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“Prof Skopik is a great guy and a great teacher”
BISC207 - 5.0 rating“He always finds ways to make class fun and interesting”
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Prof Skopik is a great guy and a great teacher..not many class notes though
He always finds ways to make class fun and interesting.
Prof. Skopik is awesome, he's one of the nicest profesors here at delaware!
Prof. Skopik is the best teacher I've encountered so far while here.
He is my favorite teacher this semester, very friendly and easy to learn from.
Definitely one of my all-time favorite teachers.Take class even if not required.
one of the best teachers i've ever had; one of the best courses you'll ever take
He is a great teacher and a wonderful man. He really cares about his students
the most caring professor i have had here, goes out of his way to help students
A great professor who really cares. Bio Garbage Can Bowl is the best!
Great lecturer, funny personality, very helpful, genuinely cares about students
sweet and caring, funny, tests are tough
don't be fooled, open book tests but theyre killer..can't explain anything
very funny guy, kinda weird, but amusing...
He's possibly the best teacher I've ever had, class is always fun and interestin
He's an awesome teacher who actually makes his lectures interesting
great stories, very funny, take class for the anecdotes! class easy if u keep up
funny and cool professor and an easy A
easy and funny good guy
great prof, READ and will be fine, class stories are very amusing!
GREAT TEACHER. STUDY AND GO TO LEC AND U WILL BE FINE. VERY FUNNY AND CARING!
Great prof! Read the textbook and you'll be fine.
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Very cool prof.Easy A so long as you like bio and can pay attention.
He is a very good looking man, I wish Delaware had some more good looking men
BEST teacher!! easy if u try
Good prof, open book tests but deceiving answers
He's so adorable! I love his class so much, I don't even mind that it's @ 8am!
GREAT Guy/Prof. Lectures informative/amusing. keep up & u'll do fine!
A please even at 8 am, take his class for the fun of it!
Adorable and super nice guy! Open book tests...can't beat it!
FUN,FUN, FUN!!!! I LOVE THIS GUY!!!
funny guy...very tricky tests
Great guy who's funny and helpful. I don't even mind taking him at 8AM
WOW! The best biology teacher I've ever had. I LOVE this class!
He is the nicest teacher EVER!! I love it when he talks to the walls.. =)
Great teacher and funny man. Even at 8 AM the class is worth going to.
nice guy..kinda weird tho; tests are kinda hard but you'll be fine if u study
SUCH an adorable man! It's a great class if you do the reading & go to lectures
nothing more to say. one sexy old man! great teacher. kept me awake.
Best teacher I have ever had! Knows what he's talkin about!
keeps class awake for an 8am, is interesting, helps prepare you for tests
interesting man, do the readings and you will do good on the test
Just read all of the readings and do the practice exams
He is the best, most entertaining, helpful, professor I have ever had!
Listen to his stories. They rock, especially the Longwood Gardens one.
He may be nice and funny but the exams were not fair
great prof!! go to lecture and you'll do fine! he makes it funny at 8am too!!
easy... and he is one cool cat
Funny olman, read the practice exams, test r impossible & unfair, hardest course
Nice man, tells great stories. Tests are hard and don't pertain to his lectures.
Very funny and granpa cute. Good man. Tests are challenging.
He is very nice. The tests are hard but you will pass if you study.
Funny old guy who makes lectures not so much of a bore. Tests can be difficult.
Great teacher, easy tests, cares about his students, very entertaining
Awesome teacher- makes class interesting- you'll only do bad if you don't go
such a nice guy! lecture notes are kind of useless for the exams, but if you study the book you will ace this course
He's a cool guy. So easy after taking Hodson for 207. Bio Bowl and old tests help the most with the test. Highly recommended :)
tricky tests, but study old practice exams and you should be ok; really nice guy, willing to help
Cute old man type, funny as anything. He knows his stuff. The class appears easier than it is, but he's fair and helpful.
great teacher, very funny and helpful,tests are avg
Stevey D is the man! Great teacher and very funny. Look forward to his watermellon and brownie story!
Nicest and funniest man ever....a sweet guy who tells great stories....he understnads we cant learn everything!!!! Gets you ready for tests!!! acts like he really cares!!! <3
Very nice and helpful professor. Extremely well organized and easy to follow style of presentation. Well paced class.
he tends to tell personal stories, and not teach. Be prepared for exams to come out of the book. He talks about his micro-skopiks (his kids)!!!
