4.0
Quality3.2
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Would Retake122
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What Students Say
“I wish she was around the whole semester, she is one of the best profs I've had here thus far”
MBG2040 - 5.0 rating“I think she is a fantastic prof, you have to go to her lecture to understand but she makes it easy to pay attention in class”
MBG2040 - 4.0 ratingClass Info
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100%
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B+
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2040
5.0
(1)MBG200
5.0
(2)MBG2000BI
5.0
(1)MBGMBG
5.0
(1)MBGB2020
5.0
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MBG2020
5.0
2040
4.0
MBG200
4.0
MBGMBG
4.0
MGB2000
3.8
Reviews (122)
Tough course, good teacher...
GO Slower really, everything is green
good prof, tough course
phenotypically normal. Have workbook so class somewhat unnecessary.
showed pictures! could answer any questions, Totally sweet!
Adds personal stories that manage to wake you up during class!
my favourite prof - makes genetics fun and interesting
Midterms are hard, stories from left field. "This is not compatible with life."
SUPER! She's interesting and helpful.
very tricky exams...kinda boring...not to crazy about her or the class
i love dogs too dude!
Lectures were repetetive, was unreasonably mean in marking midterms, but clear.
Interesting class
the final fall 01 ruined everyones mark, you might want to rewrite that one
It is too bad you have no understanding on how to trouble shoot with your equip.
Ever noticed how she teachs with her eyes closed?
amazing prof. - best teacher I've had at university thus far
monotonous voice, uses the word perpetuate alot, teaches with eyes closed,
Excellent Professor - with some helpful insights and interesting stories!
Does anyone else notice that she sounds like Dharma from Dharma and Greg
cell bio was bad, but she rocks when it comes to genetics
Pretty good... enthusiastic about her material... somewhat monotonous at times:)
She is useless and wont help students
What the heck was with the midterms and final???
Good course, F01 midterm was easy, but F01 final was a tad challenging.
**** of a teacher, very nice person
An evil, awful prof, she should retire
she offers a lot of her time to students w/ questions about the material
Too many things are classic. This course could definitely be better
Prof. Schisler is so engaged in her classes, makes them fun and easy w/pictures!
Prof Schisler is excellent, so helpful and willing to chat. Love her!
Lectures are interesting with fun pics, silly jokes, and mispronounced words.
Great prof
Great teacher! Very enjoyable lectures
really likes the subject, helpful and nice
Awesome course, awesome teacher, sooooooo into it!!! make it so much fun!!!
lectures waist of time - out of date material
Two thumbs up! A great prof! I had her for cell bio and genetics.Very Helpful
exams were tough but fair. really nice and approachable
awesome prof!
enthusiastic, always available for questions/concerns, clear speaker/teaching
She is mean and doesn't look a student in the eye when she talks to them.
She's very nice + very helpful but she doesn't take any crap. Exams are hard. If you like bird courses she is NOT the one you want!
She likes cats!
hate her! refused to help when i asked her for them saying she can't help all 400 students! what the heck!
fair exams, interesting class lec's. Don't bother with excusses...... yikes.
Lectures are clear. Exams are hard...lots of details. Don't even bother asking for an extension on an assignment...it won't happen
She gave me zero on a 6 page essay!..what a ****..how the hell does that work? I am fairly cretain she is the anti-christ. ...ANd she is scary!
okay lectures are great, but the material on the exams is soo hard and not what was talked about in class at all. its actually a lot of work but the lecturesa re interesting. she loves cats, dogs and her son's gene's! but she talks with her eyes closed
Hated this prof. Unless you know the exact wording she wants for answers you will not get the marks. Don't bother asking her to remark your work. Made students cry!!!
She is actually Stuart's mom from Mad TV (or at least the voice of)
she makes me feel like a 2year old when she talks to us
Very clear in lectures. If you are good at fairly simple math and problem solving, you won't have a problem with this class.
I made her cry!!! Most unintelligent prof i have ever had.
Very helpful.. Likes cat examples a little too much tho! Makes the lectures interesting. Only complaint is she needs to slow down a little bit.
Very helpful! She is always available to help!! She is very patient and makes genetics interesting! Her exams are fair if you study and she gives lots of time for assignments!
She was great! She is very clear in lectures and holds many many help sessions. Exams are pretty tough, you just have to study!
I just love her! She loves what she talks about, knows what she talks about and it shows. Her lectures are very organized and she makes genetics easy to understand (even for us BA students!). Midterm is fair, just study. Love her!
Can you please teach all of MBG 2000 not just half of it? The class got really boring after we got the new prof at midterm! One of my favorite profs so far.
She does an excellent job of making the material interesting. great teacher.
Her lectures are very interesting, but they basically have nothing to do with exam material. Just do the workbook and don't go to class.
Very intelligent woman, very fun and interesting lectures. Lectures had nothing to do with the exam material though, do the workbook!!!!
loved her..easy to understand, made the lectures on the interesting things so people paid attention..awesome program head too..
