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Horticulture

Carolyn Kinnon

HORT116 · HORT134 · 20 lifetime ratings

AI rating
90/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
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Difficulty
2.8

The decision

Strong pick for horticulture if you show up, use the extras, and can handle occasional disorganization.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyPassionate about plantsExtra credit availableFun field tripsCan be disorganizedStudent-centered
  • Most students , and high grades with steady effort.
  • and posted lectures help convert average .
  • A minority cite disorganization, long lectures, and heavier definition-heavy work.
  • and useful because lectures feed the tests.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Doing the work, attending, and using is repeatedly described as a path to a high grade.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

66/100

Beginners catch on well, though some sections feel fast-paced or definition-heavy.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

as required or strongly expected for success.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

The large because she is fun, caring, and effective.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

Easy grading and sizable help students finish with high marks even if .

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Workload

Moderate

52/100

, and group projects are manageable for many, but some call the volume too high.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students widely praise passion, clarity supports, and one-on-one help despite occasional organization issues.

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Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

, and several tests.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

, and generally grade-friendly, with labs, field trips, and , despite occasional disorganization.

Main concern

Schedule tracking and lecture length can suffer when she goes off topic or .

What students said

“She's a passionate and enthusiastic teacher.If you do all the work and attend all the classes, you're pretty much guaranteed an A.”
HORT116
“Kinnon is a nice, helpful and she always goes off topic...”
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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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Tests are moderately challenging but , and rather than harsh proctoring.

Moderately difficult testsExtra creditPosted lecture slidesGame-style exam segment

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person tests are moderately difficult, often reviewable from lectures and .

Moderately difficult testsExtra creditLecture slides on Blackboard
“The tests were moderately difficult,I ended up with a 97% but .”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“She's a passionate and enthusiastic teacher.If you do all the work and attend all the classes, you're pretty much guaranteed an A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 20 in-person reviews spanning 2006-2015, highlighting passion, grade supports, and organization tradeoffs. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“I loved her! She is an awesome teacher. Classes are well developed, interesting, funny and fun.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

90/100

“ !! :)”

⚖️ Grade Path

78/100

“As long as you do basic stuff, you are garanteed to get good grade.”

📌 Organization Risk

45/100

“ and she always goes off topic...”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She tries to make Horticulture fun.
  • , and very understanding.
  • willing to go one on one and help.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • pretty much guaranteed an A
  • she offers 50 points
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Theme 3

⚠️ About Organization

  • and she always goes off topic

Data context

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Analysis sample

20

Recent reviews read by the AI

20

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty mostly consistent reviews over many years, with , and personality, support high confidence.

Inside 20 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517
4 out of 50
3 out of 52
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

HORT11619 reviews
HORT1341 review

Reported outcomes

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