AI Rate Professor

Biology

Janelle Barbier

BIOL240 · BIO240 · BIO135 · MICRO240 · 49 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
26.19%
Difficulty
4.2

The decision

Avoid unless you are ready for a brutal micro workload and prefer another professor when possible.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderLots of HomeworkTest HeavyLab HeavyDismissive Attitude
  • Microbiology is extremely workload-heavy with labs, reports, and detail-focused exams
  • ; 2020 online reviews are overwhelmingly hostile
  • Students report , and high stress, especially online with Proctorio

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

An A , and ; many capable students still struggle.

Online reviews paint A-level success as rare and painful; As with intense effort.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

Micro content is fast, detail-dense, and lab-intensive, frequently described as stress-heavy.

Both formats call the course hard; online summer versions feel even more accelerated and chaotic.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Attendance and participation are repeatedly treated as essential, with skip-class warnings common.

and in-person reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

26/100

of strongly negative recent reviews.

Online ; older in-person reviews are more mixed and sometimes positive.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

and intentionally tricky exam questions.

Format shift

but also appear in person.

Workload

Overwhelming

12/100

Students report massive nightly labs, papers, and .

Format shift

Workload complaints are extreme online and still heavy for in-person micro.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Some praise passionate lectures, but , and disorganization.

Format shift

In-person historical reviews are kinder; online 2020 reviews describe teaching as a disaster.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Exams and lab-based testing carry major weight alongside constant reports and projects.

Format shift

; online also piles on daily assignments.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews split between passionate-lecture praise and , and .

Main concern

, and heavy lab or report load even for motivated students.

What students said

“This is the my undergraduate and graduate education.”
BIOL240
“i LOVE Janelle! She has got to be one of the .”
BIOL240
“ . She is hard to approach. ... Grades unfairly in assignments and .”
BIO240

Remote format

Online

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online summer and remote sections are widely described as chaotic, unhelpful, and overloaded, with many students urging others to stay away.

Main concern

, and reports of dismissive or unprofessional behavior.

What students said

“This class was just awful, absolutely stay away! Ridiculous amount of ”
BIO240
“She offered 0 help with Proctorio and just left us to solve things ourselves”
BIO240
“Garbage professor, lacks any professional ethics or integrity.”
BIOL240

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, and online reviews explicitly mention Proctorio with little help.

ProctorioDetail-Heavy ExamsLab-Based TestsTrick Questions

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as , and detail-oriented with limited exam friendliness.

Lecture and Lab ExamsDetail HeavyStudy Guides
“Exams are based more on labs 75% of the time, and 25% of lecture notes.”
BIOL240
“ and you should know every little detail.”
BIO240

Online

Online students report Proctorio, unclear remote labs, and days.

ProctorioHarsh Online ExamsLab-Linked Tests
“She offered 0 help with Proctorio and just left us to solve things ourselves”
BIO240
“ by professor OFF CAMERA and we were expected to know exactly what she did step by step.”
BIO240

Student evidence

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Top student voice

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Voice snapshots generated from 49 reviews, contrasting harsh online trauma with . Credibility rating: High.

⚠️ Teaching Experience

30/100

“I've had some bad professors before but never to the extent of Barbier. She was extremely dismissive and showed no concern for her students.”

📚 Overwhelming Workload

12/100

“I know I signed up for an accelerated Microbiology online summer course ... I have never spent 40 hours a week on a 5 credit course.”

🧪

22/100

“her nitpicking style of mistakes.”

👍 Occasional Praise

70/100

“Barbier is very passionate about Micro, and she does an excellent job instilling that drive through her teaching style.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures were great! .. That's about it.
  • She was condescending and dismissive towards her students.
  • Excellent lecturer! and easy to follow.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Get ready to stress out and dedicate ANY FREE TIME you have to this class.
  • The class total avg on the .
  • ! Write down ALL THE NOTES she puts on the board.

Theme 3

💥 About Online Experience

  • Class expectations were unrealistic for an online setting.

Data context

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Analysis sample

49

Recent reviews read by the AI

49

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-nine detailed reviews across years and formats show a : hard micro plus sharply worse online experiences.

Inside 49 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 54
3 out of 55
2 out of 52
1 out of 526

Course coverage

BIOL24024 reviews
BIO24023 reviews
BIO1351 review
MICRO2401 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

41 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 1 · A 9

B range

10

B+ 3 · B 5 · B- 2

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

17

Not sure yet 13 · Rather not say 4