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Old school, helpful, hard exams.

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Really nice, clear and concise. Teaches actual science.

Very helpful. Very smart and not arrogant. Honest.

Dr Jeckle, Mr Hyde

Work hard and be rewarded. Clear and concise lectures, great to study from.

Good notes; not too boring; addresses issues regarding microbiology.

A nice guy, but MOODY!!

great course material, cares about his teaching, a little moody

Knows his stuff - pretty interesting.

Good prof, bad mood swings. Like the fact he admits he doesn't know.

interesting teaching style....fair tests

Say what you will about Ed (moodiness etc.), he genuinely cares about students.

great prof! true- he totally cares about his students and loves his job. knows his E.coli really well too:) p.s. i've never noticed his modiness....

Dr. Ishiguro gives a very intersting lecture. This was the first university course I actually enjoyed! His tests were easy, but you had to study for them. I never noticed any mood swings, although I found his arrogance funny.

He's fair and the tests were easy

Although he's quite mean (or looks quite mean), I must admit that he's the best professor in our program. He's a real scientist, unlike some other profs that always talk about money.. Good lectures, clear explanation.

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Nicest guy in the department and great teacher too. Hard material, but fair tests and good notes. Cares a lot for students, and looks out for their best interests

ed is a great teacher. everything he teaches is interesting and he gives good visual aids. my best teacher by far this year.

his tests were copy and pasted from old exams which mad studying easy. Looks a little mean, but is quite funny and nice.

very nice, tests were extremely fair; dont try and "weed out" students. he cares a great deal about the subjects, and his enthusiasm rubs off, this course has made me consider biochem as a major

The best prof in the Biochem/Micro department, except possibly Pearson. (Not that this is much of an accomplishment...) His lectures are interesting, and he's helpful outside of class time as well.

Ishiguro is a good lecturer. He definately keeps you interested. The only problem is that he isn't very friendly when it comes to helping students with questions. I won't ask any questions in the class because of the demeaning way he talks to others when they ask questions.

LOVE HIM! Funny and informative.

Gives good notes, but needs to put them up on the internet for people who miss a class or two. Tries to be funny...sometimes it works, sometimes not. His tests are fair.

Very interesting and full of information. Make sure to note what he says, not just what's up on the slides!!

Excellent

Easy class (you dont even need any science background because he starts from the basics) , interesting material, easy to understand. The whole no text book thing is different but he gives you all the notes he goes through in a notebook so there isnt much for writing.

This class is very easy. He gives you the notes in a book she you aren't pressured to write everything done. The material is very interesting.

He was a pretty good prof - you didn't need any background in science but if you did this class was RIDICULOUSLY easy - the notebook with class notes was awsome if you had it, but he did move quickly if you didn't - however he had no qualms about telling our class about how much he hated us and how first years are immature compared to second years

Excellent

Good prof. Uses powerpoint slides for lectures, which I don't really like. Extremely cool and interesting course. Class is lots of info. but nothing really hard to understand. Study hard fore midterm - he does ~1/2 written questions, not just MC. Text necessary for reading assingments, but there's a copy of Prescott in libary.

Really cares about his students. He really loves what he's teaching and it makes learning the material that much better.

Great class, made the material very interesting, no text but so you had to pay attention in class, mind you it wasn't hard to do that. Efficient way of teaching, taught concepts rather than made you memorize a text book!

Excellent prof! I've taken 3 of his classes now (Micro 200a & b, Micro 302) and have really enjoyed them. I really like how he doesn't make you memorize the textbook (Micro 302 didn't even have one). His classes are about learning the concepts, not pages and pages of trivia.

He was very interesting in lecture and asked questions that got you excited about getting into the field. He was a factor in me switching into micro. The lectures follow his own notes that you can download beforehand.

Awesome! Enthusiastic, funny, and maybe a little crazy.

Great teacher who loves his job. Test was very fair. Used exact midterm in final exam, which was strange, though. Overall, happy funny great teacher whom you learn a lot from when attending class even though notes are not taken (it really helps to listen to him in class).

