Caron Inouye - California State University - East Bay

Professor: Caron Inouye

Department: Biology

College: California State University - East Bay

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BIOL3151
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. I is a top notch prof at CSUEB. PERIOD. Yes, she is tough but ALL of her courses are designed for upper division bio majors and grad students. Definitely a weed-out class. Study and ask RELEVANT questions. You can't expect to take her classes and pass without putting in effort. Overall, she is very knowledgeable and fair. Wonderful energy too.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BIOL3151
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

No doubt that you have to work hard in this class. Dr. Inouyae is awesome, very helpful, and wants you to learn physiology. I have to say I learned a lot from this class.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BIOL3151
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

pros: I liked Dr. I's emphasis on writing an appropriate scientific paper. Cons: Her lecture doesn't have a speed consistency, sometimes too fast and sometimes too slow. ppts are full of info and unorganized. No quiz so probably u wont be ready for the midterms. She never accepts that she is wrong and she gets defensive.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BIO3151
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Does not know her material in and out, like some of the other professors do. Good slides. Tries to keep the students engaged. Defensive when challenged. Tries to evade questions by repeating her unhelpful explanation, when it clearly does not answer the question! Her exams are easy enough, if you study.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PHYS2020
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

1] she gives 20% for attendance.easy pts. 2] i-clicker is used. 10 questions every lect. 3] she provides outlines of her lectures with blanks 4] 5x7 cheat card for every exam. 5]exams curved. i got 84% on an exam. that was the cut-off for an A. 6] always open to questions/comments for anything to increase your learning.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BIOL3151
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Her exams are tricky and doesn't even pass them back so you don't know what you got wrong. I thought the labs would be cool, but they were so boring (doing worksheets on a computer software)! When she lectures, she doesn't explain things and uses a lot of abbreviations (she just expects you to already know it!). I would avoid taking!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BIOL3151
• 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:

This class was extremely difficult, her tests didn't even make sense. I found her lectures boring because she just reads off the slides and doesn't even explain things clearly (slides are very disorganized).Her class was very frustrating because everytime after I took a test, I felt like I seriously studied for nothing! I am not taking her again!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BIO3151
• 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:

she is a wonderfull teacher and a human being. class is very interesting but she is not easy. exams are difficult, and no extra credit. but I really loved the class. she makes it very interesting and she enjoys teaching. you wont get board in this class. you have to study and study if you want atleat a B. Take her you will enjoy her class.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BIOL3151
• 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. I is a GREAT professor. No doubt her tests are not easy but with a good understanding of the concepts in physiology an A is very possible! I like how she sites all outside sources and challenges you with critical think questions both in class, on quizzes and exams.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BIO2020
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Even though the material is hard, she tries to keep things easy for her students. As long as you attend every single lecture, take notes from her powerpoint slides, and study, you'll be fine!

Rating # 11

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

The subject matter was very interesting, but there was SO much to learn. It was entirely overwhelming. The class average for our midterm was a D, while the average for our first quiz was an F. to me, that's saying something about the professer, not the class.

Rating # 12

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

As a woman, I was offended by references to this faculty member as being "hormonal" or "emotional". If this were a male professor, would these kind of comments have been made? I think this site is great for sharing information about expectations of faculty and their courses, but not for making ignorant and **** references. Let's grow up folks.

Rating # 13

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Very straightforward, writes down all the lecture on the blackboard and all the test questions come from there.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BIOL2020
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The material taught in this class is difficult, but Dr. Inouye makes it enjoyable to learn. Packed with info but manageable because she only tests over what she's lectured on. She is, hands down, one of the best teachers at this school!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BIOL3150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Her lectures are always packed with info and can sometimes go too fast. Office hours may or may not help. Reading text can help. Able to use an index card for the final, which helped.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BIO2020
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She Rocks! She let's you use a 5x8 notecard on the tests which are never cummulative. She teaches to the slowest people in the class, so no chance to fall behind. She makes sense out of pretty dense material. I'll take her again!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BIO3070
• 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:

Take this class from no other prof! We all loved her. She's fun, and the course is life-changing. It's a challenging class, but you'll learn SO much.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BIO3070
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Seems kinda hormonal at times. Her class is hard. Asks random questions on the tests that you never remember her talking about or mentioning in class. I got a B in the class, so don't think im ****ing about my grade. This class is hard, lots of people were re-taking it.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BIOL3150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Packs a lot of info into one lecture and writes pretty fast. Talking to her during office hours and asking her questions might get you on her good side.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: BIO2020
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She is not very helpful. Cannot explain material clearly. Only recites info from book.