Barbara Anderson - College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL

Professor: Barbara Anderson

Department: Biology

College: College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BIO1100
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Anderson is very knowledgeable when it comes to science but can be extremely hard to approach. It is easy to get points if you study hard and do the work but the problem is she thinks this is the only class her students are taking which is unrealistic. I struggled a lot with balancing classes because this class took up so much of my time.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BIO1100
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She is passionate and nice. She gives a lot of extra credit and tries to give people the best chance to pass. But other than that she has ridiculously long handouts and so many assignments that need to be printed. It makes it quite disorganized. Her way of lecturing is not optimal for a intro life science course with lots of info.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BIO1100
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Not very clear on some projects we had to do. It is hard to hear back from her emails and frustrating when you have questions and she defers them to someone else. I have taken many online classes, and this one just felt disorganized. Not a good experience, but the class was mandatory, at least its over now.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BIO1100
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took her class because I needed the credit and there were not other options. This was definitely a mistake. Her rate my professor is too high in my opinion. She makes students print out handouts up to 20 pages per handout. She also really needs to update or keep an updated syllabus it is very hard to keep up with her work. Wouldn't recommend.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BIO1100
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She makes us watch bird videos ...

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: SURV1100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Hated the class and her teaching style. Assigns so many things for you to do AND extra random thinsg she dosnt even grade. You will print 20 page handouts she checks for points. Homework was never clear, no motivation to do anything in her class. Cant read her messy writing. Shes passionate about science for sure but I wish I dropped.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BIO1100
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Anderson is a great teacher who cares about her students and is very easy to reach, even from out of state. This class is not an easy A, however. There are many deadlines, projects, labs, and tests. You must have self discipline. I had to work hard and put in a lot of effort to get an A. She's tough but fair and I learned a lot.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BIO1100
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very fast paced class. It was difficult to prepare for tests. most of the time I wasn't sure what topic we were on because she was always talking about many other things. In labs, I felt I had no motivation to do any of it because it was worth nothing. Lab exam was ridiculous and hard to prepare for.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BIO1100
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She is super harsh and has said that we were disaapointments when we refused to print 20 page lecture guides that weren't actually necessary.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BIO1100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Anderson definitely makes you work for your grade. I ended up with a B in the class. There's many opportunities for extra credit so definitely take them. She's a tough grader but not unfair. The class wasn't terrible but she jumps into lectures expecting you to already know what she's talking about. She's not very approachable.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BIO1100
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took this professor for an online course and found the assignments and labs were straightforward, I did not find anything to be particularly difficult. If you keep track of due dates you will have no problem getting an A this course. I missed a few assignments and still got an A. I had no interaction with the prof but that was my choice.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BIOLO1100
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Two separate tests the week before the final worth 350+ points (total of 600 until this point). She assigns piles of homework; the first 20+ minutes of class are spent announcing what is due coming up. I'm a straight A student worried about passing an intro bio course because of this. Avoid her at all costs, honestly.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BIO1100
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took this class as a graduation requirement. This is honestly one of the worst teachers I have ever had. She is not understanding of her students. I normally do not write about teachers but I had to for this one because it was a bad experience. I got an A in the class but it was still horrible. She is also very rude to her students. Don't take

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BIO1100
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very passionate about what she does & is admirable. You really have to pay attention to what is due when, because there is a lot of work to be done in this class. If you listen & care, you should do a great job. She offers lots of extra credit and her tests are very fair except you have a lot in the last few weeks. Just wants you to succeed.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BIO1100
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Barb is really nice if you get to know her and talk to her during lab. The schedule for class is in your syllabus, but is unclear. She assumes you know some of the information already. My girlfriend and I took the class together and we both agree that she would be better for a higher level class where you know the material already.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BIO1100
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Coming to class is just a review of what you've already read. It's solely on you to ask questions if something is unclear from her expectations. it's rare that she actually teaches the class. Anderson is organized and best at giving extra credit. I recommend grouping with a classmate or going to the learning center for help. Not good nor good.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BIO1100
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I would not recommend this class to anyone. The class is over and I still haven't received grades for assignments that were due before midterm that's how far behind grading she is. She is unresponsive and will take several days to respond to your emails. She does not hold herself accountable for her poor quality and will make excuses.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BIO1100
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Her class was amazing. She offers plenty of extra credit opportunists that get you a really easy "A." The lab clicker she gives out is free test questions, too. She is also very incredibly passionate about Biology itself, so it is nice to listen to. I think that COD gave her a few too many lectures this semester so she is overwhelmed with work.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BIO1100
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She isn't helpful at all, and she figures out how to make an introductory biology class as hard as possible. She is very unclear as to when everything is due and doesn't like when students ask questions; she makes you feel bad in front of the whole class. Would strongly not recommend

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: BIO1100
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I had her for bio1100. Her class is very overwhelming, hard to keep up due to the amount of homework she assigns. She add points to the class when she feels there's not enough participation. Gives a clicker test before every class and the clickers doesn't work half the time and she's like oh well guess you missed out on the points for that day.