Elizabeth Connor - University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Professor: Elizabeth Connor

Department: Biology

College: University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BIO523
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She is an amazing teacher, probably the best I've had here at UMass. lectures are engaging, and she makes what could be a very boring subject super interesting. The tests are fair and she gives you plenty of study material, which, if you're familiar with, make the tests relatively straightforward.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BIO523
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Textbook is a must for lab. Class isn't all that hard, you just have to stay on top of everything. She's extremely helpful and willing to meet with you to clear up points of confusion. My favorite biology class so far! Definitely worth taking!!!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HIST523
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Don't be confused when signing up for Connor's Histology class, it's hard. It's a lot of work. However she is a good, competent professor. She brings a good energy and knows a lot about the topics. She's extremely reasonable about catering to everyone's schedule for reviews etc. By the end of this class I will have learned A LOT. Hats off to Connor

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BIOL523
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

If you keep up the work, it is possible to achieve the grade you desire. Lab work is very crucial to this class, and you can definitely relate the lab with the material in class. Her exams are kind of ridiculous because she wants very detailed answers, it will require you to draw and explain thoroughly. She is a very nice lady who cares for student

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BIO523
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I don't know why all these people who had her for 100 or 101 are so negative. Probably because they were new to biology at the time. Her histology class is great! She really likes the subject and it shows in her teaching of it. Very nice lady. If you put hard work in, she notices and your grade is reflected accordingly. I recommend her!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BIO101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She is a really nice lady, but her teaching skills need some brushing up. She moves very fast and when you go to office hours to seek some help she goes as fast as she does in class which is of no help. Avoid any class that she teaches.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BIO101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She talks too fast and gets lost often, calling her TA Ling, Ming, Wing.....when her name is Ying. She's a little loopy. I think her tests are relatively easy. But I'm sure there are much better profs (like Randy).

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BIOLOGY101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She went through course material quickly at times. However, she held two review sessions each week, and attending them really helped to clear up points of confusion. Tests weren't too bad, but some of the questions were rotten (in terms of wording.)

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BIO101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Good teaching but she needs a pause button. Likes thinking questions on exams - hard but not impossible.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BIO102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She is horrible she rushed like crazy and then tested on the most random****, she is what you want to avoid

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BIO101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She means well but tends to rush through topics to fast and treats her students like little children. Tests easy but all in all you probobly wont enjoy her class.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BIO101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

C'mon, I had Phillis last semester and got an AB. This professor expects way too much from a intro level course, and went too quickly. I thought the final was a prank bc i knew about 10 questions on it, i heard houlihan was better, so opt for that class

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BIO101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She does go pretty fast, but slows down when we tell her to. She focuses too much on neuroscience for an intro bio class because that is her specialty. Tests and quizzes can be hard, but not impossible, but gives good review sessions before each test.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BIO101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Take Randy Phillis whenever you can!!! She goes much to fast and does not explain things very clearly. The material is easy enough, but she just explains it in a way that makes you go "what!!?" Don't take her if you don't have to

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BIO101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She is a nice person but a horrendous teacher. She is a neurobiologist and hence, just wants to teach about neurobology and not Biology 101. She needs to come to a 101 level class and stop trying to trick the students every step of the way.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BIO101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

awesome teacher. really smart and her test questions are awesome - really makes you think, and uses real data, you can't pass if you don't understand biology.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BIOLOGY10
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She makes no sense in class, goes too fast, talks to students like kindergarden kids. Her questions are ridiculous and test whether or not you can interpret data rather than information. Horrible Teacher... DO NOT TAKE HER!!!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BIO101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

i enjoyed her lectures. knows a lot about neuro. her exams are not difficult if you go to class and take good notes/study.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BIO101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She is the worst and most annoying teacher ever, if you can take Bio 101 with someone else, DO IT.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: BIO101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Her lectures were amazing, and she teachers to her tests so if you go to class and study it's not that bad