Has anyone taken/is taking this class with Parker during second session?

How is it?

6/21/2006 1:29:51 PM

oh i do not like him

6/21/2006 1:44:37 PM

HI 207 601 ANC WRLD TO 180 AD 3.00 ARRANG - : EX DVD T PARKER

thats me for SS II.......anyone know how Parker is?? I hope its nothing like HI 251 with Middleton!.....tough class for me......How is HI207 in general?

6/21/2006 8:14:47 PM

^^ elaborate plz...

[Edited on June 21, 2006 at 8:16 PM. Reason : ]

6/21/2006 8:15:57 PM

i'm on the waitlist for that one^^ Hopefully I'll get in

6/21/2006 8:28:05 PM

umm....guess I was askin if HI207 was a tough class?

HI251 with Middleton for a 5 wk course is pretty demanding.....2 lec a day, form test each week, 2 papers, a 5 pg and a 3 pg and then a final being same as midterm.

I'm signed up for this class in hopes of it being easy and cause it takes care of two requirementson my Degree Audit...its a history and a cultural or foreign history or soemthing requirement

6/21/2006 9:34:48 PM

i had HI207 last summer with Detreville. It was pretty easy I thought. The entire grade was based on 3 tests as far as I remember.

6/21/2006 9:47:36 PM

hi207.... the topic is interesting but dr parker is an asshole & has very high expectations... i also didn't find him to be very helpful outside of class

[Edited on June 22, 2006 at 12:33 AM. Reason : ]

6/22/2006 12:33:40 AM

aw crap

6/22/2006 11:07:47 AM

I had Dr. Parker for HI 207 distance ed. last summer. The grade is based off two tests and the final, all of which are mainly based on essays (with a few multiple choice thrown in). IIRC, the essays tend to consist of comparisons between cultures or discussions of the readings. The lectures can be good if you're interested in the material, but he is not exactly a dynamic professor. Overall, I didn't think it was a bad class, it's just easy to let the reading/lectures pile up.

6/22/2006 1:26:24 PM

i had him my freshman year in the fall... he's.... very picky. i hate history.

i still have one of the books for that class that i need to sell, wanna buy it? hehe

[Edited on June 22, 2006 at 4:02 PM. Reason : .]

6/22/2006 4:01:27 PM

if its the same book, totally!

6/22/2006 4:29:45 PM

yeah, i'm in 207 right now with detreville. she's a great teacher, you can really tell she enjoys what she's teaching. its not to hard either, just 3 tests, each 100 points, and the third has 25 extra points for cumulative stuff. the material is easy if you think its interesting.

6/23/2006 7:22:02 PM

I had him my first semester in school (or maybe it was second...). He was tough, but I didn't think he was a jerk.

6/23/2006 7:23:36 PM

^^i'm in her class too...you must be in the one after our class

6/23/2006 7:31:16 PM

must be, i have her at 320

6/23/2006 9:24:21 PM

we should study for that exam...i'm taking mine tuesday, monday i know me and another person from my class(hes actually on tww too) are going to study

6/23/2006 9:49:13 PM

i can't... i'm moving tomorrow to gastonia, and then i'm driving up for the 1030 or 130 exam on monday and then going right back cause i'm going out of town tuesday morning. wish i could, it would really help... i can send you my notes though if you think you could get anything from them

6/23/2006 10:00:06 PM

i'd very much appreciate that

not to generalize about females, but they more often have better notes and handwriting than me

i could make notes on your notes and send them back if there was anything i thought i could add

6/23/2006 10:31:56 PM

do any of you have the old exams/tests??? I am horrible at essays and writing one or how many ever during a 75min time period is going to be pretty tough for me......does he (Parker) just look for the fact you covered the material and whatnot????

this is one of my last two classes for my degree.....other is ENG331.....with Trunzo

6/30/2006 5:27:36 PM

i might have old notes/tests somewhere.... time to go digging

6/30/2006 5:45:30 PM

Quote :

"I am horrible at essays"

Quote :

"Parker"

7/1/2006 3:20:47 PM

anyone else taking this course during SSII??

7/5/2006 8:50:39 PM

i am taking it

i just spent 50$ on amazon, and 70$ in the bookstore, with another 50$ for the DVD, when am i gonna fuckin read for books and watch 27 lectures!!!

7/6/2006 2:28:17 PM

well at least you get the 50 dollars back for the DVDs.

7/6/2006 3:48:13 PM

count me in... just watched the first three video lectures... first one was rather boring, but they got more interesting after that. this would be a great class if there were no exams (at least it is interesting) but there is way too much material to remember. i hope he doesn't expect us to memorize everything for the exams.

speaking of which, in the lectures he said he would be emailing the outlines and study guides to everyone, but he hasn't done it yet and I haven't been able to get in touch with him...

7/6/2006 5:53:57 PM

damn...i'm watching Lecture 1 right now.....hope to watch it and the 2nd lec today....and we have to watch one per day in addition to saturday......wtf???

are you guys takin notes during lectures??

we also can't use any notes for the exams either right??

[Edited on July 6, 2006 at 7:55 PM. Reason : last 2 sentences]

7/6/2006 7:45:39 PM

from what i can gather, no we cant use any notes, and the test will be primarily essay. i started to take notes but then realized it was a waste to copy lecture notes that he has, and just emailed him asking for copies of the outline so i can add notes on printed copies of that. parker hasn't gotten back to me yet, but i'll post here what he says to that idea

7/6/2006 8:24:39 PM

Does anyone have any recommendations/tips for studying for PARKERS exams??

