Western Kentucky University / P / Marjorie Plummer
Averages:
Overall Rating
OKv
Grade Received
Bv
Course Difficulty
Difficultv
Quantity of Notes
Overkillv
Tag Summary:
True/False: 1
Fill in the Blank: 7
Essays: 40
Problem Solving: 6
Mandatory Final: 34
Cumulative Final: 7
Textbook Required: 39
Extra Credit: 10
Attendance Required: 37
42 Total Evaluations
HIST-119 : Hon Western Civ To 1648 - Posted 11/7/2013
Overall Rating:
Good
Grade:
A
Quantity of Notes:
Overkill
Difficulty:
Difficult
Comments
Though this class was very hard, Dr. Plummer took the time to teach us how to learn and think critically. She has been teaching for a very long time, so she really knows what she's doing. Though it was the hardest class I took this semester, it helped me grow as a student. If you're willing to put in the effort, I recommend you take her class, but if you just want to skate by, it will only be difficult and frustrating.
HIST-119 : Western Civ To 1648 - Posted 1/11/2013
Overall Rating:
Poor
Grade:
B
Quantity of Notes:
Overkill
Difficulty:
Difficult
Comments
This class was excessively difficult. The professor was hard to follow at times and vague about many key issues. Throughout the course you must write 5 essays which are graded thouroughly to say the least. I would not recommend taking this professor for a 100 level class, especially if you're not a history major.
HIST-318 : - Posted 5/17/2012
Overall Rating:
OK
Grade:
Not Specified
Quantity of Notes:
Not Specified
Difficulty:
Not Specified
Comments
HIST-318 : - Posted 5/17/2012
Overall Rating:
Good
Grade:
B
Quantity of Notes:
Not Specified
Difficulty:
Not Specified
Comments
HIST-119 : Hon: West Civ To 1648 - Posted 12/22/2011
Overall Rating:
OK
Grade:
A
Quantity of Notes:
Overkill
Difficulty:
Difficult
Comments
Having Honors, I suppose, made this class very hard. Dr. Plummer is a very nice lady, but I can't say she's my favorite teacher. I got an A in the class, but the whole semester, I was expecting a B, so she was very tough. You have to read A LOT. She assigns so much reading, and it is indeed difficult. However, I learned a lot in this class, and if you're a history person or liberal artsy, I would recommend this class, but if you're not, I recommend you take a non-honors class with someone else.
HIST-318 : Age Of Reformations - Posted 12/20/2011
Overall Rating:
Good
Grade:
B
Quantity of Notes:
Moderate
Difficulty:
Difficult
Comments
This was probably the most difficult history class i have taken so far at WKU. But Dr. Plummer is a good professor but she expects A LOT out of the class. Your two papers are over primary and secondary sources (like 5-10 per paper) and you are expected to know what they mean and analyze them on very critical levels. I was lucky to get low C's on both of those. The two exams aren't quite as difficult but they require a lot of studying as there are somewhere in the range of 60-100 ID's you should know for the exam. You also have to read 3 novels for the class but the quizzes are only worth 1% of your grade. Overall this class isn't awful and its probably the best choice for your pre 1648 European course, though i would not recommend this to anyone who is taking it strictly as a gen ed as it requires way more work.
HIST-119 : Western Civilization - Posted 4/15/2010
Overall Rating:
Poor
Grade:
C
Quantity of Notes:
Not Specified
Difficulty:
Difficult
Comments
Do not take this teacher. She may seem nice but when you ask her a question she tries to be smart about it and makes you look like an idiot. She has 4 essay exams, 2 map quizes, and 3 1000 word papers that have to be very specific. The subject is an overall bore and she does nothing to make the class more interesting. Consider another teacher.
HIST-119 : - Posted 3/19/2010
Overall Rating:
OK
Grade:
B
Quantity of Notes:
Moderate
Difficulty:
Difficult
Comments
She is a hard teacher. She will NOT babysit you. Better in person if you have questions. Make sure you read EVERYTHING! Know dates.
HIST-119 : Hon: Western Civ To 1648 - Posted 3/19/2009
Overall Rating:
OK
Grade:
B
Quantity of Notes:
Not Specified
Difficulty:
Not Specified
Comments
Dr. Plummer definitely knows an immense amount of information about history. Her lectures were interesting, but the class was overly difficult for a 100 level. There were 2 textbooks in which the class was usually supposed to read about 20 pages out of each book before each class. We read 3 other books (Song of Roland, Trial and Death of Socrates, and Utopia) and took quizzes on them, and there were 2 map quizzes. Out of 10 essay possibilities we were required to write 5 essays throughout the semester using primary source documents that were in one of the textbooks. If you do not like to study history (like me) take another professor, but if you do you might enjoy Dr. Plummer's class.
