Reviews of professor Robin Harris

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Easily my favorite professor I've had at ASU. He has amazing lectures and his PowerPoints are set up so well. He and Varsani really care about their students. I usually have a hard time focusing but his lectures were super interesting. If you pay attention during lectures you'll do fine.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Took 340 with Harris and Varsani. Great professor who explains inheritance genetics really well. He does clicker questions during lecture that count for participation points, but his lectures are useful for understanding the material. The book is also a great supplement. He assigns weekly problem sets, and the course requires a lot of studying.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Test heavy class, but he honestly makes it worth it. Super great accent and he was sooooo encouraging to us students. Genetics is a pretty difficult class, but he was understanding and pushed us through his part of the semester. Take advantage of his office hours he is very helpful. Love this professor!!!!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
nah because this half of the semester was so much harder for me but dr. harris was still SO nice helping me learn it all confidently lol! i promise u if u go to office hours and get ur questions solved it will be infinitely easier, both varsani and harris just want u to feel confident with it! relatively tough but interesting and worth it :)

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Harris has a great attitude & genuinely cares that you understand. Genetics was a lot for me & the class required a decent amount of studying/practice. Lecture is well organized & if he ran out of time during lec he makes sure to finish it on his own time & upload a recording. Test heavy but very clear on what you need to study. Tests are  30 Qs

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This professor is a lot. Really, just a lot. Even the TA's say so. His zoom recordings are always chopped up and you can never hear him and he assigns around 12-15 hours of homework every week on top of the mandatory 3 hour studying per lecture and textbook readings. Also, gives 0 review for anything whatsoever. Please do not take you will cry

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
BIO340 has been one of the harder courses I have taken at ASU, but the most rewarding FOR SURE. I learned so much from Dr. Harris and Dr. Varsani within the safe space that they and their TA's created for students. Very understanding, knowledgeable, and fun! If you are confused, you have a great support network to help in the class!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I took his genetics class in combination with another professor. His section was a wonderful time, although it was difficult. There was a lot of information given in a single lecture, the tests were worth 80% of the grade, and he talked really fast. But his accent and attitude make the lectures worth it. He is also so helpful in his office hours!