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“Interesting prof with great knowledge of material but make sure exams unnecessarily difficult, feels like he's trying to trick you with the wording of his questions”
KIN101 - 2.0 rating“Do your best to avoid him, it was not a good time”
KIN101 - 1.0 ratingClass Info
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Reviews (98)
Lectures were really good and he gets really into the material and does tons of examples. Since it was anatomy the class was very material heavy and memorization heavy but he does a really good job to help you memorize it by giving mnemonic aids and real life examples. You don't really need to go the lecture but I still did it was interesting.
This is an intro anatomy course and I think Michael Scarlett did a fantastic job teaching the basics. I wish the course would be more spread out and include more practice or quizzes to test your knowledge, especially because it is a joint course with the lab. However, Michael Scarlett was a really good resource for any questions or extra material.
Professor Scarlett is great and a great prof. Definitely a class that you have to study a lot on your own for, I recommend buying an anatomy coloring book or crossword puzzle book to study with. The textbook can be really useful, I didn't bother with it too much. Scarlett tend to upload notes to eClass very late in the day of lecture.
He is an amazing prof. Lectures are easy to understand and hilarious. He is willing to spend extra time after class to discuss with students and answer questions. I would love to see him again in my future courses.
KIN 101 is a divided course for Micheal's part of the course it was the heaviest portion and the final was extremely hard. While the two midterms with the other profs were fairly easy, hes a good prof and conveys the information very well just beaware of the final also the textbook is mainly used for clarification you dont have to actually read
Excellent prof. Really engaging lectures, and super willing to answer extra questions or offer extra help. Very approachable, and makes an effort to get to know his students when he can. Kin 100 requires a lot of work to stay on top of the material, since there's LOTS of material, but it is manageable if you're organized and have a good work ethic.
Professor Scarlett was wonderful. His tests were fair, and he is more than willing to spend time helping you out. Easy to listen to. I would recommend learning as much human anatomy as possible before starting the course, makes it a lot more manageable.
Mike was great! It was clear he truly cared about his students and wanted us to succeed in this course. Would most definitely recommend
This prof was one of the best I ever had. Super intelligent, helpful with memorizing parts of the body. Great personality and caring for anyone in his class.
He makes lectures a lot of fun and is pretty clear on what will be tested. Notes are posted online so you don't have to go to class but I'd recommend it because the lectures are super interesting and he emphasizes important stuff. The course is very content heavy and strictly memorization but if your willing to put in the work it's an easy A.
Hes just really awesome
Awesome guy, cares about the information he teaches and wants you to succeed. Really knowledgable as well!
Very good teacher. Would recommend to anyone taking Kin 100, he knows his stuff. The content itself requires a lot of review and studying. On the plus side he tries to help you by only teaching and highlighting what you really need to know so you're not stuck reading the whole textbook.
Interesting prof with great knowledge of material but make sure exams unnecessarily difficult, feels like he's trying to trick you with the wording of his questions.
Unreal prof, take him for sure. By far one of the best profs ive ever had.
As a professor he does his very best to ensure that you understand the concepts and will go about explaining them in different ways to ensure this. However the pace is quite fast so studying outside of class is mandatory to do well. But if you study hard, scoring high on a test is easy. Without studying, you are in trouble. Amazing professor!
super nice and great at answering questions!! super good at letting you know what kind of info will be on the exams
Very knowledgeable and generally gives clear responses. He gives lots of practical applications for the subject matter so you are not just memorizing slides. He is pretty weird but that makes his class way more enjoyable and engaging! Also tests are hard but if you put in the work you will do well.
Exams are hard. He teaches like you already know the material so doesn't go over it in alot of depth, feels like he's missing or jumping over information. He does not repeat himself, so it's hard to gather the most important information that he says in class
Scarlett was a very good prof in both kin101&kin103, he is very knowledgeable and treats all students fairly. His lectures are content-heavy but that is expected with physiology courses. Any questions are respectfully and insightfully answered and he is overall a great guy.
Michael really knows his stuff without a doubt! Be ready to study and take notes because although his exams are straight forward some quizzes/exams were difficult. Sometimes he can come off as intimidating because he expects you to know ALL of the material but he's really helpful and willing to help explain concepts more in-depth.
Lots of content, but it was still manageable. He did review/study sessions that were helpful, but I did find myself spending a lot of time on this class. Difficult tests with hard application questions, but overall a good prof.
