David Dean - Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ

Professor: David Dean

Department: History

College: Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: UNV106HN
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Dean was awesome! He took participation every day. There's a lot of reading you have to do for this class. I had to buy maybe 3 books for this class and we barely used it. He grades pretty easy as long as you follow the rubric and assignment description. He teaches off of PowerPoints which he posts on LoudCloud.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: UNV106HN
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Dean is an awesome professor. He cares about his students and looks for every one of them to succeed. I learned a lot about ethics and you discuss a lot of relevant and interesting topics.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: UNV106HN
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Dean is the best professor I had in my first semester at GCU. His degrees are in history, but the honors college recruited him to teacher Ripple in the Pond and for that I am grateful. If you have Dr. Dean count yourself as blessed because he is amazing.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: UNV106HN
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Dean cares about and understands his students. His lectures are extremely entertaining, and he makes it so you actually want to show up to class just to see what he has planned. I would definitely recommend him to anyone taking UNV

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: UNV106HN
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

From what I understand, he is THE professor to get for this class. His teaching style is so fun and wants the best for all students. Probably the easiest UNV106HN professor on campus :)

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: UNV106HN
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Honestly every professor should model their class after him. Easily one of my favorite professors to date. Easy fun class where you still learn, but never feel stressed out.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HIS144
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I loved him and his class so much. He was one of the best professors that I have had. He would make assignments way easier than they needed to be. He has given me such high standards for other professors now. He has a strict no phone rule but it isn't that hard because he is an entertaining lecturer. A super nice guy & would take class again!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HIS144
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Dean was very knowledgable and enthusiastic about American history. Although his class is lecture heavy, note taking is not really necessary. He shortens or changes almost every assignment to make it easier. Class attendance is required. Cell phones policy is enforced. I really enjoyed taking this class. He is a great professor!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HIS144
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

His class is a 100% lecture class. No talking, group work, or cell phone use whatsoever. He changes every assignment and paper the week before its due but makes it so much easier. He will turn a 1500 word paper into a 45 minute in-class worksheet. However, he does go on short political rants and is very uninformed when it comes to those. Easy A.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HIS144
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Dean is a cool professor and made a class that I would not be very interested in interesting. You normally get out 15 min early and he changes assignments and tries to make the class as easy as possible (for the people who show up). I would recommend going to class as he changes the assignments in class. He has sneaky funny jokes too.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: UNV106HN
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

This course wasn't my favorite, but Professor Dean is the best professor to take it from. He cares a lot about his students and even after I finished the class, he still says hi to me every time I see him around campus. There's a lot of assigned reading and a few papers, but Professor Dean explains things well and keeps the class interesting.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: UNV106HN
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Absolutely LOVED Dr. Dean! Not a fan of the class itself, but he really made it more interesting than it should have been. He 100% cares about each one of his students and would do anything to make sure we all got an A. Such a nice guy in general-- he even opened his house up to his students for Thanksgiving if they had no where to go. Take him!!!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: UNV106HN
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

One of the most caring professors you will take. He actually invited our entire class to his house for Thanksgiving if we couldn't go home. He treats you as his "kids". Going to class is pretty important, so if you have to miss, communicate with him and he will work with you. Probably not necessary to read everything assigned but be familar with it

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: UNV106HN
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

This is an honors course so the curriculum is dense and fast moving but Dr Dean makes it enjoyable and light. Each lecture is heavily student involved because Dean values the students growth in character. He is very respected and welcoming as a professor and as a human.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: UNV106HN
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

He is the most caring, respectable, and honest professor on this campus!! I had him for UNV106HN and am taking him again for History next semester. Hes super easy and often removes assignments/tests if he feels you already understand the material, so participate as a class, trust me, it will benefit you!! Visit his office hours too, hes cool

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: UNV106HN
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Dean gives some of the most interesting lectures I have ever listened to! He treats his students like adults and respects your time, almost always letting the class out early. He works with you to make sure you understand assignments and as long as you show up and give a little effort he is a pretty easy grader, you'll get an A.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HIS306
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Dean is one of the only full-time faculty members in the history department. With that being said grades for papers come slow. However, I recommend him to any history major. This was the first class I have ever taken with Dr. Dean, but I knew I was in the right place when he received a standing ovation at the start of our first class.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: HIS110
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Dean was my favorite professor I had my freshman year. He was super understanding and considerate that we had a life outside of his class. He is really good about making sure that you completely understand the assignments. We also ALWAYS got out of class early which was super nice! I highly encourage you to take his class if you can!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: UNV106HN
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Take this professor for UNV, he makes the assignments & papers way easier than they seem like they'd be & is clear about what he's looking for. The class itself is not that hard, but I've heard of other professors making it harder & giving more work. Only downside is Dean lectures a ton, but he wants all his students to get A's. His class is easy.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: HIS325
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Dean is by far one of if not the best professor I've ever had. He's tough on you but is always there to help you succeed and truly cares about your learning experience and success. His class is tough but h makes it fun at the same time. I highly recommend him for all students regardless of your major.