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BIO210 - 1.0 rating“Beware of this professor”
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Reviews (119)
He never reviews and there are lots of materials to learn. When you ask him a question that was on a test he never answers them.
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Was not helpful at all. Did not care if the class was understanding the material. Offered no help to anyone asking for it. Does not need to be teaching ANY class.
Take my advise and don't take this guy. You will realize that u have done a biggest mistake in ur college life. He is not knowledgeable person. If you test him with his own printed exam i bet you he will fail. Students were more knowledgeable than him.
"Very nice"........ Take him as you want to fail
I could have taught that class, all he does is make you take notes off the overhead while he reads them too you. Worst teacher i have ever had.
David Loves old mendalian genetics. Knows nothing about modern genetics. Very unhelpful guy. David should not teach biology class anymore. He needs to teach kindergarden children how to learn alphabets. I think he has a fake degree probably from some online university.
don't ever think of taking him not even in your dream.his test are really hard and tricky ,very unhelpful ,nasty looking guy.will cut you off if you ask any question about anything in the class.if you want to take it then be ready for D or F
No help with anything. Horrible attitude and comes across as very anti-student. Liberal slanted teaching, and tests are ridiculously tricky.
Not helpful at all(little sarcastic), but is straight forward with the material and what is on his tests. He GIVES you a copy of his outline/notes. If you know this, you can get an easy A on the tests. Tests are ALL taken from his notes--No book needed.
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Horrible teacher. I do well in science courses and I really failed this class. He just reads from the overhead the whole time. Not helpful towards students at all. Dont take this teacher!!!!
*sigh* if you want to teach yourself, go for it. he's doesn't give off a very open/helpful vibe. and he certainly doesn't actually TEACH. he reads notes off of the overhead for you.
David is a very hard teacher. The worst thing about him is if you ask him a question he looks down on you as if you were stupid. I did well in his class but I study 6 hours a night every day in his class. You basicly have to teach your self. I recomend Dr Edwards she is excellent.If you are a average student you won't pass his class.
WORST TEACHER OF MY LIFE!
Very sarcastic, very annoying. But I did make an A in the class. So if you can stand his obnoxious personality, then you'll do fine.
Dr. Corey seems to be a tad, "less-than-eager" to be teaching at a technical college. You must study hard to pass his tests, but his tests usually follow his notes versus the book. He also seems to go off on rants sometimes.
Dr.Corey sticks by his notes. I did not look in my book this semester. Study the notes hard and you'll have the test. You print off the notes, and the whole semester he reads off the overhead. The subject is very hard, he is not much help. STUDY STUDY!
Anyone interested in anything other than independent study should look elsewhere. Corey reads directly from his inadequate notes, fails to cover entire topics necessary for lab, & refuses to acknowledge student questions.
Corey is among the worst teachers I've had. You must follow the notes along with him on the overhead, write additional notes, and listen to him lecture all at the same time. Leaves no time for questions. He does not care about the students, nor their questions. Very sarcastic. He has taken an interesting class an ruined it. Thanks for nothing!
Corey is by far the worst teacher I've had. His tests are unnecessarily hard and he is completely unhelpful. The man will never review for tests and he will not let you keep your past tests to study with for the final cumulative exam. Its almost as if he wants you to fail. If you can help it, do NOT take his class.
David Corey has to be the laziest and most unhelpful professor I have ever had the misfortune to come across. I didn't find the class difficult but was shocked that Corey didn't care at all whether his students got the material or pass the class. I can honestly say, I completely taught myself in his class. Do yourself a favor and don't take him.
A real piece of work. Ex-Fry cook turned Doctor of being a pain. Couldn't save a tree.
Worst professor of them all dont eve take him. His test are extremely hard and he tries to trick you.
This teacher is a disgrace to the title of all professors... He was by far the worst, laziest teacher i've ever had. I didn't particularly find his tests extreamly difficult, but it seemed like he wanted everyone to fail. He is not helpful AT ALL! DONT TAKE THIS CLASS!! this guy was a ****!!!!
