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neat lady! loved the class. made things clear and straight forward.

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Melodye is great and always there for her students.

I loved taking the class from her. She is very interesting and sweet. She is very clear and prepares you for tests and will focus on where ever there is confusion. She is great to talk to and you will learn more than you think.

Very Fair. Labs are easy points. Very clear about what is on tests. No Surprises. Not real hard. Skim book, do some sample problems. Do handout problems that are not duplicates of book problems you attempted. She's really nice, just don't be late for labs.

clear and student's needs oriented

teacher is very knowledgeable of material and know how to relay information to the students in a way that they will remember and understand. Very student learning based class structure, if u take the class u will retain biology information garanteed

She is a very nice person but her lectures don't make sense to anyone in the classroom. We as a class took this to the science department and they told us it was teaching technique. Her tests were easy but you had to learn the material on your own or stand at her desk and constantly ask her questions.

Great teacher. I don't know what you all are talking about. Studying biology takes a lot of discipline. Ask Gold the right questions she answers well. I met with her and a classmate at Starbucks for a nice study session. Patient and uinderstanding. The multiple quizzes are helpful, especially online b/c there are practice ones for the exams.

Most people said she is not helpful but not for me. she was helpful and she even meet me at the starbucks and spare her time. Test is not easy, you got to cover each chapter by yourself. if you cover her lab question and online quiz then you will get a good grade.

This was my first online course...actually my first course in a long time. I found Melodye to be a very responsive, very helpful teacher. I would take a class from her again.

I took her human biology online. She was super nice(maybe a little ditzy?) and organized. Not too much homework. Tests are pretty particular. You have to read the book which gets kinda boring. You also have to read her questions carefully.

I loved Melody. She was a great teacher, very precise and to the point. She offered extra credit and even offered for those who did poor on the midterm to replace their grade if they did well on the final. If you read the questions and actually care about what you are learning she makes it very easy to do great in the class.

she spends half of class time trying to get her computer to work and only leaves 20 minutes of lecture time. therefore her lectures are rushed and unclear. also if students ask offtopic questions she answers them and takes 15 min to do so! you have to depend a lot on your textbook if you want to learn anything. I haven't learned anything from her

The class I took was only once a week & mostly online. The online quizzes are EASY! cause you get 2 chances to take them & you should be able to get 100% on the 2nd time... Mrs. Gold is willing to meet with students in order to prep for the big tests. Just meet at starbucks and buy her a cup of coffee! :) I have the books if anyone's interested!

She's super nice but her exams are ridiculously hard. It's difficult to know what exactly she wants you to focus on so it's best to learn EVERYTHING. I mean everything, every system, every cycle, every vocab word. You never know what she's going to test you on. I prefer bulleted lists for lectures but she's a fan of pictures.

Melody was a really nice person who wanted her students to do well. She was flexible and went over the subjects the students were having trouble with. She was very willing to help and to answer any questions people had.

I took this class even though I was told bad things about this teacher. I took it online and the class was great. She gives you a calendar at the beginning of the quarter that shows all the assignments due. You have a lab on monday quizzes on tuesday (only 5 questions and unlimited attempts) and tests on Wednesday and thats it. Easy A!

Nice teacher, extremely helpful, but a bit unclear and disorganized at times. Overall, it was a fairly easy class. She did reviews before exams, and hinted at things that would be on exams. I didn't use my text book much, as most of the important stuff was mentioned in class, or in her study guides online. Attendance only counted on lab days.

Her lectures are very straight-forward, and I was never tested on any material outside of class lectures and labs. Textbook was never referred to. My greatest praise is that she was patient with answering questions and never made you feel like an idiot, like so many science teachers I've had. Thank you Melody!

Warning: Do not take this class as hybrid in summer, your low grade, unless you are a savant will blow your mind. Follow her study guides to a T and do not take her advice to not read the book, big mistake. READ THE BOOK. Memorize the whole thing!

