long as you show up and do the assignments.
  • he's a and I had no difficulty in this class at all.
  • If you do not like doing work, stay away.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

82

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years and both formats provide rich evidence, though repeated highly similar positive reviews reduce perfect confidence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 540
4 out of 54
3 out of 512
2 out of 515
1 out of 511

Course coverage

HIST31022 reviews
HIST3118 reviews
HISTORY3106 reviews
HIST3124 reviews
HISTHIST4 reviews
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HIST3132 reviews
HIST3142 reviews
HISTO3121 review
HISTORY3141 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

47 reported outcomes

A range

18

A+ 2 · A 9 · A- 7

B range

5

B+ 2 · B 3

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

22

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 20