Kathleen O'Reilly

School: University of Portland
Department: Biology
Location: Portland, OR
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Pros: Easy tests, and you can skip a lot of the classes if you study her slides and memorize the map.
Cons: Homework is easy but really stupid and time consuming, doesn't contribute to learning the material.
Boring lectures, don't go to class unless there is a guest speaker - she will test you on what they say.
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Pros: She posts the powerpoints online, and most of the test questions come from that.
Cons: Her tests were a lot harder than I thought they would be.. I don't really know why but this turned out being my hardest class of the semester. Also the mastering geography homework takes forever and is pointless.
I wouldn't recommend her if you're trying to make a good grade.
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Pros: 1) Dr. O'Reilly is very passionate about geography; she loves to answer questions and encourages discussion.
2) Her exams may cover a lot of material, but the questions are straightforward. She is not one of those profs that is trying to trick you. She genuinely wants you to do well!
3) Her lectures are interesting and will give you the most important ideas from the textbook chapters (which tells you what to study for the exams!). She follows and supplements the textbook well.
Dr. O'Reilly is a wonderful professor, and her class is fascinating. In terms of what is required of the student, reading the textbook and attending lectures is enough to do well. The exams are straightforward and what you put into the class will be reflected by your grade.
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Pros: really easy class
she is nice and caring
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Pros: great prof
outstanding in a discussion setting. unsure how prof would be for a general geog 202 class.
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Pros: Interesting material
Cons: Never really teaches. Class discussion format
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Pros: Attendance isn't necessary. She uploads PPTs online and basically follows them word-by-word, which also mimic the textbook. Homework & quizzes are online. She drops one quiz grade at the end of the semester, AND one exam grade. If you do well on the first three, you don't have to take the final!
Cons: Quizzes are timed (only 10 minutes), but aren't hard if you read the chapter first. Homework is time-consuming and not as directly relative to the material.
It's a relatively easy class, but it takes more work than expected. Having so many different learning tools can either be seen as helpful or a pain in the ass, but it makes it feel like a high school class. I rarely went to class and did fine learning from the book/online materials.
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Pros: she's enthusiastic
Cons: you have to learn a LOT of map ID for the exams and its only worth 15 points of the exams
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She reads from the slide and adds her own notes that appear on the exams. There are four exams including the final and she drops your lowest exam score so if you're doing well with the first three, you don't have to take the final. There are weekly online quizzes that are pretty easy. She also drops the lowest grade and the average of the quizzes equals one exam. Read for the class and study your notes. The class isn't very hard.
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An amazing instructor, you have to work hard in her class but it is worth it. I would definately recommend her
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Even though it was at 8:00 she kept me awake and interested with her enthusiasm. There are 4 tests, including the final, and 11 quizzes but she drops the lowest of each. The tests are very fair, you can pass them just by going to class but if you want an A you should read. The quizzes are 5 questions, multiple choice, and online. She also posts all the notes online and extra material to study with. She is strict about paying attention in class so don't expect to work on anything else in there. I definitely recommend her!
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She is really knowledgeable in the subject and makes the information straightforward. There are power points for everything.

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