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LOVE HIM! He explains things so well and thoroughly, and goes slow enough so that you're actually able to follow along. He's also really funny. He has good lecture notes, and posts notes in addition the the slides on powerpoint. Fair exams and very helpful in answering Q's. Definitely recommend him!

Good prof, nice guy. Murmers some times, which can be frustrating if you are trying to write what he is saying. The notes provided are usually enough, but add your own for clarity. Easy enough course

makes what would otherwise be a dry subject very interesting. very helpful, enthusiastic, and funny prof.

The mark breakdown for this class was very fair- 5 in class quizzes, two midterms, and a final. Nice to have the quizzes to take some of the weight off the final. Good prof overall

Great Prof very interesting and good at explaining. There is no textbook but you would never have to look anything up anyways. Has quizes which makes up a big chunk of your mark; they are easy as long as you actually review your material. Class is fairly straight forward. His final compared to midterms was hard do not under prepare.

Good lecturer and the presentation slides are super easy to understand.

He seems to get on people's bad sides after the first midterm but going to his office hours can really change that. He explains everything very well and makes it look a lot easier than at first. He does not cover much material however the material he covers, he expects you to know in dept.

KKJ may have gotten a bad rep for his poorly designed midterm exams, but he took strides to make up for it (scaling the midterm averages, providing review sessions, and creating a very fair final exam). I rest assured that he will learn from his mistakes, and will make future exams much better. The content was well explained, and straightforward.

Lectures can be horrifying if you're already sleep deprived and your grip on emotions and reality have already left you. That being said, once you get engaged in the topics you'll see that his lecture notes are very well written. Multiple practice questions are given, key slides for exams are provided. I look forward to having his class again :)

I though KKJ was a great prof - explained material quite well and his ppts covered all the topics thoroughly. His tests are quite difficult though - fully written with lots of problem solving but he does provide lot of practice questions that are similar to the exam ones (help outside of class was great as well) and he does scale the exams. solid

I enjoyed KKJ notes style. The first midterm was straightforward. The second was tricker, mostly by the way he worded things but the final was much better and very fair. He provided lots of practice questions which were very helpful and the lectures went at a very good pace. He focusses on classic genetics rather than bio tech which I preferred.

Course is set up with intermittent in class quizzes that are definitely not something to skip. In class participation was super helpful for the preparation for the quizzes and the midterm. Kirst has a sense of humour that makes learning genetics more manageable. Definitely will take another course of his.

He gets a bad rep for his exams, but honestly if you go over his lecture notes you should be fine. The exams are written, but I don't find the questions to be unfair. Listen in class to what he emphasizes! He seems somewhat intimidating, but if you actually talk to him he's very helpful and cares for his students.

Dr. King-Jones exams were mostly application based, made up of written problem solving questions. He is, however, really friendly, and accessible. He provided key slides/topics before exams, and scaled midterm two up by 8 marks. The lab also makes up 40% of your grade, which is beyond his control. Do practice genetics problems and youll be fine.

Dr. King-Jones is a great guy! I'm writing this comment mostly because I see a lot of people dumping on him but he really is great. The material of the course is a little hard and you definitely have to study or else you won't do well. His second midterm was very hard but he was fair about it and boosted everyone up. He is a fair guy. Take him

WAAYY better than I expected! King-jones mostly tests on his lectures and gives detailed and very useful notes, pay attention in class you'll know what's coming on the midterms. He also grades fairly (you can go to him if you want anything remarked), but does tend to have high expectations. I'd recommend if you like biology and want to learn a lot

I took biol 207 with Dr KKJ back in the fall of 2017. Interesting class and friendly, helpful prof, but my god his tests are hard. If you need to get As for pre-X, Y or Z definitely avoid this prof, but if you're just a bio major who can afford a B or B- then there's no reason not to take his class.

KKJ is hands-down the best genetics prof I have ever had. I used to hate genetics before I took this class. He takes his time explaining concepts, does not care about details and makes analogies and drawing to help explain difficult parts of the course. Tests are not hard at all if you go to every lecture. He will not try to trick you.

A pretty solid prof, really nice guy. Tests are not very hard as long as you focus on problem solving rather than memorizing things. The lab is a huge component though and really is what makes or breaks you in this course. (especially depending on the TA you get)

Definitely not a super easy course but KKJ is clear that you need to understand concepts to problem-solve rather than just memorize words/facts. His midterms were super fair, & you get marks for online participation. His final felt pretty brutal though to be honest. I never went to office hours, but I've heard he's nice & understanding

I enjoyed the class as well as the lecture, i thought both the midterms were very fair but the final seemed to be much more difficult.