HIST-119 : Western Civ - Posted 8/26/2008
Overall Rating:
OK
Grade:
C
Quantity of Notes:
Overkill
Difficulty:
Difficult
Comments
She could be alot better professor, but also alot worse. She actually thinks she knows EVERYTHING. Do not ever challenge her on that either.
HIST-119 : Western Civ - Posted 1/24/2008
Overall Rating:
Good
Grade:
A
Quantity of Notes:
Moderate
Difficulty:
Difficult
Comments
Dr. Plummer is a tough teacher, but she is an amazing history professor. You will have to study quite a bit, and she gives tons of extra readings in addition to the textbook. However, she knows what she is talking about, and if you are interested in history as I am, you will enjoy her lectures. The class seems really tough at first, but toward the end she starts doing things to help out your grade. You can write an extra paper if you made a bad grade on one of the previous two, and she'll drop your lowest test grade if you do better on the final (which is not cumulative).
HIST-498 : Senior Seminar - Posted 12/10/2007
Overall Rating:
Poor
Grade:
C
Quantity of Notes:
Few/None
Difficulty:
Difficult
Comments
This woman is a rude, condescending, discourteous, unappreciative, prejudiced, arrogant, uncooperative, unknowledgeable, and abusive (mentally, psychologically, physically, emotionally) person. Granted, I most likely will not come out of this class as a lesser person. However, I will leave this class with little to no knowledge about history.
HIST-498 : Senior Seminar - Posted 12/6/2007
Overall Rating:
Poor
Grade:
F
Quantity of Notes:
Few/None
Difficulty:
Difficult
Comments
This woman is a fake; she's a wolf in sheep clothing. Just know that. You've been warned. She also has a brown spot on the end of her nose where it's been stuck in the @$$ of the state decision makers "of the History department requirements." She needs to get a life... no wonder she's divorced... any man who put up with her deserves a gold metal.
HIST-119 : Western Civilization Until 1648 - Posted 12/4/2007
Overall Rating:
OK
Grade:
C
Quantity of Notes:
Moderate
Difficulty:
Moderate
Comments
Dr. Plummer is a so-so professor. Some love her and some dislike her. For this course there is a lot of online homework, and if you dont answer a certain number of questions per week it will affect your grade . . . almost too much. exams are simple and easy if you make any effort to study, but her lectures are boring.
HIST-498 : Senior Seminar - Posted 11/8/2007
Overall Rating:
Poor
Grade:
D
Quantity of Notes:
Few/None
Difficulty:
Difficult
Comments
I wouldn't piss in this woman's ass if her guts were on fire!!!!
HIST-498 : Senior Seminar - Posted 10/31/2007
Overall Rating:
Poor
Grade:
Not Specified
Quantity of Notes:
Few/None
Difficulty:
Difficult
Comments
Now I see why Wiegal made her teach senior seminar because no one with a brain the size of a pea would take her if they had a choice not to. She's a wolf in sheep clothing. The more I come to class, the more confused I am about my paper. I leave the class everyday not knowing my @$$ from a hole in the wall... I wouldn't recommend anyone taking this woman, unless you want to spend your entire life rooted in chair in front a computer screen looking at primary sources all day.... she's nuts! Hopefully, the word will get around, and she'll be teaching an empty class...
HIST-498 : Senior Seminar - Posted 10/28/2007
Overall Rating:
Poor
Grade:
C
Quantity of Notes:
Few/None
Difficulty:
Difficult
Comments
If Satan were to come to earth, he would tell this woman to back off. Stay away from this witch.... stay FAR FAR away....
HIST-498 : Senior Seminar - Posted 10/7/2007
Overall Rating:
Poor
Grade:
Not Specified
Quantity of Notes:
Moderate
Difficulty:
Difficult
Comments
This class would not be that bad if you didnt have a life and could spend 30 hours a week for her but with a job and other classes it's impossible. Tons of readings along with assignments every week over your research project. Along with a midterm paper only 1,000 words over a question noone could understand. Everyone in the class seems irritated and annoyed with the difficulty of the class. Coming from a student who hasnt made below a B in college!!!!!! so its not lack of effort or willingness to work and earn a grade.
