Reviews of professor David Burel

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He's very passionate about history and tries really hard to get the students interested. there was a giant group project that was worth a lot of your grade but we also watched a movie in the class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Great professor. Knows his stuff and explains it in a way that makes more sense in a modern context.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He is very caring, he will give opportunities but can surprise you with exams. He grades papers sometimes easily sometimes heavy. I had a B and then the final he graded hard and ended up with a C+

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I am an IT major and am required to take this course in order to graduate. He gives discussion posts every single day except for Saturdays. If done correctly, the lecture material takes a while to review, which is why I hate this class with every fiber in me. On top of all the required discussion posts, there are multiple 6-page essays to complete.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Had Burel for HST101 and will be taking him again. This guy is such a homie - extra credit opportunities on tests, very flexible with late work, all quizzes and tests are open note, easy grader, reading quizzes get 2 attempts, 2 movies. Lectures are well organized and you can tell he really enjoys teaching. This is an easy A, take him if you can!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
This class involved plenty of readings and videos, typically 100-200 pages of reading and 2 lectures per week. This class has no tests, just written assignments. Most written assignments required a post + responses. There were also article reports and other longer-form assignments. However, grading was lenient and mostly graded for participation.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
The class can be an easy A if you actually care. If you show up to class, take notes (especially the ones that are underlined), PAY ATTENTION, then the quizzes, midterm, and final should be a piece of cake. Homework is just reading a chapter and discussion reactions (about one page summaries of a chapter and the related in-class activity, EASY).