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Mark has a Ph.D in History, so if you take his class-Know History!!!!
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tough class, be prepared to study your butt off for his all essay exams. comprehension is the key in this class...good luck
Super Professor!!! Take any class he's teaching!
Dropped after 4 weeks....a little harder than most.
Was hard to take cuz took it with another Humanities. If you are interested in history its good, if not don't take his class. Tests=essay, quiz=MC. Prepare to work hard and do alot of work
Don't waste your time!!! He takes himself way too seriously. I dropped him after a week.. *Best decision i've ever made at this school*
Not very clear in what he is talking about. Talks above the students
You have to constantly take notes in his class. He goes off on random tangents a lot, and those tangents end up being test questions. Avoid his class unless you really like architecture.
Unbelievably hard! I don't even mind hard work, but it's like this guy doesn't take in consideration that people have lives and other classes. Not too helpful whenu have questions. Very long essay answer tests that are ridiculous!
great guy and I really hate history. He makes everything so understandable. His tests are a pain in the ass though but it's not bad if you take good notes because they make sense and it kinda flows together.
Weird guy, but not horrible. I didn't think the class was very hard at all but he grades his exams very hard. Even if you include all of the essentials he'll mark off for not having enough length, very grade school-ish
Oh my goodness. If you can avoid this class do it. He was never prepared for class, there was like a total of 250 points in the class and his teaching style sucks!!!! We started out with 25 people in the class, by the final there was only 12 left.
HOT! For a professor. It helps you focus on the class at hand.
He is a fantastic teacher who really focuses on students understanding the ideas and events of the period. His lectures are entertaining and, if you get into them, the class discussions are top notch.
I worked hard, but everything was worthy. Great teacher. I learned a lot.
He was a great teacher! He really knows what he is talking about and really enjoys teaching the subject. If you show up to class and do what you are expected this class will be enjoyable.
Did not respond to emails until it was too late, and when he did respond the response was often unhelpful. Emails your grade but doesn't explain the reason(s) for the score. Very nice guy, but incredibly unorganized.
He seems like a great guy, and he knows a lot of stuff but I hated his class. If he would have tested us in other ways then essay I might have done better. The only thing that kept me intertained was his sniffing, it was almost like he was on something cause every 5 mins he sniffed.
this teacher has some condition that makes him sniff constantly, repeating the same word up to four times, has no teaching skills, lectures poorly, tests difficultly, i have a 3.4 cumm gpa and i got a c in his class even though i worked on this class for ave. 60 hours a week, his questions were difficult, graded harsely, and used words i didnt know
Mr. Bocija is hilarious! He is a pretty difficult grader, but he is only this way so that you actually have to learn and understand the material well. I learned a ton in this class and it was really interesting! Just go to class, take good notes, and you'll be fine!! He's an awesome guy just in general!
I took his online class, and it was a waste of my time. I ended up doing well in the class, but talk about busy work! He was not necessarily bad, mean, or the like. He just expected too much. Bottom line- advoid this one like the plague.
this is a very smart and demanding guy. I would say his class must be one of the more difficult. I got an A but really had to work for it.
He is a somewhat nice guy, but a bad teacher. Very unclear on what he wants, and wants to do everything online even though it screwed up most everyone. Also defintely shows a preference for girls in the class!
he knew alot of information about his field. he was very unclear at times about what was expected. i felt kind of blind in many of my out of class assignments. it seemed that no matter what your answer to a question was, it was not good enough.
A nice enough guy in person, but doesn't seem to realize that people have lives outside his humanities class. If you get him be prepared to spend SEVERAL hours a week doing the assignments.
He was very nice but his teaching style was very hard to learn from
DONT TAKE HIS CLASSES ....i spent 40+ hours a week studying and had to drop 7th week...im not a lazy student by any means ...his class was awful
Very hard on students, a lot of assigments and a lot of readings. He knows what he is talking about, but most people do not, so it is hard to listen when it doesn't make sence.
Very hard class. I took Hum111 online and the workload was way to much to keep up with. At least 150-200 pages of textbook reading a week. This was the only class I have failed in my college career.
I am currently taking this class online and he is rude, does not answer email and his responses to online assignments are full of spelling errors. STAY AWAY FROM THIS CLASS!!
