Really great professor. I learned a lot but shes sort of strict with work and her papers. She gives all the essay exam questions prior to any midterms and finals. Definitely keep up with reading because she'll occasionally give quizzes but she'll let you know when.

She was a fun teacher with a lot of knowledge on the subject. Assigns hard essays, but is very helpful and interesting.

She is very nice and class is all lecture. She gives 3 essays over the semester and then a couple midterms and I got a B or C+ on all of them and I didnt read the textbook. Reading the textbook would have made it a lot easier but I didnt need to because it is a basic history class.

Great Teacher with excellent online content. Provides a different take on history with a women's history degree that provides a scope different than your average history class. I would suggest it to anyone with a desire to learn more about our history.

Amazing! Dr. Swiontek is such a sweet teacher! She really teaches you alot and is very funny as well! highly recommended! Women's history was great!

Real nice, pretty simple basic class, and not bad to look at. I didn't read all of the two books we had to and still got a B. Also missed a few classes, the final was really easy. Should take this class for your IGETC because it is so simple.

Loved her! She is such a sweet teacher and thrives on students understanding the material and helping us get a good grade. She made it interesting and i learned so much taking her class. Attendance is mandatory and the tests are essay and she allowed a page of notes per test which is helpful! Take this class!

Such a great professor! I loved History of American Women, she made the content relate to current events as well as talked about older history. 3 books required, all used (2 novels for book reports) and a history book for the tests. (Primary doc questions and an essay question, all blue book) overall, wonderful woman/teacher!

Class covers a lot of ground and Swiontek is a passionate teacher. Truth is though, grades are dependent on your writing ability. The four essays (including the final) are all that matters. She grades tough and proper preparation definitely matters.

LOVED IT! Lots of reading. Expects you to do the work (isn't that part of a class? Just sayin). Should have a personal standard and learn to make an argument. If you don't understand, say something. She is personally invested in your success. As someone who doesn't cheat, I appreciate efforts for academic integrity.

Loved this class! I enjoy History and shes a great teacher. She really knows what shes talking about , is extremely helpful , if you have trouble go to her office hours shes super nice! You dont have to go to some of the lectures because its whats from the book but it was a lot more helpful when it came to the few essays we had to write.TAKE HER!

A very nice lady who is very passionate about history. This class wasen't too hard as long as you keep up with the reading and prepare for the in class essay tests. I also read the chapter outlines that you can find on a site given in the cover of the book that were really good refreshers before the quizzes. I would reccomend her :)

This class is a very broad span of history to cover in one semester. There is a lot of details and facts that interplay with each other but Swiontek makes sure to hit whats important and if I ever had a question she almost always (99.9% of the time) had an answer. After all she is a DR. of History. She knows her stuff

Lot of material to cover, read the chapters before and you will do well on the quizzes. Read the books for the papers, pay attention and visit office hours and you will do fine. Swiontek is a passionate historian. Very reasonable professor.

She's a great teacher, but you have to do the work if you want to pass! It can be challenging, but the class keeps you interested on everything you were learning; so it wasn't that bad.

I thought this class would be interesting but I was so wrong. Lectures are pointless because you never need them for anything. They are boring and she only lectures for about 20-30 minuets and then puts on a documentary or makes you do busy work. 2 essays and an in class essay for the final. I really didn't feel like I learned anything.

Mildly irriated by this class. Two 5-7 page papers. Essay final, 15 quizzes (4 dropped) and a few homework assignments. Essays and finals are 75% of the grade. Good teacher. Willing to help, clarify, etc. Likes to talk about her personal life too much, though. Sit tight, grades are gonna take awhile to get back to you.

She is a magnificent teacher, not exactly the easiest class, but if you pay attention and just do the work, you will pass for sure.

There are quizzes every week, two 5-7 page essays and the final is an essay. Not a hard subject, just make sure you follow her advice and you can get an A. Highly recommend someone reading over your essay, I got an A on one of my essays just from that advice. Compared to other classes, it is much more difficult than what you'd think, but doable.