This class was for sure challenging and there was lots of course material covered. I enjoyed Dr. Scarlett's lectures and found them easy to follow. He puts a lot of emphasis on the figures in the text to spend lots of time learning them and understanding each component.
This was a hard class. The prof speaks to us as if we are scientists, not learners which makes it hard to catch on. He also speeds through 100 slides per lecture. When I emailed for help, I never got a response. He seemed flustered and as if he was tackling too much. I recommend using the textbook to help you.
Nice guy. Explained things decently well although he was a little unorganized and sometimes didnt release the lectures until 10pm on the day we were supposed to do them. Follows the textbook closely which was nice and his lectures had a lot of information in them, but it was all explained relatively well.
Had him for kin 101 + 103 and he was alright, but having him for kin 200 completely changed my mind. Slides are packed with diagrams that have very few descriptions of them and he skips over them during recorded and live lectures. Slides are also pretty messy and unorganized. Doesn't reply to the forum Q&A as well. LOTS of textbook readings :(
too many textbook readings and the midterm is incredibly hard. you only have 65 seconds to do each question and you can't go back to previous questions after you click the next page. i do not recommend taking classes with him. lectures are also very heavy and he puts up like 100 slides per lecture. take kin 200 with delorey if you can.
I think a lot of students were really harsh about Dr. Scarlett but he is super knowledgable and is very passionate about what he's teaching. I also had him for KIN 101 and 103 and in all 3 of the classes I will say his tests can be VERY hard you need to know the material in depth not just the base level. the lab component really helps your grade
This prof did not lecture/teach effectively. It was very hard to understand this material, especially in the beginning. There were so many slides per lecture and the amount of content is overwhelming. I think the exams were fair but somewhat difficult. I suggest using the textbook to supplement your understanding.
Just started this course (online, spring sem), and it's *very* disorganized. Scarlett over-complicates things by having the content split up between .ppt slides, zoom recordings, etc. course load is very heavy and quizzes are short, creating an inaccurate representation of students' knowledge on the subject matter.
Had KIN 101 Human Physiology with Dr. Scarlett for the last 1/3 of the course. The last 1/3 of the class clearly had the hardest material which has nothing to do with the prof but Dr. Scarlett made his lecture videos so long even when he skipped so much stuff. I will say I really liked the summaries and review questions at the end of each section.
Dr. Scarlett is a very nice prof but tends to be disorganized with lecture content and is not very clear on what is going to be on the test. He didn't provide us with sample questions for the final until <24 hrs before the final even though he promised otherwise. Very smart but goes on too many tangents for a course that shouldn't be that hard
Seems like a nice guy, truly passionate about fitness testing but is not the best at relaying the necessary information to the class. Lots of memorizing different aspects of fitness assessments and a rather daunting lab final exam.
pretty difficult course when delivered via videos. very content heavy that's pure memorization, and his recordings were often quite long and skipped over quite a bit of content on his slides (content would be written on his slides, but wouldn't read nor explain it). the only good thing were the summaries at the end of his videos.
Michael is very knowledgeable but is super unclear with exam expectations. He is barely available for help and infrequently answers emails. I studied for this exam a crazy amount and did not do well.
Absolutely horrific lecturer. His slides are always a mess, and his words rarely adds anything to the lecture. Reads off the slides, and the stuff he says thats not on the slides is often off topic. Basically have to study it on your own. Compared to other excellent KIN profs, he is the worst KIN prof you can get at the UofA. Extremely boring.
His lectures were not good. You could have done well in the class and not attended his lectures. They were very dry, unorganized, and would often be sporatic and go on many tangents. The content itself is dry, so having a boring lecture on it made it much worse. Only graded by quizzes and exams.
I wish someone would have warned me about him. Lectures felt like they dragged on for hours on end. Always goes over time. He does not really explain any concepts beyond reading what is on the slides and vaguely describing figures. Slides were messy at best. The content in this class is already quite uninteresting, so it's not all his fault.
Does not provide any added value to the lectures. Makes things more confusing. Lecture slides are copies of the textbook and overall very messy. Youre better off just reading the textbook.
His lectures used images from the 2016 edition of the textbook, but we were required to use the 2019 edition to study from. Very useless lectures, makes content more confusing than it has to be.
