Mark Luttenton - Grand Valley State University

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Mark Luttenton - Grand Valley State University

Professor: Mark Luttenton

Department: Biology

College: Grand Valley State University

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: BIO105
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Amazing, 10/10 professor. He is so caring about all of his students during the pandemic. Super knowledgable too. If you receive the opportunity to take a class with him, I totally recommend it.

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: BIO121
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I love this professor and wish that I could have him as a prof for all of my bio classes. 100/10 recommend taking his classes! He is super sweet and funny, he is also very flexible and genuinely cares about his students!

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: BIO121
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Prof is Luttenton is such a sweet guy and really passionate about his profession! His exams are really easy mainly vocab from textbook and diagrams (he tells what to study for). His passion makes lectures engaging and interesting.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: BIO121
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Prof Luttenton is super knowledgeable in biology and loves to share it. He is a good lecturer and helps you understand the topics. His hybrid class was only graded by exams and some quizzes but they were all super easy and he outlined what you need to know. I would suggest him for someone who isn't especially good at biology since he is so helpful.

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: BIO121
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Most laid back prof I have ever had. Tests and quizzes were mainly vocab straight from the book, and if it was anything otherwise, expectations were very clear. The only downside to this class is that there were few chances for points, so doing well on the exams and quizzes was important. Overall is a super cool guy. Even brought his dog in once!

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: BIO105
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Mark is a pretty laid back professor and very knowledgeable. It wasn't required to go to class, but I enjoyed going because his lectures are pretty interesting and he can be pretty funny. The tests are a combination of definitions from the book and some notes from class, not too hard. I took this as a gened class but I enjoyed it a lot.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: BIO121
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

All we were graded on was 2 quizzes and the exams, which were mostly truefalse and multiple choice (straight from book vocab), I wasn't always so sure what to study for the short answerdiagram section though, he wasn't very clear on what he expected from that. I always skipped class because it was at 8:30 but that didn't usually hurt me on tests.

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: BIO121
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Professor Luttenton is awesome. Nearly all the test material comes from the bold face words in the text book, which is tedious, but super straight forward. No homework, two quizzes, and four exams. Lectures aren't that bad because he always manages to keep the topic interesting with stories and his great sense of humor!

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: BIO121
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

He's such a funny teacher. His texts and quizzes are super easy. Mostly truefalsemultiple choice. He tells you what you should know for the tests. Try to show up and take the notes because sometimes you have to know a diagram for a test and he won't tell you on blackboard.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: BIO121
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I had him at 8 am, but he made lecture actually enjoyable. Very funny and nice. He was also very understanding and flexible when I was going through stuff that hindered my work ability in class. TAKE HIM!

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: BIO121
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is extremely friendly and happy all the time. Always jokes with students and makes class more interactive. Tests are mostly memorization of a lot of material but they aren't too bad

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: BIO121
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Absolutely LOVE this guy! He is so smiley and friendly if you ever want to have someone make your day brighter you should go talk to him. He loves what he teaches and he is just so sweet! TAKE HIS CLASS!

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: BIO215
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:

AWESOME! He tells you exactly what to study! Exams are multiple choice, T/F, and 2-3 brief free response. Book is used for vocab only. Luttenton is a very friendly, laid back prof with plenty of stories to tell. Take any class with him!!!

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: BIO121
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Professor Luttenton was a very cool professor. Made coming to an 8am Biology class interesting. Test and quizzes were straight forward, but a lot of learning on your own out of textbook for tests.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: BIO413
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very down to earth Prof, definitely knows his algae! Very nice to talk to and very informative on a lot of topics. His teaching style is pretty traditional but he expects you to know your stuff! I would definitely reccomend if you need a plant course, or you want to make a friend!

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: BIO121
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:

Dr. Luttenton is a fantastic lecturer, and it's easy to do well in his class if you attend the lectures, and follow his direct instructions of what to study for the tests/quizzes. He's an expert, and his stories are fun. Top-notch prof!

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: BIO121
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

AWESOME!!! Lecture is always a hoot! Take him if you get the chance!!! Very helpful with course work and tells you outright what he expects of students for exams. b/c of his relaxed teaching style it's much easier to absorb info, especially when tied to one of his hilarious stories. AWESOME!!! ps. you do need the book

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: BIO122
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:

He was great!!! LOVED this professor!! He was so funny and entertaining, loves biology and makes you love it too. VERY EASY class!! All you have to do is memorize every bolded word in the textbook. That's seriously it! And no commulative final!

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: BIO121
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I don't like his teaching style. It is not clear at all and not organized.

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: BIO610
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

useless. he doesn't grade anything. he comes up with an arbitrary grade based on how much he likes you. he does not give you any comments on how to improve.

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