Mark Thogerson - Grand Valley State University

Professor: Mark Thogerson
Department: Science
College: Grand Valley State University
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: NRM140
  • 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:
Some students didn't like the class but I personally loved it. I thought that Thogerson was a really good professor and an even better person. He's a very interesting man with lots of good stories to tell. He's clear with the assignments and has a well planned rubric. The class actually got easier as time progressed, and the workload was very fair.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: BIO120
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He is not thorough with explaining his labs, it is difficult to reach him outside of class, and he is overall not a good professor. Take someone else if you can.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: BIO120
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Its midterms and there is one lab grade in. Rambles during lab and confuses himself.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: NRM140
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
This class includes a lab, so you should definitely go to the lab. Personally, I don't think going to the lectures is necessary at all. If you take thorough notes on his online textbook and from his posted presentation, you should be set with studying for the exams. Nice guy but his lectures are extremely boring, so just read his online book.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: NRM140
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Professor Thogerson is really nice, and I think he genuinely cares about making sure we learn. This class as a whole is a little boring in my opinion, but it was pretty interesting during some of the time, especially during the lab. The exams were kind of difficult, but he gives a lot of assignments that I was grateful for to cushion my grade.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: BIO120
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He was a little bit disorganized but he was willing to help if you are polite. A lot of time the instructions are unclear but if you ask for help he will most definitely help you. The work outside of class was not too bad and he is not a very difficult grader, as long as you put effort into your work.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: NRM140
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Disorganized. The material is actually decently easy but he does a terrible job of explaining it in class and has no real structure to the material, just loosely associated facts about climate. He knows what he's talking about and is passionate about it, but has no ability to properly teach it. Labs are easy tho so you only rlly worry about tests.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: NRM140
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Great guy and loves his job, wants his students to do well. The lecture is really boring and if you go to the lab it gives you an easy grade boost. The exams are kind of difficult, but if you read the book it isn't bad.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: NRM140
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
He is very boring. Very passionate but very boring. Class is really easy, he goes over all of the readings in class The labs are all really easy and it basically only takes participation to pass.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: NRM140
  • 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:
IMO he's a great prof and extremely knowledgeable. It's easy to arrange time to speak with him outside of class and I found the tests pretty easy. If you take notes and read the chapters you'll pass. He does seem disorganized at times but it's not like it affects your grade or his ability to cover topics -- definitely would take his class again.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: BIO12LAB
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He talks way too much before each lab on content with no relation to the work he has you do. This professor also grades very specifically and is not fair/equal on his grading.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: BIO120
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I had Mark for lab and you could tell he was really passionate about teaching and wanted his students to do well. It took him awhile to explain things and he is a little disorganized but is always willing to help and answer whatever questions a student has. I really enjoyed having him as my professor and makes the class very easy to get an A in.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: NRM140
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Agree with the other students that say he means well... unfortunately that's just about all he does well. Don't take this class, just don't.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: NRM140
  • Grade Received: Not sure yet
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He means well, that's one thing I'll say. He's passionate about what he teaches, and it sucks that he's a little absentminded at times. He's not great at explaining what he wants out of projects (for example: 'make a climograph' when we'd never learned about climographs). Sometimes allows for exam corrections. Not a bad guy, just be wary.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: NRM140
  • 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:
Highly suggest paying attention during lecture but also taking the time to teach yourself the information from the book. He relies on both sources of information and sometimes the book is more informative.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: 120LAB
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
terrible! wouldn't answer questions and if he did, rolled his eyes and was rude but still never fully answered
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: NRM140
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
He has a good attitude and is definitely not a "bad" professor, and you can tell he's passionate about climate change but he just isn't very good at explaining things clearly and dumbing it down for us who don't know anything about it. Basically all you do is take notes and hope for the best.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: 120LAB
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He is a nice guy but such a bad teacher. He uses all the class time to lecture us on the information that we had already been lectured on in class and doesn't tell us anything on how to the the lab. He contradicts himself a lot so you never understand what his expectations are for you. It was so bad, my worst class for sure.
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: BIO104
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
The whole class is based off of keynotes and he doesn't put them online. His tests are impossible and gives study guides but a lot of the material isn't even on the exam. The notes you take from the keynotes in class aren't on the exam most of the time either. Nice guy, but his class is ridiculous.
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: BIO104
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
This prof moves pretty fast in lectures. They aren't mandatory, but he gives out a lot of extra points for showing up randomly. You can do the homework multiple times to get full credit. Tests are pretty tough, but you'll do alright if you pay attention in lecture and study the book. Grading is based all on exams and homework.
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