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Awesome teacher! Her tests are completely online and her lectures aren't boring, mostly because she doesn't read out of the book. Great instructor, you can tell she knows a lot.
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While she is a little hard to understand, her class is pretty easy (especially for non-biol majors). Her tests (all online)questions come from her notes/quizzes and she is really helpful if you don't understand something (one on one tutoring). Really nice, and understanding, will work with you, and smart. Cares about what her students say/think.
I took microbiology with her, and it was extremely difficult. I studied and worked extremely hard to get an A. Dr. Tie is very intelligent about a wide variety of subjects. I enjoyed her class and learned a lot because of its difficulty. All the tests and quizzes were online, but very limited. I ran out of time every test. Good teacher though.
Great professor,I took her AP 1 and 2 hybrid class.You MUST show up to class and read the chapter before class. It will help you to learn the most.The professor likes to call on students and ask them questions regarding the chapter, so if you read the chapter it will make it so much easier.You get points for attendance,so Show Up.Prof. is great!!
Took APII - very knowleadgeable and cares about her students. Tries to keep students involved during the lectures by asking questions. So make sure you keep up - because she will call on you. Would strongly recommend her.
Very helpful, encourage critical thinking. Her tests are all online. I certainly recomending her!!!
I took A&P 1 and 2 with her. Great teacher, using online materials and also exams. very helpful and knowledgable. If you serious about learning, I STRongly recommend her.
Dr. Tien is great! she was easy but you still leave the class learning a lot. she challenges your mind. you'll have fun in her class. i made an A!she gives test reviews, and most of the questions that are on the reviews are on the test word for word along with other questions. i recommend dr. tien for all biology courses.
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She is and excellent teacher I really enjoyed her. She has a accent but you can understand her. If I need another biology teacher she will definately be the one. You will enjoy her I advise you to take her if you need to.
This professor is so easy, if you need to pass a class but don't have the time to read a lot,take this professor because he is great. I got a A in his class.
I highly recommend Dr. Tien. I took her Internet Class and I really believed she made this course very easy and understandable. She really wants her students to pass her class that she gives second chances on her exams & quizzes. Thanks Dr. Tien!
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Dr. Tien is a good teacher, though at times it is difficult to understand her due to her accent. She is a little disorganized and scatter-brained at times, but she does a decent job of preparing you for her tests. All her tests are online. If you never miss a class she gives you bonus points and she also gives extra credit work if you need it.
Hey I have read everyone's comments and it seems Lifang is an amazing Professor for biology. Do you guys know what Houston Community College campus she teaches. Is she in the southwest? I can not find her so that I may enroll in her biology class. IF ANYONE can please help me with this I'd gladly appreciate it.
she is great teacher, but you have to read the chapter in order to be better prepared. she help the student prepare for the texts. She teaches A&P 2 at Southeast side in the Feliz morales building. I hope I will help whoever wonders.
GREAT TEACHER GIVE WHOLE CLASS I PHONE yes yes 3 G I PHONE TO STUDY WITH SO YOU SHOULD PASS EASY A AS LONG AS YOU READ YOUR BOOK AND FINISH STUDY GUIDES ALL TEST ARE ONLINE SHE IS THE BEST
Dr.Tien is an easy teacher. She is a little disorganized and has a strong accent. She does expect us to know everything, and she can be impatient. All tests are online, so it is an easy A. If you really want to learn , you need to read the BOOK.I took her for AP 1 and 2 and microbiology.
Hey dude if I need an I phone, I can buy it on my own! When I come to college I come to learn the subject. I cannot figure out how easy she is since I couldn't understand a anything that she said.Who hired her!!! The lady has the worst accent ever!!I struggled through the entire semester.Don't take her at all!You wont understand a word she says
This class content was hard and she was afraid of making it too easy so myself along with other classmates I have spoken with didn't learn a thing. I am planning on taking this class again with another professor.
