It's hard to pay attention in her lectures. She doesn't have a strong voice so you're likely to get distracted by something else going on it class. Her notes aren't laid out very well, and she struggles to teach the material further adding to the unclarity.

Her notes are good but her lectures suck. She can't explain the material very well, can't answer questions and I always fell asleep in her class... =|

If you can, please try and find another prof for this class. She is the most confusing prof ive ever had. She says a lot of "umm" and "uhhh" and "oh yeah sorry" and just makes students more confused than ever. Its EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING AT TIMES. The material is very heavy and difficult so trust me when I say to find another prof. Horrible. RUN AWAY

Biochemistry is not a hard course but she made the class so difficult. Her practice exams do not help you at all. They are completely different from the midterm and the final exam. She will put in tricky questions/words that were not used in her PowerPoints that will throw you off on the exam. I do not recommend.

Nina makes biochem soo hardd, i would always be prepared for her midterms but her notes were nothing like her exams. It was so stressful just studying for her exams. Her final was the worst, mostly all the questions were very irrelevant.. this is the best way to lower down your GPA!!!!!!

WORST PROF EVER FOR BIOCHEM!!! avoid her class at all costs. her exams/quizzes are so freaking difficult and she words them horribly and her lecture videos are honestly no help, and she gives you extremely hard questions on the quizzes that are no where near what she taught. she also forgets what she teaches you and still tests you on it.

I started off the course thinking that this class would be easy as the material is pretty straightforward In fact it was easier than Chem 30 and bio107 The practice tests were also something I would always do well on Come time for the tests the questions made no sense You cannot write her tests with just listening to her lectures textbook isuseless

Yes, this course is challenging, however, I am someone who prepares themself well for exams and yet her quizzes are so hard. She literally doesn't teach you the concepts thoroughly then asks you such a badly worded detailed question. The way she teaches is terrible. She skims over difficult concepts then expects you to know it. DO NOT TAKE HER.

Dont take her. The most recent reviews of her bicm 200 class are all valid. Her slides and lectures videos are not helpful and do not reflect what will be on the weekly tests. The textbook doesnt help either b/c she specifies different content for her test.

DO NOT TAKE HER!! Worst prof I have ever taken in my life so far. Her weekly quizzes are cumulative, and the questions she asks are very confusing, and it's material she skimmed over. It feels like I'm studying for a midterm every week for her quizzes. No matter how hard you try in this class, she will find a way to make you do terrible.

She grades her quizzes in a way so you get the lowest mark possible, ex: a pick how many apply and there's three right answers if you pick two right answers and one wrong, you'll get 1/3. She's the worst, not helpful at all, she wants to see you fail.

One of the worst profs ive ever had. She tests on the most specific things ever on her tests, its like she wants you to fail on purpose. She posts lecture videos that are 1 hour long, and practice quizzes, and those are not even close to enough to do well on her quizzes. She tests on stuff that she skims over maybe once and expects you to remember

Im normally a 4.0 student. I study thoroughly for every quiz and review every piece of material she gives us, yet my grade in this class is at a 2.7. A lot of my peers in this course seem to be going through a similar experience. Avoid this prof if you can, its not worth it. Bicm is an easy course, but she makes it insanely difficult.

She is not fit to teach this course at all. The material is fairly straight forward but her quiz questions are terribly worded and difficult. This class is not worth lowering your GPA. Honestly try to do this class at a different university and if you can't good luck.

Probably one of the worst professors I have ever had. She is incapable of admitting when she is in the wrong. She will provide you with hours of recorded lectures and practice questions, and all of that will STILL not be enough to answer her insanely specific questions. Please save yourself the trouble and take this class with anyone else.

