Reviews for Jon T. Sumida
Average Rating:| bjp2011 Course: HIST224 Grade Expected: A December 14, 2011, 3:53 pm | Sumida is great. Some stuttering in his lectures, and his voice is very faint, but he does use a microphone most of the time. Has complete mastery of the material and presents it very well. Grade was entirely the final with up to a single letter grade modification based on the quizzes. Short weekly readings (~100 pages), should be easy to handle. Course and professor are strongly recommended to everyone. |
| yzhao Course: HIST224 Grade Expected: December 5, 2011, 11:53 am | A challenging course, but also very interesting for those who are trully interested in pre-industrial millitary. Not many battles are refered, nor are specific characters or weapons, but certain turning point concepts are required to understand if you want to get a good grade. Weekly readings and quiz, a little time consuming but enlightening. Usually there are Friday reviews, in which Sumida will show some scenes of movies about pre-industrial combat, really interesting for a review session. In conclusion, it is not very difficult to get an A if you want to get it right, but more importantly, you will have a clear grasp of the most distinct questions of this course: who fight, how and why? Who pay, how much and why? |
| nmedina Course: HIST224 Grade Expected: B December 12, 2010, 8:39 am | really knows his stuff about anything early military history. Excellent teacher, lectures the whole class without slides and writes ID's, Key Dates/Battles on the board. I'd recommend using a laptop to actually write down everything. Midterm is designed to be almost impossible to get an A on. Reading the books assigned is a must to pass the reading quizzes in discussion which depending on how many you pass can hurt/help your grade on the final. Final overrides Midterm if final is higher grade. |
| Jacob Harrer Course: HIST224 Grade Expected: A November 29, 2010, 1:23 pm | Professor Sumida's class isn't particularly challenging as he describes. He just expects what every professor should-- that you read the books and attend lecture. If you want to skip class, borrow notes, and read powerpoints, this class is not for you. If you want to learn interesting and useful history that will help you be a better citizen, then take this class. Professor Sumida is engaging and his lecturing top notch. The grading is in your favor. You don't have to write papers; you only have a midterm and a final, and a higher grade on the final cancels you previous grade on the midterm. There are weekly quizzes based on the reading, which takes about an hour or two each week. The knowledge you gain in the class is gold. I will take as many of his courses as I can. |
| Anonymous Course: HIST224 Grade Expected: A- April 12, 2010, 6:54 am | Professor Sumida redefined my approach to learning in a college environment. He is an excellent professor who truly cares about his students but at the same time, motivates them to succeed and work hard. His lectures are critical to performance in the class as there is no online aspects or recordings/slides. If you do the reading, the discussion quizzes can boost your final grade. Often, since he values improvement, he'll use your final grade for the class without calculating the midterm if you did poorly. The class is worth every second. |
| Anonymous Course: HIST224 Grade Expected: A- January 3, 2010, 12:22 pm | A very interesting class. It is not an easy A at all, but if you're willing to put in the effort, it's worth it. Lectures are mostly verbal, occasionally he will write important words or diagrams on the board. Quizzes in discussion (based on readings) gives you points for the final if you pass them. The final is your only real grade in the class. The mid-term exists, but it is graded harshly and if you improve on the final, than it is dropped. He had optional lectures where he either showed neat movie clips or gave very valuable hints on the final. If you want to do well in this class, you have to go to lectures (and be able to pick out the important points), do most of the readings, and be able to write all this information into essays on the final. |
| stealingsheep Course: HIST225 Grade Expected: September 1, 2009, 7:10 pm | solidly voice based lecture. he is impressive with his knowledge on the subject matter. You must come to class as there is no online material and he covers alot, quickly. He is generous with final grades although the exams can be a bit tricky. However, if he wants you to remember something, he WILL emphasize it. |
| joepenn1 Course: HIST225 Grade Expected: A May 1, 2009, 4:25 am | Dr. Sumida is very knowledgeable about his subject matter. Class consists of a Midterm and a Final and 10 quizzes which add to your final grade. The readings are imperative because they not only add to the lectures but cover details that he is going to make sure you know. Lectures are IMPERATIVE because there is no visual aids or power points, he simply lectures. Take home message: Go to lectures, do the readings and the tests, although intimidating, are extremely doable. Came out of this class learning more then I ever thought I would about military history. |
| aliasyko Course: HIST225 Grade Expected: A April 8, 2008, 9:59 am | Great professor, very smart and really wants you to get the info and understand the connections. He has experience and gives real life examples of what he or others have done and thus interesting. Read the books, go to discussion as it can help your final grade, and def go to class. Tests are a little long... but if you understand the material you will be okay. |
| Ketone Course: HIST224 Grade Expected: B November 21, 2007, 5:37 pm | Voice-based lecture, which means no slides or little visual aids for this professor. Highly disapproves of recordings of his lectures, so attention is required for this professor as the only visual things you will see is terms and basic topics of the day's lecture on the blackboard. However I found his lectures to be highly informative and well done, and feels that he really wants to educate and have his students understand the material. Tests are rather detailed based, and since there is no online material, coming to class is imperative. Overall, a good professor. |