She is great, i'm taking her online, but go to lab 1 time per week. I'm taking her now and you must show up for class because she gives you 15 extra points on the test if you come. You have two tries on the test but if you do the second time you cant make an A and you don't get the 15 points. All test are online, but must go to lab.
I took here in the fall 08' got a grade of an A for the class. I hope most of you understand that Microbiology is hard so whatever time you spend in class is the same amount of time you should spend outside class. Read the chapters before going to class it helps. Lab work was fun she gives extra points on attendence. *Mr. *OoOoLaLa` *RAWR*
I took this class in Jan. 2010 and it was super easy. Rarely any assignments or used book and only worked on quizzes. Passed with a "B". I would take Prof. again.
I took this class online for 8 wks. The class is really easy. You get to take the quizzes and exam twice. The professor isn't much help but the syllabus is clear on what to do. Take her if you want an A.
if you like structure and directions, dont take her. EVER. no clear syllabus, will not respond to messages until half the class messages her, quizzes and tests have errors, modules and chapters dont correspond, does not give credit for a correct answer if its not the best answer, and is inconsistent with deadlines. work is easy, but i used google.
Took this class online in the summer. Dont buy book she provides you with what you need. Take quizes as they are the same questions on the test. Can take quizes twice for a good grade. Can take test twice but on 2nd time can only make up to an 80. Highly Recommend! :)
Currently taking her fall 2010. I agree with the comment below on 8/20/2010 she is not very helpful. syllabus is not clear, tests have mistakes, quiz/exam dates are all mixed up and she doesn't respond to student emails. I can't wait for this class to be over.
Wonderful teacher. You must come to class she gives extra points on attendance which help significantly. Unlike many professors, she is understanding and easy to approach. Anything that isn't made clear she doesn't make you fend for yourself she actually explains. She has the notes online in case you have to miss a day. Book not necessary.
Easiest 'A' I have ever received. If you need a class to satisfy your science requirement, take this one online. No assignments, weekly quiz with multiple attempts. Easy.
Took the class online. Just tests and quizzes (multiple choice) no extra assignments. Only problem I had was that she took a very long time to reply to e-mails but other than that the class was easy.
I took it online. easy class. you have quiz every week, but she give you 1 hour for each quiz and two for test and sometimes she let you do the quizzes and tests two times. I did not work hard and I made an A. She give a bonus quiz which really bring your grade up. Please take her. she is really good.
Take online. Easy work and easy test's. I took a 4 other classes besides this one and made an A in her class.
HE IS THE BEST INSTRUCTOR EVER. 2 CHANCES FOR TESTS. I TOOK HIM ONLINE FOR SS AND ALL THE EXAMS WERE ONLINE. I FAILED 1 EXAMS AND STILL MADE AND A. THANK YOU DR. TIEN, YOU ARE THE BEST. TAKE HIM! TAKE HIM!! TAKE HIME!!!
I took AP II with her for Fall 10 and learned a lot. We worked in groups and the ppl I talked to all made A's and B's. DOnt know about the other half of the class though. Take her. Show up to class if you want bonus points
Dr. Tien is an excellent teacher. She took attendance daily and never said anything when people showed up late (1 hour before class would end). There are people who literally came to class every other week. She gives you 2 chances to take your exams, which are online. She's very nice & approachable. She lets you work in groups on the lab!!!!
Prof. Tien is a good teacher. Her class overall was very easy. I practiced the quiz's before I bought the book and noticed I didn't even need to buy it! The questions are very straight forward and definition based. I took her online and she had 4 tests and she drops the lowest one. The quiz's didn't count for a grade.
I took this class online and it was pretty easy. She gave us four tests and drops lowest grade. No second chances but if you do practice quizzes, you will be fine. No homework or online discussions.
Just finished the 5 wk summer session online--it was great! Instructor very low key. Practice quizzes after each chaptr and 4 exams (incl final). there were no other assignments! Book not really needed. If u have no interest in science and need to satisfy your requiremt I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this online class. Great GPA booster and VERY stress free!!