Not the easiest History class offered at SBCC. Three 5-6 page papers and a "small" final (not that small). To get good grades on the papers you have to know the subjects in detail. Dr. Swiontek is very passionate about history, which makes the class a little bit more bearable.

She's a really nice teacher. We watched some interesting documentaries. There's not regular homework just some pretty easy evaluations of articles and a few long papers. I would recommend it if you're interested.

Dr. Swiontek is really nice and her class is good. There was three 5-6 page papers and a 10 question quiz every week. Read the books for the papers really carefully. Don't necessarily take her advice on the papers because she has a grader and in my experience she always told me the opposite of what the grader wanted.

I learned a lot from this class. She's super nice but you do have to work for an A. The quizzes were easy but she's a pretty tough grader on the essays. I highly reccomend her class

We worked hard and learned a lot of essential information for life.

Great teacher. The papers were really easy, and she's a fair grader.

She is a great teacher and is really helpful! The class is really interesting and I absolutely recommend to take her class!

Ms. Swiontek is an amazing teacher. I'd take any of her history classes again. History of American Women was not only interesting but an easy A if you do all of your work on time and show up to every class. There wasn't need to do much reading, only for papers and referencing in class.

She was a great professor! I learned so much. She is tough on grading the essays but if you ask her for help she will guide you in the direction on an A paper. The class was awesome and super easy. The online program read the text book to you and the final was online. I totally recommend any of her classes. She is by far my favorite teacher.

She definitely made women's history interesting and unbiased.

She's a fantastic teacher. Super funny, super smart. I highly recommend her women's history class, it's incredibly inspirational. One of my favorite teachers in my time here.

She made this class amazing. She's super intelligent and passionate about the subject, and will make sure to accommodate your needs wants as a student. She says she doesn't give much extra credit, but she does. There are two essays and a final (which is also an essay). She shows a lot of documentary's-but they were always entertaining.

I really like Swiontek! She made class laid back with a side of critical thinking. It was a women's history so the majority there were women. It was a nice class to have and bond with other girls!

Very intelligent professor! Harsh grader on essays, but provides helpful feedback. As long as you remember to do the online portion of the class (which is super easy) and put effort into the essays, you'll do fine. Teaches an alternative perspective of history paying attention to women and minorities instead of straight politics. Super interesting!

Danielle is by far my favorite prof on campus, she has a great sense of humor and is really relaxed. She assigns 20 point quizzes each week or 2 with the assigned readings. GET THE BOOK!! It is useful and all the readings are in it. Show up and takes notes when she is talking about the readings because quizzes are open note.

Dr. Swiontek is one of the best professors at SBCC. If you happen to miss a few assignments, she's willing to help you out as long as you are showing an effort to improve. I didn't buy the book, she has it on reserve in the lib!! She also has a lot of assignments so your grade won't fully depend on your papers. Do your work and you'll do fine

Brilliant professor. Honestly, it seems she puts more interest and effort in her specialized classes- which makes sense to put forth for students who are genuinely interested in the topic. She will refer students to events outside the curriculum to expand their knowledge on the topic and is a very fair grader. Very interesting lectures and course.

I absolutely loved taking her American Women's History course! She keeps very up to date with current events and applies them to her teachings. The text book that she requires is used a lot, but it's so good that I have recommended it to others outside of the class who are interested in women's studies. She is a fantastic professor!

Swiontek is a super nice teacher and knows a lot about her field. She is a fair yet also an easy grader. She is very understanding if you have some problems and will likely help you out if you go to her in person. Probably one of my favorite teachers at CC and will likely take another class with here in the future. I do recommend taking the Honors

She is very easy going and gives the amount of homework a normal professor should give to students who are taking multiple classes. I would recommend taking her class.

Danielle has got to be the best professor I have had at CC. Just show up to class on days with assignments and when you write your paper go to the tutor and do all the extra stuff or your grade will go down a bit. Also, do the online stuff a little bit every day and the class will fly by. Get ready to learn and love American History!

