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History

Zachary McKiernan

HIST203B · HIST233 · HIS212 · HISTORY207A · 204B · HIST203A · HIST207A · HIST212 · HIS207B · HIS204B · 201A · 207A · 68 lifetime ratings

AI rating
94/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
82.35%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

, and engage, but risky for students who want a low-contact or fully online history class.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerOutstanding lecturesPassionate storytellerReading requiredParticipation mattersUsually fair grading
  • Most in-person students strongly praise his energy, humor, care, and ability to make history engaging.
  • The course is not a no-effort A because , and writing matter.
  • A small but serious cluster of negative reviews mentions AI or plagiarism accusations, disorganization, and religious comments.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Many students earn A grades and call it easy if they read, attend, participate, and complete the writing.

The Easy A , while the two online reviews are too negative and sparse to support the same conclusion.

Is the course easy?

Standard

56/100

The history content is manageable and well explained, but , and written answers keep it from being easy content.

but , while online evidence is too limited to judge content easiness.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

48/100

as formally strict, but students repeatedly say showing up and participating are central to success.

Attendance expectations are mainly supported by in-person comments, with little usable online evidence.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

86/100

Students overwhelmingly recommend him because lectures are engaging, passionate, funny, and tied to what appears on assessments.

, while online reviews are too few and negative to change the overall in-person-heavy picture.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Grades are usually fair or easy when students do the reading and assignments, though plagiarism and AI concerns can become severe.

Format shift

as fair and predictable, while online grading evidence is negative but based on only two reviews.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

The , and tests, with several students saying it takes steady effort.

Format shift

and participation heavy, while online workload evidence mentions papers but is too limited.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Most students describe him as passionate, funny, caring, engaging, and one of their best professors, despite occasional disorganization complaints.

Format shift

The strong teaching evidence is overwhelmingly in-person, while online reviews do not provide enough detail to judge teaching style fairly.

Assessment method

Balanced

62/100

Assessments combine reading-based homework, , and writing.

Format shift

In-person reviews clearly support a balanced mix, while and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

48 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are overwhelmingly positive, especially about engaging lectures, passion for history, and and participation.

Main concern

The main concern is the need to keep up with , and written exams.

What students said

“Genuinely outstanding in his field and I looked forward to every lecture.”
HIST203B
“paying attention in class and doing the .”
HIST207A
“There is 1- 2 chapters of and you are quizzed on it.”
207A

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online evidence is very limited and negative, with complaints , and papers.

Main concern

The .

What students said

“always marked me as AI even though i was the only one not using it.”
207A
“he would constantl”
HIST203B

Exam style

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Exams are generally written and reading-based, but many students say .

Short-Answer TestsQuizzesMidtermFinalStudy Questions Provided

Assessment risk

Standard

68/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention short-answer quizzes, midterms, finals, and study questions, with .

Short-Answer TestsQuizzesMidtermFinalStudy Questions Provided
“There were 5 quizzes, a midterm, and a .”
HIST203A
“HW is simple and ”
HIST207A
“The .”
204B

Online

Online reviews do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, .

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and recommendation strength. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“Genuinely outstanding in his field and I looked forward to every lecture.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

86/100

“If .”

📚 Effort For A

78/100

“As long as you do the and a light skimming of the textbook, an A is very easy to get.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His energy while lecturing makes him very easy to pay attention to.
  • , and is there to help.

Theme 2

📖

  • Do be prepared to read!!!
  • The , but it is important.
  • This class required more writing and taken.

Theme 3

🧪

  • paying attention in class and doing the .
  • There were 5 quizzes, a midterm, and a .

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

68

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 50 reviews are recent, detailed, and highly consistent, though online evidence is weak with only two reviews.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 546
4 out of 510
3 out of 54
2 out of 52
1 out of 56

Course coverage

HIST203A11 reviews
HIST207A11 reviews
HIST203B8 reviews
207A6 reviews
HIS204B3 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

43 reported outcomes

A range

32

A+ 4 · A 26 · A- 2

B range

6

B+ 2 · B 3 · B- 1

C range

2

C+ 1 · C- 1

D range

1

D- 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2