HIST-119 : - Posted 3/18/2007
Overall Rating:
Poor
Grade:
C
Quantity of Notes:
Overkill
Difficulty:
Difficult
Comments
This class was a nightmare. There was lots of notes every day. If you missed one day you were really behind. There was only 3 tests and 2 map quizzes that made up your entire grade. She was really rude and unhelpful to the students. Also she was very punctual about starting class, and if you were late she locked you out!
HIST-119 : Western Civ To 1648 - Posted 1/11/2007
Overall Rating:
OK
Grade:
Not Specified
Quantity of Notes:
Overkill
Difficulty:
Difficult
Comments
Dr. Plummer knows her material although she has a very hard time reaching her students and has no problems shooting down her students comments at times. You have three tests (each are 20% of your grade) and two map quizzes (10% each). The class is very difficult filled with many notes. I would not take the class with her a second time if I had the opportunity; I would have taken 120 or 119 with a different professor.
HIST-417 : Renaissance-online - Posted 7/12/2006
Overall Rating:
Poor
Grade:
B
Quantity of Notes:
Overkill
Difficulty:
Difficult
Comments
I'm going to try not to cuss, but this chick is nuts. She honestly tried to cram all 5 weeks into 1 week during this course. I didn't learn a freaking thing. I basically lived in front of my computer for 5 weeks because she didn't think anyone had a life. She has these discussion boards with anywhere from 15-30 questions and she asks a million questions over the one million readings we were assigned. I knew there would be a lot of work because its history but most people take an online class for the convenience of mobility. I literally was rooted to this chair. If at all possible, take any body but her because she is completely unreasonable. To make matters worse she was in Germany the entire time so there was a time difference that meant if you had an important question you had to wait until it was convenient--her time. What a waste of time, regardless of my B.
HIST-119 : Western Civ - Posted 7/1/2006
Overall Rating:
Poor
Grade:
Withdrew
Quantity of Notes:
Overkill
Difficulty:
Difficult
Comments
So this woman is NUTS!!! I had her as a webclass and it was the worst mistake of my college career. If you're thinking about it DONT DO IT. I dont usually fill this stuff out, but I really need people to stray from the crazy lady. The amount of notes were insane, and there was an assignment due at the end of every week which were unreasonably hard for a 100 level class. she expects WAY too much from her students. Before I dropped the class, my life was about 95% history class and 5% the rest of my classes. it SUCKED!!!!
You've been warned.
HIST-119 : Western Civilization To 1648 - Posted 3/29/2006
Overall Rating:
OK
Grade:
Not Specified
Quantity of Notes:
Overkill
Difficulty:
Difficult
Comments
Ms. Plummer is extremly nice and understanding. She does have high expectations but does recognize when students are trying. There is a huge amount of notes. I took it on the web so there were a great deal of discussion board questions which at times made me feel overwhelmed. It is a good course to take via the web if you aren't taking anything else. There is a lot of busy work. As said before, I think Ms. Plummer is an excellent teacher and excellent resource person. She really knows her history and she wants students to learn from their experiences.
HIST-119 : Western Civilization - Posted 12/14/2005
Overall Rating:
Good
Grade:
B
Quantity of Notes:
Overkill
Difficulty:
Difficult
Comments
In the beginning you're going to be really stressed but you get the hang of things. You only get 2 map quizzes,3 exams, the final is only on the third section. She gives 3 workshops, 1 paper, and if you miss more than 4 classes you automatically fail. You also need to turn in everything in order to pass the class. She really knows what she's talking about and if you really like history then you'd like her. Participate in class and ask questions, she's really helpful. If you're late even by 2 min, she wont let you in!
HIST- : Western Civ To 1648 - Posted 12/11/2005
Overall Rating:
Good
Grade:
B
Quantity of Notes:
Overkill
Difficulty:
Moderate
Comments
Dr. Plummer's class is not the easiest, but its not as bad as the people who are giving her a bad rating say it is. The only people who do truly bad in this class are lazy and you can't get away with that in this class. Dr. Plummer is a good teacher, and as long as you take good notes and study, you'll do fine.
HIST-119 : Western Civ To 1648 - Posted 11/1/2005
Overall Rating:
OK
Grade:
Not Specified
Quantity of Notes:
Overkill
Difficulty:
Moderate
Comments
Dr. Plummer is a very intelligent individual and she expects the best out of each of her students. If you want an easy A this isnt the class you should take. This class requires a lot of notes and the tests are quite hard. I personally found the Map quizzes very difficult due to the fact it is expected of you to memorize 40-60 areas/regions in ancient civilizations (difficult if you arent familiar or dont know a second language). If you really enjoy history, and you want to work hard take this class, if not i would find another teacher.
