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Ronald Noricks

HIST12 · HISTORY12 · HISTHIST · HIST1281254 · HIST1280706 · HIS12 · CLASS · HISTACC · HISTO12 · HIST11 · 30 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.9

The decision

unless you can , and learning mostly from your own notes.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerMonotone LecturerHarsh Essay GraderOpen-Note TestsHard to HearBoring Lectures
  • Most students describe lectures as quiet, boring, and .
  • Grades feel harsh because essays and open-note exams.
  • A few students say study guides and notes can make the class manageable.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Getting an A is possible for disciplined note takers, but most comments , and high risk of low grades.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

The history content is not always conceptually advanced, but unclear lectures, rambling, and .

All course difficulty evidence comes from in-person classes.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

because students must capture lecture notes, sit close, and may face surprise films.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

because the class feels boring, confusing, and harshly graded.

The recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

as very strict and inconsistent.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

46/100

The assignment count is not huge, but essays, study guides, and .

Format shift

and tests but high effort to prepare.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Students often say he is knowledgeable but quiet, monotone, boring, and .

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Grades , and lecture notes rather than one single format.

Format shift

, and occasional films.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

30 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews consistently describe quiet lecture-heavy classes with and .

Main concern

Students struggle with hard-to-follow lectures and .

What students said

“He lectures on and on and .”
HIST12
“You cannot hear him unless you sit in the first three rows.”
HISTORY12
“ you study.”
HIST12

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Some tests are open-book or open-note with study guides, but many students still call the .

Open-Book TestsOpen-Note TestsStudy GuidesEssay QuestionsFinal Exception

Assessment risk

Varies

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person comments mention open-book or open-note tests and study guides, but and a .

Open-Book TestsOpen-Note TestsStudy GuidesEssay QuestionsFinal Exception
“ , so it's relatively easy.”
HIST12
“Open notes/book/ .”
HIST11
“And the if you do the study guide!”
HISTO12

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“History is my passion, but Noricks made it a chore.”

Voice snapshots generated from 30 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

30/100

“He is very educated, but his teaching style is not affective.”

⚖️

18/100

“He grades very harshly and DOES .”

📚

48/100

“Open notes/book/ . Only good thing!!!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • SUPER boring class. He writes the topics on the board and just talks.
  • His lectures are very quiet, very slow, and dull beyond belief.
  • He is very .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Passing this class is almost impossible.
  • No matter how hard you study for .
  • He does grade the is a bit unrealistic.

Theme 3

📝 About Exams and Work

  • You are allowed to use your notes.
  • Study guides help with the tests.
  • 2 essays and 3 tests. That was all he required.

Data context

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Analysis sample

30

Recent reviews read by the AI

30

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty in-person reviews over many years show strong , and .

Inside 30 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 53
3 out of 55
2 out of 56
1 out of 513

Course coverage

HIST1213 reviews
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HIS122 reviews
HIST12807062 reviews
HISTO122 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 1 · A- 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

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