Paul Holdaway - Harper College

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Paul Holdaway - Harper College

Professor: Paul Holdaway

Department: Biology

College: Harper College

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: BIOLOGY160
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Excellent teacher! He makes you work for it but if you do not know or study the material, then what's the point? Good guy and he will work with you.

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: BIO136
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

WORST TEACHER EVER!!! I had him for Introduction to Human Disease and it was the worse class/experience I have ever had! He goes through the power points so fast that you have no time to take notes, he just stands there and talks the whole, and if you ask him for the power points he does not make them available to students. Do NOT take his class!!

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: BIO160
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Not the best teacher....He can"cover" three chapter in one lecture...It is ridiculous!!! I Like Regina Rector style she is very knowledgeable teacher.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: BIO161
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

One of the best professors at harper. Very helpful he goes out of his way to help his students. work hard and will get an A easily.

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: BIO160
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I respect this teacher alot, even though I got a C in his class in the end, he is very helpful and patient with his students. This is college, Mr.Holdaway is not going to hold his hand every step of the way. You need to learn this urself or just drop because then your just wasting your time. If i took this class alone. I would ace it in his class.

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: BIO135
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

i did not like mr. holdaway he did not prepar us for the tests we took a ton of notes and he gave us a stdy guid but almost none of the information he gave us was on the test and he got confused alot in class

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: BIO160
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Likes teaching the class but when you ask a question makes you feel stupid. Slides are simple and he's too lazy to post the grades or the power-points. You have to listen and read your notes because that's what his tests are mostly on. But even then some of the questions on the lab exam have different models than we learned on.

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: BIO160
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I truly believe that most of the previous comments were made by fresh-out-of-high school students. Mr Holdaway knows his material, his lectures are interesting, he strongly hints on what exams will cover and has study guides. I slacked and still ended with a B. The subject in general is very detailed and hard to learn- just gotta work at it!

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: BIO160
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Prof Holdaway is not the easiest...but we ARE college students. He knows the material, is very helpful, has a great sense of humor. Once you learn how he works, the class really is not that bad! Go in with an open mind, apply yourself, and you will do just fine... If my schedule permitted, I would have taken him for 161.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: BIO160
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He is a great teacher. He makes you study hard so you can learn the material. If you want to learn Anatomy then take him. Its a hard class and you need to make a huge effort to study every day. If you just want an A to get over the class and to not learn anything, then take another teacher. If not, Holdaway is the guy to help you.

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: BIO160
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Mr. H knows material but can not teach. His lectures are dry and not interesting. He gets confused on his own slides, his tests have questions that he didn't cover at all. I got a good grade bc I study hard and not bc of his teaching skills...

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: BIO135
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

worst teacher ever. he knows nothing unless you have a Ba or have studied something before this class, then run from this class. he is the worst teacher i have ever had

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: BIO160
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Anatomy is class you take because you need to learn. Can't expect to have a teacher just talk and you get an easy "A" His lecture and notes were exactly like the test and if you paid attention and actually did his study guide for tests you got an "A" He was very approachable and I enjoyed his class a lot!! One of my FAVORITES!!

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: BIO180
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I disagree with these posts. I have my b.s. and master's. If you want to understand anatomy, take Holdaway. If you want a good grade and don't need the information presented in this course for future programs, take someone else. I love him.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: BIO161
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I can usually understand any teacher and with out studying get by with a C. His lectures are so boring he put me to sleep. I would not recommend this teacher to ANYONE. He's difficult and shouldn't be teaching at Harper anymore.

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: BIO160
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I agree with some comment below, his lecture isnt really helpful because he speaks really fast and he "mumbles." His labs are easy if you study for them. Some ppl say he is not approachable but he actually is. Good personality, does make jokes here and there but its bio160 study and succeed. :)

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: BIO135
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I can't believe this guy is still teaching at harper. All these bad reviews, it's true! we had probably 70 people in class it's lecture first for 2 hours then lab work for 2. Everyone felt the same way about him, he doesn't answer questions-let's someone in class answer a students question, his tests are crazy difficult!

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: BIO160
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

After reading all the comments on here, I was extremely discouraged from taking Holdaway. But I actually enjoyed his class! The class is very tough, and theres a lot of material, but I thought his study guides for exams were helpful and his exams were fair. Just don't eat or drink in class and you're fine. Its a touch class with anyone. Study hard.

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: BIO161
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I had this teacher for Physiology, you'll be grabbing your hair. I didn't understand half of the stuff he talked about. He went over the material that's really important in five minutes while something that was very simple and everyone understood he spent a half an hour on. He has no powerpoint you can print, does not use blackboard

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: BIO161
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I had Holdaway for anatomy also. He definitely knows his stuff and expects a lot out of his students. His tests are extremely difficult, and sometimes thats a little discouraging. He is a funny guy and likes to throw in some lame jokes. I went in during his office hours and he was helpful with that. Its a very difficult course no matter who your te

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