Dr. King-Jones does an excellent job of explaining genetics concepts during lectures but he is a troll when it comes to exams and throws in some very challenging problems on them. His class was quite the experience.

Pretty hard exams but the prof is fair because he scales them to give a 65% average for the class. Nice asynchronous lectures that explained material pretty well. So much better than other some other profs during covid. organized. might take a while to respond. respect him cause he is so fair (in the scaling of exams).

Not a bad dude. I loved the course and the material taught, and he has a good sense of humour. He delivered the material nicely and the course was organized. Tests are hard and emphasize the application of concepts, but they are scaled. Does not reply to all emails or forum questions though, which was annoying.

Dr. King-Jones was a pretty good prof (and he was the only prof to make me laugh this semester while watching his lectures so that's always a plus). His explanations are usually pretty good, you just need to make sure you understand for yourself. Exams are a time crunch but he scales them pretty nicely. And go to PAL sessions! They actually help

Dr. King-Jones is a real gem! I very much enjoyed his lectures, as they were in-depth and full of funny anecdotes. His midterms were rather tight on time but I felt they were good indicators of how much I understood the course. The final was very fair too imo. Although the lab component almost ruined my grade, KKJ's exams definitely pulled through!

Professor Kirst King Jones was an excellent Professor. His exams were very application based, but he provides many opportunities to study for them: the textbook and its practice questions, pre-exam questions, weekly TA sessions to go through questions.. The tests are fair. The lectures were entertaining and he responds to emails quickly!

The course is heavy, you need to really work for it. But he was so hilarious. Can you imagine he kept the straight face while teaching a topic he named "sex, drugs, and how to keep on rocking". Those small anecdotes made the course much more bearable.

Bro, this guy is the sweetest kindest prof I have taken at the u of a so far. god bless him and his soul. the exam averages are quite low but the questions are all fair and not only is the class curved but the exams are also scaled. there is also homweork which is pretty much free marks if you do it

Nicest prof ever! Exams r tough but it's a bio course so you'll have to work hard. Scales exams based on class avg to give every1 a fair mark. Really cares for students & wants them to do well & pass the course. Textbook hw is free marks. Overall a great prof & much better than what the ratings say. Take him, you'll do fine if u put in the effort!

The course is definitely content heavy and difficult, however he makes it bearable to work with. The textbook quizzes are free marks and the lab makes up a very heavy portion of the course. The exams are very difficult if youre not 100% with the material, but hes always available for feedback and is really caring! And answers emails really fast!

I walked into this class thinking that I was not going to like Dr King-Jones, but he ended up being my favorite prof this sem. I genuinely enjoyed his lectures and the syllabus, he was fantastic at explaining things. If you actually put in the work to read the textbook and learn from your mistakes, its a great class. Hard exams, but beneficial.

Dr. Jones genuinely wants you to succeed in his course and responds with detailed answers in the forum. With that being said, practice is everything. Make sure you fully understand the molecular techniques and CRISPR since those areas were heavily tested. Watch his lectures carefully and leave at least a week of prep before the final ;)

Dr King-Jones is one of my favourite professors! His lecture style takes a couple of classes to get used to, but once you do his lectures are incredible. He focuses more on application rather than memorization, but his lectures are great at connecting information so you understand it. He also assigns achieve questions, but I found them helpful.

Literally the best prof I have ever had. The midterms were very fair and closely resembled practice questions. Lectures were fantastic, especially epoll questions. Truly an inspirational professor.

He is funny, passionate, and extremely intelligent. If you want to do good, you have to work for it. He will be there to support you and help you out, but you need to work and put some effort. Some say he's not good because his exams are hard, but at the end of the day you are learning hard topics that require proper understanding and effort.

His lectures were really engaging, and he was a fun prof. His test were really hard, and he used Achieve for his homework assignments which I didn't like. The achieve assignments were really time consuming, and irrelevant to the course so that was not good. But otherwise, I really enjoyed the class.

While I truly did love Dr. King Jones, the final exam was extremely unfair. Even though he allowed a detailed cheat sheet, it still felt very overly complicated since there were questions that did not line up with anything taught. Also, he uses achieve for homework, and it doesn't really relate to the lecture content. Midterms were fair!

Good professor, friendly, and obviously cared a lot about what he was teaching. There was quite a bit of homework that did not line up with his lecture, so you had to teach yourself some content to get them done. The midterms pretty fair, and lined up with what we learned, but the final was pretty tough. More than enough time for all exams.

He was a decent prof I liked that most of whatever was important was already on his slides because sometimes he would go off on tangents. Midterms were really fair. He would even give hints in class too. Final was terrible tho. Some questions we didn't even cover in class lmfao. The achieve was alright but be prepared to spend hours on it...