I took this course online. The syllabus pretty much tells you exactly what you will be doing. 3 quizzes every 2 weeks. 1 exam every 2 weeks. Final was not comprehensive. Very easy A. Just read the book and you'll be fine. Instructor answered 1 out of 2 e-mails.
Took her for online for the 8 weeks course and made an A. she makes everything clear, just do everything you are supposed do and you will pass easily. I would just google her quiz questions and you can get answers. So that way you make a very easy A
this teacher is sooo easy, took it fall 2011, she give 12 quzies, and 4 exams. very easy. right from the book. take it . u will get A.
This class is super easy. There are only quizzes and tests, no essays. Made an A in this class and took it online in 8 weeks with a full time job and 2 other classes. Super easy!!!
This class is very easy and she responds to emails fairly quickly. I would recommend her to anyone.
The professor is very helpful and her class is interesting, clinical oriented.
The only thing I hate about her class is TIME exam. The previous exams she put 2 hours so we have plenty of time to complete, but after that she change to only 60 minutes with freaking 62 questions. How can we have time to do that? Seriously..
This professor is from China and is very hard to understand. She has a very heavy accent. Her tests are very long and are timed. You will find that more time is needed on just about every test. This class is not an easy A.
easy A. just read the book. quiz is exactly what's in the book.
I took her as an online class. It was pretty easy cause all you have to do was read and study the outlines that she gave, and some everything that was not in the outline was online word for word. She is a very easy instructor but she didn't respond to emails quickly. I would recommend her to someone that is not really interested in this course.
She's difficult to understand at times. She makes the subject clear, but I was confused and bored most of the semester.
Took this class in an 8 week session online. VERY easy. The class consisted of 8 chapter quizzes, 1 midterm, 1 final. All answers are in the book...just read the textbook. EASY A!
I try to be fair in all my reviews. Not an easy course for me. Quizzes approx 15 questions with 90 min)- exams (approx 67 questions with 75 min)Can not review exams and quizzes. recommended for those who breeze thru Biology and can retain 13 chapters for the final exam. Prof was not thorough when responding to my email. :(
Dont buy the book if you are taking the class online. Very easy class, its interesting and you can google the test/quiz. I recommend her to any lazy person out there!
Its not a hard class but the test are timed and I don’t think its enough time for the amount of questions that are on the test, which made it hard on me.
Took this class online summer II and it was a breeze, the book is not necessary unless you want to spend money...just review lecture notes and practice tests and if youre lazy all the answers are online.
Its not easy and its not hard. But taking an online class also needs concern and attention from the professor. All questions can be found on Google.
no need to buy the book if you're taking an online class. the secret is to read the lecture notes (do not master fast reading ok), ignore all the practice tests, exams are diff from the quizzes, quizzes 10-15 questions all answers from Google so you must be very good at a high speed in doing Google looking for the answers since 1hr 65 question.
Very easy class. Don't need the book. For all the tests and quizzes you just copy and paste the answers on google and BAM you got them. HIs class is a breeze. If you are looking for an easy A or B he's the one to take.
Mrs. Lifang is a Great Professor…Besides the fact that her class is easy, there are many things posted online from which you can learn a lot…no need to buy a book….everything is online….lectures, notes, practice quizzes…all test and quizzes are timed but not hard...only if you study!
The material is not that difficult due to the answers being online, but the professor is clearly careless and does not respond to e-mails. He/she is very careless and does not even teach. Also, what's the purpose of an online class when we have to take the test in person and in three different locations very far from where we live? :(
Very easy class no book needed look at the powerpoint. Teacher answers email fast never had any problems. 13 Quizesn more then 16 questions. 3 Exams 60 questions teachers gives you enough time to answer also gives you 2 attempts at test. Final you have to take in person 50 questions.
If you are a hands on learner do not take the class online. You are basically on your own. 8 quizzes, Mid-term (8 chapters),and final(comprehensive 14 chapters). No reviews and no room for errors. Make sure to study entire book for exams;time does run out.Good Luck!
