Andre Bedard - McMaster University

Professor: Andre Bedard

Department: TBD

College: McMaster University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MOLBIOL3II3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Bedard really knows his stuff & is very approachable after class. You'll learn a lot but this definitely isn't an easy course as there's a lot of content and I personally found his exams/midterms difficult to write because the questions are kinda vaguely worded or very specific. Not the worst course I've taken, but not the best. Overall 3.5/5.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MOLBIO3II3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I've been dealing with heart problems after many personal & family struggles. I lost all motivation to study and just wanted to get my degree & help out at home. Dr. Bedard showed me a kindness, that I haven't seen during my 3 years at Mac, even when I did not deserve it. If you are good at memorization and study well, you should have no problems.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MOLBIOL3II3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great prof. Very willing to help students and answer questions. Fair marker. Definitely not the easiest prof (quiet speaking voice thats hard to follow sometimes, some difficult test questions), but once you figure out his teaching style it is quite possible to do well in his classes.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BIO1A03
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

If you force yourself to pay attention, you can get a lot out of his lectures. However, most people find him very hard to follow (soft voice and slight accent). Exam questions are basically just slide memorization.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MOLBIO4H03
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

It's imperative that you attend class for this course as the lecture notes are pretty bare. Dr. Bedard is a good lecturer and his assessments are fair.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BIOLOGY2C03
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Pure memorization, hated this class because of him

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BIO2C03
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Didn't understand his lectures at all, pure memorization of journal article facts. He did not explain the simple concepts at all and just taught us the journal stuff.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MOLBIO4H03
• 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:

Slides are very clear, very willing to answer questions and help students, mumbles sometimes

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BIO2C03
• 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:

Has the ability to confuse you on the simplest concept and make you dislike what you loved before the course. Mumbles in lecture, slides have confusing diagrams and no logical order, and tests the smallest details. Overall worse prof I have ever had.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BIO2C03
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

His notes are awful. There is a lack of logical order mixed with useless slides. Half of my notes come from hours of looking through journal articles because he rambles in class. I was so excited for genetics... until I took the course.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BIO2C03
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

His notes are ... useless. He will have 50 slides to explain the most basic concept that you could probably understand in 2 slides. He'll make a simple process so confusing that you'll be sitting there staring at slides for hours and finally when you put all the fragments together you realize how easy it was and want to slap yourself.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BIO2C03
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Confusing notes, lack of logic order

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BIO2C03
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

god aweful

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BIO1A03
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great Professor, really approachable and interesting and kind.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BIO1A03
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Explains everything thoroughly but he is very boring. He doesn't attempt to 'spice' it up..thats for sure.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BIOLOGY1A03
• 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:

He is very bluntly honest to others. If you're wrong, you are so wrong. If you're right, you're only a little right. This makes others hesitant to ask questions. He talks quite fast with an accent and his notes are quite unorganized.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BIO1AO3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I could barely understand the stuff that I already knew, in his class!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BIO1A03
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Boring class!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BIO1A03
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

sometimes hard to understand what he's saying, pretty easy course.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: BIO1A03
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

The one teacher that actually uses material from his class and puts it on a test. Read his lecture notes and its guarantee a good mark without even trying. Cell silliling is the funniest thing i've ever heard too