Professor: Michael Fidanza
Department: Biology
College: Pennsylvania State University - Berks
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: BIO120A
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Super easy class, all content came from text book, got nothing from class, when there was class. Biggest waste of money and time for my college education and learned more about his dog then plants.
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: HORT150N
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
This class was very easy. The content was interesting. Quizzes and exams are easy as long as you do the assigned readings.
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: TURF230
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Take this course with this professor. The content is interesting enough, the quizzes are easy enough as it is and anything you don't know or is right in front of you in the online book. I'm being generous when I say I finished the whole course (the quizzes) on the first day in under two hours (collectively -- not including the reading/studying).
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: SOILS101
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
I took two classes of his, one online and one in person. Both easy & boring as hell. i showed up no more than 5 times for the in person class and still got an A. For online classes, watch the deadline for quizzes and exams then you should be ok.
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: SOILS101
- Grade Received: A-
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
This class, taught by Dr. Fidanza, is without a doubt one of the easiest GN courses at PSU Berks for a non-science major. Great guy, really seems to know his stuff, and makes things somewhat interesting. Attendance is a joke, but if you do go, you'll probably just listen to him lecture or watch some videos. Quizzes and exams are online.
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: SOILS101
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
If you rent the book you'll be fine. Most of the questions from the quizzes and exam come from the book. Quizzes and exams are online.
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: SOILS101
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Super easy class taught by a super boring but funny professor. Class was only usually held one day a week. Weekly online quizzes with three attempts. Three online exams with two attempts. Has a super chill dog named Chop.
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: BIO120A
- 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:
Honestly a super easy class for a non science major. The only assignments were a weekly quiz and 3 tests during the semester. All of the answers were directly from the articles he sent us.
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: BIO120A
- Grade Received: B-
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
A wonderful guy. Has very boring lectures however. Quizzes and exams are a piece of cake.
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: BIO120A
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
You should probably show up since he started taking attendance sometimes. Since you don't have to rely on the textbook, you can get everything you need to pass in the lectures. Online quizzes and like 4 'big' scantron tests, it's a pretty simple class.
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: SOILS101
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Super nice teacher. Wasn't the best at actually teaching anything but I learned a lot from the online quizzes and PowerPoints. There's only 4 tests - one was open book & notes and the final was online with 3 attempts.
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: SOILS101
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Easy course. Online quizzes, if you review your notes and quizzes you should be fine.
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: BIO120A
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
very easy professor, material is pretty boring but he doesn't ever take attendance. The book is helpful because his notes are all over the place and random. Take this class for an easy A
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: BIO120A
- 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:
Very nice guy.
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: BIO120A
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Good professor, nice guy. Show up for class, take notes on his lectures, you'll do fine. No papers and no final. Gives 4 or 5 scantron tests and drops the lowest grade. Also has easy online quizzes that add up to be an exam grade, and are pretty much impossible to fail. Has trouble with telling students to be quiet, but highly recommended anyway.
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: BIOL120A
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I really liked this class ...it's all about plants and food!
Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: BIOL20A
- 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:
Excellent course. The prof knows what he's talking about. Not hard to get an "A" or "B". Not boring at all ... he makes learning about plants and the environment interesting.
Rating # 18
Overview:
- Course: BIOLOGY020A
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Fidanza is a smart guy and a good professor but his class will bore you to tears. His tests are also really hard so be prepared for a lot of studying. However, this class is a lot easier than taking a chemistry class probably.
Rating # 19
Overview:
- Course: BIO20A
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
if you do not care about plants and you still want to get an A then this is the class for you.the whole year is out of 250 points.ten online quizzes at 5 pts a piece, three tests at 50 and a newsletter at 50. the quizzes are easy A's and the newsletter too. No attendance policy and you can earn 15 EC points just going to class on the days he says.
Rating # 20
Overview:
- Course: BIO20A
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Fidanza is very nice. His class is pretty easy. He grades fairly and doesnt record attendance. Not bad if you need a gen. ed... just kinda boring.
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