Was very demanding but I still got an A in the course, I interacted more with one of the associate profs more so than him. It did take alot of extra time becasue we had assignments that required visits to the art museum and state house on our own time. Not as horrible as the other ratings said in my opinion.
It's hard to sum this up in 350 characters, but here goes: This guy is hypocritical in his grading as well as his tardiness policy, he's condescending, he is as self important as anyone I've ever met. Basically, he has successfully made a subject in which I have genuine interest in to a frustrating chore.
I could not have agreed more with the student who stated how self important this man is. His class demands one to use all of his/her free time to study and this still doesn't insure that they will pass. Do not take his class!
He doesnt explain things very well at all and doesnt really answer our questions that we ask. HE IS TERRIBLE
I had to drop this course, very hard to keep up with, i had no idea what i was doing. NEVER TAKE THIS CLASS ONLINE,damaged my GPA, and trust me, you can spend at least 2-6 hrs a day reading, but its useless if your going to fail anyway..WILL NOT recommend TO ANYONE. IF YOU HAVE HIS COURSE, JUST SIMPLY DROP IT
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I had to drop this class after the first day.. expects you to spend every single day of your life doing humanities assignments. the first day we had to read like 50 pages in the text book. Expected everything to be done over blackboard at certain times.. it was rediculous.. i wouldnt recommend him AT ALL
Great teacher, a lot of passion in his job!
Absurd expectations for a GEC class.
Probably the worst teacher ever. He makes me want to vomit just thinking about his class. He's never prepared and makes his students do an insurmountable work load. He also is out just to prove out smart he is, b/c he taught at Harvard. Nobody cares! Never take his class.
I'm taking the web class. He doesn't post grades in an acceptable amount of time. He's pretty nice, but in all honesty he's hard on grading (when he finally does post grades). I don't mind hard work, but this class is designed I think to set you up to fail (or at least not do so well). Positive:The art papers were a good experience.
Never in my whole college career have I had to drop a class, because I thought I was going to fail. The reading assignments were outrageous. I had no time to do homework assignments from my other classes. He grades hard and unfair.
I was not impressed by this guy at all. He is demeaning towards students, and never has a good word to say, unless it's sarcastic. He's pretty full of himself and will always find something wrong w/ your essays, even if there is only one word out of place. Good luck to anyone who takes him! you'll need it for your sanity.
the syllabus as well as all the online material posted was so hard to understand and was not organized in a manner i could understand, i started getting behind due to the enormous amount of reading and emailed him to clarify something in the syllabus and he emailed me back a week later and said that i should re-read the syllabus! i dropped it!
this class is very hard, i took it online and i took about 20 hours per week on this course. he is very harsh in grading and gives ridiculous amounts of work. dont take this course!
absolutely horrible, currently in the last 2 weeks of this class and to be honest he keeps me up at night think about how out of it he really is, he has no clue how to teach and he has a rediculas workload.
Wish I would have taken this course in class instead of online. It might have saved me a lot of grief with the requirements. He could be a lot more lax on the grading, but over all he is fair.
Mr Bocija is not an awful instructor. He simply does not understand that he is not teaching a graduate level course. The demands of the class are extreme compared to the same classes taught by other professors. Stay away from this class. The teacher is not a bad guy. He just doesn't understand he's teaching an introductory course.
Amazing teacher! This is not a teacher for someone wanting to slide by. He will push you and test you. Brilliant way of teaching about the passion of life through history and the passion that we all have inside.Tough, but well worth the life lesson and amazing spirit.
He is a smart guy and a good speaker, but that is about it. He is the worst professor I ever had. He expects way too much from students. He expects us to teach ourselves and to write alot of papers. It was the most stressful GEC I ever took.
If I had it my way I would have done it online. Attending class it pointless and there is no point to the art lects he makes you go to beyond it being on the final. The WHOLE class is nothing but essays and once a week quizzes. Honestly I never wanna take his class again. It seems like he talks down to people and he contradicts himself on due dates
Took this class online because I didn't have time to go to campus- I ended up spending more time doing his homework than any other class. And his grading is too severe, he doesn't give leeway for anything. And when you are confused he just tells you to "go over the orientation" STAY AWAY FROM THIS PROFESSOR.
Professor Bocija loves to go into detail about the subjects of our open class discussions. Ties almost all assignments in with the text book. Spent most of my time working on the assigned reading. Responded to student concerns about understanding the text book and started a reading group to help teach us how to pick and highlight important info.
