Steven Ropski - Gannon University, Erie, PA

Professor: Steven Ropski

Department: Science

College: Gannon University, Erie, PA

Rating # 1

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Hes the dude

Rating # 2

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Amazing prof, really does a good job at keeping the class entertained while also providing great content. Exams are all based on in class notes/feature investigations found in the book.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BIO124
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Ropski is a great professor. If he's teaching AFF next year, take him. Put the time in and you get the grade you want. Lecture-dense. Lecture material is only on the test. You only need the book bc of feature investigations. Gets exams back REALLY quickly, much appreciated. Handwriting is hard to read. Lectures tangents, most bio profs are

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BIOL126
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great lectures, great teacher, really cares about his students and their success. Thing is his notes are somewhat disorganized and are more of memorizing random facts than organized notes. Uses the textbook somewhat.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BIO126
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Ropski's lectures are very clear! He's always enthusiastic when teaching and uses a lot of figures/videos to ensure his students understand. If you show up to class and take notes, the tests are easy. Anything he writes on the board is fair game for the tests, and I rarely used my book to study (just to see figures again). Very easy to talk to

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BIOL127
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very knowledgeable about subject, very nice man, respects students, cares for your success, enthusiastic. Did not use a textbook. I enjoyed the class but a warning, it is more of memorizing random facts than an organized book learning.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: EBE
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Ropski has a wealth of knowledge about everything biology and loves to teach! He makes things interesting and is a kind and thoughtful professor. His tests are fair and he will answer any questions you have going out of his way to do so. I reccomend him highly. He is very interesting.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BIO126
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very enthusiastic about each course. He seems to love to teach. He is easy going and gets you excited about what he is talking about. Great teacher! An asset for the university!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BIOL127
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This is a super easy lab. The only thing that made it tough was the Lab Assistant. Ropski was clear with his information, but allows the LA's to write up the Lab Report questions and 2/3's of the Lab Practicals. If you get an LA who wants to be difficult like mine did, it makes the class much harder than it needs to be.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: EBE
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Very poor organization. Says everything in his notes will be on the exam - not true. He jumps around and makes it impossible to reference the text. Frequently goes on tangents that vaguely relate to the class. He has a good reputation but I would personally not take him again.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BIOL124
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I'm not a huge fan of Biology and heard that AFF was difficult, so I was nervous. I quickly found out I had nothing to worry about and he was amazing. Rarely used the text book, just for pictures, otherwise he just straight lectures so you have to take good notes and go to class! Exams are reasonable and 100% from his notes. Best professor ever had

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BIOL124
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Had him for an 8am and made it worth waking up so early to go to class. His lectures are anything but dull, and he's always willing to answer students' questions -- even if they're about the exam or to make sure the students wrote down the correct material. You won't regret getting in his AFF class.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BIO126
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Had for AFF and plan to take as many bio classes as possible with him. By far the best professor at Gannon. Work his classes into your schedule.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BIOL201
• 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:

I LOVE Dr. Ropski! He was the best teacher I had at Gannon. Cares about students, interesting lectures. Great to talk to outside of class and always ready to give great advice and help with problems. Take any class you can with him!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BIOL124
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Take him for anything and everything that you can! He makes everything really easy to understand. I never go through one of his lectures without having a good laugh. The exams are very fair, it is easy to tell what the essay questions will be. Take him if you can!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BIOL124
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is one of my favorite teachers. He knows exactly what he is talking about and helps you understand everything. His tests are exactly from the notes, and he makes the class enjoyable.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BIO124
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

very understanding and interesting

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BIOSECT
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I had Dr. Ropski for EBE and AFF. You would be an idiot to not take him for AFF.. you simply learn so much from him and he doesnt kill you completely like the other professors.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BIOL124
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Ropski is amazing! Definitely one of the best teachers out there and my favorite teacher at gannon. He is so willing to help and listen...even if it's about your personal life. He shows a genuine interest in his students and wants to see them succeed. Also, he loves Yellowstone!

Rating # 20

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Best professor at Gannon