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BIO370 - 1.0 ratingClass Info
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Horrible. Boring lectures. Stupid tests and quizzes. Take someone else
Campbell is the worst bio professor at Emory. Her tests are hard and she doesn't even prepare you for them. Take Corces or Escobar. I do not recommend her.
I would not take her again. She is the only intro bio professor at Emory whose tests are part (around 50%) short answer. She is not very generous with partial credit. In addition to this, her lecture is extremely fast paced. She often changes slides while you are still on the first bullet point. Take Corces or Fritz for 142.
Her test questions are so stupid. She tests over stuff that we have not even covered.
Worst professor I had at Emory. She gives the same test every year, and performance on the test has more to do with group membership among those who have the old test than microbiology knowlege, something you don't find out until too late usually. She also makes you purchase extra credit with real money. $5. No joke.
I thought she was nice and relatively easy when compared with other bio professors. Be warned, her tests are easy but long, you won't be able to finish them unless you KNOW the material.
great!
I want to know who these people are who keep saying she's easy. I know someone personally who got the old tests. He just downright told me. And he said his grade jumped from a B to an A. Meanwhile, someone else's probably dropped.
You can get an A if you study like a mama, like I did. Otherwise, if you're just the run-of-the-mill student, you'll get a flat B.
Somewhat boring in lecture, but a nice person. Very straightforward tests and she reuses a lot of her questions - so find exams from past years and study from those.. easy A
Took her microbio class and it was awesome. she's a really interesting lecturer and kept us all engaged even though it was a 9:30 class. the tests are impossibly hard...very long and complex. you have to know absolutely everything. but still an amazing class and teacher. definitely recommend
A lot of the ratings on here are for upper level bio so I was scared going it. Her class is very straight foward. Read/take notes from the book before lecture. Take notes during lecture. Study her powerpoints. Do her problem sets. Go to the Bio Mentors if you can and her office hours. She doesn't want you to fail or kill your GPA
Very monotonous with unforgiving rules. If you are interested in taking an average class this is it. Not a terrible teacher by any means just not the most interesting. Gets a little angry at people who ask a lot of questions in class.
Must go to lecture if you want studying for tests to be a lot easier for you. She'll ask extra homework problems during lecture that are most likely going to be on the exam. Her tests are long, but fair. Write quickly. Very helpful during OHs. She seems intimidating in lecture, but she's willing to help. Gives plenty of extra credit opportunities.
She was great all around, seriously go to class, look at the powerpoints.
Test questions come from lectures only, dont bother with the book
Good teacher, overall would recommend to students to take her for this class.
Tests are way too long for 50 minutes! Often no time to finish. Does not curve . She does not use the textbook at all and only tests on lectures.
She wastes time in class by going off on tangents, then rushes through the relevant material. Lectures are boring and tests are way too long. There isn't much work and the class is relatively easy, but I wouldn't recommend it.
Undoubtedly one of the best lecturers I have had at Emory. While she may be strict on the rules, she expects students to do the right thing. If she comes off strict at first, it's only because she values fairness more than other professors. I came in with no scientific background and hating biology and I ended up declaring a bio major after.
Not the most engaging lecturer, but quirky and easygoing. Very clear about what will be on the tests, and as long as you skim the textbook chapters before the tests and quizzes, you're basically guaranteed at least a high B, if not a solid A. Would definitely take again. Had a super easy time in 141 & 142 but also felt like I learned a good amount.
She is a wonderful professor. She really takes the time to make sure that her students really understand the material (especially during OH).
Going to class was the biggest waste of my time. I would have been better off reviewing power points on my own and watching videos. SHE DOES NOT RETURN TESTS OR QUIZZES TO STUDY FROM, which I found to be a hindering circumstance for biology. Very unclear in lecture, something seemingly straight forward would become convoluted as she explained it.
Dr. Campbell is very knowledgeable, helpful, and a great person; however, she is tough. Class is entirely lecture and power-point based, so it can be boring at some points. Exams are tough. Use the study guides and problem sets and go to office hours.
Dr. Campbell is the only caring professor I've met in my life. She will talk to you about anything and help you with anything having to do with life, not just Biology. Easily my favorite professor ever. Not necessarily an easy A, but certainly a very manageable A. She is the reason why I'm changing to a Bio Major.
Dude Dr. Campbell is one of the best professors I've ever had. She genuinely cares about what she teaches and cares about each individual student's learning. She will often spend time outside of class just talking to you and she is easily accessible to ask her any lingering questions from lecture. I love her and would definitely take her again!