I decided to take this course online along with two other courses. Right when the blackboard was available online I checked it out to see what I was in for this quarter. The amount of homework was three to four times more than my other two classes.His black board was a mess.I knew if I took his class that I wouldn't pass so I dropped it right away.
Not a class for everyone. But I loved it! A lot of people say that it is too hard but I hate easy classes! You must devote a lot of time and effort with the class but I always match whatever is thrown at me. Bocija is brilliant (he knows Mesopotamian for cryin out loud) and if you are able to complete the class you'll believe you can learn anything
The class was challenging. I was returning to college after over 20 years and couldn't beleive the ammount of assignements. The class was time consuming. I enjoyed the information gained.I took the class online and glad I didn't have to go to lecture.When I did seek help from the proffessor, he was very helpful.
I took his online class, and while challenging, it's pretty straight forward. If you read the book, the weekly quiz will be simple. 54 points of extra credit quizzes, very simple but sometimes challenging A.
It?s a well-structured class. If you read the chapters and take notes you?ll be fine. This class has provided me with the proper structure that?s needed for other collage courses. BTW If you?re unclear on anything he?ll be more than happy to sit down with.
I took the Hybrid version of his course. Great for anybody under time constraints, but I have to admit it was quite challenging compared to other HUM111 courses. I don't know if I've ever learned as much from a single course, and it's very well structured. Complete his Workbook, and you'll have an excellent resource the rest of your life.
It's a very difficult class. You're gonna have to do a lot of work. (6 or 7 essays, 10 quizes, midterm, and final) But if you pay attention and do what he tells you to do, then you will learn so much from this class.
Brilliant instructor, really helps you realize a lot about history in a way you haven't thought about it. Must have good time management skills to do well, but very worth while.
If you don't have a lot of time, don't take this class. You can tell his is a brilliant man in his field. But there are ridiculous amounts of work for this class. Numerous Essays and Architecture papers, short answer and essay questions on the exam, with not enough time to finish them. If you're up for a challenge...go for it!!
If you enjoy having a life do not take his class. He claims to give you an average of 15 hours a week of work which first off is a ridiculous amount but it ends up being closer to 20. And that's if you choose not to study. SKIP THIS CLASS!
WOrk work work work work...lots of it. Otherwise good prof.
Yeah he knows his stuff, but this was the worst class i have taken at this school. Out of 14 online clases. He wasnt helpful at all, way too much reading, and his gradeing scale isnt for me! He is teaching this as a 300 leval class! He gives you hardley any credit for the work you put into it. and get backs with you way to late.
Mark is by far one of my favorite teachers at Columbus state. Yes he gives a lot of reading homework but if you do it you are sure to get an A. I give this teach 2 thumbs up and a 5 out of 5
I took this class online. Mark made the class interesting, engaging, and challenging. If you do all of the work (it is a lot) , you will get a passing grade.
Very hard grader on essays. The quizzes and finals are easy but he really expects a LOT from you with essays.
HORRIBLE!!! He's so hard! Your answers are never good enough for him. The book is hard enough to comprehend. A LOT of work!You will never get a perfect score if he's grading it! And he doesn't give good feedback. If it weren't for the 60pts xtra credit for doing all assignments, it would be almost impossible to pass his class!
I am going into my 5th year of college, and this is the sadly the worst professor I have enountered. He doesn't seem to understand that he is teaching a 100 level GEC class at a community college. He has a terrible attitude, and gives students a irrational amount of work. Do yourself a favor and avoid Mark at all costs.
Taking online. Book makes no sense and is opinionated. He isn't helpful at all. His online material is disorganized. NOT LEARNING A THING! AVOID!!! His quizzes don't make sense and don't match up with whats in the reading. By far the worst instructor and worst history class I've EVER taken!! AVOID!!!
This teacher is useless, he never responds to emails he wont help clarify anything, your work is never good enough no matter how hard you work on it,and its a ridiculous amount of work. I hate his class he is very disorganized gives failing grades, cant spell awful teacher and should be fired.I really need more words to describe him..TERRIBLE
Had to drop his class because he gave two weeks notice for a short answer exam and a lengthy paper that were due at midterms. I work too many hours to be doing that much outside of class work. Also relied on students to learn through nightly reading, lectured on things that didn't matter. He thinks his class is the only one that matters, really.
