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James McGowan

HIST120 · HIST1 · HIST121 · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating
95/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
Take again
93.33%
Difficulty
2.1

The decision

, if you want interesting lectures and a fair path to a solid grade.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyEntertaining lecturesHistory passionExtra creditLate work acceptedEasy if you engage
  • Students repeatedly call him funny, passionate, and one of .
  • Workload is light-to-moderate with short essays, quizzes, and .
  • ; online is still workable but less exciting for some.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Students say the class is easy with effort, , accepted late work, and .

In-person path looks easiest via lecture engagement; online still manageable if .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

and few heavy assignments.

Online and in-person both rate low difficulty; .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

70/100

, but lectures and handouts make showing up strongly worthwhile.

In-person comments stress attending for engagement; .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

93/100

Nearly all students would take him again and many call him a .

In-person recommendations are strongest; .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

80/100

Late work accepted with small penalties, offered, and assignments described as straightforward.

Format shift

Leniency is clearest in person; online still called reasonable.

Workload

Light

74/100

, and a couple exams rather than constant busywork.

Format shift

Online has weekly quizzes and reading; .

Teaching experience

Excellent

92/100

Passionate entertaining lectures convert history-haters into engaged students.

Format shift

; online is solid but less charismatic.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Mix of quizzes, short essays, and .

Format shift

Online leans weekly quizzes plus essays; and short writings.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person classes are highly recommended for entertaining lectures, late-work flexibility, , and making non-history students care about history.

Main concern

Missing class can mean .

What students said

“Such a cool, funny, & delightful professor.”
HIST120
“ ! James has a passion for teaching history and it shows.”
HIST120
“I hate History but because of him, I'm interested to learn more! THAT'S A PROFESSOR!”
HIST1

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online HIST120 is mostly easy and flexible with , and essays, though one student found it dry and tougher fully remote.

Main concern

Quizzes lock if late and fully online can feel drier without live lecture energy.

What students said

“Took an 8-Week Class on us history, it was easy and straightforward”
HIST120
“Very flexible. you only need to put in the amount of work YOU need to to get the job done.”
HIST120
“I would say that this class is a little more difficult because I took the option of being all online”
HIST120

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments are straightforward if you attend or and makeups.

Key term testsExtra creditLate work acceptedQuizzes from lectures and readings

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and lecture content, with and late-work flexibility reported.

Key term testsExtra creditMakeup flexibility
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Online

Online structure is ; reviews do not prove webcam proctoring.

Weekly quizzesReading-basedEssays
“each week you just read the , and some weeks there is a discussion.”
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“ . The ”
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Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“I hate History but because of him, I'm interested to learn more! THAT'S A PROFESSOR!”

Voice snapshots generated from 16 reviews (4 online, 12 in person), highlighting lecture passion, fairness, and manageable history workload. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

92/100

“He always kept me engaged all throughout lecture and you can tell he really has a passion for teaching history.”

👍 Recommendation

93/100

“One of .”

📗 Easy Path

82/100

“His class is easy if you put in the effort.”

🎭 Lecture Energy

90/100

“The if you should minor in whatever he's teaching.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Awesome lecturer. Super passionate.
  • Makes learning fun and easy.
  • .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The class is pretty easy.
  • Accepts late work to the very end with a 10% deduction.
  • There , and they were all easy

Theme 3

💻 About Online vs In Person

  • !
  • Took an 8-Week Class on us history, it was easy and straightforward
  • this class is a little more difficult because I took the option of being all online

Data context

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Analysis sample

16

Recent reviews read by the AI

16

Lifetime ratings

74/100

Evidence confidence

16 mostly detailed reviews with high agreement, though sample is smaller than the other teachers in this batch.

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 514
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

HIST12013 reviews
HIST1212 reviews
HIST11 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 1 · A 7

B range

5

B+ 1 · B 4

C range

0

No reported values

D range

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F

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No letter grade reported

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