If you actually show up everyday for the class it's not that bad.

Would do an experiment or two during the lab and then be assigned 1-3 homework like assignments to complete either in lab if you get done with the experiment early, or to finish outside of the lab.

Never saw either of the professors at all, the lab I was in was run by our TA which I had a thick accident and couldn't always understand. So I have no idea what our professor is/was actually like.

Go to class, if you don't then the workload goes from light to a lot in an instant because you'll have to makeup any labs that you miss.

The course was easy, but if you don't like talking to people you might not like it since you will spend almost the entire semester with a group of 3-4 other people. There's also a recitation run by your assigned TA, but as the semester goes on it will become optional to attend at some point.

Focuses on one main project called your Showcase at the end of the semester, and you'll spend almost every class working on assignments that are supposed to help brainstorm ideas for it. I got to choose my group and topic since I went to class, but if you don't show up for the first full month then you'll get put into a random group, so I highly suggest going to class at least in the first half of the semester.

The two professors split their focus between half of the class, one takes on one half and the other handles the other half. I had Dr. Sindelar and she was very nice, but didn't always give straight forward answers, so make sure to rely on your group mates for most things. Professor Schafer was extremely nice too and added a lot of chillness to the class, but I never got to talk to him a lot.

Go to class, stay on top of assignments, but most of all communicate with your group mates or you likely will fail or barely pass the class (not to scare anyone, but it is kinda true).

Very easy class as long as you don't procrastinate or miss deadlines.

The course had about two assignments posted every week, but the main work for the class was a Service Learning Project where you needed to volunteer at a place for at least 20 hours over the course of the entire semester. For most people that would probably be easy, but I didn't have a reliable for of transportation and the place I needed to volunteer at was a 30 minute bus ride away, so be ready to treat it as a time commitment.

I never really spoke to Doctor Gelber, but she would always post reminders in the Canvas notifications to remind people when assignments were due or coming up.

Don't procrastinate, as long as you stay on top of assignments and your volunteering hours you'll be fine.

Interesting course for environmentalists. Not challenging info, but some specific exam questions on the case studies can be difficult.

Useful general info for environmental and natural resource managers.

Very knowledgeable and is the one speaking in all recorded lectures.

Problem sets are the most time-consuming.