Decent professor. Her test questions are fairly difficult but she makes sure her lectures are clear and that you understand the concepts through multiple practice quizzes. Her requiring the class to take mini online quizzes on each subject actually helps a lot when it comes to the midterms/final.

She posts her lectures online, so you can go back and catch parts you may have missed. Or, just watch them online instead of going to class. Her tests are fairly hard but she is clear in lecture. She quizzes and a portion of those questions are on the exams.

Gibson gives you all the materials you need to succeed. Her slides, study guides and quizzes are all easily accessible on Moodle; her Online Quiz policy is more than fair-each student has three attempts to get the best score. Sends reminder emails on when certain assignments are due. Tells you exactly how to study to Ace exams. Excellent Prof.

Excellent professor, organized and fair. Makes the course's other professor look like a joke.

Awesome professor! Her lectures are clear and she uses animations that really help you understand the concepts. Do the online study questions like she recommends ( at least 10 times each) and you will do great on the exams. Best science teacher I've had- too bad you only get her for the first half of the course :(

Professor Gibson had tons of material to go through which might be a bit overwhelming, but she really tries to make sure you understand everything. Also her notes are very, very thorough, and if you take her study questions seriously you should do well in the class. She only teaches half the course which is too bad.

Favorite professor this semester. She's very clear and her lectures and quizzes totally get you read for the exams. It's just too bad that she doesn't teach the entire course.

Not everyone will like her teaching style but everything is well organized. Her lecture notes are helpful and focus on the points you need to know, no excessive words. So are her quizzes.

Sue was a great teacher, she was just very monotone during lectures. I appreciated her lecture notes much more than I did the other teacher that taught the second half of the class. I wish she could have taught the whole thing. Boring but overall pretty good teacher.

Take advantage of her lecture notes! If it's not on the notes, it's not on the test. She can be a bit monotone, but definitely a very knowledgable and helpful teacher that you'll wish come second half of the course...

Rather dull, yes, but relays the info you need to know for the test without going too far off-topic. Wish she had taught the entirety of the class, as the grades dropped sharply when the other professor took over and the entire grading curve had to be reshaped to account for it.

Read, remember and understand the material of the handout and you will be fine. The handout is pretty useful. You will have audio recording for every class.

Sue is a very nice lady, and I really liked the class. You don't need a textbook, and you don't need to go to class because she puts the lectures online. In addition, she really made this class easy by giving you weekly quizzes that make up about 50% of the exam. You won't fail unless you really don't try!

First off there is no reason to buy the textbook. All the material you will be tested on is on her powerpoints. Her lectures do get boring quite quick though. The lab portion is set to help your grade as this class does not get curved at the end of the semester. DO the study questions over and over as 50% of those questions will show up on the test

Sue is a really good professor and gives her students all the tools they need to be successful. I never once opened my textbook because all the material you need is online. Do lots and lots and lots of study questions (seriously, lots) and you'll be set.

Study the study questions!!! I cannot stress that enough. If you study based off from the study questions and you memorize everyone of them, then this class would be an easy A. I didn't do as well until I started studying from the study questions. Lab is easy to pass too, just read and know the rems for every prelab and you should be set.

As long as you do lots of study quizzes from moodle, you will be golden. Sue Gibson is a godsend!

I liked Gibson's straightforward way of teaching. She made sure to also provide concise notes, and really emphasized what a student needs to do in order to succeed. Most important thing: do the practice questions MANY times, especially for an exam. You'll learn the material, and do well on the exams. Lab was fun - had a great group and TA too.

I showed up to the two midterms and the final and got 1 or 2 questions wrong each time. All MC tests, and if questions don't come from the online quizzes they're much easier. Just do every online question until they start repeating themselves and you'll be gucci.

Sue Gibson is extremely clear in her lectures, I took biology in high school but didn't have nearly as much of a love for it compared to now. She explains the material in a way that doesn't make it confusing, its very much to the point. Some say that her lectures are boring, but I really don't think so. She includes helpful videos and visuals.

