Dennis Judd - Cuesta College

Professor: Dennis Judd

Department: History

College: Cuesta College

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HIST210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Judd was a fun lecturer, with so much local knowledge that it created a fun and challenging course, but sometimes chaotic with random tangents.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HIST207A
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Judd was probably my favorite professor at Cuesta. And by far he was the best history professor. He is full of information and stories that you would not normally learn in a History course. I took him for both US history classes and California History as well and it was the best experience of my college years. STUDY GUIDES ARE THE TESTS!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HIST207B
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Judd is very knowledgeable and has a lot of experience. BUT he is very hard to follow and you never know what to expect on tests and quizzes. On top of that he grades extremely hard on everything. I would much rather have taken any other history teacher.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HISTORY207B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great personality! Actually made history very interesting. 2 papers due during the semester. Willing to look over your study guide for you, and make corrections. If you study the study guide, and short answer questions you should do fine. Lots to remember, but doable. Gives a few extra credit questions on the tests! Straight forward guy, no bull!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HIST207A
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

FOLLOW HIS STUDY GUIDES!!!!!!! If you do then you will get an A. If you don't you will fail! Judd is a great guy and fun to talk to. His lectures tend to stray but they do bring the subject matter to life. If you follow the study guids you will be fine. Take the time to pre-answer the written topics on the study guide and it will kill some stress.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HIST207A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I began the semester feeling intrigued by this guy's passion, sarcasm, and wealth of experience. However, after bombing the first test(which I felt well prepared for) I realized that his jumbled lectures were far from test material. He requires 2 extensive papers, for which he gives little if any mention to. This class left me guessing most times.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HIST207A
• 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:

Super nice guy, this is my second class taught by Judd. All you have to do is study the study guides and you will do great on the exams. He's helpful in office hour and always willing to email you or set an appt with you. Nice guy, I consider his class an easy A

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HIST207A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is passionate about what he teaches and is a very nice man to talk to outside of class. However I was disappointed in his teaching skills. He included his opinion too often in the lecture and sometimes his facts are wrong, as I researched several things he said that didn't 'ring true'. His class is easy, just study the study guides.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HISTORY207A
• 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:

He knows what hes talking about, but goes off on a tangent way too much. The stuff he lectures us on is not part of the study guide questions. Then when you go to do the study questions, the notes that he supports contain no answers, just a rough outline. Very annoying when you try to study something you have no material for.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HIST207A
• 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:

I really enjoyed this class. He was very passionate about life and about his class. It definitely shows. All of his tests are easy if you do the Study Guides. My suggestion would be to do the Study Guides and then email him your answers or go to office hours and have him check your answers. I went to his office hours and he really helped me.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HIST207A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I honestly hated the class. I felt as if he was never clear enough on what he wanted in the essays or short answers in class. Lectures were horrible, he would go off subject so easily, and the notes he would write on the board were hard to read and understand.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: HIST207A
• 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:

This class is so easy! Just do the study guides and have him read over them with your essays and BAM...! You've got an A. Not only is he easy, but he is such a passionate person, you will love sitting in his lectures and enlightening yourself with everything he has to say, whether it's personal, relevant to the class, or completely random.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HIST207A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The teacher is passionate about histor, but his lectures focus on material we are ot tested on and personal anecdotes. Dreaded the lectures, by the end of the semester.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: HIST207A
• 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:

Great Teacher, Easy to understand. Always there to help

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HIST207A
• 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:

No one knows what to take notes of for personal reference. He is passionate about history and a wonderful person but the teaching style does not benefit the students. You could not go to class then just show up to turn in papers and take tests because all test material come straight from study guides.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: HIST201
• 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:

Judd really enjoys history and talks about local stuff to make it more relavant and interesting. Just make sure to ask him about the study guides and he will tell you the correct answers and his tests are the exact same as the study guides. There was two papers that were due and he offered to help out with that too. Really nice and helpful.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HIST207A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Tests are DIRECT questions off the study guides. His lectures can be fun. He tells GREAT stories about history that will really make you REMEMBER the events that happened. Easy A if you do your work!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: HIST207A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I took the class because I love history, but I didn't need it. I ended up dropping out because of his teaching style. He goes off on crazy tangents- you don't know what is important to take notes on & what isn't. His notes on the board are scarce and incomplete, very hard to read. Attended a class 2x and got diff notes both times.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: HIST207B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Mr."DJ"A very knowledge, intelligent and passionate teacher.But don?t take his kindness for weakness,he controls the classroom situation very well.Meet with him to discuss any class issues/concerns.I?m taking his other classes,he is a skillful history?storyteller and elder?.Try and soak it all up it doesn't get any better(his guitar needs help, lol

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: HISTA207A
• 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:

the best history teacher i have ever had, really easy class, as long as you have him check the study guides youll have an A in the class, never used the textbook, most letcure, he really loves history and will help you if you need it.