Fisher Damany

HIST30 · HIST300 · HSS310 · HIST310 · HIST028 · HIST1 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 58/100
RMP rating: 3.6/5
Take again: 66.67%
Difficulty: 3.9

The decision

if you want a demanding history class and will do the reading; skip if you need a light or lenient option.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderHeavy ReadingParticipation MattersPolarizingLecture Heavy

many call him a gem who rewards work, others call him horrible.
Expect lots of , and .
The single online review reports outdated grades and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Tags and and hard essays; an A requires serious reading and writing.

Online ; in-person fans still say you must work for the grade.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Average difficulty near 4 with , and demanding essays.

Both formats describe high difficulty; online is especially harsh.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

and participation matters tags appear often.

; online review said attendance was not mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

, but quality is split between 5s and 1s with strong love-or-hate tone.

; the online reviewer would not take him again.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

and complaints about incomprehensible or inconsistent rubrics dominate negatives.

Format shift

Online review is especially negative on rubric fairness; .

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Get ready to read, lecture heavy, and and writing load.

Format shift

; online also tags test heavy.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Six 5-star and three 1-star reviews: some call him a gem, others horrible or unhelpful.

Format shift

; online experience is strongly negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

40/100

Essays from lectures, heavy reading, tests, and participation drive .

Format shift

Online tags test heavy; and lectures.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and rewarding; .

Main concern

Tough essays and .

What students said

“Makes you work for the grade but a super rewarding class.”
HSS310

“Dr. Fisher is the best! Very funny and kind. .”
HIST300

“ !”
HIST30

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

The sole , and grade/rubric mismanagement.

Main concern

Grades lag and rubrics may conflict with feedback.

What students said

“He never would keep up to date with my grades and said that it didn't fit even though the rubrics said to do what I did”
HIST028

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments feel high-stakes with tough grading and .

Test HeavyTough GradingLecture-Based EssaysHeavy Reading

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

lectures and reading; exact exam software is not described.

Hard EssaysLecture BasedHeavy Reading

“ .”
HIST300

“ buy the books FOR NOTHING”
HIST30

Online

Online HIST028 is described as and ; proctoring not mentioned.

Test HeavyTough GraderUnclear Rubrics

“He never would keep up to date with my grades and ”
HIST028

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Makes you work for the grade but a super rewarding class. Learnt a lot in this class and 10/10 take again.”
Voice snapshots generated from 9 reviews (1 online, 8 in person), highlighting polarized teaching and . Credibility rating: Medium.

💎 Hidden Gem Crowd

85/100

“LUCKY TO HAVE HIM!!!!! Be blessed”

⚖️

28/100

“ !”

📚

30/100

“lots of reading but ...”

👎 Strong Detractors

15/100

“Horrible teacher. Never want him to teach me again”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Very funny and kind
Professor Fisher made class fun and taught well
Awesome a real gem.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

Makes you work for the grade but a super rewarding class

Theme 3

💻 About Online Experience

said that it didn't fit

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Nine reviews with and one online case give usable signal but limited sample consistency.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56

4 out of 50

3 out of 50

2 out of 50

1 out of 53

Course coverage

HIST14 reviews

HIST0281 review

HIST301 review

HIST3001 review

HIST3101 review

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HSS3101 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

A 1 · A- 2

B range

B+ 1

C range

C- 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

Fisher Damany

x x x if you want a demanding history class and will do the reading; skip if you need a light or lenient option.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Depends

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

💎 Hidden Gem Crowd

⚖️ x x

📚 x x

👎 Strong Detractors

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

💻 About Online Experience

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you want a demanding history class and will do the reading; skip if you need a light or lenient option.

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