Paula Wilson - York University (all campuses), Toronto, ON

Professor: Paula Wilson

Department: Biology

College: York University (all campuses), Toronto, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BIO1000
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. wilson works hard to ensure her students are achieving the learning outcomes. There are no surprises on her test - if you study, you pass. If you go to class - it helps. She is fair and approachable. I would love to have her again as my prof.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BIO1000
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Absolutely one of the best professor I've ever had. Super passionate and engaging with her material.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BIOL2900
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Wilson is a great person but a terrible lecturer. She lectures like she's talking to herself in the mirror - doesn't see that everyone is falling asleep to the fuzzy sound of her muffled voice in the mic. Forced to be in class for participation, but in reality gained absolutely nothing from attending the class - know the text and get an A

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENC1102
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Absolutely loved Mrs. Wilson shes so sweet and someone you can go to even if you just need to talk. She has a kind heart and is such a talented teacher. Her class is very diverse in that we have class discussions, debates, occasional movies, and interesting coursework. I look forward to this class all day.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BIO1000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Prof. Wilson is an amazing professor. She is very caring about her students and makes sure that everyone gets the point before moving on to the next one. Interesting lectures overall and she jokes around sometimes too !!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BIOL1000
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Lectures are extremely engaging and unlike most, Wilson does not simply regurgitate the textbook. It is a bird course if you commit ONE hour each week. Make sure you do all reading in advance and attend lectures and you are guaranteed an 'A'. It will take a bit of effort for an A+, but achievable if you really work for it

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BIOL1000
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Doing your readings and going to the lectures is all you need to do well in her class. She holds no tricks up her sleeves on her exams, and is very helpful if you ever have questions.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BIOL1000
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Slides are done so well you can ace the test off of them alone. No tricks in the test either, absolutely everything necessary is covered.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BIOL1000
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Lecture notes are useless if you don't go to class. They only have illustrations and are useless if you don't attend the lecture.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BIO1000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Wilson is a very smart and knowledgable prof. She definitely knows her stuff, and she cares about her students success. If you want to get an A/A+ in her class, read the textbook, take good notes during lectures(the slides barely have anything on them, or better yet record the lectures) and study for tests from the learning outcome.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BIOL1000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Skimmed through the material, rather than actually teaching it. Instead of going over topics everyone was confused by, she would say "you should know this from grade __". Didn't connect the different topics together, she treated each topic like something new. Failed the class by 2% and refused to do anything about it.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BIO1000
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Paula's lectures are very dense and packed. It's a lot of writing in class but she covers everything on tests and exams and is very efficient. She rarely goes on tangents and uses every minute of lecture time. Some people don't like her, but personally I think she is a great prof if this is your first bio course at york

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BIO1000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Really good prof. Pay attention in lecture and stay on top of the readings for an easy A. Midterms are certainly not easy, but fair if you attend lectures. She genuinely cares for students and is willing to answer questions whenever needed. If we had more profs like her the world would be a better place man.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BIOL1000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I really enjoyed all of Professor Wilson's lectures. She talks really fast so at the beginning it's overwhelming but you learn how to catch on to it pretty fast. Reading quizzes are annoying but when the test comes around you realize they were pretty helpful.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BIOL1000
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

She is a very inspirational professor and creates and piques everyone's interest with amazing questions. However, her lectures can be a little scattered; throwing the students off. Overall, very nice and approachable as well.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BIO1000
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Paula is a very hardworking professor. I find that she is a great lecturer but only if you have the desire to learn and propel in your studies. As long as you understand the textbook word for word, then you're bound to get an A+.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BIOL1000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Dr Wilson was an alright lecturer. The lecture content was explained clearly, but sometimes a little too fast. Her tests were strictly material from the lecture slides, so don't waste your time reading the textbook. Her clicker questions were also very helpful. Overall, a kind, caring prof who really tries to engage her students.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BIO2900
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Paula seemed to be very scattered in her lectures making it hard to follow at times. Her tests are not hard as long as you follow her learning objectives. Her tests scrape the surface of what the textbook says so don't waste your time going in depth. Just use her slides, in class notes and learning outcomes to guide you.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BIOL1000
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Tries to engage students, can ask questions. slides have visual but no writing to inform whats on slide. Does participation questions during class for marks so have to attend. Weekly online quizzes on reading. Good Learning Outcomes that help to study. Moves quickly and sometimes rumbles so can be confusing. Not really accessible outside of class.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: BIOL2900
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I heard this was her first time teaching the nursing microbiology course. She did amazing; her PowerPoints are very empty but go to class because she writes you notes on those PowerPoints! She explains so well and she picked out the perfect nursing related concepts. She really slows down if you dont understand. She also takes feedbacks for tests!!