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Reviews (103)
Good teacher, clear lecturer! Tests were a little confusing, but got better as the semester went on. Very fun, class was easy to sit through!!! Attendance is not mandatory, but when you miss you take a hit on test even if you read the textbook. Would definetly recommend!
Heather is a nice teacher that really cares about her students and helping them succeed. That said this is a VERY HARD class and the tests are VERY HARD and confusing at times. She is a new teacher and grades on a curve. She gives "quizzes" that usually want to know how she can teach better or help us learn. Just be open and honest with her.
Dr. Seitz is an awesome teacher!!! Her tests are a little difficult but are definetly straight from her notes!! Please take her!!! I learned SOOOO much in her class and she makes everything VERY clear!! Lab was much better too!!!!!
I disagree. I found her to be completely rude and unwilling to work with me. Her teaching style is average, nothing special and sometimes unclear. I would not reccommend her. She is and okay teacher but not an okay person.
Heather is a great teacher. She has great ways of explaining things, is willing to help, encourages more than just lecturing up front. Also great in lab. Never boring. Gives study guides that help a lot, and makes sure she puts the topic to you in a way applicable to your field. Wish she taught another class I need to take!
Was ok, a very fast talker. Sometimes hard to keep up with I had to ask a lot for clarification. Make up tests are very HARD, don't miss a test!
Awesome teacher very helpful, lots of extra credit stuff. Her test are straight from her notes, if she didn't teach it it will not be asked. She did a wonderful job.
I really enjoyed this class (Micro) more than any science class I've ever taken. It IS challenging, not a "easy A" but worth the work. She keeps it pretty interesting and I really enjoyed her lab. She also has a fun sense of humor, which keeps things from feeling to stressful.
This professor is truly a gifted teacher. I would take another class from her in a second!!
Oustanding job, every interested in her students succeding. Takes all the time necessary to ensure that you know what you are talking about. Finally a professor who really cares about what her students think. This is the one you want to take this class with. One of the best professors I have had the chance to interact with!
Heather's is ok. I don't understand why everyone thinks she is a real good teacher? Her study guides are real, real long! There is tons of info to remember.. SO why is she so great?
Heather made the information interesting and easy to learn. All of the tests were right from her notes, so as long as you go to class and study your notes, you cannot do badly. She is very interested in student input and will go out of the way to help if you don't understand. Great professor!
Heather is an outstanding professor. A PhD in Immunology, she has deep knowledge of Micro. Her tests are extremely fair and she goes out of her way to help students succeed. Can't recommend her highly enough -- she's the one you want for Micro!
Great teacher! Really LISTENS to her students, WANTS them to succeed. will work around the class to help students get the grade wanted. Labs were actually useful & fun. Not too much homework, just weekly lab reports. Tests were difficult, but class notes were amazing to study from, but MUST ready book also
Go to class and write everything down that she writes on the board. Learn your notes and you will do well. The book is helpful as reference. Lab with this class is helpful. She is very easy to learn from.
I had no interest in taking Microbiology, but it was a pre-requisite for the RN program. Heather is AMAZING - she made this material FUN and easy to understand. Do whatever you can to get her as your teacher for this class. She's awesome!
AWESOME! made micro lab FUN!
this teacher is A-MAZ-ING!! she gives you so many resources to do well and she guinely wants you to do well. go to class, fill out the sutdy guides, and you will get an a.
Wonderful teacher, you can tell she knows and is interested in what she teaches. If taking micro in jccc this is the teacher to take.
Heather made micro FUN! The material is rather thick to get through at times but it's VERY interesting and enjoyable to learn! Study, study, study your notes and the chapter outlines, use the book only for clarification, and you will do fine. Heather is a must-take professor with micro, she's very helpful and funny-one of the best I've ever had!!
Very nice and you can tell she is knowledgeable in the subject. However, the communication in the online class is pretty much nonexistent. I tried sending multiple emails and leaving voicemails for questions about the material she promised, I never heard back. The tests are given whether or not she has given you the info she said she would.
