Jim Ballantyne - University of Guelph, Guelph, ON

Professor: Jim Ballantyne

Department: Biology

College: University of Guelph, Guelph, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: 3210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

lectures are a snooze fest, im sure hes a great guy, but the lectures are brutal

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ZOO3210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

One of the most passionate professors I've ever met. I love his personality!! Very fair and understanding

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BIOL4010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

AMAZING Prof! His exams consisted of entirely multiple choice questions and were verbatim from lecture slides! Only 3 choices (A, B, or C) per question, so it was easy to do well. The essay was alright, but I guess it depends on the TA a little.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BIOL3120
• 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:

Dr Ballantyne really cares about the subject he teaches and it shows. CAP II is one of the best courses for teaching you exactly what you need to know for the exams.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ZOO4500
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Wicked prof, alot of content on sharks and rays which was awesome! Always made an effort to make sure the students understood the material being presented

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ZOO4570
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

ok teacher. has trouble clarifying some of the more convoluted concepts. Spends too much time on details that aren't very interesting. Kind of boring, but could be worse.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ECOLBIOL
• 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:

Jim was one of my favourite profs, a great research advisor as well as a very good teacher. If you're interested and talk to him about the material, he'll be more than happy to chat with you. The fact that he's the only 'real' marine biologist left at the university doesn't hurt either.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MARINE
• 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:

SO CUTE in a scatterbrained kind of way. Great field courses. Lots of work but very rewarding. Doesn't put up with crap, but cares where it matters. See him with concerns about marine program as well, since he really tries to keep it alive. GO TO LECTURES