Thomas Cardoza at Truckee Meadows Community College | Rate My Professors (2024)

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  Highest quality class I've ever taken. Incredibly well organized and clear. IMO it's far above what one would expect to find in a 200 level community college course. PhD in European History, Masters in Military History, teaches at TMCC because he likes the area. I'm lucky to have crossed paths. He's incredibly helpful answering questions.(350 char)

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  SO MUCH READING. Each week is another chapter of the textbook in addition to 2-3 primary sources, however there is very little submitted work besides a discussion every week and 2 MASSIVE semester papers. The Semester papers really test your knowledge so it's important to do well on those but besides that this class is very easy and low maintenance

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  This class is divided by two one-page papers and they are the only two things you will be graded on. A brief chapter in the free pdf textbook that Tom wrote and no more than two brief primary sources per week is the extent of the reading. Each paper is a puzzle that you put together with the primary sources. Don't be intimidated. This is easy.

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  A lot of reading so try not to procrastinate. As long as you stay on top of everything the final is a cakewalk and he is interested in everyone's viewpoints and no answer is the wrong answer.

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  He provides the textbook (which he wrote). Don't be intimidated by his syllabus. The class really is simple. Read one chapter a week, plus a handful of primary sources. The semester is divided by three papers. Each paper is a puzzle that you put together with every source. The weekly discussions are your friend when constructing these papers.

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  Thomas is such an understanding and kind professor. He gives you an overall grade based on 3 papers (you have to read a lot to do these). These do require 25+ sources each and are difficult to write but he will gladly go over rough drafts if you email them to him. He is also very accessible and gives great feedback to help with the upcoming paper.

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  I thought this class would be easier since it was asynchronous and it pretty much is except for the midterms and final. There are 2 midterms and 1 final and it's an essay that's 3 pages or less, no exceptions, and it's mandatory to use 30+ sources. These assignments were supposed to replace the "tests" but in reality it was way harder. Don't take!

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  Tom is a great professor and a really cool guy. He gives extremely punctual and useful feedback for the papers, and you just have to participate in a weekly discussion. The readings can be long and are specific so there won't be much googling in this class. This class wasn't too stressful for me and Tom is a very nice, understanding professor.

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  You will have a weekly discussion post that may or may not get graded at the end of the semester and three papers to write that aren't all that hard once you understand what is happening. I had three family members who took this class before me and so they helped me out a lot but even without their help it's not that bad as long as you read.

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  CH203

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  Professor Cardoza seems to be a good professor, if it were any other class I would probably enjoy it a lot more. Most resources are given to you but the essays are very strictly graded. I myself don't benefit from just reading material I do better when listening to the professor talk and explain things, that is a fault of mine for taking it online.

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  A W E S O M E professor! Would most certainly recommend this class for sure! Very understanding, easy class, just do the work. He is one of the best professors I have had at TMCC. Highly recommend!

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  I cannot stress enough how much Tom will benefit your higher education. He teaches you how to be concise like no other Professor. He will work with you if you simply ask. All films are available at the library, though you can stream or rent like I did. He does this to save students money. Do the work, reach out if needed, and you should get an A.

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  CH201

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  This was the class I stressed most about this spring semester--I felt overwhelmed knowing that this was unlike anything I had ever done before. It covered so much about ancient history and the analysis of it. The grade was based on synthesis and the understanding of the material. Tom was always willing to help and communicate with his students.

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  CH203

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  My very first time taking a summer class & with Professor Cardoza. I must say he is one of the best teachers I ever had. He was very understanding and provided great feedback on assignments. He provides extra credit assignments which bumped my overall grade to over 100%. Lots of reading but easy assignments. Highly recommend. Take him if possible!

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  Discussion boards are mandatory miss one grade drops he provided his own book hard to understand due to Greek language. 5 because he will WORK WITH YOU if you fail and try to help you get a better grade. The work itself is difficult nothings on google :(

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  Grade was largely on the midterm and final papers (3 pages each), if you follow instructions, you can do well and if you need to make corections, you will be told exactly what you need to change to get a better grade. Tom is willing to work with you and wants you to do well. Would recommend, just be ready to read

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  CH201

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  As a result of Covid, class was online (asynchronous) and Professor Cardoza had a weekly check-in to let students know he was available for help. He encouraged Zoom meetings. The discussions helped to provoke ideas for the written midterm, and final. However, they were not graded. The course grade was determined by the midterm and final (1 pg ea).

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  nice and understanding professor, but did not provide lectures or many teacher led discussions, etc. difficult when the prof does not provide any guidance besides being available outside class. be ready to read long passages weekly for class. overall, not difficult, but very student-driven.

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• CH201

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  For Credit

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  well the class itself was not terrible, but I was not interested in learning anything about the medieval culture. Your have to read lots of passages and have discussions. However the only assignments you have is a discussion 1 time and week and two papers, a midterm and final. The work load is very manageable, not the best class learning wise.

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