Loved this class and prof. None of these reviews made any sense to me, if you're willing to do the work Bocija is an easy A. He allows open notes in class and with quizzes online, and offers points for attendance. We even played review games before exams. Keep up on work, it'll help you with exams + quizzes.
Professor Bocija is not cut out for online teaching. He is smart and knows his stuff, but he was unable to keep up with our online class demand. He posted quizzes the day they were due, forced us to use a worthless eBook, took a month to return grades and gave very little feedback. Take his class on campus, not online.
Go to class, do homework, do in class quizzes, do papers and do great on final project and you will come out with a good grade. Always accepted late work no matter how many weeks late it was as long as you told him. All quizzes and tests were homework and allowed to use on quizzes and exams, which exams were taken online. Great teacher!!!
I spent 3-4 hours per week reading 2-3 hours on each essay and about 15-18 hours on the final project. I got an A. If you are in your fifth year of school and are still in 100 level classes or can't dedicate a few hours a week to your education don't take this class. He is helpful if you ASK.
He has pre quizzes that you must get 100 % on before you can move forward in the chapter. Even if you get part of an answer wrong, it shows you have none correct. I fell behind in my studies because I couldn't get the 100% to study more of the chapter. Why would I continue to take a course that won't allow you to study???
This teacher was very confusing. I dropped his class after a week.
First off, if you take ANY history class, expect to be overwhelmed. If you're looking for an easy elective, go for something else like psychology.If you're genuinely interested in history, this man is brilliant. His knowledge and insight is unparalleled, and his enthusiasm is contagious! Easygoing and fun if you choose to put in a little effort.
Assigned a ridiculous amount of homework. Makes it impossible to miss any class regardless of your reasoning, my grade suffered because of this besides the fact that I did all of the homework. Avoid if possible.
Very nice and very passionate about history. Tells you more than your textbook does. Keep up with the chapter pre quizzes as they are a lot of points. Fell behind the calendar for his lectures so he crammed the last 2 chapter. Final project was not thoroughly gone over.
If you need history take him. Be warned though you have to be ready to work, study and ask questions. If not then find another teacher. This class isn't memorization and regurgitation onto a test. You have to know what you're talking about. He will help you succeed, he gives better answers than the book does.
way too much work. midterms due the same day as a major writing projects.He assigned an additional writing project the week before finals. I also had trouble submitting a paper, so I emailed him, but didn't get a response. I emailed him again and he said he either forgot or just erased it, either way I got a 0 for the paper, which made me lose my A
He gives a lot of assignments, the work load equals three of my other classes. Material is interesting so if you have a lot of time go a head and knock your self out.
He is very unorganized. He really knows his stuff, but I was not that interested. All we do in class is have some discussions sometimes and he'll always show us his power points. We literally just sit there and listen. Although, he gives us too much homework that's due in a very short period. He's really nice too.
This class is a lot of work, but it is a fun one. He loves when his students are engaged. Biggest suggestion do your reading while he lectures he wont care. he will go over the class activities in class but he will tell you when he is. That is the only time you need to pay attention. Tests and quizzes are from the work book you fill out.
Mr. Bocija is a great teacher! He is passionate about what he teaches and genuinely wants all of his students to succeed. He does expect you to do a good but of work, but is always there for help. I highly recommend him if volume of work is not too intimidating.
He is pretty helpful. He gave us 50 points of extra credit right at the end for no reason. Study and you should get an A.
just avoid this teacher! gave an essay assignment then told me i suck at writing paper and im not kidding. i was so glad to be out of this class.
Nice guy but WAY TOO MUCH WORK. 15-20 short answer response questions for each section, 15-30 minutes worth of "mini" lectures outside of class, quizzes over the mini lectures, 5 essay questions between 600-800 words that he is very picky about grading. If you like history A LOT, take it, if you're taking it for a gen ed, pick another class.
He is a very brilliant man. He knows what he's talking about and he is very well read. I think his reviews on here are poor simply because he doesn't hand out good grades. If you actually apply yourself, there is no reason you can't get an A. He is incredibly intelligent and passionate about his work. I thoroughly enjoyed him as my professor.
I received 100% on all the quizzes, 92.5% or higher on every test, but he is so tough on grading papers that he gave me a B in the class overall. Take another professor!!!
