The main problem is that she doesn't know the materials. She constantly provide the class with the wrong information and would get made if someone try to correct her or ask about it. The lectures are very messy and confusing. Be prepare to teach yourself.

This class was extremely difficult because she doesn't explain anything so you have to rely heavily on the textbook to learn everything. This might be due to her lack of knowledge in the subject. The only good thing is the redemption but that was very randomly done.

Her teaching style was not good. The notes we we got were NOT enough to do well on the test. She did not know the material herself. When you asked her a question, she would just read off a script she read off in class. Dont Take!

She did not seem to know/understand microbiology very well so she was unable to teach it correctly. She was unable to answer questions on very basic concepts so you are left learning everything by yourself. The study guides are very long but help very little with preparation for the exams.

The subject is very interesting but the class was made very confusing because she did not seem to know what she was talking about. Her lectures did not make any sense and were very difficult to follow. The exams were very hard because you never know what to focus on.

Took this course a few semesters ago and it was awful. She doesnt know anything about microbiology and often presented the class with the wrong information. A lot of the stuffs that she taught did not match up with the textbook and other classes. VERY unhelpful, rude and did not welcome questions from students.

Her lectures were incomprehensible because she would read from a few sheets of papers with tons of mistakes and would not explain anything. She has no respect for the class and would talk down on the class at every given opportunity. If you want to lose IQ and be insulted on a daily basis, feel free to take her.

SO BAD. Do not take her!!!! She does not know the material at all. You ask her a question and she jsut reads the script. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS WITH HER

Gauna is a pretty terrible teacher but this class is not the worst. You just have to double check the notes that she gives because she often presents the class with the incorrect information. This is probably due to her weak knowledge in the subject. I did find the materials to be interesting but she is a disappointing teacher for the class.

This class was a nightmare. She has a very negative, rude and unfriendly attitude. During lectures, she would teach the wrong information on a daily basis (even the most basic concepts). After taking my other classes, I found out that half of the stuffs that she taught are incorrect and I have to go back and relearn it. Horrible.

She doesn't know much about biology to begin with so there are tons of mistakes in the notes. You have to read the textbook very thoroughly because that is pretty much the main source for studying since lectures are filled with inaccurate stuffs. I regret taking the class that semester because I didn't learn anything.

The saddest part about this class was that the textbook is your teacher because she didn't teach anything correctly. Studying was difficult because she taught the wrong things on multiple occasions. Some of the things that she taught incorrectly were appalling because they were simple biology facts.

She cant teach. She read off a poorly constructed script in lectures and can't relate things to allow the class to understand the materials. She didnt know most of the information that she tested us on. Definitely never taking again.

Very difficult class to study for because she seldomly provides the correct information. You have to go back and find the mistakes in notes before you can actually study the materials which takes a lot of time. On top of that, she is very condescending and unhelpful whenever you have questions.

Horrendous teacher who is very condescending. Her lectures and notes contain a lot of errors. She didn't present the materials in a clear way. Luckily, I had a good teacher for intro biology before this; otherwise, this class would have been a struggle.

Her teaching is very mediocre. She clearly doesnt know the course content. At time, it felt like I knew the materials better than her. The class is hard because she constantly gives you the wrong information and you have to go back to fact check with the book before studying. Im so glad I dont have to take her or this class again.

For an online class, this was horrible. She struggled to explain a lot of difficult concepts and there were numerous errors in her lectures. Like many have said below, she doesnt know the materials (you can tell from her lectures) and can be very rude at time. The lab was much more interesting and that was taught by a different teacher.

She clearly doesn't know the materials very well but she tries to teach a lot of difficult concepts in the subject which is not a good combination. Her class does not help with preparation for other biol classes because there are a lot of wrong and confusing information in her notes. I should have taken this class with a different teacher.

She does a terrible job of presenting the materials. Her lecture notes are over the place and look like bunch of scribble scrabbles. I was looking forward to taking this class but it turns out to be very uninteresting and hard.

We rarely start class on time and she doesn't teach much during lectures. On some topics, it seems like she doesn't know what she is talking about. The notes are very sloppy and difficult to follow. I just read the textbook and made my own notes.

Ms. Gauna is late to almost every class and seems very unprepared. Lectures have no structure or purpose except for the attendance quiz. Here notes are very disconnected, confusing and contain a lot of inaccurate information. I teach myself like 90% of the information I learn in this class.

On day 1, she emphasized the importance of attendance, but she never comes to class on time. Her lectures are disorganized and she often skips over a lot of important sections without explaining it and then expect us to know it. The notes are often a list of words that she would write out and then read from a script without teaching the material.

In lecture, she would hand write a list of words and then read from a paper that she types up at the speed of light. After each class, I have to spend many hours to reorganize the notes and fix the mistakes in her notes before I can understand what she taught in class. I have never seen a teacher who teaches so much incorrect information.

Half of the time she is late to class. Sometime we didn't even have class at all. Her lectures are hard to follow and all over the place with a lot of mistakes. This class is a mess and it is one of the most disorganized classes I've ever taken.

Gauna is not a very good teacher. She teaches a lot of wrong information on a daily basis and her notes contradict a lot with other classes. On top of that, she doesn't use any visuals, PowerPoint or online platform which makes it difficult to understand and learn the materials.

The exams were hard because she would ask questions on things that she never taught or that she taught very incorrectly. The group project was a complete waste of time and seem like busy work. I learn almost nothing from her lectures and all my learning came from reading the textbook.

