Laura Trauth - Community College of Baltimore County - Essex, Baltimore, MD

Professor: Laura Trauth

Department: History

College: Community College of Baltimore County - Essex, Baltimore, MD

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HIS101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She's great. Meet woth her and you'll succeed.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HIS102
• Grade Received: INC
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The LAMEST history class I have ever taken in my life. Every single assignment is IRRELEVENT to anything in the textbook. MindTap quizzes are waste of time. Her tests reviews are very UNREALISTIC. Gives 100 terms to memorize, plus map and cluster IDs. Everything is useless and unrelated to history except MinTap and exams.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HIST102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Three weeks in and already it is the worst course I've taken. The professor makes it so convoluted and full of garbage assignments that not only require you to log in every single day, but also have nothing to do with the course. I miss the old days of reading the material and taking exams. AVOID AT ALL COSTS if you can (I couldn't).

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HIS101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I am HORRIBLE at history and this was my first online class. But this was also the easiest class I have taken. As long as you log in daily and do the work, you will get an A. I received an A and I did not even take the final exam or any of the last week homework. SOO EASY, just do the work!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HIST111
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Awesome teacher, not going to say the class was super easy, but if she sees that you're participating daily and actually trying, you'll pass the class. Easy A for me, and I'm awful at history. She gives a lot of extra credit, so take advantage of it!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HIS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I am only 3 days into the course and I already hate it. I am taking her online class and it is the most bs thing I have ever done. She gives WAY to many extra assignments that are pointless and relate nothing to the class. It is a waste of my time and takes time away from studying. The chapters are extremely long and take forever to read.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HIST102
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

At first her class is super discouraging, but there is absolutely no way that you CAN'T pass so long as you're doing the weekly homeworks and showing up to class. Tons of extra credit so there is almost no reason to not get a B if you show up and at least show some initiative. I really like Ms. Trauth - she was an awesome lady.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HIST102
• 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:

Lovely and creative individual.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HIST102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She requires a lot of reading and online assignments which don't really relate to the content on quizzes/exams. Make sure you're in class everyday, after 3 absences she takes off 25 points. While the class is difficult, it's close to impossible to fail if you apply yourself, since she gives ample opportunity to make it up with extra credit.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HIST102
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Took this online, spring semester. Tons of reading and assignments every week. The frustrating thing was that the assignments didn't usually relate to content covered on the exams, so they were an unnecessary distraction. Classcraft was really annoying. Tons of extra credit. If you work hard, you can get an A.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HIST101
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I've taken many teachers before who just weren't good, but overall this was the worst teacher I've ever taken. I understand it's a winter class but the amount of things to memorize for her ridiculously hard tests are impossible. All of the extra assignments are pointless and don't help with tests. I would steer clear from this teacher if you can.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: HIST193
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I have taken two of her independent studies, Paleography and this one, History of Disease and they were great. She genuinely cares about students and their success. I highly recommend her, especially if history is your passion. It's a lot of reading, but an interesting subject . Professor Trauth is by far my favorite Professor.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HIST10102
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

One of the best profs you can get! Very intelligent and the lectures are great! It's a lot of work, but I loved every minute of it. Do yourself a favor and ignore the bad reviews and take a class with her. You will be so glad you did!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: HIS101
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

She was an awesome professor and was very helpful. History contains a lot of content but she made is interesting and easy. I would love to have her as a professor again.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HIS101
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

This is an awful teacher i love history. But classcraft is a joke and all the labs and time travels are bogus. Plus her mindtap assignments are pointless her test you can forget about it. Leave while you still have a chance

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: HIST111
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The amount of information in the beginning section is overwhelming. This class is a lot of work. That being said, I think she is a wonderful teacher. You can tell she really cares. She brings life to a boring subject. I enjoyed her class but it was frustrating that I had to dedicate so much time towards a class that had nothing to do with my major.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HISTORY101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

You have to memorize over 100 terms for each exam, and you need to be able to compare and contrast 2 of those terms. Also you won't know which terms will be on the exam. She took off 2 points on my lab because I didn't have it stapled. The only good thing about her class is you play classcraft and she gives extra credit. That's it.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: HISTORY102
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Makes the class very interesting. By far my favorite professor!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: HIST101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Wonderful online class.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: HISTORY101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Awesome teacher. Very available and clearly loves her subject. I enjoyed this class immensely.