Jeanette Whitton - University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Professor: Jeanette Whitton

Department: Biology

College: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BIOL336
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She really tries hard to make concepts as accessible as possible, and lectures are very well structured. Taking stats (eg. BIOL300) before taking this course will make it much easier.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BIOL336
• 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:

Jeannette's lectures were done very well. Their lecture slides were clear and simple. They also used a few metaphors throughout the course that were clever and made the material easier to understand. Exams are based off of the slides from class.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BIO415
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Jeannette is smart--really smart-- very witty, passionate, and committed. She has a very dry sense of humor that I think is underappreciated.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BIOL336
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She is really smart, funny and deeply passionate about the subject. The course material is thoughtfully structured with the hope that the key ideas and concepts are communicated clearly and as concisely as can be hoped for in biology.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BIOL336
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

a bad instructor, she pass through the knowledge from her notes to our notes, without going through her mind. She encourages note-taking rather than active thinking and learning during class. she does not post her slides so you have to write and write and write during class. very cold person, no emotions, you would know if you go to her office hour

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BIOL336
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She cannot complete a single sentence without stuttering at least once. I was more focused in putting her words into a single sentence than actually understanding the material. She either does not know what she's talking about or she has some form of speech anxiety. Whatever the reason, she was not an effective professor.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BIOL336
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Worst lecturer I have ever had. She is incapable of conveying the material effectively. I'm not even sure if she understands what she is talking about.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BIO336
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

she is not a good prof. keeps stating the things she is not required to do such as posting lecture notes. seems too busy with her life to put more effort into teaching. very dry lectures.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BIO336
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

What an unfortunate combination of attributes possessed by one person. She is affable, sweet, extremely intelligent...yet she can't lecture at all. She rambles for an 1.5 hours, is constantly disorganized, DOES NOT UNDERSTAND THE MATERIAL SHE LECTURES ON. Stick with the text book as it is concise and easily understood.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BIOL336
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She doesn't seem to know what she is talking about and can't even do simple math. Also is very disorganized and can't post notes on time. Gives assignments for tutorial with little time to do them. Doesn't help that this class is already boring, but she doesn't make it any better.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BIOL336
• 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:

Very disorganized, to the extent that going to class was pointless.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BIO121T
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She seems nice, but she's really disorganized and made the course really boring. The amount of time she wasted on trying to get PRS working was ridiculous. And her paper chromosome exercise is anything but helpful. Too much emphasis was put on ecology.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BIOL336
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Keep up with the lectures and you will do fine in this course

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BIOL415
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Lots of group work, and a term paper. Courseload is manageable (except for group stuff which is always a chore handing in on time). She's smart, knows her stuff, and is actually very witty once she gets going.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BIO415
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Tough final, but coursework is easy, but be forewarned there is group work.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MSC
• 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:

The best supervisor ever!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PHD
• 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:

No Comments

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BIOL415
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Copying overheads is a tough because she's always in the way. Every week has a new group presentation on the current topic. Challenging final tests biggest topics, but is open book (useful!).

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BIOL210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very organized, detailed notes. But lecture style a bit dry. Challenging yet doable midterm and final.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: BIOL415
• 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:

Her 210 class are not bad. 415 tho is crazy, I don't understand what she is talking about half the time, and asking her questions make it more unclear. But I ended up with a B so i cant complain.