He is soo nice. And his class was much easier and more fun coming from Hodson's bisc207. Get ready for Bio Bowl and his stories.
Stevey D rocks my world!!! Best teacher around. Just ask him about the brownies and watermellon story, he'll appreciate it.
the most entertaining professor i've ever had. never fell asleep in his 8am lectures and that says alot. tests r tricky, study the book and practice exams and study for that lab final!
Awesome teacher. Tells the best stories that are halarious. Good honors class to take. Well organized. Def feeling the watermelon/brownie story.
tHIS IS THE NICEST AND FUNNIEST MAN EVER. hE IS ALSO VERY UNDERSTANDING. iF I WAS MOVING ON TO BIO 208 I WOULD TAKE HIM AGAIN. iF YOU DON'T LIKE BIOLOGY TAKE THIS GUY...HE WASTES CLASS TIME WITH HIS LITTLE STORIES (THEIR FUNNY!!!)
Very well organized. A teacher, not just a professor.
skopik is the best bio teacher i've ever had. not only does he tell his famous stories and make everyone laugh, but he makes the classroom fun and gets everyone involved. he also pics good TAs for lab who are usually undergraduates and fun. he loves bio!
He's wonderful! By far the best bio prof. I've had yet. He's so organized and easy to follow, he also realy cares that his students get good grades. His stories are so funny and his teaching style really keeps you interested. Take this class!!!
Skopik is the MAN! He is well organized, helpful, comprehensive, and has the best stories. If he is teaching, TAKE HIM for Bio!!
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A great guy & a great teacher. Lectures are fun/hilarious & he keeps it fairly interesting. Gives lots of bonus points, and we played BioBowl almost twice a week. Sooo much better than Hodson! Highly recommended! Make him tell stories!!
AWSOME!! Helpful, fun, all around great guy. old fashioned in his teaching methods, but you couldn't ask for much better in a prof. he's not an easy A though, you do need to study
Really cool. The class was a lot of fun. He is probably the best bio prof at UD, as witnessed by his high ratings. call him Stevie D lol.. and listen to his tangents: some of them wind up being bonus points! Oh yeah, and don't let the semester end w/o hearing the watermelon story!!
OMG!!!! My favorite teacher ever!! He is soo nice and soo cute and he makes biology really interesting. He's really fair with grading and if he notices people falling asleep he will stop teaching and tell an interesting story. The tests are fair, and ur lab will bring your grade up. TAKE HIM!!!!
He is a really good and funny teacher!! He makes Biology interesting. And if you get bored he'll tell you a funny story to wake you up. The last 15 mins of the test and the last 30 mins of the final are open book. The tests are curved. We even play games in class to help us learn. TAKE HIM!!
Awesome teacher, keeps you awake. Tests have very tricky questions that are so hard that it doesnt even help to have open book for the last 15 minutes. I feel as though I deserved a much higher grade for the amount of work i put in for this class.
Skopik is a great instructor to lisetn to, class notes do not help for exams at all, you must open the book and read. Exams are difficult and last part is open book but doesn't help. Games were fun.
Awesome guy, just a hard class. Notes really don't help.. reading is an absolute MUST! Not much help during office hours unless you have specific ?'s. Last 15 minutes are open book, but hardly help. Tests are hard. Study a lot, go over practice tests, reread material and maybe you'll get a C.
awesome and very sweet guy! you can tell he truly enjoys teaching. he makes class entertaining. i didn't find lecture notes to be much help--didnt go to class--got an A without going to class by doing a lot of reading and working with the website. tests are MC and can be tricky
Fun guy, VERY hard tests an useless lectures. I just found myself not going to class considering how little I actually got from them. Just read the chapters and outline them heavily and take that into the test since the last 15 mins are open note
Comedy routine and playng games (biobowl) are occasionally suplemented with lecture covering the course work. Tests are ambiguous and he will not consider that he is wrong, regardless if he is shown the tex or not. Yes he is a nice guy, but nicedoes not always make for the best teachers.
Most people say he's the best for 207 and 208. He curves the tests, but it does nothing if you have people who get 100s. Going to class is useless. You MUST read the text. Test questions are tricky. 15 minutes open notes at the end hardly helps. Prepare yourself well and you might pass.