I hate biology and hated this course, but Gibson made it pretty painless. Excellent communicator and professor, offers a wealth of tools to help you learn. Study questions give explanations for questions you miss, and exam questions not taken from that bank are much easier. If you put the time and work in and use her resources, anyone can succeed.

Sue is amazing. Her lectures are easy to follow and she provides so many resources. She records all of the lectures and posts them so going to class isn't necessary. Weekly quizzes are open note. 50% of exam questions are questions that were on the quizzes and 100% of quiz question are from the practice questions already given to you.

Sue is genuinely an amazing professor. I barely ever went to lecture because she does record (some of) the lectures and puts them on Canvas. I never opened the textbook so do not waste your money. The only thing you need to pass this class is to do A TON of study questions and find yourself a good quizlet to study off of.

Sue Gibson is a godsend. She recorded all of her lectures, which meant reviewing for exams was so easy. She also had lecture notes for each day and provided study questions to review for weekly quizzes and the midterms. Half of these study questions were on the exam.

Sue Gibson was a great lecturer and the recorded lectures, lecture notes and study questions made it SO easy to study for the exams. Half of the exam questions come directly from the study questions and you can take them as many times as you want, getting almost a new set each time. She also tries to connect each topic with a real world application

She is a very clear lecturer, with good explanations. She goes at a very fast pace however, but posts the lectures online. Online practice quiz questions for every lecture are key to doing well. There are graded quizzes every week online that you have 3 tries for, which are really helpful in boosting your grade. I highly recommend Sue Gibson.

DO THE STUDY QUESTIONS. Lectures are basically optional at the beginning and end of the course. I got a 96% by studying solely with many run-throughs of study questions.

BIOL1009 in general is a difficult class, but she made it a lot more manageable with her study questions that she provides for each lecture. Do the study questions, and do them well before the exam date. I didn't do this until the final exam and wish I did it for the other 2. Work hard in lab too, that will help your grade out a lot in the end.

You could tell that Sue Gibson really cared about her students. She provided excellent handouts and study questions for the midterms and the final. It was not about the grade for her but more that her students understood the material. Although her lectures were dull sometimes, she presented everything clearly. Highly recommend!

Gibson is a very fair professor. 50% of the study questions she provides are on the midterms and the final. Make sure you do the study questions over and over again. The lab for this course is very applicable and interesting. The lab portion also helps to boost your grade.

I thought her lectures were interesting and easy to follow. She had study questions available and half of the exams were those study questions. Recorded lectures so it was smooth to skip class.

Sue is a really sweet prof who loves bio. No need to attend her lectures as they are huge and she records them as well as uploads the powerpoint and a document of notes. Do the study questions and you will be golden. She says they are only like 50% of the tests but they are really like 80% so just take them until you have them memorized!

If you have to take BIOL 1009, make sure to take with Sue Gibson. It seems she makes the class much easier than other professors. She provides study questions sets that help you learn the material very easily just by repeatedly doing them. Most of the exam questions come straight from the study questions as well! Very kind and a very caring prof.

She is a very good lecturer aside from the VERY monotonous tone. Lecture notes and practice problems are very helpful for exams. No need to read the textbook, txt used only for clear images and figures.

She is very clear about the matierial and the best part is that she gives you access to everything online. Videos, study questions, and practice tests are all online and super helpful. Don't need the book if you go to lecture.

This course was easy to succeed in with Prof. Gibson. 100% of the study questions she created are on her weekly open note quizzes and 50% are on her tests. Her material is awesome and she's very dedicated. Her lectures are a bit hard to follow as she has a monotone speaking voice and they can get quite long. Minimal textbook use. Easy to succeed.

Prof is really nice, and makes her lectures interesting. If you have any interest in biology you will do well in the course. Lectures are uploaded online so I usually did them at home. Class average is like 70% she said, so you do have to work for it, but it's not hard by any means, you just have to do it. Background in chem helps A LOT early on.

