Hes ok. His lectures are a little boring but he can be pretty funny sometimes. His midterm was a joke and he gave us the essay questions to the final and a review sheet for the short answers. You do two papers neither is hard. He laughs at himself a lot.

If you go and talk to him, and let him think that you are interested he will grade you easy. ACT INTERESTED YOU WILL GET AN A

He is a very helpful professor. He knows his material but trying to present it to his students could be quite confusing. I also had him for HST 391. In that class it was also somewhat confusing. It took a while for him to settle.

The funniest man who has ever lived! Tests are easy, gives the final questions out before hand. Loves Batman, once we started talking about who was better Batman or Superman and people were arguing, wasted class time for like 30 minutes.

Good teacher if you are interested in the subject. Just do the reading and you'll pass.

I absolutally loved this class. He made it fun and it was very interesting. The stories were grade and were an asset to the lessons. I highly reccomend this teacher to anyone. 4 tests a year plus a final, drops lowest test grade. one 7-10 pg paper, one map quiz

He is a really good teacher..ull pass his test if u do all of his practice tests before each exame.Im really smart so maybe thats it aswell

He is a good teacher with command of the subject matter he teaches. Take notes, ask questions and engage in class discussion and you will be fine. It's college stop crying this is a very smart gifted professor use it to your advantage.

OK HE IS SOO EASYYYY..i mean come on he gives u the ques. for the essayes a week before the test..and the answers are streight from your notes....BUT YOU have to take notes in his class..yes he talks alot, and gives you one 10 pg. paper which is really easy..its like a book report

He gives a lot of notes and tons of information, but he's really smart and passionate about the course. Just take notes and you'll be fine. We had weekly quizzes and they were all open book. Overall, he made the course interesting ,

one of the best teachers at iona. his classes may be hard but they are definitley worth taking. if you put in some effort you will do fine.

Pretty bad teacher, very biased in his beliefs and will make you adopt them for tests if you want to do well. He is very helpful though if you're not an idiot about things. Come to him with your issues when they happen and not weeks later and he'll help you with anything. Good guy to just have a talk with too but just overall not a good teacher.

Makimura is a boss, plain and simple. Be warned though, if you don't enjoy history, don't take him. As long as you pay attention, take good notes, and keep up with the work you'll do fine. He usually gives weekly quizzes on blackboard that you can practically google the answers to, 7-10 pg paper, 2 book reviews and 3 tests..it's like a HS AP course

Not easy but a good professor

Makimura is a BOSS point blank. Quiz due before every class all you have to do is read. 2 book reviews 1 10 page paper. He goes over the test questions and answers before the test. He is very knowledgable and a great professor. It's a lot of work but hey its college get over it

Despite the rating below, Professor Makimura is actually a very good teacher. I had no issues in his class. I got A's on all my papers and B's on all of the test. It just takes work...as a real college class should. He has his own views but, for the most part, does not let that sway his grading. Take this Professor! He's also hilarious!

I'm surprised to see such a low rating for professor Makimura. He knows his stuff and is extremely resourceful. I took his non western civilization course as well as Japanese History and thoroughly enjoyed them both. If you are genuinely interested in learning and not just looking to get by then this is the professor for you.

He definately knows his material and he is very smart, but he is very boring. He puts all of his notes online and just reads off the notes in class. I like history and I still think it's very boring. If you're into lectures and being bored, this class is for you.

online quizes (google helps) the quizes are on the lectures he will do the next class. Don't need a book because he will read the power points and those questions will be on the midterm and final. Easy teacher oh 1 research paper on a book. hes funny

THE EASIEST TEACHER YOU'LL EVER GET! He literally tells you everything you should expect. Who ever fails this class has to be plain dumb. Gives you all the questions for your test before you even take them. GIves you the easiest online test two times a week (you can take it as many times as you want) And he will always work with you. TOO EASY!

