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Great teacher. I plan on taking her for A&P2. Loved her lecture style and the D2L extras.

She is a very knowledgable teacher and really strives to help her students learn the material. I would recommend this class to anyone, but i would especially recommend her as a professor.

Pam helps each and everyone of her students. I think she trys hard to cover all of the required material in the limited amount of time we have.

P, we get what we put into it.The body is f'n incredible & your knowledge of it is VERY impressive.If I could change 2things, I would make U clinically trained, not vary tests difficulty from chpt-chpt.But that doesn't take away from what/how U teach.It would B nice.U R funny,caring,SMART.Prereqs should B Bio,chem,medterm. ishouldworkmore2.godspeed

I liked your teaching style. You made yourself available to your students if we needed help. It was not intimidating to approach you. Your lectures were helpful especially with the power points and the fact that you made them available for us to have it made it easier to follow along with the lectures and have a reference for study.

I liked her teaching style.The powerpoint lectures made it a lot easier, she was always available for help and could explain things in different ways. If possible I will take a class that she is teaching.

This class is very difficult (time consuming) but the material tested was very clear and our grades were more than fair. The class was very interesting and her teaching style made it fun. I have recomened this instructor to others who have to take this subject.

Took this over the summer-lots of material to cover! Pam did a great job, and was very helpful. Needed all this info for Bio 1041 and 1042, too!! Her knowledge is amazing!

This subject material for A & P is not easy, but Pam was always willing to go the extra mile to help students understand. She is also very approachable and willing to work with students.

very helpful teacher!! I really enjoyed the way she taught. very hands on and made everything very clear. If you're stuggling she was always right there to help you. A great down to earth and fun lady.

Excellent knowledge of subject material. Teachers passionate about their work usually make the best teachers. Very patient, took time to go over pretty much everything in the chapter. I've never liked Science, but I took this over the summer and learned a lot in a short amount of time!

An excellent teacher!

Pam's use of the D2L computer system and Power Point lectures made biology very clear to people like me that are not very interested in science but had to take the class for a prerequistite. After this class I am a lot more interested in science! Great teacher, very helpful and available to students!!

A VERY EASY TO APPROACH PROFESSOR THAT GOES OUT OF HER WAY TO HELP STUDENTS UNDERSTAND A CONCEPT WHEN NECCESSARY. PAM IS FUN AND HAS A GOOD KNOWLEDGE OF THE MATERIAL SHE TEACHES.

I took this class online but still had a pretty easy time understanding the material. Also it was very easy to contact regarding questions which was nice.

A difficult course, but Pam makes gives every opportunity to help - consistant office hours, info on tutoring, plus opportunities for learning outside of her own classes.

I thought Pam was a great teacher, and whoever was writing those rude comments is probably just upset that they did not do very well in her class!

Pam did an excellent job of cramming 16 weeks worth of coursework into 8 weeks! The powerpoint presentations were helpful, and her study guides were more than adequate preparation for her tests. Thanks for a great course! :)

The class to me was a little difficult just becuase i had taken it in the summer but I still did really good. You were a great instructor. I'm thinking about taking you for Anat. and Phys.

Good fun teacher but a little unclear (to me at least) during the more difficult chapters

Pam is a very good teacher, really wants everyone to succeed. Her tests are difficult in that I feel more emphasis sometimes is placed on the nitty gritty rather than main concepts of each system. Very helpful to everyone, however. Needs to wear shorter dresses to show off her great legs! (tee-hee)

I thought Pam was a wonderful teacher! She made even the "boring" material tolerable. Her best quality is that she doesn't pretend she knows everything. If you ask her a question in class and she doesn't know the answer she's not afraid to say "I don't know, but I'll get back to you." I wish I had the oppertunity to work with her again.

Pam is very nice, and always ready to help

I was surprised at how much chemistry there was to remember! Anyway, I liked the class alright, although she is a bit scatterbrained and disorganized, and the tests were difficult. Overall though I thought she was nice and I did come away having learned quite a bit.

I felt that Pam was very clear and concise in explaining the subjects addressed. She was helpful and respectful to everyone.

