Exaggerates on some things, but knowledgeable, entertaining :)

Cool Prof, friendly! funny! Very Interesting!

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Very entertaining professor. Notes are quite good...generally nice guy.

laid back instructor, lots of fish examples, notes confusing at times with arrows, sometimes unorganized, but overall really good prof and easy exams

Laid back teacher who knows his stuff. Lectures were taught in relaxing, comfortable environment, and if you came to class, took notes, and studied, ya did well. It was finally nice to have a prof who I didn't feel was "out to get me".

Very good

dr kennedy is great! his lectures are organized and he is totally willing to help if you don't understand something. i really appreciated his laid back, friendly, and funny attitude.

Chris is a great instructor, very informative notes and excellent use of arrows. Not only is he effective in the classroom, he looks good doing it.

cool class

Good professor, very passionate about what he teaches

Wow. He is one of the best profs I have had. My only criticism is that he writes notes rather quickly, and they are sometimes messy.

Different teaching style from Punja. He makes you think more and scramble through other sets of notes (lab notes) and text. But Bisc 101 comes as a package of Punja and him so can't really avoid. To fully comprehend notes, attend lecture for details since he doesn't write down everything. Nice guy otherwise.

His lectures are really useful. For the exam study the notes (never never NEVER waste your time by reading the textbook unless the notes do not make sense) Review the notes every weekend and make sure you attend lectures. the final exam is extremely hard...do the practice exam...some of the questions will be repeate... Dr. Kennedy is passionate too

definately really passionate about the course, and really really interesting material to boot, but the tests can really throw you for a loop. quite tough, but still pretty fair.

Not as good as Punja but good nonetheless. Concepts are supplemented by diagrams. Doesn't write everything you need to know, so you should read the text, also.

Good prof, tries to get students to develop meaningful connections between concepts. Exams a little on the hard side Gives strong hints about the exam with his lecture "hw"

Great Prof!!! I loved the presentation of his lecture notes! Very clear in his explanation of concepts and just all around interesting lectures! The Final was difficult, but really fair if you just did the homework and listened in class...

Make sure you do his homework. He tells you you'll be tested on it, and YOU WILL BE. Also make sure you listen to all the fish stuff, because he loves fish. I liked that he makes you think about answers instead of blind regurgitation, but make sure you know your stuff intensely. Correlate it all with the textbook.

Listen to the whiners! This guy loves his topic and teaches it like you are in University and not in high school. Punja spoonfeeds you, and Kennedy does not. That is U life folks. Great Prof. I'll take his upper division for sure.

Super keen, interesting Professor in my opinion. Many thought he was too difficult, but I thought his lectures were advanced and at a level that engaged students. His powerpoints were organized. Great change from the overheads and writing used by the other lecturer. Exam was tough (know how to interpret graphs of bio data) but fair. EXCELLENT PROF!

Nice guy. Good Prof. Something of an intellectual. His exams and lectures reflect that.

I needed help and he spent over an hour going over stuff I had trouble with. 400 students in the class and he spends time if you need it. Really really helpful

just go over his slides and read the text and do the question that he gives out as hw in class b/c they do appear in exams and also now the graphs..

Chris Kennedy is a great prof. Read his slides and pay attention in his lectures and you're set for the final.

Great prof. Liked the animal comparisons; why do animals survive crazy environments? Graphs, bleh.

Exciting professor. Really enthusiastic. Obviously loves biology.

Super helpful outside of class. Gave me tons of study tips for the animal section. Also going to do some volunteering in his lab in fall. Great prof!

Kennedy had amazing slides and organization. He did't follow the textbook but then the exam was on his slides which he gives you anyway. You can follow along with his slides in front of you. He had clear examples of animals that showed AMAZING examples of physiology. I'd take another course from his f'sure.

Only taught the animal part of this class and was ill for several lectures so we had an instructor fill in for most of it. No real way to evaluate Kennedy, but from what I did see he was very keen on biology and had clean organized slides. Good sense of humour too.

Sup Prof Kennedy, my friends and I enjoyed your 316 lecture.

Best prof I've ever had in 3 years! Very committed to environmental issues and his enthusiasm is great. Lectures were really good, organized, and his exams were directly related to the lectures. Funny too.

He is definitely an excellent lecture. His class is very engaging and material heavy the same time. Exams are straightforward, you do need to study for them, but nothing tricky. I really enjoyed his talks and funny jokes!

Very interesting topics, I liked most of it. Materials can be hard if you have zero memory from your first year biology or chemistry.

Only graded on the midterm and final exams, but the material was not too bad. The material was interesting to learn and he's a good lecturer! The in class notes are posted and there are lecture recordings, so that was helpful! He's a funny guy and I enjoyed his class!