Nicest man in the world and is so funny. **** and high story was hilarious. However, his tests are really hard, doesn't teach things very well, bio bowl thing is useless. THis is a class where AP bio is a must and he's a nice man bad teacher type.
Professor Skopik is the best professor you can get for intro bio courses. He is the nicest man and will do anything to help you do well. He also makes the subject interesting and breaks up lecture with quirky stories. He is Mr. Rogers with spunk!
Prof. Skopik is a one-of-a-kind. Very entertaining. Really wants kids to pass the class. Hard exams, however his curves are pretty helpful. The last exam i went from a 60 to a 74. His lectures are very broad but he has good TA's for labs and is always willing to help. Super friendly
My favorite professor ever. The only guy I know who I felt every single person was laughing with and enjoying his stories and digressions. Ask him about his kids...the micro"skopics".
Now Mr. Skopik is a funny guy who has done many things in his teaching hey day. STUDY THE BOOK, HOLD IT TO YOUR HEART AS YOU WOULD A LIFE PRESERVER! Yes it's that important.. Review notes yea.. yea.. Lots of diagrams. learn to interpret diagrams. Good class you will learn a lot from this wise man and his awe inspiring stories....
Take this prof if at all possible. Despite the fact that you will have to do some actual studying, you may actually find yourself interested in the subject at the same time. Very helpful guy. Loves to chat with his students. Ask him about watermelon and brownies
Awkward guy but fun.
skopik is the coolest professor ever!
Doesn't teach, just rambles about stories from his youth. Tests are designed to trick you, and mostly deal with random information found in one sentence in the book. Also you need a 95 to get an A.
Dr. Skopik is such an interesting guy. His lectures keep you awake, and he really cares about his students. Put the time into reading the text and it will pay off on the exams. Highly recommeded.
I took this class with him over winter session, and it was my favorite class this entire year. His lectures ar about half of him teaching and half about him (He always says Bio is the study of life, so that's how he justifies it). His class isn't easy. You have to read the book. His lectures supplement the reading, and his tests are tricky.
This is not an easy class but Prof. Skopik is fun, he will keep you entertained even if you're talking about the most boring thing on earth. He is very willing to help if you dont understand and will remember your name after you talk to him once. I recommend getting the study guide that goes with the book. Makes things alot easier.
Silly dude, good prof. He likes teaching and what he teaches. I would highly recommend taking him as your BIO professor. Tests were open book - but that doesn't make them easy.
You gotta loooove this guy, he's so funny and so nice, it's impossible not to pass this class. I hate all sciences and he made me wanna listen, please take him!
Prof. Skopik is so adorable.. he's so funny and keeps class interesting..the class isn't too hard but you have to read the chapters.. most of the test questions come from the old exams he gives you and the lecture notes but still read the book...def take him!
Awesome guy, very nice, and approachable, goes off on tangents frequently. Lecture is not important, just do practice tests and skim book and you'll get a decent grade. Quite an enjoyable experience!
Omg! He such a sweetheart and a great professor! One of my favorites! :) The lectures are easy to listen to and the tests not so bad, but some studying is needed to do well.
He's a great professor!
teacher is soooooo nice. hes like your grandfather you never had. nice teacher doesnt always mean good teacher. read out the book study lecture topics. tests are pretty hard
Skopik is the man. I wish I could take him throughout my college career. He's incredibly entertaining, but still manages to fit in all the information you need to know. I highly recommend taking him, if you can.
Amazing professor! I took this course during winter session and it definitely got me to class every morning. Keeps you interested with amusing anecdotes and really knows the material. Take his class if you have the chance!
Nice guy but his lectures are always clear. The notes he puts up on the overhead don't always make sense but he is helpful at office hours. Read the chapters , do well in lab, and only take the class if you're interested in the subject.
Having Skopik will be one of the most memorable classes in college. His personality lights up the class and makes bio interesting. However, his notes can be all over the place, and he limits what he lectures on so you have to read the text. I would still recommend him over most other intro bio professors.