Really knowledgable about topics covered, but lectures tend to be more boring as time goes on, because the only thing that is used is powerpoint slides that people could study at home. Tests tend to be difficult unless you are present at every office hours and complete all problem sets. Would recommend an easier professor.
Campbell is a pretty solid professor. She tries to get along with her students and jokes around with them. She is very also very caring. Her lectures can be boring, and they can feel little unnecessary, but they are essential for her quizzes. Her material is 90% book material so its very easy to self study for this class and get an A.
Lectures are pretty normal. Boring but pay attention and it'll help you on tests. But she grades incredibly harshly. If your wording was just a little unclear, then she'll take a good chunk of points off. Even if you know the material by heart, if you don't answer in the way she wants, then it'll be points off.
Pros emphasizes understanding (not memorizing) & test content caring especially in OH insightful discussion section Cons lectures/slides lack clarity, cohesiveness no supplementary material e.g. problem sets very long tests, doesnt give tests back textbook ties loose ends from class lab lacks clear instructions She is ok but could be better.
Lecture slides have little information on them. Tests you on material that wasn't on the slides, but only mentioned in class so don't skip if you can. Tests are extremely long and difficult to finish within the time. Will test you on information that wasn't emphasized at all during lecture, but you're expected to know.
Class is so hard. She puts things on the board and draws things and expects us to draw them on exams weeks later and then gets mad when we don't understand. Tests are near impossible and have little to do with what was spoken about in class. Some test questions were not even mentioned in lecture.
the easiest 142 professor at emory. tests were basically taken straight from her lecture powerpoints which she puts online, though she does draw stuff on the board which is also important for the tests. drops 3 lowest quizzes and even curved our second midterm by a good amount. really sweet lady.
Does not hand out exams and quizzes. Goes on tangents about her life. Many other Great Professors to choose from. Terrible, just terrible.
She recycles her tests, and because of this, people cheat. Her test banks are all over the place.
I think sometimes, it was a bit frustrating to know what she wanted you to know - but the powerpoints were the main resources to use to study (because her problem sets aren't very helpful). However, she curves the tests and is pretty clear on what you need to know vs. what you don't need to know which is helpful!
Just read her PowerPoints and make sure you take pictures of everything she draws on the board. Material is incredibly easy, basically just memorization.
Campbell gets distracted very easily during lectures; she can go from mRNA to talking about the Ls she took in applying for med school so watch out for spending 40 minutes listening to her life story rather than biology things. She hands out about 13 quizzes and 3 tests and on those assessments, she would include things she drew during lectures.
She's knowledgeable and an amazing professor. Her tests are long and hard but she truly explains things very well with her metaphors. You do have to pay much attention in class because a lot of the things she only mentions in class will be on the test
Campbell is top 2 worst teachers I have ever had in my entire life, and she's not #2. She is unforgiving, rude, and unaccessible. She is patronizing and dismissive and does not help during office hours. She's very unorganized. She doesn't have a clear curriculum. She's not a good lecturer (she grazes over concepts). Her tests are hard/not fair.
Horrible person. Office hours do not help. She talks more about her life than the actual material. Clock during final was messed up and she told the class 5 minutes before ending. Learned more about her life than Bio. DO NOT TAKE!
I don't know why her rate is so low. She is a great professor. Her lectures are clear and interesting. You just have to study the powerpoint. I learn a lot from her class. She is a nice person. I genuinely recommend her than Spell.
Not the best experience. There are definitely better professors than her. Not very helpful during office hours. She is way too concerned about her personal life rather than teaching. Don't take. There are plenty of better professors than her at Emory.
Helpful during office hours. Extra credit (up to 2.5%). Her lectures really stick and they're very interesting. However, her exams are somewhat difficult, very specific with grading. Grades-wise, this class did make me somewhat distressed with a 97% before the final. She always curve though and is especially generous with curving the final.
Exams and the discussion section make up pretty much your entire grade. While her lectures are not difficult to understand, and the tests are largely based on the lectures, many of the questions on the exam are extremely specific - she really wants to know the extent of your knowledge rather than whether you grasped the concepts.
I took hand-written notes, and would ask her to clarify anything I didn't understand after class. There's no need to get the textbook. Make sure you understand what she draws out on the board and the "take-home HW questions." They're optional but always show up on the exam. Super straightforward if you come to class, and pretty enjoyable!
Very condescending and rude. Lecture and lab are both horrible. Unclear grading criteria, you never know what she wants, and her syllabi are incredibly disorganized.