Format for his exams??

7/9/2006 9:06:09 PM

if i recall correctly, it was MC & a few essays

7/9/2006 10:51:05 PM

are the tests open book? can we have the primary sources with us or do we have to know all 15 or so by heart?

7/10/2006 1:02:34 PM

i bet detreville is better than parker

[Edited on July 10, 2006 at 1:27 PM. Reason : ^haha this aint highschool homie, you gotta know some shit]

7/10/2006 1:26:14 PM

^ are you kidding... have you seen the last lecture before test 1? he did a sample question and in it, he posed the question and then proceeded to point out a primary source, pick one paragraph from it, and stated five distinct points from just that one paragraph, and he didn't even fully answer the question.

knowing some shit is one thing, knowing that sort of detail on 15 primary sources that you have spent a week on in a summer session is an entirely different thing... two lectures before the first test he states that he wants us to say stuff like "according to 'sargon's autobiography......'" i have no problem picking out the general theme of primary sources, but to have to know detailed information from all of them in the timespan of a week...

7/10/2006 9:01:00 PM

no, they aren't open book. you must memorize everything!!! Muahahahah

7/10/2006 10:50:08 PM

^^ I hear ya man. That study guide looks nasty.


Hey, who has that class in 15 minutes?

7/11/2006 9:37:23 AM

I'm taking this class (distance ed.) in the fall...I thought it would be cake, but you guys are scaring me now. Is Parker really that bad?

7/11/2006 10:39:47 AM

bren... i don't know. i was feeling that way, but a friend said that all you really have to do is know the study guide he sends out before the test and then know the primary sources enough to use them as facts in the essay. the study guides are quite substantial (56 terms for us to know, and i think 15 primary sources) as some people have said, detreville may be better but i'll let you know after the first test is graded...

7/11/2006 11:46:01 AM

i didnt take parker because of what people said on school tool(http://www.thewolfweb.com/school_instructor.aspx?department=HI&instructor=2794)

it seemed on school tool detreville was the best...this class does require a lot of notes per class, and a ton of studying

i studied my ass off and got a solid b which i was happy cause going into the final exam i had a 78 average, and i write good as a mf

[Edited on July 11, 2006 at 11:46 AM. Reason : got like a 112/125 on the final exam]

i definitely wouldn't NOT take the class...unless you are not into history...if this is a particular era of history you like then take it

[Edited on July 11, 2006 at 11:49 AM. Reason : .]

[Edited on July 11, 2006 at 11:50 AM. Reason : ^good thinking]

7/11/2006 11:46:19 AM

is anyone getting together to study for the first exam?

7/11/2006 10:45:08 PM

7/11/2006 11:14:33 PM

hahahahaha well done Yodajammies

7/12/2006 12:31:18 AM

Yeah this isn't going to be a fun class....was hoping for an easy B at the least but thats doubtful....I just need this to graduate so I just wanna get by.....So, the lowest I can get to graduate is a C- right???

stephanybd -- i'm up for gettin together & studying for the test....i know i'll be much more productive......

when are people goign to take the exam?? we can take the first exam any time next week July17 through July21 & dont forget the Blue Exam Book.

7/12/2006 12:27:39 PM

just scheduled my appoinment with Johanna Donovan (515-2265) to take my first exam Friday, @ 11am.

she told me to be prepared for the exam, she said his essays were not easy.

So, now i'm even more encouraged to study.......

7/12/2006 12:39:19 PM

why would you NOT study anyway

7/12/2006 12:48:08 PM

what are the primary sources for test one?

7/12/2006 1:27:19 PM

reading in #3 Bailkey
Sumerian king list (2100BC) Neo-Sumerian Age
Sumerians dated by king list
literature – Epic of Gilgamesh
hammurabi's law code
*egypt didnt get bronze until 2000bc, not 3000bc like most people- kings kept shit in egypt and didnt let a lot get out*
Ma'at = everything that is good and just


thats some of them

[Edited on July 12, 2006 at 1:37 PM. Reason : ;]

7/12/2006 1:36:10 PM

what about the rest, i want an A+ in this course.

i have been taking this shit since elementary school

7/12/2006 2:50:53 PM

maybe you should go to wake tech :-?

7/12/2006 4:38:45 PM

weird...there are hardly any in-between reviews of this guy

pickaprof.com, ratemyprofessor.com, and school tool - people either love him or hate him

and some of the grade distributions showed more A's for parker than detreville!

i have him in the fall

7/12/2006 11:56:11 PM

- Memorize the list of key terms he gives on the study guide (the multiple choice is what nails most people)
- Before you even BEGIN to write your essay, take a minute and sketch out an outline of the key points...he likes his essays structured and coherent. If you write on some topic in your essay, move to another one, then remember something else about the earlier topic, then definitely put it in...just don't drop it in out of context.

Just keep in mind that most points are lost on the multiple choice (all of the above, none of the above...etc) and that he has a rubric for each essay for points that he wants to see covered. You don't see the rubric, but if you are missing something, you will lose points.

Good luck.

7/13/2006 9:04:45 PM