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Lectures were BORING!! Says um too much in lecture.. but very avaliable for help

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Very enthusiastic always stayed after class to talk to students

very good...not too exciting though

Lab professor - much more dynamic and helpful than lecture prof!

I HATE HER PREPERATION!!! she usually goes into lecture late and tries to speed it up @ the end...very unprofessional...and lecture usually makes me fall asleep. she's quite cool in lab though..

great lab instructor but hard exams and hard marker on the essays!! but spends lots of time explaining to students, even marking our rough drafts before we hand in the final copy

She was a good Lab instructor though sometimes the leactures she gave at the beginnging of the lab dragged on.

Open book exams were tough. Her lectures were okay, but i had a hard time looking towards the front, she dresses like a clown/plant.

She inspired me to go on in biology - fantastic teacher. The lectures were NOT boring.

This class was boring as hell. This women could talk the ears off a deaf buddah. Very nice person though, and always available outside of class hours. Quite possibly the worst dressed person I have encountered in my eighteen years of existence.

Boring lecutres...it is very hard to stay awake during lectures, since she just talk on and on with the same steady tone...very very hard to focus...exams are ok, just too much to be completed in given time...However, she seems to know a lot about the subject and is quite helpful...

Very nice and helpful! Marks a million times easier than my TA. Your grade will depend on your TA a lot since lab assignments are worth so much. Little deduction on clarity due to her constant "umm"'s and "ahh"'s in her lecture. I don't notice anything wrong with the way she dresses.

Very friendly professor. She's very approachable, she really tries to get to know the students she teaches. She's one of the profs who are there mainly for students and that is reflected in the way that she teaches. Not as boring as people say. Guess it just depends on interest in the course...

She is a really enthusiastic person but her lectures aren't very energetic if you get my drift. Usually busy, but when available is helpful. This class is EASY for those who go to lecture and read the lab material and don't fall behind in her courses. She is a really hard marker.

ok... lectures are boring but if you're interested you will stay awake. She will answer completely irrelevant questions and time will be wasted but in terms of getting help outside of class she's GREAT. She's usually available if you're willing to wait and she will answer her emails

Most helpful prof ever. If you e-mail her with your answers to eg. a practice midterm, she will e-mail you back with detailed comments. Very helpful if you go to her office hours. Really approachable and freindly. Obviously loves bio. But stupid lab questions are annoying and graded totally harshly.

Mrs. Sharp is an amazing teacher. She was by far my favourite this semester. She takes the time to answer questions for you, and is very understanding. She is easy to approach if you have any troubles whatsoever. Very awesome teacher!!

She is very picky with her marking. Her lectures are dull and boring. However, she is very helpful if you decide to wait for her

Joan is an amazing prof. Her passion for biology is evident through her teaching. Clear, concise notes, and always extremely helpful...

She's nice but huge materials covered, as in a 3 credit course.

She really seems interested in the material which makes the class enjoyable. Really nice and really helpful.

Very helpful. Although, she tends to grade essay questions VERY harshly. Other than that, students shouldn't have a problem with this course. Personally, ecology isn't really my thing, so I sort of found it boring.

Joan was an excellent teacher. Very helpful when you went to see her. I notice that a lot of people complain how hard of a marker she was... (NOT true) but keep in mind the demographic- this is coming from science students used who probably haven't pulled their heads out of there asses to write a paper in their entire lives.

Prof. Sharp is a very helpful and spiritual prof. If you make an effort to go see her, she will help you a lot, especially with your writing. Yes, her exams are tricky only because she only tolerates university style writing and answers, nonthing else. The course content overall was very boring. Her lectures were dull and not very exciting.

A very nice, understanding, helpful prof. Her exams are long but straight forward. The material covered in class is interesting but Joan can be quite boring sometimes.

The course requires effort. It is not easy, especially if you are a first year. A lot of high expectations on the exams, which are tough. If you see her in person she will make your life 10 times easier. A very nice lady and is extremely helpful. If you put in the effort to go see her, you are bound to do well in the course.

Wonderful class, lots of work but very interesting.

Nice lady, but not such a good instructor. Explanations aren't very clear.. hard marker

I do not agree with the posts here saying that Joan is a 'bad prof'. She is very passionate on her topics (stress on VERY) and her lectures are both informative and altogether interesting. She teaches the labs herself, so you get 1on1 explanations with her. I'm still taking the course as of yet, the midterm was a bit difficult, but very doable.

She is really passionate and knowledgeable in teaching this course but treats many theories as facts. Hard to take this course seriously when every other page there is a question mark as to whether it is true or not. The midterm was deadly(avg was failing) as she expects you to know and connect concepts she barely skims over in lecture. Overall OK

Distance ED. Joan is helpful and went out of her way to be available. This is not an easy course but if you do the work and attend the e-live sessions and participate you will do fairly well. Make sure you do the work on the sample exam questions to improve test performance.- I really liked Joan and would take another class with her.

The course isnt that interesting but she puts in examples to make it better. Midterms are hard because she's so picky about the wording. If you remember the exact words of definitions and study her examples you'll do well! she curves so your mark always gets better.

Joan is a dichotomy. On the one hand she is very helpful. So long as you're organized and have your assignments finished in advance, she'll proof them and tell you what you need to change in order to do well. On the other, her knit-picking goes beyond is considered to be fair for a 200 level course. She is also not an engaging lecturer.

I had her for the lab portion of this course and she was extremely picky with marking. However she is always very pleasant and approachable to ask questions.