The worst professor ever! How can he still be allowed to teach here.
Already have A in class, so Im completely objective. Horrible teacher. Very lazy, doesnt care for student. Some say his tests are hard, but those people are stupid. Just read your notes a couple times and youll get an A or B. Dont need book. He reads off notes on overhead. Doesnt seem very knowledgeable. and BORING. Avoid him if you want to LEARN.
Waste of time! Get another teacher. He will not care about you or any other person. He thinks he knows it all, but he just REALLY needs to get a clue.
Internet course - Terrible instructor. DO NOT TAKE HIM! He needs to be terminated from MTC. Doesn't care about the student. Wants to see you fail. Everything out of the notes. I did enough work to count for 8 credits. Took a lot of time. This was not convenient! Had only three days to take exams at testing center. AGAIN WARNING STAY AWAY
He's a horrible teacher. Whatever you do, do not take his class!!
Yuck! He's lazy and very sarcastic! His tests are hard and his notes are outdated! The statistics in his notes do not come close to what the book says. For lab, he sends you all around Columbia on field trips and he won't even grade your work to let you know if you're right or wrong but he'll test you it! You've been warned: STAY AWAY FROM HIM!
I do not have any issues with this professor. There are no surprises with him on the tests. Everything is in his lecture and notes. This is my third class with him and I would take him again in a heartbeat.
Online class, No book needed. Tests come from notes and field trips. Field trips are not hard just outdated and we had to search the net for most of the answers, Instructions are clear but he does not grade your assignments until the very end of the course and you wont know your grade until then. Easy course,study for the test and do all assignment
He is a nice man, and he knows what he is talking about. There is no homework, just study for tests and you should do fine. He gets off track really easily though, and so sometimes classes have to be pushed faster to take down notes to make up for lost time. I wouldn't take him again unless I really had to, but it could have been worse.
I hate hate hate this teacher. i took his biology class and lab online and he was the worst ever. He never responds to any emails. does not grade anything on time and his tests have NOTHING to do with what he went over in the notes. One test the high in the class was an 82 and that says a lot about his teaching and he does not curve or give ec
STUPID TEACHER
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I really liked Dr. Corey. He was fair and as staightforward as one can get. All he expected was us to show up and put forth some effort. I think he is underated a teacher. Had him for both 210 and 211 and did fine.
Some of these comments are correct. He only uses his notes which are helpful for his tests. However, once on the test the questions are drastically reworded where it is very difficult to interpret. Also he does not respond to emails nor does he offer any help towards a better grade. I received a B only because I studied every night for 3 to 4 hours
I took his class online and hated it! He was by far one of the worst teacher you could have. He didn't respond back to my e-mails and he acted like he didn't give a rats butt about your grade. The class average for his test were D's!!!! BAD TEACHER!!!
tests from his notes, awesome
Mr.Corey is fun makes jokes that are sometimes dry.Test come from notes.
Do NOT take him on internet, he supplies you with class notes and thats all. Test are supposed to come from notes but he rewords them so that it is very hard to have a consistant grade average. Last test had 37 pgs. of notes and then only had 19 questions on his exam. Not very representative of the covered materials. Do NOT Take Him on-line!!
Don't expect any help from this professor. He does not want to be bothered. Makes clear his expections in writing, however, do not ask for any explanations. Tests come straight from notes that he gives. If you have the chance to take from another professor........DO!
Personally, I had no issues with this professor (BIO 101). There's no reason for you to heed a warning to avoid taking him. You get out, what you put in. If you do the work exactly as he instructs you to and study for tests, you'll do just fine. It's college, take some accountability for your own learning.
BE WARNED.Online class.He does not use material from book-his notes are outdated & inconsistent.Tests are suppose to be from his notes but they are also inconsistent.He grades hard & does not want to be bothered w/questions.Take the advice of the majority of students who provided reviews on this site & DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!I dropped him fast!
