This instructor slacks like crazy. In fact, he dosetn even create the course online. I logged in, and i see discussions from people in last quarter, and the course itself is incomplete, half the stuff that is said in the syllabus isnt even there. Very skeptical about this instructor and whether he actually knows how to teach or not.

information in lectures and assignments often do not match. The information that is given in class is given in a rant format, has very little structure and organization, and has little to do with actual test/hw content. Most of class period is spent figuring out how to use dvdplayer/ projector. DO NOT TAKE - VERY BAD

Online. This class is designed to make you fail. There is no structure; the tests are six minutes long, and the questions are confusing and not always from the textbook. The teacher imposes an impossible word restriction. I used to be a straight A student-not anymore. I've taken some pretty appalling classes; this one takes the cake. DO NOT TAKE!

Very dissapointed in Doan. I attempted to take his online class, and the professor was inaccessible, and very slow to respond. When he did respond, the responses were vague and unhelpful. Attempted to get clarification on why my assignment was too detailed, and received a response over a week later. Ended up dropping the class to protect GPA.

He is vert dirty. Most of the time his clothes have stains on them or they look like they haven't been washed i inbmonths. He also spends too much time trying to figure out how the projector works, insted of giving up and just teaching. He also gives tests that are very unorganized then tries to change it after he has handed it out. Stay away!!

Not going to lie, not a big fan of Doan at ALL. He has a very biased grading system, and im pretty sure he hates everybody. His assignments dont make sense, and when he says he cannot read MY handwriting, nobody can read his.

He is a very mean person and he seems to be very biased when giving out grades. If he doesn't like you, you get a bad grade. He likes to yell and gets very upset at the tiniest things.

Doan is possibly the worst teacher I've ever had. I was completely unable to follow anything he ever said. He rarely ever had powerpoints, and he rambled constantly about topics that had absolutely nothing to do with what we were actually learning. The only way I survived this class was by reading the textbook. DO NOT TAKE HIM.

TERRIBLE TEACHER. He is very disorganized. There is either a text quiz or map quiz or exam in every single class until the end of the quarter. This class is so much work, and he spends all his time not getting to the point. Yet he has high standards when grading our papers.

Doan is a tough teacher in that he expects you to know about the subject before he teaches it in class. Unorganized and doesn't really tell you what chapter you are in. His feedback to essays and quizzes are difficult to understand. 3 text quizzes and 4 map quizzes. the textbook will be your best friend on tests, all answers will be in there.

cons:unorganized, rambles, boring, critique's and deducts points for dumb reasons, incomprehensible essay feedback. pros: passing grade is 50%, if you attend every day, take good notes and study hard, you should do well.

He's very disorganized, random, and hard to follow. The class is extremely boring. If you come everyday and are able to stay awake enough to take good notes, you should do well. Study guides never helped me on the tests, the topics are just way too broad. Maybe a cool guy deep down but teaching isn't his calling in life.

This is the worst teacher I have ever had. Do not take this guys class.

I was extremely excited to take this class before it started. It seems to be a bit of a letdown though. The course is interesting and he goes off the textbook fairly consistently, no problems there. The problem comes that he Quizzes on material that hasn't been covered. Bit of a problem there. Open office, great guy. Wouldn't take his class.

Worst teacher i have ever had! he's so unorganized and hard to fallow! H'e makes no sense and his test are really tough, and he expects way to much for what he's actually teacher. He literally just talks mostly about his travels and showed us pictures of where's he's been.

DO NOT TAKE THIS GUYS CLASS. I took his class twice a week for 2hrs. He rambles, he has AWFUL penmenship(good luck taking notes), he has too many testsquizzes, he grades really tough, gives hard tests and holds high expectations for students but his teaching technique is AWFUL. THERE ARE NO STUDY GUIDES. For the sake of your gpa, do not take!!!!!!

I will do a grand favor for the sake of all prospective students who think they're interested in taking this class and warn you that taking this class will drag you so far down that your body would literally pierce clean through the Earth's core. There has never been so horrible of a class. I will save you the dramatization of the specifics.

I love all things history. Unfortunately, this history professor makes it difficult to love anything about the subject. He is unclear on assignments, does not respond to questions about assignments or tests so you are left in the dark. He is arrogant and unapproachable, even though this is an online class I'm nervous to even ask him a question.

