Attendance was mandatory. There were no opportunities to participate so lectures were dull. Grading criteria was unclear. The course was very scattershot, and there was no overarching theme to it, which made it hard to stay engaged. However I passed easily despite never having taken an art history class before.

Gives very unclear instructions. Makes hypothetical questions that are unclear. Never sure what to take notes on in class. moves through slides very quick.

I would not recommend this class. His lectures are monotonous and tedious, and he almost never interacts with the class. As such, the lectures were not engaging at all. The mid-term didn't have enough questions to be fair; i.e., there was a 30 point mid-term on hundreds of pages, so not knowing one thing is enough to skewer you. Definitely avoid.

Your grade is based on the midterm and final both which are 7+ page essays. If you mess up its hard getting back up! take at your own risk

arthist 185AA. An incredibly easy class, talked mostly about african art about african women. it was very inspiring and i loved the topic. we ONLY had to do 2 page essays (journal and analysis)every week, that is all, no final or midterm! he is a very nice and understanding professor, definitely take this class! only used one book, short readings.

I don't know why people are saying his class is hard. The midterm was easy as long as you did as he asked you studying wise. I was somewhat worried about my grade since the final was a paper, but he ended up giving me an A. Not the absolute BEST professor ever, but certainly not bad!!

I took this class Winter 2011 and his thick accent made lecture hard to follow. I'm also not surprised to read of him changing his mind on midterm/final formats in his other classes - he pulled a fast one on us for the midterm and people were not happy. Subject material was interesting, though. Rely on your TA to learn and pass this class.

Before attending this class I read all the comments on here. I was worried, because people did not like this professor. His class is not easy, but he is truly a good teacher. He knows the information that he teaches, he is insightful,and is passionate about the subject. Take it if you prefer a good teacher over an easy class. I recommend him.

Ogbechie has so much to say, but not enough organization skills and time to get his point across. He cannot handle a large class with no sections, therefore the students cannot either. He is also very rude when students ask him questions he can easily give the answer to. His worst problem is making the class feel like children, and inferior

He puts the history in art history, but not so much that 'art' aspect. He puts images on the website, but you don't really need to know them for the tests. They're usually essays where you have to compare a couple images. If you come in late, you have to find a seat. He wont let you sit in the back on the stairs.

Where, where to begin. If you are prepared to sit through an hour and fifteen minutes in a dark room staring at virtually invisible person with an accent so thick all it sounds like he is doing is talking really loud and placing the emphasis on the wrong syllables, then this class if for YOU!

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Love him. He can be the scariest, most intense person ever, but he is super intelligent.

I didn't find him difficult to understand at all; he can be a scary guy, but I've taken two classes with him and he's given me A's in both. He's not the most organized of professors, he kind of goes off the cuff on most lectures I think, but he's one of the most intelligent teachers I've had.

Accent takes a few lectures to get used to but after that it's not too bad. He makes jokes in lecture that are pretty funny and he explains stuff well. Most of the stuff you need to know you learn during discussion though so make sure you go to those.

He's Nigerian so sometimes its hard to understand him. The class is interesting, but I tended to zone a lot. It sort of hard to follow where he's going with his points sometimes