Kathleen is the best for lecture and lab. I still think both classes were very hard (could be because I took on a hard schedule this semester) but it was very doable. Overall take the comments on here with a grain of salt. It seems like some people were not happy with the grades they received. Do the homework!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dr. Campbell is one of the best professors I've had at Emory. The tests are directly taken from class lecture, so pay attention to exactly what she says ESPECIALLY if she says its important i.e. her 'homework' assignments (1-3 quick things to look up before the exam). She truly cares and will always make time for you if needed just reach out!
Pros: clear lecturer, who makes difficult concepts like metabolism and gene expression easy to understand. It's easy to get As on the tests but only if you're good at short answer (which I was). Cons: she has a negative opinion of undergrads and even if you're nice to her, she may still lose her temper with you
I took 141 and 142 over the summer, and I think it is a manageable amount of work. You are definitely going to have to make sure you really understand the material and be able to apply it to the questions on exams. I think the mantras and mnemonics that Dr. Campbell provides are really helpful with understanding the material as well.
Good to students with disabilities, good at explaining things and took it easy on us during the pandemic.
She is lecture heavy and a nit picky grader. She is argumentative with students so it can be hard to raise concerns with her. Instructions are unclear and you don't learn much.
BIO190 (Forensics) is a really fun class. Having heard from other students, many other FSEM classes are not so fun. The discussions we had in this class were very lively and fun to be a part of. There are a few group projects, but all of them were fairly easy and fun. I often looked forward to going to this class, thanks to its wonderful teacher.
Professor Campbell is so caring and so much fun. She really worked hard to engage her students in the virtual format. This FSEM has interesting readings and allows students to engage in discussions. Do not be afraid to speak up in her class, as she loves hearing from all of her students.
Dr. Campbell will do ANYTHING but teach in this online format. We are completely on our own and forced to learn complex topics from the dozens YOUTUBE VIDEOS from random sources she posts because she can't be bothered to actually teach in class or make her own lectures.
condescending and pretentious, puts resources for one assignment in three different places on canvas, thinks that her experience being in athletics and balancing academics means the students do better with more work too (verbatim) overall just a terrible prof because she acts like a total tool
She's condescending and rude when answering questions. Her writing assignments are vague and unclear, procedures are verbalized and not written/posted anywhere which it makes it difficult to complete anything. She reports students for plagiarism if sentences are paraphrased too close to the source even if everything is cited. Avoid her if you can.
She doesn't let you see what you got wrong on tests!!!!! Every other professor teaching bio allows you to see what you got wrong so you can learn from your mistakes!!!! Seriously have no idea how i will learn if i can't even know what I got wrong.
Dr. Campbell leaves a lot of learning to be done by yourself outside of class by posting a series of random clusters of videos and gives little time for explanation in actual class. She also does not allow you to review any of your tests to see what you got wrong. Explanations are often unclear and she tends to be more condescending than helpful.
Dr. Campbell's teaching style, at least online, is very boring and her lectures can be pretty confusing and not engaging. She can be bitter when you ask questions or send emails. I love biology but I personally struggled in this class because she did not work for me :/
Unfair, rude, does not reply to emails in an adequate time. Takes points off of writing assignments without providing a rubric or any reasoning behind the grading. I attended office hours to make sure I was following guidelines and had it checked over by the TA multiple times, we got a horrible grade with no explanation why. Avoid at all costs.
I used to love biology and got an A on 141, but this class was a struggle because her lectures are tedious, confusing, long, and involve random tangents more than they do teaching. She is very bitter and condescending when students ask questions or send emails. Tests are much harder than other bio professors and include random bs we didnt learn.
If you have the chance, DONT take a class with Campbell. Her lectures are so confusing and she doesn't help you when you get confused. This was such a miserable class and I didn't anything. She tries to create mnemonic devices but they don't make any sense and confuse you more. Would not recommend.
Prof Campbell is in her villain era. It doesn't seem like she genuinely cares about her students learning the material and makes test/quiz questions unnecessarily specific. There are also always things on the study guide that we never learned in class which makes it so frustrating. I used to like biology but now I just want this class to be over.
90% of this class was learning things on my own. It makes no sense to me as to why she doesn't take the time to actually teach us. If you need help your best bet is the internet because she doesn't respond to email and is senile when answering questions in class. If you want to maintain your sanity don't take bio with her or drop the class.
Some of the reviews here are ridiculous. No, this class is not easy, but she does her best to make it manageable. Gives many resources to prepare for tests, puts red stars next to important points on ppts, and creates mnemonic devices because she cares. You get out what you put in to this class. Study what is given to you and you'll be fine.
Wants you to succeed in this accelerated, online environment. Super friendly, relatable, and accessible outside of class, has clear grading criteria, and stresses what you need to know/ not know for exams. If you can't take responsibility for learning the material on your own, don't take this class.
