UC Berkeley Extension Human Anatomy or Physiology online course

[BUM1]

Has anyone taken either an online Anatomy or an online Physiology course through UC Berkeley Extension? If so, how was it and which professor?
Thank you.

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[mehc012]

Has anyone taken either an online Anatomy or an online Physiology course through UC Berkeley Extension? If so, how was it and which professor?
Thank you.

I didn't take it online, but I took the Anatomy course with the same prof as the online version. He was pretty (openly) hands-off, so it likely won't be a huge impact that you are self-studying. He basically made his expectations and standards very clear, told you which resources to use to prepare, and stayed true to those things when he made exams.
Anatomy is pretty much 'here is a pile of info, memorize it all', so it's well suited to online imo. He does a decent job of also including some interesting anecdotes and connections, but those were mostly through the case studies, which were also take-home, so...it should work well.

 

[BUM1]

Thanks for the information! Did you take it with Dr. Kashif Ahmad? Did you find an online version of the textbook?

 

[DZ16]

I didn't take it online, but I took the Anatomy course with the same prof as the online version. He was pretty (openly) hands-off, so it likely won't be a huge impact that you are self-studying. He basically made his expectations and standards very clear, told you which resources to use to prepare, and stayed true to those things when he made exams.
Anatomy is pretty much 'here is a pile of info, memorize it all', so it's well suited to online imo. He does a decent job of also including some interesting anecdotes and connections, but those were mostly through the case studies, which were also take-home, so...it should work well.

Which professor?

 

[DentistJoon]

I didn't take it online, but I took the Anatomy course with the same prof as the online version. He was pretty (openly) hands-off, so it likely won't be a huge impact that you are self-studying. He basically made his expectations and standards very clear, told you which resources to use to prepare, and stayed true to those things when he made exams.
Anatomy is pretty much 'here is a pile of info, memorize it all', so it's well suited to online imo. He does a decent job of also including some interesting anecdotes and connections, but those were mostly through the case studies, which were also take-home, so...it should work well.

was the class easy?

 

[mehc012]

was the class easy?

It's pure memorization. If that's something that is easy for you, then yes. If not, no.

 

[DentistJoon]

It's pure memorization. If that's something that is easy for you, then yes. If not, no.

does it show up as an online class on your transcript?

 

[mehc012]

does it show up as an online class on your transcript?

I didn't take the online versions, so couldn't tell you, sorry.

 

[thatwouldbeanarchy]

I took the Physiology online course. But it was quite a few years ago so it may be different now. I didn't think it was too hard. The course number is what indicates that it's an online course. Online courses will typically have a course number that starts with "XBW." On the back of the transcript, there's a key that says that XBW refers to online coursework.

 

[modernfamily3]

I didn't take the online versions, so couldn't tell you, sorry.

Were the module exams all multiple choice (I'm taking it online but hopefully the test is the same)? Thank you!

 

[mehc012]

Were the module exams all multiple choice (I'm taking it online but hopefully the test is the same)? Thank you!

With Smiley, all exams were MC, as I recall.

 

[DrPaws❤]

With Smiley, all exams were MC, as I recall.

Were the module exams all multiple choice (I'm taking it online but hopefully the test is the same)? Thank you!

I am about to take the final exam, just wondering if anyone knows how different it would be from the quizzes? All the other exams had a mixture of MC, fill in the blanks, matching and short answer, the short answers have always killed me because I do not have enough time to answer...anyone has advice on how to be better prepared or is I should be scared at all?

 

[mehc012]

I am about to take the final exam, just wondering if anyone knows how different it would be from the quizzes? All the other exams had a mixture of MC, fill in the blanks, matching and short answer, the short answers have always killed me because I do not have enough time to answer...anyone has advice on how to be better prepared or is I should be scared at all?

Doesn't sound like my exams...you sure you're talking Smiley?

 

[jstudyj]

Does anyone from this thread recall if the final for Kashif's online anatomy class was based on the questions from the guided readings? I'm not sure what else to study besides those...

 

[Adhimani]

I am about to take the final exam, just wondering if anyone knows how different it would be from the quizzes? All the other exams had a mixture of MC, fill in the blanks, matching and short answer, the short answers have always killed me because I do not have enough time to answer...anyone has advice on how to be better prepared or is I should be scared at all?

Who did you take your class with? I just enrolled in that class with peter Niloufari. Need some help. Thanks