If you have to take biology, make sure you take it with Sue Gibson. Her lectures were super clear and she gave you study questions for every lecture to prep you for the quizzes and make sure you understand the material. Her midterms were 50% of the study questions as well. She is a professor that cares for her student's success.

Sue pretty much tells you exactly what you need to do to get an A. Each quiz can be taken up to 3 times and questions are pulled from a bank of practice questions that can be practiced as many times as you want. Exam questions are fair and many are also pulled from the practice bank. She cares about her students and wants them to pass.

Amazing professor! Even though the class itself was difficult, it was clear how to do well and just depended on putting outside work into studying. She gave all the materials needed to do really well.

Professor Gibson was a great professor! Our class had to switch online with her halfway through, but even with the transition she made it work. She covers a lot of content but if you keep up with the online questions you'll do well.

TAKE THIS CLASS. This is my first and probably only rating I'll ever do for a professor, but Sue is absolutely worth it. College-level science was really intimidating to me, but Sue wants you to pass and even makes it possible to excel if you're willing to do a little bit of extra studying. You don't have to go to lecture but I actually enjoyed it.

She is very kind and there is a lot of extra credit so there is a lot of room for success in this class. She is very understanding of everyday life and struggles. If you do the work you will get an A. The lab portion is not as easy but is not as hard as regular labs. Would recommend this class to anyone!!!!

I didn't interact with Gibson a lot but I think the class was well structured so you didn't have to. A lot of the learning was on your own and watching the posted online lectures. She did provide handouts that had the important materials on it. Make sure you do the study questions since its almost the exact same as the exam. Overall, great class.

Sue has great lectures and test prep. Make sure to go over the handout for each topic and read the textbook. Half of the exam questions are taken from the study questions in Canvas. There is also loads of extra credit (12 points I think). There is a lot of note taking, but if you put the work in, you will get an A.

Prof. Gibson made this class extremely manageable due to COVID by offering more extra credit and lowering many of the grade cut offs. The class is very lecture heavy, but just study the study questions and you'll do fine on exams. I would argue you didn't even need to read the textbook, I mostly skimmed it. Overall great class!

Professor Gibson was super helpful throughout the course. She provided notes to go with the lecture, and annotating the notes, helped a ton. Along with the notes, she had practice quizzes that were extremely helpful. Honestly all you have to do is memorize the practice quizzes and you'll get an A since 50% of the exams were practice quiz questions.

Her lecture videos are great, but there are a lot to watch every week, sometimes up to 3 hours of them. The content isn't too challenging. Make a lot of use of the study questions, I only studied those for all of the tests and did very well! The lab includes multiple papers, but they are not too hard as long as you work effectively.

I took Gibson's online section & loved it! But lots of lectures/modules, about 2-3/week. She provides a lot of extra credit with her study question sets that are extremely helpful for preparing for the midterms (she uses half of them on the midterm). Lab was not my favorite but was easy- papers, presentations, etc.

Had to take BIOL1009 as a senior because my AP credit wasn't going to count for med school. Professor Gibson is one of the best professors I've had during my entire time at the U of M, and I would take another class from her any time. She's very approachable and flexible if you need to make something up too. Asked me to TA for her in the Spring

This class is entirely asynchronous. Sue is a knowledgeable professor who provides lots of resources to help her students succeed. It's VERRRRRRY easy to fall behind if you don't keep up with the work. I honest suggest taking quick, not descriptive notes, and then doing LOTS of practice problems until you understand the material. 10/10 love Sue

Great professor. A lot of content, but only multiple choice question on homework and exam. Love the labs.

This class was challenging. My advice to people is to watch the lectures but focus more on what she's saying than what you are writing. The study questions are an amazing tool for studying. Early on in the semester I made the mistake of memorizing the questions and answers. Don't make that mistake.

