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Bradley Byrom

HIST110 · HIST111 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
41.67%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

unless you can tolerate vague timing and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProLecture video heavyLast-minute assignmentsDelayed gradingWeak communicationInconsistent online
  • Online HIST courses draw heavy complaints about late posts, vague directions, and .
  • lecture notes, a few tests and .
  • Many students still pass, but frustration with organization and communication is the dominant theme.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Some students earn As and call it straightforward, but others report C- , and .

Online grading feels opaque and delayed; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

Content is not intellectually brutal for everyone, but , and vague instructions raise friction.

One online review calls it easy; several others rate difficulty high due to chaos more than content depth.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

40/100

Many reviews list attendance mandatory, while a few , so policy is inconsistent.

; in-person reviews consistently say mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

Most recent online though a minority and older in-person reviews are fine.

Online is strongly negative; .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

Tags include tough grader and quizzes worded poorly; .

Format shift

Online students feel grading is harsh and opaque; .

Workload

Moderate

50/100

Few assignment types, but and last-minute windows make the load feel worse than the count suggests.

Format shift

Online is video responses plus timed quizzes; and .

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Dominant online feedback cites boring , and poor organization.

Format shift

Online teaching experience is poor; in-person comments are more straightforward and positive.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Grades rest , and a few essays rather than frequent homework.

Format shift

Online leans quiz and lecture responses graded late; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and limited homework.

Main concern

Lectures can feel boring and .

What students said

“A , and thats it. .”
HIST111
“Pretty much everything on the , so if you listen to those, you're good.”
HIST110

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online experience is widely disliked for , and weak email replies.

Main concern

You often cannot know your grade until the end and .

What students said

“The ... but they're all graded at the end of the semester so you essentially don't know what your grade is all semester.”
HIST110
“ so there is no time to prepare and then say he gave us plenty of time.”
HIST110

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and and sometimes timed with short availability windows; .

Timed quizzesLecture-based testsMultiple choiceEssaysLast-minute exam windows

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person tests track lectures closely and .

Lecture-based testsMultiple choiceEssaysPop quizzes reported
“Pretty much everything on the , so if you listen to those, you're good.”
HIST110
“A , and thats it.”
HIST111

Online

Online quizzes are timed and sometimes poorly worded, with exams opened late and due quickly.

Timed quizzesLast-minute exam windowsLecture video responses
“ and worded very poorly, like he wants you to fail.”
HIST110
“it and due the next day in the mid-afternoon.”
HIST110

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . He does not do anything other than post 2-4 videos a module... he grades them all at the very end of the class so you dont know what you have.”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 reviews, emphasizing the . Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Teaching Experience

28/100

“Most boring and usless class.”

⏰ Last-Minute Chaos

25/100

“ so there is no time to prepare”

📉 Grade Blindness

30/100

“they're all graded at the end of the semester so you essentially don't know what your grade is all semester.”

🏫 In-Person Contrast

70/100

“Professor Byrom's class was really straight forward and simple.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • The class is just long boring video lectures.
  • His communication skills are weak.
  • I liked his class, wish I couldve focus a lot better.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and worded very poorly, like he wants you to fail.
  • Very straight forward. Watch a video lecture, answer a quiz.
  • very boring

Theme 3

⚠️ About Organization

  • . Often posts the wrong quizzes.
  • Poor timing of
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

12

Recent reviews read by the AI

12

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Twelve fairly recent reviews with strong thematic consistency on online disorganization and .

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 51
3 out of 52
2 out of 50
1 out of 57

Course coverage

HIST1109 reviews
HIST1113 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 3 · A- 1

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

1

C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1