Ronald Frankum - Millersville University

Professor: Ronald Frankum
Department: TBD
College: Millersville University
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: HIST359
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He is HARD. If you take his classes expecting to walk away with an easy A, you will be disappointed. Go in expecting to work you butt off, read tons and give the class you best effort. Do that then youll learn quite a bit and have a fair shot at a good grade. Not for the lazy or weak but a very good professor. You never will look at the clock.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: HIST103
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Professor Frankum was a great professor. He really made the lectures so interesting and really explained his lectures as if he was telling a story. This professor really makes his history course interesting and fun. He really cares about his students doing well.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: HIST276
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He is a TOUGH grader. He rips apart ur writing, expects your absolute best. Great at teaching the material, very helpful. Gives excellent feedback to improve your writing too. He is an amazing and helpful professor. If you want to learn hes the best, but if you want easy he is not that. You have to earn an A/B from him, they arent handed out.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: HIST470
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Awesome professor! Knows so much about Vietnam and has personal stories and brings in quest speakers! The class is not for the weak of heart and you need to be prepared to read 4, 200 or more page books. Plus a 20 plus page article for every class. Do not take if you are not a history major! You will bring the class down. He expects your all.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: HIST106
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
The class was really boring and not many grades so if you failed one assignment it really brings down your grade. Straight up lectured every class with a monotone voice. Would not recommend.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: HIST106
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Very nice professor! But he's lecture heavy, gives pop quizzes (for attendance) and expects everyone to know the book chapters inside and out. All tests are online and he curves them. MOST TESTS HAVE ONLINE QUIZLETS WHICH SAVED ME (not made by him). That's the only reason why I passed because of the quizlets. Great guy, wouldn't take again.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: HIST106
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Pop quiz every week, all 707 pages of the textbook read, if you like work and constantly taking surprise tests then this is the class for you. He is a great guy who really knows his stuff, but he doesn't give you the chance to keep up with the lecture and in my experience, if you are writing and you miss a detail, that detail is on the test.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: HIST105
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I had Dr. Frankum for History 105. He is definitely a hard grader and expects a lot from students but he was always really quick to respond to my questions. He also seemed to really care about my progress as a student. A lot of work but I had a great time and I'm definitely a better writer thanks to him.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: HIST276
  • Grade Received: Not sure yet
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Frankum is a confusing professor. Puts up hours of audio lecture and tons of reading. I have managed to do 0 reading or listening to lectures but I still have a B in his class. He gives a lot of critical feedback but at the end will say, "These posts are good." I am never sure if it is bad or if it is good... Tolerable for now but wouldn't do again
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: HIST120
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
His class is so hard. You have to listen to all the lectures and take notes through the book in order to pass the tests and even then they're still really hard. You all need to write 2 discussion posts a week in order to pass and if you post about something someone else already did you don't get credit. DON'T TAKE HIM!!!!!
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: HIST360
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
SO MUCH WORK LOAD! You have to listen to about 300 minutes of lecture, 250 minutes of documentary, read about 150 pages in a book, 150 pages in articles, take a test, and write at least 6 discussions EVERY TWO WEEKS. And he's a tough grader. I would only take this class if you love history.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: HIST2276
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
If you have an interest in History you will love the course but if you are taking it as a requirement filler. DON'T! He's a fair grader and he is interesting but it's easy to lose interest if you have no interest in the class.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: HIST106
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Be prepared to do a lot of work. You will read all 707 pages of the textbook by the time the semester is over. It's a lot of work for a level 100 class, but as long as you do the discussion boards well you should be fine. You also have to listen to three lectures a week, which is really tedious.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: HIST360
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Here'e the thing. If you like the subject, this is a good course to take. Regardless of people saying he's difficult; If you do the work, his assignments are easy. Tests are given to you only on the material you learned. Fair grader if you do the work assigned and have something intelligent to say.Great professor (despite his reputation).
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: HIST470
  • 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:
If you're a History major, by all means get this teacher. I'm an Art major, and I made the mistake of taking his Vietnam War course for a "Perspectives" requirement. He has high expectations. There is A LOT of reading required for this course. Seriously A LOT OF READING! Midterm and Final are Essay form. If you're NOT a History major, don't get him
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: HIST470
  • 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 class is hard simply because you are more concerned with the daily qies on the daily readings, some of which range from anywhere from 5 pages to 40+. If I wasn't worrying about a quiz and readdings I think I would have had time to hear the lectures. I took a Vietnam course prior and EARNED an A, with Frankum it was a C+.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: HIST106
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I took Contours online and it was more work than my 400 level class that I was taking simultaneously. You are required to listen to lectures online (which is very boring) and to do discussion boards - which aren't too bad. Tests are extremely difficult.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: HIST106
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He is a very good and very helpful profesor but you have to do a lot for just a 100 level online class. He expects a lot in the discussion posts (5 essay like posts if you want a perfect score), too much, wayyyy too much reading, and also have to listen to audio lectures. The exams aren't that hard. I wouldn't take him again.
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: HIST360
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
A hard professor, but a good one all the same. He'll give you a lot of work with high expectations but its all achievable. If you're looking for an easy A than don't take him. But if you're genuinely interested in the material he's a great professor.
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: HIST470
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Awesome professor. Very knowledgeable, personable, and willing to help. Has an honest desire to help students learn. It's not an easy grade, but you will learn a lot.
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