Makimura is a great teacher who keeps the class interesting. He has 5 tests, and you can drop the lowest grade. If he sees you're working hard, he appreciates the effort. Do all the work and you'll be fine.

gives you all the test questions ahead of time, then reviews them the class before the test. online quizzes throughout the semester that you can redo until youre happy with your grade, but make sure you do them. rough test grader but makes up for it by letting you resubmit book reports throughout the semester for a chance to bring up your grade

He is a very easy Professor IF you do the work. He is very nonchalant. He has three tests (this includes the final), a paper, and online quizzes (all are take-home). His humor is very above-average and challenging to follow. If you go to his Office Hours prior to every exam, you will definitely do well in his class!

He's a really cool dude. Online quizzes which you can re-take as many times as you want. Gives you multiple test essay questions you can review before the exam, then picks a few of the questions randomly the day of the test. Pay attention and you should be good.

Amazing teacher! My roommate and I both had him this past semester an loved him. Take home tests (essays) that were generally easy as long as you tried and added a lot of detail. Only one quiz given in class (map quiz) but you were able to retake it. Final was take home as well. Doesn't really care about attendance, it helps to take your own note

I recently took Makimura over the winter break for an online course and I highly recommend taking this class. Two As in your pockets if you take this class first then afterwards you go back and take HST 101. Makimuras online assignments (4) and bonus are very easy just copy down exactly what he says in the video lecture and you will do fine.

Professor Makimura is extremely knowledgeable about History in general. He is a tough-grader though and has high expectations. He gives everyone an outline of notes of what he will be talking about in class. One Map Quiz, Online Quizzes, One Midterm, A Short Essay, and Final Exam (He literally is giving you the A to the final exam. Copy everything)

Being in his class is actually very pleasing. He is a tough grader, when given a paper he wants info. of what he lectures not what is online (unless he asks for online research) He is genuinely a funny person and will crack jokes along the way. He does prefer for his students to arrive a bit early to class but wont call you out if you come in late.

Professor Makimura is an excellent instructor and interesting to listen every so often. There are weekly assignments that are due every week, online quizzes, one map quiz, a 15 page research paper, and the final exam. I would say that the weekly assignments are pretty helpful in preparing you to take the final exam if you do well on them.

You either can buy the book for the class or find it online. You have to do two essays based off the chapter section that you are assigned to or the whole of one particular chapter (Chapter 1 or 10) and discuss the chapter in class on the day that you are assigned. PARTICIPATION is a must if your attentions are to get an A in the class.

Professor Makimura is totally different from how you are use to taking him for this particular class. Everyone is gathered in a circle so that it's based off of class discussion of the reading. The class is predominantly based off the readings so it's very important to read and know what you're talking about before class.

Professor Makimura was teaching the History of Violence class this year alone because Thiery was busy doing other things. He gives an extra credit assignment as well to boost your overall grade by five points. Professor Makimura will likely teach this class again in the future if he wants too.

Special Topics in History - History of the Samurai: Professor Makimura assigns to everyone in the class weekly assignments to do based on the class lectures. Its best to take notes in class. A twenty page research paper along with a presentation on your topic. Technically speaking, if you put enough effort into his class you will receive an A.

Special Topics in History - Continuing Problems in Global Civilization. I'll put it like this. 1) Start Once the Class opens up 2) Use Your Time Wisely 3) The Internet is at your disposal 4) E-mail if you aren't sure and he'll get back to you. With that said, it's not to difficult to pass the class, but you will have to put in the effort.

Professor Makimura is a very good. He knows what he is talking about, and provides great historical context to back his points up. He is most certainly a tough grader on his test essays, as he is looking for students to have a higher understanding on the topics. If you are interested in history, you will look forward to each lecture.

Not a terrible teacher, but is very knit picky. If you don't like having every sentence you write graded then don't take classes with him

I believe Professor Makimura is a great person and teacher. The only thing about this class is the work load is heavy, however he provides plenty of content and assistance on how to do the assignments, and also what they are graded based on. He grades generously as well. Participation points, and he drops the worst test out of 4. (:

If you take him for HIS345 he's not bad at all, you just need to present with a partner two times for the semester and the whole course is about one book. He is a tough grader, so be prepared to put in good effort. Make sure to participate!!

Don't know why so many people hating this guy was awesome very easy if you come to class and do what you're supposed to do.