This was a good class. He teaches by ppt and you can print them off to help study and take notes. Tests are 1-2 ?s then you write an essay on it. However he allows you to make a cheat sheet. Composing (a good) one takes a lot of work but makes you learn. Basically if you do all the work, studying and show up everyday a good grade is possible.

Be prepared to write A LOT and in detail for his online quizzes and tests. He wants to know that you read and understood the material. He hands out the quizzes a week before they are due, so this means you have plenty of time to write the ?perfect quiz answers.? His tests are timed at 2 hours. (be organized with notes) A helpful hint would be to w

Mr. Riggs is an amazing teacher. I have taken two classes with him and loved them. The class is a lot of hard work, but you learn from it. Just remember to put everything in your own words.

ENJOYED CLASS:) He knos a lot about a lot.Used 2 b a minister so you know he knows how to talk and is a good story teller which is good when dealin w/history.funny.reasonable w/making up quizzes/tests.tests are essay.he really trains ur critical thinking skills and wants u to piece things together.take good notes,stay organized,and read the books.

Seemed like a great teacher, but after spending hours and hours writing notes and getting a 50% on my first quiz I dropped the class. Lacked clarity in syllabus.

Excellent teacher. Very exacting expectations of students on timed essays. Be ready to churn out 3 pages worth of highly detailed essay, fully cited, within 2 hours. However, if you follow through with everything he assigns and take spectacular notes you will be fine (and also somewhat of a hermit).

I have taken three classes with Mr. Riggs. He is a very good teacher and very knowledgeable on the subject. His classes require a lot of work, and a lot of reading. His classes are not ones where one can slack off and expect a good grade. I highly recommend him as a teacher.

I enjoyed his class and found him to be a really pleasant guy. I will say that his grading is tough. Tests are usually done in essay format. He is looking for you to name specific events and if you miss those you'll lose points. This class was one of the few B's on my transcript. If you can't read and write at a college level then avoid this class.

David is demanding but not unrealistic. I enjoyed his style of teaching and learned a lot more from him than I initially expected from the first days of class. He doesn't care about dates, he cares about ideas and I think that this is what sets him apart, if not above, the rest.

This class was awful. It is all writing papers and taking notes on readings. An example of an assignment is 6 essays 250 to 500 words a piece, and another example is 2 essays of that length in 90 minutes! If you are not a good fast writer do not take this class. but since this is an online class im not sure how he is for other stuff.

I'm laughing reading all these posts about how he is so hard. Great teacher, great lectures, and you get what you put into the class. Do all the readings, come to class, pay attention and you should have no problems. I came to school to be educated, learn responsibility, and be challenged. If you are a slacker, then you fail this class.

Wow are there a lot of whiners! Yes, you will fail if you don't touch the books. I took this class to learn history and I did. Riggs is fair and super helpful. Loved his lectures.

Took this class in the summer and so it was a little overwhelming but Riggs made it easier. He is easy to approach and very helpful. I don't really like history but his class made me learn stuff.

Pretty easy class. The readings were ok and the online lectures explained main ideas. Nice guy. Cares about students.

Loved this class Worked my butt off but loved it Riggs really helped me out.

Like others have said he is really easy to approach and will bend over backwards to help. Interesting lectures and the assignments are not too hard if you show up to class and do the reading. I loved the class.

He was a really nice teacher. His tests were tough, but if you prepared well by listening to his lectures taking notes and reading the text, you will pass. Also, he looks for a lot of details in his tests so make sure to give lots of that.

lots of work; loved the class. Riggs is awesomelistens to feedback & takes into account. Didn't even read textbook past midterm; just focused on lecture termstimeline at the end of chapters to put on the cheat sheets for each exam. Lectures highlight what he thinks is important - include those main point in your quiz. Has great dry humor too

So much reading it was insane. His lectures are really amazing, but he expects you to tie it back to the reading yourself. If I had been tested on his lectures I would have passed easily. Get ready to buy 3 books and only read 1 of them. He can be a tough grader. Be very self-motivated! If you love reading outside of class, take this course!

I learned a lot from him, and his lectures were very entertaining. He is a tough grader but in the end I did get the grade that I wanted. All of his tests and quizzes were essay tests, and they were worth most of your grade. Overall I liked his class.

I took a summer course with Mr. Riggs. I would not recommend taking a summer course if you work fulltime and have a family. That being said, he did send an email prior to the start of class that clearly detailed the course work/volume and his expectations. No one to blame but myself. He is really is passionate about history and it is contagious.

If you want to pass, it's simple: Read the book, and attend class. You can't pass his class by just BSing your way through it. His lectures are very interesting and he knows a lot of random fun facts to keep things interesting. He's an expert in his field, and listening to his lectures are very important.