I'm in her micro class, and I am enjoying it a lot. Her explanations are very clear, as are her explanations. She isn't boring and kept my interest all semester. Tests aren't easy, but aren't impossibly hard. Highly recommended overall!
This is a tough subject, but she makes it fun and interesting. The only problem I have doesn't have anything to do with her (Book problems). No Homework, but she does a lot of in class quizzes that cannot be made up. Overall, Awesome teacher and I recommend her.
DO NOT MISS CLASS. Make-up exams are extremely difficult (all essay & confusing). You cannot make up quizzes (there are many). Main exams are matching & essay (must study). Uses Angel for online chats. Never cracked the book, study from the notes she writes on the board! She loves & knows her job! Keeps you very interested in the material! STICKS T
She was a good teacher and you can tell she enjoys micro. The only problem i had was that she wasn't there at the end of class due to a pregnancy. Also i really don't think she graded farley at all. She also favored the people who were older.
Great teacher. Makes Micro fun. Explains concepts in basic language and relates it to everyday situations, when possible. Hard tests, lots of quizzes. I studied notes + read book. She tells what to study, what to ignore, in each chapter. Discussion ?'s lengthy. Test reviews days not helpful. If you have to miss, miss those, otherwise, do not miss!
I also had the same issues. She was not in class during the final weeks due to baby delivery. It is a very hard class. I would constantly go to her office hours. I never missed any class because they counted as points. She curved every test. I think she will value those who go after help earlier in the semester, not because of students age.
Knowledgeable and you can tell that she really enjoys teaching. I took a hybrid online class with and she is very organied. I would HIGHLY recommend her course.
This teacher is fun to have in class and obviously cares about the subject but is AWFUL about getting grades to students reasonably. Can take up to three weeks to return tests and projects and rarely returns emails. Promises to have things done and then does not do them, very frustrating!
This 'professor' needs to commit more to her students. She doesnt respond to emails, is horrible about getting grades back, and misses several classes. Her lectures are very helpful though. She definitely knows her stuff, but lacks the commitment to her students.
Great when teaching, very passionate & knowledgeable, but very disorganized. Took a long time to reply to e-mails, if at all, took a long time to update grades at one point was 2 tests behind in grading. It was difficult to find her during her short office hours & she would tell us she was going to do something & wouldn?t follow through.
I had heard such great things about Seitz & was excited to take this class. I was disappointed & regret it now. Grades were never kept current. It took weeks/months to get Exam grades back. Exam questions are tricky, even when you know the material really well. She doesn't seem to care about her students or her job, & is unprofessional.
Never in my life have I seen so many students complain about her but won't say a word to her. She will help you if needed don't expect help. She covers a lot of material and tests are hard. tests are 600 points but busy work is 400 plus curve tests and gives extra credit. If you want an A you are going to get it but if you want to complain no
VERY hard tests. VERY hard to get an A. Okay at lecturing. Had a friend die & struggled to keep up, but when it got down to the end, I had an 89.7 and she suddenly graded the last, small point project hard, giving me an F on it, and barely missing an A. Said she couldn't give special treatment just cause my friend died. Just seemed a lil heartless.
Loved this class and the teacher. I found her to to be very educated about her subject and willing to teach it. Answered all of our questions no matter how trivial or stupid they seemed and truly made me interested in micro by making it fun instead of boring.I give her an A+
SHE IS NOT A TEACHER. SHE DOES NOT TEACH AT ALL. SHE DOESN'T EVEN TALK TO OUR CLASS. students are expected to teach themselves the curriculum at home & it's a MASSIVE work load. Mindless memorizing. We don't learn: we memorize thousands of words, which have no meaning to us. It's only fair if you're a microbiology teacher. She doesn't do her job
Plan to work hard for an A. She teaches so you are required to actually understand the material not rote memorization, a good thing! I don't like the teams because my team refuses to act like a team but I did find one great study partner. The extra work sucks because it takes away from study time but it's points so I'm not complaining!
