Very strictly graded for an introductory 200 course!!! The work load is also way more than you would expect, and it has taken up almost all my attention (my classmates complain about this as well). As much as I enjoy the assignments and projects we do throughout the course, the level they are graded at is ridiculous. The deadlines are also super tight, so I've fallen behind sometimes, but because they drop your lowest marks, I've just let it go...

There are no finals or tests, but you have to write a 10 page review paper, and do 3 poster presentations throughout the course. If you do not pass the paper, you do not pass the course. There are pre-class worksheets every class, they usually have very little to do with the course content to be honest. They are usually pretty heavy and take me a few hours to complete, they will expect you to do research and visit places in person to complete them. After every class you have to complete a journal to reflect on what happened in class. They ask you to be VERY specific, it's easy to lose marks on arbitrary things and I have never seen anyone in the course get anything higher than a 97 (these are 250-350 word reflections by the way), and the average is always around 75-85. The paper is som...read more

Was disappointed to see that an environmental science professor really enjoyed using and talking about generative ai throughout the course. Frequently saw ai generated images which sucked.