David Creasey - University of Victoria

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David Creasey - University of Victoria

Professor: David Creasey

Department: Biology

College: University of Victoria

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: 190A
Grade Received: C
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

David seems like a really nice guy but I did not like his teaching style. Way too note heavy and seemed to emphasize weird things.

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: BIO190AB
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Amazing professor.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: BIO150A
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

David Creasy seems like a genuinely nice guy, and he's a great lecturer. His course structure leaves something to be desired (peer-graded essay questions and missing information/typos in exams are frequent frustrations), but you WILL learn quite a bit. Just don't expect to come out with a perfect grade.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: BIOL225
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Yes, he's tough. Yes, you must attend lecture. Yes, you will work hard for your grade. You will be thanking yourself when you've made it to med school and you can still recognize and characterize bullous pemphigoid from Dr. Creasey's lectures, and you know the cell inside and out. His lessons stick, and they prepare you for down the line.

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: BIOL190A
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

A lot of people don't like Creasey, but be cautious about the lower rating on here because a lot of students also love him. I found his class challenging, but also very easy to study for. He gives excellent notes, and everything you need to know for the class is in them. Sometimes he's more specific than is ideal, but otherwise very fair.

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: BIO225
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I would nominate Dr. Creasy for a Harry Hickman Teaching Award. This guy expects nothing less than excellence - and he will demand it of you. But, with time and effort, you and truly excel. I started off with a minimal interest in cell biology, and left with a passion for it.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: 190
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Is unclear in all aspects of the course, and rarely clarifies for any students who are having trouble. Would definitely not take his course, however biology 190 A and B are required for your biology undergrad. Overall a poor professor.

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: 150B
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Creasey is hard to work with and spacey. He lost several final exams at the end of term., taking more than two months, with even the BIO department having a hard time reaching him, before he finally found the exams to get graded for students. Stressful to say the least. I would go out of my way to avoid taking a class with him if possible.

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: 150B
Grade Received: C+
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took this class as a pre requisite for my program. He is a good teacher. But, I think he should be teaching biochemistry instead of just biology. Gives unnecessary information- out of the course. His diagrams are confusing.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: BIOL150B
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Honestly I really liked David as a teacher, very respectful, knew what he was talking about, always on point. I don't know why he's so low

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: BIOL225
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great professor. You will never find a midterm or exam question for which the answer can't be found written explicitly in the lecture notes.

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: BIO150B
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Creasey was very disorganized. He provided a syllabus that lacked any structure pertaining to allotted class time per subject. The two midterms consisted one 1-2 topics each. In the last 3 weeks of class we covered 6 topics which made the course extremely easy for the first 23 and extremely heavy for the last 13. Great skeletal notes.

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: BIOL150B
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Intimidating as hell. Go to his office hours if you have any questions because Lord knows he never answer any one of my 15 emails...

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: BIO150B
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Creasey did a lot of work with his notes and study questions to help us succeed in this class. Although the diagrams he did in lecture were sometimes confusing with a lot of info to retain, he was a good prof

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: BIO150B
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He's a really nice professor and is always available to offer help. However, his lectures can be kind of confusing and his diagrams don't make much sense most of the time. The only things that count towards your grade are the two midterms and the final. Pay close attention to all the little details, do the study questions provide & you'll be fine.

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: 150B
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

he gives out study guides, if you do them, you will do well on the exams. Lots of office hours that you can go to, and he welcomes students not during these times as well. You also don't need to buy the textbook, save your money, he tests based off of his notes.

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: BIOL225
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

My favourite professor of all time

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: BIO150
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

not a fan of this professor. he isn't friendly and does not accept questions in class. his tests are extremely detailed-oriented and not accessible for individuals not fluid in science. all of my science major friends are unhappy with him. would avoid.

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: 225
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Really fair teacher, he lays out what is expected and really goes over the material. its hard to get an A without putting in some effort but I barely studied and got a B+. Really nice guy when you go to talk to him.

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: BIOL225190A
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

If you actively try to understand his notes, you will get an A+. It can be helpful to study with somebody else so you can determine exactly what he means since some of his sentences and shorthand can be a bit confusing. You can tell he just wants everyone to know everything he knows about biology.

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