Loved this class hated the lab though. Sue is great and her lectures are interesting and funny. This class can be a lot but just watch the lecture videos and do the study questions that's literally all I did. Dont buy the textbook you don't need it and again use the study questions and do all the extra credit its free easy points.

Sue is a great professor. The class on the other hand was pretty difficult. It is mainly just a lot of material you need to learn in a semester. However, the lab portion was ungodly horrific and hard for no reason. Plenty of time is given for exams. DO THE STUDY QUESTIONS! This will make or break your grade. Do ALL the extra credit as well.

This class can be super easy if you do the study sets, and you get extra credit for doing them too. Lectures can be long, but she plays a lot of videos during them to break it up. Lab is super engaging and enjoyable if you like biology, and really helps boost your grade if you do well.

The lecture videos were very reasonable and hardly went off topic. I hardly read the book and have a great grade. Overall, amazing class, best professor I could have asked for. Just put in the time, do your notes and study questions (which you get extra credit for), show up to lab, and you will be just fine. Nothing bad to say about the class.

Dr. Gibson makes an already really easy course even easier by explaining things really clearly while including several interesting examples or videos. All the homework and exams are multiple choice and everything you need to know is in the slides she posts on Canvas. She provides plenty of resources for exams and even gives tips on getting research

Although the lectures were beyond boring, Sue was a great professor. She is knowledeable and wants you to do well. Holds help sessions weekly, extra credit opportunities, and curved the class at the end. I would take her again!

Sue is a very nice/smart/funny person who really wants every student to succeed. There are so many extra credit options that greatly help for studying and there isn't that much homework. Tests can definitely be hard and there is a lot to memorize. The lab was also easy.

Took this course online, with in-person lab section. 100% recommend Gibson. Canvas page is very clean and organized, and is accessible outside class. Very memorization based class, as all midterms/final are multiple choice and class is formatted for students to pass easily, given a decent amount of effort.

Watch lectures and attend help sessions. DO ALL THE STUDY QUESTIONS AS YOU GO. You don't want to have to catch up on ALL of them later on for extra credit, but those 5 points are worth it. Do the study questions each like 15 times (it's a lot, but do it because there is A LOT of content to learn). Also, study like an exam for major lab quizzes.

Sue's BIOL 1009 was amazing. She had amazing lecture videos and made everything easy to understand. Plus she gave handouts for each topic that was a premade study guide and notes and she offered study questions that would give us extra credit points. It was such an easy class and she was so amazing!

Professor Gibson is an amazing professor and I cannot stress that enough. She is very clear with what is expected of her students and provides more than enough materials to help students succeed. I love how she creates her own study quizzes so that students can repeatedly answer study questions very similar to Quizlet.

Took online lecture with in person lab. Really amazing and clear lectures, explained everything super well. Keep on schedule, and DO THE STUDY QUESTIONS!! (Makes up 100% of quizzes and 50% of tests). Just put in some time, and it's really easy to succeed. Can be a bit strict, but she's trying. Would recommend her to everyone.

Very good and clear teaching and explanations. It is also very clear what is expected of you in this class. The study questions she has are a very good tool and 50% of exams are taken directly from them. Highly recommend this class. :)

After going through everyone's ratings for this professor, my honest opinion for most of the negative ratings is that they just did not try hard enough for this class. WHAT COLLEGE CLASS GIVES YOU HALF OF THE EXAM QUESTIONS BEFOREHAND?!! If you procrastinate, you will not do well; if you do what she tells you to do for her class, you will succeed.

Sue is the best it's going to get for BIO 1009. The course was hard, in order to succeed, its important to not fall behind and do the study questions and lectures when they are assigned rather than falling behind. If you listen to what Sue says and take her advice, you will get an A. Bio is a dense topic so no matter what its going to be hard work

I try to avoid online classes, as you can see from my grade but Sue's online lectures where very well done, there's not a lot of homework, and she does practice quizzes which help A LOT for the tests. It's not a very hard class but I found myself struggling a bit on the tests, I think that was due to my procrastination though. I would recommend!