Avoid, avoid, avoid! She's a definite tough grader and does not give partial markers whatsoeverbrutal. Quizzes and assignments are so much more difficult, and often unrelated to her lecture videos. She expects you to know things that are not even mentioned in the lecture! The content of the course is enjoyable. However, her execution is poor.

just dont take her lol trust

worst prof ever. she wants her students to fail. her weekly quizzes are insanely hard and half the time they cover material we were not taught. normally an A student and I was worried about failing for the first half of the semester. super unhelpful gets very defensive and can't admit she's wrong. if you can, take it with anyone else

nice person but I would rather have a piece of grass teach me biochem. Worst. professor. ever.

horribly structured notes. overcomplicates everything. you will spend hours slaving over her lecture videos trying to understand basic concepts/notes. quizzes are overly difficult and horribly worded. i have never left a review like this for a prof before but it was a must in this case. do not take her class. biochem is not hard unless she teaches.

Literally, don't take her, her final was horrendous it was insanely difficult for no reason. The questions were so badly worded and confusing. There was some stuff on it that she did not go over. Worst professor ever. Not worth your time, money and lowering your GPA.

our class average for exams have been extremely low so far. her unit exams are extremely difficult, it does not matter that they are open book. She has very tricky wording in the questions on her exams. I wish I paid attention to these reviews and switched out of her class.

Do NOT take her if you don't absolutely have to

Dear God! I have no idea how I survived this class. She is a very nice person but her teaching is absolute nonsense. Her test is so much harder than the material she teaches. she teaches you about hemoglobin but tests you on myoglobin. she does not give you any feedback on your assignment whatsoever and gives no partial mark. AVOID

worst prof at MacEwan and Ive taken many science courses. her expectations are extremely unreasonable because the resources are not enough to answer her questions properly. she also marks very hard.

Had her for bio 107. The test were extremely difficult even if you sat for 10-12 hours every day learning the concepts, you'll never get a 80%. Definitely do not recommend, as you would have to read a lot and the exam is extremely challenging as the materials that you'd expected would be on the exam are barely on there.

Absolutely horrible, study as hard as possible but it won't even matter because you can memorize everything and you'll still manage to fail. Looking for an "A" well don't even think about it, as a matter of fact don't even dream about it. The worst part about all of this is that i don't even go to McEwen, this is all based on friends stories.

Save your money and DO NOT take her class, shes a really nice person but her exams/quizzes are impossible. Please save yourself money and DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS

Quizzes had averages in the mid-60s same with the midterm does not really matter how much you study. It's pretty difficult to get a good grade in this class. The prof does really help, either.

I would avoid this prof. Grades extremely hard and expects you to recall every little detail

Avoid!! She does not clearly explain course material

Exams were incredibly challenging. Tested on the most minute details that were grazed over in class

BICM is a tough class, but this professor doesn't help. No clear criteria on what's examinable, so you have to remember everything. Exam averages were low, around 60%. Hard to avoid prof since she's the only BICM one at school. Many classmates feel frustrated too.

Very nice professor. Material is not difficult but she chooses to test on small details rather than most of what was taught. Coming from a straight A student, you will really really have to put in the work in this class just to do decent.

Save your money and DO NOT take her class, she's a bad person and her exams/quizzes are impossible. Please save yourself money and DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS.

The class was unexpectedly challenging for a 200-level course. Nina, however, was not particularly helpful in clarifying the material and insisted that everything on the exam was fair, which seemed unreasonable. Her perspectives on certain political issues also raised some eyebrows among students.

If you think you have a bad gpa, this class will make it worse. She confuses herself and everyone else. Macwan needs to get it together, and hire another prof because for a required course, this is insane. Literally woke up in the mornings hoping she would cancel class. Rather have my three-legged cat teach BICM.

THE WORST PROF EVER! I usually get A's as an honours student (not to brag), but this class made me rethink my decision to be in an honours programme. She made it a point on the first day of class that her exams were fair, which, if you have to do that, then you're probably lying to yourself and everyone else.

I have her for a 300 level BICM course and let me warn you, if you think she's tough for BICM 200, she's even worse for BICM 340. There were only 9 people in our class and she is pressuring to take a 400 level with her because there's only 5 people enrolled in that class. TRY TO AVOID IF YOU CAN!

I dont even know where to begin. Her exams are super unfair and is nothing like the practice midterms and questions you see that she posts. She also marks super hard and takes marks off for sig digs like who in their right mind would do that. If I could give her a 0 I would. Her notes has literally no words in them and they're just diagrams.