Took this class in an 8 week session online. VERY easy as long as you read book.The class consisted of 8 chapter quizzes, 1 midterm, 1 final(50points online,50points on campus. All answers are straight in the book...just read the textbook. She is very sweat and helpful and she want every student pass the class. Buy the book! EASY A!
I made an A in this class but then I had to do everything on my own 13 quizzes & 2t tests not too hard but you have think on your own,+ Final on CAMPUS & it's nothing like the quiz or the test. She is so confused when responding emails, and she's so rude. BE AWARE you on your own in this class... Easy A but no help from her. Just confusion
Awesome teacher! Was very flexible and generous in giving ample time to take tests for students. If you need Nutrition for health science prerequisites, take Prof Tien!!
Lots of quizzes but supper easy. Didn't need to buy a book because everything was online. Super easy A.
Great to take if yo have multiple classes and need one that does not require to much time. She gives you 2 attempts to take exam and uses the higher grade. If you fail this class you are literally stupid. Final exam is at campus. I highly recommend this professor.
Her class is super easy. you can find the answers for most of the exams online. But this teacher took forever to respond emails
She is very helpful. I really enjoyed her biology class. She really helped me a lot.
CHOOSE THIS TEACHER!!! YOU WON'T REGRET IT!!!!!!!
She doesn't reply to emails, worst professor ever
good teacher
Prof. Tien has an easy workload which is great for an online class, however, her exams require that you go to campus, which I wish I'd known. She does not respond to emails. Overall class is an easy A. But midterm and final given only on campus, which sucks! I had to drop the class. Other quizzes are easy. Didn't need the book.
class overall was easy b/c it was online & the answers of the exams are easy to find. BUT the professor is the worst. Email her several times & no respond. I went to 1 of her review in person for the midterm & it was useless all she told me was to read my book i was there for only 5 mins. Grade based on 6 online exams, on campus midterm and final.
Professor Tien is a great teacher who makes it her priority to make sure all her students are passing with good grades . She replies to messages frequently and is open to any questions a student has .
she is PURE IMMORAL. She was extremely unorganized and very unprofessional. I have been stressed this entire semester due to her online class. I wouldn't recommend her to my worst enemy. The information that we read pertaining the chapters weren't useful for the exams. she did not respond to ANY of my emails. leaving me to depend on my classmates.
Chaotic, unorganized and careless, Dr. Tien is one of the worst professors you will ever take. Her class is a mess, she does not even know what material she is teaching. She LOVES TO PLAY FAVORITES and ignores the rest of the class. Honestly, she's the reason I'll probably won't get into my nursing program.
She is a kind professor but is not the best teacher. Her lectures are all over the place and she goes off topic too much. Her accent is very strong which makes it difficult to understand. You will have to teach yourself a lot in order to pass quizzes. I left the class knowing nothing, so I do not know how I managed to receive a B at the end.
I took this class online and she was an amazing teacher. Read the chapters and take the quizzes. All quiz answers are online. Midterm and Final have to be taken on campus. All exams are the same questions from the chapter quizzes. EASIEST A IN MY LIFE
strong accent! i did not learn anything from this class. all exams were online except midterms and final. (if you want to pass the class without learning anything then this is for)
If you don't need to learn biology and the only thing you are interested in is having an easy A, I recommend this class, super easy, you can easily find the answers to the tests on the internet. but if your major is related to health and you need to learn biology ,do not take it,
Easy online class. There is quite some reading but super easy. Most of the quizzes, you can find the answers on google or quizlet.
This Professor is SO AMAZING YALL! I cant agree how great she is. I took her 5 week summer course for Anatomy 1 Lab. Her exams are EXACTLY like her Reviews! She will extend the due dates if you ask and she gives a lot of extra credit opportunities. Shes very hands on and answers all your questions. I wish she taught A&P 2, shes a real gem.
Class is very easy to pass. There are 3 exams & 1 final exam, no essays or discussions. Only the first & last exams are webcam, but the exams are super easy. Exams are exactly the same as the chapter pre-quizzes. There's no way to fail this class unless you are just lazy. Easiest A ever.
