Reviews of professor Dong Jo Shin

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Lots of grades which is both good and bad (but at times the work can feel like busywork). Very long lectures. He definitely wants you to do the reading. Extremely organized. Can be cold, and doesn't want to interact on any other topics other than the course work. He is knowledgeable on his subject.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
IDK why the some reviews are negative. You have to read, but less than in other history classes here. We have lots of small group discussions instead of just listening to lectures. The map quiz requires matching names of cities/provinces to specific places, but it isn't worth much, so you can make it up with other assignments. Learned a lot!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Very long lectures!!!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Shin is one of the worst professors I had-half of the class was online-lectures were prerecorded and so hard to listen to. He actually made me bored to learn about eastern asian history which is one of my passions. He also has a problem with accommodations-apparently he thinks students with disabilities are cheating in the testing center.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
A very knowledgeable, caring, and smart Professor. Dr. Shin is very passionate in what he does and will do whatever it takes to help his students learn the material. He is willing to make accommodations and is one of the most approachable Professors I have ever had.