For a 101 class, this was by far one of the most difficult I have taken, even in comparison to 400 level classes. His expectations are intangible, he doesn't respond to email, and is very awkward to talk to in person. Nothing is good enough, yet there is little instruction to improve. His writing skills are poor and it's difficult to decipher.

This is a very difficult class the expectation for a 101 level class is very ridiculous. He has extremely high expectations and give rude comments that are a bit demeaning and downgrading. Quizzes are super hard and a lot of huge essay questions that he has VERY high expectations on. Don't take this instructor if you don't have to.

Overall he is a jerk. He is not super nice to students and makes condescending and disrespectful comments on assignments and if students get questions wrong in class. His handwriting is impossible to read so listen closely when he is writing things on the board. He is a very tough grader. I would definitely not like to take him again.

Unclear and shifting to start and he changes what he says repeatedly that "oh, um well yes that is also true" (but not the answer he wanted to here... despite never actually asking a specific question) Robert is a classic case of a teacher who loved learning about history that he thought "I'll teach history" He is just not good at teaching.

This class was a waste of time, I learned nothing and Doan was a horrible teacher. His lectures made no sense and they were so out of order. You couldn't read anything he wrote on the board and it was an extremely unorganized all the time. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. If you want to learn and enjoy school don't take a class from him.

I love history, and I find ancient history to be incredibly fascinating. So the fact that I hated this class is really something. His handwriting is so bad. It feels like he doesn't care enough to write neatly either. He seems to know what he's talking about, but has a hard time articulating it into a good, interesting lecture.

This professor was one of the few people in my life that can make me angry just by looking at them. He isn't clear at giving instructions on homework and tests and blames the student for not knowing. Very unprofessional overall, and even left the room when we were taking our final.

One of the worst professors Ive ever had. His handwriting was so illegible that I could never get any good feedback on essays. His grading is very difficult and tends to blame students for not studying. Most of the classtime was spent making timelines and lectures, both which were unuseful. Theres no homework so your whole grade is based on tests.

Worst professor I've had here. Class was all tests and just unclear and a mess.

the class started with roughly 30-35 people. by the last 3 weeks of class there was a maximum of 10 left. class moves very fast and it is very hard to keep up with his lectures.

Does not make his own lesson plans. Relies A LOT on students' synopses. My friend literally pays attention in class EVERY SINGLE DAY, and PARTICIPATES, but got a 47/50 for their Participation grade. While my other friend, however, does not pay ANY ATTENTION whatsoever and are always on their phone, got a 47.5/50 for their Participation grade.

worst class i've taken thus far. is all over the place during lectures. doesn't talk about info you need to know for quizzes/tests. very unclear with instructions. unorganized.

Worst Class/Professor I have ever had. He often gave unclear feedback and would go off topic daily. We had a lot of papers and notes to keep track of. All of the class every day was lectures and the notes he would right on the board were illegible (unable to read). TIP: follow along with the textbook/discussions and participate occasionally.

No sympathy. Grade is pretty much depends on a single subject. If you screwed up, you pretty much failed already. Lack of balance on grading is my feeling

The class is extreamly difficult to get a good grade. If you put effort in you'll pass, however I don't know anyone in the class who got an A. For the first "quiz" (They're really tests) be ready to C it. Also he is very rude, and if you hand him your synopsis at the beginning of class he'll say what you did wrong out loud.

As a person, he is nice, but that is all he has going for him. He goes off topic during his lectures too often for my liking. Also, his penmanship is terrible. He also is unclear about why he took points off the writing part of the test.

I really struggled to work with this teacher in terms of my learning disabilities and accommodations. He wasn't great at explaining assignments, and even when I went to him to get more information He wasn't really all that helpful. Be prepared to show up to class every day if you take this course, and drink lots of coffee.

Worst professor Ive ever had. Super rude and his tests are very difficult as the study guide correlates with nothing on the test. Very harsh grader to be completely honest and very strict with rules. I really don't recommend this class to anyone. I am an A student and I work extremely hard and finished with a B.

he's a nice guy but belongs in a history museum, not a classroom. he obviously knows what he's talking about and seems to really enjoy it but he's very monotone and had the most boring lectures. he went off topic a lot and it's hard to catch up if you miss a class, everything is in his lectures. his midterm/test guidelines are so vague

This professor was highly unresponsive to email (it was an online class!) and when he did respond to some of my very polite emails he was extremly rude and patronizing. He had very few assignments, and graded harshly (once giving me only 1 point out of 25 just for missing a citation in a perfectly good discussion post!)

