HST2300

HST2300, Technology in Western Civilization, could be an interesting course. The material presented by the professor is interesting enough, but the presentation itself is off by a notable margin. I haven't opened the book since the class started, I wrote my final paper in an hour and a half, I've taken perhaps two pages of notes, and I've gotten high B's or higher on the three tests I've taken. I guess what I'm saying is that the class is too easy. While it isn't currently my greatest aspiration (more of a hobby), I am still officially a history major, and history is often the class I take most seriously. The professor glides through the course and occasionally stumbles through the PowerPoints. I've slept through three quarters of an entire class and missed nothing, because all we did for that class period was watch a video of a show I saw on the History Channel a few years ago. The first month of class I can confidently say that I could have skipped without taking any negative points on my grade. It was entirely recap of things I learned in my Western Civ class at USM. Ninety percent of the class to this point has been watching videos in class of old Modern Marvels episodes and Engineering an Empire episodes.

At least I'm not paying $2,000 a class like I was at USM though. In that respect, I suppose you get what you pay for. COM1110 is the exception to this rule, in which case, Professor Piro deserves a raise. English is easily tied for my second-favorite and respected subject and she teaches COM1110 with the concision and fervor the subject deserves.