Distance Ed: Joan was fantastic. I took this class a couple of years back and loved it!!Work hard and you will do well. She will look over papers and provide feedback if asked which results in a better Mark. An instructor with heart

Joan is a great professor. Very accessible and welcoming to students, and her general interest in the course is high which is always nice. She speaks passionately about topics so it keeps the course interesting. However, lab exams and the final were very difficult. I found myself studying very hard, I knew the material well but I still got a C+.

Terrible, she babbles for an hour before every lab class and sends you to sleep doing so. She's also an extremely picky marker. I'd try to avoid her for any class if you want to do well.

The good: She is knowledgeable, the labs aren't dreadful, approachable and knows what she is talking about. The bad: Goes on randomly forever and marking is brutal first mistake you make your docked 0.25 on an assignment out of 1. Lab final is fairly straightforward and fair but those 3 hour labs slow and boring.

Joan is a great professor, she is extremely passionate in helping students and her career. Only thing is she goes off on tangents, but they can be interesting sometimes.

all the people here talking about how bad she is are people who dont know what science is. its not memorization like you do in all your other courses. joan teaches you how to think like a scientist and analyze things critically not regurgitate information back to her on an exam.

Joan is an amazing prof, she really cares about her students doing well and goes out of her way to give extra help and make herself avaliable!

Talks wayyy too long before lab, she'll take up your first hour and you won't have enough to finish. Labs are interesting but only because of TA's, generally she's an okay prof but I found her extremely annoying. One lab I counted her saying "UM" 57 times in 40 min. beware

An amazing prof who cares a ton about her students. Very talkative, she does tends to ramble on in labs although. She is incredibly kind and helpful- best prof I have had to date. For midterms and exams she provides detailed comprehensive exam questions and provides the answers as well. Take her courses, you won't regret it.

She is extremely knowledgeable and helpful and really wants her students to understand. Questions on her exams are challenging but she gives you all the tools to figure them out and often gives exam questions ahead of time. The people who say shes a hard prof are lazy and want an easy class that takes not effort.

If you work hard YOU WILL DO WELL. Gives you exam questions ahead of time and will give you feedback on practice exams and assignments if you finish them ahead of time. Her questions are challenging but do-able if you pay attention. Shes very helpful so ask lots of questions and you'll do fine! Ppl who don't like her class don't like hard work!

Kind, understanding and always willing to go above and beyond when students need her help. I don't think I have ever seen her angry or express annoyance at students who seem to not give a crap. Exams are DIFFICULT. Must be specific - she marks what she's looking for. Tough grader. : Easy to do well on some lab assignments. Lab component is HARD.

Really good prof. Enjoy the class!!

she is so picky... I don't deny that she is a kind professor, however, if you don't really need this course, don't take it. especially with Joan.

Just as everyone says, she is an amazing prof!! Absolutely wonderful. She goes above and beyond to help her students. However, its not that people who complain about her class aren't "hardworking", her tests are HARD. I do well in all BISC courses (it is my major after all) however in this class I am struggling to even get a B. She's a tough marker

Super passionate and overall has a very kind grandmotherly attitude. Good at explaining but has a very quiet and soft voice that puts some people to sleep.

Joan makes me irrationally angry. She's very picky, but she's a pretty good prof. I just really don't like her and I have no idea why...

Dr. Sharp clearly knows her stuff (she wrote our textbook and lab manual!) but goes on a lot of tangents. It can be really hard to focus on what she's saying which sometimes has little to do with the lab. It's can be hard to hear her when she's facing the wall. She does give a lot of extra help if you ask her for it and is very easy to approach.

Joan is an amazing prof, she spends so much of her own free time trying to help out her students. Go to her review sessions, they provide an upper hand on the curve when she explains what she is looking for in her grading style. Read the textbook as well, you will be tested on it even though you will not go over it in class.

Although she is a tough marker, she is a great professor who gives plenty of feedback. She seems to really care that her students understand the concepts, rather than just pass the class. She is always accessible for extra help, and is very inspirational - though you may not get the grade you want, she makes the topics interesting and engaging.

I don't know why people are narking on this prof so much. She cares about her students immensely, and though she goes off on tangents sometimes, it really wasn't too bad if you keep up. She gives worksheets, icklickers and sample exams, gives clear grading criteria and requirements, and gives great feedback and tells you what will be on the exam.

Although Bio 100 is a difficult course with some difficult topics Joan is an unbelievable teacher. She cares so much about her students and is very clear in what she wants you to learn. DO THE PRACTICE TESTS, they are 75% the exact same questions as are on the exam. If you never read the book and memorized the practice test answers you will get a A

She is really nice and spends lots of time for the course and students. Heavy course load though but, she is very helpful

I had Joan for both BISC102 and BISC316 and in taking 316 I could tell how passionate she was about the topics. She truly wants students to succeed and is very approachable in person and over email to help you and give feedback on practice questions. She's a very sweet lady I wish she wasn't retiring.

Dr Sharp is a greap proffessor. She explains really well all the thing sthat you need to know in the learning outcomes so if you follow them, you would be prepared well fro assigments and exams.

She is literally retired but she was a super prof. Super approachable, held weekly review sessions, very understanding, gave literally 5 HOURS to complete the final exam after moving to an online format. All exam questions come straight off the annotated reading guides -- go over all the bullet points on them and you'll be fine.

Dr. Sharp was one of most enthusiastic profs that I had. She made parts of BISC 102 interesting when I took the course a while back. There was too much reliance on Mastering Biology (and it would have been better to make this optional). Overall, a good experience.