This class isn't a sit and listen to a boring teacher type. You actually have to learn the material and do the study guides. Then you go to class and take a quiz for yourself and as a team. There are also team problem solving. I think the teams helped me learn and make myself do the work because I didn't want to let my team down.
group... because I don't understand what others are saying about her not teaching. If what ive heard is true, i cant speak for others in group classes, but if you take her class in a traditional manner she is great! a little slow responding to emails and posting grades on angel, but otherwise very educational, positive experience!
EXCELLENT prof! She provided numerous helpful study aides 4 online self-directed learning (which is what adult learners should be aspiring to). She was a little unorganized, but her assignments & activities were very applicable to both tests & future lrng. She also has an excellent knowledge of the subject matter which she communicated clearly.
She was laid back and very helpful.
we all whine about the "team-based method" (it was a lot of work outside of class. Also a lot of credit hours. I'll give it the time). but I appreciated it in the end. I feel like I retained the information and learned it. I enjoyed class. If you attend every class + show up with a clue occasionally, you'll get your "A." Helpful if you ask for it
Team based class, I had an awesome team learned a lot from them, did have to kern a lot outside class, the text book is horrible! Dr. Seitz is helpful if you have specific questions, attendance is mandatory to get points for participating, I was dreading this class, ended up enjoying going to this class!
She was very nice and helpful. It's easy to see that she puts a lot of time and effort into teaching this class. I wasn't thrilled about the team based learning but in the end I was surprised that I really enjoyed it. She presents the material in a way that is easy to understand and she is always willing to help you if you need it. Great class.
DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS!!!!!She is horrible!I am taking her online section.If I wanted a team based class I would have signed up for her in class.She doesn't tell you that if you don't post to your group by Sat(assignments aren't due until the following Wed)that you lose points until about week 3.Save yourself the headache an take someone else!
Not impressed. This class was a hybrid and she was AWFUL and communication. I ended up dropping out of the class from pure frustration. She would give lecture videos and study guides but the tests would be WAY more in depth then you think to study. She needs to be more consistent. An she would add drawings without letting you know. Do not recommend
This was a great class, she was clear in her syllabus and was totally fair. The activities were interesting and she always emailed me back right away. TAKE this class, don't listen to the people that hated her, they didn't read the syllabus or ask for help apparently.
Went in dreading this class, and came out loving it. Good teacher overall.Friendly and very helpful when asking questions. I had to do a lot of studying and homework on my own even though it was "Team Based" learning.
I'm not sure why other ratings are bad, though team based learning is different, it worked for me. For her class, write down everything from her videos on the study guide, you'll get an A on every single quiz if you do this. Her tests are a bit hard, check her math if your tests don't seem right though, but she is a wonderful teacher overall.
GREAT teacher. TERRIBLE group based learning. I did not like how the lectures were only done online and activities are done in class. DO NOT take her if you want a traditional learning environment. I felt like I was taking an online class the whole semester. I consistently found myself doing all the work for my group.
While I wasn't ready for the group based learning as I believe that some students don't take it seriously. It somehow worked for me. Plus Professor Seitz did a wonderful job teaching the class as well as her study guides. Write down EVERYTHING on her study guides, and you will succeed. That's not a joke.
Unless you are already knowledgeable in microbiology, do NOT take her. Basically every class is a group participation, you listen to lectures online at home. If your group doesn't understand the content, you're out of luck. She also teaches it WAY above an entry level micro-class. Tests are very hard. (the class average for our first was 60%!)
She teaches it above entry level so if you're new to microbiology I would recommend taking this class with someone else. You'll be placed into permanent groups for the semester and will do activities each class. Watch the videos and do the study guides BEFORE class and you'll do fine. Her in class lectures are disorganized.
