I genuinely loved this class and Professor Robinson. I took this class first as a GE but really liked it and decided I'll be majoring in Geog. As a GE, I thinkit's a very easy way to fulfill the lab requirement. The lectures were pre-recorded and asynchronous, meaning you could watch the lectures whenever you wanted to, and could go back and rewatch for studying purposes.
The class was broken up into weekly asynchronous lecture, weekly discussion, weekly labs, a midterm, a final, and a species report (final paper). The discussion is blocked out for two hours but usually took no less than 50 minutes, and the labs were really easy to navigate (the data was already given to us due to covid). Labs were due Sunday at 6 pm and most days I would start Sunday at like 3 and got by just fine. Professor Robinson gave a study guide for both the midterm and final, and all the exam content was taken directly from the lecture material. If you just review lecture material enough, you'll do fine.
The species report was released to us Week 4 and was due Week 10, plenty of time to work on it. I started halfway through Week 9 and got an A+ on it, so it really depends on how fast you can work.
There was a "required" textbook for the course and I found it online for free, but it was never actually used. I read it the first week and never read it again and got through the class just fine since the exams were based solely on lecture material.

This class is one of the best science classes to take to satisfy a GE!! The class was asynchronous, but it brought many benefits like prerecorded lectures that I was able to go back to rewatch when studying for the exams. We had one lab assignment per week and they are pretty straightforward. We got plenty of time to complete them and the species report. The topics are really interesting and not difficult to understand and the study guide is really helpful for the midterm and final exams. The professor does a great job teaching this class!!

Dr. Robinson was a great professor and lecturer. I felt she was able to teach the required materials in an organized and timely fashion. I appreciated her emails which provided details about the class and tests. She was kind to her students and welcomed us to reach out to her with any questions. Her tests were made well and were direct reflections of the lecture material, and I appreciated her study guides which gave a direct way to study for the test. I took this class during the first quarter online due to COVID-19, so grading was easier, but overall Dr. Robinson took into consideration the needs of her students and adapted the class as such.

I honestly loved this class. I’m an ecology student but took it to fulfill the lower div requirement for my minor, and I very much enjoyed it. Professor Robinson gave great lectures that were also recorded online, but I’m not sure if they will be when classes are in person again. She is a great lecturer and explained concepts very well; additionally, the slides are posted if you just want to take notes off of there instead.

A breakdown of the grading scheme.
-Labs: The class has a lab section, and most weeks we would do an activity (though it was often compromised due to classes being online, resulting in a lot of data being handed to us instead of collecting it ourselves), although there were a few weeks where we didn’t have one. We had a week to complete the activity, and participation was mandatory and counted toward our grade in lab sections. The activities were graded generously, and I got a perfect score on all of them without trying too much.
-Tests: Tests were a combination of multiple choice and short answer. Lockdown browser was required. If you took notes on the lectures you will be fine. I did well without studying too much, and the tests as a whole felt very fair. There was one midterm and a final, which were most of your grade.
-Report: We has a ~5 page report worth 25% of our grade that involved discussing the biogeography of a single species. We were assigned it during week 4 and had until the end of week 10 to complete it (I.e. we had a TON of time). The rubric was clear, and I feel as though it was graded generously if you obviously put a good amount of effort into it. This is a good way to boost your grade if you don’t do well on the tests.

Overall, I loved the class and professor. Tests were easy, content was well explained and taught, and you have plenty of time to get things done. Since attendance for lectures isn’t required (and they are recorded anyway), and you have 6 weeks to do your report, you have tons of flexibility to not work on this class for a while if you need to prioritize other things. Would definitely recommend with Professor Robinson if this class fulfills a credit you need.

Professor was super kind and funny! I really love their teaching style, always engaging lectures!! I look forward to taking another class of theirs this fall 2020! :)

great easy science ge. professor robinson understands that this is a bunch of north campus majors shooting for an A and makes it easy as long as you show up to lab and 60% of the lectures. lectures are boring and useless but show up anyways because she tells you things that are on the tests and recognizes who shows up. our attendance was so low by the end she was threatening to make the final in-person when it was originally supposed to be online asynch. labs are super easy and you have one 3 minute presentation at the end where you talk about the animal you chose for your species report. don't buy the textbook for this class it was literally never mentioned.

Easy, but a ton of material. As another review said, just 70 slides per lecture where she talks super fast and taking effective notes is impossible. After a few lectures I gave up and just took notes on the slides posted to the website rather than attempt in person. Discussions are great and much more engaging however! Do the study guides and you'll definitely be prepared, just do them on time.

Professor Robinson's lectures were pretty boring and she talked too fast to follow, but the slides have everything she says which is useful for studying for the tests. The labs were incredibly easy and short. The final was easy too, but the midterm was a little more challenging. We had a final paper that was super quick and simple. Overall, very easy but not interesting GE.

I would not recommend this class.

The workload is not exceedingly difficult in general, but the course structure itself is just atrocious. Like the other reviews have already touched on, Professor Robinson compiles an absurdly large amount of material in each of her lectures, which leads her to often rush through her presentations in vain attempts to get through everything in time, making them feel extremely disjointed and impossible to follow. On a more positive note, lab sections are extraordinarily simple, and both our midterm and final were online. The species report represents the last significant portion of the quarter grade - just do it gradually by following the rubric, and you'll have no issues.

Overall, I didn't find Geog 2 particularly challenging, but it was an incredibly unenjoyable experience and a total snoozefest if I'm being honest. If you just want to get a lab credit out of the way, I'd say this is probably a fine opportunity - but be ready to suffer a bit.

Great science GE that is pretty interesting. If you need a lab section this is the class to take as all of the labs were incredibly straightforward. Content can get a bit dry at times but just try to pay attention. Do the study guides completely and work on your species report early and you will succeed.