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Erik Altenbernd

HIS112 · HIST11112 · HIST130 · HIS111 · HIST112 · HIST111 · HIST210 · 129 lifetime ratings

AI rating
55/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
54.62%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you enjoy reading, analysis, and writing, but if you need fast feedback or a light GE course.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerWriting-heavy workloadTough or vague gradingEngaging in-person lecturesSlow feedbackOpen-note online quizzes
  • In-person students often praise his lectures, approachability, and ability to make history interesting.
  • Online reviews are much more divided, with many complaints , and email delays.
  • Grades are often high, but students repeatedly say the A and writing rather than minimal effort.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Many students earn A grades, but the A , and managing slow feedback.

Online sections vary from super easy to exhausting, while engaging lectures and clearer support.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

The history concepts are manageable, but , and accelerated pacing raise the challenge.

Online reviews report heavier independent reading and writing, while .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

62/100

, and some in-person reviews say attendance does not matter much while participation can still matter.

Online attendance is not relevant in the comments, while .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

Recommendations depend heavily on format because in-person students often like him while many online students dislike the workload and .

In-person recommendation is much stronger than online recommendation.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

50/100

Grades are often high and some students call him lenient, but many others , and .

Format shift

Online reviews show more complaints about vague grading, while rubrics and fairness.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

The workload is frequently described as lots of , and movie assignments.

Format shift

Online accelerated sections are the heaviest, while .

Teaching experience

Average

62/100

He can be engaging and helpful in person, but online students , and limited feedback.

Format shift

, while online teaching evidence is much more mixed.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

18/100

Assessment is dominated , and writing assignments, with fewer traditional exams.

Format shift

Online and , though some online sections also use timed quizzes.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are more positive overall, especially about engaging lectures and , though writing workload and .

Main concern

The and possible harsh or .

What students said

“Engaging lectures, funny, approachable, genuinely wants students to succeed.”
HIST112
“There is a ”
HIST210
“His class is extremely difficult, but if and apply yourself you will do fine.”
HIST112

Remote format

Online

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are sharply mixed, with some easy-A reports but many warnings , and .

Main concern

The main online concern is heavy writing with .

What students said

“ ”
HIST112
“We had 6 essays and 1 final paper (1700 words) in a span of 5 weeks.”
HIST112
“took forever to grade everything and !”
HIST112

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

because many sections use writing instead of tests, though online quizzes can be timed and strict.

Open Note QuizzesOpen Book QuizzesTimed QuizzesNo Tests In Some SectionsWriting-Based Assessment

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

76/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, but students report some sections with and mostly papers.

No Quizzes Or TestsWriting-Based Assessment
“The good thing .”
HIS112
“Good class. . .”
HIS112

Online

some sections, timed quizzes in others, and several writing-only formats.

Open Note QuizzesOpen Book QuizzesTimed QuizzesNo Tests In Some Sections
“Everything was open note and the only concern was the timing”
HIS112
“ ”
HIST112
“ ”
HIST111

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Definitely lots of writing, but only 3 assignments a week.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting format-specific themes in , and assessment style. Credibility rating: High.

📝 Writing Workload

28/100

“We had 6 essays and 1 final paper (1700 words) in a span of 5 weeks.”

🎯 Teaching Quality

62/100

“His lectures are engaging, and his passion for history shows.”

⚖️

50/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Engaging lectures, funny, approachable, genuinely wants students to succeed.
  • He focuses on your ability to analyze history, not just memorize facts
  • The powerpoints are useless they have information but .

Theme 2

📝 About Workload

  • There is a
  • 3 essays and a
  • Lots of reading and writing in this class.

Theme 3

⚖️

  • Not the , but fair.
  • took forever to grade everything and !

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

129

Lifetime ratings

93/100

Evidence confidence

The rating is based on 50 reviews across online and in-person formats, with detailed and , and format differences.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 543
4 out of 524
3 out of 512
2 out of 518
1 out of 533

Course coverage

HIS11217 reviews
HIST11213 reviews
HIS1118 reviews
HIST1116 reviews
HIST2103 reviews
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HIST1302 reviews
HIST11-1121 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

49 reported outcomes

A range

34

A+ 4 · A 23 · A- 7

B range

6

B+ 2 · B 3 · B- 1

C range

4

C+ 2 · C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 4