AI Rate Professor

Microbiology

Debra Dixon

BIOSC106 · BIOSC110 · BIO119 · BIO110 · BIOSC119 · 48 lifetime ratings

AI rating
17/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
Take again
26.47%
Difficulty
4.4

The decision

Avoid unless you want a rigorous microbiology course and , and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderHeavy workloadTest heavyLate feedbackKnowledgeable but fast paced
  • Most students describe the course as , and hard to manage.
  • Positive reviews say Dixon is knowledgeable and can help students who work hard.
  • Repeated complaints , and an unapproachable tone.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Some students earned A grades, but the comments , and strong exam performance.

Online evidence is one negative hybrid review, while but only with major effort.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

The microbiology content is repeatedly described as hard, fast paced, memorization-heavy, and exam-heavy.

Both formats point to difficult material, with .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Reviews repeatedly say skipping class hurts performance and that participation or .

In-person reviews strongly support strict attendance expectations, while the single online .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

24/100

Most students do not recommend her because of , and heavy workload.

The online review is negative, and the group of strong supporters.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

Students repeatedly call her a tough or and say small mistakes or .

Format shift

, while the online review also reports no notes allowed and .

Workload

Overwhelming

14/100

Many reviews mention lots of , and exam preparation.

Format shift

The online review describes heavy chapter coverage, and , and reading.

Teaching experience

Poor

31/100

She is often called knowledgeable, but many students describe her teaching as , and unhelpful.

Format shift

In-person reviews are mixed but mostly negative, while the online review describes lecture-heavy delivery with little discussion.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Grades , and lab reports, with many comments emphasizing tests.

Format shift

The online review is strongly test-heavy, and , and reports.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

47 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews consistently describe a hard, workload-heavy class with , and mixed teaching quality.

Main concern

Students often while managing labs, reading, and .

What students said

“Dropped last minute.”
BIOSC119
“No matter how hard you study it is very difficult to get good grades.”
BIO119
“Be ready to study hard.”
BIO119

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The single online review describes hybrid lectures with , and .

Main concern

and .

What students said

“Her tests were on 5-7 chapters, no notes allowed.”
BIOSC119
“Had pop quizzes, didn't grade anything until 2 wks before finals and .”
BIOSC119

Exam style

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Reviews describe difficult, high-stakes exams with strict conditions and .

No Notes AllowedPop QuizzesTest HeavyDifficult ExamsLate Study Guides

Assessment risk

Strict

18/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

study guides, and tests that often felt poorly aligned with lectures.

Tough ExamsLab ExamsLate Study GuidesTest Heavy
“Exams and .”
BIO119
“ LECTURES.”
BIOSC119
“ and and !”
BIOSC119

Online

The online hybrid review explicitly says tests covered many chapters, allowed no notes, and included pop quizzes.

No Notes AllowedPop QuizzesHybrid TestsMany Chapters Covered
“Her tests were on 5-7 chapters, no notes allowed.”
BIOSC119
“ ”
BIOSC119

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Listen to all these comments and stay away.”

Voice snapshots generated from 48 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

31/100

“She is a very knowledgeable teacher but does not how to translate the knowledge to her students.”

⚖️

18/100

“No matter how hard you study it is very difficult to get good grades.”

📚 Workload Pressure

14/100

“2 10-page labs a week, no grades until 3.5 months into the course.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She moves too fast, doesnt give you enough time to really grasp a concept... doesnt teach things thoroughly.
  • She knows her stuff and what helped me a lot was the recorded lectures.
  • .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • I worked really hard for my A.
  • and not good notes.
  • If you get 80's and 70's on the .

Theme 3

🧾

  • She barely passes work assignments back so you can't even see what .
  • so much I couldn't keep up.
  • Lab reports are easy but the main thing is you will have to go home start typing up what you did the same day.

Data context

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Analysis sample

48

Recent reviews read by the AI

48

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

There are 48 reviews across many years with , and teaching style.

Inside 48 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 53
3 out of 55
2 out of 57
1 out of 526

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

38 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 1 · A 6

B range

9

B+ 1 · B 8

C range

6

C 6

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

15

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 11 · Rather not say 1