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Agriculture Natl Resources

Meghan Walla-Murphy

NRM12 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if you want inspiring conservation content and can handle heavy writing and group work; skip if you want pure management skills with light busywork.

Best fit · Effort For RewardInspirational Conservation FocusHeavy WorkloadExtra Credit AvailablePolarizing PersonalityGroup Projects Intensive
  • Most students call her inspirational and passionate about conservation and ecosystems.
  • Workload is heavy with , and many small assignments.
  • One recent review strongly disliked agenda-driven class time and abrasive style while older reviews were glowing.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Reported grades are solid and is frequent, but lots of papers and group work mean an A still takes steady effort.

All evidence is from in-person NRM12 reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

, though ecosystem and management ideas still require weekly reading and writing.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

trips, though weekly class attendance is more flexible in older comments.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

and teaching, but a recent review warns against busywork and agenda-driven class culture.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

is common and some call her understanding, yet one review tags her a .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Students repeatedly cite lots of , and large assignment counts.

Format shift

Workload evidence is in-person only.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Many praise inspirational lectures and compassion, while one recent student found class time unfocused and abrasive.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

, and frequent assignments rather than high-stakes exams.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person NRM12 mixes inspirational field and lecture content with , and group projects; experiences range from life-changing to agenda-heavy and abrasive.

Main concern

and occasional perception that social themes crowd out technical management content.

What students said

“heavy work load, but it gets you thinking. not busy work. ”
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“Lots of busy work, 57 assignments is way too much work. Abrasive personality.”
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“Walls-Murphy is amazing! Enthusiastic, passionate, positive, inspirational”
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Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Reviews emphasize projects, papers, and journals more than formal proctored exams.

Group presentationFinal paperWeekly journals

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Assessment is mostly journals, a group presentation, and a .

Weekly journalsGroup presentationFinal paper
“ and paper on a watershed of our choosing.”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“a bit of the absent minded professor, but can form young minds with inspirational lectures. ending common misconceptions or ignorance about: fragmentation, ecosystems intrinsic value, property and nature.. the list goes on. heavy work load, but it gets you thinking.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 in-person reviews spanning 2014-2024, highlighting passion, workload, and mixed personality notes. Credibility rating: Medium.

✨ Inspirational Teaching

72/100

“She's compassionate and is inspirational to be taught by.”

📚

28/100

“Lots of busy work, 57 assignments is way too much work.”

🎁 Help

58/100

“She is great at getting back to your emails and is really lenient with work. Always offers it!”

Theme 1

🌿 About Teaching Style

  • Very inspirational on conservation topics. .
  • She was born to teach.
  • Had us standing around in circle saying what we are thankful for each class instead of teaching

Theme 2

📈 About Workload & Grades

  • heavy work load, but it gets you thinking. not busy work.
  • Lots of busy work, 57 assignments is way too much work.
  • really lenient with work. Always offers it!

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Six detailed in-person reviews span 2014-2024 with consistent themes on passion and workload, but the small sample and one sharp recent outlier limit certainty.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

NRM126 reviews

Reported outcomes

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2 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 1 · A- 1

B range

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F

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