straightforward lectures, nice professor

easy class, somewhat interesting, nice prof

I love JIM DUNN! Learn and help your GPA!

Very good teacher. Very interesting class. Keeps you entertained. Fair.

gives study guides but they don't help with the actual tests.

The one class I could stay awake in.

A overall great guy!!

Good prof, makes class interesting, can learn a lot

Jim was cool, GO TO HIS STUDY MEETINGS

Great class, great prof, keeps things interesting

This man looks like Bob Villa but acts like Bill Nye! Take his class!!!

GREAT prof. gives great study guides that help a lot with the tests.

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very energetic and knows his stuff

Don't get sucked into the I-believe-it-cuz-you-said-so-&-it-sounds-good vortex.

Interesting and easy class. Uncle Jack rules!!!

Jim is an interesting teacher and has different views on matters and subjects

Great Prof!!! Take Entomology from him, he knows his stuff!

everybody loves mr. dunn

Is very helpful if you ask him questions, makes time for the student.. GOOD

Great Prof, Interesting, Clear, Entertaining

Kept class very interesting, great prof., would recomend him to anyone

Great Prof, just make sure you study!

great/funny,talks about curr. events, ask him for help-he'll help!

need to study for exams, but very fun class, lots of discussion

Great prof.! Class is tough but he's always willing to help out if needed.

Very easy, little homework, he's a little full of himself tho

Good class, take this guy. Understands its just a gen ed. and is not that hard. Is interesting, helpful, and understandable... if you are halfway smart you'll get an A or B easily.

This class was very easy. Dunn is funny, and the few assignments in this class make it enjoyable.

Great teacher and a GREAT Class. Everything learned is very interesting! The tests aren't too hard as long as you use the study guide. Best class at Grand Valley :)

Great guy but tests are hard! He gives outline-take lots of notes on lecture. Tests are wordy and confusing. I would recommend if you are going to go to class,take notes, and study for tests. He tries to help, but not very good at it.

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He is a great guy who understands that the class is a gen ed. If you go to class his exams are not to tough.

Great teacher, great class. Usually pretty easy, but not always. Go to class, do the assignments, take a few notes, and you should have a B or better.

The summer course was great. The assignments were frequent and not terribly difficult. He also didn’t assign any busy work with the substitution of class participation. Overall he was a great professor.

Professor makes the labs fun and interesting. Expects a lot on the lab papers, otherwise very easy class.

Hard 100 level class. Good prof, but not up-to-date on his material. Teached a lot of things as fact that simply weren't true. Posted hundreds of topics on blackboard to review for a 70 question final. Expected students to never miss class.

This guy was a lot of fun. Very funny. Reminded me a lot of Don DeLuise. I would take him again if I could. Quite enjoyable.

You can't do bad in theis class unless you don't show up. I took it in the summer and it was a SIMPLE class. Just take notes and ask for clarification if needed as some things are confusing. EASY B even without the book. Only gave one easy book assignment. If you try hard and study you can get an A.

Good professor. If you go to class and take good notes you'll have no problem. People that complain about assignments and when they are given should maybe go to class since everyone else who goes does fine!

Great professor! His lectures were interesting, well prepared and thought provoking. He's very helpful if you stop by his office. Make sure you can answer all the questions he puts up on blackboard. Attendance/good notes are essential. The tests are challenging. To do well you have to understand the material, not just memorize terms. Great class.

He was a nice guy. Really loves those butterflies he studies. His tests were fairly easy. Classes were interesting.

There could not be a better BIO teacher than Jim. He will help you out anytime. He grades fairly and he understands that students are learning to become professionals, not BE professionals like the stupid twin profs do. No surprises on exams he tells you what you need to know. Take Jim, youll be glad you did and u'll learn a learn a lot!

jim is an awesome guy but his tests are hard as hell. give LOTS AND LOTS of DETAIL!! he's helpful especially in lab but his tests are a ****

He is a good prof. He knows what he is talking about and makes class interesting...take his class, you wont regret it.

Dunn was a great prof. I loved his class...although it was boaring at times...but what lecture is not? He is funny, and as far as bringing his own political views to teaching...what ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST is not going to be at least slightly liberal -which does not change the way he teaches- good prof, easy, go to class and its an easy A.

Prof Dunn is a great teacher. Easy lectures but TAKE NOTES!! You will be suprised at how many test questions are from his lectures. Make sure to study for tests because they can be difficult. He doesn't make you feel stupid either, he just wants feedback from students. GO TO CLASS ON FRIDAYS...he gives a quiz every friday.

EASY class. Make sure you take decent notes and you will be fine. Liberal politics but what else would you expect...

