The class content is so easy, and yet the tests and marking are unfair. She is a good lecturer and a nice person, however she doesn't write good exams, and the essay marking is very arbitrary. I was actually told that the marking criteria scales were not meant to correlate with any specific grade! This put me off taking another ENV class.

Best lectures: colourful slides and great examples. Good teaching style. Very engaging and clear. Exams: are hard and often do not correlate w/lecture material. Her multiple choice are 4 right nswrs & u must pick the best option vs. three wrong and 1 right answer. Bad tester, great lecturer

Amazing prof!

She is an amazing lecturer but a hard tester. I hate her "all but one" M/C questions and the lecture material does not really match up with tests. Sometimes she can be way too specific with exam questions and expects you to memorize her lecture slides to a t. The assignments and tutorials in this class get you the easiest marks so do them all!

Really passionate Prof. Exams are clear and evaluate core concepts, as opposed to specific details. Would like to take more courses with Professor.

Totally inspiring prof. Very clear. Lecture material reflects readings very clear. Tests are challenging but focus on major lecture material - eg. as opposed to 'nitpicky' details. Really, really wicked prof. Very approachable. Takes many questions after class. Enthusiastic. Funny. Really connects w students. Tutorials great too.

Great prof, very inspiring and clear. She made me even more passionate about a subject I already cared about. Best prof I've had at U of T so far.

Great professor! I really enjoyed this course. The assignments were relevant and connected the concepts to real life. I would recommend this course.

She was very inspirational, spoke clearly and fast, gave very good examples of the message she wanted to get across to the class. She gives a lot of hints on what will be on the midterm and final exam. She is very approachable and friendly.

Her lectures can be fast-paced sometimes, but she explains concepts very clearly to you despite that. The tests are a bit difficult consisdering all the information you have to remember, as it engages in broader topics as well as specific details.

She is a really nice and approachable person. I usually am too scared to talk to any prof but I felt very comfortable asking her for help. Her lectures are pretty clear. The only problem was that the exam was based on all material from all lectures and readings, she didn't get any more specific than that which made it extremely difficult to study.

She is an extremely nice and approachable person, very available to give help and lectures are very straightforward. She posts lecture slides online. Pretty easy course.

A very good prof, she explains things very clearly however her pace is a bit messy - by the third/fourth lecture the lectures didn't match the course syllabus anymore (like in the syllabus it says that it will be lecture B, but in reality she's still finishing lecture A up and then she'll move on to lecture B without finishing it and it goes on)

Honestly, Karen's not an evil being unlike how people portray her here. It's true that her exams are tough but she's a sweet person and more than willing to help students out. An Essay assignment was very meaningful. Course average was C+ which is pretty much similar to other courses.

Loved Karen and her class. Concepts are well explained and lectures are unbiased. Go to class and she will hint on exam concepts that do show up in exams

Heavy lectures, and she is a tough grader - but definitely one of the best professors I've had. If you do the readings and listen in lectures, you will do well

Professor Ing explained the course concepts in a clear and concise manner. She was able to make a mandatory course interesting, and I learned a lot throughout the term. She stayed after each lecture for a question period which was helpful. Seemed to really care about all the students in her class.

I took ENV221 for BR. I barely paid attention to any classes and made essentially no notes and still managed to get an A-. The course is not hard but it's also not free 4.0. You don't have to do all the readings, but knowing some of the main points is very important for the final. There are only about 3-4 tutorials and it's 10%, do not miss any!

Easy to get an A if you have a good grasp on the course concepts

An good professor, not the BEST but not as BAD as the reviews make her out to be: Cons: unclear essay rubric, even with high level of feedback from my TA couldn't get higher than 80; a bit dry; tests random stuff. Pros: cares about students, stays behind to answer questions, TA was super nice+approachable (Zeina), posts lec recording, head TA meh

Overall good lectures, and a good professor. Not much to say except the class was good and somewhat useful which is already more useful than most classes. Nothing wrong the professor.

You can tell that Professor Ing really cares about her students and is willing to help out to promote things outside the class. She's also a great lecturer and classes are really engaging/interesting.

I took Professor Ing's ENV221 course in the fall semester and loved it. The material was interesting and her lectures were never dull, as she never reads off slides directly. Her courses are not easy "bird" courses, but she warns in advance of this. Of course, if you attend each lecture and review well before the final exam, you should do ok.

Prof Ing is one of my favorite profs at UofT, her lectures are very interesting and engaging and it is evident that she enjoys her job! She makes an effort to connect with students and is very caring. I could not recommend prof Ing enough!

I found the course interesting! The content was somewhat similar to ENV100. The final exam was tough, but doable (it's focused on the readings).

A really great professor who is very passionate about the class and cares about students. Not a bird course but she warns of that at the beginning of the semester. You have to put in work, so go to the lecture, take good notes, do the readings and review before a test. She records/posts lectures but still go to class, it's better!

Professor Ing is a great prof. I think she covers a lot of interesting and important information in this course and she communicates it in a way that is very accessible! TA grading was very tough though and so was the midterm - would recommend going to all her lectures for that.

Good prof

Great prof one of the best

I did zero readings and did very well. If you know the lecture material very well it is easy to get an A. The midterm is difficult if you aren't good at multiple choice with time constraint. I got a 60 on the midterm but a 94 on the exam, so don't be discouraged from the midterm grade. Pay attention to the instructions for assignments.

I haven't taken environmental courses before so the way Professor Ing explains everything with details and examples, even the fundamental ones, is great. As long as you go to lectures this course isn't difficult or heavy in workload, and readings are very inspiring. Also papers aren't graded by her so the tough grading ratings seem a bit unfair.

I haven't taken environmental courses before so the way Professor Ing explains everything with details and examples, even the fundamental ones, is great. As long as you go to lectures, this course isn't difficult or heavy in workload, and readings are inspirational. Also papers aren't graded by her so the tough grading ratings seem a bit unfair.

the class is quite heavy on the policy side, and very informative of environmental challenges. i loved learning from her, shes very passionate about the environment

love her! her lectures were super helpful and interesting. lectures aren't recorded, so attendance is mandatory. there was no midterm, so assignments were worth a lot. the final exam was relatively easy, though it was memorization-heavy.

Didn't go to a single lecture and memorized the slides, got a B+. Slides were detailed enough to have enough information and professor was quick to respond to emails. She gets really political but as a Humanities student content was very interesting.

Very kind, funny and knowledgeable. Not sure how her lectures are since 95% of the class is listening to student presentations. Lots of readings, but not necessary to do them since reading notes are posted online. Not to many assignments or tests either. Generally a fair marker, would take her class again as an elective.