To be honest he's not really a great teacher. I felt like I had to teach myself a lot, and his directions on assignments were not really that clear. I read by a few people that he was good but he's not. Although I'm doing fine in the class I don't have him to thank for it at all. Plus the homework is a bit much at times, It's not worth it with him.

He gives you weekly prompts and only allows a certain word count. To answer his prompts to the extent he would like it at it would take well over 100 words, but only gives his students a max Max of 700 and docs you because you don't talk about EVERY little aspect he wants to hear. He doesn't ask much from you, but good luck making him happy.

We were told to not buy the textbook and all info would be provided in chapt outlines and his resources. Buy the textbook. All info on tests is from textbook. Read other reviews here on word count, his writes, and his lack of replies to email. They are 100% legitimate. Avoid his online classes if at all possible.

this professor was not good. I took his hist148 online class and omg I have never been more stressed out by a professor. his grading criteria for weekly discussions is so confusing. he grades way too hard and he's always wanting "specific details" for every single thing but he never specifies WHAT TYPE of details which is so frustrating and annoyin

This is the worst professor and teacher in the world. He grades down ridiculously for the tiniest details. It is impossible to get a good grade in this class. I have never been worried about passing a class before. I and many other students try out absolute hardest in this class and it is unbelievable. Im WARNING you! DO NOT be in his class!!!

He has tried to blame me for turning in a paper late when he set the due date wrong. He changes the time he does his zoom meetings every. single. time. it gets in the way of other classes often but luckily attendance is not manditory. overall he is way to harsh of a grader, with a maximum word limit while berating you for not having enough detail.

Robert Doan is one of the least professional and overall not great professors I have had. The class I signed up for was asynchronous in the description, however you must attend meetings. He also never responds to messages, even when urgently labeled. He gives poor grades without explanation and he assigns way more work than other history professors

this teacher is so bad but i feel bad for being mean but he doesn't care about the students and if you are a good writer her will accuse you of plagiarism and he will take points off for it even when it isn't plagiarism. he will take points off for details you "missed" in your writing but he never made those details required in the prompt.

He doesn't care about students, requires long assignments every week, he accused me of plagiarism once in a quiz and deducted points, doesn't respond to emails.

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!!!! I repeat... DO NOT TAKE IT! I took this class for my first year of college and it was horrible. He is a tough grader, and doesn't explain much about the course material. His quizzes are poorly made as he isn't very tech savvy. The amount of discussions you do is based on your last name. They are 800 words each.

He is a horrible teacher. He rarely teaches you the material and just talks about it and expects you to know it by the end of the course. His discussions are 800 words long and rarely gives out perfect scores. He hasn't given a single 100% on any of the quizzes or discussions when I took him. Do not take him if you're looking for a good grade!

Do not take his course. Plenty of times I tried to reach out about assignments, only to get the most illegible responses. He never gives out 100% on anything even if you're doing all the work and more.

Do not recommend this class, he nitpicked a lot of things for grading. Overall, I knew this class was going to drop my GPA substantially, therefore I had to drop it. Didn't understand what he was trying to get at when giving me feedback. Instructions were honestly unclear and he just has insanely strict grading criteria. Doesn't help you learn.

Awful experience for the first few weeks, he didn't give instructions very clearly and the quizzes on the material were challenging to understand. Would purposely word the prompt on the quizzes to make it harder to understand. Would knock off points or mistakes that didn't happen. Tough experience had to drop it in order to not affect my GPA

I literally plagiarized a line from the reading he assigned and he said "well, I don't know if that's quite true". He will do anything to keep you from getting an A. Takes off points for not doing something that WASN'T EVEN IN THE GRADING CREITERIA. Worst I've ever taken. low work, easy B though if that's what you're looking for but A students run

This professor stinks always talkin about random subjects and not on topic makes us do extended parts of past assignments after the due date. He puts huge assignments and grades them in a weird manner. I would never take this guys classes again if my life depended on it. He also has a weird obsession with corn.

