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1. Rating on Roger Kirk in the Psychology department
Teaching Ability Availability Helpfulness Workload* Opinion: 2402 - This class is tough. Period. Dr. Kirk really wants his students to understand the material, but sometimes his explanations of the book material don't make the most sense to students. What I did to succeed in this class: Go to class and lab, pay attention the best you can even when it doesn't make the most sense. Read EVERY chapter before Dr. Kirk lectures on it. I ended up reading each chapter 2-3 times total before I was tested on it. I found the chapters I understood the most were the ones I read through once, made a few notes and then read again, but making a detailed outline the 2nd time. Ask your TA questions, they're there to help you. My TA was excellent, and he really helped me understand the material. Pay attention to the questions you miss on the quizzes in lab, that really helps you understand the material. Because Dr. Kirk wrote the book, you have a pretty accurate guide for what to study for the exams. The only material on the exams that's not from the books are the proofs and the SPSS information. My memory jogger saved my life. I spent a TON of time before each exam making mine. I came into this class expecting to fail or barely pass, but I did my best not to get behind and I came out with a good grade! This class is do-able if you work hard. - Grade In Class:A Date Listed: 2012-05-20
2. Rating on Andy Hogue in the Political Science department
Teaching Ability Availability Helpfulness Workload* Opinion: 2302 - Dr. Hogue is a great professor. The class is really interesting and the workload isn't too bad. He gave lots of extra credit opportunities. I wasn't surprised by the material on the tests, it was basically the same material he lectured on in class. I didn't do very much of the reading, and still did well in the class, but I can see how the readings can help with understanding the material. Since Baylor requires this class, at leasat take a great and interesting professor like Dr. Hogue. - Grade In Class:A Date Listed: 2012-05-20
3. Rating on Luis Morera in the History department
Teaching Ability Availability Helpfulness Workload* Opinion: 1307 - He was a hard professor that expected a lot from his students. His tests are hard and there are only 2, the midterm and the final. With that said its also important to know that there are weekly test that mostly cover what he went over in class and the rest is straight from the book chapter required to read. He is very smart, knows a lot and has a true passion for both teaching and history. He is approchable and tried to make the class period as fun and interesting as possible. The class is not easy, but with all you learn at the end of the year, taking him is worth the effort. - Grade In Class:A Date Listed: 2012-05-20
4. Rating on Luis Morera in the History department
Teaching Ability Availability Helpfulness Workload* Opinion: 1305 - I'm not sure what exactly some of my classmates are basing their impressions on but for what I could see, Dr. Morera was a pretty okay teacher. One day one he handed out a big think syllabus that told us all his expectations of us, as well as everthing we'd be covering throughout the semester and all the due dates for assignments. In addition to just lecturing at us, he also broke up the class into groups for discussions and used powerpoints with lots of notes and pictures (which he posted onto BB for us). He handed out assignment sheets, study guides and his grading criteria before each paper or test, and reviewed with us before each test. If you went to his office hours he even was willing to look over drafts of things before you turned them in. So really, besides writing our papers for us and taking our exams, what else could the guy have done? - Grade In Class:B+ Date Listed: 2012-05-19
5. Rating on Worley in the Spanish department
Teaching Ability Availability Helpfulness Workload* Opinion: 2320 - Spanish Literature was very easy for me since I took 4 years of Spanish in high school. His quizzes are simple, just 3 questions about the story and some vocabulary words. His exams are also pretty easy. He does take off for grammar. I only missed points because of grammar. The exams consist of vocabulary, plot questions, and an essay. Make SURE you answer the questions in the TENSE it is being asked in. I made all A's on every single assignment EXCEPT for the first exam because I answered questions all in the past tense. He also posts all the answers to the book questions on blackboard and he posts summaries of the stories. TAKE HIM! Easy A if you have good understanding of Spanish! - Grade In Class:A Date Listed: 2012-05-18
6. Rating on Moenke Marcie in the Biology department