Regretted taking this professor, she is a mess, never answer her mails, very disorganized woman, all my biology are A's only got c in her class . will never recommend her, she is a failure.
She is alright. Thought the class would be easy. But the exams are all lockdown. You have to do chapter quizzes and study guide for a grade. They are easily found online. The exams are webcam and can't use notes. Without notes its really hard. The final district exam is hard and not easy. As a non-major class it was a lot work. Not easy as it seems
Took this online A&P1301 class 2021 in the fall. Professor Lifang is a nice teacher. Her testes are not bad. You can look it up on quizlets. She also have pop quizzes. If you want an A in her class. Just participate and answer her questions, and do good on her testes. You will pass her class. :)
Dr. Tien will make you learn A&P. If nursing is your field, then you will thank her for it. Always glad to explain if confused. I loved her lab and lecture classes. Drops lowest exam on lecture. Very caring professor that is interested in her student's success. Online assignments, group project, & exams are all manageable as long as you put effort.
Her quizzes were easy but exams require respondus lockdown browser. You don't have to pay for textbooks or anything. She's a tough grader when it comes to written assignments, she doesn't give much instructions but expects you to go above and beyond with your response. Takes forever to respond to students' emails/messages.
Biology isn't a fav for me.I managed to pass while having a rough personal life & 2 low but passing exam scores. Exams are done in lockdown browser.Khan academy did better for visual explaining for me which impacted my last exam grade in a great way. She drops lowest exam & quiz score. 4 exams, final, a quiz for each chapter, 3 written assignments.
Her grading and instructions are clear, if not odd. But definitely written out simply. I had no trouble keeping up. She answers emails pretty promptly
She was an alright professor but for me, I could never understand her lectures. Her exams are kinda hard, with lock down browser and pop quizzes. Study hard on your own and show up to every class.
Lockdown browser, all in Smartbook and quizzes. Deadline are clear but if you have a lot going on in life, she does not give a flip. Understanding but kind of rough if your life is hard already do not take her. Easy class but you need to manage your time and read A LOT!
I took her for my A&P 2 lab and she was great. I loved her lectures, a lot of pop quiz for extra credit. She dropped a grade. A lot of microscope (histology questions) Her slides are great. She does have 2 group test. Easy grader. She is great you wont regret her. I am taking nutrition with her this fall semester.
It was a great class because I learned a lot and the teacher always cared to answer our concerns with support and guidance. I strongly recommend this teacher.
Exams were lockdown browser plus webcam, course wasn't terrible but didn't really get the concept behind it. we did a lot of irrelevant stuff that wasn't exactly related to the course. Lots of material to study for, test heavy, and was failed so answers that were correct. My advice is to take a better instructor. NO EXTRA CREDIT
She give only one attempt for smartbook which was terrible,Exams were lockdown browser plus a webcam In exams, we can't go back to crosscheck answers, if you go to the next question you can't move to the previous one to crosscheck as it was locked NO EXTRA CREDIT TAKE PROFESSOR JANE CIRILLO INSTEAD, she was more understanding and a bit lenient
COULDN'T CROSSCHECK QUESTIONS AFTER MOVING TO THE NEXT QUESTION, NO EXTRA CREDIT,LOCKDOWN BROWSER AND WEBCAM, WORSE TEACHER SO FAR IF YOU HAVE TO TAKE BIOL1322, LOOK FOR ANOTHER OR EVEN BETTER PROFESSOR, OR JUST TAKE THE COURSE ANOTHER TIME, REALLY REGRET TAKING HER, AVOID HER AT ALL MEANS.
She makes the class too hard
DO NOT take this professor if youre taking her for anatomy, she does not teach at all, she just talks a lot and rushes through the lectures, her exams are graded heavily and they require lockdown browser with camera.
This is the worst professor I've been with. She does not teach at all and tends to rush the lectures. Does not bother explaining any of the material, she talks a lot and expects you to know everything she has taught you. She gives you pop quizzes and her exams are a high percentage of your grade and require lockdown browser.