I took the hybrid summer class and had no problem with it grade-wise. I found Dr. Gold to be a very kind and helpful professor. Yes, I chose to use the textbook even though my class might have been told otherwise, but I really think that study methods vary from person to person. If you allot enough time towards studying, you should be fine.

Loved this class! clear and helpful notes taken everyday assigned chapters to read from the text book every night which you MUST keep up with! (and take notes on) takes the labs for grades, easy grader. Her test are exactly what she teaches and fairly easy if you are prepared. Answers any and all question very patient and nice :)

I'd seen reviews and was discouraged initially but decided to take her class. Glad I did. If you stay on top of the work,see her during office hours for questions, she is very willing to help. This is a college level course and for those going into the biological sciences--not a coaster class. Expect to work hard but learn a lot from her.

Gold was very clear and always willing to work with you if you did not understand. She even scheduled study groups outside of school with students. When given time to review during class (which she made optional to attend) often students didn't show up. So for those who think this class is too hard the problem probably doesn't lie solely with Gold.

She teaches college level biology. You're expected to go into the class knowing chemistry well. All these bad ratings are from people who go into the class expecting to get an A knowing absolutely nothing beforehand. Dr. Gold is always willing to help, she is crystal clear when explaining tough concepts and is always there for extra help.

a great teacher. She worked with students if some needed more help, the labs we do are interesting and help understand the material better. Her outlines for exams are what you should expect the test to look like, great lady! Would recommend her

TAKE MELODY'S CLASS!!! She has her PhD and is such a smart woman! Not to mention super sweet! As long as you do your work and study you will do great in her class! SHE KNOWS WHAT SHES TALKING ABOUT TOO!!! I wish she taught every biology class. SHES AMAZING

She's not as funny as she thinks she is, but she is approachable. If you're willing to work, she is willing to help. If you're putting in effort and not getting it, she will do her best to fix that.

Really good professor, I honestly think she's underrated,she does a great job of giving you the big picture, so you understand how it fits in,& why it is important, then gets to the details. relates the subject well. Good preparation for a&p. Dont skip classlab, points are hard to make up. If you go to class, you dont have to buy book,I got an A.

Pretty good teacher. Keep up with assignment schedule. You don't really need the book, just the online access, and the labs are easy. Exams are entirely from the review questions ONLY! Study those and keep up and you will get an A.

I really enjoyed this class and the professor. She is very relatable, helpful, and clearly enjoys what she does. The assignments are slightly challenging, however she provides assistance when needed and numerous tries on the online homework. The tests are challenging, beginning to study in advance helps.

I really enjoyed Melodye this summer. She really cares about her students. The labs were fun and she also gave great feedback on everything, plus a super fast grader! She tells you exactly what will be on the exam before hand and the daily warm up questions are also helpful. You can tell she really enjoys teaching. The book was not needed.

Melodye is a good professor only because she is extremely helpful. If you are her student you have to sometimes reach out to her for help and she will literally tell you the answer and the reasoning. It is frustrating at times just because it's a science course and she moves so fast. She knows what is best for her students.

Straight forward about exams, will take the time and effort to meet you outside of class if you are confused.

She was a great Bio teacher. 4 exams and they're worth 70% of your grade but the final is ae past 3 exams so you review them you can figure it out and she'll drop you're lowest test grade is C+ or above. Boring lecture but helpful

I had Melodye for Bio 160 and although her lectures were somewhat boring they were super important for tests. Tests are super easy if you listen to lectures and read the sections in the book. Make sure to do the handouts she posts online before the tests all of her test questions come from those handouts!!

Prof. Gold is good at explaining difficult things in easy version. Her lecture is easy to understand and remember. She is funny so you will find the class goes by fast. Expect to do a lot of works. There are 4 big tests, labs, reading assignment and attendance points.

For this class you just had to do labs at home from the lab kit you need to purchase, you had online questions and quizzes to answer from homework readings, and then the 3 exams are in person and she GIVES you the questions ahead of time so all you have to do is memorize the answers to the questions and you'll do fine. Recommend!!

