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Michael Ward

HIST · HISTORY · HIST240 · HIST111 · HST111 · HST102 · HISTORY240 · HISTORY101 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
78/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
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Difficulty
2.2

The decision

Michael Ward is a good pick if you can tolerate loose lectures and want a fair, low-workload history class.

Best fit · Effort For RewardKnowledgeableInteresting classEasy testsLow homeworkSometimes rambling
  • Students often call him knowledgeable and engaging, but several say lectures can be rambling or .
  • Grades look attainable if students show up, study guides, participate, and complete papers.
  • Workload appears light, with and little or .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

An A looks very attainable if students study, participate, and use the , though it is not always effortless.

Only in-person reviews exist, and several describe low grade risk with basic effort.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

The course content seems manageable, but rambling lectures can make it harder to follow.

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Is attendance flexible?

Optional

90/100

One review directly says absences are no worry.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

74/100

Most students value his knowledge, fairness, and light workload, despite complaints about lecture structure.

but not unanimous recommendations.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Students repeatedly say good grades , and test guides.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

86/100

, and .

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Teaching experience

Good

72/100

He is often praised as knowledgeable and interesting, but some students find him sloppy, spacy, or .

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grades appear to rely heavily on a , and occasional papers or book reviews.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews describe a knowledgeable, mostly engaging professor with light workload but sometimes unstructured lectures.

Main concern

Lectures can ramble and become .

What students said

“very sloppy unstructured lectures and it is very easy to get lost in his lectures”
HIST240
“Just memorize the guide he gives and its word for word what he gives you for the test.”
HST111
“absences are no worry and 1 test mid term and ”
HIST

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

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The exam setup sounds student-friendly because reviews mention few tests and a study guide that closely matches the test.

Midterm And FinalStudy Guide Mirrors TestFew Exams

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and final or few tests, with one review saying the guide matches the test word for word.

Midterm And FinalStudy Guide Mirrors TestFew Exams
“there is only a midterm and a .”
HST111
“Just memorize the guide he gives and its word for word what he gives you for the test.”
HST111
“2 test and a book review.”
HISTORY

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Show up, study, you'll get an A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and workload. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“He's a fun guy with a lot to say, and he knows WHAT he's saying”

📈 Grade Value

82/100

“ and participate in class, gauranteed A!!!”

🧭 Lecture Clarity

68/100

“very sloppy unstructured lectures and it is very easy to get lost in his lectures”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • incredible teacher. knows his stuff. very fun class.
  • , but also a little spacy and at times.
  • Not a good teacher. He is a nice guy but has very sloppy unstructured lectures

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Show up, study, you'll get an A.
  • great-really makes class interesting with little tidbits of knowledge not a easy A but if you do the work you won't need to worry about you grade
  • Just memorize the guide he gives and its word for word what he gives you for the test.

Theme 3

📝

  • absences are no worry and 1 test mid term and
  • 2 test and a book review.
  • there is only a midterm and a .

Data context

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Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Nine reviews provide recurring themes, but they are old and somewhat mixed.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 52
3 out of 53
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

HST1112 reviews
HIST1 review
HIST1111 review
HIST2401 review
HISTORY1 review
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HISTORY1011 review
HISTORY2401 review
HST1021 review

Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

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