J Buckland-Nicks - St. Francis Xavier University

Professor: J Buckland-Nicks
Department: Science
College: St. Francis Xavier University
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: BIO112
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
JBN is such an adorable man. He likes to read poetry and show his favourite pictures to the class. His tests are very fair. The only hard thing about the class is the lab exams--which are made by the lab instructors and are purposely difficult. Oh, and they also mark your lab binders like nazis
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: BIOL112
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Great prof. Friendly, LOVES biology. Clear, but you have to really listen in lecture. Very fair marker, and very fair exams too- not too overboard. I hated BIOL 111 but really liked BIOL 112. Especially the labs, a lot more interesting.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: BIO112
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Nice guy. Kind of quiet and you need to listen to take notes. Tests are pretty fair. Essay wasn't too hard. Lab was really hard and brutal, horrible markers.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: BIO112
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Very in depth lectures using many slides to give visuals to what he was explaining. Definately better than Garbury. Markers for this class and lab were ridiculously hard. Every tiny little error you get zapped.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: BIO112
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Awesome prof, extremely enthusiastic, loves biology. His markers are tough as hell and the lab exam is death.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: BIOL112
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Incredibly interesting class, however rediculously hard marking; you can think you know everything when you write a final or midterm, but get it back and have a poor mark. Overalla great course and prof
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: BIO112
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
went way in depth, however his class was easier then Garberys bio 112 class... more emphasis on aminals
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: BIO112
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He's excellant. It's bio, so you have to study alot. The lab was hard, but the grades are spread out over lots of tests and stuff. He loves his job and really gets into lectures. Much better then Garbary, and easier.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: BIO100312
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
pretty good prof. and a really nice guy. one of the few profs who actually cares about the students.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: BIOXXX
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
JBN is an amazing prof who really does know what he's talking about. If you need advice on what to do after you graduate, he's a great person to talk to.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: BIO112
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
kind of a jerk. stuck up in a hippie kind of way. watch out for him as chair, he's not as great as everybody makes him out to be.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: BIO112
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He was a really nice guy, I never dealt with him one on one much, but in class he was much more relaxed than Miller. Definitly better than taking Garbary(aka easier). the labs though were ridiculous, it was impossible to do well in that.Hope they fix that
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: BIO112
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I sat in many lectures wondering what Phylum we were talking about, he's sorta all over the place, but overall not that bad. Definatly better than Gabary if you are chosing between the two for Bio112. Overall interesting class.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: BIO112
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He was a good prof for the most part, but could be very unclear at times. The lab component of this course was absolute b/s. It was hard and the markers were unfair. Spelling deductions were a lot!
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: BIO112
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
JBN is a really really nice guy and easy to get along with. I really liked him, but the lab component of this course is ridiculous, the markers are unfair and not nice, but just go to labs and lectures and study lots.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: BIO112
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
What a great prof! Takes interest in the course! Constantly brings in up to date articles on relative topics just for personal interest. You really need to know your stuff (ie phylums etc incl. spelling!), but he also really knows his stuff and is helpful
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: BIOL465
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
JBN can be somewhat unclear during lectures. He provides an interesting class, and fun lab sessions. A good prof, and a great guy but be prepared to do a LOT of independant learning to try and decipher lectures.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: BIO100312
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I love how he tells us stories all the time. Makes the lectures fun and interesting. Gives good notes. Makes an effort to learn your name, (and does), which is more than can be said for other profs! Shows that he cares!
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: BIO112
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
good teacher, class follows with lab, class makes more sense if you read the book
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: 112
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He came to labs to ask us specifically how the lectures were going; if we understood, if they were relevant to labs, etc. If we told him something was unclear, he would specify at the lecture that very day. Very animated!!!
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