he is such a mean professor he is not helpful at all he only talks about egypt

He is not an effective teacher. He never discusses the reading assignments and is very boring. Don't take this class!

This class is the worst class I have ever taken!!! He is not only unclear but he rambles about subjects that have nothing to do with the class!!! Don't take this class!!!

This is the worst class I have ever taken. You are expected to read, read, read.... He is always off subject, never clear on material and very boring. Do NOT take this class.

This is a horrible class because the professor makes it that way. He is very unclear. He lectures on one thing, but we read about something completely different. On top of that we have so much busy work to do. Do not ever take his class. Run like hell!

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He is rude and demeaning. For a class that is needed only for gen ed, it requires a lot of work and reading that you have to interpret from 2000 years ago, with no help from him.

Oh where do I start? I hated his class. At first I thought he was nice but then he starts on with his better-than-thou attitude. His lectures were very hard to follow... but he did have an easy midterm!

Very difficult to stay awake in his class. His quizzes are completely based on the reading. Attendance is mandatory but it is difficult because his class is so boring and irrelevant to quizzes and essays. Extra credit is only offered if you have not missed any graded work...so if you really need extra credit you can not get it.

Piccione is very boring and hard to follow. Gives almost no notes, and lectures the whole time, usually not relating to the reading. Term paper is extremely hard because the books that go with it are very boring and hard to read. Mostly short answer tests. I would not recommend unless you are a strong history student.

the entire class is based on one paper that is extremely hard to write because it had nothing to do with what you talk about in class so you basically have to teach yourself.can miss up to 8 days.extremely boring and very had to pay attention in class esp 8am.only reading is from primary text for quizzes so other book is not needed.not really recco

Really knowledgeable about material, but has absolutly no idea how to convey it to students in an organized or remotely clear way. Class is painfully boring, he just rambles on about irrelevant topics. Term paper is ridiculous and doesnt coincide with lecture, but then again nothing really does. He means well, just isn't cut out for teaching.

His lectures are very hard to follow so it is hard to take good notes and the lectures do not parallel the assigned readings. However, if you actually do the readings, the quizzes are very easy. There is an 7-8 page paper due at the end of the course, which he does not provide much help for. He is a smart man, but not a very good teacher.

Every class was boring, not including the 2 days we watched movies. He doesn't allow laptops, and the essay for the class was SOOO hard. He did decide not to have the final exam and that was really nice of him.

This guy is on a TOTAL powertrip. Completely pompous and ridiculous. His "constructive criticism" is him demeaning his students & making you feel like a 5 year old on the first day of class. His lectures and the reading material don't even match because he gets 4 weeks behind. This class was SO aggravating. DONT TAKE HIM!!

This was my most boring class ive yet to have at CofC. He goes off on crazy tangents and never stays on track with the syllabus. his tests are ALL writing and there is a huge paper about the crusades due half way through the year. this class was so boring and i always had a hard time staying awake. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND HIM TO ANYONE I CARE ABOUT!

Don't take him! Unless you know your history then I DO NOT recommend him. Lectures seem unrelated to any assigned reading. He can get off subject and grades hard. Lectures were boring and my favorite part of this class was the two weeks he was out & we had videos to watch.

Teaches 200 level like it's 3 or 400. Very harsh grading, yet unclear about requirements. I would NOT recommend this course. At all. Lots of stress and very little learning.

Nice guy, but...Goes off on random tangents. Lectures are disorganized. Doesn't stick to the syllabus. I can't stand this class.

My least favorite professor in the history department. Honestly, the man cannot give a proper lecture to save his life. Random tangents and general disorganization made lectures an unendurable bore. If you need a history, take anyone but him (I particularly like Bodek, Ryan, and Coates).

Lectures are very boring. If it's a large class he makes tests a take home which is nice but they are really long. There is also an absurd paper that requires a ton of reading. It's a lot of work. Not a good history professor especially if you don't like history.

He's a really nice guy if you go to his office hours. He's extremely well versed on the subject but he expects you to know just as much. He's brilliant but his lectures on unclear and he goes off on tangents that had nothing to do with the readings. For his term paper you aren't allowed to use class notes or the internet. Attendance is mandatory.