HIST-119 : Western Civilization To 1648 - Posted 10/26/2005
Overall Rating:
OK
Grade:
Not Specified
Quantity of Notes:
Moderate
Difficulty:
Difficult
Comments
Although she is challenging, Dr. Plummer is probably the teacher to go with if you want to really get a strong background in history. She knows her stuff and she expects you to know it too. It's true, she will work with you, but you have to be willing to put forth the effort. Everyone knows her exams are killer, but the class will certainly prepare you for college if you're an incoming freshman.
HIST-119 : Western Civ. Before 1648 - Posted 5/16/2005
Overall Rating:
Good
Grade:
A
Quantity of Notes:
Overkill
Difficulty:
Moderate
Comments
Dr. Plummer is a really good teacher. You have to take a lot of notes but she gives you outlines to follow and study by. She offers an extra credit essay and is always willing to answer questions.
HIST-418 : Age Of Reformation - Posted 5/6/2005
Overall Rating:
Good
Grade:
A
Quantity of Notes:
Moderate
Difficulty:
Moderate
Comments
Heading into this class I had heard some bad things about this professor. That she was hard and disorganized to name a couple. However, Dr. Plummer is a nice prof and an expert in her field. She is very intellectual though and sometimes called students out who were working on other things in class, but overall she has a good sense of humor and eased the class into the course well. She is also very fair in her presentations of the material. I can see why people would say those things, but the Powerpoints help organize the class. There are a number of assignments. Two papers, two tests, group readings, a bibliography, a map quiz, reading quizzes. One thing to note; she is very fluid with her deadlines. She constantly pushes stuff back and one book we didnt even read. Tests and papers are worth the most, but these are not too bad and she does not grade very harshly, though the study guides are not great. Other assignments are worth much less so dont spend too much time on them. About 2/3 of her students got an A or a B in her last Reformation class; with a GPA average of 2.68.
The subject matter could be confusing but to me it was very interesting to trace the development of Protestantism and the churches of our Lord and the various personalities. I have a much deeper apprecation of the stand that Luther took for God. I recommend this class to anyone wanting study of this period or for history or RS credit. May be a bit hard for gen ed though.
HIST- : Reformation - Posted 4/28/2005
Overall Rating:
Good
Grade:
C
Quantity of Notes:
Overkill
Difficulty:
Difficult
Comments
this class was OK. lots of work and reading. some of the longer assignments only count for a small part of the grade, such as having to read a 200 page book and take a quize on it worth only 1% of the final grade. she is a great person who knows her stuff.
HIST-119 : Western Civ - Posted 4/21/2005
Overall Rating:
Good
Grade:
B
Quantity of Notes:
Moderate
Difficulty:
Moderate
Comments
the notes she gives are alot, but I didnt take hardly any of them. you will have to read ur textbook tho. she's very intelligent and a good teacher. she says attendance is mandatory but ppl miss class every friday and I dont think she takes off points. the tests are kind of difficult but if your good at BSing essays you'll be alright. she WILL help you if you ask, and she'll work with you if you have to turn in something a little late.
HIST-119 : Western Civ To 1648 - Posted 1/8/2005
Overall Rating:
Poor
Grade:
C
Quantity of Notes:
Moderate
Difficulty:
Difficult
Comments
Ms. Plummer is the worst teacher i have had at wku, she goes through notes very fast and expects you to memorize everything. There are too many dates and events in this course that she tries to cover. the tests are all essay and very hard and the questions ask you to be very specific. i do not recommend taking this course with her, i'm surprised i didn't fail.
HIST-119 : Western Civ - Posted 12/11/2004
Overall Rating:
OK
Grade:
Not Specified
Quantity of Notes:
Overkill
Difficulty:
Difficult
Comments
This is a very difficult course. Be prepared to take plenty of notes and be responsible for large amounts of material. However, she grades very subjectively, and if she sees you're trying, she'll help you out.
HIST-119 : Western Civilizations To 1648 - Posted 11/10/2004
Overall Rating:
Good
Grade:
A
Quantity of Notes:
Overkill
Difficulty:
Difficult
Comments
Dr. Plummer is a treasure of the WKU history department. Her infinite knowledge of all of history is overwhelming at times, but one grows to appreciate receiving education from such a credible lady. She travels each summer to the places about which she teaches, and is currently even writing a book about marriage in those times. She is entirely interesting, highly academic, and exceptionally talented at teaching. Dr. Plummer also welcomes visits to her office which, in my view, only help your grade.