DO NOT take professor skopik. I mean he is a great guy and tries to make the material interesting. But if the tests covered material about what movie he had to watch and talk about to his grandson Johnny (Hannah Montana 3D concert) I would have easily gotten an A. His notes are very unclear and when studying I often read them over and didnt have an
Skopik's funny and is a good teacher. Though he doesn't use the text at all in class, you should read it before tests to do well. If you sign up for his class, be aware that Nauen may be the assistant professor and she is extremely boring. Skopik makes Bio interesting and is always in a good mood. One of the best professors, would recommend to all.
he is the cutest old man ever. he is an interesting professor. he notes can be all over the place but if you read the text book and then read the notes again they will make sense actually. naik was much less interesting and hard to understand. pay attention to skopiks funny examples he may ask about them on the test
makes it easy to do well with ridiculous curves put on every test and then one at the end To do well read the book and attend lecture because he will throw random questions about examples given in class. Great teacher recommend
Professor Skopik is such a funny and cute old man, one of my favorite professors at UD. I have a problem with falling asleep in early morning classes, but I actually looked forward to (and stayed awake in!) 8am lectures with Skopik. You have to read the book to do well, but definitely take him if you get the chance.
The funniest and most interesting man on campus hands down. Kept your attention in an early morning class. Entertained while he was teaching. Just wish his lab TAs were of higher quality.
He is an amazing teacher. He is such a sweetheart and really loves what he does. His tests are a bit challenging but do the practice exams that he gives you to get a gist of it. Once you get used to the exam style you should be set! Very helpful and nice guy.
Skopik is great. Took over winter sesh and surprisingly wasn't bad at all. Explains material and tells little old man stories during class that are funny and cute. Tests are hard, it is bio but overall a great prof and class. Read the book and listen in class. Def take him if you have the opportunity!
Professor Skopik is a great professor. He is a master of keeping biology fun and changes up the monotony by telling stories. I took his course during summer sesh and the 2 hour lectures came a lot easier than it should have. Plays games that help you study! Tests are challenging but if you read and attend lecture(a must!) you'll get that A
After the first few minutes of class you will realize that Professor Skopik is da man...His lectures are easy to follow, and he does tend to tell some funny stories to lighten the mood. Tests are a bit hard (the 15min open book portion is kinda useless).The lab final is nearly impossible. YOU WILL NEED THE TEXT BOOK!!Curvs Tests slightly.
Skopik is my favorite professor. He makes class entertaining and very understandable. He gives tests that are partially open book but you still need to read and take notes. He loves telling hilarious stories which make everyone laugh, even at 8am. I recommend you take him if you get the chance. He is the epitome of what every teacher should be.
Prof. Skopik covers fairly basic material in Honors BISC 207, but his tests are unforgiving. Lots of material is covered for each one, and his questions are phrased in such a way as to leave you unsure of your answer. He absolutely favors kids based on what high school they attend, and he treats this 200 level class as a 400 level class. DO NOT TAK
Professor Skopik's lectures are interesting but the exams are tough and lab final is even worse. Exam questions are hardly ever stated clearly.
Prof. Skopik is the best guy you could hope to have over Winter session. Really nice old man, but this class is unforgiving in the short few weeks you have in Winter session. Lecture is interesting and review games are played. Tests are unforgiving and sometimes unclear questions. Pray you have a good TA for Lab, its a huge part of the grade.
Skopik is a great guy. Really laid back and really interesting to listen to for lecture. However, his test making style is extremely vague and questions are often unclear. The lab final and lecture final for this class are IMPOSSIBLE. There simply isn't enough time to learn everything you need to know over winter session. Good luck, you'll need it.
Very helpful and clear! Tests are not too difficult, and there is usually a nice curve. Skopik is very easygoing.
This class isn't a cakewalk but definitely passable if you put in a little effort. Curves every exam, tells goofy eccentric stories, and really keeps your attention for the whole class period. Take him!!
Very easy going man, God bless his heart. Textbook is definitely a must to read to prepare for exams. Lectures are a guideline. The teacher is great! Take him! Compared to other bio teachers he is definitely the most understanding and treats students with respect. You're more than just a number in his class. He wants you to do well.
so nice and he was hilarious for an old dude.
Prof. Skopik is a great guy who really cares about his students. Lecture is mandatory to do well. He also gives practice test which gives you a sense for his testing style. If you study hard AND understand his question style you'll do well in this class.
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