Lectures were confusing, unorganized and unclear because she taught a lot of wrong concepts/information. She also cancelled class very randomly and then tried to rush through the materials at the end of semester which made it very difficult to learn anything. Definitely the worst teacher I've taken in college.

Some things done were a big waste of time. The group project would have been nice had it been organized differently. I absolutely hated the way she does her notes and lectures. No visuals, talks way too fast and would have to spend hours re-organizing my notes for her 30 minute lectures. Kind of seemed like she didnt want to teach us.

Her class has absolutely no organization and she doesn't seem to know the materials at all to teach it clearly. In class, she couldn't answer most of the questions that were asked and I found tons of mistakes in her notes while studying the materials. She also wasted a lot of lecture time talking about things that have no to do with the course.

Gauna doesn't know much so she doesn't expect much. Her tests are not hard if you understand the textbook. The challenge is that her notes are saturated with false information and she cancels class a lot so we didn't learn much in lecture. Not a good teacher to take if you want to learn the information but one of the easier teacher for micro.

I don't think she knows the content very well. In class, she had to constantly look up the answers for most of the questions. Whenever she tried to explain something, it got even more confusing. The notes were very messy and the lectures were unorganized. Half of the final exams included information that were not covered in class.

On average, there are 10-15 mistakes in each of her lecture. Make sure you fix those errors in the lecture notes before studying; otherwise, you end up learning the wrong information. That is the biggest challenge of this class. Her tests very easy and require minimal effort.

If she isn't late to class or canceling class, she would spend a lot of class time discussing irrelevant thing. The worst part is that she doesn't seem to know most of the information that she tested us on. Her lack of preparation and knowledge on the subject made the class unnecessary difficult.

This class was poorly organized. Most of the class lectures were pointless and did not help with preparation for the exams. The group project was time consuming and boring. She expects you to know a lot of things that she doesn't even know. For the most part, this is a self-taught class.

She seems kind of lazy. In class, she just assigns busy work or we just sat around and do nothing. Lectures seem very nonproductive. The recorded lectures are very confusing because she just read through the materials super fast without connecting anything so you have no idea what is going on.

The lectures are basically her office hours since she doesn't teach during lectures. She doesn't appear to know the materials well at all because the recorded lecture videos are very messy and contain factually incorrect information. You have to rely on the textbook to study everything. The lack of visual aid also make it difficult to study.

The textbook is by far the best source of studying for this class. Her lectures are very unorganized, confusing and contain a lot of inaccurate information.

She reads randomly from different parts of the textbook in lectures without explaining anything. She couldn't answer most of the questions or would answer them very incorrectly. The materials are not hard if you read the textbook which explains things so much better than her lectures. Like many of the reviews below, she doesn't know the materials.

She does a terrible job of presenting the materials. The lectures are hard to follow because she teaches a lot of wrong information and there is absolutely no flow in the information which makes it hard to follow or understand the materials. Not a good class to take if you actually want to learn the content.

This class is very poorly taught. Her lectures are unhelpful because they are all over the place with a lot of plainly wrong information. In some classes, she didn't teach anything. I learn the materials through reading the textbook. She does give a lot of bonus points that can bump you up a letter grade even if you don't do well on the exam.

While Ms. Gauna lacks the knowledge in the subject and often teaches us the wrong information on a daily basis, she gives A TON of extra credits which helps. Still, I would much prefer actually learning the materials.

She teaches so much misinformation (even on simple biology facts). The exams are hard because she doesn't teach the materials correctly. She would randomly get upset for no reason or when someone asks her a question that she doesn't know the answer to (which happens a lot). Terrible and would never take again.

If you notice the similarities in the 5/5 reviews posted recently, I guarantee they are by a student that Tonya cried to in her office because this woman is an emotional rollercoaster. Her behavior in the classroom is inappropriate, unprofessional, and reinforces misogyny in STEM. She has no command of the subject matter or organizational skills.

I get stuff happens in peoples' lives but there is no need to bring all of that to class and spend class time talking about why you had to cancel class last semester and what not. Read the book and you should do good, does give a lot of extra credit and project was easy but for the tests be ready to spend time reading the book and watching youtube

Get ready to teach yourself. Her tests are not based around her lecture even tho she says they are. She does give a ton of bonus and go to office hours so that you can make sure your tests are correct. Ask for the answer key to exams to compare. She gives bonus to students she likes so get on her good side. I wouldn't take this class again.

Horrendous teaching but she gives a lot of bonus points. Honestly, this class has been a complete train wreck. I learn almost nothing from her lectures because she teaches a bunch of false information. I'm so glad the class is over and I hope to never have to take her for another class again in the future.

This professor is extremely unprofessional. I had to teach myself and she affected my mental health tremendously. All of the positive comments look relatively the same so please strive to find a way to manage if you do take this class. Watch youtube videos on what she says in class. Teach yourself EVERYTHING in the book to do good. Good luck

I left this class more confused than ever. She skipped over a lot of important concepts (probably because she doesn't know them) and half of the materials that she taught were factually incorrect. The grading was very confusing and inconsistent. If you truly want to learn microbiology, take a different teacher.

She taught half of materials incorrectly. Extremely rude if you have questions and spent most of class time talking about her nursing career instead of teaching. At the end of the semester, she didn't care anymore and let us took the final exam in groups. For the most part, this class was a complete joke.

I took this class a few years ago and on the first day, she taught us that plants are prokaryotes and spent several minutes arguing with the class that she was right. She taught the wrong concepts the whole semester. It's disappointing that a college teacher doesn't know simple biology facts. I had to relearn the materials after the semester ended.