Joe Conner

BIOL016 · BIO11 · MARINEBIO · BIO16 · BIOGEN · MARIB16 · BIO105 · BIO011 · BIOL105 · BIOL16 · 120 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 38/100
RMP rating: 3.0/5
Take again: 45.45%
Difficulty: 2.7

The decision

if you can self-teach from the book and just need an .

Best fit · Self Taught ProOpen book testsExtra creditBoring lecturesReads PowerPointsSelf-taught

Open-book exams and heavy make the grade easier than the teaching quality
Many students call lectures a snoozefest of slides and random videos
if you want the material, not just the credit

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

76/100

Open-book tests and abundant create a strong A path if you read and submit work, though .

All evidence is in person; no online reviews were analyzed.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

Material is introductory for many GE students, but lectures do not carry you so .

All evidence is in person; no online reviews were analyzed.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

trips, and skip-class warnings.

All evidence is in person; no online reviews were analyzed.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

Recommendation rate is low overall because teaching quality is polarizing even when the grade path is soft.

All evidence is in person; no online reviews were analyzed.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

outcomes for prepared students.

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

Workload

Light

66/100

, and ; not assignment-heavy for many GE takers.

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

Common complaints of reading slides, boring delivery, and .

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Exams, quizzes, and and field work layered on.

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person bio and marine bio sections split hard: some praise caring mentoring and and unclear teaching.

Main concern

Lectures often add little, so and chasing .

What students said

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BIO16

“One of the most boring professors I have ever had.”
BIO16

“You dont need to pay attention to his lectures, just read the book and do the homework.”
BIO011

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Many sections use open-book quizzes and , though time limits can still bite.

Open book examsOpen book quizzesExtra creditField trips

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

84/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and and some field-trip based work.

Open book examsOpen book quizzesExtra credit

“exam and but, I warn you if you dont bother reading before hand chances are you WILL FAIL!”
BIO11

“Pretty much a self-teaching class. .”
BIO16

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“You dont need to pay attention to his lectures, just read the book and do the homework. . .”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and weak lectures. Credibility rating: High.

😴 Lecture Quality

35/100

“One of the most boring professors I have ever had. He is a horrible lecturer.”

📗 Open Book Path

84/100

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🤝 Student Support Split

50/100

“He really wants his students to succeed in every aspect of life.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

reads straight from the PowerPoints
Lots of YouTube videos
lectures sound like ramblings

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

gives a ton of
Easy A if you're actually smart

Theme 3

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just read the book and do the homework
Pretty much a self-teaching class

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

120

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

50 long-running in-person reviews with .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 530

4 out of 527

3 out of 519

2 out of 523

1 out of 521

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 6 · A- 1

B range

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

C 1 · C- 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 2

Joe Conner

x x x if you can self-teach from the book and just need an x x x x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Mandatory

Depends

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In person

Online

See what students actually said.

😴 Lecture Quality

📗 Open Book Path

🤝 Student Support Split

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⚠️ x x x

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you can self-teach from the book and just need an .

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