I fought for a C in Biology in H.S. I was nervous about taking this class (especially as a summer course). But Pam was a really great prof. Her materials were really clear. NOT an easy A, but definitely possible. I got an A!! I really liked her and felt she was really fair and very knowledgeable. I highly recommend her!

Good teacher with a great sense of humor. Challenging class to take during summer session. Labs interesting & fun. She's passionate about her field and it's kind of contagious. She'll say if she doesn't know something, but will follow up right away with the answer (sometimes she'll offer it up for extra credit, which is kind of neat).

I took human biology online and it wasn't very easy at first, you really have to find your own way to study the material. Follow the powerpoint notes she gives and you'll be fine. She also is very helpful.

To tell you the truth, You have to study to pass her class. Very easy to approach. Study the powerpoints well plus the online quiz, maybe the textbook if you have to. Her test was not easy trust me........."study"....... "study"...... but it worth it at the end

Lot's of work, not an easy class. You will learn alot if you want to. Pam is a great instuctor, very accessable. She cares about what she is doing and has done a great job in this online class. You will get out of this class what you put into it.

Pam does a great job of making sure you understand the material presented, and that you're able to apply it in the lab work. I've never enjoyed a science class as much as this!

Very good teacher. Clear on material. Only downfall is her exams are very hard. She gives trick exams most of the time and asks the tiny things not main concepts. She does not sound encouraging for online classes. She will keep telling you it's hard. I would take another teacher just because she makes you read sooo much. More than you have to.

I would not take her again, she is an okay teacher, but needs to keep political views out of the classroom. We know she is a liberal as many teachers are!

Took online. Great teacher. Class seems hard at first but once you get the hang of things it is really fun and interesting stuff to learn! I would definetely reccommend this teacher..extremely helpful, always willing to help, and gives extra credit! If you take Human Biology..definetly take with this teacher! :)

She was a very insightful and knowledgeable instructor.

I have had two classes with her at Century and she has been my favorite professor thus far!

I had Pam as a sub the last half of the semester. Our class turned into an online class. Pam was very helpful during this time of transition. She reponded to emails/questions very quickly. She was willing to work with us students to finish out the semester. I really enjoyed having her as a teacher and would take her again!

Good Teacher, sometimes a little spacey but knows what she is talking about.

I HIGHLY recommend her and her class. No, she's not easy. However, I didn't know college biology courses were supposed to be? DO NOT buy a book. It is a waste of money, she gives you EVERYTHING you need on her lectures (which yes, are long, but cover the entire course material).

This class is definitely an easy A. Attend lab, look over the powerpoints, put in some effort and you'll do great.

very helpful

In order to succeed in this class you have to study hard.

HARD class.Boring online lectures. If you like science, should be OK. If not, be PREPARED and COMMITTED to hours & hours of weekly study if you want more than a D or C. HARD, HARD, HARD class. Use ppts. for 99% of quiz material. Overall final class ave. on quizzes 69%. Only plus was she's very helpful & responsive teacher, knows her stuff! Like!

Study very hard everyday in order to pass tests. Extremely helpful with answering questions, very knowledgeable in the field, and a very nice individual! Lectures are boring but contain important information.

Very helpful is you ask questions because she will respond right away. Good teacher and encourages students. Gives students exceptions and I thought that was very helpful.

I took this class online. The lectures are a little long, but they cover all the concepts in the quiz so it helps a little. She does teach a lot on climate change. In a biology class I think it would be better to concentrate on biology a little more. Overall though good class, and helpful teacher.

This was the online version of biology concepts. Very interesting class, but get ready to work hard! It's worth the hard work though!

Extremley helpful! Wonderful teacher who helped with any problem you had and always responded right away! Labs were fun to do at home and she explained things in lecture. The work was easily set out and I would recommend her to anyone!

She is a very nice teacher but the lectures online are old and you can hear her dog barking the whole time. also dont buy the book because you will never use it.

Loved this class. Your opinion is your own, but I had a fun time, and the class was easy. Be prepared and come to every lab. Flash cards and a study partner are a must for this class. I got a good grade, and she likes the Earth and going green is her thing. just a FYI.

