The best aspects of this course were the well-organized lectures from an engaging and knowledgeable professor. Students were able to take what they were learning during the field observations and merge them with the class lessons very well. The worst aspects of the course included the ambiguous exams and accompanying grading system. Also, the course grades comprised of only a presentation, midterm and a final exam, which didn’t give students ample opportunities to do wel in the course. The course would improve if students had more guidance on the experimental design and if there were more assignments and tests available to boost student grades. Prospective students should have some background in Animal Behavior and should be ready to do lots of reading to be successful in this somewhat intensive course.