Roy Ritzmann - Case Western Reserve University

Professor: Roy Ritzmann
Department: Biology
College: Case Western Reserve University
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: BIOL374
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This class will be offered one more semester. The papers read on class are carefully selected and cover different areas of neurobiology. It will be helpful to have some background knowledge on neurobiology. Dr. Ritzmann highly encouraged students to ask questions and valued the discussion a lot. If you want a good grade, get ready to talk.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: 474
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Loved this course-- is truly helpful if you are in academia. All readings were important papers in neuroethology, discussions helped to analyze the experiments and results contained w/in the papers; the specific aims/grant proposal asnmnts were helpful in preparing students for future grant writing; grad. presentation prepared students for quals.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: BIOL374
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Honestly one of the best classes I've taken at Case. Writing the grant proposals is hard, but he is really helpful if you have a problem and he lends you all the equiptment.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: BIOL374
  • 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:
Discussion-based class, reading primary literature for literally every other class period. Don't take this class unless you are interested in the topic. Professor is extremely helpful, and friendly if he likes you, though this does not affect your grade.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: BIOL220
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This was years ago (1999), but I thought he was extremely boring in Organismal Biology. I guess they've changed all the course numbers now though.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: BIO474
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Not what I was expecting in a class... I registered thinking that we would be talking about neurobiology of human social behaviors, but the field is still grappling with very simple behaviors, like how insects walk. However, the material was very interesting and a good introduction to the complexity of studying behavior. This course may be challenging for someone without any neuroscience background, but you do not need much--just the basics of synaptic transmission, action potentials, and the NMJ.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: BIOL374
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I found this class very difficult-- there was a big mix of people in there, and many knew what was going on, but they definitely overshadowed those of us who didn't. Dr. Ritzmann is definitely nice and will help if you ask, but it's SO easy to get lost.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: BIOL374
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I wouldn't suggest taking this class unless you already have a bit of background in neurobiology and are highly interested in the topic. It's not a good class for people who still need introductory neuro. The class isn't well structured and the prof assumes everyone knows more than they sometimes do
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: BIOL216
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He shares his lecture notes which is awesome...good but tough prof
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: BIOL216
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Ritzmann is the worst teacher I have ever had and his drawings make no sense.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: BIOL
  • 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:
Material he is teaching is hard...
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