Anyone from Hillsborough Community College

Awwww one of my buddies really likes **** now & **** flunked her a few years ago. Seriously the lady has changed her ways. She's no longer the daughter of Satan.

****!!!! Okay seriously he does joke a lot some people can't stand it at first but his jokes acutually fit the class. It shows how clever this guy is to make A & P cool. He might say things like "hey lawyer girl are you staring at my buff body just because I"m on steroids?" It's funny because he's about 110 lbs soaking wet.

While you stutter & blush he'll move right into steroids affects on the human body or whatever. He makes his students part of the lecture. Although the book is important his lecture is key because he may change certain things like say the amount of saliva (Don't ask why I remember this) from whatever the book says to what he feels its closest too. The answer on the test is .....whatever amount Brannan said it was in lecture. We called it "*** rule" and for clarification we would say should we got w/the book or your rule on this? Me & few others used to record his class so I could double check my notes at home. I would then go and re-label all my notes from lecture w/the page # from the book that went with it so I could be clear on all of it.

Oh you know his lab tests are in stations and timed right? You have a minute per station to identify what you are looking at and then he will say "switch" and you will all switch to the next station. Be very careful here because you may start at station 15 out of 30 stations or whatever it is for that test. So if you start off at station 15 even though it's your first question you fill it at 15 on the scantron not # 1 and so on like that until you have rotated every station. When you switch it will depend on which way he directs everyone to move so your next station may be q 14 or q 16 and thats what you fill in not # 2 or 3 even though it's your 2nd and 3rd question that you "saw." Go by the # on the label that is on the "station" in order to fill the scantron in correctly. He will explain it very carefully before starting. Now that you know his teaching style it should eliminate any residual fear.

As GI Joe used to say "knowing is half the battle." hahaha

LOL! No, I didn't know his lab tests were timed and so coordinated. Hmmmm....I definitely appreciate getting that information before hand. I'm in A&P I lab now.....we never have lab reports to do/turn in and our lab tests are very random. We are able to go in pretty much at any time during the scheduled class session, pick any station, stay as long as we want at that station and go back to it as many times as we need to. My lab professor is great.....and I love that he's so laid back (I have found that when I am unsure the first time around, the answer will usually come the 2nd or 3rd time...ha!). Oh well, I'll get over it.....LOL! Please feel free to share any other information about Brannan's lab class. :)

If I haven't expressed it enough already, know....you have been an awesome resource!

I do have a few specific questions about A&P II lecture, if you don't mind:

For lectures, does *** use powerpoint slides and if so, does he provide those to the class or must you rely solely on your own notes? BTW, I definitely plan to purchase a digital recorder for this class and Micro (if I choose to stay w/ Treat). I'm really excited about taking him.....b/c it looks like his teaching style is VERY different from my A&P I lecture professor (my A&P I lab and lecture professors are different). I believe my lecture professor this semester was a good choice for I (more anatomy/memorization), but will not necessarily be good for II (more physiology).

I hear **** study guide IS the test. Is that entirely accurate? For A&P I, we're using the Marieb book for lecture, which I have a love/hate relationship w/ currently (loved it at the beginning of the semester, absolutely hate it now since we've moved on to the Nervous system, CNS, PNS and ANS chapters). Ahhh!!!!! :lol2:I love my current professor....he is super sweet and a good professor. However, I do rely heavily on his powerpoint slides (which are taken straight from the book), his test review sheets and my own reading of the textbook when preparing for exams. I do not take a lot of notes during class lecture....really no need to.

Having taken **** 3X, can you provide a recommendation for studying/preparing for his 'killer' exams.....especially for this 7 week summer course? Would you say a skim of the book is sufficient, so long as I attend every class, review the lecture and my class notes thoroughly and know his study guide in and out/backwards and forwards, cross checking w/ the text for those areas that I am not as clear on? Or will I also NEED to read everything in the textbook in order to do well...meaning "A"?

lol! no, i didn't know his lab tests were timed and so coordinated. hmmmm....i definitely appreciate getting that information before hand. i'm in a&p i lab now.....we never have lab reports to do/turn in and our lab tests are very random. we are able to go in pretty much at any time during the scheduled class session, pick any station, stay as long as we want at that station and go back to it as many times as we need to. my lab professor is great.....and i love that he's so laid back (i have found that when i am unsure the first time around, the answer will usually come the 2nd or 3rd time...ha!). oh well, i'll get over it.....lol! please feel free to share any other information about **** lab class. :)

if i haven't expressed it enough already, know....you have been an awesome resource!

