Reviews of professor Alastair Harborne

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Harborne I found to be very great. His exams are a bit challenging to study for because the PowerPoints are a little vague so it is important to attend lecture to fully gasp the concepts taught. He dropped the lowest midterm exam score and always gave a curve for all the exams so he was extremely fair.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
To be honest. He is a very good professor and passionate about his topics and it is helpful and provides some extra credit. Problem with the class is the level exam difficulty. I understand this is college but I tried hard and hard and managed to get a C. Do not take him if you intend to increase your GPA. It wont be an easy class and you wont pass

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
This class is great bc it is a one-credit course for marine science majors. Every class, you have a new professor lecturing. At the end of the semester, you are required to pick one of the professors who lectured and a paper they authored and answer three questions in essay form (approx. 3 pages). Final is laughable if you showed up to every class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Harborne really made this class as digestable as possible. Open-note (online access too) exams, as well as in-class participation quizzes (1-3 questions). The material was really interesting, and there was very few assignments, being only 1-2 projects. Highly recommend him for both his classes!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
When it comes to professors, he is one of the best at FIU. I failed the class but I am gonna be honest in that I did not dedicate the proper amount. I got excellent scores in my other classes yet this one I failed. If you intend to take his class, make sure you love the subject and study a LOOOOOT. His exams are of the highest in difficulty.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Great Class. Make sure you attend lecture for clicker points.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Excellent professor! Great at making marine biology fun and interesting. He is very sweet, understanding, and willing to help out. Nice guy with a funny sense of humor. I enjoyed every class and learned a lot from his lectures. He is very passionate and knowledgeable about the subject. Highly recommend taking his course! You won't regret it!