Professor
Diana Rigueur
1 of 2
AD
Most Helpful Review
Spring 2022 - This class is very difficult, but it doesn’t help that the “MCDB 138 Team,” which is composed of 2 professors and 3 TAs, give inconsistent answers. When I ask questions, the professors give contradictory statements regarding class material (for example, if something is true or false). The questions on the assessments are often very poorly worded and it’s never easy to understand what’s exactly being asked.
Spring 2022 - This class is very difficult, but it doesn’t help that the “MCDB 138 Team,” which is composed of 2 professors and 3 TAs, give inconsistent answers. When I ask questions, the professors give contradictory statements regarding class material (for example, if something is true or false). The questions on the assessments are often very poorly worded and it’s never easy to understand what’s exactly being asked.
Most Helpful Review
Summer 2024 - The class materials are super interesting and really dig into the molecular level of many fascinated biological pathways. Professor Rigueur is very passionate about teaching and is very approachable during class and outside of the classroom. I would really like to take this class again since it's an enjoyable process to learn all of these interesting topics with such a passionate professor.
Summer 2024 - The class materials are super interesting and really dig into the molecular level of many fascinated biological pathways. Professor Rigueur is very passionate about teaching and is very approachable during class and outside of the classroom. I would really like to take this class again since it's an enjoyable process to learn all of these interesting topics with such a passionate professor.
AD
Most Helpful Review
Spring 2024 - This class was intense but the learning experience was fruitful. Dr. Rigueur is an amazing lecturer and she is always available to help/answer questions. There were weekly quizzes, homework, a midterm and a final. The quizzes and homeworks are okay if you understand the papers that the TA go over during your discussion section. The midterm was a bit of a time-crunch but it also makes sense since most of the questions are rapid-fire short answers. Even if you didn’t do well on the midterm it doesn’t mean the end of the world because you will get sufficient time to complete the final exam, which can replace your midterm if you earn a higher mark. I did not do well on the midterm due to not being able to finish but the final saved my grade. For us she kept the final open for almost a week, though it did require a lot more in-depth critical thinking and there were a lot of questions on the exam.(87 questions) So be prepared to spend a good amount of time answering and revising your responses.
Spring 2024 - This class was intense but the learning experience was fruitful. Dr. Rigueur is an amazing lecturer and she is always available to help/answer questions. There were weekly quizzes, homework, a midterm and a final. The quizzes and homeworks are okay if you understand the papers that the TA go over during your discussion section. The midterm was a bit of a time-crunch but it also makes sense since most of the questions are rapid-fire short answers. Even if you didn’t do well on the midterm it doesn’t mean the end of the world because you will get sufficient time to complete the final exam, which can replace your midterm if you earn a higher mark. I did not do well on the midterm due to not being able to finish but the final saved my grade. For us she kept the final open for almost a week, though it did require a lot more in-depth critical thinking and there were a lot of questions on the exam.(87 questions) So be prepared to spend a good amount of time answering and revising your responses.
Most Helpful Review
Summer 2024 - I really enjoyed this class since professor Rigueur is very passionate about teaching. Also the materials we covered are super interesting. We learned a lot of this things in cell biology such as cell signaling pathway, protein trafficking, different types of cellular organelles. What is nice about this class is that we also used several lectures to learn how to apply the basic knowledge of cell biology to construct valid experiments. I think that this really helps me on my future career. Overall, it is a very interesting and fruitful class to take.
Summer 2024 - I really enjoyed this class since professor Rigueur is very passionate about teaching. Also the materials we covered are super interesting. We learned a lot of this things in cell biology such as cell signaling pathway, protein trafficking, different types of cellular organelles. What is nice about this class is that we also used several lectures to learn how to apply the basic knowledge of cell biology to construct valid experiments. I think that this really helps me on my future career. Overall, it is a very interesting and fruitful class to take.
Most Helpful Review
Winter 2024 - This is the second MCDB class I have taken with Dr. Rigueur after 165A. Dr. Rigueur is truly a fun, responsible, and approachable professor. And this class is incredibly fun and informative--it really helps me with a lot of the techniques and skills that I believe would be incredibly useful for my future research. Can't wait to take the class next quarter!
Winter 2024 - This is the second MCDB class I have taken with Dr. Rigueur after 165A. Dr. Rigueur is truly a fun, responsible, and approachable professor. And this class is incredibly fun and informative--it really helps me with a lot of the techniques and skills that I believe would be incredibly useful for my future research. Can't wait to take the class next quarter!
AD
1 of 2