Online class is easy generally, he never gives A's though. His quizzes are what I think are bad. There were very weird questions that I would never take notes on, and he never told us what the quizzes would look like. Discussions are generally east but I would not take again due to quizzes and final dropping grade a lot.

Bro this PROFESSOR IS ASS CHEEKS DO NOT TAKE HIM, he literally was going off on me because I missed one class. worth noting I had perfect attendance in his class before this. Besides that he just isn't good he talks for too long making things harder than they need to be. He also never gives A's. Don't take his class do yourself a favor.

Whelp, He talks way too much to the point you get way too bored and he grades so tough on his answers and reply rubrics. his quizzes are also pretty annoying. he expects you to read 25 pages of textbook every week too. it's absolutely horrendous! u also have to type up responses to the text. overall 1/5

This guy stormed out of class because no one could answer one of his questions, he interrupts you talking when you try to explain your answer, and his grading is ridiculous. He doesn't give full points, no matter how good of an answer /reply. He said, "You can get the gist of what they are saying." when I told him about the terribly formatted docs.

Racist old white dude never gives full points and always yaps about random subjects. I love history and was excited to take this originally but at the start of the second week all my hopes were crushed. I gave this class my all just for an A but he never gave full scores with rigged tests, horrendous grading, and high point assignments.

I took this class for high school graduation requirements. This was possibly the worst teacher possible I could get. Never gives full marks even if you write 1400 words. He is also rude and gives no useful or not enough information for the homework or tests. Avoid at all costs if you want an A.

Never picking a teacher without checking their rating again. Thats the only thing I got out of this class.

NO just NO

Who even let this man become a professor?!

My first quarter at Bellevue college and this class made it 10 times harder. The teacher doesn't care about your effort, historical facts, or anything other than what he is thinking of. He never makes what he wants to see clear and gives very rigged test questions

I finished the second week of this class and am already done. I can barely stay awake during his lectures, and he yaps for an hour about nothing. As soon as I heard from him that he almost never gives anyone an A I got scared. I just dropped the class after seeing all of the reviews. Not to mention the lectures are terrible and it's 85% reading.

Be prepared to read 3 textbooks, an essay every week, and inaccuracies in coursework. As well as very unorganized lectures and lack of grading criteria.

I should have read these reviews earlier! if I read I absolutely withdraw immediately. Don't Ever take this teacher! DEFINITELY THE WORST! Even if you attend every class and are never late, and almost answered qutestions in 50% class, your participation points will still less than 80%! And he will only give your participation points in the final.

I wish I read the reviews and dropped out sooner. The online class is discussion heavy, almost never giving out an A. The professor posted the best student each week which felt demotivating. The textbook was hard to read as they were photocopied. He is One of the worst teacher I have ever had. He sets you up for failure. HORRIBLE!

I cannot believe this man is a professor. He doesn't know how to conduct an online course, provides terrible scans of the textbook that you have to read, lots of reading, bad lectures, he is very condescending and writes super long announcements. Expectations are unclear and nothing every makes sense. Avoid this prof. at all costs.

Be prepared for poorly scanned textbook readings, the way Professor Doan has it set up is you have a post and a reply (from the previous week) due every other week, based on your group. Tough grader, I believe he is one of the "An A is for beyond perfect work" type of professors, he is vague with what he wants to see in discussions in the rubric

Do NOT take his class, it is not worth it! He makes the students teach the class for him. He doesn't give full points on anything. All of his emails/announcements have spelling/grammar mistakes and he refuses to explain what he meant when asked. The questions for assignments/tests are incredibly broad yet he will always find something you missed.

Awful teacher. The way the class works is that each week you have a reply or an answer depending on your last name. The problem is that the textbook reading you're REQUIRED to read for your assignments are horribly cropped. The teacher is also one of these "an A means perfect work" teachers.

Robert Doan openly shows that he is condescending toward his students. He blatantly accuses his students of not being familiar with the material in public announcements during the course. He then also stated that nobody in his class will ever get a perfect grade on any assignment. His graded is completely subjective that follows no criteria.

This was my first quarter at Bellevue College as a Running Start student. He doesn't give any A's. He allows you to have one page of notes for quizzes, but whenever he feels like it, he'll rip off the bottom half of your notes because there's "too much". I'm writing this before my final, and this is the most unprepared I've felt before a final.