Dr. Campbell really cares about what her students learn and is super enthusiastic about the material. She is honest and blunt, but I honestly find these qualities helpful in a professor. Go to review sessions they are really good. She is accessible to answer questions or regrade questions. She provides so many materials for people to do well.
Dr. Campbell isn't the most organized professor, but you should do fine if you study diligently. I did not find her lectures very helpful, as the way she structured them or described topics can be a bit confusing. She is a bit condescending when people ask questions, and is not a very warm person.
Professor Campbell is not a very compassionate person. She is very condescending when people ask her questions, and she openly scares students with unique honor code talk and shames people that struggled in her class because "they didn't try hard enough." Her lectures are painfully boring and JUMP AROUND FROM PLACE to place.
I never paid attention in class and would rewatch the lectures to study. The review sessions are great! She is way more helpful because she has more time. She gives a lot of extra credit. Attendance is necessary so that if you are on the edge she will bump up your grade. The final is really easy. Try to view your past exams over Zoom with her.
The lab is very easy as long as you come prepared and keep up with your notebook. Try to talk to her and the TAs to get on her good side. It's very easy too! She is a blunt person, but if she likes you then she will be a bit nicer. The final group paper can have a big effect on your grade. Your grade might look bad, but it shoots up at the end.
I loved this course! Dr. Campbell truly wants to make students love biology. She went above and beyond to hold many offices hours, create mnemonics for us, and make lectures fun and engaging. She is very caring as well- she never made me feel like my questions were silly. If you do all the work and attend office hours, youll get an A easily!
Dr. Campbell is an excellent professor. You can truly tell that she is passionate about the material and about her students. She really wants her students to understand the material and goes above and beyond to make sure this happens. BIOL 370 isn't easy, but if you put in the work and study hard you will get a lot out of the course.
Dr. Campbell is a wonderful professor who truly cares about her students. She is very passionate about the material and really wants students to understand the content.
Dr. Campbell is a good professor! She can be somewhat intimidating, but she is knowledgable about the material. Her PowerPoints can be difficult to review just on their own, so take thorough notes. Do and check the take-home homework. Go early to the exam "looksies", and attend the TA review sessions. Lab is cool, just know the protocols.
Definitely had to work hard to get a good grade, but honestly, I've had worse professors at Emory than her. I guess she's better in-person than online. Pros: Concise lecture slides, clearly knows her microbio stuff, good at explaining concepts Cons: You NEED to pay attention in class bc things she talks about (not on slides) are tested on
Grade for lecture is based on three exams. Exams are just topics that Campbell likes, it's hard to predict what she'll decide to test on. For lab, work is easy enough but final paper is graded again on personal minutiae like her personal convention of capitalizing Gram stain. Make sure to go to exam looksies on zoom because she'll often bump up
This woman is not a good teacher at all. Her slides are so unhelpful, they're just pictures. She doesn't upload the slides ahead of time to help students take notes, and she had them at the beginning of the year (first 2 classes) then took them down on purpose to make life harder for us? I wouldn't wish this woman upon my worst enemy.
Dr. Campbell is honestly really great! She is not only very knowledgeable about her content, but her lectures are very clear, and she tells you what to focus on (famous red stars). MUST attend office hours, TA review sessions, and exam "looksies". Only thing is she does not record lectures but her exams are super specific to her lectures.
Slides are never posted before class making it hard to take notes and she does not record so you can't go back to hear it again. Also the exams are incredibly lecture heavy so you have to know everything she talks about and she chooses random stuff to put on. Material is difficult but if you memorize everything its fine. I would not recommend this.
Professor Campbell is the worst professor I have ever had because she is mean to her students. I have seen and experienced her laughing and rolling her eyes at us. She even tells embarrassing stories about students to the class. I overheard her make fun of a students anxiety. Her behavior makes her class a waste of your tuition and time at Emory.
Many other people here say Dr. Campbell is a demanding professor. But I think she clarifies what will be on tests/is very blunt as long as you pay attention to what she says about the slides and the big red star on topics. She is kind and cool during office hours and better than many other bio profs.
Professor Campbell is a very blunt professor, not mean but will not sugar-coat anything. There are 3 exams + a discussion grade, all worth 25%. She offers some extra credit opportunities. PAY ATTENTION TO CLASS, not all the information is written on the slides and she doesn't record class. She will star important slides but will test over anything!
Past ratings definitely shocked me, as Dr. Campbell is a wonderful professor. Her course is hard, but she is caring and helps you every step of the way in Biol 142. 70% of your grade is exams which are all multiple choice questions (very cut throat). Extra credit makes little difference to the final grade. Be ready to spend a lot of time studying.