I actually had a really good time in the class. You have to be willing to read and learn everything from the book, but I found it all pretty interesting learning how humans work on a deeper level so I didnt find it that bad. All you have to do is memorize the practice questions (which will be the test questions) and do the labs which are easy.

Best teacher I have ever had

Melodye makes the content very easy to understand, and she's funny as well. She can be a bit scattered which can confuse you. There were only 3 cumulative tests, and a final. The tests reuse questions from previous ones so you mostly memorize the answers and study every detail that was covered. It's an easy class to pass with normal effort.

Amazing! She cares about her students. 3 tests and no cumulative final. All questions are from the practice tests. Don't even have to read the textbooks, just memorize the answers. Unlimited tries for online quizzes. Clear grading. Follow the instructions for labs and 100% is guaranteed. Easy A. But if you want to learn, take her on-campus class.

Absolutely loved her class. You can take her exams anytime before the deadline. No cumulative final. She also gives links for free openstax textbooks. But one is not mandatory. Detailed Lab instructions which are very easy to do at home. She also has lab tutoring everyday to solve any questions. Very helpful and quick email response.

Yes Melodye's tests are hard but so are all Bio160 tests it has nothing to do with the prof and everything to do with the content. She curved 3/4 tests and had extra credit questions on all of them.

Yes the tests are hard and kind of make you wanna die but thats not the teacher its the material. She tells you what she wants and ehat to focus on and she buffs out the overall grade with attendance and in class sheet you get full credit in for just completing

She is really nice and the syllabus is very straight forward but can be a bit confusing. The exams are pretty long but she lets you do a group retake to improve your score. You also leave early most class days

Biology in general has a lot of memorizing but she makes it very easy to learn. She hand-writes all her notes, so if you prefer Powerpoint, don't take this class. Most days you can leave early, but you can also stay and ask questions if you need to. She's always willing to help. You also get to retake every exam in a group and boost your grade.

Melodye is a solid teach. I took the Summer course and so it was a bit condensed, but her lectures all had straightforward information conveyed clearly. So if you come to class every day, you should have everything you need to do well. I was honestly a bit worried about taking biology, but Melodye made it simple to understand. Give her a chance!

You need the textbook. She says that you dont need it but you need it to understand the material . She knows what shes talking about and knows the material but she expects you to just know something off the bat. She is very good at answering questions, so ask them. I respect her and prepare to work hard to get an A.

Professor Gold is a very kind teacher and works with each student individually. She tries to post class notes after each lecture. There are quizzes every lecture day, but they are only 5 questions on all together count for 10% of your grade. If you pay attention and take good notes and study before exams then this class won't be challenging.

Pretty easy class! You just have to do quizzes (unlimited attempts) and labs which are easy. The exam questions come straight from the extra practice.

Easy 25 multiple choice questions on every chapter of textbook and unlimited retakes. Study guides are provided (which include the exact questions on the 3 proctored exams), memorize or go over them a couple times and you have an easy A. Lab kit required, occasional labs (1 every 2 weeks or so) minimal effort lab report due (literally no work).

I don't think my lack of interest in this class was the professors doing. The class is just set up weird and you only get 60 minutes to take a 50 question exams. These exams require you to label structures and body parts and an hour is not long enough at all. The homework in the textbook doesn't really effect your grade but the exams do.

Lots of busy work, labs are easy, show up, do your work and memorize the human body and you'll have an easy A. Tests are mediocrely difficult but shouldn't be a huge problem

Need to read to do hw (multiple attempts), need hw to do exams (mostly MC, short answer disappeared on final). Simple asynch hw/labs, can do early. Watch your gradebook and email/go to office hours to clear up discrepancies! Lots of content in 10 weeks, would highly recommend solid high school bio first with a comprehensive unit on human A&P.

Doctor Gold is extremely nice & surprisingly laid back. There are a lot of little assignments, but nothing too difficult. Her lectures are good and don't last more than an hour. The labs were very chill and overall she was a great teacher. The tests are rather long, however, so prepare for that.

