Robert Perkinson - University of Hawaii at Manoa

Professor: Robert Perkinson
Department: History
College: University of Hawaii at Manoa
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: AMST442
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Great required reading selection. He's a cool guy, really understanding. His lectures are interesting and they inspire a lot of discussions.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: AMST440
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Robert and Holo the TA were fantastic teachers. They pushed me to look deeper into social issues and gave helpful feedback on my writing. Michael Bennett was also a guest lecturer which was very fun and interesting. I recommend taking this class if you have time.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: HIST639
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I took this as a history class cross-listed with American Studies, which is this professor's home department (AMST). There was no textbook and an assigned paper to write. He provided good feedback and was fair and open-minded. I was warned repeatedly about his "extreme" liberal bias, but it was never a factor and I learned a lot from the process
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: AMST150
  • 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:
Interesting class if you like this topic. Class wasn't mandatory at first, but started to count attendance after. He talks really fast so you have to come to class ready to listen. Lots of readings to be discussed and quizzed at weekly sections. Ok class. Not highly recommended. Easy grading though. 3 tests and 2 essays.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: AMST150
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This professor was very interesting and encourages his students to have an opinion and be able to use history as evidence. I really enjoyed this class, the grading is quite lenient, but the readings are brutal. Keeping up with the readings will definitely help, if you don't you might be a little lost during lecture.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: AMST150
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Decent Professor but only if you desire to only hear Liberal biased material. He does encourage you to share your opinion though. AMST 150 was the B.S. class of my senior year and the final was a take home to top it all off.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: AMST152
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Slightly boring lectures but interesting topics. Lots of reading. The books were fun but the 30 page articles were long and boring. Nice guy and a good teacher though.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: AMST435
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He is AWESOME! EXTREMELY knowledgeable on his subjects. He has a great sense of humor: very sharp! SUPER FUN class, generally easy grader, too. There's a lot of reading and not much to participate in if you don't do the assignment. This class gave me new insights into many social issues which was good for personal growth.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: AMST150
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He enjoys what he teaches. he can go in depth with his lectures, which can be a bit boring at times, however. However, the amount of assigned reading was demanding and the essays assigned (at least, to me) were really hard since it requires you to read "between the lines." But his grading was fair and was extremely nice to us for the final exam
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: AMST150
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This guy is awesome. Gave us a take-home final--the best way to end the semester! There was a lot of reading, but he says that's a matter of opinion. It was also not necessary to read all material for course to do well. Labs and TA helped a lot.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: AMST150
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Professor Perkinson knows his stuff and is very informative. However the required readings is BRUTAL. You will have to read serveral books from cover to cover throughout this course. If you love to read this is for you.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: AMST150
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Awesome speaker. Knowledgeable.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: AMST151
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
good clear, if you do the reading and go to class you should be able to get an A. I skipped alot and got a B
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: AMST150
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Had a good sense of humor. Kept the topic interesting and involved the class with discussion. Summarized most of the homework assignments so homework wasn't really mandatory.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: AMST150
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
great professor, provided viewpoints that were sheltered from me in highschool. totally got me interested into politics and our country, made me 'want' to learn more. anyone who cares to just listen and read will benefit from this class, maybe not with grades but more importantly, knowledge (gurantee something will relate to you).
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: AMST150
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
The lectures cover a ton of information and are quick moving so note taking is difficult but the important thing is to copy the outline and ID's. He is sarcastic and leans towards the left but tries to be somewhat balanced though not all the time. The lab's with TA's really help you get the main point of the fast spoken lectures.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: AMST150
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Really interesting professor. He's very prepared each lecture and his TAs (which you'll get to know more than him himself) are very helpful. Keep up with readings (there's A LOT) and make sure you get your terms down each lecture -- with that you should be fine.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: AMST150
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Funny easygoing man. Great course to take because it is relatively easy. Lot of reading to do but exams and assignments are pretty easy. Right class for you if you like to debate.
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: AMERICANSTUDIE
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Loved section with the TA's on fridays. Lecture was interesting and not boring. Only like 2 papers, midterm and final. Pretty good/easy class
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: AMST150
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
labs kinda suck, but an overall great professor
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