I love Dr. Campbell!! I had her for Bio 142 and this was my second course with her. She is a very effective teacher who tells you exactly what to expect by putting big red stars on key points. Her lecture slides are so clear that you don't have to spend a ton of time studying. The course helped me A TON for MCAT B/B, and I highly recommend it!!
Bad lecturer. Makes topics way more confusing than they need to be. I truly have never regretted anything as much as I regret taking her for Bio. Questions on exams make no sense and are way too specific.
Dr. Campbell's lectures are difficult to follow with no directionality and she expects you to do asynchronous learning for the majority of the course, with class time spent mostly on doing a poorly worded and structured quiz. She is difficult when providing responses to questions and sometimes is short tempered.
she is just so hard to listen to. you basically need to teach yourself.
She is actually terrible. Doesn't explain the content well. Worst acronyms I have ever heard. (Literally used Mi-toe-sis as an acronym for mitosis.)
she is terrible
She is a horrible teacher with little class structure. Your non-exam grades are dependent entirely on stuff that she doesn't teach. Avoid if possible.
literally if you can take anyone else for this class do it. her class is so unnecessarily hard compared to other sections. her lectures aren't helpful at all and the pace of the class is faster than any other.
Weird exam. Spent lots of time before exam focusing on questions that did not show up, exam questions unnecessarily specific. Not effective lecturer. 142 shouldn't be this hard.
take any other professor for 142. her lectures are so boring she literally talks monotone the entire time and just reads off the slides. She makes her exams so specific and much harder than any other section. 142 should not be this difficult.
She is bad at lecturing and provides little to no resources for practice or review. Since her lectures have no directionality, going to class is useless. She focuses on the most minor details without teaching the general concept. Her course is weirdly specific, fast paced, unorganized, and lacks many resources other bio professors have.
words cannot express how much i dislike her
condescending tone when asked a question and loses track during lecture on minute details, leading us to learn most at home. Assignments/quizzes are poorly worded and confusing with no intentions on helping students. Tests are nothing like what she taught and dig into the smallest niche scenarios.
Horrible personality. Not only does she not teach but is so mean to other students and faculty members. Everyone prioritize bio for registration so that you get anyone else….
If you didn't have a good 141/AP Bio teacher, Campbell isn't gonna help. I left her 1st lecture doubting myself on something as simple as mitosis; she makes everything so confusing when it doesn't need to be.. even when you ask questions to clarify, she sounds almost offended and then gives a bad answer. If you lock in on your own you'll be fine.
Dr. Campbell is not very clear in terms of what she requires you to understand for her exams. She also has "optional" readings that often have information in them that she expects you to know without covering it in her lectures. However, if you do the readings and pay attention in class, it is possible to do well.
Dr. Campbell is either always sick or giving a really awful lecture. Most of the time I don't even listen because when I do, I become even more confused on topics I already have previous knowledge on. Extremely lecture heavy with little to no class participation- there are so many better bio professors.
I took her DNA Freshman Seminar. She's so monotone and very lazy. Take DNA if you want a light seminar, but know you'll feel like you wasted your time. The material seems hard at first if you didn't take AP Bio, but it turns out that you don't have to know anything at all. One test, 2 books, lots of useless 10-minute assignments. Easy A.
For the midterm she gave us practice material for the midterm, all very easy multiple choice questions, she said that the exam would be all MCQ as well. The test was in mostly FRQ with extremely precise answers/unclear questions that we didn't learn in class. Class had potential to be cool, but Dr. Campbell made the class difficult and boring.
You can definitely learn from this class. Between the LAs, her quizzes, assignments and more it's easy to understand the material. The exams are a whole different ball game. The questions are confusing and not at all what you covered in class. Many people left feeling frustrated because, despite knowing the material they could not do well.
The was not hard, but she made it seem so difficult. She is an okay professor; her lectures are kinda boring. And there kinda confusing, so you'll do lots of self-study. Her test questions are so specific. I did well, though, but sacrificed lots of free time. Her TA's are AMAZING, tho. Shout out to them fr!
She's not bad. I didn't go to any of the LA sessions, and I speak from a purely self-studied background, and managed to get a decent grade in the class. The exams are very conceptual based and if you can explain the processes, you're definitely going to be fine. She gives extra credit, and it can really make, not break your score. Quizlet ftw gg
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
68%
Textbook Required
20%
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BIOL141AND14
5.0
(1)BIOL190
5.0
(1)370
4.0
(4)BIOL141
4.0
(1)BIO370
3.4
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BIOBIO
5.0
BIOL350
5.0
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4.0
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