The professor is a good teacher, she is a bit scatter brain, but she is very nice. There are no research papers in her class, which I like, but she gives you alot of homework. We had three textbooks and read from them every week. She gave quizes every week, but dropped your two lowest scores and you could make up two quizes.

Would recommend this class. Allthough there is quite a bit of reading, she tells you exactly what you need to know. Make sure you do the work though because not doing one assignment will drop your grade almost in half. Has quizzes almost every other day. It is time consuming, spent about 2 1/2 hours a day reading.

This class was a LOT of reading, but it was really interesting and not bad reading material either. There are quizzes every week on the reading, but she tells you what you need to know for the midterm and final. You can tell she REALLY likes history.

a great teacher if you love history and don't mind reading lots. The reading material, though frighteningly abundant, is none-the-less highly relevant and often very interesting. I would not rather have taken this class from anyone else. Take her or don't, whatever.

Mrs. Davis is a very passionate teacher whom really takes Asian History to another level; there is a lot of reading involved in this class (I probably did at least 3 hours for every regular set of assignments + more for special things), but if you do the reading, the homework questions/quizzes are cake. Lecture notes are a must for tests!

Sally Davis is an excellent instructor. She's passionate and knowledgeable about history The reading load for her courses is about the same as any other college course. If you can't keep up with it...good luck graduating from college. Lectures are interesting and test are fair. This course helped me prepare for upper division course work.

Davis is actually one of my favorite professors... I can understand how clarity can often be an issue, but *just ask her*. It's really not that hard. I loved both of her classes and the material we covered. Most of the people complaining on here simply don't understand that this is COLLEGE! An "A" is completely obtainable if you do your work!!

Very nice, and cares about subject and students. She confuses assignments sometimes, but makes adjustments. Fair grader, grades more on effort than anything else. Perfect class after withdrawal deadline.

Interesting lectures! Make sure to put the effort into assignments, like someone else said, assignments are mostly graded on effort and they really will help with the quizzes! Overall really enjoyed the class!

She is very unorginized and DOES NOT stay on topic. She was more concerned with modern day China than the US history we were supposed to be learning. She requires you to take notes on all document reading assignments with out them you cannot take the quizes.

Prof. Davis is a very nice lady, knows a lot about history, and is a great person, but is a rather unorganized teacher. The grades took awhile to get back and such. However, if you do the reading (rather tedious and sometimes unpertaining at times) the tests and quizzes are very easy. She is a fair grader and an easy teacher if you do the work.

GREAT TEACHER! Yea, she uses the book alot and you really have to put the work it. But if you plan on going on to a 4 year what else do you expect. The people who rate her bad cant handle a UC type enviorment. CSU at best. She is great you will really learn what it takes to do well in a history class from her.

Great teacher if you want to get ready for a 4 year school. Interesting and informed.

Professor Davis is very nice, she seems to genuinely care about students. She was very clear in her instructions for assignments. She does quiz a lot but they were pretty easy. I did not have much time to study for my second midterm and final exam due to a family crisis and was able to pass with a B from paying attention to her lectures.

i'm a UC Davis graduate that took this course to stay up on my academic before i started my PhD program. To all the people complaining about the reading and workload: her workload is what you should expect from any Upper Div course in any 4yr university. Get used to it or don't plan to graduate with your BA. Otherwise, great prof, great class!

Professor Davis is very disorganized and has long lectures, BUT her class is not difficult to handle as long as you are present and do your homework. She has responded back to me quickly when I emailed her a question. She is very knowledgable on history, and gives stories.

She is overall, a very understanding person and wants you to pass. She has an assignment calendar from the start of class so you can get ahead very fast. Exams are easy and anytime we have a surprise written exam, on a random question. She will say something along the lines of "OH THIS WOULD BE A GREAT ESSAY QUESTION". Textbook is cheap.

I believe Sally Davis is an Upper Division professor stuck at a community college. She wouldn't be receiving these negative reviews if she was at a UC school or a CSU. She wants students who're serious and who care about the field. Looking for an easy grade for a requirement? Look elsewhere. Sally wants students who can prove they know their stuff

Not the most exciting lecture giver but easy class. She shares her personal travels and as you analyze documents that relate to the chapter you read. Very clear grade criteria.

Sally is a great professor! Interesting class, not too hard. Take her -- you won't regret it!

For me this was a great class. The lectures were clear and you are quizzed on each lecture but they are pretty easy. You have to read from the document book every week. She gives lots of feedback and is helpful. I would have liked more videos.

Lectures aren't very exciting since they're written BUT you don't have to purchase a textbook. Quizzes and tests are open note. There's a lecture quiz and document quiz each week (open note) so take good notes! The Midterm and Final are long essays but not too hard if you study! She's very sweet and responds to emails quickly.

I enjoyed this Professor! The lectures are long and require extensive notes- take these by hand and you'll do much better (trust me). Read the instructions and all of the material, she is very clear in what she expects. Inference is critical in this class, you have to be able to draw conclusions based on the information given to ace this class.

I have read some of the comments, and while some say the class is hard, following her step-by-step guidance makes the material clear. The course is well organized, guiding questions, outlines, and readings that match the lectures. The class focuses on understanding rather than memorization.