Clear lectures. Fast responses to questions.

Excellent professor! So quick to answer questions through both online discussions and email. Certainly made me feel as though the class understanding the materials was her top priority. Take this class!

Great professor. Very helpful. Very interactive in online class. Material is HARD but given time required, doable (summer was way hard). Would pick this professor to take a class from again.

This was a fun class and very informative. Lectures contain the quiz material not the book. The lectures were a bit somber and often put me to sleep. Summer class is very demanding, I would reccomendd waiting unless you have several hours per week to devote to this class.

Great teacher.

If you like science, then Pam would be an OK teacher (online). If you're NOT a science person, BEWARE. 110-150 PPTs each week/quiz is 15 questions. Lecture is NOT a lecture, she just reads the PPTS but you HAVE to listen to them. Thank God it was an online class or I would have failed, totally failed. Got an A, thanks to no-no open book (ppt) UGH

This class in general is difficult to take online for someone who is new to the concepts of biology. I thought that for the level of difficulty going into the class, the instructor provided the tools needed to succeed, and was organized with her material. The only downfall is that there was a large amount of material to cover each week.

This is an online course, I would recommend Pam. She has lectures that at times are long but she also provides enough study tools to help you succeed in her class.

Pam is super helpful and has great communication. Do the work and don't be afraid to ask questions. Your grade will reflect how much you have applied yourself.

I took this class online with prior interest in biology: loved the material, grew to hate the professor. The class had poor presentation on her part. The online lectures were too long and included her dogs barking. When I realized that she recorded the lectures two years ago, I was very disappointed.

Instructor warned class would be hard (it was) and would take a serious time commitment (it did). Including the at home labs (online class), I spent at least 9 hours a week on this class and earned an A. Pam is helpful and very present in D2L discussions. Great instructor, I highly recommend her to anyone who wants to learn the material.

Pam was a very helpful and nice teacher. If you ask her to review a worksheet or homework that you weren't happy with the grade, she would gladly look at it for you. The course is hard, but she gives a lot of extra-credit options!

Hardly used textbook. I do not recommend buying it. You can get by with the lecture and power points. Once you learn what to study for, the weekly quizzes get easier. She is very helpful and involved online.

Tests hard, lectures long, didn't use the text book at all but the website going with book helped a lot! She focused more on environmental issues rather than the course material. If you print out powerpoints and do the prequiz and self test on the website you will do great. She offers a ton of extra credit too which is awesome!

Prof. Thinesen is a teacher who is passionate about her subject. She really does love biology. She offers an extended amount of resources on every topic, outside of the text, and weaves a theme of climate change through this intro course. It was not an easy class, but I survived and really did learn a lot. You must study, every day.

This professor was one of the best I've had while attending Century. She's passionate about the subject, involved in class discussions and always available to answer questions or offer insight. She puts a lot of effort into the class and the resources available to students and she's just a really nice person.

I took the hybrid class, but the majority of the work is online. There's an exam once a week based on online lectures but the labs were enjoyable. I don't recommend buying the book as it isn't used at all. She's a good teacher, really interested in forensics and gives a broad spectrum of information. I would recommend this class.

This was a challenging class, but it was doable. I have learned a lot and I have a better appreciation of Biology now. I read comments on here about not buying the book, and I did not because we hardly used it. I loved the labs at home, but you must be a self motivator for this class. Yes it takes up a lot of time for studying, but its worth it.

Very passionate about what she teaches. Lectures can be very boring and are a little outdated. Would be more interesting if she added more personal experiences, updated them and didn't just read the lecture notes. Overall she is a very supportive teacher. Just be prepared to study a lot.

This is a hard class with a lot of work, but I think this is also one of the few classes where I REALLY learned a lot. This teacher is there to answer questions and be helpful but she's not going to coddle you or hold your hand.

She is readily avaiable and answers all online questions very quickly!

I took Pam twice, for BIOL 1020 and 1024. Her grading is good, she offers a decent amount of extra credit, 20 pts, class is not hard to pass well but, she is very left wing and she doesn't let you forget it. you have to reads book about climate change do a assign about climate change even though they don't apply to material, like for Biol 1024.