I don't know what it is, but his asychronous lectures are probably the most boring thing I have ever listened to. You are almost better off just reading the slides and looking at the textbook at parts that are more difficult. He loves putting images from old versions of the textbook and not explaining them.
Get ready to read your textbook a lot because his lectures are not very helpful. Does not go in depth on important topics, and holds back on answers to questions to "keep you engaged". Doesn't seem like a very effective strategy.
His slides never seem to match up with what he talks about. It's either just a picture and he rambles on and on, or its wayyyy too many words and he kinda just skips over it. Then tells you to read the textbook after going way over time in the amount of class time that is alloted/should be allowed. Really not a prof that makes you want to learn
This is my third class learning about the citric acid cycle and aerobic metabolism and things like that since I've been in university. My last 2 were an intro biology course and a third year animal science course. This was by far the most confusing time I've had to learn this stuff. The slides and the things he says in lectures are so confusing
My worst prof of the semester. Unfortunately, he just rambles on about topics that aren't even found on the slides. It leaves you feeling lost and out of control. Definitely, a smart guy but has no idea how to properly teach and get the information across. I only had him for part of the course but I feel for those who have him for a full semester.
The labs were the saving grace of this class. His lectures weren't as bad as some other classes like KIN101, but they were still pretty dry. The lab component was super enjoyable though.
Had him last year, cant say I enjoyed it very much. From the looks of it, nothing much has changed. There are much better profs out there.
Very messy slides. Rambles a lot of unrelated things. Also says "this is the most important thing you need to know for the course" every couple slides, and then proceeds to not explain things in more detail.
Good luck. Thats all I have to say. Better make sure you have the textbook and the patience to read it and teach yourself. Lectures and boring and filled with information that most of the time isnt even necessary. Smart prof though. Knows his stuff. Just cant teach it
Gives way to much content for us to watch when his class is online, for sure goes over his alotted time. And when we doesn't, he'll give you "extra learning material and activities" that are also testable, which actually makes the learning time even longer than his alotted lecture time. To top it all off, his lectures are very boring.
Nice guy, but his teaching is terrible. Has extremely long note packages, and he throws much more content at you during his lectures. His tests are ridiculous as well. If you have the chance, do NOT take it with him.
Had him last semester. The course was split into 3 profs and he was by far the worst one. His lectures were so content-heavy, but they never seemed important on his tests. Honestly better off just reading the textbook and reference his long note packages. Do your best to avoid him, it was not a good time.
Although the class was interesting, the lecture content was very hard to follow, especially with the notes that were given to the students. The lecture portion of his classes went too fast for students and the explanations that were given to the students were very broad of an explanation. Be prepared to teach yourself this class.
Michael is a good prof, he is SIGNIFICANTLY better in-person than he is online, he slowed things down a lot when we went back in-person. His examinations are very fair and he is willing to help when you ask questions. Don't be afraid to take him if your classes are in-person!
Michael Scarlett overloads his slides and has about 60 per a chapter. He skips over slides and expects us to know it. He also incorporates lots of math and expects us to memorize 20+ equations and 8 chapters and around 480 slides full of information. He does not explain things well and is not a good professor to teach this course.
he is very unorganized and jumps around and skips slides and it is hard to follow his lectures. he said his slides are complete and all you need to know is on the slides, but so much information is missing and he says it's on "hidden slides" whatever that means. I have taught myself everything and have had to make my own notes using the textbook
His lectures are very unorganized and sporadic but he does seem very knowledgeable. He has ~60 slides for each chapter and goes on many different tangents making things very confusing.
He is very unorganized and uses way to many slides which he will skip over random amounts of them and then expect us to know the information on it. He tries to draw diagrams which don't make sense and his demonstrations make it more confusing. His way of teaching and explaining the information is overly complicated and not fun.
Absolutely awful.
I am shocked he still has a job, especially what I have heard from older people in the same program who had him before. He has always been super unorganized and huge note packages while only using half of them in lecture. Briefly covers the content then just goes on a tangent, everything about him is unorganized. Does not even use textbook. Brutal.