I took the online Ecology class. I surprisingly passed, but it was not easy! Everyone in the class complained. We had to write at least two papers for every unit, they were short, but in addition to the other work it was a bit hard to keep up. I've taken A&P with him-it was miserable.
Dr. Corey is not very engaging and I get the strong impression that he does not like teaching and answering students' questions. During class, he basically reads off his notes and there is not a lot of interactive learning. Class is VERY boring, and he doesn't do a good job of communicating concepts within the subject matter.
He is OK. Made an A in his class but you gotta STUDY really only his notes on the overhead. If have option take Dr. Carter for any A & P.
Tests are from notes, I have not cracked the book once. Class is boring, he reads from the overhead then it's quiet while he waits for you to write. He's a nice guy and does office hours. Print and study the notes!
By far the worst professor I've ever had. Very unhelpful and his notes contain many typographical as well as informational errors. He did not even realize he was using the wrong edition of the text until a student brought it to his attention, weeks into the semester. If you have the choice, DO NOT take his class.
Very hard. Test questions are garbled. He does not care about helping students.
By far Dr. Corey is the worst teacher I have ever had. His attitude is terrible and he basically does nothing in the way of being helpful. He is an ass!!!!!! If you take his class drop it as soon as you know he is teaching.
Dr. Corey is by far the worst I've ever had. He could care less about any of his students' concerns and he is the most unhelpful professor you will ever have. DO NOT take his class if you can help it!
Not very helpful.
BY FAR THE WORST TEACHER I EVER HAD. NONE OF HIS STUDY GUIDES MATCH THE TEST. TEACHER DOES NOT WORK WITH HIS STUDENTS. PLEASE DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS.
By far the WORST instructor I have ever experienced at Midlands Tech and my educational experience ever! He has no business teaching and is incomprehensible with his sarcasam and his down-right rudeness towards students. DO NOT TAKE HIM!!! I would rather spend another semester at school, then take him again. You've been warned!
WORST TEACHER EVER!!! He is such an ****! He has NO respect and does not care about the students. He is not helpful at all. Everyone in my class had problems with him. I had him for Biology 210. DO NOT HAVE HIM AS A TEACHER!!!!!
worse teacher ever, just sits on his butt and reads verbatim off of the projector. do not ever take his class if you have the choice. test contain mostly material not even covered in the notes.
worst bio teacher ever!
Organized notes ...no fluff or energy but u get the facts in a clear way...he comes alive a bit toward end of semester.
I took his online class, and while his no attachments rule was annoying, he was very clear on his instructions. You can only go to Beltline to take his tests, which was also annoying. His field trips were fun though.
i agree with a lot of you. his tests came directly from his notes posted online and he's very laid back. he reads straight from notes, but he also gives you random facts, ie not to hold your breath on an airplane. One major problem: about half of the cumultative final came from the book -from which he didn't teach. lab messed me up
The impression I get from him is he'd rather be doing something else. I really think this is not what he wants to do (teach) and it is reflected in how he does it. He doesn't teach you from the book (just from notes he typed up years ago) which is bad b/c the final he gives you screws you over b/c it's from the book. He's just sorry all around.
WORST PROFESSOR EVER!
Horrible for hybrid class. Inaccessible, questions on test are tiny details out of his "know everything in these 6 chapters for test 2" type of study guide. He uses tricky questioning to trip up students on tests and there are so many misspellings and typos on the website, study guides, and tests. I've held a 3.8 gpa at a 4 yr college for 3 years!
This is one of the worst teacher s to take for hybrid. It is very unclear work. I know the class is challenging but he is just ridiculous even if you study the guide that he post only a few questions are on the exam.. I also feel that the quizzes should be weighed more towards are grade. Just my thought
This is the worst teacher I have ever had! I took his hybrid course and am so thankful we had someone different for lab. His tests were tricky, had several misspelled words, and if you missed one part of the matching, he would mark all of them wrong. I'm an A student and struggled to receive a B.