Good professor. If you actively take notes and listen in class, you'll do fine. He gives review questions that are extremely relevant to the exams. So basically, take notes so you can answer the review questions and study the topics covered by those questions, and you'll surely get a high grade. (Yes he's liberal, but he is open to other views)

I love Jim Dunn! I would sign up for his class again in a heartbeat. His lectures were entertaining and exams came right from the lectures. Be sure to study your notes, though, cuz some questions are detailed. Be sure to go to class every Friday cuz there's a quiz. Didn't need the book. Study and listen during lectures and you'll do just fine.

Dunn's Lecture is entertaining and he is very enthusiastic about Ecology Material. He really utilizes blackboard for extra notes. It's a huge workload, especially in lab. His exams are rough...show up for class because he takes attendance and those that are there get the exam curve if there is one. Take the time to really understand the material.

He's an entertaining professor who really enjoys what he teaches. Sometimes he screws up on exam questions (answer sheet is incorrect -- so check that!) and he's opinionated but he's a good professor. He makes the stuff practical. I definitely recommend him!

Entertaining, intelligent guy who knows his stuff, but kind of opinionated and sometimes goes off on tangents. He really stresses the fact that students should process and think about class material rather than focusing on rote memorization, which can be a good or bad thing depending on what you want out of a class.

Prof Dunn was interesting, engaging, humorous, lively, and made the course great. ALL test material came from notes and BB slides. There were no surprises on any of the exams. In every unit he will say star this-it will be on the exam and worth 10-15 pts, underline this, know this, bold this. So, exams easy if you just listen and do the studying!

Prof Dunn is great. He is interesting to listen to and makes class fun. All the material is clarified, and he literally tells you what to know for the exams. Make sure you understand the concept and not just memorize.

Prof. Dunn is a really cool guy. He made Environmental Science something interesting, that I thought was going to be terrible. One of the easier classes I have takes so far, but a class I learned a lot from and would recommend people to take! You dont really need the book, he goes through point-by-point what you need to know for exams.

He's very knowledgeable and passionate, but uses the same adjectives over and over again, obsessed with microbes. Tests are decent, but multiple choice is pretty hard, curves scores. Overall pretty good!

Tells you what exactly needs to be on the exam. Great lab prof too as he basically outlined our papers for us. He actually teaches you how to write in the science field rather than just report the data you found. Take this guy and you wont regret it.

I actually loved this class. His exams were pretty easy if you listened to him. He tells exactly what will be on the exams. He repeats himself so we know what he will test on. Very funny prof also. He made the class fun in my opinion.

Professor Dunn is a great professor! He keeps lecture interesting and funny, and is willing to help students on their projects. The lab papers are a lot of work, but they're interesting and Professor Dunn is willing to help clarify any concepts that aren't understood. I definitely recommend this professor!!

Excellent professor. Passionate about the material and you will learn a lot.

Dunn is definitely a cool professor! I had him for general ecology, which is in truth, kind of boring. However, his lectures were really entertaining and he provided really good examples for all of the concepts. He made a lot of jokes, too! I definitely recommend him as a professor.

Prof. Dunn is the best professor I have had at GV. He is easy to understand and makes it very clear what he wants you to know. Highly recommend him, especially for his insect classes. Once again, best professor I've had out of the three years I've been here.

Took for Ecology as a summer class and he was awesome! Labs are tedious and spent outside where the bugs were bad, but he was so helpful for all assignments and the tests were often half made up of old quiz questions! He offered a TON of extra credit, but I think it just might be during the summer. For the papers, go and see him at his office!

Definitely the best professor I've had so far at GV. Attendance is not required, but go to lecture. I wish I had attended lecture more often because Jim makes it so easy for you to succeed if you do. Important material is made clear in lecture. Exams are basically half old quiz questions. He offers more than enough extra credit. And he's funny!

Jim Dunn is a cool professor. The first few days he comes across as extremely liberal (and he is... but he's teaching an environmental science course so that's probably a given). He gives extra credit for showing up to class. His tests aren't easy, but not really hard. There's a project that requires some work. All in all, a solid class.

Weekly quizzes which made what to expect on exams pretty clear. Focused on case studies and examples which made it way easier too learn. Dunn really knows his stuff and is a great teacher.

I really enjoyed Professor Dunn. He was super supportive of his students and helped me a lot with projects when I had questions. Even met with me so I could get clarity for my forest paper and how to write it correctly. I learned a lot from this class, and he is a lot of fun and laid back. Get to go outside a bunch too!

If you attend lecture you will pass class. Make sure you take down notes of all of his examples because those usually show up on the quizzes and make sure you study the quizzes because those end up on the tests. He has a very sarcastic personality and is very blunt which is why I found him very funny and loved going to class!

Very easy class, watch the lectures and you will do great. Professor Dunn is very passionate about what he teaches.