Passionate, but lectures are super long (70+ slides) & hard to follow. I think your best bet is teaching yourself the content before class so that his examples actually make sense. Talks very fast, but willing to reexplain during class. Nice guy, but not the best lecturer since he glosses over important explainations in exchange for using examples.
sometimes would refer to the textbook, but the lecture notes are sufficient. must know some kin 101 content as the last unit draws on this information (only had a few kin 101 questions on the final exam). graded on 10 lab quizzes (5%), 2 lab reports (20%), lab final (15%), open book assignment (5%), lecture midterm (25%), lecture final (30%)
Lectures are heavily loaded with 60+ slides, most of which don't actually contain information you need to know. It makes it very hard to follow because he randomly goes on a tangent for 10 mins skips through 10 of his slides and at the end finally says you don't have to know that. Best is to decode slides and teach yourself
Teach yourself. He overcomplicates things and creates needless anxiety.
He goes into extreme detail of irrelevant and overcomplicated things when the actual content is quite simple. His test questions, for the majority, don't correlate with everything he talks about all class. It is more beneficial to learn from the slides and use the textbook for clarification. AVOID AT ALL COSTS, and beware of his 'hidden slides'.
He is much better for 200 than 1st year, if you pay attention in class and ask questions the class is not bad but its the people who only give 50% attention who are complaining, no sugarcoating that you NEED to pay attention. People complain about everything from too many slides to too much info on one slide people, pay attention and he is amazing
This is my third class with Michael. He is very knowledgeable and passionate about exercise physiology but is difficult to understand since he talks very fast and in great detail. During lectures he talks about things completely unrelated to his slides - which not to mention are very messy and disorganized. Overall, nice guy but hard to follow.
To no one's surprise, Michael "Hidden Slides" Scarlett has not gotten any better. He knows a lot but this comes at the expense of yapping and going on tangents unrelated to the content on the slides. Lectures are just him speedrunning. Although the slides are messy and overwhelming, his exams aren't that bad but can test on subtle details.
Michael is extremely knowledgeable in his field. If all you want is to know the criteria to pass a test, you won't like him, he teaches his topic in depth and tries to make it applicable to life. Read his slides, take good notes, pay attention and you'll do amazing in his course. Most of the 1.0 reviews are people who didn't listen enough.
He is very passionate about what he teaches. He connects the content to real life examples and really cares about student feedback. The content is hard to grasp at first as with any physiology course but he makes himself very accessible for additional help. Make sure to use the resources he provides for lecture content and stay on top with the labs
Michael Scarlett is not a good prof, this is the second time I have had him, and he does not get any better. His slides are very confusing and full of too much content. He does not prep you well for tests and talks way too much, and hard to follow what he is talking about.
Dr. Scarlett was a pretty solid professor, but he did go pretty fast, relying on the textbook and slides heavily for the course. Keeping up in this course is mandatory, and he helps with any questions you may have which helps. I recommend using flashcards to study and read the textbook for parts you don't understand.
Scarlett is a great prof. His lectures are clear and include some extra information. He makes it very clear in terms of what will be tested.
I didn't like him in 1st year courses but he taught KIN200 really well. He does go on tangents, but the expectation in this class is that you are caught up and studying every lecture at least weekly. He doesn't test on random discussions and he is very clear about what will be tested. At least learn the content before you complain about the prof...
he goes through lectures very fast, sometimes we'll finish one chapter and start a new one. he's a super passionate guy in terms of teaching this course and had lots of energy for an 8am class. but overall, the course is not hard. as long as you keep up with the lectures and review the material, it is quite a straight forward course.
All I can say is, if you have this man as your professor for 101, pray. He is a nice guy and clearly knows what he is talking about, but he is NOT a good teacher. All the learning I have done in 101 has been at home. On top of this, his lecture slides are MASSIVE and 80% are completely unnecessary, making finding the important slides brutal.
Didn't teach me much lol. He just yaps I studied more at home and he had way too many slides to study it was way too much and made studying for the exam difficult.
