Edward Ishiguro - University of Victoria

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Edward Ishiguro - University of Victoria

Professor: Edward Ishiguro

Department: Biochemistry

College: University of Victoria

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: MICR303
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Y'all need to go to lecture & basically write down everything he says ever because it will on the test. Don't bother going to office hours, he is not helpful & very condescending, nothing you say will be totally correct and he will let you know that. He gives no feedback on the exams so on the MC and TF you have no idea what you did wrong or right

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: MICRO303
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Final exam (worth 60% of final grade) was supposed to have the written portion consist of short answer and fill in the blank questions. Instead we had 3 "draw a diagram" questions worth 15-20 marks. Hard to prepare for an exam when your prof does this.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: MICRO303
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Ed is getting up there in years so he as a lot of knowledge. Sometimes he can seem uncaring or disrespectful to students but it's him. He is very willing to talk to students about the material or about life in general but doesn't like it argue marks. He does make hard exams so you really have to know the material REALLY well! Overall I liked him.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: MICRO303
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I truly respect him, but he is a little condescending sometimes during the lecture. The final was so stressful and I got muscle cramps after writing his final. Reading the textbook is essential for getting an A

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: MICRO303
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Does not have a good understanding of the material and therefore rambles off topic . Final was horribly specific and was worth 60 percent. Worst prof I have ever had hope he gets replaced soon .

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: MICRO303
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Condescending, bumbling, stubborn; easily worst professor I've ever had. Asks questions of the class, invariably interrupt the students during their answer, either to say the student was incorrect, or to get the chance to say the correct answer before the student did. Often, when he did "correct" a student, he said the exact thing they did.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: MICRO303
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Ishiguro is a solid prof overall. He goes over the concepts very clearly and he repeats key concepts several times throughout the semester, but his lectures can be somewhat dull. Overall, tests were fairly simple, and he is not nearly as condescending as some people make him seem.

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: BIOC102
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Ed is definitely one of the most inspirational teachers I've ever had. I had him in my second semester of first year - after having a pretty rough first semester. After day one, completely changed my outlook and motivation levels. His motives for his teaching style is to motivate us to think, do the readings, be involved.. Not just give an easy A

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: BIOC102
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Getting on in age but sharp as a tack. Explains tough concept in crystal clear ways. People on here say he's condescending. Yes, if you're a sensitive, affirmation seeking first year, then he will appear condescending. Bottom line is that he cares, and teaching is clearly his vocation. Grateful for this legend. Pay attention and get an A.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: BIOC102
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Least engaging prof I've ever experienced. Arrogant, confusing, ALWAYS keeps talking after class is over so everyone starts leaving while he's still blabbing on. Somehow made a fascinating course excruciatingly painful. As a biochem major take my word for it and DO NOT TAKE THIS COURSE!!!!

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: BIOC102
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

iClicker required. Can be a bit condescending if the iClicker responses are varied - "How disappointing". Ed speaks very quickly and very quietly; keeping up with notetaking is difficult. Midterm was easy; MCs and SAs only. Will tell you assignments aren't mandatory and only for help understanding, but boom! they're on the test.

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: BIOC102
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Ishiguro's lectures COULD BE somewhat redundant as he repeated himself a lot but the material he covered was very interesting. I found him to be very helpful, but some of the exam questions were not even covered in class and were not even related to what we were studying.

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: BIOC102
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Excellent prof! Class started out a bit slow coming from a science background, and a lot of the information seemed repetitive. I am glad I did not drop the course though because as the semester went on, the class became more interesting. Really helpful during office hours, and a GPA boosting class for sure! Light workload / fair exams.

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: BIOC102
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Such a bad prof. Does not care about how students do in his class. Super boring lectures, cannot follow his train of thought. His lectures are so pre-planned to the T.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: BIOC102
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This class was brutal. I am extremely interested in the subject but somehow he made it boring. The notes were all over the place and you could barely hear him. Exam questions were so oddly specific. I wish I had dropped this course. I do not recommend it.

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: BIOC102
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Excellent teacher. I didn't notice any arrogance when I had him, in fact, quite the opposite. Kept topics interesting and was always willing to help anyone who had any questions. I learned a ton from him and I really hope to have him for a class later in my biochemistry degree.

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: MICR200A
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:

Ok, he may be arrogant, but it's his right since he's been teaching over 40 years. He is a real inspiration, and I don't think I've ever learned so much in two courses as I did in his classes. Topics were always interesting and relevant; tests were very fair. Labs could be tricky, but you learn a lot. Over all the best classes I ever took at Uvic.

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: MICRO200
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:

He is clearly really knowledgeable, but he is very arrogant. Constantly calling class stupid which makes people not want to go to office hours but go anyways.He is very smart and can explain things better one on one. On tests will have 5 mark question on something he mentioned once and 1 mark question on something we spent an entire lecture on

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: MICRO300
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

When I started taking a class with him everyone told me he was so great but he's actually really arrogant and unhelpful. he also isn't very clear. I have been reading all the material before class and after class as review and go for help and still don't do well in his tests. He purposefully tries to confuse people. so bad!

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: BIOC102
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Ishiguro is so awful! He finishes EVERY class at least 5 minutes late and makes everyone late for the classes they have afterwards. I wouldn't recommend his class to my worst enemy I really don't like him and he also isn't very good at explaining theories or ideas. DON'T DO IT!!!!

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