Reviews of professor Howard Chiang

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Chiang is helpful during OH and kind to his students. HIS 9A is an introduction to Chinese history which is definitely hard for people who do not have any knowledge about Chinese language or history since Chiang moved fast during the class. Two papers and two exams, exams are tricky so make sure you review the study guide carefully.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This class was INCREDIBLY reading heavy and I was so stressed whenever the papers came because I couldn't catch up with the readings. His Powerpoint slides give some information, but his lectures describes everything so much better, so definitely go to lecture and take plenty of notes. Some of my papers were pretty bad, but he's a light grader.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Chiang's history class was probably the worst class I've taken at UCD. His lectures are boring and his slides jump around and are difficult to read. The class average on an exam was 68 because the questions were designed poorly and worded in a difficult to understand way. I would not take his class again and can't recommend it.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
All materials were provided. Class is fast-paced, requires self-accountability in keeping up with prerecorded lectures. Graded on three papers (lowest grade is dropped) and one final paper. Paper questions are open-ended. Professor Chiang and our TA were fair and accommodating. I recommend going to OH and weekly live sessions. An insightful class!