Best professor I've had in biology and sciences at SFU. Truly inspiring with regards to toxicology and focused on the use of science and logic in environmental issues. His lectures were clear, organized, and material heavy. Knows his stuff. One extra positive; hilarious!

great and relatable professor. I had him at a different campus and class. It was a 3 hr Night Class but I always looked forward to it and it never felt long! Get ready to work hard but its worth it!!

HONESTLY JUST THE BEST AND MOST RELATABLE PROF AT SFU!! Overall a great guy and his exams are more conceptual and straight out of lecture notes.

Just an overall great guy. He makes lectures interesting and relevant to the real world. His exams were straight out of his notes but study well because there weren't many questions so a wrong answer will affect your grade. Lectures were recorded but go to class because its worth your time and he has messy writing so its hard to decipher sometimes.

Chris was amazing! His lectures were engaging and I enjoyed attending them. He presented the material to you in ways that just made sense, and his grading criteria was clear and discussed with the class. Tutorials were not mandatory but very helpful leading up to the exams. He's a funny man who clearly loves what he studies and wants you to do well

It's so difficult in exams but his teaching style is awesome.

His lectures are awesome but with a little heavy work.

Dr. Kennedy is by far the best professor I have taken at SFU. He is a very hilarious prof that makes the lectures amazing. He teaches the course material and makes sure that everyone understands the topic. The down side is that he has a very bad hand writing so make sure that you attend the lectures. Exams were straight from the notes.

Really funny, engaging prof that doesn't assign homework or readings. Show up to class and study the lecture notes and you'll do well on the midterm (40%) and final (60%).

Decent prof. His online lecture organization was off. His lectures were quite long and dry. He'd post lectures usually at least 1h long and up to 2h long. These lectures took 2-3X longer to watch than the posted time. Material and exams were straightforward, and no homework. If you know the lecture material well, you'll do fine.

Chris and Ruben (TA) were very approachable for any doubts outside of class. The class itself is interesting. Exams are fair and you will do well as long as you make good notes about the lectures. Highly recommend taking a class with him as he is very passionate about what he teaches and it shows.

Hands down the best biological sciences professor here at SFU! He makes the normally confusing lecture material super easy to understand. Tests are fair but require a quite a bit of detail, but thats expected of every science class. 100% would recommend <3

Really good & funny prof who makes things simple with his notes. Imo, this course is not a GPA booster cuz it's a lot of info to remember & it has a 40/60 mt/final weighting (online mb easier)? I didn't like the long lec vids lol. Study for it as u would for any normal class. Exams aren't hard but lots to rmb. Rly interesting class & amazing TA!

If you keep up every class with lectures (with showing up to lecture and tutorials being the best way for me) - you'll definitely do well. Study the notes closely! He is so likeable that I can easily invest myself in this course. The grading can be a little picky on specific details, so make sure to write carefully in short-essay questions.

The best prof out there, this is my first time in sfu having a prof like him, he writes his notes with us in class and we just have to study them. Reminded me of high-school. He made the content very interesting. I really wish he taught other courses. Take my words on this one, just take BISC313 with him

Chris was a fantastic prof. Lectures r super engaging and funny & def recommended to attend as the content is more easily digestible in person. STUDY THE EXAMPLES & read any external sources he gives you for midterm + final. Tests aren't hard if you study/understand the notes and anything he says in class. Highly recommend

Dr. Kennedy gave really great lectures with clear explanations of key concepts. The 40/60 exam weighting scheme was intimidating at first, but as long as you keep up with the material and focus on understanding the main ideas, you will be fine! Very interesting and enjoyable class overall.

BISC 313 with Chris was great because he made the course content easy to understand through his hand-written lecture notes. This class had one midterm (40%) and a final (60%), while there was a lot of content the exams were fair as long as you went to class and kept up with the material.

Chris was one of my favourite profs at SFU. His lectures were fun and engaging, but for some reason that didn't carry over to the online lectures (he'll assign these during reading week/holidays to keep up with the course). The 40/60 exam split is tough, but you'll do fine if you study his examples (don't forget the slides) and his exact wording.

Chris is a great professor, lectures are straightforward, interesting, and exams cover exactly what you expect. He is also very funny at times, which makes up for some of the more dry lectures. Exams did have a fairly low average, which really surprised me, but Chris does scale the class.

Professor Kennedy's BISC313 class is a gem. His engaging lectures, clear explanations, and fair exams make for an enjoyable learning experience. Staying on top of the material, using unstuckstudy and attending class are key to doing well.