The teacher was very good! I took it online, and her lectures were long but taught well and important to listen to. There are quizzes every week and they are hard- must study a LOT! Labs each week take a long time, but if you spread them out they aren't bad. Stay on top of your work! Less time needed as week goes on. Interesting class and teache

This class is tough and the professor is a very tough grader when it comes to labs, homework, ETC. But guess what, welcome to college. I think she is a great instructor with a sound understanding of Biology. She knows what she is talking about. One thing I did not like was the at home labs which would take at least 4 hours to complete.

I have never had a class before that when a teacher says you will be putting a lot of work into it, that they actually really meant A LOT of work. This class will pay off if you can stick through it the first few weeks and get into a routine. It is a lot of work, but the instructor definitely is there to assist if need be.

I took this course online. She has very precise lectures and provides notes with all the slides for the lecture online for you. Very easy to take notes plus she is great about getting back to you when you email her. If you have a concept question that none of your classmates were able to answer satisfactory, she will respond to the posting.

Pam was a over all good instructor. She knew the material very well, and was passionate about her work. She made labs fun with using the resources she had for us. Forensic Bio was difficult, quizzes will be timed, and you will NEED to study. Don't take a science class if you can't handle a heavy work load.

Be sure to look at the weekly checklist often. This is the place where the most current information regarding assignments is.

Being that this is a science course you should expect it to be a little more difficult than a liberal arts course. None the less, I did find it difficult to get in the swing of things in the beginning of the class. My number one tip is pay attention to the weekly check list or you will miss something. Overall, be prepared for strict deadlines.

This was a good course with a lot of material to cover. I think this instructor grades fairly, and gives good feedback as well as the option to see the corrections to your mistakes on labs and quizzes. Be prepared to lean!!!

(online class) Pam wasn't a hard grader, easy A if you complete the work. Weekly timed quizzes were simple. The first few weeks were confusing because it was the first time she had students using the online textbook. I hardly read it, and still passed the class. Responds very quick to emails/questions. Would take her again in the future.

Very clear in what she expects of her students which is super helpful! Always willing to answer questions and give feedback.

Pam was a great teacher but the amount of work due each week was overwhelming. You will have to plan a solid 16 hours a week to complete the lectures, lab assignments, and pan open assignments/quizzes. All the work was relevant to the topics needing to learn that week but I would have liked more time to make study guides, flash cards, etc.

Great Professor, Material is easy to understand. Quiz every week.

overall great teacher

A good class that provided a lot of great and useful information, but we were not given enough time to complete each weekly quiz. The instructor was very thorough and organized but did assign a lot of work each week.

Forensic Biology with Pam is going to be a VERY tough class. It is very content-heavy and has an intense workload. You have to take a test each week on a LOT of readings and lectures. Do not take this class if you cant handle a tough workload. This class is hard but I enjoyed it a lot. If you are dedicated and have good study skills, you'll be fine

I took this class online while I took a chemistry and COMM class. I was drowning in Biology homework. She says at the beginning of the semester if you cannot commit to 12-15 hours per week you won't pass. She was correct. If you have any difficulty with the concepts you could spend more than 20+ hours per week reading and taking notes.

It is an online class and has a lot of tests. Lab is fun. Make sure you really understand the materiel, and then take the test. It is an interesting class overall.

Difficult class. Doing labs at home was hard.

I think that this professor did a very excellent job of staying organized throughout the semester. I think that there was a lot of material and concepts that were challenging, but they were also very useful and I personally feel like I learned a lot about the basic concepts of Biology prior to taking the course. Overall, I enjoyed this class a lot

I thought Pamela Thinesen was a great professor! Yes, there is a lot of work to do in this class but as long as you keep checking her weekly schedule and plan your week you'll do great! Study! Study! Study! I feel like I learned more in this biology class than I have in any other biology class!

This class had a lot of busy work as others have said. But once you get the hang of whats required each week, it becomes easier. There are a lot of assignments and work to do each week BUT it isnt hard work just time consuming. The quizzes are somewhat easy and right out of the lecture, labs are okay, and homework easy.

