Denis Sullivan

This professor has taught: EDCI437, EDCI635, HONR228V, HONR238L, TLPL444, TLPL666

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Denis Sullivan HONR228V Expecting an A aorandolph 04/29/2014	He is a very knowledgeable professor, and his class is enjoyable. The only really required work are two papers and two article summaries, which he grades easily. Contribute to the discussions, write decent papers, and this class is an easy, enjoyable A.
Denis Sullivan HONR238L Expecting an A modestperfection 02/03/2010	This class was great because it did not involve a lot of work. You have two 5-6 page papers and a 12 page final paper. All the "research" you need to do is go on Blackboard and use the articles provided. He is a really easy grader, and the content is pretty interesting as well. I strongly recommend this course
Denis Sullivan HONR238L Expecting an A MooseNinja 12/29/2009	The bulk of your grade is two 5 page essays and a 12 page term paper. As long as you pick the right topic (IE one that was discussed in class and has articles on ELMS) you have to do no outside research. The grading seems to be more of a completion grade than anything else, if you follow the format and write coherently, you get an A. The remainder of your grade is two in class presentations of an assigned article. Although sometimes the articles are very lengthly (50+ pages) he only expects you to summarize main points and talk for about ten minutes. This class is great for anyone who has an intrest in technology and history.
Denis Sullivan HONR238L Expecting an A Anonymous 12/17/2009	Highly knowledgeable, very intelligent, and very patient professor. Class discussion (a must, he says) grows dull after a short time. An easy A. Class required two papers (5-6 pages), two ten-minute oral reports, and a final paper (10-12 pages). As long as you complete the work, you will get an A. The reports are purely research based, and the professor supplies plenty of sources online, so class discussion is rendered irrelevant with respect to your grade. Unfortunately, he has the decency to learn all the members of the class by name and face almost immediately, and the seminar format of the class makes it exceedingly rude to stop attending class for any large stretch of time. Professor Sullivan is a great, engaging guy and is quite clearly highly regarded in his field.
Denis Sullivan HONR228V Expecting an A fiddlerkrt 04/27/2009	Good class and good professor. As long as you do the work, you should get a good grade. There are two papers, 3 oral reports, and 10 article summaries. The class itself was pretty enjoyable. Sometimes it got a bit boring when you had to listen to other people's reports. Overall, I recommend this class and professor strongly.
Denis Sullivan HONR228V Expecting an A jwong89 04/20/2009	Really nice, approachable professor. He loves the material he teaches and it shows when he talks about it. Unfortunately, that is about all the happens because there is not a lot of time for participation, even though the class is discussion based and he has class participation as a significant part of your grade. A typical class would involve discussion on the assigned readings from the book for the first half of class and then reports on outside articles given to specific members of the class for the second half. Each person has to give three of these reports during the semester. While they do not require a lot of work (summarize the article and say a little bit about what you thought of the author's point), they still bog down the class and while one person is presenting, the others have to sit and listen which seems like a poor use of class time. The class itself consists of these 3 oral reports, 10 one page written reports throughout the semester on other people's assigned articles, a midterm paper, and a final paper. Grading, especially on the written and oral reports, seems more like a completion grade than how well you actually present your argument. Overall, it is an easy class to get an A in, especially if you contribute a couple of intelligent statements every class period. I would recommend this class and professor if you are looking to have an easy way to fufill your CORE requirements, especially if you are even mildly interested in the subject matter.