Jefferey Kaufmann - Irvine Valley College, Irvine, CA

Professor: Jefferey Kaufmann

Department: Science

College: Irvine Valley College, Irvine, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BIO80
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Highly unprofessional. Shows up to class 15 - 20 minutes late on a regular basis. Spends another 15 minutes ranting about how humans are awful beings. Lectures only give a superficial overview of the content. He'll mark textbook definitions wrong on exams. No thinking needed, just memorize your way to an A. Disappointing, soul-less curriculum.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BIO80
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This man made so many writing mistakes in his non peer-reviewed lab manual oh lawd help me survive this semester.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BIO1
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This class is really easy. I took it online and honestly it's a good class for the summer. You take an exam a week for 8 weeks. If you read the ppts and read the study guide, you'll get an A. The discussions are also really simple and take at most 15 minutes to do. There's a lot of info to take in each week but it's an 8 week class, so it's fair.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BIO1
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This teacher is ridiculous he gives out boring online PPT and expect you to understand and finish all the quiz. Btw his quiz is only open for 8 hours. Also, he does not reply to emails. So he is definitely worth the name for an F prof.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BIO80
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Barely got an A. Was well worth it though. Hes a gifted speaker and isnt as bad as people made him out to be. The material is easy, but the exams are in depth. But all material you need to know is in the power point and textbook. Take good notes, make a nice hearty quizlet for each exam, study hard and youll get the A. Class is honestly not bad.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BIO80
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

A lot of memorization. MUST attend lectures to get an understanding of what will be on exams. Engaging and explains things well, using topics learned to relate back to the real world. Labs consist of drawing slides mostly. Do not be fooled by his laidback-ness. This class is no joke. Need to study hella to prep for exams & lab practicums.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BIO1
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

His powerpoints and lectures make no sense. He expects us to go on full research mode outside of his class, which is probably why his lectures and powerpoints don't help at all when taking the midterms.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BIO162025
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took Bio in high school and absolutely hated it but his class made me love bio so much more. Lectures were interesting and he related everything to other things so it'd make more sense. He does lecture pretty much everyday, but it's not that bad. Open note quizzes weekly and easy midterms. Study a little and its an easy A

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BIO1
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

if you can spend more than 3 hours per week, you will be fine for every tests.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BIO3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Guy is a nut. Very long and boring lectures. Thinks he is extremely funny. calls out students in front of class.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BIO1
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

i had a 4.0 GPA before taking this class. this course was the only one left before i can transfer. I took it online. with all the hard work I got a C which i am not happy at all. there is lots of materials to learn. mudule exam questions are very tricky and confusing. study guids are povided super late, no extra credit

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BIO93
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

DON'T TAKE!!!! He is nice, but not helpful at all! He is close to retirement so he is not really concerned with how his students do on the exams which are majority of the grade. His tests and quiz questions are all trick questions! First exam 80% of class received 65% or less meaning the best they could do from there was a C. Waist of time and GPA.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BIO1
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I really enjoyed being in his class. I did feel like I learned a lot and he is a teacher that cares about his students! During his lectures you have to take a lot of notes and really listen to what he is saying because not everything he says is on his PowerPoint. Do the online quizzes and show up to class and you will pass the class.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BIO1
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He lectures for the whole class and his lectures seem easy until you take the quiz. The quiz questions always deal with minute details. At least the midterm & final are easier because he tests general ideas. He published the wrong answer for the quiz key & didn't email us to tell us it was wrong until 20 minutes before class, so I got them wrong.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BIO1
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Expects you to know 10 plus terms for each exam. He doesn't give out extra credit or any homework. It is strictly based on quizzes and exams. If you are that type of person that loves to take extremely difficult quizzes and exams, by all means take him. He believes he's god gift to man kind, he thinks he's funny, & he's so so so rude

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BIO1
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I don't understand why people are complaining about prof Kaufmann. Sure, bio is a tough subject but if you study the ppts provided to you then this class is manageable. Kauffman is a fair prof that does not test material outside of the ppts. You do not even need the book. Overall there are 3 exams and 10 quizzes that are based only off of the ppts.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BIO1
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

You can get by not buying the book - saved you money If you want to pass: go over his rudimentary powerpoints religiously complains a lot how technology is ruining the student a.k.a cell phones he'll give you extra points if you come to class consistency at the end of the semester. prepare to study a lot if you want an A or B

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BIO1
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

in overall, he likes to go off saying we should all be engineers. he said it himself once he doesn't care and he is only there for his pay. he is not helpful so don't come in thinking he's going to help you if you don't understand a certain chapter. if you want to fail then take this class. all that studying for nothing.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BIO1
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

5 q's on weekly quizzes from 1-2 chapters There's times where quizzes are fair other times where he tries to make it harder on us other times where he makes all answers the same letter Midterm was ok some quiz q's were on there. but study guide for exam 2 was vague. final guide was even more confusing. final felt like i was taking a diffrnt class

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: BIO1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Best biology professor at irvine valley very smart guy highly recommend.