The best aspects of this course included the passionate and effective professor, the interesting course content, and the interactive textbook, SimuText. The worst aspects of this course included the lack of assignments to help students perform well, as grades were determined solely by two exams. Students also felt it was difficult to retain the course material, as there were no supportive textbooks or detailed lecture notes. The course would be greatly improved if the exams were divided evenly throughout the semester and if there were better course materials like textbooks and lecture slides to help students effectively retain the information. Prospective students should know the course is very interesting, but

The best aspects of this class are the interactivity and breadth of teaching methods the professor used to engage her students. Many students found that the field trips and the movies helped supplement the concepts discussed in class. Some suggestions for improvement included changing the class schedule so that homework and readings are done before the lecture so that students are familiar with the materials before class. Prospective students should be prepared to fol ow the course schedule to keep up with assignments. Students are encouraged to speak with the professor about any questions or concerns they have.

The best aspects of this course included the engaging material, the interactive textbook and the field trip. Additionally, the professor was passionate and willing to help. However, students cited the difficult homework along with the low number of graded assignments as the worst aspects of the course. A wider variety of graded assignments, such as a research paper rather than exam and fewer homework assignments were suggestions to improve the course. Prospective students should know that there are weekly assignments in the textbook, a background in biology is helpful and the field trip was a lot of fun.