HORRIBLE PROFESSOR!! DO NOT TAKE ! This was my first time in this class did not pass a single test with him. The work is unclear wants you to know everything within 6 chapters. Does not reply til 3-4 days later and did not help us when we asked for a simple outline for the final. I am going to report this man. His grading system is unbelievable!
i am normally an A/B student. occasional c. so shocked its funny to receive a D+.Anyways, he reads his notes to you from his chair.makes many remarks about reasons he will grade your test wrong, until it makes you feel like he is going to look for a reason not to grade right.he refuses to review work.so what he reads, you better remember!!
The A&P series at Midlands Tech is very challenging in general. For what it's worth, Dr. Corey's exams were on par with the difficulty of the final written by the department at the end of the term. Do yourself a favor and focus on Kelleher notes and exam review if you want a A or a B and be prepared to study any chance you get. No TV watching. Ever
horrible teacher-does not like to return emails or does not care if his students understand subject-do not take this teacher
Don't even waste your time taking ANY class with him. Had him for BIO 205 & 206 online. Couldn't care less about the success of his students & whether or not you understand the material. Makes you feel like you're wasting his time & inconveniencing him by asking any questions. Hardly gives partial credit, & I was sick & got behind & got no help.
The Unit tests were based on the "notes" he posted, which was the power points copied straight from the book manufacturer. In addition he expects you not to memorize concepts, but every single detail on the slides, including dates, percentages, and random numbers you would have normally glossed over. Horrible.
I was nervous about taking his BIO210 class over the summer, but it wasn't that bad. Main thing: write down EVERYTHING his slides say in class. Everything you need to pass his tests he gives you in the notes in class. COME to class everyday. Don't interrupt his random tangents about his dialysis/fish pets and you'll do just fine.
HORRIBLE TEACHER! He does not teach from the book and gives inaccurate study guides. He expects you to memorize every chromosome, atom and number for the exams. I found him very inflexible for an online teacher. Half my class dropped the course. Unless you already have a healthy understanding of Biology or a photographic memory AVOID THIS TEACHER!
I'm still in this class. I normally take online courses due to my work schedule and family. But thus far this class has been the WORST! Although the quizzes are straight and to the point with the course outline and textbooks, when its time to take exams its all over the place. Quizzes A/B --- Exams F ...?!?!?
You do not have to have the book for his class. You must print out his lectures and fill in the blanks in class. He may have one or two questions that were not covered in the notes that he gives you. He just sits down and scrolls through the notes on the projector the whole class and lets you copy them down.
David Corey is a horrible teacher. He comes across as uninterested in teaching his students, and as if he is not interested in his students being successful. If you have a question or need help it will take him a week to respond. I did not enjoy this class at all!
Horrible instructor. The notes he provided throughout the semester aligned with the study guides which he also provided. The notes also appeared to be in depth enough for his exams. However, there is a significant amount of information with every exam that is not mentioned in his notes or study guide. Sarcastic and rude.
DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR! He is smug and does not give any leeway. Funny he missed one week of classes and didn't grade assignments for four weeks, however if you have an issue HE WILL NOT WORK WITH YOU. Speaks to you like your incompetent and as if you are beneath him. I am an honor student yet loose points on assignments for petty reasons.
This professor shows no interest about his students learning or obtaining the information! All we do is write notes and leave! The worst grades I have ever made has been in this class! If you ask him a question, he will respond in a sarcastic manner! As we are approaching the end of the semester, he's gotten even worse!:/
One of the worst professors I have ever had. No interest in helping the students and just reads through the material. Very hard course material so having a bad professor is not helpful.
Absolutely awful. Read straight from the slides, does not care if you get it. Exams do not match the material well at all; or maybe it was that he talked to much about his personal life during lectures and we got nothing covered.
He is awesome.
I studied alot, alot and got high 80's on the tests. his test questions are not clear. his lecture notes are not clear.
Puts irrelevant things on tests, doesn't put important stuff on test. Hard to study for - he doesn't believe in reviewsstudy guides. Questionspoorly worded. Sends more lecture time talking about politics & his health problems than anatomy. Lectures on next test before first test is given. Gets mad when class doesn't get it. Insults people. Rude.
