Thomas Callahan - Rider University

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Thomas Callahan - Rider University

Professor: Thomas Callahan

Department: History

College: Rider University

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: HIS190
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I really enjoyed this professor. He told history like a story, it was awesome. However, you will NEED to take good notes. Otherwise you will have nothing to study from. Nonetheless I actually looked forward to his class and would highly recommend he be taken.

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: HIS151
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

He tells history like a story instead of just a bunch of random facts that you have to memorize. Verbal lectures, no slides. Exams are easy if you take detailed notes. He tells you what the essay questions will be and what he's looking for, and gives you a list of 30 possible IDs. He tends to pick the IDs that were covered well in class.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: HIS151
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Callahan's lectures may be long but the week before an exam he will tell you everything that will be on it and what to study. Easy grader and doesn't give many assignments at all, 3 exams a semester and thats it. Try and get this guy.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: HIS151
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

What is supposed to seemingly be an easy 100-level history class, he makes it extremely hard. Nice guy but he DOES NOT give powerpoints, no worksheets to work off, just VERBAL LECTURES. The notes from his verbal lectures did not do me justice in any of the exams. Everything I wrote was unsatisfactory or not detailed enough even if I wrote novels.

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: HIS246
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:

Pretty boring, although the class only consists of two exams and a paper. Pretty easy.

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: HIS101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

SO BORING. But he does not take attendance. If you dont like tests, dont take him. Only 3 exams with 5 vocab words. He must of curved the last exam though because i failed the first 2 exams (71,64) and my final grade was a B-!!

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: HIST151
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:

He tells the history like a story but your grade is based off of 3 exams which are essays plus identification terms. Basically if you do bad on the essays that is your grade. (Not many people like his grading) And he does not give extra credit, nor is he helpful or useful.

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: HIS151
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I had him at 8 am this past semester, and even though I'm usually completely out of it that early in the morning, he made history a lot more interesting to me than it had ever been before. However, if you aren't big on tests, you might not want to take him because most of your grade will be based on what you get on them.

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: HIST101
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:

This teacher is awesome. He really knows the material and is helpful if you have any questions. there are 2-3 tests which are basically essay and definitions. I really enjoyed the course

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: HIS151
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

callahan's a sweet guy. i couldn't afford the textbook, and i was fine, i got an A. if you're a history major, you'll love his classes. if you hate history, i think it would still be a pretty easy course.

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: HIS214
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

AMAZING PROFESSOR! YOU MUST TAKE HIS CLASS. HE IS VERY INTERESTING CLASSES ARE FUN AND TEST ARE EASY IF YOU PAY ATTENTION TO HIS LECTURES!

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: HIS151
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He's a nice guy. Buy the text used or not at all. I didnt and got a B+. If your a morning person his 8am isn't too bad. Plays a lot of movies and doesnt really involve the class in his lectures. Exams are 1 essay and 5 ids. He gives you a list of like 50 potential ones before the test. Nice guy, decent teacher. Take him if you can.

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: HIS151
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

his 8am class is decent to take. He doesn't take attendance but if you don't go to class try reading what you missed in the book . His test aren't too bad. He gives a lists of id's and then picks some from that list and you have to define it.Also there is an essay and he gives you the choice bewtween 2 but he tells you exactly what he's looking for

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: HIS151
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Great class, lets you use the old textbook if you don't want to pay for the new one, don't need it anyhow if you go to class, because he explains everything so well and gives you the exam questions and answers ahead of time. Feel free to give random commentary, he seems to like knowing someone is paying attention.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: HIS151
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 1.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

kind of a boring guy, but says some funny things, he is a very nice guy and is very interested in history. he gives u basically the exam before so u can study tells u what essay type questions he will ask and a list of ids he will pick from, don't really need to read the book, b/c he goes over everything in class that will be on the exam

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: HIS151
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Here's the thing about Callahan: he's REALLY nice, but can be REALLY boring. Having him at 8am is tough. His tests are hard if you don't really study, but he tells you what will BE on the test, a little vague, but does. I definitely suggest him, but if you're not a morning person, avoid his 8am class. You will most likely fall asleep.

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: HIS151
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: N/A
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Great professor, he tells history like a story so it is easy to listen to. Each test consists of terms worth 25% of grade and choose one of two essays worth 75%, you get the terms in advance and he gives you a general idea of what the essays could be, only 3 tests, only studied 3 nights all year and did nothing the rest of the time and got an A-

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: HIS151
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: N/A
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

DONT TAKE THIS CLASS AT 910 IN THE MORNING!!! I think hes a better teacher later in the day, 910 is just a no for this class take a different one then. His essays are so HARD!! and they're worth 75% of each exam!! No rubric so if he doesnt like ur essay ur screwed. Dont' take this class at this time!

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: HIS151
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: N/A
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

incredibally boring. do not take him in the morning. 910 = bad. he is uber old and thinks stupid things are funny. he doesnt have a rubric for grading tests, so its whatever he "deems" necessary. stupid class...

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: 230582HISTORYS
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: N/A
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

best history teacher ever.. there is no competition and no explinatino needed

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