i do have a few specific questions about a&p ii lecture, if you don't mind:

for lectures, does **** use powerpoint slides and if so, does he provide those to the class or must you rely solely on your own notes? btw, i definitely plan to purchase a digital recorder for this class and micro (if i choose to stay w/ treat). i'm really excited about taking him.....b/c it looks like his teaching style is very different from my a&p i lecture professor (my a&p i lab and lecture professors are different). i believe my lecture professor this semester was a good choice for i (more anatomy/memorization), but will not necessarily be good for ii (more physiology).

i hear **** study guide is the test. is that entirely accurate? for a&p i, we're using the marieb book for lecture, which i have a love/hate relationship w/ currently (loved it at the beginning of the semester, absolutely hate it now since we've moved on to the nervous system, cns, pns and ans chapters). ahhh!!!!! :lol2:i love my current professor....he is super sweet and a good professor. however, i do rely heavily on his powerpoint slides (which are taken straight from the book), his test review sheets and my own reading of the textbook when preparing for exams. i do not take a lot of notes during class lecture....really no need to.

having taken **** 3x, can you provide a recommendation for studying/preparing for his 'killer' exams.....especially for this 7 week summer course? would you say a skim of the book is sufficient, so long as i attend every class, review the lecture and my class notes thoroughly and know his study guide in and out/backwards and forwards, cross checking w/ the text for those areas that i am not as clear on? or will i also need to read everything in the textbook in order to do well...meaning "a"?

just thought i'd give it another shot.....i will be starting **** class in about a week and i was wondering if anyone out there in allnurses land :) with experience in his classes wished to share any pointers for studying/preparing for his lecture exams.

YAY!! I got an A in **** AP2 lecture and **** lab. Now i'm registered for *** micro lecture and **** micro lab over the summer...Scared to death about that.

I signed up for **** for A&P I. Anyone on this site care to share any information. It would be greatly appreciated. Just asking to get a second opinion than ratemyprofessor which is for the most part accurate.

what campus

/ never heard of him?

**** has consistently negative opinions, both on ratemyprofessor and from people i've spoken with on campus. If you can get into **** lecture and **** lab do it. In **** lecture the notes you take are the exam, no suprises. He also gives out study guides. The questions for the exams are literally the questions (word for word) from the study guides.

If you can get into **** lab, do it. She's a vet and VERY laid back. I got a question wrong on a tissue sample on the first lab exam, she crossed the incorrect portion out, wrote the correct info in, and gave me full credit for the question. She let's you know in advance exactly what's going to be on the exams. She also doesn't count off for spelling (if your interpretation is w/in reason of course).

what campus

/ never heard of him?

Dale Mabry. Do they give overrides for Labs? My thing is they recently expanded the lecture but not the labs. I was told I just needed to wait for someone to drop.

*** has consistently negative opinions, both on ratemyprofessor and from people i've spoken with on campus. If you can get into **** lecture and **** lab do it. In **** lecture the notes you take are the exam, no suprises. He also gives out study guides. The questions for the exams are literally the questions (word for word) from the study guides.

If you can get into **** lab, do it. She's a vet and VERY laid back. I got a question wrong on a tissue sample on the first lab exam, she crossed the incorrect portion out, wrote the correct info in, and gave me full credit for the question. She let's you know in advance exactly what's going to be on the exams. She also doesn't count off for spelling (if your interpretation is w/in reason of course).

Thanks because I am considering Microbiology instead. I really do not want to be taking classes at St pete College downtown with the Rays traffic . USF only offers the A&PI course online which is not may way of learning.

I go to the Dale Mabry campus. I took **** for Micro lecture, but not for the lab. I highly recommend not taking him for the lab as he makes it pretty hard. His lecture is easy as long as you take notes. Try to get **** for Micro lab, he's the best. I am taking A&P 1 w/lab in the fall with ****. Good luck to you!

I second that *** is the best for lab! I had him for A&PI lab. I believe he's taking a bit of a break for a while, though.

That's too bad, I was hoping he would be my A&P lab professor this fall (since the name for the professor isn't posted yet) ugh...

That's too bad, I was hoping he would be my A&P lab professor this fall (since the name for the professor isn't posted yet) ugh...

Honestly, I'm not 100%. I wanted to take him for Micro/Micro Lab either this Summer or in the Fall, but when I talked to him this semester, he just repeated that he was taking a break (w/ a smile)...not sure how long his break will last.

He's come out of retirement before. Hopefully, this break won't last too long.