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instructor ### instructor uid instructor\_eb5749f0bc37d769a66050a3 ### source legacy ### identity basis name\_only ### identity status unresolved ### name ROBERT BOHANAN ### first observed at 2025-04-16 05:20:33.104844+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 9 #### quality 2.33 #### difficulty 3.67 #### quality count 9 #### difficulty count 9 #### profile id rmp:1083998 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:09:45.304710+00:00 #### courses #### bayesian quality 3.247024678307997 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/ROBERT\_BOHANAN ## history None recorded. ## timeline None recorded. ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:09:45.304710+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE3Njg4MDE2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1083998", "instructor_name": "Robert Bohanan", "course_label": "BIO152", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2010-10-24 18:28:32 +0000 UTC", "comment": "This prof sucks. His logical skills are nonexistent, yet he prides himself on his "tight reasoning". His tests are absolutely insufferable; the questions cannot be understood, most have multiple correct or defensible answers, others have none, and very few actually test the students' knowledge. His teaching prowess is well below that of a toddler.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1083998", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:09:45.304710+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE3NjM2NzM1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1083998", "instructor_name": "Robert Bohanan", "course_label": "ZOO152", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2010-10-06 20:55:37 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Great guy, really helpful if you make an effort. He is really passionate about his subect. He doesn't use the book a lot but rather he lectures and then uses the book as supplement.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1083998", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:09:45.304710+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE2NDExMzI4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1083998", "instructor_name": "Robert Bohanan", "course_label": "ZOO460", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2009-11-21 22:43:02 +0000 UTC", "comment": "A complete waste of time. Tests are a random assortment of questions, and studying can not help you. He likes to do the 0-9 scantron sheet so that just in case you can actually narrow down his random thoughts, you will probably get it wrong anyway. Given the choice between taking this class again and getting gonorrhea, I'd flip a coin.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1083998", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:09:45.304710+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE2NDExMjc0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1083998", "instructor_name": "Robert Bohanan", "course_label": "ZOO460", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2009-11-21 22:18:28 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I would have rather been taught by Helen Keller. Test questions are completely random. His lectures consist of mainly diagrams from the book with no other explanations. You'll only enjoy the labs if you like getting confused and frustrated. TAs are almost as lost as the students. Your time would be better spent watching women play basketball.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1083998", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:09:45.304710+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE2MzQ3NjIz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1083998", "instructor_name": "Robert Bohanan", "course_label": "ZOO460", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2009-11-11 00:40:21 +0000 UTC", "comment": "His teaching method is unique, applies "hands on" approach in the class room. Feels very chaotic at times. Exams are tricky, and poorly worded at times. He tries to emphasize "analyzing the question" which he interprets as make wordy exams. He's a nice guy, and hard to hate, but can be very frustrating.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1083998", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:09:45.304710+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE1ODAxMTky", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1083998", "instructor_name": "Robert Bohanan", "course_label": "BIO152", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2009-05-09 13:34:51 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Does not use the book. Lectures are strictly what he thinks are important. Very subjective, which makes lectures mandatory and exams very difficult. There is no true science to his teaching methods, its purely what he believes to be correct. His lectures are more of an open discussion. Very difficult to learn anything from this guy.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1083998", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 } ] ``` ### total 9 ### page 1 ### courses None recorded. ### matched true ## social Image false