My favorite teacher I have ever taken a class from. I usually hate history with a burning passion but Riggs made the information extremely interesting and easy to understand. There is a lot of reading for the course and you are expected to do work on your own but this is one of the only classes I was always excited to go to. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!!

AMAZING lectures- interesting, thourough, with good flow. Assigned reading perfectly complements lecture material. Fantastic at answering questions and emails. His tests are all essays and focus on lecture material, so attendance is important, plus part of your grade. Clear expectations on essays. No homework besides readings. HIGHLY recommend!

Riggs is so far my favorite history professor. He makes his expectations clear- 4 Absencesletter grade reduction. You will have alot of reading, but not an unreasonable amount. He doesnt cover everything thats on the tests in his lectures so yes you have to read. He does tend to go on rants but thats what made his class enjoyable to me. 10/10

Riggs is great. if you study you'll be fine. I half assed some essay questions and paid for it. My favorite teacher at IHCC so far, clearly loves his craft

Cool guy, really good lectures but expects too much in essays

Riggs was an amazing lecturer that made me look forward to attending his class, must attend class to do well as he has essay questions based on things covered in lecture, must do all reading as test questions could be on anything, unless you really know history you cannot bs your way to an A. If you love history, this is a great prof for you

By far one of the most interesting and fluent professors I've had in a history class. However, my average reading and homework time per week was around 20 hours. Your grade really does depend on how much work and time you put into the readings. You will get a solid grade if you show up to class, READ, and comprehend the main ideas in his lectures.

David Riggs was one of the best professors I've ever had. I was never that interested in history until I took this class. His lectures are very engaging and interesting. Yes, he has a bit of assigned reading and if you do the work and understand the main topics, you will excel in this class. Don't expect this class to be an easy A.

David Riggs makes being in class lectures more fun by comparing history to easy to understand things relevant in today's society. I would recommend reading the textbook as well. His tests are all short answer, but only 2-3 questions. Make sure your answers are very detailed, otherwise points will be easily taken off. His lectures are great!

He was an amazing teacher who made history fun and made me want to go to class because it was more of him speaking to you rather than a lecture. But it was sooo much work you had to read the textbook and lectures since his quizzes and tests need to be detailed. You can also ask him to explain something if you are confused.

Professor Riggs knows his stuff and his lectures are quite entertaining. Make sure to read the textbook and take good notes because you will definitely need to do that in order to pass the quizzes. Quizzes and exams are all essay questions and be sure to provided lots of evidence.

If you show up for class and read the chapters you will do great in this class. All he asks you to do is read. Every quiz and test an essay. He is very forgiving on spelling. He is NOT a name and date kinda history teacher. I promise you an A if you read and show up for class.

Honestly an amazing teacher. His lectures always inspired me and made me so excited to learn. But, the information from the lectures are rarely on the tests (which is all of your grade- essay tests and quizzes) it is all what you read in the textbook. I personally don't learn well that way and really struggled in this class because of that.

I absolutely hate history but Dr. Riggs helped me through it. He always made sure you knew what content was going to be on the test (which were all essays... ugh, i know), and often allowed cheat sheets. I hate listening to history lectures, but he usually made it bearable, and even entertaining at times.

He is a very good teacher and makes the class interesting. It's not a boring lecture; he includes facts and info about other related things. Great class.

Prof Riggs really helped me get through this class with the accommodations I needed to pass. His extra credit work was fun.

Riggs was a great teacher but the course itself sucked. The pop quizzes & final exam consist of him putting like 3-5 questions prompts on the smart board, you are then required to answer (by writing) them in FULL detail I'm talking 3-5 pages. The good part is about half of them he lets you use a cheat sheet for!!

good professor, as long as you keep up with the textbook quizzes and attend the class and you should be totally fine. the papers are long but as long as you don't procrastinate it should be good.

Not a good class for people who aren't confident in their writing, but if you are it's an easy A. The tests are all timed essays with open notes and are completely lecture based. There were some multiple choice quizzes but they were directly based on the textbook and pretty easy.

dave is a king and always makes history fun. the people who said it's awful have no sense of humor

Dave has been my favorite prof I've had since coming to Inver. The class has a lot of reading and lectures but they're interesting to watch and his in person lectures are very entertaining. I've taken 3 classes of his and would recommend them to anyone :)

There is a lot of reading in his classes like a whole lot. His papers are long but not difficult and serve more as a reflection of your understanding of the materials. I took an online course so I am not sure how much different the class would be in person. Online there was four big papers. Knowing how to paraphrase content is essential.