Lissa Brassfield - College of the Canyons, Valencia, CA

Professor: Lissa Brassfield

Department: History

College: College of the Canyons, Valencia, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: H111
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She only does lectures; you get quizzes around every 2 weeks and have a midterm & final. the quizzes & tests seem to be more based on the book even though she gives good lectures (need to listen). To be honest this class was hard for me, I can't believe I got a B. But she is really nice and I'm glad to have been part of her class.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HIST112
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH HER WORK PERFORMANCE. ABSENT 3 DAYS (DIDN'T GET TO THE LAST CHAPTERS BECAUSE TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE SEMESTER ENDED SHE REALIZED SHE "MESSED UP"), LOST TWO OF MY ESSAYS, VERY UNORGANIZED, NEVER PREPARED & ALWAYS LATE. MISCALCULATED MY FINAL SCORE. CARELESS, ALWAYS WENT HOME EARLY. DONT RECOMMEND! WASTE OF MONEY.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HIST111
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She's a complete sweetheart absolutely. Such a lovely intelligent woman! She does talk straight for lectures and kinda talks about things not on exam. However she gives out study guides and if you know what's on that you will pass her exams! She gave a research paper and creative writing paper of loyalists and patriots. Study and you can get an A

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HIST111
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Really funny and laid back. She says you need to read, but if you pay attention you can pass quizzes. Does not use powerpoint, only lecture. TAKE GOOD NOTES AND STUDY FROM THEM! I'm taking her HIST 112 class because I liked her so much. Assigns 3 really easy papers, many short little quizzes, 3 "major" tests, participation is super important to her

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HIS111
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The class is just midterm and final that's it. She had a term paper and extra credit. She is kinda a boring lecturer so I didn't do well on the midterm. However, for final she gave a study guide and it was verbatim on the final. I used flash cards. Term paper helped to! Read the book, her lectures have nothing to do with the exams so just read

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HIST112
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She's a boring lecturer, I will admit that. The class felt like she dragged it many times and I had a hard time listening to her. However, I just read the text and made flash cards from her study guides. Needless to say I ended up with a B. There is only midterm/final and a paper so do well on first test and last and you'll get an A.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HIST111
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Brassfield is a very kind elder woman; however she is very forgetful of quizzes and will hardly ever go by the syllabus that she hands out (she remakes the syllabus about 3 times). She does not teach with powerpoint nor with writing on the board. She literally gets to class, drags her podium and talks straight. READ the book and you will pass!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HIST112
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very nice woman, grade weighs heavily on mid term and final. Reflection papers are easy if you put some thought into them. Around 6 quizzes during her spring semester and a midterm and a final.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HIS111
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This class was tough when I took it and there literally was only midterm/final. She gave out little assignments here and there, but the lectures were boring and so was the class. The first exam i did poorly so I worked hard on research paper and studied for final. My advice: know the information right away, make flashcards, do research paper .

Rating # 10

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Taken her for 3 different classes at COC(US Hist I.&II., womens hist). She is not a boring lecturer. Basically tells the history lessons like she's telling the class a story, and she is fantastic at it! Good workload, enough so you can't slack off but not overwhelming. She is truly passionate about the classes she teaches and that is so motivating!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HIST111
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

The whole class is lecture. The info is pretty dry and the tests are very hard. Good professor, very reasonable.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: HIST112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She's a nice woman, but she doesn't do much teaching. She shows movies way too often and I feel like I didn't learn anything from her. Your grade weighs heavily on a midterm and a final on things that she didn't go over in class.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HIS111
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I took this professor over the fall to get my General Education out of the way. At first she didn't seem like a hard professor, but you do have to study on your own time of the different history terms and events. She is a very good woman and will help you when you reach out for help. A good tip study off her study guide, its on the midterm/final.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: HIST112
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I took her for History 112 and absolutely loved her. She makes it very interesting and theres no homework! Take her. Need the textbook, there is a lot of reading but overall an easy class.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HIST111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I took this course over the summer at the Canyon Country Campus. Prof. Brassfield gave very in-depth lectures with lots of info. She basically did completion grades for the papers. Her tests are ok if you study for them. If you take thorough notes during the lecture and pay some attention, you won't really need the textbook.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: HISTORY210
• 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:

She is a easy teacher. She makes History a interesting subject. Her tests are easy. The subject is interesting. It seems that she loves teaching. She is willing to help you or if you have any questions. She is the best teacher!!! Take this teacher!!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HISTORY210
• 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: Mandatory

Comment:

She is the best teacher for History. This teacher makes the class fun. She explains the chapters good. She shows videos in class. Her tests are easy. She is willing to help you if you need any help or if you have any questions. You should take this teacher. She gives extra credit and just reading. I like the book for this history class. The best!!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: HIST112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I took her summer class with two tests and reflection papers on movies. She does not grade hard on the reflection papers, but her syllabus is misleading and her tests are not the easiest even with the study terms. She gives lots of extra credit though which makes the class really easy and she is really nice.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: HIST120
• 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:

I would not recommend taking her if you don't have to. She is unorganized, she changes the syllabus every class session, is not clear on the content of the exams, and she lectures the entire class. Grading was not too difficult but you definitely need to read the text book and study because she doesn't cover everything she puts on the test.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: HIST111
• 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:

Loved her. I mean yeah, lectures were pretty boring and I didn't enjoy sitting there for 3 hours every week, but I also hate history and have no interest in the subject. But she was awesome and really wanted you to pass the class. This was my second time retaking the class because I failed another teacher's class. But Brassfield was great!