Professor: Zen Faulkes
Department: Biology
College: University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (all campuses), Multiple Cities, TX
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: BIO1301
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
This man is very special. He is a great professor, and very funny. Easy class, you must take if you want to breeze by. He has long cool hair. I recommend him 100%. He has good energy too, positive vibes.
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: BIO1301
- Grade Received: A+
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Easy class no essays just clicker question and stuff online and supppppperrr easy
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: BIO1406
- Grade Received: Not sure yet
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
dr zen was an okay teacher. honestly, my ap bio teacher was a waaay better teacher than him. He only grades clicker questions and homework and your lab. the clicker questions are okay but sometimes i panic because they are a bit hard. I feel like i didnt get much out of it. Maybe there is a better professor idk. You can reach him through email
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: BIO3302
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
awesome professor
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: BIOL1409
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
amazing professor
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: BIOL1406
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He's so enthusiastic to teach. NO quizzes or tests. ONLY homework questions that can be found online, and clicker questions throughout class I recommend you take your laptop to look for the answers... the clickers are your grade.. GO TO CLASS you'll need a clicker but you can just order the subscription and use an app or the online website
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: BIO1301
- Grade Received: B+
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
You get 110 clicker questions through out the semester and all the ones you get right are basically your grade , so 10 are freebies.
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: BIOL3310
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
No tests-- 7 assignments throughout the semester. The assignment instructions can be confusing. Go to class because clicker questions are worth 30% of your grade. Just try your best deciphering the programs he uses.
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: BIOL1401
- Grade Received: Not sure yet
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Dr. Zen is the BEST professor I have ever had. I would recommend him to everyone I know. He explains all the information very well and will not move from a topic until the entire class fully understands it. He doesn't believe in midterms or finals so you have to go to class to get grades by his clicker questions.
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: BIO1301
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Attendance is taken with clicker questions and for each clicker question you get wrong he gives you 1/4 credit for it. He is a happy go lucky dude and tries his best to make everything easy to understand.
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: BIO3310
- Grade Received: B+
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He is a really tough grader, not many people got A's. I do not recommend him. He is disrespectful toward students, doesn't follow his grading criteria at all. There is no book only 7 assignment. Doesn't give enough time to do it or any help at all. Clicker question mandatory to pass.
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: BIO1
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.5
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Kinda weird way of teaching. No weekly tests. Just clicker questions attendance is graded too.
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: BIO1301
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He is amazing! I hate biology but he made it fun. He never gets mad or annoyed he is such a happy person and funny. no exam just clicker questions. You can miss a few classes because he drops the lowest points. I would take him again if i could!
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: BIO1401
- Grade Received: A+
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Took him my freshman year, awesome professor. Cracks up jokes during lecture and/or uses real life scenarios to help you understand material better. No mid term or final exam for Gen Bio 1 all clicker questions so I strongly recommend you GO TO CLASS and 30 extra points given at the end of course.
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: BIO1
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
he cusses curses a lot during class lectures. He seems eccentric and weird. in class clicker test questions. don't ever miss class. read and study prior to going to class
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: BIOL1
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
During lecture, He is all over the place. Read and study before coming to class. Weekly Clicker questions no midterm or final exams. He doesn't give extra credits. No help no begging no nothing. What you get is what you've worked for.
Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: BIO1401
- Grade Received: B+
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He's a funny and entertaining professor. He always makes pop culture references or weird analogies to help you remember info. The only thing I didn't like was that some of the questions he asked we hadn't covered, so we basically were guessing; he didn't explain until afterwards. He doesn't round your grade up either so keep that in mind.
Rating # 18
Overview:
- Course: BIOL1401
- Grade Received: A+
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Awesome Professor!
Rating # 19
Overview:
- Course: BIO1401
- Grade Received: Not sure yet
- Overall Rating: 2.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I took him under the impression that there would be 130 clicker questions so I could have a safety net in case I mess up because Im not good in bio now there is 104q and it's stupid bc he'll ask the question THEN explain I don't see how that makes sense. BTW buy the actual UTPA book bc I bought 1 and it is useless! 79.9 is not a B 89.9 is not an A!
Rating # 20
Overview:
- Course: BIOL1401
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Zen is really laid back and good to know, he is in charge of the bio departments grad program & Tri-Beta Honor Society sponsor, but you never get to really know Zen because he is super antisocial. His class is cake, nothing but clicker questions, you have to be really academically challenged not to ace his class. No test, no HW,!
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