All the people that are scoring him low need to realize that this class is difficult no matter who is teaching it!! Dr. Corey was extremely nice and if you had questions, he would get back to you as soon as he could. His tests were hard but DO THE STUDY GUIDES and you will definitely pass!!
Unless you are a mind reader, good luck taking his class. He doesn't lecture. He reads. Exams are an absolute joke. Tech doesn't care whether or not you pass. They get their $ in the end and thats all that matters. He needs to be excused of his duties teaching.
He read directly from the notes provided on D2L and was easily distracted during lecture time. He often spent more time discussing his health history and politics than he did covering things for the course. His tests are worded in a manner that causes you to fail, even if you have put forth the effort to succeed. I would not take his class again.
Dr. Corey likes to chat about his fish tank and health issues too much during lectures. He reads straight from the powerpoints online. BUY. THE. BOOK. The online study tools included will save you. You will need to study the text extensively along with the study guides. I barely passed. VERY challenging class due to the amount of material.
This was one of the worst professors I have ever had. All he does is read off the notes that you already have word for word. He complains about all of his medical issues and says that the department thinks that him talking about himself helps you learn better. His tests are crazy hard too. I will never take this professor again.
This was one of the worst professors I have ever had. All he does is read off the notes that you already have word for word. He complains about all of his medical issues and says that the department thinks that him talking about himself helps you learn better. His tests are crazy hard too.
He is not approachable and is arrogant. The tests are ridiculous. If you have a photographic memory to memorize the entire book as well as his notes, you will do well. If you are going to take his class, take classes to prepare for this one as you will be on your own or with a tutor. It takes a long time for grades to be posted.
If you happen to be honored with the misfortune of getting this professor, please get out as soon as you can! Worst professor I have ever had. Very rude and lectures consist of him reading word for word off of a word document. His tests set you up to fail. The class average for the final was a 56. I'm usually an A student and got a C in the class.
When he replied back to emails, they were not helpful. His reviews didn't match with the material on the tests. There wasn't any extra help to pull your grade up. Whole class was not doing well.
Worst experience I've had since being enrolled at MTC. He is arrogant and condescending and not easily approachable at all. I was really interested in this class and it could have been a wonderful experience with the right professor.
Mr. Corey was a great teacher. His test were very manageable. You will have to study ! It is not a class you can float through on. Dr. Cory cares for his students and will do what he can to help. You can really tell he cares !
Drop this class if you can!! Bio101 has to be the worst class to take online. He assigns long pages of notes with no explanations, He is not very approachable in office hours or via email. You are basically teaching yourself!!! Majority of our class is failing and he doesn't even want our lab teacher to help. He's not a good professor. AVOID!!!
Emails were either answered slowly or unhelpfully. Had a hybrid course with Corey writing the notes for the main exams. A lot of material, bulk of it unhelpful for the exams. I wanted to like this course, I really did. Text book needed, reading the text book chapters and following those rather than the notes proved helpful for other students.
Worst professor I have ever had. Would not change due dates after the flood when people lost their homes and were unable to turn in their assignments. He's arrogant, and sets you up to fail. Study guides are not helpful and the material covered on them are not on the test. Get out if you are registered in his class.
My advice: Stop what you're doing right now and look for another professor or another campus. He's a nightmare. When you need help, he doesn't care. He's not a very nice person and very bitter. His notes at 9 years old and he doesn't change them with the editions. His notes don't make sense and you'll spend at least an hour decoding them. RUN!!
He should not have a class. I have his online lecture and it is what chapter to read. You only know that because it is the title of the "notes" (a page of random terms that gives no direction for studying). His weekly quiz is open for 12 hours during the same time as the 3 hour Lab on campus, so good luck with that. Just don't take him. BAD NEWS
Beware of this professor! I would drop the class now. His tests have nothing to do with what you are told to study and there is nothing to the online portion of this class. You aren't even given a chapter you only know because of the names on the notes. There are no class discussions, no assignments, communication is lacking.