If you have a problem with focusing on school and are in college for OTHER reasons than learning, she may not be for you. But, if you are concerned about your future successes and desire to leave this university with a strong historical well-roundedness, Dr. Plummer is a fantastic way to start.
HIST-119 : Western Civ - Posted 11/1/2004
Overall Rating:
Poor
Grade:
Not Specified
Quantity of Notes:
Moderate
Difficulty:
Difficult
Comments
This class sucks! The teacher is too much of a perfectionist. She teaches and grades like it is a higher level course. There are 2 quizzes, 2 papers, 3 tests, and an exam. The tests are mostly essays that are overkill. She seems to be very nice and willing to help, but the class is boring and I would not recommend it unless you are really into the ancient world.
HIST-119 : Western Civ - Posted 10/28/2004
Overall Rating:
Good
Grade:
B
Quantity of Notes:
Overkill
Difficulty:
Moderate
Comments
The class wasnt THAT bad. I mean, the notes were crazy and there was a large quantity of them. but when it came time to the test you could BS your way through the questions.
There were 3 essays, you had to do 2, the third could be done for extra credit. and my GOD can you BS through those essays. All you have to do is find some remotly plausible connection you can make between the readings and if she hadnt thought of it before she'll think its genius. and then you got an easy C, maybe even a B, on the essays.
HIST-119 : Western Civ - Posted 9/28/2004
Overall Rating:
Poor
Grade:
Not Specified
Quantity of Notes:
Overkill
Difficulty:
Difficult
Comments
this class is horrible. There are way to many notes to cover for a test which only has 7 questions. This is the amount of info for a 100 ?'s multiple choice. she's also drab and boring. She just rambles and never has any direction, she seems to enjoy jumping around and confusing people.
HIST-119 : Western Civ To 1648 - Posted 4/29/2004
Overall Rating:
OK
Grade:
A
Quantity of Notes:
Overkill
Difficulty:
Difficult
Comments
Dr. Plummer is really nice, but I really think this should be an honors class. You will probably have around 20 pages of notes for each test, but each test only has seven questions, so you don't really know what to study. The essays she assigns are difficult, but you will do fine if you go and talk to her before they're due. There are a whole lot of places to memorize for the map quizzes, but its doable. The tests are difficult and there's a whole lot of information to be covered with each test. However, Dr. Plummer is always willing to help and I think she likes it when you talk to her individually for help.
HIST-119 : Western Civ. To 1648 - Posted 12/13/2003
Overall Rating:
Poor
Grade:
A
Quantity of Notes:
Overkill
Difficulty:
Difficult
Comments
You will have 3 tests, 2 map quizzes, 2 in-class writings, and 2 possibly 3 essays. Attendance and a book are required. Get out of this class if you can! She expects you to read tons of pages in the book and know all of the information she gives in class (which has nothing to do with what is in the book!). This class was hard and stressful all semester. It was taught like an upper level class, not a 100 level.
HIST-119 : Western Civ To 1648 - Posted 11/17/2003
Overall Rating:
Good
Grade:
B
Quantity of Notes:
Overkill
Difficulty:
Moderate
Comments
I really like Plummer. There are a lot of notes, and a couple of research papers, but that goes for any western civ. class. She's an excellent teacher who displays a great deal of interest in what she's talking about.
The tests are reasonably sane, the essays aren't killer. The lectures started off kind of boring, but by the time we hit Greece and Rome, things really picked up. If you can stick with this class, it makes for a pretty good experience.
HIST- : Western Civ - Posted 11/4/2003
Overall Rating:
OK
Grade:
Not Specified
Quantity of Notes:
Overkill
Difficulty:
Difficult
Comments
Professor Plummer is a very sweet lady, but her lectures are very boring. She is very knowledgeable about the information she is teaching she just doesn't teach it very well. Her tests are all essay and she grades very hard. I wouldn't recommend taking her.
HIST- : Western Civ - Posted 10/6/2003
Overall Rating:
OK
Grade:
Not Specified
Quantity of Notes:
Overkill
Difficulty:
Difficult
Comments
She's a really nice lady...very sweet. But the class is very difficult! Map Quizzes, LONG notes, essays, and you MuSt attend EVERY day to class!! Lotas of writing ... studying... and Boring Lectures...she's also new this year and doesnt teach very many classes.