Robert Jefferson - Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH

Professor: Robert Jefferson

Department: History

College: Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HIST144
• 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:

Dr. Jefferson is one of the most boring professors I have ever had. With that said, the only in class work is the midterm, everything else is take-home. So you take the good with the bad. I liked him because he applied every lesson to current topics and genuinely loves the subject.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HIST144
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

If you have a thing for history avoid this man at any cost. The only cool thing about him was the only in-class grade was the midterm. everything else was take home. unless you dont mind being frustrated with history, you may as well take him

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HIST01
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Presents his coursework interestingly and makes history fun to learn. Requires essay writing which I am not the best at doing, but he is a very good professor.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HIST144
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I hated his U.S. history 2 class. He goes SOOO fast in the lectures and just reads straight off a paper. He puts the powerpoints he sometimes uses online, but they're extremely pointless. Seriously, DO NOT TAKE JEFFERSON!!!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HIST144
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This guy is not a good teacher it is impossible to know what to take notes on from his lectures. All he does on power points is write down questions he doesn't answer. Avoid this man he has found a way to make take home quizes hard some how. So much reading

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HIST281
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

i HATE robert jefferson more so than any other professor i have ever had. he such a hard grader, but he usually grades on the basis of who he likes and who he doesn't. he is incapable of answering any question that you might have. DO NOT TAKE HIM. it was one of the most frustrating classes i have ever been in.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HIST281
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

dr. jefferson is just not a good teacher. period. he is very inarticulate, making his lectures impossible to comprehend. he assigns a RIDICULOUS amount of reading that is ultimately irrelevant to the course. very hard grader with unclear expectations. i would never take a class with him again.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HIST143
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Bob Jeff is not the best teacher to teach history. His class should be entitled "BLACK American History". Of course he has a bias to his race. Tests are 1 essay, T/F, and always a map to label or answer about--moderately hard. He is dry, and loves to read from the pwr point not much teaching. Not a personable person either. I'm not taking him again

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HIST144
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Not a good lecturer. He reads essays as his lectures and it makes him hard to follow. Expects you to know all the information but it's impossible to keep up with him. Out of two tests we've had, there's only been one solid A. His changed his class up from past years and doesn't give take-home tests anymore.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HIST144
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Read... and read... and read... and still no A! He is the hardest grader ever, and our valedictorian did not even get an A!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HIST143
• 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:

He's really not a bad teacher. Hes actually a good one in my opinion. He can be a little boring but he's really passionate about what he teaches and you know what to expect on the test. Take him if you can. I think hes much better than some of the others.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: HIST143
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

i really liked his class... his lectures can be boring but as long as you pay attention and take good notes you will be fine. On the midterm he let us completely redo a whole portion and for the second test he made it a take home test... so the class is not bad at all

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: USHIS143
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Umm. He sucks at teaching. Thats it.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: HIST144
• 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:

I had him for US History 2, I loved him! Class was a bit on the dull side, but pay attention and show him that you care and he'll help you. He tries really hard to make it fun and most of the time it works. Even if you're not a fan of history, he's still a cool guy to have for a teacher.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: USHISTORY1
• 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:

At the start of the semester i hated this guy. Couldn't understand a word he was saying, as History isn't my spot really, however after i actually /stopped/ reading, i did better. Odd, yet worked. Half the things he says go to "Freedoms" but he has a passion for what he teaches.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENG101
• 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:

This teacher is terrible.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HIST144
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

DO NOT TAKE HIM!!! thats all i have to say.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ALLHIST
• 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:

Everyone on this board tends to ****, but me and my buddy both did fine. Yeah, it is weird that you actually have to read some documents and books in a history course you bunch of...MICROFILM!

Rating # 19

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Yah, I failed the first midterm as well. His maps are craziness and have nothing to do with what we are talking about yet they are 30% of your overall test grade. The class was absurd and I hope he gets fired soon so other students dont have to go throgh his torture and rambling lectures.

Rating # 20

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

All i can say is that im failing the class right now.he is impossible. I wish there was a way to pass, but there isnt. His tests are completely irrelevant to the information in lecture.The maps on the test have nothing to do w/ the main points he expresses.More than 75% of my class failed the midterm.It's the most frusterating/boring class ive had