Great Prof! Very clear, and is always open to questions.
What the Schisler?!? Awesome prof, made the course fun, but u gota work hard to get the results...the seminars were useless.
She was a superb prof who was enthiastic about material and taught it in a manner wonderfully suited for us students. Keep up with tutorials and you'll be fine. An excellent course!
I think she is a great teacher. She knows what she is talking about and you can tell she enjoys the subject. I believe she is a fair prof since there was a question which could have been misread, so she took it off the midterm.
not lenient or understanding in any way shape or form... if she says to walk 2cm then you WALK 2CM...
great prof
Interesting lectures, good notes - overall one of my favourite profs
Is a VERY good lecturer, and uses all sorts of examples to explain the material and make it more interesting. That being said, you can learn most of what you need to know for the exam just from the tutorial book.
LOVED this woman. She is enthusiastic about her lecture material and presents it in a clear, straightforward manner that is SO easy to understand.
She's an interesting prof. She teaches fairly well and fairly clearly. If you can imagine, she sounds remarkably like Stewart's mom from MadTV. Not that it's a bad thing, just prepare to chuckle the first time she talks about somthing with enthusiasm.
Awesome!! -- one of the clearest, well spoken, fair professors I've had so far here at Guelph. Incredibly helpful (tons of opportunities outside of class to ask questions) and everything she stresses in class is tested on--refreshing! The tutorial book for the class is very consistent with exam material. Keep up with the work and you'll do fine!
quite a few tough questions on midterms and exams. midterms out of 25 questions only and screwing up each 1 costs you a lot on your mark. answer choices on exams are tricky.
Very good professor. The course is setup well. The only thing is that the material is not simple, but everything else about the course and professor is good.
I love this prof. i havent had one of her exams yet so i cant rate her on that, but she is sooo organized and it makes it really easy to learn. go to the tutorials, and have the questions done, they really help aswell.
I LOVE PROF SCHISLER!! What a wonderful professor. Not only does she know her material she knows how to convey it to students! Clear speaker....willing to help and very friendly if you make the effort. Enjoyed her class so much I attended both lecture times. Fair for Midterm...Just know your stuff. Amazing person!
GREAT PROF. EXAM AND MIDTERMS VERY FAIR. KEEP UP WITH THE WORK AND GO FOR EXTRA HELP IF NEEDED. VERY INTERESTING AND FUN CLASS!!
Great class, great professor. Made genetics interesting.
Such an interesting prof!! Really nice and soo helpful, makes time for you even if she's late to something else! People who complain about her don't go see her for help, she makes things clear, is super interesting (even though lecture material isn't really on the exams), and just a great prof all around! enthusiastic about the material too!
Very interesting! Always offering help! Don't need to read the text, just go to class and DO THE WORKBOOK QUESTIONS!
Schisler is just one of those interesting individuals you stumble upon in life. She is without a doubt an exceptioinal prof! Very clear and if you just do the work book ...the exams are the same. Read them carefully though, as she likes to be tricky with words. She speaks with her eyes closed when you talk to her 1 on 1 too haha. She is amazing!
First of all, there is no point in going to her classes (she practically says so her self) since everything that her exams test you on is in the workbook. Second, even though the material that the exams are based on are easy, her exams are so unfair since her multiple choice can have up to 7 questions can be based on how you answered one question.
One of the best professors at the University. Clear speaker and teacher, very friendly and helpful one on one, makes lectures interesting, good availability outside of lectures, I learned a lot from her class.
cool teacher! her class is very enjoyable, made me interested in genetic!
She writes ambiguous questions on her midterm with no clear right answer. I have approached her and had her admit that she was not right. She didn't give me the grade regardless. She's unfair, and I feel like she works against students rather than with student.
Terrible. Difficulty hearing her through her raspy voice. Doesn't put up lecture notes so you scramble to write down her slides before she moves on (which is very quickly). Exams are impossible with only 25 multiple choice and 5 parts to one question, which if you mess up on the first part, is guaranteed you will not get the others right.
Great!
Great professor. Obviously very organized, the workbook is great too! Midterms are VERY fair, if you do all her online quizes and actually KNOW the material, you'll be fine.
Pretty sure the fail to pass ratio for this course is 1:1 so I would suggest studying a lot. Classes were essentially just useless facts, no need to attend. Just memorize the workbook
Tries to trick you, exams impossible, unwilling to help
She is wonderful! I loved this course. The workbook sums were specially fun to do. She is a really nice lady.
Being as a grad student looking back. I would tell you with confidence that people who like her already know the subject well, but if u are "green" on Genetics u fill find her a crazy b... She likes to play it hard on you. Lectures are boring and she is willing to help u only if you ask relevant questions. Do not expect a nice treatment from her.