She's really hard but I have learned a ton! I feel totally prepared for nursing school now. Not an easy A but if you work hard you will get one. Team quizzes and team exams have totally helped me when I didn't study. If you really want to learn take her!
Pay attention in class, take notes, study, read textbook chapters, and watch her lecture videos. When studying for tests, try to connect concepts from quiz study guides to test study guides! Treat this class like you're in a college level course & you'll be fine! Don't waste time whining that the class is tough, use that time to study! Commit.
Took Micro Lab from Dr. Seitz. She involves class in a program called Small World Initiative. Look it up, this class is worth taking even if only to learn about antibiotic resistance.
Great teacher, very clear on work that needs to be done and is very helpful and wants her students to succeed.
She makes study guides for every exam and has lots of extra credit opportunities. It is group based learning instead of lecture heavy. She is really funny, and cares about your success. She stayed an hour after class with me once to keep re-explaining a concept I didn't understand. I took her lecture and lab and was happy with both! Tough though!
Dr. Seitz want you to make sure you read your book many times until you understand everything in the book. There's lots of discussion every week. The format of the exam is 25 multiple choice questions worth 2 points each for a total of 50 points. The other half of the exam is made of short answer questions total of 50 points, over all 100 points.
Dr. Seitz really cares about her students. She has a lot of material to help you get ready for tests. Study guides, lecture videos, and online homework all helped me a bunch. She answered all my emails (not sure why others had problems). She also schedules time to talk with you to answer questions or go over the study guide. Tests hard!
Dr. Seitz is my favorite teacher at JCCC! Although micro is a hard class, she makes it manageable. There are a lot of group activities that are fun. The tests are super hard and count for a lot, so study a ton. There are lots of quizzes. Homework isn't too bad. She will give you study guides that are so helpful. Definitely take Seitz!! Study!
Heather teaches the best lab ever!! It's fun and very interesting. All semester you will do a real experiment from the Small World Initiative to try and find a new antibiotic. She absolutely loves what she does and will make you love it too. This lab is difficult at times, but she is always there to help. You will learn so much in this class.
Dr. Seitz is very accessible and her lectures are informative and engaging.
Dr. Seitz is a great person, but a horrible educator. I loved micro, not her teaching style.
Throughout the semester emailed her multiple times about assignments she had supposedly already graded or were missing in the grade book. She took forever to grade assignments. Personally think she gave more assignments than she could grade. When she lectures she's awesome at explaining things in a way where most can understand.
Dr. Seitz is an absolutely terrible professor. She was a terrible communicator and most times it would take her up to two weeks to respond to an email if she ever even responded at all. Her tests are extremely hard and she failed to give us an appropriate amount of time to study her study guides as she would post them late. SHE ISN'T RECOMMENDED!
By far the hardest class Ive ever taken. I took micro online with Seitz, and Im just happy I passed. Entire class is group based. Tests are extremely hard and dont expect to get any use out of the study guides or exam material. Exams are multiple choice and short answer/application. Doesnt respond to emails. Exams take 3 weeks to grade.
Professor Seitz is well-versed in her field and definitely knows a thing or two about microbiology. But she is a terrible professor, she would do much better working strictly in a lab, far far away from students. There is so much work assigned that she can't keep up, the tests are impossible and I could go on, just know that she is NOT recommended.
Somehow managed to get an A despite the fact that I got D's on 3/4 tests? I'm still confused but I'll take it. She gives enough E.C. to compensate for everyone failing the tests. Go to class because there are group quizzes every week(which also saves you). Also, online homework is easy points. Do E.C., show up, and an A could be possible lol
AWFUL PROFESSOR, she won't respond to emails in a timely manner nor answer the questions you ask, she never grades things on time and is awful at explaining in lectures (so disorganized), tests are so hard and non of the study guides she gives you are helpful, you basically are expected to memorize the entire book (class average 50%) AWFUL!!!!