There is zero direction on what to study for. Zero feedback. Past quizzes and tests are unavailable for review, so you can't see what you got wrong. He loves to ask questions about obscure bits of info rather than than major concepts. 1/2 of the third test was on a subject we'd been told was on the test only 3 days prior. DO NOT TAKE.
He is by far the worst teacher I've ever had. He doesn't really lecture but just reads back the notes in a monotone voice as if you should already know the material. He spends more time talking about things that don't matter such as his life stories. He test what's in the book and not on the notes. His test questions are to trick you. WORST TEACHER
Took his online Ecology class, which goes along with the BIO 206 lab. I really like Prof Corey. He's clear about what he expects and cares about his students. The tests are tough, but you'll do well if you do your reading. The "little stuff" shows up in tests, not just the main points--so read your text chapters thoroughly!
Atrocious online teacher. Choose ANY other. No feedback, notes are sparse (and full of errors), and tests are not reflective of material. When he does reply, he is sarcastic and condescending, like the students are bothering him (the questions was about an error in the notes). AVOID AT ALL COSTS.
First day of class and was so rude it was terrible. He didn't care what he said and talked about everything except A&P. I feel like I wasted two hours of my life today just sitting there listening to him talk about politics and the school system. He even said if you didn't like that he gets off topic to find a new teacher.
Terrible, boring... whole class consists of him in monotone, reading his own notes word for word and u write them down... end of class.. try not to fall asleep....
Wow I should have ran before we got to the middle of the semester. Honestly I was feeling pretty confident in the beginning up until this guy gives us 6 PAGES of notes, each VERY detailed and confusing with no real explanation. I am typing this because I am fed up with studying for hours and still not fully understanding the LECTURE, STRUGGLING!
WORST. TEACHER. EVER!!!!! You could NOT pay me to take his class again! He falls asleep during his own lectures! He doesn't like to be asked questions and gets off topic easily. Test questions are designed to trick you. The only reason I gave him a 1 is because it wouldn't let me give him a zero! DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS!!!
Do NOT take this man's class! His lectures are him reading from notes that are 9 yrs old & haven't been updated. He falls asleep during his own lectures. He doesn't like being asked questions, and his tests are designed to trick you. You could NOT pay me to take his class again! NOPE!!
No extra credit, no home work, and bad lecture . Dont do it.
He was the worst teacher I ever had. The lab would teach us one thing and he would completely contradict it and have the questions on the test that would be very confusing. He does not use the book and all his test come straight from his 13 pages of notes word for word. He would focuses on irrelevant details and can get off topic very easily.
By far the absolute worst teacher I've ever had. Genuinely does not care about your learning. He's here for the check and that's it. I had to take him twice and I was hoping the second time around we could figure out something that works, but no. His lack of interest in his students is ridiculous and extremely discouraging.
Didn't provide a syllabus. Quizzes with webcam every week - Can only be taken on Monday from 11 am to 11 pm . Dates and numbers are a great part of his testing, You have to know when world population reach x Billions. I don't thin he likes teaching or Ecology, but if you do, don't be discouraged, I work full time and was able to pass. U can too.
No extra credit. 60+ slides of notes for a 15 question quiz. Did not answer a single one of my emails (NOT A SINGLE ONE). I literally could not tell you a single thing about this man besides the fact that he needs to retire immediately. I am still not convinced he knows a single thing about Ecology. I taught myself this entire course.
my quizlets were about 120+ terms each because i had NO idea what was going to be tested. i hope you like memorizing every sentence in a huge powerpoint because that is the class. try to get a C or a B if you can but it'll be a pain in the BLEEP. i think the guy working down the road at the shell station would be a better teacher than corey lol
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
88%
Textbook Required
93%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
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C+
Grade Distribution
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BIO211
3.4
(7)BIO205BIO206
3.0
(1)BIO210BA1
2.3
(3)210
2.0
(3)BIO210
2.0
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210
5.0
BIOLOGY
5.0
BIOL101
5.0
BILOGY
5.0
BIOLOGY205
5.0