Elinor Accampo - University of Southern California

Professor: Elinor Accampo
Department: History
College: University of Southern California
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: GESM120
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I took my general education seminar from her and I really enjoyed the topic, even though I would say her teaching and grading is not fair and certainly not the best. Beware of her grading, even if you have an university excuse, she will not accept them or take them into account for participation. I would not take her again.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: HIST312
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Easy B if you don't care. If you want an A you better be one of those over-talkative, hysterical types who won't stop speaking aloud every 5 seconds, which to her counts as "participation." Participation is a whopping 20% of your grade too, sadly. The class would be a lot more productive/interesting without the useless discussions and more lecture.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: HIST104G
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Accampo knows a lot but has a terrible way of communicating it. Her lectures are unclear and ineffective, and the course readings are terrible. The subject mater is fairly similar to an AP European History class, so though the class was not particularly tough (because I had previous knowledge), I did not enjoy it and I am a history major
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: HIST104G
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
If you are not interested in European history, this class will be very boring for you. In addition, her lecture slides are rather disorganized. Discussions are mandatory. Outside of that, for the amount of effort I put in (very little) I was more than satisfied with my grade.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: HIST104G
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
She wasn't bad. A lot of boring readings but some of it I actually enjoyed. I kind of liked the lectures and discussion sections (especially the TA Robbie, he's awesome). The essays were difficult but she gave us great study guides for the exams which were useful. If I didn't like history a lot already the class probably would've been a lot harder.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: HIST104
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Professor Accampo may know a lot (especially about French History good Lord) but she has the worst way of communicating it and her power points are disorganized and all over the place. She doesn't teach the course with a textbook, so you have to go use the library's few copies to study for anything. I'm a history major and I disliked the class
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: HIST312
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Professor Accampo's great: she's so smart, and her explanation of French history goes way deeper than just "what happened". Great class if you like philosophy, law, or gender studies as well. She's a tough grader, but it's not impossible to get As, and you'll want to impress her. She's a really sweet person in general.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: HIST425
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Only take her for a class about France. Prof Accampo isn't bad at all, but she's incredibly one sided. She specializes in French history and always brings everything back to her area of expertise. We'd talk about other things, but never as much as France.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: CORE104
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Unfortunately I have to agree with the previous reviewers. She was nice enough but too insecure to say anything interesting. Not good for TO.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: CORE104
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I’m going to give her the benefit of the doubt and say she’s smart and just can’t express herself at all. But it really, really seemed like she had no idea what she was talking about. Once students realized she couldn’t answer any of our questions, lecture became see-if-we-can-refute-everything-she-says. Class was painful to sit through.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: HIST313
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Decent professor. Really passionate about France- culture and history. Very knowledgeable.Can get boring at times. Lots of awkward silences but makes a good effort to keep it lively. Assigns interesting texts using first hand narrative books to teach history is great! Not too much work in class. 2 papers, 1 midterm non mult. choice, take home final
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: HIST104
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Accampo is a good professor with very high expectations, as were her TAs. Complete all of the readings, especially for discussion sections. My TA was a tough grader but was always there to help. Try to make it to and participate in all discussion sections or your grade may be affected! Difficult GE course, but the subject matter was interesting!
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: HIST316
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
The textbook she uses doesn't explain Fr history in chronological order, so it's difficult to follow, even if you're familiar with it. BC she knows so much, she starts tangents: hard to keep events/years straight. Very knowledgeable. Writing heavy. Very hard grader. I was the only 1 to participate freq & do reading, wrote all A papers, still got B+
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: HIST312
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Prof Accampo has high standards for grading (95% required for an A) but using the reading and course time to go in depth in the material. She cares deeply for the learning of her students and is always there to offer guidence when asked.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: HIST104G
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Excellent professor! Extremely knowledgeable about the subject matter. It's not that difficult to get a good grade as long as you complete ALL the readings. Overall, I have learned more from Prof Accampo in 1 semester than 2 years of AP history classes in High School. Great course!
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: HIST316
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Hard but is knowledgeable about France for sure. The class is a bit all over the place. Needs to stop using Popkin textbook which makes it very hard to follow the course of history.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: CORE104
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Very smart, kind professor. Class was tough (like most TO classes), but very interesting.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: HIST104
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Accampo, like most History buffs, is extremely knowledgable about EVERYTHING that is history. This is only a problem if you are taking this as a GE, in which case you must be sure to read all the required readings and become the classic suck up or take the class Pass/Fail and hope for the best.
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: HISTSECT
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I'm not convinced she knows there's life outside of France
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: EUROPEANHIST
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
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