Supper helpful Professor, Loves when students participate so make sure you read! He will be super understanding if he recognizes you, Final exam is an essay, most assignments are essay related. Make sure you like to write if you take this class. As long as you read and take notes you should do fine. Almost all homework is done online.
This teacher is very unorganized, and doesn't spell correctly, but expects you to have your essays in perfect shape. I wish I read about this professor before I signed up for this class.
Great Professor, show up to class ready to participate and you will enjoy his lectures and how he involves the class in discussion.
Be prepared to put in serious time for this class. Online quizes (that you can retake as many times as you need to), exams, four papers plus final paper, lots of reading. Learned more than I thought I would about early european history. Very organized, loved his use of blackboard, video lectures to watch outside of class. Textbook is your lifeline.
He's a super cool dude who is really passionate about what he teaches. The class is super interesting, just be prepared for A LOT of homework and papers. As long as you do all the work, you should pass easily.
He is a really nice professor, but he changes assignments last minute and gives you way too many assignments to do between a 2 day period.
He's a nice guy and all but be prepared for A LOT of work. There are a lot of papers, he assigns reading assignments 2 days in between classes, and makes students participate and answer in class. Some days are lectures but most are class discussion. If you take him be prepared to work.
He consisting of numerous questions and class activities. Also, he wants his students to watch lecture videos that run from 6 minutes to 20 minutes. Everything discussed in those lectures is said again by him in class. There are 3 exams that you need to prepare for since each section hast time limit 25 minutes. There are many historical essays too.
He is very knowledgable and passionate about History. I really enjoyed his lectures. Don't take this class unless you want to major in history. Must fill out the workbook, take notes from online videos. He is overly ambitious. Gives lots of extra credit. Essays are hard due to analyzing historical documents. Relaxed on assignment turn in dates.
He is very passionate about his work. If you have a background on what he's talking about then definitely take his class. He provides mini-lectures, a workbook, and uses the textbook. If you don't have a solid background i wouldn't recommend him.
too much reading he doesn't explain stuff. Also at the beginning of the semester he gave us a syllabus and it never said we had to do any topic quizzes. He ended up telling us that we have topic quizzes after like the 4th topic. Then he wouldn't give us a chance to make up the quizzes so we all got 0 for like the first 4 quizzes. Too much hw.
Believe the reviews! Hes a tough teacher- the class is set up to be lecture only. Sometimes there will be class discussion but you can expect to teach yourself the content of the class with LOTS OF HOMEWORK! Hes not the most interesting teacher, so class is mandatory for points but boring. Beware!! Only take this is you love hw. Like love- love.
Took his class during the summer. regret it horribly. reading the book would take 2-3 hours of our week, but in reality it was more like 8 hours. essays you have to spend 2-3 hours on each question. you turn it in and he'd give it back a month later . essays online only give you 20 minutes. we didn't know what we were doing in the class.
In this professors classes, he seems laid back, but he isn't. Expect to have 20-40 questions in a workbook he's made for you that come directly from the textbook, in addition to an hour + of online lectures with quizzes for each class. Super hard and irritating papers.
This is a good class for a History major to take. If you are not a history major, I would not recommend taking this class. Extremely difficult and time consuming. Im a nursing major and this is the hardest class I have ever taken. He doesnt give extra credit ever so if you are taking this class, stay on top of the workbook and try hard early on
He utilized a good method for keeping track of what we were reading, however, he was frequently forgetful to post tests and grades and seemingly has some issues using computers and Emails.
He gives to many research papers each about 4-5 pages. Too many lectures online every night along with a quiz which covers those lectures plus a workbook that must be completed before class as well which isnt graded but if not complete you will most like fail his timed online one attempt exam by timed I mean 15-20 mins to type an 300 word essay :)
Bocija's class was by far the worst class I've taken at CSCC. I was getting As in all my core classes till his class dropped my GPA. Bocija makes you never want to show up to class. His lectures will have you zoning out because he talks to you like you are an expert in European history. All in all I would say avoid this class or you'll regret it.
This class was one of the hardest classes Ive ever taken at CSCC. He talks to you like you are an expert in European history. He gives you workbooks to be completed with each class. He also gives quizzes for each class lecture. Hes a tough grader, doesnt explain stuff to you at all, so its like your guessing on what he wants you do to.
