Reviews of professor Matthew Parks

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He is a very nice guy, but he doesn't care about his students and mainly lectures completely off slides. If you really want to learn genetics he may be a good choice, but if you are not passionate about genetics this class may not be a good fit.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Here's the thing: Dr. Parks is an incredibly nice guy. He is very excited about science and is extremely knowledgeable. As someone who needs opportunity for discussion in order to learn, this is where he doesn't fair so well. He gives good, fair points for groupwork, but his tests are extremely difficult. Stick to the study guide, an A is possible.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Has long PowerPoints - make sure you understand the basic concepts before anything else, his tests are application based. Make sure to do more than your best at the beginning, it only gets harder from there. He genuinely wants you to understand the material though, hell take as long as you need to understand it.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dr. Parks is one of the toughest professors that I have had yet at UCO. His lectures are LONG and he doesn't expand on anything. He exams are ridiculously hard. Half multiple choice, half essay, and a few matching. He chooses the most obscure questions that you question if you even studied at all. Only thing saved my grade was homework and EC

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dont get me wrong, Professor Parks is very passionate about science and you can tell he loves teaching it. But, his tests are extremely difficult even if you study over ALL of the material multiple times. The questions on the tests are super unclear.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He was very nice and seemed really passionate about biology, but he was a bit too smart at times. For an intro class, it was a bit hard to keep up to him. It required that you do a lot of textbook assignments, but they weren't that hard, just time consuming. He tends to steamroll you a bit in class with how much and how fast he talks.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Attendance is not necessary and he posts the notes before class; however, going to lectures helps you gain a deeper knowledge of the material that will be expected to know on the test. I would study to be able to teach the material for an A in the class. The more involved you are the more he is ready to be patient. No late work leniency. He is nice