Teaching Ability Availability Helpfulness Workload* Opinion: 2306 - Dr. M is very bubbly and happy. She is great lecturer. There are 3 exams, 1 final, and quizzes every Friday. I made 100s on all the quizzes and exams ranged from 88-92. There is an extra quiz that can replace your lowest quiz. Her quizzes are pretty easy. Just study the practice problems. You MUST read the book and do the problems to do well. SI is very helpful and she gives great exam reviews to people that attend regularly. Her exams are very detailed and require a lot of studying. I usually studied several days in advance, sometimes even a week. Her outlines are great and she is specific on what she expects you need to know. This class required A LOT of time and studying. I don't think I have ever studied as much as I did for this class. Hard work pays off and if you do the practice problems, read, go to SI, and STUDY STUDY STUDY you should be fine. I took 16 hours and made all A's so it's definitely doable! - Grade In Class:A Date Listed: 2012-05-18
7. Rating on James Tandy in the Biology department
Teaching Ability Availability Helpfulness Workload* Opinion: 3422 - Dr. Tandy is a wonderful professor. He is very straight forward and tells you exactly what he expects. There are 4 exams and a final. His exams are 50 questions multiple choice. Final was 100 multiple choice (comprehensive) The exams were pretty fair. Read the question CAREFULLY. Sometimes the wording confused me. I studied his notes mainly and looked at his slideshows a few hours before the exam. I made A's on the first three exams by studying 2 nights in advance and I made a B on the last exam by studying the night before. I did the best on the cardio exam and worst on the renal exam. It is NOT as hard as everyone makes it out to be. There are some tricky questions, but not too terrible. Just take it SLOWLY and THINK it through. I just speed through the exam and misread/misunderstood the questions. I had an easy TA for lab so it worked out great for me. I had friends that spent 6 hours writing a lab report. I only spent 1-3 hours and made A's on all the lab reports. MEMORIZE the lab manual for the lab quizzes. They were mostly fill in the blank. The lab exercises were pretty easy as well. Dr. Tandy is great, but he's pretty intimidating during office hours. One time, I missed 3 questions and he drilled me on them when I went to see him. He made me feel dumb, but right as I get up to leave, he would say "good job." The lines are always really long because of his limited office hours. (He's a practicing surgeon) I took this class at the same time I took biochem and I devoted most of my time to biochem. It's doable! Although, I was stressed out most of the semester. Everything worked out great and I made A's in both. - Grade In Class:A Date Listed: 2012-05-18
8. Rating on Yoshiko Fujii-Gaines in the Japanese department
Teaching Ability Availability Helpfulness Workload* Opinion: 1401 & 1402 - Fuji先生 is extremely nice & is a great teacher. Japanese is a very hard language and it takes a lot of work sometimes to understand it but 先生 does her best to make it interesting and fun. There are usually 3-4 quizzes per chapter which is the bulk of your grade and there is homework almost every night but it usually is not difficult. MAKE SURE YOU PRACTICE WITH THE CD!!!! I didn't do this as much as I should have and my grade suffered because of it. If you do all the work and come to class then it will be almost impossible to fail this class. I had the option between taking Fuji for 2310 and missing a class that is required for my major or taking the other Japanese professor getting the class that I needed. I chose to be behind in my major so I could take Fuji 先生 because she is such a great teacher - Grade In Class:B Date Listed: 2012-05-18
9. Rating on Walter Holmes in the Biology department
Teaching Ability Availability Helpfulness Workload* Opinion: Bio 1306 - Four test each worth 25%, no homework/quizzes. Dr. Holmes will also give anyone an A in the class if you get an A on the final. However, the final is extremely difficult. Dr. Holmes has a one of a kind teaching style with no PowerPoints. Most of Dr. Holmes' lectures are useless information, so you have to try and figure out what is important and what isn't. I would advise going to his office hours often just to get to know him. - Grade In Class:A Date Listed: 2012-05-17
10. Rating on Tom Mcgrath in the Chemistry department
Teaching Ability Availability Helpfulness Workload* Opinion: Che 1302 - 5 tests each worth 20%(Lowest test grade dropped) and HW/quizzes each worth 10%. This is a very easy class for anyone who has a background in chemistry or that is willing to put in the effort. Dr. McGrath's lectures are very boring, but his accent(Scottish) is very entertaining. - Grade In Class:A Date Listed: 2012-05-17
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