Actually the worst professor I've ever had. Incompetent. Irritating voice, speaks to her class like she's talking to five-year-olds. Her lectures are so slow and boring I can't learn anything. She doesn't put anything online, and is computer illiterate. Doesn't even know how to freeze the screen for people taking notes.
She is not a good professor. She has no idea how to use the software in her class and you cannot write notes because her slides are only up for a few momments. The best way to pass this class is to do the work in the workbook and not attend her classes, they are useless.
Here is the deal with Schisler - she is very competent and DOES care about her students. She just expects you to do the work and put in effort. She doesn't put up lecture notes so that students actually come to class. Learn to write fast and do the work in the workbook. Give her a chance, she's actually pretty great. Talk to her and you'll see.
Christine is among the best professors I have ever studied under. Concise, well-timed, interesting lectures and fun workbook. Really nice teacher!
Ok, some people failed but definitely recommend taking it in winter or summer.
AMAZING! Lectures are so interesting and her voice makes you want to listen to her all day! She knows exactly what she is talking about!
Yay Schisler
Ms. Schisler is a great prof! I'm devastated she only teaches half the course, I've enjoyed it so much. Something blew my mind in her class every day. She's witty and funny at times. We had one class where we talked about the Elephant man and his genetic disorders and you could hear a pin drop, everyone was captivated.
Worst prof I have ever had. I haven't learned a thing from her. 6% of our class got 90% on the midterm. She makes the midterms ridiculously hard, when half your class is failing its time to open your eyes and realize you're not a good teacher. If you have her i feel sorry for you
Excellent professor. Had very clear notes. Midterm was challenging but fair, most questions were similar to those in the tutorials or on the quizzes in courselink. Was warned that the class had a high fail rate but if you do the online quizzes and go to lecture it is quite simple
Terribly boring lectures and awful lecture notes. She is also extremely erratic when answering questions.
One of the worst professors you will ever encounter
GREAT PROF. Some people said they didn't like her, but those were the people who didn't pay attention or put in an honest effort in their assignments. Do your assignments and it is a straight forward course. I wish she was around the whole semester, she is one of the best profs I've had here thus far.
I think she is a fantastic prof, you have to go to her lecture to understand but she makes it easy to pay attention in class. Find that material very interest and find she explains things in a way that make it easy for you to understand.
Dr. Schisler is probably the best prof I have had here at Guelph. She is extremely passionate about what she does & you can tell that she wants everyone in her class to understand and do well. I learn something new every time I attend her class. I really hope she can see this comment so that she knows that she makes a difference & does her job well
Professor Schisler is my favourite. She is extremely clear and enthusiastic during lecture and incredibly helpful during her office hours. She makes herself very available through the semester for extra help. It's not an easy course, but she definitely provides strategies that allow students to succeed.
Amazing at explaining concepts in class. notes are very clear. made me love genetics and she was the only reason i understand pedigrees
Awesome prof, really nice and very approachable! She's great at explaining things and her lecture notes are excellent. Probably one of my favourite profs ever! I found the course really difficult (I am not a huge fan of genetics) but I actually enjoyed going to her lectures.
MBG 2040 is a hard course but the way she teaches is REALLY GOOD!!! she explains everything and willing to help students. One of my favourite profs!!!
Amazing prof! She explained everything so well that even the more complicated concepts were crystal clear and maintained my attention for the entire lecture. She really knows her stuff, and makes herself available almost every day for office hours.
Good teacher, maybe less emphasis on cat/horse genetics.
Great and actually the best Prof! I would take absolutely all of her classes if she offers more.
She is WONDERFUL! Plain and simple! Maintained my interest and explained things perfectly! Should teach the whole course.
Schisler is awesome. Her notes outline concepts step-by-step. She is super helpful and genuinely cares about her students. The material is not that challenging, but it is very easy to be fooled on the midterm. Make sure you know your way around the trick type questions.
She explains things super clearly and knows her material inside and out. You cannot leave the class and not understand the content. However it's a good idea to go to SLG's to get some practise with the material.
Amazing professor. Her jokes are kind of corny but definitely funny...i remember she made a comment once about a guide dog in class that fell asleep it was adorable! She's extremely clear and the midterm is fair albeit a wee bit tricky. Really nice outside of class, and seriously knows her stuff. Do the tutorial questions and you'll be golden.
Funny, very dry satirical humor made her fun to listen to. However, she is kind of mean in person and not the most helpful. Maybe its just her personality. the course material is also quite difficult, but the SLGs really help with it. Also try and get your hands on an old midterm, that will really help.
She's a great prof. Loved her lectures and she really made genetics fun and easy to understand.
Class Info
Textbook Required
100%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B+
Grade Distribution
Rating Trend
Stable
+0.17 avg changeRatings by Course
2040
5.0
(1)MBG200
5.0
(2)MBG2000BI
5.0
(1)MBGMBG
5.0
(1)MBGB2020
5.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
MBG2020
5.0
2040
4.0
MBG200
4.0
MBGMBG
4.0
MGB2000
3.8