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Ian Livie

HIS117A · HIS117 · HIST117B · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
4.2

The decision

Avoid unless you can meet every deadline perfectly and handle a .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderLots of homeworkZero for late workHeavy readingPretentious strictness
  • Workload is heavy with frequent discussions, papers, and reading.
  • Late work often gets zero with almost no flexibility.
  • A minority who follow and good grades.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

An A is possible only with perfect on-time work and heavy weekly output; many report harsh partial-credit cuts.

Most Easy A evidence comes from online reviews; in-person comments are more negative.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

, and videos make the course workload-heavy beyond standard history intro level.

Both formats describe heavy load; online reviews give the most detail.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

72/100

, though a few mention mandatory posts or class rules.

as optional; one in-person review called it mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

and recent comments repeatedly warn others away.

Positive recommendations cluster in older online reviews; recent online and .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

late work and nitpicky citation penalties.

Format shift

reviews.

Workload

Overwhelming

15/100

, and video projects create a high ongoing load.

Format shift

Workload complaints are mainly online; .

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

and passion, but many call him pretentious, inflexible, and unprofessional.

Format shift

Online reviews are mixed; .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Weekly discussions, papers, and focus, though midterms and finals also appear.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and grading.

Main concern

Students call him unprofessional and say full credit is nearly impossible.

What students said

“ .”
HIST117B
“I will never ever take a class again with him, and .”
HIS117

Remote format

Online

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online history sections dominate with heavy weekly posts, harsh late penalties, and .

Main concern

Zero credit for even slightly late work and .

What students said

“If you turn in anything even a couple minutes late he will give you 0 credit no matter how much effort .”
HIST117B
“Too much work. for forgetting the page number in an in-text citation.”
HIS117
“As long as you put effort into your assignment, he will give you full credit.”
HIST117B

Exam style

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Assessments center on discussions, essays, and a policies.

Midterm and finalTurnitin submissionsEssays and discussions

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and exams but do not clearly describe proctoring format.

Harsh exam grading
“whatever you will do in the homework and .”
HIS117

Online

Online work goes through Turnitin with midterm and final essays plus heavy discussion posts; .

TurnitinMidterm and finalDiscussion posts
“U submit all ur work through Turnitin.”
HIST117B
“only has 2 test in the class total, the Midterm and Final.”
HIST117B

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ .”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 reviews (13 online, 2 in person), highlighting late policy, workload, and . Credibility rating: High.

⏰ Zero Late Policy

15/100

“If you turn in anything even a couple minutes late he will give you 0 credit no matter how much effort .”

📚 Workload Load

15/100

“This class is a lot of work. He requires 2 to 3 discussion posts per week.”

👍 Minority Success Path

70/100

“If you do everything per instructions and on time, you will get an A.”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Zeroes assignments if you miss the first deadline, even if you do all the work.
  • lowered my grade on a in-text citation.
  • As long as you put in the effort, you'll do well.

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Forgets he's teaching community college and not an Ivy-League.
  • his lectures are a bit dry.
  • He is unprofessional in every sense.

Theme 3

📝 About Workload

  • Requires you to buy textbook, but after I bought it, he literally posted a free PDF a week later.
  • just letting u know u and 2 or 3 of them each week
  • prepare your self for tons of work.

Data context

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Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

15

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Fifteen reviews spanning several years, with consistent workload and strictness themes across mostly online sections.

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 59

Course coverage

HIST117B10 reviews
HIS117A3 reviews
HIS1172 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 1 · A 1 · A- 3

B range

3

B 3

C range

2

C 1 · C- 1

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 2