You can tell he is very passionate about what he teaches. Unfortunately, he is one of the professors who are too smart and can't translate that knowledge in a teachable manner. I spent hours after every lecture teaching myself the class material. His office hours do help(tip: compliment his music taste if he is playing music during lecture hours)
his lectures were very fast paced, and would be easy to miss little things he said on one topic as he moves on quickly to the next. each chapter slides are very long, and its hard to sift through them all to find the important slides
Appreciated his energy, knows what he is talking about. Took me a bit to get used to his pace, explains concepts very well, emphasizes important things. Gives tidbits to those attending lecture. Very clear on what will be tested, straightforward test questions. Keep up with notes/reviewing and you'll do good. 2 midterms/final, all non-cumulative.
dont try to teach yourself all the test material the day before!! stay caught up with it as you go, and using chat for the online quizzes does not guarantee results. tests however are very reflective of course material
Michael Scarlett is a very good person however terrible when it comes to lectures. He speaks off topic to often leaving little time for actual content, Slides give either too much information or not enough. He often refers to future classes and goes off topic. In KIN 101 he would reference 103, In 103 he references 200.
scarlett is so knowledgable in his field and i appreciate his passion. hes a sweet guy and test material is straight from slides. extremely straightforward course as long as you study and keep up you'll be okay. only downside is how fast he talks but you just have to get used to it. i think students are too harsh on him. hes a solid prof
Very knowledgable, assessments are pretty reasonable but a bit of a tough grader. He does ramble on his lectures but the information is extremely interesting and useful. He is super accessible and willing to help outside of class
Besides him somehow finding a way to flex how fit he is, he lies about his midterms and the content that's gonna be on it. 5 chapters on the midterm? Light work. Bro said he'll have an even amount of questions per chapter but chose a really niche topic and basically made it the whole midterm. Do profs like this want their class to succeed or what?
Overall a good professor. However, you NEED to keep up with material because his lecture's cover lots of material and picks up very early in the course. Frequent revision of current and past lectures are needed to succeed. To maximize your grade, study everyday and go to office hours. Other than that getting above a B is manageable.
Scarlett is a funny guy and you can tell he really knows what he's talking about, however he lectures very fast, so it's sometimes hard to keep up. His slides are super busy and it's hard to know what to take down as notes and what is just "nice to know" or examples. I recommend reviewing notes and textbook often and going to class to succeed.
You can tell Michael knows what he is talking about and gives various external resources outside of class to help students succeed. His lectures are typically more content dense but to no fault of his he gets shit on by first year undergrad students for teaching "harder" courses. Overall great dude who is overhated by many students in the faculty
Professor Scarlett was a VERY good professor. What was he saying in class? Couldn't tell you. His dreamy appearance kept me coming to EVERY single class. Mrs. Scarlett is a lucky woman.
A stellar example of a professor. Pure professionalism and a passion for passing on knowledge. Clear about what you need to know and fair when testing competency.
A stellar example of a professor. Pure professionalism and a passion for passing on knowledge. Clear about what you need to know and fair when testing competency. Gives you everything you need to succeed.
Terrible class. Made me wanna crash out. I bet he's a great guy but him teaching this class was terrible. Just listening none stop and you have no clue what's important and not. Skips over things and assumes you took 103 😒
Number one tip if you have Mr. Scarlett is to keep up with lecture notes. Michael is a very passionate teacher which is what makes him so great, he has a reputation for going by lecture slides very quickly, but it is a difficult course so your responsibility is to stay on top of material! I highly recommend Michael for any of your courses.
Honestly died in 101 with him, but for 103 his exams were SO fair, and the class was super interesting.
good prof! his lectures are heavy but they are very straightforward and not open for misinterpretation, everyone kinda poops on him but I liked him! good prof
Lectures are insanely long and dense, up to 75 slides in a class. Also not very engaging with very minimal breaks. Tests are so-so and not very fair, it does feel like he's trying to trick people however they aren't impossible. Definitely need to know the content beyond surface level and there's a lot of content.
Overall a nice guy and VERY smart but hes hard to follow because he talks very fast and slides mostly have figures, he explains them but theres no time to write down info. Feels like MC questions are designed to make a student fail, you have to know the material inside and out to do well. Didn't help that lab TA had no idea what was going on either
THIS IS FOR KIN 436 (there is no option to put in KIN 436) If you're looking for the most incompetent professor, Scarlett is your guy. Has a fair bit of knowledge but has worse teaching skills than my Gr. 1 teacher. Loves to assume you know what he's talking about. Exams are horrid. Tough grader and provides feedback outside what is required
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
42%
Textbook Required
0%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B+
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-1.36 avg changeRatings by Course
PEDS100
5.0
(1)KIN100
4.8
(13)KIN103
2.7
(20)KIN200
2.5
(24)KIN101
2.2
(36)Difficulty by Course
PEDS100
4.0
KIN200
4.0
KIN311
4.0
KIN101
3.9
KIN103
3.5