I suggest not taking this course with Mark Bocija unless you are a history major. The workload is unreal. Typically there are mini lectures that take up a lot of time (up to two hours), followed by readings and quizzes due every other day. The lectures are not informative and the exams are extremely difficult. He is an incredibly hard grader, too.
Hes a nice guy, and very intelligent if you really listen to his lectures, but the best way to describe him is that he teaches like hes teaching other historians lol. Hes great if youre a history major, or really into history, but I wouldnt recommend him if youre just getting the gen ed, or if you cant keep up with the workload
Mark has organizational problems, and occasionally has trouble understanding the problems his students have with the material, but he is dedicated to improving the way you approach not only history but academia in general. More than most professors, you will get out of his courses exactly what you put in. If you're looking to coast, look elsewhere.
Mark is a great professor however if you are not interested in history at all then I would suggest maybe taking this class with another professor. He is not a particularly tough grader but be prepared to spend about 3-4 hours outside of class each week working on the essays, exams, and workbook sections.
Don't get me wrong, he is extremely smart. Except when it comes to structuring his class. He expects you to watch is pre-recorded lectures before each lecture (sometimes adding up to 2 to 3 hours pre-class work, not including the readings). Of all my classes, I spend more time stressing with this Gen Ed class compared to my core classes.
Passionate about the subject but demands your attention. Written exams
cant lecture at all
You really have to pay attention, theres a lot of homework to do and when you have his class Tuesdays & Thursdays and other classes Mon & Wed just be prepared to spend a lot of time outside of class to do work. He has some sort of tick which can make it difficult to concentrate on what hes saying. Hes also super strict with phones.
He is a nice man, but he does not lecture to the level of those who just need this credit as a gen ed. By that I mean he is not always easy to follow because he tends to over explain. Open book tests are very nice but if you don't keep up with the workbook (which is a lot of work, 2-3 hours outside of class work) then you're screwed.
Great teacher ! Definitely knows his stuff. He cares about his students and you can see that he respects us as adults. There is a lot of homework though, as well as class activities which is why class is mandatory to pass. Also theres is indeed lots of lectures !
The class is very lecture heavy, but he fits a lot of info into the lecture. I wouldn't necessarily say the lectures are important, but they are if you really want to do well on the essays. I really enjoy the lectures, but I'm History nerd.
A very good professor but you definitely have to be interested in the class or it won't go well, he's a very in depth lecturer and gives good feedback on what he expects from your papers and homework.
This is the most intriguing class that I have ever taken. The professor does not believe in exams as they do not define anyone's intelligence and that there is no use in memorizing if you do not understand a concept which is my whole moto. Take this professor if you want to learn and not get punished for not remembering stuff. Again NO EXAMS.
If you're a visual learner, I strongly don't recommend this class. His camera was off the whole time before I dropped the class and he didn't share screens so his communication & engagement were solely provided by his voice (which I can't keep paying attention to). I took this class online during the summer. I bought the book but we never used it.
Prof. Bocija is a genuine person who cares about his students and if you ask for clarification he will try and help you understand. As long as you watch the videos and follow along his class is pretty easy. A little time intensive but fairly easy. Though you are required to write several essays so just be aware.
Professor Bocija was extremely caring for his students, however he had more of a style of teaching that people may find hard to follow. Unfortunately, I was one of those people, so I dropped the class. I would try to steer away from his class unless you can base your learning off of hour-long conversations by him.
The professor is genuinely interested in helping students. As long as you keep up with the videos and assignments, the class is manageable. Do prepare for several essays. unstuck ai was a great study aid alongside the course materials.
No exams, but the amount of videos, guided notes, and essays is insane. The class isn't necessarily difficult & you can tell he's passionate about what he teaches, but there is no reason I should be stressing out this much over a 3-credit hour gen ed. My other 3 upper-level science and honors courses don't require nearly as much time as this class.
I took this class as a filler in addition to my other 2 classes, and when I registered I figured there would be papers. But there are up to 2 essays(about one page) and 3-4 hours of recorded lecture weekly, and five document studies due throughout the semester. For a gen ed it is quite insane. On top of that he does not respond to emails...
Get ready to read, and watch videos for 4-5 hours a week. And get ready for quite a bit of essays. All-though his class is pretty easy the amount of homework is insane. He is very nice and gives good feedback but does not do a good job answering emails.
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