Reviews of professor Joseph Harmon

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Lectures are just him talking with a powerpoint of pictures behind him. No book or study sheets so it is very hard to understand what is going on. Tests are mostly all short answer and he is a very tough grader especially with the research paper. He does not round up final grades either. Choose a different history class if you can

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Harmon is very nice, but his class is lecture heavy. All powerpoints from class he posts online. 3 slightly difficult exams. 6 reading quizzes (you are given what to read beforehand, not very hard). He takes attendance every class for a grade. Only one essay that wasn't graded very hard. Overall good, just talks a lot the entire class.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The teacher came up with the idea to replace the essays last minute. Just use a curve and everyone would be much happier. L move

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Solid prof overall. Some of his lectures can be a bit boring, but if you're interested in the material his teaching style works well. Most of the grade was based on quizzes/tests, but these weren't too bad as long as you read the chapters and showed up to class. He also gave many opportunities for extra credit, which helped my grade a lot.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
WOH2030 - he made the material interesting and everything he talked about was on the exams, essays were lenient

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Okay class

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Although Harmon knows his stuff, this class is very hard with lots of reading. Almost every week you have to read a long article for a quiz at the end of the week. Only drops one quiz. His tests are mainly just short answer and he is a hard grader. The final paper is such boring topics to pick and he grades EXTREMELY tough on it . I got a C- on it

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Harmon is great. Missed my final exam because I was used to the testing centre and thought the exam was during class hours. He was understanding of my situation and rescheduled during that same day. He is knowledgeable and caring.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Harmon is very knowledgeable about the topics he teaches and you can see a clear passion. His lectures are boring if not in to history, but he is funny and entertaining. Class is quiz and exam heavy and requires reading and coming to lectures if you want a good grade.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Professor Harmon was a great professor, and I really enjoyed coming to his lectures. Not sure why his rating is so low on here, but if you enjoy history and want to listen to someone who is knowledgeable about history, take Harmon. The class is super easy and as long as you come to class, it should be an easy A. As a CS major, I enjoyed this class!