Prof. Sietz is very nice but she is not a very good proffessor. Nice isnt what you need to pass the class. The class is very homework heavy, also you read a ton of chapters and basically have to meorize the whole thing. You could read it and still not know whats going on. The tests are very difficult and the study guides do not help.
Tests are difficult but she gives plenty of extra credit and points with other assignments to keep your grade up. Video lectures online are provided that are great for studying. She really cares about her students success but does require you to work for your grade. Its a lot to learn but just do her assignments and learn the material to do well.
Dr. Seitz has you do book work at home with study guides. There are easy quizzes with each chapter if you do the study guide. Each unit has extra credit opportunity. Several points are available and nothing is weighted.
I took the online course from this professor. I think it was very difficult and her study guides do not help at all. Her tests are completely out of the ball park. There is no way to study for them. Maybe she is different for an in class lecture but online, no. She also never responds to emails so good luck with that.
Dr. Seitz is very knowledgeable; her lectures are clear and helpful for exams. Online hw is easy points, quizzes aren't bad and the discussion posts, although done in group format which is a little awkward to work with, aren't bad either. Exams are pretty hard and I don't feel like the study guides are thorough, but easy hw and EC balance it out.
Study guides DO NOT match up with exam! Exams are very difficult due to the material not matching up to the given study material. Professor offers extra credit but it barely helps with keeping your grade above sinking. Many students I talked to in the online class struggled with the exams. Discuss exam frustrations with the professor.
DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR. She deserves to be working in a lab, not teaching. She does not teach well at all, she just expects you to already know what she is supposed to be teaching you. Cancels class and next class period says, "We have a pop EXAM today, but you should know the material". Very smart biologist, just belongs in a lab working.
She is passionate about biology and teaching, but tests are nothing like the study guides and they ask information which is irrelevant to what she asks you to study (study guide). She is not too understanding either. The topic readiness resources she creates do help. You will need to fill out the topic study guides and study each topic thoroughly.
Shes alright. I wish I got a better teacher because I noticed that some of these teachers make these classes harder than they need to be for no reason. Wish I got the grade I wanted after working so hard but even after communicating with her I got nothing. :(
Microbiology isn't designed to be an easy class, and this really wasn't bad until you get to the tests. The quizzes are fine, as long as you watched the 25-50 min lecture video beforehand. The tests were tough. 4 tests, she did provide study guides, except for test 4, but they were really not similar to the test at all. Other than that not terrible
I did not find her lectures helpful at all and I have a traditional learning style. Her exams do not follow the study guides as they are so broad and her exam questions are very specific. Luckily she offers a ton of extra credit which is the only reason I got an A. Overall I came out knowing nothing about the subject because of her teaching style.
I've been going to JCCC for yrs and this is the worst professor I've ever had. She is a big believer in tactile learning, there are very few lectures and everything is interactive. Get ready to read and do your own research to understand the material. Doesn't answer Q's clearly and grades significantly harder as the semester goes on. Do all the EC.
This is literally the worst college professor I've ever had. She is very unorganized and difficult to get ahold of. I have had to email her several times to ask her to post assignments so I could get them done on time. Her study guides are very broad and exams are completely off the wall difficult so the study guides are essentially useless.
Believe all the critical reviews. She is unclear. Study guide is useless and broad. I only got a good grade because of extra credit/work. Hard to get ahold of. I studied my butt off, but the exams don't go with her study guide. Lectures don't explain much. You have to put concepts together on your own. I couldn't believe Majority were failing tests
She isn't good at explaining topics & assignments, and she wasn't the greatest at replying to emails. For each chapter she makes a study guide that should have all the content for the next test. Don't even look at the study guide, it will confuse you more. Ive never experienced a less clear/detailed study guide. Her main issue is communication.
Doctor Seitz gave us good amount of assignments each week, watch lecture video, take quiz, finish up the inQuizitive, team assignment then individual assignment. She is busy professor but she was really nice chatting with me and answers to every single questions that I asked her. she has extra credits and I worked my butt off to earn A!!
