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Wade Winkler
BSCI412 Expecting an A florm 05/22/2023 |
In his first time teaching this 412, I think Dr. Winkler did really well! He taught 412 much like 283, and made very thorough and detailed slides for every lecture which he always shared before class. He often goes off on tangents and almost never finished lecturing within 50 minutes, but he still made class fun and is good at making you pay attention. I don't know if there's a professor more passionate about what they teach than Dr. Winkler is. We had four assignments throughout the semester where we just had to read one of two given micriobiology articles and summarize them. We also had to make two discussion board posts about articles of our own choosing, and respond to two other posts. He makes these assignments well in advance, though, so you can easily knock them out as early as you want. Beyond that, all the other assignments came from the lab part of the class. Each exam we took was formatted different; Dr. Winkler was just trying to figure out the best exam style given that he hasn't taught this course before. Each exam had multiple choice and short answer in some combination, and he was very willing to give out points. He seems like one of those professors who wants everyone to get an A. Overall, Dr. Winkler is super passionate about microbiology and is a nice, nerdy guy who puts a lot of effort into having good, informative lectures. |
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Wade Winkler
BSCI283 Expecting an A florm 12/26/2022 |
Dr. Winkler only taught 1 of the 3 units this semester (alongside Dr. Daniel Stein), but for the time he was around he did a great job. He's an engaging and passionate lecturer who seems to really enjoy teaching. He has a pretty mellow personality and was really easy to talk to. The one exam he made for our class was both shorter and more fair than the exams Dr. Stein made, and directly reflected what he spoke about in lecture. (Exams were all online and open-note/internet, too). The class was formatted pretty weirdly this semester. PAK assignments were due at the beginning of the week, then Monday's class was just a discussion of the PAK answers instead of a new lecture, so we also had to watch recorded lectures for those days. Wednesdays were then normal lectures. Winkler and Stein both talked about how they might change the class's structure going forward, though. |
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Wade Winkler
BSCI283 Anonymous 12/22/2021 |
Great professor. Amazing lecture style and very clear guidelines for what is expected on exams and assignments. Extremely helpful during office hours and via email. Always open to questions and you can tell he takes teaching seriously and cares about the students. His lecture style is engaging and he shows passion in the delivery of information. Slides were clear and easy to understand with no "clutter", which makes it easier to study since the main points have already been boiled down for you. The textbook is important for PAK questions but the majority of information can be absorbed through lecture material and slides. As a professor, he is top-notch and easily a top 5 professor in the bio or chem department. Take this class with him if you can! My only complaint would be in the lab, where the TA seemed detached from the students and wouldn't offer help. She would often be sitting at the front of the class on her phone while my past lab classes involved the TA always walking around and offering help or advice to students as they performed lab. Pre and post-lab questions were also relatively easy but could take up some time especially since some of the directions would be unclear. However, since you can often work in groups in the lab it was manageable. Some labs would often run extremely long while others would finish with over half the lab remaining, which could be restructured to be more consistent. These critiques are for the lab manager and do not apply to Dr. Winkler. |