Awesome Instructor. Her class does include lots of homework and reading. Lots of the assignments are enjoyable and up to date. Due to the volume of homework I was well prepared for the tests and feel good about the grade that was given. She gives great feedback on almost any question asked! ROCKSTAR!

STUDY STUDY STUDY! If you know and understand what you're learning, her class is easy. Quizzes can be challenging.

She is a great professor. Tough grader but is helpful whenever it is needed.

The workload was heavy and crammed into 8 weeks instead of 16 weeks. But that is to be expected. Not all professors will not coddle you. She doesn't accept late work but it holds you accountable on your end and you become more responsible. She has a lot of bad results probably from children but this is not high school, it's college y'all.

The class was hard, however, as long as you communicated with her she was willing to work with you. Her lectures are about an hour on average, online textbook (Online class), some of the labs were kind of confusing, but there are extra links to help with them, and weekly quizzes.

This professor is awesome, I had her, and I can say that I did a pretty good job in this class. If I liked having her, you will too!!!

Professor Thinesen isn't a terrible teacher. As long as you can meet her expectations that are set in her syllabus you'll do fine. All assignments are due SUNDAY and NO LATE WORK! I got a B in the class but I'm sure I would've gotten an A if I had worked/studied a bit more. I will say, her quizzes are difficult. Make sure to watch her lectures!!!

The layout of the class is great. She has the weeks labeled so you dont get too mixed up. Under each weeks tab you can easily find all your assignments, which really helps you to make sure you get all the assignments completed.

You'll get through if you ask questions about topics you're not sure about. Biology is more fun when you understand it! Though you only have 15 minutes to take the quiz, they're not too difficult. The online course does not require a textbook, but it does require a $250 lab kit, which is why it is marked as required for textbooks.

I want other students to know that this professor is highly knowledgeable and passionate about the subject. always willing to go the extra mile to help students understand the material and are very approachable. Additionally, she is fair and considerate regarding grading and encourages students to ask questions and engage in discussions.

I definitely recommend taking classes from this instructor. The course requirements are explained really well right from the first day. The best part is how the course material relates to your own life and you learn so much about the biology of all life including humans, and gives great insight to what we can all start doing to make life better.

Professor Thinesen was a very good professor and had a very organized and clear cut online Biology Course. Obviously the content was hard because it is science but she had very good instructions and clear feed back and grading criteria. The class had a heavy work load but you were given a week to complete it. Time management is key.

She warns you off the bat this is not a weekend class and she is correct. STUDY weekly lectures and notes, do not cram or you will not do well. some weeks require more time so plan ahead! Shes very helpful through email. You will learn a lot, be thorough on labs and papers. I enjoyed her class and would take it again.

It wasn't hard at all everything is understandable. You need time management, she does make it clear that you need at least 12 hours per week for this class. The class is organized, every week there is a lecture, labs, quizzes, and discussions and all of them are due by Sunday. If you are a procrastinator, this class is not for you.

She is very transparent with what is expected; do not procrastinate, do the work and put in the time, and be on time. You'll do fine if you do those things. The quizzes and tests are hard; study up on the main concepts of each week. Feel free to ask her questions via email, etc. The amount of homework can be overwhelming but it is doable.

Very experienced. She has command over her content. You will have lots of materials to help you understand your content but be ready to do more. She is strict with her timelines with labs and assignments. Be ready to learn.

Pam knows what she's doing. Every assignment given is to understand the material a lot better. Lectures are easy to follow along with. Read the textbook, do the assignments, and you'll be easy soaring.

It was a tough course with lots of work BUT it was very upfront of how homework and quiz heavy this course was. I enjoyed learning even though sometimes I felt like I was behind for the week. Was always reliable when it comes to emailing and grading assignments apart from labs. I always had the material needed for homework and quizzes.

This class felt like high school bio but more serious. I appreciated that you have to work for your grade. It's not an easy A, like most classes you take. You'll learn a lot if you keep up. Just make sure the time commitment fits your schedule - or don't take it!