Danielle is honestly one of the best Professors I've ever had. History isn't even my major (I took this class for a GE requirement) but her dedication to the subject matter made me actually think about switching my major to history. Everyone at SBCC should be honored to have this kind of professor at their school. 100% will be in her class next sem

Very organized and super sweet!

Took her 2x because she is the best!

Swiontek is the best professor i've had at SBCC so far! She's a fair grader and always willing to help you with work if you need it. She's also very relatable and honest which makes class time fly by! As long as you are prepared for the test and have decent writing skills, you will pass this class and leave it having learned something valuable.

Last semester was my first semester of college and this class was such a great place to start. Swiontek really knows what she's talking about and makes the class easy. Make sure you spend time studying for the final and don't start the paper right before its due and you'll definitely earn your A. She's 10/10 teacher.

Class is jus group discussion of the readings assigned from book. At least skim it, get the gist, & ur good. If you didn't read at all, they go over it in the class anyways Homework is a prewrite of the readings assigned. Book was difficult for me personally so I would take a look. She also cancelled class like 10 times Many small ex credit things

She's amazing. She gives so much extra credit--Do it & it is almost hard to not get an A. I'm not the biggest fan of history, but I really enjoyed her class. She is so sweet and understanding. There are no tests- just one paper and a final, the rest is simple classwork.

Dr. Swiontek deserves immense respect for two reasons: she is a brilliant Stanford educated historian and she has no ego. She is so chill when it comes to grading. She is an educator. She teaches. She doesnt crack the whip out of some inner need for power. I learned so much. Her rating should be higher. Anyone at CC would be lucky to have her.

SBCC better be paying Danielle top dollar because she is a real gem!! This class was super fun and she really valued our input about what kind of assignments were helpful and which weren't. Truly believe everyone should take her for this class and all of her other ones!!!

She is amazing, caring and straightforward! You'll pass if you attend class :)

One of the best teachers I've ever had! She cares so much about her students and her lectures are super interesting and engaging. I enjoyed the class so much and would take it with her again without hesitation

Professor Swiontek was one of the most clear and organized teachers I have ever had. I took History 102 with her online over the summer and it was very clear that if you followed directions and turned your work in on time, you will get an A. Additionally, she provided extra credit opportunities!

I took Professor Swiontek's women's studies class and loved it!! She is amazing and taught me so much valuable information. She is one of the best professors I have had an SBCC. She really cares about her students and wants them to succeed.

This class is a lot of work, but it is manageable. Professor Swiontek is pretty clear about what she is looking for in the discussion posts, and once you have that figured out it is pretty easy to achieve a full score every time. Her lectures can be pretty long, and there is a lot of material to read through. She accepts late if you let her know.

An extremely caring and sympathetic professor. There is a bit of reading/videos to watch, but the workload itself is very light. There are no test/quizzes, and the final was a very easy (made to be stress free) essay. The only graded assignments are summaries and discussion boards. The class is structured very nicely, 10/10 professor!

Very sweet professor. Easy grader. If you do the assignments it is an easy A.

If you can take one of her classes TAKE IT! She is amazing and truly cares about her students and the content she is teaching. She inspires me to vote and share my voice! Literally my favorite professor here at SBCC!

Very sweet and understanding professor. Always checks up on us to make sure we are doing okay outside of class. I would recommend her to any student.

She is a super sweet teacher, definitely passionate, and cares a lot about her students. The content covered was interesting and watching documentaries and videos were some of the highlights of her course for me. You just have to be on top of the assignments and quizzes she gives and it'll be easy to get an A.

I took the online history class and it is very well organized. There is a lot of reading/writing but she is very accommodating. Anytime I had a question or needed help she would respond back in a timely manner. Be sure to keep up with all the assignments and the class should run smoothly, I would definitely recommend her as a History professor.

Great teacher who deeply understands the material she teaches. Very forgiving with late-work and gives amazing feedback on larger assignments. I took IWGS online and the reading load was decent, but the homework per week was next to none, usually just one reading reflection and one discussion. Take her class!!

Great teacher super passionate and understanding. I also took her sociology class intro to women studies she was awesome there too!