Janey Youngblom - California State University Stanislaus

Professor: Janey Youngblom

Department: TBD

College: California State University Stanislaus

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BIO3350
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I would rather have Trump be the president again than take another course with this woman. The character limit is too small for me to say what needs to be said. All I know is this professor if you can even call her that does not like teaching and it sure does show. Even if exams were open book/note/able to use laptops, it wouldn't matter.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BIO3350
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I can tell you guys everything that is wrong with this woman but what's the point, everyone has said what needs to be said. She has Tenure and her husband is the chair of the Biology department, she is not going to get fired nor change her ways. It's funny, people are scared of Cooper, yet her averages are much higher. Honestly, just take cooper.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BIOL3350
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The average for every test was about a 60%, about the same for quizes. It is one of those professors where you are just gonna get tested on stuff that she did not prepare you for so you got to do your best to master all the topics on your own, actually doing the online homework, reading book, recording lectures, etc. Getting an A is hard!!!!!!!!!!!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BIOL3350
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Terrible. She lectures with such cluelessness and is never clear about the topics. Tends to jump around a lot in lecture and its just not straightforward. Very harsh grader on exams. I discussed with classmates after an exam and we all had similar answer/idea but she marked some of us wrong and some of us right. Very hard to reach out of class.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BIO3350
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Class isn't too difficult, however she makes it more difficult than should be. Posts long study guides ONE NIGHT before the exam. Comes to class late, takes several minutes just to get her computer running. Whenever you ask any question she always seems confused. The average on every exam was always below a 70% and she never curved. Don't take!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BIOL4820
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The class is not hard but its time consuming. Her PowerPoints are just pictures with a little bit of text, she has an extremely soft voice so its almost impossible to hear her. She does post a study guide for the exams a couple days before which isnt always enough since you have to read to know what she is going to test on. And super unorganized

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BIO4350
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

A little difficult, but overall fine course. She knows a lot, but for non-bio majors it is difficult to understand her at times. She had discussions connecting genetics with issues in society which was cool.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: GENETICS3350
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Shes not a good professor just like any other bio professors, but shes worse X10. Her exams arent tough, but she needs to post the study guide earlier than having it on blackboard a day before the exam.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BIOL4820
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

PPTs are pitiful; pictures straight from the book w/ no context. Never covers anything effectually & is surprised when her student dont understand how to do problems. Comes to class unprepared every time. 1/2 class stopped showing up after 2nd week cuz of this. Has forgotten tests for the class TWICE. Total was out of 200pts so no room for errors.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BIOL4820
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The class overall did not meet the standards of what the material entails. Felt unprofessional at times. Unclear grading criteria and boring power point lectures. You'll learn more from the book because the .ppt's aren't very thorough. Some of the proposed assignments in the syllabus were never assigned or talked about. Would avoid if can...

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HONS3100
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She was very scatter-brained. Sometimes spent too much time on irrelevant points in the lecture. Unclear criteria for the class project. There were 2 videos that needed to be viewed outside of class and the quality of both was bad and 1 was hard to access. Posts lecture slides to blackboard.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BIOL4350
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This teacher was okay. Her lectures are essentially the gist of what she wanted you to learn out of their respective chapters in the book. So as long as you read the book, you were good. She also gave study guides for tests and easy to write papers as well as a vague group project. Nonetheless, if you read and understand the book, you'll be okay.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BIOL4350
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Although attendance isn't required, tests include material only discussed in lecture. A few easy, small-stakes assignments, 3 tests, and a major group project that was unorganized and unclear in criteria. Extremely disorganized and confusing professor. Sadly, would not recommend.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BIOL4350
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Not a good teacher. She's pretty disorganized with lectures that seem to be done without any prior preparation. We were assigned an "escape room" project that was ill-defined and vague. She kept trying to change the project guidelines while presenting them.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BIO3350
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

lectures are of no help wish I would have waited to take a different professor, bland when lecturing will not make you love genetics, her power points are not the best either really wish there was a genetics teacher who would make you be interested in the course she does not STAY AWAY IF POSSIBLE. nice person though.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BIOL3350
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The tests are based off her lectures & whatever she draws on the board (or from the hw) WILL be a short answer q's. She gives 3 exams, 2 papers & 2 quizzes (SUPER easy), & 1 cumulative final. She does NOT curve grades, so getting an A on the hw WILL help you. She is late on grading, but only because she has her own outside projects.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BIO3350
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Study consistently. Skim the chapter before lecture, take notes in class, & take your own notes after. Keep up w/ her lectures & you'll do fine. The tough part about her exams are the workout/essay ?s. She does similar problems in class so attending class is necessary. Just go to class & don't procrastinate, you'll get a decent grade.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BIO3350
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Youngblom should not be an Introduction to Genetics professor or a professor for that matter. I was really interested in Genetics and from the second I listened to her first lecture I knew I would grow to hate it. It is like pulling teeth to get a functional definition during lecture then her test expects you to be an expert. Awful instructor.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BIO3350
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Youngblom is a very nice professor but in regards to her teaching, she's very mediocre. Her lectures are basically useless, you must read the book. Thankfully she gives a Study Guide, but that only helps if you understand the material. MASTERING GENETICS IS YOUR BEST FRIEND, USE IT AND GET AS MANY POINTS AS POSSIBLE.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: BIOL3350
• 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:

I wish there was another intro genetics teacher that knows how to actually explain things. She is VERY scattered and unorganized in her lectures which are power points that don't look like she made. The ONLY time she explains the tests well is when she is going over them AFTER you took the test. Very simple lecturers that don't explain H.w.