Professor Seitz's online biology was really good. She gave us good feedback, bunches of home Lab( some lab took over a week, so be prepared) she is also very understanding owhat tlife behind the class. She gave us extra credit opportunities. I love her videos. Quiz and exam were not too hard if you study! Ebook was useful also! highly recommended!
The study guides that she provides give little to no indication of what is actually on the exam. Her expectations are unclear and her lecture videos give the bare minimum. Expect to teach yourself. Do all of the extra credit work. She also does not respond to emails. I have never had to deal with this kind of negligence from a college professor.
This professor is awful. Hard exams that aren’t related to the study guide. DOES NOT RESPOND TO EMAILS. There’s pointless group projects where you lose points you deserve. The average for tests is barely 50% Dont expect much if you value your mental health. There’s extra credit but it barely helps. I wish I could rate her a zero.
Would highly recommend not taking this class with this professor!!! The tests are very hard and nothing that she provides is helpful for the exam. It's been a struggle and so stressful. She is unclear about her expectations. It seems like she wants you to fail and is trying to trick you.
Terrible.
Get ready to be your own professor. It's very clear that she does not care about students.
The worst experience I've had with a professor at JCCC. She does not respond to emails and isn't clear on what to expect for exams. If you love teaching yourself and still being surprised by content expectations, this is the professor for you. The best choice I made this semester was dropping her course.
Took the lab portion of her class and ended up dropping because of her lack of organization. She would come to class completely unprepared. There was a quiz at the beginning of every class. Save yourself the heartache and take this class with another professor. Worst experience I've had at JCCC.
A professor who really cares about her students. We got to pick our own project for biotechnology and we had a of fun while learning a lot in the process.
Do not let the good reviews fool you!!! This professor is impossible to get any help from and seldom responds to emails. I was stressed out all semester and spent way too much time crying about a class when the professor clearly does not care about any students well being.
Unless you can self teach by reading the textbook I would avoid this teacher at all cost. Very little teaching is done and expectations are generally unclear.
Its a shame that there are no lecture videos for this class when it is online. You will have to try to understand all of the information from a PDF. She does give retakes for exams which is helpful. Just not the best organized class. She's not quick to respond to emails, but is nice. Lecture and lab don't line up so that is no help.
I would not recommend this teacher for Micro. If you are taking this teacher drop immediately, find another, or wait until next semester. This course is heavy with homework that is worth very little points. The reviews for the exam are a joke and in no way prepare you for the exam. Most exams are write in answers. The videos are pointless and short
Avoid this professor if you can't self-teach. Unclear expectations, unhelpful lectures, and difficult exams. Try using Unstuck study along with the textbook to prepare for this class.
She didn't do a good job with her online microbiology class. You learn from over 12 page PDF papers and no lectures at the end of the course; even lectures didn't help me at all. There are no exam guidelines, and you basically have to remember everything on the PDF and assume it will show up on the exam. Not recommended!
You will have no idea what chapter you are on. The assignment questions are nothing like the exam questions. Her instructions are bare-bone. You only pay for the textbook for the assignments because she puts everything you do need to know into a pdf. I tried to like it and should have listened to reviews. I have never had such a class like this.
This professor was by far the worst I've dealt with at JCCC. Even taking the class online, it was very hard. Lack of communication, spent over $100 on the textbook just to not use it, and the coursework is very confusing and disorganized. If you plan on taking her class, DONT! Unless you want to self teach.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
74%
Textbook Required
38%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B+
Grade Distribution
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BIOL999
5.0
(1)BIOLBIOL
5.0
(1)BIOL130
5.0
(1)BIOL235
5.0
(1)MICRO230
4.5
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MICROBIO
5.0
BIOL231
5.0
BIO135
4.5
BIOL230MICRO
4.4
BIOL999
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