Daniel Brannan - Abilene Christian University

Professor: Daniel Brannan

Department: TBD

College: Abilene Christian University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BIOL353MICRO
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Micro is a hard class in general, but he gives you study guides and review questions for his tests and many of them are on the test. You're going to have to study a lot because you have to get a 92 to get an A, but he is so funny and always says something crazy in each class. Get a flu shot and you'll get 20 extra points too!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BIO113
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Take Dan Bran, he is much better than any other professor in this department

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BIOL113
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Brannan is really smart. He sometimes rambles when lecturing, but he knows what he is talking about. He tries to cover a vast amount of info in a short time, so do the reading to really prepare. Pay attention to the chapter summaries. He says you need to have a 92.5 to make an A, but he usually drops it to a 90. Good luck!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BIO112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great professors. I really connected with Dr. Brannan this past spring semester (2014) his tests were hard to get A's on because they were 100 pretty specific Q's but he makes up for this by giving bonus points for doing the workbook, work hard and do the workbook, final was based off of previous test questions

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BIOL
• 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:

Non majors- Very Easy Majors- very hard. He wants to make sure anyone planning to be a doctor is a hard enough worker to make it through his class. SO, good luck. Otherwise, he is a great guy, very friendly and easy to ask him questions.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BIO101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great class and he is super interesting. He goes through the power points quickly, reading the book is only for quizzes. The homework is light and easy, and the tests have thorough reviews. If you have him for non- majors it is super easy. You know all of your assignments ahead of time. If you have him for majors, I hear it is really difficult.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MICROBIO
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

A truly amazing man and a great teacher. He is so assionate about what he teaches and he is very inteested in his students. The course material is VERY difficult, and the information in the tests is much harder than what is given in the study guides, but if you study and work hard, he wont fail you. He is very kind and easy to talk to.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BIOIILECT
• 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:

great guy. you will LEARN a lot. He only teaches moderately difficult classes so be ready to be friends with him :) would take him a thousand times over. You won't like him if you're lazy but then again its biology! :) good luck

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BIO113
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He's great. Very clear when he teaches and the powerpoints and study guides are online. Tests are hard, but you learn a lot. I didn't realize how much I liked him until I had another professor.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BIO120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Incredibly boring, he flies through the powerpoints at lightning speed, and there's stuff on there you need to know. study the powerpoints after class on BlackBoard, go to class, do the assignments, easy A.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BIOL112
• 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:

I loved Dr. Brannan. The class wasn't easy, but definitely manageable.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BIOL112
• 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:

I had Dr. Brannan for both my general Bio courses. He's probably one of the most difficult professors that I've had, but he's also been one of my favorite professors. He's not an easy A but if you get the chance to take one of his classes I would strongly advise you do so!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BIOL113
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Tough, fair, funny, learn more biology than any other class ever taken.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BIOL113
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Tough but fair; expectations high; told really punny jokes; lots of comments that were slightly irreverent about out-moded views but right on the money regarding the way Christian religion ought to be; big on self-sacrifice

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BIO112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

very very nice teacher...tests are hard though

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BIOL112
• 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:

tests are hard...fun teacher...laid back...keeps it interesting

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MICROBIOSTATS
• 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:

How can you not like Doc. B? He is a great teacher, freind, and a brilliant guy. If you can't handle his class that's your own problem, but I greatly enjoyed having him as a teacher!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BIOL353MICRO
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Exceptional teacher but does not suffer fools lightly. If you work hard and are bright, he will work for you. Be a clueless dummy, and he won't give you the time of day. Lousy students hate him; good scholars love him.

Rating # 19

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

He may have liked other students but he was prejudice with me and extrememly discouraging. After expressing my grievances to my mentors, I found a couple other students had similar experiences.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: BIOL353
• 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:

Hard time understanding where 9/29 got his info. Must have been the one who slept through class & dropped out early. I finished micro & was happy with a B. Studied harder than any of my nursing classes to date. Hard, fair, expects a lot. Provides notes in workbook he wrote himself. Lectures from PowerPoint. Lots of practical, real-world info. Cute