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. IT WILL RUIN YOUR SEMESTER!!!

Piccione really loves what he's teaching. He's a funny guy but his class is suffocating if you don't enjoy history very much. Our class only had two test and a paper in our grade book and he is a hard ass! Tests are taking home, but most people average a B or C on them. The paper isn't too bad, but it is time consuming. He offers extra credit.

Most stressful class I have taken. He expects a lot from his class that we simply do not have (ie, we are not egyptologists). Need to do a paper that requires a lot of research. Will say that he is very enthusiastic and I learned a lot. At the same time, do not take this class. Just don't.

Very enthusiastic and intellectual guy. May not be the best teacher, has good days and bad days in terms of teaching. Very scattered brained and writes little "notes" all over the class. If you are an A+ or B+ student then an okay professor to take. WARNING: If you are not good student, then DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS WITH THIS PROFESSOR. READING^

Lectures are long and boring, emphasis very long and very boring. No tests which is nice but the assignments are nearly impossible to get good grades on and the research paper is incredibly difficult and instructions are not clear

Piccione is a great guy; he's funny and he means well and plays cool music. But often he will go off on tangents that are not relevant to the topic, and his lectures have no format. I like history, but I never felt like we were learning anything through the lectures. There are a couple of major paper assignments, though the final paper counts most.

Dr. Piccione is very passionate about ancient history, and I respect that, but his method of teaching is disorganized, nonsensical, and entirely ineffective. The lectures are not lectures. He's just talking to himself. It's a 100 level gen ed but he treats it like a more advanced class. Write the paper early and don't fall asleep, you'll be fine.

If you're a history major and you're looking to get a real solid intro to writing history papers and a 3-week mini-lesson on how to be a historian, take Piccione! If not, even if you like history as I do, Piccione is not worth it. His assignments are too much for a 100-level class and he doesn't do nearly enough to explain them. For real, y'all.

Lack of direction, poor communication, expectations for assignments were unclear, very unorganized. We were constantly behind his schedule, and I felt as though I did not learn anything. This was a class about Ancient Egypt; I learned more about the Assyrians and the Hyksos than them. Really funny guy, but the class was a huge frustration.

Can be a little snarky sometimes but I think it is just part of his humor. Lectures sometimes feel like he's just talking to himself. He takes roll so be sure to attend. However, assignments are super easy and there aren't that many.

We literally sat there every class and would watch him talk to no on the whole time. Everyone was on their computers doing nothing. There was like 3 assignments the whole semester. We didn't do anything. Do extra credit. Do not go on your phone.

He is very lecture heavy, but will go on long tangents about topics that don't mean anything to the subject matter. His class this semester was graded by 3 assignments, but he does offer extra credit with every assignment. Just don't have your phone or he'll take points off your final grade.

Overall not a difficult class, but not worth the hassle. He has dumb rules like points off your final grade for phone usage and prohibiting students from leaving class to use the restroom. We only had three assignments, which were not hard, but he took a while to grade them. Attendance is also taken in every class.

Very all over the place in his lectures and I wouldn't recommend taking his classes without already having a basis of knowledge on the topic. Despite this, he was entertaining.

You have 4 assignments and no exams, with two of those having little to no relevance to what was actually discussed. So, I came away feeling worthless about sitting through lectures--that were required--but essentially did not matter. If you are prone to stress, don't bother signing up. It was easy, sure, but not fulfilling in the slightest.

Piccione is a sweet man who cares about his job and history, but you are not going to learn in here. His class was easy, but I felt I wasted my time every time I came in here. He doesn't conduct a final exam, but a final paper and you'll do about 4/5 assignments in total. Don't be scared you can power through but there are better classes here.

I got an A in this class because there were four assignments and he graded easily. I wouldn't recommend his class if you actually want to learn history. I took this for a Gen Ed credit, but history majors do not take his classes; he must retire. He's a very sweet man, but doesn't know how to teach to save his life.

Attendance is counted in your grade but you get extra credit if you attend every class. He's super sweet but his lectures make NO sense don't bother taking notes. There's no tests just video and writing assignments, you don't need to do the readings or buy the book. I used his class as a study hall and there's minal homework.