Prof. Gold is an attentive teacher, and willing to help out. Her online class is very straightforward and consists of a couple of easy labs a week, 1-2 HW a week, 5 quizzes before every test, and 3 exams. She provides all the questions and answers for the exams, so it's all about memorizing. The exams are 50% of the grade. Respects DRC.

Sweet, really cares about you. Took hybrid, not much homework most assignments done in-class and turned in same day, doesn't care about accuracy as long as you tried. 4 exams worth most of your grade. Attendance is not mandatory she posts lecture notes on canvas, but you should go her handwriting is terrible and graded labs are only in person

Very kind. Not a lot of homework, labs/assignments graded on completion. 37 small quizzes but you can re-take them as many times as you want, best score is kept, and it tells you the answers. You can have notes on one side of a 8.5 x 11in paper on exams. I never had to read the textbook, zoom lectures/videos are all you need to do well.

Professor Gold was great. Her lecture style made me excited to learn and she's very lenient with homework and assignments. There are labs in the 2nd half of each class but they aren't really "lab" labs, they also don't really matter in the class tbh. The one thing is that basically everything is self paced and the lectures are just to reinforce it.

BIOL160 is definitely a hard class by BC standards. Professor Gold gives great lectures and a good balance of work. Exams make up a large portion (60%) of grade and all questions are taken from assignments/practice. Other assignments are graded on participation and possible to get full credit for.

She is the BEST professor in BC. Her lectures were AMAZING and the class was easy. She was really laid back but also taught very well. It felt like she was really prepared to teach. All quizzes were take home open notes and she even allowed a cheat sheet for the exams. I would definitely take her class again.

She's really nice but exams are 60% your grade. Most test material isn't reviewed in class and the exams are hard, but she allows a cheat sheet. It's discouraging to have so many assignments that barely affect your grade, I'd spend 5+ hrs/week on assignments with perfect scores for my grade to only go up .5% (sometimes less)... its unmotivating.

Tests had unpredictable content- some things from readings, some from worksheets and labs, and some from resources not covered in class lectures. Lenient grading, tests have a heavy curve that is usually 1 or 2 grades higher than actual. She allows a cheat sheet on tests; an optional final can replace the lowest exam score.

Ms. Melody has a great understanding on biology. She certainly knows the content. But the way that she teaches it is not for everyone. Prepare to read a lot and study a lot outside lectures hours.The test are not easy at all.Overall she's nice and know what yes talking about but the test are really hard. If you want an easy A don't take this class.

Professor Gold is very kind and cares for her students' well-being. However, the lecture material did not correspond with the exams. She does allow a cheat sheet, but it does not help you on the exams. The majority of the course was self-taught, and the labs were extremely confusing. If you want to do well in biology, find a different professor.

Professor Gold's class is a rollercoaster - unpredictable exams, heavy curve, and a chore-like workload. But her lenient grading and unstuck AI make it manageable. Worth it if you're willing to put in the effort.

Such a caring professor. Flexible with her schedule to make sure she's available to help students. NOT an easy class, but if you put in effort and ask questions, you should be fine. I didn't have to use the textbook at all. Only thing is class feels disorganized at times- ask questions if you're unsure! She sets up the class for you to succeed.

Only your test scores matter in this class tbh

Class is test heavy, but if you use practice tests and review material she has on canvas you should be fine. You get to use a one sided paper on each exam. Most of the material is self-taught, but if you're confused she is very willing to answer questions. Heavy curve on tests and a group test afterwards that adds more points to your test score.

This professor is really nice! Make sure you study and did all the practice she gave before test and you will be fine. More than half of the MCQ is from the practice she gave. And she gives entry assignment which are some questions included in the test too. There is only 4 exam with a optional final that can replace one of the lowest score exam.

Sweet teacher. The central portion of your grade will heavily rely on the four exams (there's an optional fifth exam to replace your lowest exam grade). Go over the entries, assignments, and practice exams, and you'll be fine. You also get a cheat sheet, which is helpful. The assignments are barely worth anything but can still improve your grade.