He is very knowledgable on the subject and I feel like sometimes that can be difficult for the student because he expects more. But, he was still a good teacher and if you do your work correctly, you should get an A.

Very interesting and fun class! Gave good feedback, and graded fairly!

definitely one of the best profs at school craft! loves what he does and it really shows. he also takes the time to get to know his students more than just their names (assuming they show up to class more often than not). id take every class he offered if i could

Professor Thompson is a great teacher. I have taken him twice, once online and this time on campus. He spends time getting to know his students and gives good feedback and if you ask questions before the exam he is more than helpful. He did have a few pop quizzes so prepare but he gives lots of extra credit opportunities and lectures are interestin

Professor Thomson is a great history lecturer. His lectures are pretty long, however, it's very interesting. I never really thought I would enjoy learning U.S. history but Professor Thomson changed my thought! Overall he's a great person and a good teacher. He also gives open note exams.

He respects others opinions. He was an easy grader and the amount of work per week was very manageable. The assignments were easy and interesting because they were related to current issues. You do have to read a chapter a week and take a quiz but the quizzes were straight out of the text. Also emails back quickly with good explanations and help!!

Real easy, watch his module videos, read the chapter, and you'll pass this class with an easy 4.0. He tells you everything that is graded and due at the start of the semester and those dates never change. One quiz, one assignment, and one blog every week. The work takes an hour max of the week. Real easy going guy.

Professor Thomson was pretty great and I really enjoyed his online class. Each learning mod is one quiz and one discussion and then there is a book review project and a mid-term essay. I thought it was interesting but also completely manageable and I learned a lot. I'm not sure what my grade is yet but from how it's looking, I'll end up with a 4.0.

Professor Thomson was awesome. I took POLS105 online and learned a lot from him. He took the time to video the intro to each week and give you the important nuggets from the teaching. His class in general is easy; quiz, blog, and assignment every week with a mid-term. He wants you to pass with a good grade. Take him and you won't regret it!

Professor Thomson was a great online teacher. I took him for POLS 105 and HIST 151 online (7 weeks). It definitely was a decent amount of work. For POLS, you have long discussion posts every module and assignments every other one. A lot of writing, but not difficult. The only hard thing about HIST was the 10 page paper at the end. Would take again!

Overall, too many assignments in my opinion but the reading was a decent amount. id say hes a fair grader but on my last assignment he gave me a C and I worked hard on it so i was confused. all other assignments i received were fairly graded and he takes a few days to grade things but my final grade was posted the day after the semester ended!

This was the first fully online course I have taken, I'm used to the remote learning style after last year. I was worried about the class being unorganized but the way Professor Thomson had the whole course set up made it so easy to get your stuff done on time. He was very organized and easily accessible throughout the summer term.

I loved Dr. Thomson. He made political science fun and interesting! He was always kind and helpful. He also gave really great feedback on the papers we wrote in his class. The tests and essays were fairly easy as long as you paid attention throughout lectures.

Alec Thomson is hands down the best professor I have ever had at Schoolcraft. The work is not hard and does not take a long time. His version of the textbook is so much easier to understand than a typical textbook. If you have to take any sort of history or polysci class, take him.

I took an accelerated version of this course, and it was very assignment-heavy. Professor Thomson provided good feedback on the assignments, and was quick at emailing back if you reached out to him. The class itself was interesting, but consisted of a lot of busy work, which it difficult when you're taking other classes at the same time.

This professor taught me that understanding history is much more than just learning facts and spitting them out. This course is writing intensive. I would recommend starting work on your project early and asking him for feedback. This professor keeps the standard for understanding history high, which is desperately needed in this country.

Dr. Thomson is very nice and understanding. He gives great feedback on your discussions and you can tell he really enjoys the subject. You have to write a 10 page paper for the final, but he breaks it down to where you do a little bit of work for the paper every few weeks, this way you don't freak out and it's not all at once.

The class was simple and he doesn't give you a difficult time with his grading. I I feel like his instructions on assignment was hard to understand sometimes, but was still manageable. The reading is overwhelming at times. I don't have much to say about the Professor, just do you work on time because it will be harder if you procrastinate.

Great teacher! Not too much work for the class and was given enough time to complete each assignment. I just wasn't prepared for the 10-page research paper, but it honestly wasn't bad. Just plan ahead. Gives great feedback and responds in a timely manner. 100 percent would take the class again.

greatest teacher ever, if you have the option to be in his class take it.

He was a great professor. Everything was so well explained on the online portion of the class on blackboard. He has videos and is always able to answer emails within a reasonable time. Would take his class if you can spare 2 hours a week (6 on double module weeks)

I had an awesome semester with Professor Thomson, he's kind, caring, and wants you to succeed. I would definitely recommend his courses.

Dr. Thomson is amazing! During this class I only had six classmates, and he used the extra time to have thoughtful and engaging discussions. He does like writing papers, they aren't hard, but they are numerous and require attention to detail and research. The tests are pretty easy, I didn't read a page of the book, his lectures get you an easy A!

I have taken a few classes with Dr. Thomson. This one wasn't my favorite simply because of previous familiarity with the subject matter. I really liked the essay prompts he used. It's more about interpreting and debating history than simply repeating it back for the essays. Easy tests. He may have you do a data collection project in the community.

This may have been the best class I will ever have taken. Both due to the participation of my classmates and the knowledge of the subject the Dr. Thomson enlightened me with. More heavy research for essays than with the other classes of his I've taken. Exams were also essay based. So essentially 5 or 6 well researched essays. Great debate in class!

This class has a lot of writing, but the professor provides good feedback. The reading can be overwhelming, so using Unstuckstudy alongside the textbook really helped me stay on top of the material. The workload is manageable if you don't procrastinate.

He was good learned a lot, its a lot of reading took a short course in fall online, I liked he graded me in a way that i felt like he actually read my stuff, takes time for him to grade but overall I believe he is actually reading what you say

It is clear that Prof. Thomson has a deep knowledge of the course material and he cares about students learning the material. This class has a lot of writing and discussion board assignments. Professor Thomson gives feedback on most assignments and is very fair when grading assignments.

I've had him many times and he never gets old. He's always caring and willing to help students in need. His work is extremely easy and manageable if you put in the time. Best professor I've had that's all I can say.

For an online class he's a pretty cool professor, the modules are straightforward and easy to complete, usually one module a week with a discussion post and short quiz per. Does assign a lot of reading from the textbook but its not a hard class at all, would take him again, if you need a history class for your degree please take his classes.