Incredible teacher, very inspiring, makes learning exciting.

Somebody get this man a crown - King of Micro!

Any professor who dedicates a lecture to his dog who recently passed away HAS to be a good guy. Dr. Ishiguro will inspire you to learn. If you attend lectures, take notes, and study hard, you will be rewarded.

Awesome, brilliant, soo helpful. One of the best profs i've ever had

Great prof teaching a great class. Tests are extremely fair - just study his notes and maybe supplement them with bits and pieces from the text and tada!...it's easy to do well on the exams. Ed knows his stuff, & keeps the class interesting. Focuses on key concepts rather than details. Attend class, listen to what he says, study, and you'll do fine

Dr. Ishiguro is the best professor I have had at UVic. He makes students excited about learning, and focuses on key concepts rather than requiring you to memorize details. Extremely fair tests. Incredibly nice guy, and always willing to help, just go visit him in his office.

His lectures are informative and he is able to teach well. The only negative thing about Dr. Ishiguro is his arrogance; at times, he gets so caught up in all the great things he's done and how much more intelligent he is than other people, the actually concept is lost. Otherwise, pretty decent.

Fantastic prof, very engaging! Not sure why everyone did so poorly on the midterm? It really wasn't that bad. Yes, he is a tad arrogant, but he has also been teaching the course for many, many yrs....so let him have it. GO SEE HIM IN HIS OFFICE. DON'T BE SCARED!! It really helps! And yes he focuses on details, just study hard, and deal with it.

I took micro 200A and B with him. The best prof ever. Ishiguro changed my life - literally - I fell in love with the subject because of him. He is very good at explaining things. The course can be challenging so please, for your own good, go see him in his office hours. He is SO helpful and not in the least bit mean. Love this man.

Great prof. makes you think for yourself, rather than spoon-feeding you like most. makes you question, and research your own interests. great with after-class/outside of class questions, if you are clearly interested.

Like others have said, very helpful outside of class. Lecture material is clear, concepts he wants you to know are clearly laid out.

Oh, boo hoo, a teacher that actually makes you think and doesn't feed you all the answers. Deal with it, this is university! Ishiguro can come across as arrogant, but he is actually a very kind man, and very helpful outside of class. Go see him in his office hours. Fantastic prof. Great class.

Not an easy course especially the lab components but fun and interesting and they teach you the right way unlike in some other courses. Dr ishi loves to help students and has open door policy so u can drop by and ask questions anytime. no office hours!

Ok, he may be arrogant, but it's his right since he's been teaching over 40 years. He is a real inspiration, and I don't think I've ever learned so much in two courses as I did in his classes. Topics were always interesting and relevant; tests were very fair. Labs could be tricky, but you learn a lot. Over all the best classes I ever took at Uvic.

Excellent teacher. I didn't notice any arrogance when I had him, in fact, quite the opposite. Kept topics interesting and was always willing to help anyone who had any questions. I learned a ton from him and I really hope to have him for a class later in my biochemistry degree.

Excellent prof! Class started out a bit slow coming from a science background, and a lot of the information seemed repetitive. I am glad I did not drop the course though because as the semester went on, the class became more interesting. Really helpful during office hours, and a GPA boosting class for sure! Light workload / fair exams.

Getting on in age but sharp as a tack. Explains tough concept in crystal clear ways. People on here say he's condescending. Yes, if you're a sensitive, affirmation seeking first year, then he will appear condescending. Bottom line is that he cares, and teaching is clearly his vocation. Grateful for this legend. Pay attention and get an A.

Ed is definitely one of the most inspirational teachers I've ever had. I had him in my second semester of first year - after having a pretty rough first semester. After day one, completely changed my outlook and motivation levels. His motives for his teaching style is to motivate us to think, do the readings, be involved.. Not just give an easy A

Ishiguro is a solid prof overall. He goes over the concepts very clearly and he repeats key concepts several times throughout the semester, but his lectures can be somewhat dull. Overall, tests were fairly simple, and he is not nearly as condescending as some people make him seem.