I actually had EEB 155. His class was set up for familiarizing you with peer reviewed papers and was centered in a final research paper. Overall, I would say he was not out to trick anyone and showing up to class was a must for his quizzes which were simple if you attended lecture. Other than that your TA really matters because they grade the material. I had Doug and he was pretty good as long as you tried to participate. If you are interested in tropical ecology take his class.