DO NOT be fooled by the positive reviews. This is one of the worst professors you can take a class with. Does not care about teaching and does not bother explaining the material. Her test are Lockdown Browser with Webcam and she gives random pop quizzes. Be ready to do a lot of homework and she is a tough grader so she makes her class insufferable
Dr. Tien exuded, all-around fairness.
Honestly she does not really teach in class she expects you to know everything or have learned it in ur lecture class, if you can avoid her i would. She's sweet and all but expects you to learn everything on ur own she'd only teach for a couple minutes.
first, she will NOT respond to any email. second, i never learnt anything IN class. third, the grading structure was fair. i learnt everything myself for this class through the textbook which idm so beware. she gives extra credit and tries to help ur grade but didn't teach at all i don't think anyone talked in class after the intros not interactive
Her accent is out of this world and it is soooo frustrating. You most likely will not understand anything she says, so you better get ready to read on your own. She is a good grader tho, and she gives lots of unnecessary assignments. Find someone else if you can.
He will close off access to the assignments morning it is due, and will not respond to emails from you or Connect Costumer service until day after the due date, you will be in my prayers. Claims to be strict with the deadlines but when other students have issues with EXAMS , he provides opportunities for them. While I turned in my exams on time.
Thought she was good based off reviews, but I was so deceived. EXCESSIVE material to study. Her exams had information I didn't realize I needed to know and didn't match the McGraw Hill questions. I couldn't even use my notes that took hours to do. She uses lockdown browser and webcam, so I would seriously try to avoid her. Not a great experience.
The whole clsss with McGraw Hill, a lots of homework. She uses lockdown browser+ webcam. Her exams were hard we had 4 exams + the final. Overall it was not tough but be ready to read, and to remember.
Overall I think she does what she can with the time shes given. Anatomy is a hard course in general and something you need to study regardless. Theres so much material that has to be covered. She drops your lowest exam grade, but the exams are pretty hard. She uses the lockdown browser so you for sure need to study up before taking your exams.
Professor Lifeng Tien is very understanding and accommodating of personal circumstances. All tests require a lockdown browser, so studying is key to passing. Homework and assignments are on McGraw Hill, and she allowed us to skip remaining assignments at the semester's end. It's an easy class to pass, and communication with her is straightforward.
There are better professors out there who will actually listen to you and reply to your emails. Do not take! There are easier professors out there!
Professor Tien's class was quite demanding, but unstuck AI was a game-changer for my study prep. The exams were challenging, with lockdown browser and webcam requirements, but the course content was engaging. With diligent reading and utilizing helpful study tools, I was able to succeed in this class.
I hate this class so regret to select this class and now i have to drop it. Too much home work, she expected us to remember all the lessons in the textbook cuz exam is lockdown browser + webcam with 50 questions and it affect a lot your score. You not allow to crosscheck question cuz she lock it. Dont take her unless you want to fail the class.
Took this professor because the course was required. There was no structure, no syllabus, and no clear plan. She often asked what other professors were teaching. Class felt like a study hall. During exams, she wore AirPods and took the test herself, not watching the room. Cheating was obvious, and she didn't seem to notice or care.
Took this professor for spring semester, I actually did end up like her class. Her A&P II Lab is not complicated; she does a review on the exam and the actual models she is going to used. Personally, in my opinion she is better than Professor Enrico Duru.
She's a pretty decent professor. Total of 4 exams (65% total) and about 40 homework assignments on McGraw. She drops the lowest of the 4 exams and gives 5 points extra credit on an exam if you go to her Open Labs. Sometimes she'd give an additional 4 points. As long as you take pictures of the models and label them for studying, you should be good!
She was an okay teacher, I honestly never learned anything in her class I mostly taught myself all of it which was challenging and I mean extremelyyy. She just goes over PowerPoint slides. Her accent makes it hard to understand I would just be aware of that. Besides that she's a sweet lady and offers extra credit on her exams and drops lowest grade
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
59%
Textbook Required
63%
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5.0
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